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Bloomberg vs. Kieckhefer Seems Like a Waste of Money

noreply@blogger.com (The Anon Guy) — Mon, 20 May 2013 22:33:00 +0000

We received this mailer last week and you really have to wonder about the rationale behind Michael Bloomberg's "Mayors Against Illegal Guns Action Fund" targeting Nevada GOP State Senator Ben Kieckhefer.

Kieckhefer's in a district with a 14-point Republican voter registration advantage. It is essentially a lock for GOP representation. About the only thing pressing Kieckhefer can possibly do is rile up the Tea Party idiots to roll out a Sharron Angle clone for a primary challenge.

Just seems like a case of a rich guy trying to rival Karl Rove for least-bang-for-the-buck honors.

Reno's KOLO-8 Must Be Outsourcing Captioning to China

noreply@blogger.com (The Anon Guy) — Thu, 09 May 2013 23:43:00 +0000

I don't no why I still bother watching KOLO-8 News. Well, actually I do, they have Ed Pearce, who is by far and away the best TV reporter in Reno. But after him, the KOLO talent pool becomes shallow very quickly.

One peeve is the insane number of typos on their graphics and captions. And it's not just transposing a letter or two. It's flat out misspelling grade-school level words. Wednesday evening I happened to walk by and saw a story on a Sparks' kid having his bike stolen from him at Jerry Whitehead school. They interviewed the principal, except she was identified as "principle." That's almost as bad as their recent use of "strick" in a story headline.

So either they have bottom-of-the-barrel interns working the graphics or they are outsourcing to some place where English is a second language. Either way it makes the station and its entire news organization (well, except for Pearce) look like rank amateurs. It's just embarrassing to watch but, apparently, not to produce.

Nevada Democrats Throw in with Nicolas Cage for State Tax Giveaway

noreply@blogger.com (The Anon Guy) — Thu, 09 May 2013 17:33:00 +0000

It always seems funny how when a Wal-Mart or, say, a power plant (non-solar, of course) wants to go into a place, progressives tend to get up in arms despite the fact the project will provide almost 100% local jobs and generate ongoing taxes for local and state governments. Yet when a Hollywood movie production wants to come in for a month, bringing mostly California talent, and get a rebate on taxes spent, people go gaga. Isn't this the epitome of corporate welfare Democrats and the fiscal conservatives usually abhor?

But apparently not, as I received the following email from the Nevada State Democratic Party praising, and quoting, Nicolas Cage(!). I guess if it is something glamorous (or Apple) lawmakers swoon like schoolgirls spotting Justin Bieber and open our state's already diminished vaults.

A tax giveaway is a tax giveaway, no matter how cool the industry is.

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Dear Friend,

This week, Nicolas Cage wasn't playing a historian or a con man or a ghost rider with a flaming skull for a head on the silver screen -- he was in Carson City, trying to get Nevada lawmakers to get something important done.

The legislature is considering a bill that would create incentives for movie companies to bring production to Nevada. It's a move that could create hundreds of Nevada jobs. It would boost local economies. And Ghost Rider just told us to do it.

Want to stand with Nicolas Cage and Nevada Dems? Sign our petition and urge the Nevada legislature to take action now!

I'm going to be corny here and quote Ben Gates (aka Cage's character in National Treasure): "If there's something wrong, those who have the ability to take action have the responsibility to take action."

Today, Cage took action. And now, it's our turn.

Let's show the legislature how much real support is behind creating Nevada jobs -- sign the petition right now.

This may seem a bit funny. But making our state a more attractive venue for movie production is good for our economy, and what's good for Nevada's economy is good for Nevada families.

Nicolas is on to something. And we need to have his back.

Sign the petition now.

Thanks!

Zach

Zach Zaragoza
Executive Director
Nevada State Democratic Party

NV Libertarians Keep it Interesting with Continued Convention Fight

noreply@blogger.com (The Anon Guy) — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:35:00 +0000

Seems like there is a significant battle going on with Nevada's Libertarian Party (LP). Of course, that probably means it is a battle amongst a few dozen and not a roiling fight for the heart and soul of tens of thousands of registered voters. But still it seems like quite the barn-burner even on a small scale.

Apparently it all started when Brett Pojunis was accused of co-opting a national LP email which made it look like they were endorsing him for Nevada party leadership. This ticked off the current state party leadership and they cancelled this past weekend's annual convention.

This, of course, didn't sit well with Pojunis and his supporters so they held their alternate "convention" and sent out this email which, besides having a petition, charges that the current state party has been bogarting member dues and have banned certain people from viewing the official website (!). The latter seems especially odd given the live and let live Libertarian credo.

Anyway, here is the latest salvo in the NV LP 2013 War:

Please Sign Our Petition!
Libertarian National Committee: Please give us a fair Convention in Nevada!

Last week the current leadership of the Libertarian Party of Nevada (LPNevada) "postponed" the 2013 State Convention. Many LPNevada members had already taken time off work, made travel plans and were planning on meeting. Therefore, a large number of concerned members of LPNevada decided to hold a meeting at the J.W. Marriott Resort, which was located next to the original convention site. Each participant was provided with a printed copy of this document: Link To Google Doc. The candidates who have been campaigning for for leadership roles in the party organized the event and rented a meeting room to hold a meeting. During the meeting the concerned members worked on a Petition to the LPNevada Executive Committee and the Libertarian National Committee (LNC). Then, as a body, the concerned members reviewed, modified and voted on each line item. The Petition is the work product of the entire group. Once completed, copies were printed up and everyone signed the Petition listed below.

We are asking every member of the Libertarian Party of Nevada and registered voters in Nevada to please sign this document. The Petition is listed below or you can view it as a Google Doc here:
Link to Petition Please FORWARD TO EVERYONE you think might be interested.

Once you sign it please send it to brett.pojunis@lp.org. Please find a way to get a digital copy (scanned) to me, even if you take a photo with your phone and email it to me. We will continue to accept signatures, however, tomorrow morning we would like to officially sent over the document to LPNevada and the LNC. Please call me if you have any questions.

Thank you very much!

Brett H. Pojunis
Region 4 Representative
Libertarian National Committee
brett.pojunis@lp.org
202.505.3606

COPY OF PETITION:

Libertarian National Committee: Please give us a fair Convention in Nevada!

We respectfully request that the Libertarian National Committee host, facilitate, credential, and oversee a fair, legal, and Libertarian convention for the Libertarian Party of Nevada during the July 2013 National Committee meeting in Las Vegas, NV.

We, the concerned members and Delegates of the Libertarian Party of Nevada (herein referred to as membership), are deeply dismayed at the events going on within the Executive Committee of the Libertarian Party of Nevada (herein referred to as LPNevada) this term.

In review of blatant violations of our bylaws committed by the Executive Committee of LPNevada:

Failure to register dues paying members and forward applicable monies to the National Libertarian Party, in violation of Article III, Section 1(B);
Failure to properly notify members of the state convention, deeming placement on a secondary page on lpnevada.org ample notification, in violation of Article IV, Section 3;
Failure to adopt agendas or follow any notion of Robert’s Rules of Order during Executive Committee meetings, in violation of Article VI(A);
Failure to record any business taken at Executive Committee meetings, in violation of Article V, Section 3(B);
Failure to post a single record of minutes taken at Executive Committee meetings, in violation of Article V, Section 3(B);
Failure to properly record submitted bylaws amendments before the convention, in violation of Article VII(C).

In review of questionable actions taken by the Executive Committee of LPNevada:

Disaffiliation of all county parties in Nevada;
Failure to notify members of meetings of the Executive Committee;
Failure to provide reports from the Treasurer to the membership;
Unprecedented delegate fee to attend and vote at the state convention;
Empowering the LPNevada website maintainer to prohibit traffic to the web site from individuals that have been critical of the current LPNevada Executive Committee;
Indefinite postponement of the 2013 LPNevada State convention five (5) days prior to the convention;
Lack of professionalism representing the Libertarian Party, including several maliciously defamatory comments against individual members;
Utilizing LPNevada resources, including but not limited to the original convention venue, for private functions, including an unadvertised luncheon held in the Suncoast Casino on Saturday, April 27;
Refusing to answer direct communications or queries from dues paying members regarding LPNevada business.

In review of membership grievances:

Many members have been gravely inconvenienced by the postponement of the convention.
Multiple members have paid for travel plans and lodging to attend this convention, representing direct financial damages;
Many members have requested time off of work, representing indirect financial damages in opportunity costs;
All members rearranged their schedule to participate as a Delegate at the convention.

We, the membership respectfully request the following conditions of convention:

That the LPNevada Executive Committee hold a scheduled, publicly announced Executive Committee meeting that is open to all registered Libertarian voters in Nevada addressing the following conditions of convention prior to May 5, 2013;
That the Chairman of the Libertarian National Committee appoint a minimum of three (3) Libertarian National Committee members to serve as impartial observers for the duration of the LPNevada Convention;
Due to the indefinite postponement of the convention without providing a rescheduled date, that the LPNevada hosts a convention while the National Committee meets in Las Vegas in July 2013, in order to timely execute the postponed convention and to facilitate the preceding request;
That the LPNevada prominently announce the details for the rescheduled convention prior to May 13, 2013 on the lpnevada.org web site, and send notification to all Sustaining Members of the Libertarian Party in Nevada per Article IV, Section 3 of the LPNevada bylaws;
That the Libertarian Party prominently announce the details for the rescheduled convention prior to May 13, 2013 on the lp.org Events page, and send notification to all Sustaining Members of the Libertarian Party in Nevada and known members of the LPNevada pursuant to Article IV, Section 3 of the LPNevada byalws;
Members that were registered for the April 27, 2013 convention shall be credentialed for the next state convention at no additional charge;
That all delegate information, including total count and named identities of said delegates, from the April 27th convention be made public to the membership of LPNevada and the Libertarian National Committee;
That all financial records pertaining to the LPNevada are made conveniently available online to all dues-paying members of the LPNevada, including but not limited to all financial transactions pertaining to the 2013 convention, payment of membership dues, and payments to the national Libertarian Party;
The current members of the Executive Committee be personally responsible for all expenses incurred for canceling the state convention, including but not limited to all financial charges incurred for refunding convention fees, and paying for their private function;
That the failure of LPNevada Executive Committee members to appear at this convention constitutes their willful resignation from the organization, following an appropriate National Judiciary Committee review.

We, the concerned membership, further request that failure to adhere to any of the preceding conditions of convention shall be grounds for the Libertarian National Committee to revoke affiliation of the Libertarian Party of Nevada.

Congruent with the items listed herein, the membership of LPNevada does hereby request a fair and timely convention for the 2013 Libertarian Party of Nevada State Convention.

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BUIDING THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY

We are looking for people interested in building the Libertarian Party. Over the next few weeks are planning a bunch of events and starting to form working groups. Please contact Brett H. Pojunis for more information.

Sandoval Gearing Up Social Media Presence

noreply@blogger.com (The Anon Guy) — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:10:00 +0000

Perhaps it was the dread of facing tiresome and slanted "policy" questions that only serve to lead into a fundraising beg, but I finally got around to opening a Gov. Brian Sandoval email survey after it sitting for a few days. And while I would have bet the farm it was going to be about how things were going this legislative session, it was actually 12 questions regarding social media use.

There were the handful of questions about what a person would like to see in an email message, but the vast majority were about if one used Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest(!). So I guess Team Sandoval is gearing up for a big social media push in 2014.

Why Does the NV GOP Cede Earth Day to Dems?

noreply@blogger.com (The Anon Guy) — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:58:00 +0000

Or, for that matter, what has happened to Nevada's Green Party? I mean, where the heck is Craig Bergland?

Granted, there were the anarchist publishing group and PETA pamphlets showing the Colonel decapitating a chicken. Oh, and there was also those two bikini-clad ladies strolling through the venue selling organic soap or something that I guess could make even the staunchest social conservative question his beliefs.

But, most of all, there was just a huge crowd at Reno's Idlewild Park Sunday. Perfect for getting out a message that the GOP isn't all about raping and pillaging Mother Earth. I mean, if NV Energy can have a big presence, why couldn't the Washoe County Republicans at least have a small table and try? Who knows, perhaps they could have converted a voter or two and maybe make the GOP brand a little less scary to the environmental-leaning constituent (and, let's face it, not everyone there was a hardcore tree-hugger either).

Naturally, the Democrats had a booth where they were registering voters. They were pleasant, answered any questions and made for a nice face to the Democratic Party.

Another opportunity lost in a state that is slowly changing from purple to blue.

Nevada Libertarian Party Has Problems Again

noreply@blogger.com (The Anon Guy) — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:21:00 +0000

Alas, the Nevada Libertarian Party is apparently as dysfunctional as the state GOP.

Received an email saying this month's state convention is being cancelled due to some shenanigans regarding their party elections and an "endorsement" email that wasn't. So the LP problems (e.g., the North/South split) continue.

Here's the email:

We regret to announce that we are forced to postpone the 2013 Libertarian Party of Nevada State Convention. The convention will no longer be held on Saturday April 27, 2013, as originally scheduled.

The Executive Committee of the Libertarian Party of Nevada does not take this decision lightly, but is compelled to do so because, during the past week, the resources of the National Libertarian Party were used in an unethical manner in an attempt to influence the outcome of the Convention. An email was sent from the official party address info@lp.org appearing to endorse a declared candidate for chairman of the Libertarian Party of Nevada, Brett Pojunis. The email also urged recipients to contact Brett Pojunis, who is not authorized to represent the Libertarian Party of Nevada in any official capacity, for further information.

Brett Pojunis drafted the email in question and presented it to the Libertarian National Committee Chairman under the pretense that it was intended to promote the 2013 Libertarian Party of Nevada State Convention. This was an abuse of authority by Brett Pojunis who currently serves as Region 4 Representative to the LNC, and a violation of the trust of the Chairman of the Libertarian National Committee.

In a follow up email, Libertarian National Committee Chairman Geoff Neale apologized to Nevada Libertarians for not reviewing the request in its entirety and acknowledged that it was inappropriate for Brett Pojunis, candidate for State Chair, to be featured in this email.

The current Executive Committee of the Libertarian Party of Nevada has never used party resources to promote any candidate for any Executive Committee position, and never will. In the case of a party office, such activity is completely unethical. Although there are no laws governing such behavior within a non-governmental body, it is highly unethical and would call into question the integrity of the organization.

Because of the intolerable interference of the National Party in the affairs of a State Party attempting to use its resources to influence the outcome of 2013 Libertarian Party of Nevada State Convention, the Executive Committee has decided that the appropriate action at this time is to postpone the 2013 State Convention until later in the year. The new date for the convention will be announced in accordance with party bylaws.

Furthermore, the Executive Committee has decided that Brett Pojunis must be held accountable for his actions. As a result, we are formally announcing that Brett Pojunis no longer represents the Libertarian Party of Nevada on the Libertarian National Committee and we officially withdraw from Region 4. Furthermore, we encourage other states in Region 4 to consider withdrawing their support for Mr. Pojunis as regional representative because of his unethical behavior.

We hope that these events do not discourage anyone from further involvement with the Libertarian Party of Nevada. Our goal is to ensure the party operates in a fair and ethical manner. We hope that you will join us for the 2013 Libertarian Party of Nevada State Convention later in the year.

My 10-Year-Old Actually Has Wichita State in His Final Four Bracket

noreply@blogger.com (The Anon Guy) — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:45:00 +0000

Granted, he also has the San Diego St. Aztecs knocking off Duke 67-66 in the finals (yes, he does love underdogs). But still, I'm impressed with his call on #9 Wichita St. California was his other Final Four team.

