{"id":3635,"date":"2010-02-03T08:17:29","date_gmt":"2010-02-03T15:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/?p=3635"},"modified":"2010-02-04T09:49:24","modified_gmt":"2010-02-04T16:49:24","slug":"obama-vs-las-vegas-%e2%80%9cbring-it-on%e2%80%9d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/obama-vs-las-vegas-%e2%80%9cbring-it-on%e2%80%9d\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama vs. Las Vegas: \u201cBRING IT ON!\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Wayne Allyn Root)<\/em> – So now our failing socialist President wants to take on Las Vegas – again. Bad move Mr. Obama. <\/p>\n

You may have gotten 66 million votes in 2008\u2026but based on recent polls, you\u2019re down to around 40 million hardcore supporters…and dropping fast. On the other hand America loves Vegas. Just mention the word and watch their eyes light up. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s the way they used to feel about you – Vegas makes them feel young, fresh, fearless, sexy and ready for action. When you think of Vegas you want to take on the world. You and your Obamanation make them feel old, stale, frightened and weak. When you think of Obama\u2019s economy you want to get in bed and hide under the covers. <\/p>\n

The more you attack Vegas Mr. Obama, the more you remind Americans of what they love (Vegas)\u2026and what they don\u2019t (you).<\/p>\n

Pretty much every hard-working, taxpaying, money-making male in this country has recently visited Vegas\u2026is planning a visit to Vegas\u2026or desperately wishes they could visit Vegas. Every time you denigrate, insult or castigate Vegas, it makes them remember the way things were\u2026before you came along. <\/p>\n

It makes them remember \u201cthe good old days\u201d when they had the money for a trip to Sin City. It makes them long for the \u201cgood old days\u201d when they actually had the freedom to do what they wanted with their own money. When progressive politicians or government know-it-alls didn\u2019t try to micro-manage every decision, every move of their life. <\/p>\n

Last I checked Mr. Obama, this is America and we can all go where we want; do what we want; spend our money however we please. Smell that desert air Mr. President? That’s the smell of freedom. Your lectures and scolding about Vegas are enough to bring out the rebel in all of us\u2026to unite us to collectively scream \u201cWITH ALL DUE RESPECT MR. PRESIDENT, SCREW YOU.”<\/p>\n

Talk about beating a dead horse. Talk about digging the hole deeper. Every time you attack Vegas, you just keep reminding us that you think our money belongs to you. It\u2019s obvious that you think you\u2019re our boss. That we elected you to be omnipotent. <\/p>\n

Well guess what Mr. Obama? <\/p>\n

Every day more people (the kind that like to let loose in Las Vegas) are realizing what a big mistake it was to elect you President. We don\u2019t want your socialist ideas\u2026your redistribution of our wealth\u2026your power-hungry czars…your Treasury Secretaries who cheat on their taxes, but think we should pay more\u2026or your lectures on what we can or cannot do with our money. <\/p>\n

You know what we think you should do with those lectures, don’t you?<\/p>\n

I understand why you choose to attack Vegas. You resent what it represents. Green. Vegas is the real \u201cGreen Economy\u201d that Americans love. Cold, hard cash. Risk-taking. Capitalism. Freedom. Rebellion. A vacation from progressive ideas and political correctness. We are the anti-Obama. We represent the very concepts that made America great.<\/p>\n

This Sunday will be Super Bowl Sunday. But the biggest party won\u2019t be in Miami. It will be right here in Sin City. Las Vegas will be jammed with 300,000 visitors, many of the most beautiful women on the planet, and lots of green. This weekend Vegas will become the epicenter of the \u201cgreen economy.” <\/p>\n

But there won\u2019t be any global warming enthusiasts here. We don\u2019t need your permission to spend our green, enjoy it, or blow it. We\u2019ll be sure to have a cold drink on you.<\/p>\n

Vegas is a state of mind. It\u2019s a whole city that represents individualism, self-reliance, personal responsibility, and limited government. It\u2019s a place where the state constitution bans income taxes, but welcomes guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens. Where men can be men, without worrying about your progressive politically correct rules. <\/p>\n

It’s the way America used to be. A place that 40 million Americans a year visit to do whatever we want with our own money and our own bodies. I\u2019ll bet Obama just hates this place.<\/p>\n

This country makes movies about Vegas\u2026sings songs about Vegas\u2026and considers this their favorite place to watch their favorite stars perform (from Elvis to Cher to Bette Midler to Garth Brooks). Vegas makes people happy. The American Dream is the story of Vegas. <\/p>\n

Take your best shot Obama. We dare you. Keep framing the issue as Vegas versus you. It\u2019s a battle you can\u2019t win. You can only dig your hole deeper.<\/p>\n

Personally I think you\u2019re the best thing that ever happened to this city. You\u2019re the gift that keeps on giving. You\u2019ve reminded us all that we still have freedom\u2026that we still have balls\u2026that America is a nation that rewards risk. You\u2019ve awakened the sleeping giant Mr. Obama. The American spirit is alive and well. It\u2019s good to feel alive again. It\u2019s good to know that in America everyone is their own boss. <\/p>\n

Even the President can\u2019t tell us what to do. Viva Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

(Mr. Root was the Libertarian Party\u2019s vice presidential candidate in 2008. He lives in Las Vegas.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Wayne Allyn Root) – America loves Vegas. Just mention the word and watch their eyes light up. Vegas makes them feel young, fresh, fearless, sexy and ready for action. When you think of Vegas you want to take on the world. When you think of Obama\u2019s economy you want to get in bed and hide under the covers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3636,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3635"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3635"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3635\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3642,"href":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3635\/revisions\/3642"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}