(Chuck Muth) – Nevada Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager seems to attract scandal the way dead fish attract flies. For example, last year the Nevada Globe reported…
“Although Yeager has remained relatively quiet during the growing ethics scandals, further digging uncovers an eye-watering $2,000,000 allocation to HopeLink of Southern Nevada that raises additional questions regarding Yeager’s accountability in ‘presiding over a culture of corruption.’”
Here’s the latest…
Republican Lisa Cole – endorsed by Gov. Joe Lombardo – is running to hold the Assembly District 4 seat (Clark County) currently held by fellow Republican Richard McArthur against a former heroin addict named Ryan Hampton.
The district has a slight GOP majority, making it a “swing” seat. It’s about the only Assembly district Democrats have a shot at flipping. Now get this…
Voters in the district – specifically, REPUBLICAN voters in the district – have been inundated with “hit” pieces in the mail and in text messages falsely claiming Cole is “sweet” on Democrats.
The intent here is obvious; to suppress the GOP vote by lying to Republican voters. It’s, as Yeager himself would say, a “cheap and dishonest ploy.”
So who’s behind these voter suppression mailers and texts?
They’re being distributed by a shady, pop-up PAC (political action committee) called “Citizens for Balanced Leadership.” And who exactly is Citizens for Balanced Leadership?
Ah, what a tangled web they’ve weaved!
The PAC was created just last April, immediately after the close of filing for office. And according to the Secretary of State’s website, it was set up by a guy named Garrett Hade in Las Vegas.
And who is Garrett Hade?
Well, according to the Secretary of State’s website, he’s a managing partner of a company called RSG Media Group.
And guess who one of the other managing partners is?
Ryan Hampton!
The plot thickens…
Obviously, these aren’t Republicans hitting Cole and accusing her of being a “bad” Republican. It’s a sneaky and dishonest campaign designed to mislead Republicans and suppress GOP votes for Cole.
So where are Hampton and Hade getting the money for this slime campaign?
Well, according to the PAC’s Contributions and Expenses report filed this week, it’s received only two donations – $50,000 on August 1st and another $50,000 on September 1st from another PAC named Nevada Strong.
And where did the money go?
Again, according to the PAC’s report, almost every penny went to a company named Click Stamp Strategies. And who is Click Stamp Strategies? Well, according to their website…
“Click Stamp Strategies is a full-service direct mail and digital advertising agency that works with Democratic candidates and liberal organizations.”
So a Democrat candidate and his business partner have paid a Democrat consulting firm to falsely accuse a Republican candidate of supporting Democrats in an effort to suppress the Republican vote for the Republican candidate.
I mean, seriously, how low can you go?
But hang on, hang on. There’s more…
So who’s behind the Nevada Strong PAC that contributed the $100,000 to Citizens for Balanced Leadership?
Steve Yeager!
And where did THAT PACs’ money come from?
According to campaign finance reports, the bulk of it came from a Clark County teachers union PAC ($150,000), a government employees PAC ($200,000), a trial lawyers PAC ($200,000), and a far-left liberal PAC based in Washington, DC ($100,000).
So let’s sum up this scam…
Yeager’s PAC had already maxed out to Hampton with two $5,000 donations and couldn’t give him any more.
So Hampton’s business partner created a “scam” PAC to which Yeager funneled $100,000 from liberal PACs to do mailers and text messages attacking Hampton’s GOP opponent with misleading, at best, ads.
This is money laundering along with false advertising. A disgraceful campaign tactic. If it was anything other than politics, people would be going to jail.
And by the way, Yeager’s behind a similar scam in the Assembly District 2 race where false ads are being sent to Republican voters against incumbent Republican Assemblywoman Heidi Kasama.
You can read all about that one by clicking here.
Team Lombardo has said repeatedly that Yeager’s reign in Carson City as the Democrats’ Grand Imperial Pooh-Bah has overseen a “culture of corruption.” That characterization is “dead-on balls accurate.” It stinks like yesterday’s diapers.
