Things are still on track for Nevada’s first execution in over 10 years, but questions about where the State is getting the drugs for the procedure could be a hold up. [RJ]
Still no clear answer about parking for the Raiders stadium, but the Stadium Authority got lots of new details yesterday, including the average price of personal seat licenses. [Las Vegas Sun]
A judge cleared the way for more marijuana distributors to be licensed. [Las Vegas Sun]
Two convicted pimps with life sentences are seeking new trials and alleging police corruption. [I-Team]
The Las Vegas Strip will be getting bollards installed this fall. [RJ]
HOLO Discovery is hosting a one year anniversary cocktail party at ReBAR on Main Street in downtown Las Vegas this evening from 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. You’re invited to the celebration.
Ought to close the strip to cars and run a double-decker train right down the middle from the airport to downtown. Cars can still get in and out on the east and west sides and access parking from the back. Tourists can still enjoy the sites from open train cars. Cabs can fuck right off. Pedestrians can walk safely up and down the strip. Maybe throw in some pedi-cabs and bike rental stations.
Way too sensible ever to be adopted. Clark County Board of Commissioners and LV City Council will never get out of their campaign contribution/transportation regulation 69 with the cab industry.
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Anonymous
August 18, 2017 3:49 pm
Read anything about pet euthanasia. There are easily obtainable drugs out there that can be used to cause a quick, painless death.
There are places to get the drugs (as shown by the execution in Ohio last week). Dozier said he does not care where they get the drugs or what drugs they use. They will not use morphine (too slow).
This is the problem with the death penalty. Why are we doing this? Deterrence? Nobody thinks that works. Retribution/punishment? Can't be that-it's what he wants.
I used to be pro-death penalty until I worked at a District Attorney's office (another state) and I saw the staff that it took to handle one case involving three death row defendants. There was a Chief DA, one assistant DA, and 3-4 law students working full time for several years. A complete waste of resources despite the fact that the three defendants definitely deserved to die for their crimes.
It is much more humane but also more unseemly, just as we put dogs to sleep quietly and serenely but many would not be OK euthanizing their pet Ol' Yeller-style. We want to feel good that we are being humane without the trickle of blood which a bullet would entail.
I don't have anything to add to the morbid topics/comments above, but I feel compelled to state that I am looking forward to having a cocktail at the expense of HOLO tonight!
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Anonymous
August 18, 2017 6:24 pm
Hutchison not running for reelection. My Republican Party is being ceded to that blockhead Laxalt.
I'm a lifelong republican with no substantial executive experience or memorable legislation. If Lucy Flores was considered competent and qualified to run for Lt. Gov, will the GOP give me a shot?
The type of people that pretended Lucy Flores was competent are the same type of people that pretend Trump is competent–knee-jerk partisans who will support their party's terribly shitty candidate over a competent candidate from the opposite party.
2018 is going to be an absolute bloodbath for Republicans. Energized Democrats, jaded Republicans, and no top-name candidates to draw Nevada Republicans to the polls. Lucy Flores 2018.
11:45 here. You may be right, 11:49. But this Republican and former Rubio backer is pretty demoralized. Gorsuch though. We got Gorsuch in. So there's that.
11:49: Like hell. I'm jaded, but it's because my party 1. Nominated a Grade A Asshole for President, 2. Refused to get their shit together in Congress and tell said Grade A Asshole President to go fly when it became apparent he couldn't lead himself out of a wet paper bag, and 3. Constantly crys "Fake News" in a pathetic attempt to deflect attention from the fact that Grade A Asshole President has zero self-control.
I've been a member of the GOP because I've always thought it was the party of self-discipline, self-control, and self-reliance. Don't ask me to support Trump or any of his hellish minions.
12:11 Well said. The Bannonites are as fired up as ever, but even Bannon has acknowledged now that he thinks his minions are assholes. But they have lost and alienated the moderates to the point of fracturing the party.
Trump 2020. He has accomplished more than Reagan in the first 7 months, all while fighting a daily barrage of obsessive media negativity. Bigot he is not. Actually listen to what he said, NOT Lawrence O'Donnell's intentionally misleading take.
Oh, he's accomplished plenty. He's galvanized the left, horrified the center, and become an embarrassment to the right. He's played a game of nuclear threat one-upmanship with a dictator in Best Korea. He's successfully created the fastest turnover rate of White House Senior Staff in recent memory. Meanwhile, his political capital is exhausted with no significant legislative achievements. The "many bills" he referred to, claiming he had more bills than Truman, refer to do-nothing bills like naming things and executive orders.
Oh, and how are his executive orders going, by the way?
At least he's still a hero to Neo-Nazis. Yeah. Big success. Huge.
