• WordPress to Review this Blog

    It appears ‘WordPress’ is abridging my freedom of speech and that of other users. Last night I posted an article and was met with ‘Invalid key [4]. Back.  After some research I found out that it means ‘Contents of this topic are hidden until it has been reviewed by a staff member.’ And there is no one available to…

  • Nevada Soldier Wounded in Fort Hood Shooting

    A native Nevadan is one of the sixteen soldiers wounded in the deadly shooting at Fort Hood. U.S. Army Private Deon Josephs of Las Vegas remains in the hospital, after being shot in the back. “Deon made it through surgery the bullet is out of his neck with no complications from the surgery,” Deon’s brother,…

  • The Many Scandals of Harry Reid (Part 2)

    A year and a half later, Reid and the Nevada delegation tried again, inserting language moving the power corridor to the west side of the highway into a public land bill for Lincoln County. This time, Whittemore had to compensate the government on the basis of “fair market value,” but that was defined in such…

  • Paid in Full

    A friend emailed this to me and I liked it so much it made me want to share it with you… A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told…

  • The Many Scandals of Harry Reid (Part 1)

    This is a four-part expose’ looking at a number of scandals involving Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Democrat, Nevada. Playing the role of “aggrieved grandfather,” Senator Harry Reid is promising to reimburse his campaign the full sum he paid out. Nevada political reporter Jon Ralston discovered Reid’s campaign paid out an additional $14,000 to Ryan Elisabeth…

  • Save The Klamath

    The battle over keeping the Klamath River wild has been an ongoing battle, fought for nearly a century as California Proposition 11 was on the November 4, 1924 ballot as an initiated state statute. The ballot reads in part: “Klamath River Fish and Game District. Initiative measures Creates Klamath River Fish and Game District consisting…

  • Whose Obstructing Ukraine, Harry?

    “As we begin debate on this aid and sanctions package, I also hope that Republicans who stopped action on this legislation prior to the break have considered how their obstruction affects United States’ national security as well as the people of Ukraine,” says Reid. “Since a few Republicans blocked these important sanctions last work period,…

  • Jimmy Carter: The NSA is Spying on Me

    Former President Jimmy Carter thinks the National Security Agency’s is reading his email. In an interview with NBC’s Andrea Mitchell, Carter says he has found away around the snooping, though. “And when I want to communicate with a foreign leader privately,” admits Carter, “I type or write the letter myself, put it in the post…

  • New Advice: Trust but Verify

    “Just the facts, ma’am,” are one the most popular words ever spoken in the 1950 through the early 70’s TV crime drama known as, “Dragnet.” The show was created and produced by Jack Webb, who starred as stoic Sergeant Joe Friday. Over the years, “Just the facts,” has been parodied and used in various forms…

  • Biden Calls for Gay Rights Bill

    Vice-President Joe Biden is calling on Congress to pass a measure to outlaw workplace discrimination against gays, saying it’s outrageous that the country is even debating the subject. He said it was time for Congress to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, known as ENDA. Speaking to supporters of the gay advocacy group Human Rights Campaign…