Paul Raises Dough for Nevada GOP

(Kristen Muth) – U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) addressed an exclusive gathering of influential Republican donors at a private meet-and-greet at the Golden Nugget hotel in Las Vegas on Saturday. Guests paid from $250 to $1,000 dollars each to meet and have their photo taken with the expected 2016 GOP Presidential candidate.

In brief remarks that began about 3:15 pm, Paul declared his opposition to any attempt by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) to eliminate the filibuster, and said that President Obama “is losing his moral authority to lead the nation.”

Paul also said he is “for immigration reform” because having 11 million people here illegally clearly shows the current system is broken. He also maintained the U.S. has to expand legal immigration to reduce illegal immigration, and provide more work visas, but only after the border is secure as declared by Congress, not the President.

Paul added that “Republicans absolutely have to change the way they talk about immigrants.”

The private reception was hosted by Nevada Republican Party Chairman Michael McDonald, Nevada Republican National Committeeman James Smack, and Nevada Republican National Committeewoman Diana Orrock.

Also in attendance were several elected officials, including Rep. Joe Heck (R-NV), Assemblywoman Michele Fiore (R-Las Vegas), Assemblyman Jim Wheeler (R- Douglas County) and Assemblyman John Ellison (R- Elko).

Also on hand were Alan Stock of KDWN 702 AM and Niger Innes of CORE (Congress of Racial Equality), along with Clark County GOP Chairman Cindy Lake and Nye County GOP Chairman Bill Carns.

Other prominent Republican donors and activists in attendance included Nevada GOP Finance Chairman Dan Schwartz, former Nevada GOP Executive Director Dan Burdish (my uncle!), Larry Scheffler of Las Vegas Color Graphics, Rob Tyree, Jesse Law, Jordan Ross, Victoria Seaman, Karl Bunce, Kamau Bakari, Steve Donahue, and John Hill.

After the private photo op/reception, Paul went downstairs to address a gathering of some 200 grassroots activists at a public “Stand with Rand” rally, also sponsored by the Nevada Republican Party, before heading over to Planet Hollywood to deliver a keynote address at FreedomFest.

(This is my 13-year-old home-educated daughter Kristen’s first-ever news report. Since this was her first time out of the gate and obviously didn’t know all the players in the room, I helped her considerably on this one. But she’s now well on her way to becoming a professional irritator of liberals! – Chuck Muth, Publisher)