What has he accomplished in his first 7 months? Alienated large portions of his own political party (although I am not convinced it is his party), alienated almost all of his political allies and accomplished nothing of what he promised.
I disagree with you that he is not a bigot; I do agree with what I presume was your point that he is not racist. "Racist: is defined as "a person who shows or feels discrimination or prejudice against people of other races, or who believes that a particular race is superior to another." "Bigot" is defined as "a person who is intolerant toward those holding different opinions."
Trump does not discriminate based upon race. He is a nihilist. He has no principles other than what shows up in his head at any given moment. Conversely there is no view in his world, and no perspectives allowed, other than his own. This is why he does not care if he accomplishes anything because to him, being President is accomplishment enough.
As a life long Republican, I can only say that Trump is one of the biggest self-centered narcissistic bigots I have ever seen. He makes me ashamed to be a Republican and can only hope this nightmare ends quickly, without too much irreparable damage to the party and it's future candidates.
As one of the nation's great president once said… I didn't leave the party, it left me…
The sad part is I can't see how I can support the current positions of the Democratic party and unless the Republican party walks itself back from the brink of insanity, I am quickly becoming disenfranchised without a viable third choice. I've already, for the last many elections disregarded the recommendations of the party, ignored party labels and tried to vote based on head to head match-ups in each race. With crazy nut 1 vs. insane lunatic 2 vying for the seat, its getting mighty difficult to choose between 2 horrible choices!
Chalk me up as another lifelong Republican who is disenchanted with the party. Can't say I fully agree with Democrats either and don't want to leave the party in case I ever want to run for something, but starting to feel like there has to be another way.
Every single person who voted for Trump is complicit. Every single convention delegate. Every single Republican Party leader who held his or her nose and supported Trump during the campaign. Every one of them is complicit. Spare us any phony indignation now, you're all f*cking guilty.
This is what American party-politics has become. Elections are no longer about ideas and policies. Instead, they're about hanging on to jobs and power. You motherf*cking die-hard Republicans nominated him, lied for him, made excuses for him, pandered to him, and elected him. This was all predictable and you gave not a sh*t so long as your beloved party won the game. You have lost any right to now complain about him.
I find it really interesting to speak to people from countries with more than 2 major parties. It's such a different ball game for them, as the "majority" is usually made up of multiple groups that have different needs/wants, and therefore they are forced to compromise and work together. I've been thinking for a while that what we really need in the USA is a 3rd party with a little bit of presence. It doesn't have to be huge, but just imagine what would happen if there was an independent 3rd party with just 3 Senators and 20 Representatives. The whole government would act differently.
3:21 Time to take your meds. What are we guilty of? What are we complicit in? Voting in a great man who is bringing conservative principles back to federal governance while at the same time fighting back against the hyperventilating left wing media hordes. His rhetoric doesn't bother me one damn bit. Now is when you call me a racist. Read your handbook Libtard.
We found the very last person in the US that supports Trump. His name is 4:35. Wake up, Dingdong, even people in the White House are running for cover.
12:11 here: I didn't caucus for him. I didn't vote for him. I didn't support his campaign. I refused to hold my nose when I voted. Stuff your assumptions, 3:21.
It is very sad to watch blatant lies and deceptions being peddled on the innocent public by collaborating media/deep state/establishment traitors. Charlottesville was a coordinated action by the elements, as well as the helpful cooperation of the useful idiots on the ground.
Does this mean we start bombing Russia? After all,Putin stole the election, right?
What the fuck do you mean by "coordinated action by the elements"? It doesn't make you sound smart to string long words into meaningless sentences. It makes you sound like a wide eyed conspiracy theorist.
Poor Trump has been the target of impeachment since he won the election. The Democrats and establishment never had any intention of honoring the election results. They have succeeded in isolating him from his populist advisers. He is surrounded by DC establishment globalist types. He will fall.
All this because the Dems and their establishment buddies can't win on the merits, so they go after the men (including online, on TV, etc) who discuss merits.
That's a pretty hypocritical stance, considering the THREE recall initiatives in play against Democrat / traitorous lawmakers. And I say that as a Republican who isn't a fan of any of the targeted lawmakers (sideeye at Pat Farley, who turned her back on the folks that elected her).
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August 18, 2017 8:30 pm
If Black Lives Matter, do all lives matter? What would Trump say or is there blame on both sides?
Ought to close the strip to cars and run a double-decker train right down the middle from the airport to downtown. Cars can still get in and out on the east and west sides and access parking from the back. Tourists can still enjoy the sites from open train cars. Cabs can fuck right off. Pedestrians can walk safely up and down the strip. Maybe throw in some pedi-cabs and bike rental stations.