Some other prescient calls were his first round picks of #14 Harvard over #3 New Mexico, #13 LaSalle over #4 Kansas St., #12 Cal over #5 UNLV and #12 Ole Miss over #5 Wisconsin. He also had Wichita St. beating #1 Gonzaga in the second round (he always felt Gonzaga was a little overrated). Of course, he also had North Carolina A&T (yes, the Aggies) knocking off Louisville in the first, so I can't get too excited.

Actually, I'm finding his brackets all over the place. Apparently he also did a goof one that featured the Aggies taking the title. But the funny thing is, their championship match-up was with Michigan. Granted, the Wolverines fell to their most-unlikeliest of opponents, 41-37, but, in the real world, they are still in the Final Four hunt.

However, perhaps the most impressive bracket of his, is a 16-seed one he created on a piece of scratch paper during school recess back in early February (!). It also featured the unlikely championship of the above-mentioned Aztecs topping Ole Miss, but who he put in was pretty impressive, especially considering it was off the top of his head.

1. Syracuse
2. Louisville
3. Kansas
4. New Mexico
5. Indiana
6. Ole Miss
7. Baylor
8. N.C. State
9. Michigan
10. San Diego St.
11. Arizona
12. Arizona St.
13. UNLV
14. Wichita State
15. Butler
16. Georgia Tech

KOLO-8 News Quality Control is "Strickly" for the Birds

noreply@blogger.com (The Anon Guy) — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 04:55:00 +0000

It's bad enough when a news organization manages to put up a graphic touting the "Strick new gun laws" Connecticut just passed but, let's face it, misspelled leads seem to be a hallowed tradition at Reno's KOLO-8. However, failing to mention a "non-profit" group's biased backers on a story should be grounds for revoking their press card.

Apparently Nevada is considering raising the gasoline tax by 20 cents over the next 10 years. To highlight the need for said tax increase, KOLO runs video and an interview with an "expert" from a non-profit transportation research group called TRIP. The group also has a 20-page report the story touts as evidence for needed road repairs.

That may be well and good, but shouldn't KOLO have, you know, delved even a millimeter deeper and instead of making it sound like TRIP was some kind of unbiased public interest group, threw out a disclaimer that, in fact, the group is comprised and backed by the road construction industry and labor unions? You know, the very same groups to benefit from a massive road works increase. I mean, chrissakes, it took all of a minute to find TRIP's board of directors. Hey, there's Granite Construction, the company that does virtually all road work in northern Nevada. You think they might have a small bias in that report?

This isn't to say the TRIP report is wrong, god knows the 395 could use some actual concrete work and not ramp beautification, but pointing out potential bias should be the foundation of any story going with an "expert."

Maybe instead of doing the whole cheesy "live from our mobile news room" spiel, which adds absolutely nothing to the story, KOLO should save the money on those pointless remotes and plow it into simple fact checking and, heaven forbid, someone to proof their graphics. For a market this size, this is just plain embarrassing.

A Patriotic Vanity Plate that Makes Sense

noreply@blogger.com (The Anon Guy) — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 01:00:00 +0000

I know I'm probably wrong, but it just seems like Nevada has the highest rate of vanity plates in the nation (Note: Okay, I Googled it and we were actually fourth in 2007) and, I swear to god, you need a Rosetta Stone to decipher half of them. But not this guy.

Of course, is it "USA OK" or "US A-OK"? Maybe I'll need that stone after all.

Does "Hanoi Jane" Really Ring a Bell Anymore?

noreply@blogger.com (The Anon Guy) — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:00:00 +0000

Of course, I guess the same can be said of Rosie O'Donnell nowadays.

Anyway, this truck's (and aren't they always trucks) bumper sticker proclaims O'Donnell as "America's Next Hanoi Jane!!!" And if you're not entirely sure where the owner stands in the political spectrum, he has an "If You're Not Right, You're Wrong" sticker for good measure.

Airliners Racing Each Other Across Afternoon Sky

noreply@blogger.com (The Anon Guy) — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 03:46:00 +0000

Usually when you see airliners going in the same direction they are trailing one another, with a good deal of space between, in a fairly-set path. But it looks like these four were flat out racing side-to-side to see which jet would reach its northern destination first. First time I have ever seen this. Of course, being a good day in Reno for contrails (or "chemtrails" for the conspiratorial folks) helped the visual. If only my phone cam cooperated.

RGJ Advertises for Worst Newspaper Job in America ... On Craigslist

noreply@blogger.com (The Anon Guy) — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:20:00 +0000

I saw this ad on Craigslist, which in and of itself is kind of ironic given what the site has done to the newspaper classified business. But maybe it is because it's so sad and embarrassing, the Reno Gazette Journal (a Gannett paper) didn't want it on their site. It's that horrible of an offer.

Just take a look at the "job" Gannett posted recently:

Newspaper Carrier/ Hauler (Reno to Susanville)

Reno Gazette Journal has a hauling/delivery contract opening up soon. This contract is 7 days a week, 365 days a year. It entails starting at the Reno Gazette Journal and traveling up to Susanville with stops in between. First stop is at Hwy 70 to drop of bundles for another Contractor. Then some Home Delivery stops are made on the way up to Susanville. Once in Susanville we meet the Susanville Contractor and deliver that Contractor's bundles. This haul takes about 4-5 hours and starts at about 12:00am nightly. Having access to a 4 wheel drive vehicle is strongly recomended due the weather in this area. This is a contracted position as is not an employee of the Reno Gazette Journal.

Location: Reno to Susanville
Compensation: $1500 per month

So let's summarize a bit. It's a position with literally no days off. None. Nada. Every day starts at midnight and ends around 5 a.m. You also have to drive roughly 180 or so miles nightly, in all types of weather, on a road riddled with deer just to deliver newspapers to another state.

Well you may say, what about those stories of The New York Times drivers earning $100K+ annually? That's not happening here. The grand compensation for working every day of the year for the RGJ is a whopping $18,000. So if a person averages 4.5 hours a day, the hourly rate works out to just under $11. But here's the pathetic part. They're not even classified as an employee of the RJG and driving a company vehicle. They're an independent contractor who has to use their own automobile. And not just any vehicle, but preferably a gas-guzzling 4x4.

So let's rework that $11 an hour rate. Since 180 miles a day for the entire year works out to 65,700 miles, and a generous mpg for a 4x4 is 20, this independent contractor is going to need 3,285 gallons of gas to complete the contract. I paid $3.51 a gallon for gas yesterday. At that rate, this poor slob is going to shell out over $11,530 in fuel costs alone on a contract that pays only $18,000. Throw in bi-weekly oil changes, a new set of tires, an increased auto insurance rate and general wear and tear, and the actual "profit" of the contract plunges to indentured servant levels.

To give you an idea how miserly Gannett and the RGJ are, keep in mind the IRS has established 55.5 cents as the standard business mileage rate. Gannett/RGJ aren't even offering half of that. They are paying roughly 27.4 cents a mile. Oh, and as an independent contractor a person pays their own self-employment tax of 15.3% and receives zero health, dental, retirement, etc. benefits. They are literally on their own.

The sad thing about this, besides its preying on the jobless, is the whole futility of the act in this day and age. If you think about it, and I mean really wrap your mind around it, Gannett is paying, if you can even call it that, a desperate soul to show up at midnight to collect newsprint on which stories created hours ago have been inked. The person loads it into their SUV, drives 2.5 hours to another state, and turns the bundles over to another driver who then takes another couple of hours to deliver them to doorsteps and news racks before the crack of dawn. All so a person in Susanville can open the paper roughly 8 to 36 hours after the process began and read a small selection of stories that have been chosen for them.

Or there is that other form of delivery, where with a simple click of a button, a story can literally travel the globe in a mere matter of minutes reaching readers anywhere. And not just readers who have chosen to receive your news, but new readers who specifically searched for something your article happens to cover.

I know there is the huge dilemma of the ingrained expectation of "free" when it comes to the internet, but when given the choice of delivery systems, who is really going to choose the antiquated first method? It just doesn't make sense.

