Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

A case of irony or poetic justice?
Las Vegas Review-Journal ^ | 16 nov 08 | Vin Suprynowicz

Posted on 11/16/2008 8:24:44 AM PST by rellimpank

The Nevada Democratic Party and its affiliated unions did a great job turning out voters for the Nov. 4 general election and placing in the hands of many of those voters endorsement sheets "recommending" how they might vote -- all the way down the ballot to the supposedly "non-partisan" elections for judgeships, School Board, etc.

The Democratic Party also had huge success with its sleazy million-dollar direct-mail campaign against Nevada state Sens. Joe Heck and Bob Beers, who they targeted based on growing Democratic registrations in Senate districts 5 and 6 -- the overall goal being to seat enough Democrats in the state Senate to push through new tax hikes and big pay and benefit increases for state bureaucrats.

(Excerpt) Read more at lvrj.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events; US: Nevada
KEYWORDS: campaignfinance; education; elections; govwatch; nv2008; suprynowicz
--the weekly Vin (on a more local subject than usual)--

--TV "entreprenuer" Rogers mentioned in the article generously consented to be a non-paid state education "czar" a few years ago, then hired a crony at a generous salary to handle the "administrative" affairs of the job---

1 posted on 11/16/2008 8:24:44 AM PST by rellimpank
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: rellimpank

LOL - I like the last line in the article.


2 posted on 11/16/2008 8:43:17 AM PST by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson