No Obama love from Nevada governor

[BlueJessamine]

Source: Politico

Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons turned down an invite to meet President Obama at the airport in Las Vegas on Tuesday.


The White House offered Gibbons the chance to greet Obama after he lands tomorrow evening for a fundraiser at Caesar’s Palace for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. But Gibbons, a Republican, declined because he was insulted by a comment the president had made about Vegas a few months ago, although he says he’s asked Obama to meet with him “to discuss improving tourism and business travel to Nevada.”


“While I appreciate the offer, I am not interested in a handshake and a hello from President Obama, I am interested in an apology and plan to undo the damage the President did,” Gibbons said in a statement posted on his Web site.


The “damage” Gibbons is referring to is a remark Obama made in February during a town hall event on the economy in Indiana, where he said, “You can’t get corporate jets. You can’t go take a trip to Las Vegas or go down to the Super Bowl on the taxpayer’s dime.” Gibbons blames Obama’s comment for hundreds of cancellations of conventions and business meetings in Vegas.



Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22935.html

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Gibbons' statement on his Web site:

http://gov.state.nv.us/PressReleases/2009-05-25_Obama_Ltr_Decline.htm

[blue_onyx]

1. Good, I'm glad he said no

Prevents Obama from wasting time on the idiot.

[pitchforksandtorches]

13. Yeah no kidding, what a fucking whiner! N/T

[AspenRose]

2. I'm sure President Obama is just crushed. Heartbroken.

:eyes:

[FightingIrish]

3. WATTAFUKNIDYUT!!! n/t

[bluestateguy]

4. It's not patriotic to show disrespect for the president

I won't tolerate it.

[aquart]

5. And now the state gets a rep for churlishness. Just what a tourist meca wants.

Whereas pictures of Obama at the fundraiser could be used in every damn publicity brochure in the state.

[bc3000]

6. I'll plan a trip to Nevada as soon as this moron governor apologizes

[FailureToCommunicate]

7. Look at what people in Nevada have had to put up with:

link:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2920038&mesg_id=2920038

or more looney toons:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3207856&mesg_id=3207856

[tomm2thumbs]

8. the casinos overbuilt even by Vegas standards - now they are hurting

couldn't go on forever but the thought it would

[Frosty1]

9. He sure knows how to bring business to his state

:shrug:

[imdjh]

10. I don't get Las Vegas

But then I'm not one of those people for whom "vacation" means doing nothing and eating. I don't get cruise ships at all.

[Patsy Stone]

11. It's better this way

This is the POS who's being sued by a cocktail waitress for assault.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/mar/24/ruling-lets-mazzeo-collect-evidence-civil-rights-l/

[WinstonSmith4740]

12. I live outside of Vegas...

The man's an idiot and an embarrassment. I feel like people in other states look at us and say "WTF were these people THINKING when they elected him?"

[depakid]

16. Ralston from the Las Vegas Sun just skewers this guy

The Man Formerly Known as Governor

It is long past time that Jim Gibbons, who holds the job formerly known as governor, be reduced in writing to what he is in fact: A symbol. And a large Ø seems fitting. The Man Formerly Known as Governor has zero effectiveness, zero respect in the Legislative Building and zero political prospects. So if the symbol fits, he should wear it and be known by it.

Unlike The Artist Formerly Known as Prince, who had his own unpronounceable symbol, Gibbons has one that is easily articulated and probably has been in private conversations from Reno to Elko to Las Vegas. Like some nomadic adventurer seeking new lows to conquer, Ø seems to start every week with the goal of subtracting more political capital until it reaches the value of his symbol.

This week The Man Formerly Known as Governor managed to infuriate both leaders of the Senate, including the state’s most respected GOP leader, Bill Raggio, while clearly misleading friends and foes alike about whether he would sign a room-tax increase he embedded in his budget. Apparently not satisfied with that accomplishment, Ø decided to antagonize U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and state lawmakers a second time by penning a letter to President Barack Obama in which he complained about the size of the stimulus package as a whole, then lamented that Nevada was not getting enough and said he might reject some of it.

As his behavior grows increasingly erratic, befuddling even those who might naturally support him, The Man Formerly Known as Governor has seen his support base slowly erode. On Wednesday conservative activist Chuck Muth accused Ø of serially lying about not raising taxes and called for his resignation.

His supporters now would seem to come down to a couple of outside advisers — businessmen Howard Weiss and Monte Miller — and maybe a staffer or two. The number could soon be equal to his symbol.

More: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/mar/13/man-formerly-known-governor/

[NoQuarter]

14. And then there's THIS

Governor Gibbons vetoes domestic partnership bill

[Zambero]

15. Viva Lost Wages???

Consider bypassing that Vegas vacation in favor of another city and/or state and you'll significantly reduce your chances of arriving home flat broke. And it'll also give the thin-skinned Gibbons something to whine about.

[LynnTheDem]

17. And what plan does Gibbons have to undo the damage George W. bUsh did?

Just a'wonderin'.

[LynnTheDem]

18. dupe