No Labels Orange Pin Campaign

noreply@blogger.com (The Anon Guy) — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:00:00 +0000

Feeling giddy from their "No Budget, No Pay" victory (well, symbolic victory), No Labels is hoping members of Congress will be donning their orange pins during the State of the Union address. I suspect Sen. Dean Heller will have one on, but will anyone else from Nevada go orange? You can write them through the widget below.

Mike Huckabee Robo-Calling to Drum Up Radio Show Listeners

noreply@blogger.com (The Anon Guy) — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 03:52:00 +0000

Quite frankly, now that the election is long past, I figured political calls would also retreat softly into the night. Granted, the NRA calls with dire warnings and Senator Dean Heller has his, seemingly, monthly telephone town hall meetings, but that, thankfully, has been it.

Well, that is, until this evening when we received a call from Mike Huckabee. After a gratuitous "Do you support President Obama's policies?" it took an odd turn when the recording asked if I listened to his radio show. Then it was his TV show on Fox News. After a pro-life question and a few demographic ones, he once again urged me to give his show a listen and call in if I wanted(!). Very odd.

While the whole premise was to get the recipient to listen to his radio show (I think it was his "Mike Huckabee Show" and not the "Huckabee Report," which does air in Reno), the actual call was footed by the Americans in Contact PAC. All around, a strange experience.

LA Dodgers Store Places Money Clips Near Yarmulkes

noreply@blogger.com (The Anon Guy) — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:00:00 +0000

When we went to Universal CityWalk Hollywood this past summer, I was forced by certain family members to go into the Los Angeles Dodgers Clubhouse store. But seeing how I had just managed to score a UCLA shirt from another shop for only $5, in and of itself a minor miracle given the area, I was feeling charitable and followed them in.

So while they perused all things Dodgers, I lamented the serious lack of any Reds merchandise (as in absolute zero). But then I came across this wall near the back where directly in the middle were Dodger money clips. Granted, why shouldn't there be money clips, god knows every other possible piece of merchandise had received the blue and white treatment. But then I noticed the item underneath it -- a yarmulke! Cripes, who stocked the shelves here, Mel Gibson?

Worst Senior Housing Name Ever?

noreply@blogger.com (The Anon Guy) — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:00:00 +0000

Saw this ad in a senior newspaper while up in Oregon recently (yeah, I was a little bored). It was for the Dethman Manor and while I'd like to think it is pronounced "dEEthman," why the heck would you use it as the name for your senior citizen home? They might as well have the Grim Reaper as the home's mascot.

Baracula, Lincolnstein and more Presidential Classic Monster Action Figures

noreply@blogger.com (The Anon Guy) — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:42:00 +0000

Holy crap! Barack Obama as Baracula, Clinton as the Wolfman, Reagan as the Mummy, even Nixon as the Monster from Watergate Lagoon. There are seven of them and are priced at $24.99, except for Baracula and Lincolnstein which are (naturally) a Lincoln more. Or you can splurge and pick up all of them for $164.99. From Heroes in Action Toys.

This is almost as cool as Teddy Roosevelt shooting Bigfoot. Well, okay, maybe not that cool.

Help Michele Bachmann Elect More Politicians Like Her!

noreply@blogger.com (The Anon Guy) — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:38:00 +0000

She even has her own cool political action committee to carry this out. It's called Michele Pac.

But it's not what you think (you know, a typically narcissistic ode to ones self). It's actually an acronym, though, strangely, in lower-case form. You see "Michele" actually stands for Many Individual Conservatives Helping Elect Leaders Everywhere. See how she did that.

And trust me, gullible conservatives, she's unstoppable. Even though I unsubscribed (twice!) from her campaign email list following her crash-and-burn presidential attempt, she still continues hitting me up for money! Her and Newt just won't take no for an answer.

Jesus, how much further down the toilet bowl of politics must the Republican Party go before they realize idiots like this only hurt what little is left of their cause?

Why is Mike Huckabee Shilling Absolute Crap?

noreply@blogger.com (The Anon Guy) — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:00:00 +0000

One of the hazards of subscribing to presidential candidate email lists is that although all but one of the campaigns come to a crashing end, the emails many times don't. And while I can see the occasional keeping in touch bits, it is the selling of the lists to, well, idiots that is highly annoying (yeah, I'm looking at you Newt).