Way too sensible ever to be adopted. Clark County Board of Commissioners and LV City Council will never get out of their campaign contribution/transportation regulation 69 with the cab industry.
Read anything about pet euthanasia. There are easily obtainable drugs out there that can be used to cause a quick, painless death.
Morphine OD would do it.
Doug Stanhope does a good bit on assisted suicide: https://vimeo.com/128610472
There are places to get the drugs (as shown by the execution in Ohio last week). Dozier said he does not care where they get the drugs or what drugs they use. They will not use morphine (too slow).
This is the problem with the death penalty. Why are we doing this? Deterrence? Nobody thinks that works. Retribution/punishment? Can't be that-it's what he wants.
Because was can. Because when it comes to punishment, this one goes to 11.
11:20, oxygen conservation reduces carbon footprint.
I used to be pro-death penalty until I worked at a District Attorney's office (another state) and I saw the staff that it took to handle one case involving three death row defendants. There was a Chief DA, one assistant DA, and 3-4 law students working full time for several years. A complete waste of resources despite the fact that the three defendants definitely deserved to die for their crimes.
Why don't we go back to firing squads for the death penalty? It's quick and relatively painless and the likelihood of botching it is much lower than a lethal injection. (Source: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/is-the-firing-squad-more-humane-than-lethal-injection/)
It is much more humane but also more unseemly, just as we put dogs to sleep quietly and serenely but many would not be OK euthanizing their pet Ol' Yeller-style. We want to feel good that we are being humane without the trickle of blood which a bullet would entail.
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I don't have anything to add to the morbid topics/comments above, but I feel compelled to state that I am looking forward to having a cocktail at the expense of HOLO tonight!
Hutchison not running for reelection. My Republican Party is being ceded to that blockhead Laxalt.
https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/no-re-election-bid-for-nevada-lt-gov-mark-hutchison/
I'm a lifelong republican with no substantial executive experience or memorable legislation. If Lucy Flores was considered competent and qualified to run for Lt. Gov, will the GOP give me a shot?
The type of people that pretended Lucy Flores was competent are the same type of people that pretend Trump is competent–knee-jerk partisans who will support their party's terribly shitty candidate over a competent candidate from the opposite party.
2018 is going to be an absolute bloodbath for Republicans. Energized Democrats, jaded Republicans, and no top-name candidates to draw Nevada Republicans to the polls. Lucy Flores 2018.
11:45, Republicans aren't as demoralized as you think. They are jaded, but their ire is for the media, not Trump.
11:45 here. You may be right, 11:49. But this Republican and former Rubio backer is pretty demoralized. Gorsuch though. We got Gorsuch in. So there's that.
11:49: Like hell. I'm jaded, but it's because my party 1. Nominated a Grade A Asshole for President, 2. Refused to get their shit together in Congress and tell said Grade A Asshole President to go fly when it became apparent he couldn't lead himself out of a wet paper bag, and 3. Constantly crys "Fake News" in a pathetic attempt to deflect attention from the fact that Grade A Asshole President has zero self-control.
I've been a member of the GOP because I've always thought it was the party of self-discipline, self-control, and self-reliance. Don't ask me to support Trump or any of his hellish minions.
12:11 Well said. The Bannonites are as fired up as ever, but even Bannon has acknowledged now that he thinks his minions are assholes. But they have lost and alienated the moderates to the point of fracturing the party.
@12:41 – Kinda ironic don't you think, Bannon finally woke up the threat his followers pose and less than a week later, he's out of the White House.
Well, I for one hope the Dems get nice and complacent/deluded in 2018, just like they were last November.
The Repugs who support Trump will do fine. The RINO's not so much. Trump is the greatest president since Reagan. He is better than Reagan.
There should be ire by the GOP for Trump. He is a bigot and a cheat, who sexually assaulted women. Go trai, I mean train wreck Trump.
Go Trump train…
Trump 2020. He has accomplished more than Reagan in the first 7 months, all while fighting a daily barrage of obsessive media negativity. Bigot he is not. Actually listen to what he said, NOT Lawrence O'Donnell's intentionally misleading take.
Oh, he's accomplished plenty. He's galvanized the left, horrified the center, and become an embarrassment to the right. He's played a game of nuclear threat one-upmanship with a dictator in Best Korea. He's successfully created the fastest turnover rate of White House Senior Staff in recent memory. Meanwhile, his political capital is exhausted with no significant legislative achievements. The "many bills" he referred to, claiming he had more bills than Truman, refer to do-nothing bills like naming things and executive orders.
Oh, and how are his executive orders going, by the way?