Yeager gives the impression of a fun-loving, clean-cut guy. But he’s as dirty as they come. One can only hope his scam doesn’t work and the chickens come home to roost.
I hope he gets head lice.
NEVADA NEWS & VIEWS
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Congressman Amodei is statistically in a safe position not to lose, but Kidd has injected millions of dollars into the race. (KTVN)
On the Record: Assembly District 21 candidate April Arndt
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Democrat Angie Taylor and Republican Mike Ginsburg are competing for an open state Senate seat in Washoe County. (Nevada Current)
Culinary endorsements mum on races featuring legislative leaders
Democrat Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro and Democrat Assembly Speaker “ghosted” by powerful labor union. (LV Sun)
On The Record with Captain Sam Brown
Brown: ‘I am running for Nevadans, Jacky Rosen runs from Nevadans.’ (Nevada Globe)
Judge rejects argument that First Amendment protects prayer for terrorism
Man is accused of stalking Gov. Joe Lombardo and collecting bomb-making components. (LVRJ)
A Great Woman Erased from History by Idiots
The world knew her as “Aunt Jemima”, but her given name was Nancy Green and she was a true American success story. (NN&V)
X MARKS THE SPOT
- Kamala Harris fumes after Fox News has a clip ready of Trump after she claimed he called Americans “the enemy within.” X
- Kamala Harris leaving Bret Baier interview. X
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- “Men lie. Women lie. Numbers don’t lie. Your life was better under Donald Trump and that is why we are going back.” X
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- Leftist tears down Greek flags outside NJ gyro restaurant thinking it was the Israeli flag. X
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- A Day Without Steve Inman is a Day Without Sunshine. X
CANDIDATE RECOMMENDATIONS
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NOTE: These recommendations are subject to change right up through Election Day.
THE REAL JACKY ROSEN
“The public image (Rosen) puts forward is that of a moderate who works with both sides of the aisle in a bipartisan fashion. But her actual voting record tells a totally different story. Sen. Rosen voted with Biden 98.6% of the time…” – The Other Side of Jacky Rosen
FAMOUS LAST WORDS
“Attorney General Aaron Ford, a Democrat, led the pack of six officers with $45,000 in travel expenses paid by outside groups. He went to South Africa, Poland, Israel and South Korea…” – Las Vegas Review-Journal, 10/17/24
“I stand with Governor Lombardo in supporting policies that protect the rights of female athletes. My opponent, (Assemblyman Steve) Yeager, has failed to stand up for women, and his silence speaks volumes.” – Erica Neely
“The UNR women’s volleyball team has worked tirelessly to compete at the highest level, and they deserve a fair and level playing field. Unfortunately, my opponent, (Assemblyman) Duy Nguyen, has failed to stand with these women and defend their right to fair competition.” – Kelly Chapman
“Illegals do jobs that Americans won't do. Like voting for Kamala Harris.” – @endwokeness
“Every American should watch Brett Baer’s interview with Vice President Kamala Harris. His well researched questions were met by a virtually complete inability on her part to answer directly and clearly.” – Newt Gingrich
“Kamala Harris just showed the world who she really is: Angry, petulant, unprepared, dismissive and a remarkably dim-witted phony. And yes, she’s also a bald faced liar.” – Kip Herriage
“The Bret Baier interview mirrors the final Biden debate collapse. It's when the country learned for sure why the party had been hiding each of them from the public. Biden has dementia. Harris is stupid.” – Scott “Dilbert” Adams
“Turns out when Kamala can’t memorize answers and have two debate moderators propping her up and running cover for her, she is the empty-headed disaster we thought she was all along.” – Buck Sexton
LAUGHTER IS STILL THE BEST MEDICINE
Mr. Muth is president of Citizen Outreach, publisher of Nevada News & Views, and founder of CampaignDoctor.com. You can sign up for his conservative, Nevada-focused e-newsletter at MuthsTruths.com. His views are his own.
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