Although I think the worst offender is Ron Paul, at least he seems to be selling to like-minded libertarian and/or tea party groups. But what the hell is going on with Mike Huckabee (yes, this was from his 2008 campaign!)?

Look at some of the garbage that is coming as a paid advertisement from Huckabee:

(breaking news) Government banning this weight loss secret?

5 Signs You’ll Get Alzheimer’s Disease

Exposed: Mainstream Medicine's Deadliest Conspiracy

Then there is his recent "You won't believe it till you see it" email touting the "Founding Fathers Coin Collection" from, you guessed it, the great purveyor of collectibles that only go down in value -- The Franklin Mint.

Chrissakes, the guy's on FOX, has a radio show and cranks out a book a year, yet he still feels the need to sell his mailing list to scammers? Is he that hard up for money, or does he just not care his folksy persona is being traded upon for scientific, medical, investment, etc. garbage? What an embarrassment.

Finally the Golden State Warriors Get a Little Respect

noreply@blogger.com (The Anon Guy) — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 03:42:00 +0000

If you're a long-suffering Golden State Warriors (and, really, is there any other kind?), seeing this spam from the NBA Store has to bring a teary-eyed smile to your face. A real ad for merchandise that actually includes the Warriors. Yes the Lakers and Bulls are there, and the Heat and Celtics were in the picture below, but there, in the front, was a Golden State shirt.

Now cynics, and I'm about the biggest one, will smirk and say "targeted." But I've never signed up for anything with the NBA or, for that matter, on any Warriors email list. So I'd just like to believe it is because of their unbelievable 17-8 record with Bogut riding the pine. Yes, by god, that is what I will believe.

EDIT: And, just like that, they lose to the 8-17 Kings 131-127.

World's Worst Shipping Notice Phishing Spam

noreply@blogger.com (The Anon Guy) — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:13:00 +0000

Where do I start? The fact the geniuses behind this phishing scam sent it "from" UPS, but used FedEx graphics and, for good measure, tell me it's waiting at the "post office?" Or maybe it's the startling news the legendary "postrider" from the Pony Express era has made a triumphant return?

Of course, I guess it could also be the fact Sunday was November 25th and not the 24th. Have to wonder about the click-thru rate on this one.

Where Failed NV Political Swag Goes to Die

noreply@blogger.com (The Anon Guy) — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:00:00 +0000

Remember all those Jim Gibbons' "Brian Spend-It-All" t-shirts being blown out for 99-cents each at the local Salvation Army? Well, apparently that location is the dumping grounded for failed GOP campaigns. Saw this there the other week. Thanks again Sharron Angle and Tea Party nuts.

Nevada No Longer 50th in Education!

noreply@blogger.com (The Anon Guy) — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:00:00 +0000

We're actually 51st now, thanks to the inclusion of the District of Columbia.

Bloomberg Businessweek ran a list of things that need attention politically and Nevada, sadly, made its traditional appearance on a host of the bad (five out of six to be exact). We're #47 in doctor availability, #10 in most unauthorized immigrants, #5 in foreclosures, #2 in unemployment and, saddest of all, 51st in high school graduation.

Even worse, it's not even close when it comes to education Only 56.3% of Nevadans graduate. Our nemesis in futility, Mississippi, whipped us with a 62% rate and DC with a 62.4%. By comparison, Wisconsin manages to graduate 90.7% of its population. Yes, nine out of 10.

You know, just a thought, but maybe the reason Nevada ranks so poorly in most everything is because of that one statistic. If barely half of your populace graduates from high school, it's not like you have a bunch of rocket scientists handling things. Stupidity drags down everything (well, except for reality TV).

Can We Really Be This Divided?

noreply@blogger.com (The Anon Guy) — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:05:00 +0000

Granted, it's an online poll, but seriously, out of over half a million votes there's virtually no in-between selections on this question? It may be a shock to, well, apparently 91% of America, but the world is rarely all or nothing.

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