At least he's still a hero to Neo-Nazis. Yeah. Big success. Huge.
What has he accomplished in his first 7 months? Alienated large portions of his own political party (although I am not convinced it is his party), alienated almost all of his political allies and accomplished nothing of what he promised.
I disagree with you that he is not a bigot; I do agree with what I presume was your point that he is not racist. "Racist: is defined as "a person who shows or feels discrimination or prejudice against people of other races, or who believes that a particular race is superior to another." "Bigot" is defined as "a person who is intolerant toward those holding different opinions."
Trump does not discriminate based upon race. He is a nihilist. He has no principles other than what shows up in his head at any given moment. Conversely there is no view in his world, and no perspectives allowed, other than his own. This is why he does not care if he accomplishes anything because to him, being President is accomplishment enough.
As a life long Republican, I can only say that Trump is one of the biggest self-centered narcissistic bigots I have ever seen. He makes me ashamed to be a Republican and can only hope this nightmare ends quickly, without too much irreparable damage to the party and it's future candidates.
As one of the nation's great president once said… I didn't leave the party, it left me…
The sad part is I can't see how I can support the current positions of the Democratic party and unless the Republican party walks itself back from the brink of insanity, I am quickly becoming disenfranchised without a viable third choice. I've already, for the last many elections disregarded the recommendations of the party, ignored party labels and tried to vote based on head to head match-ups in each race. With crazy nut 1 vs. insane lunatic 2 vying for the seat, its getting mighty difficult to choose between 2 horrible choices!
Chalk me up as another lifelong Republican who is disenchanted with the party. Can't say I fully agree with Democrats either and don't want to leave the party in case I ever want to run for something, but starting to feel like there has to be another way.
Every single person who voted for Trump is complicit. Every single convention delegate. Every single Republican Party leader who held his or her nose and supported Trump during the campaign. Every one of them is complicit. Spare us any phony indignation now, you're all f*cking guilty.
This is what American party-politics has become. Elections are no longer about ideas and policies. Instead, they're about hanging on to jobs and power. You motherf*cking die-hard Republicans nominated him, lied for him, made excuses for him, pandered to him, and elected him. This was all predictable and you gave not a sh*t so long as your beloved party won the game. You have lost any right to now complain about him.
I find it really interesting to speak to people from countries with more than 2 major parties. It's such a different ball game for them, as the "majority" is usually made up of multiple groups that have different needs/wants, and therefore they are forced to compromise and work together. I've been thinking for a while that what we really need in the USA is a 3rd party with a little bit of presence. It doesn't have to be huge, but just imagine what would happen if there was an independent 3rd party with just 3 Senators and 20 Representatives. The whole government would act differently.
Anyone want to make that happen?
3:21 Time to take your meds. What are we guilty of? What are we complicit in? Voting in a great man who is bringing conservative principles back to federal governance while at the same time fighting back against the hyperventilating left wing media hordes. His rhetoric doesn't bother me one damn bit. Now is when you call me a racist. Read your handbook Libtard.
We found the very last person in the US that supports Trump. His name is 4:35. Wake up, Dingdong, even people in the White House are running for cover.
3:33, I'm in. But HOW do we make that happen?
12:11 here: I didn't caucus for him. I didn't vote for him. I didn't support his campaign. I refused to hold my nose when I voted. Stuff your assumptions, 3:21.
Trump 2018!
It is very sad to watch blatant lies and deceptions being peddled on the innocent public by collaborating media/deep state/establishment traitors. Charlottesville was a coordinated action by the elements, as well as the helpful cooperation of the useful idiots on the ground.
Does this mean we start bombing Russia? After all,Putin stole the election, right?
What the fuck do you mean by "coordinated action by the elements"? It doesn't make you sound smart to string long words into meaningless sentences. It makes you sound like a wide eyed conspiracy theorist.
I and the FBI are still on Putin 2016.
Poor Trump has been the target of impeachment since he won the election. The Democrats and establishment never had any intention of honoring the election results. They have succeeded in isolating him from his populist advisers. He is surrounded by DC establishment globalist types. He will fall.
All this because the Dems and their establishment buddies can't win on the merits, so they go after the men (including online, on TV, etc) who discuss merits.
I started praying for Trump months ago.
2:10,
That's a pretty hypocritical stance, considering the THREE recall initiatives in play against Democrat / traitorous lawmakers. And I say that as a Republican who isn't a fan of any of the targeted lawmakers (sideeye at Pat Farley, who turned her back on the folks that elected her).
If Black Lives Matter, do all lives matter? What would Trump say or is there blame on both sides?
Trump has galvanized Laxalt and Tarkanian.
3 short bus guys went into a bar…..