Las Vegas would be a piss-stop on the way to L.A. if it weren't for gambling.

[Drunken Irishman]

And if you're going to embrace that, you've got to accept that you'll be used as an example for financial irresponsibility.

Get the fuck over it.

[rcrush]

1. And the hookers

Good God don't forget the hookers.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

3. Prostitution is illegal in Clark County

[DrToast]

7. Nobody said legal hookers

[Hawaii Hiker]

29. Those brothels outside LV, are probably the WORST place for sexcursions

seriously, all activities at those brothels are covered, can you imagine covered oral sex?...What's the point..

Just my opinion, if you're going to see a call girl, see a very high end one, preferably an adult film star, exchange STD tests, & have a bareback session....Avoid Greek (anal sex)...

I guess we could have an entire thread on the subject of high end call girls...:woohoo:

[PassingFair]

32. How romantic! n/t

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

42. uhh... thanks for the tip but not my thing

[here_is_to_hope]

6. The best are up in Wells anyway...lolz.

[Demoiselle]

2. Well said, sir.

[Duer 157099]

4. On the way to L.A. from where?

That's what I wanna know

:shrug:

[Drunken Irishman]

5. You Californians think you're so cute.

THERE IS LIKE 90% OF THIS GODDAMN COUNTRY EAST OF YOU ASSHOLES! :P

[Cronus Protagonist]

9. Yeah, they're all in New York

You can't be talking about the vast deserted wasteland over which we fly and onto which we flush our toilets?

[cherokeeprogressive]

10. I think you may have missed the point. Interstate 15 is what connects Las Vegas to L.A.

If you continue north of Vegas on I-15, you pass through Arizona, Utah, Idaho, and Montana. Not a whole lot of people traveling south on I-15 to L.A. cuz there aren't a lot of people in the aforementioned states.

Of course we Californians know there are places east of us. We call them suburbs of L.A. :evilgrin: :hi: :rofl: :spray:

[Drunken Irishman]

14. I-15 in SLC hooks up with I-80.

Most people coming from the east will take I-80 into SLC and then connect onto I-15 into Las Vegas and then into LA.

[cherokeeprogressive]

41. Soooo, you're saying that lots of people drive to Vegas from Wyoming, Nebraska, and Iowa?

Whoa. That's a hike.

[Clovis Sangrail]

12. wow 00

this got me to look and Ca has 11.95% of the US population... only 3 other states break 5% with most being under 3%
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_population


:woohoo:

[Drunken Irishman]

13. So I was right! lol

[Bluenorthwest]

8. Financial irresponsibility being foisted on another industry

in the face of the Wall Street Banksters needing to be bailed out by the people, which includes the gaming and entertainment and hospitality businesses in Las Vegas, it a tad ironic to say the least. Were the casinos 'too big to fail'? Did they take tax payer cash and reward their own failures with huge bonus money?
Wall Street is the picture of financial irresponsibility to most Americans after what we have seen the last couple of years. We accept no substitutes.

[slackmaster]

11. Actually you are misinformed, DI - Las Vegas' modern boom was started by railroad developers

In the late 19th century. It's always been an important junction.

[Drunken Irishman]

15. No more important than Salt Lake.

Which, even I'll admit (though I call it home), is a rest stop on the way to gambling in Vegas.

[slackmaster]

16. I know people who consider SLC to be a rest stop on the way to Park City

:hi:

[Drunken Irishman]

17. Salt Lake has more to offer. :)

If you're going to ski PC, or any of the resorts in the area, it is smart to stay downtown and ride up. It's a bigger city, so it's cheaper, and you have a boatload of options. PC is nice. But small and gets cluttered very fast. Especially during Sundance.

[CreekDog]

37. Salt Lake is where BYU students go when they need "culture"

:D

[old mark]

27. Actually, it WAS a piss stop, but for cowboys on trains. Glitter came later. nt

[CreekDog]

18. It would be West St. George

woohoo! :boring:

[boppers]

19. Uhm, backstory on this?

Where was Las Vegas used "as an example for financial irresponsibility"?

[maxsolomon]

22. Obama said that something was like people losing nest eggs there

and that such policy was financially irresponsible. or something. then Lost Wages get its knickers in a twist.

[harkadog]

20. Most places that have casinos would be piss stops with out it.

Why criticize just Las Vegas? Why doesn't Obama criticize the piss stops in Illinois that have casinos?

[Kingofalldems]

21. Moe Green

[Blue_Tires]

25. and there isn't even a statue of him somewhere in town...

EDIT: because it's such a great scene

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mbuxI_XRLs&feature=related

[Kingofalldems]

28. Yes, one of the best ever

Lee really hit it.

[Jennicut]

23. Well, they can always bash CT. We have Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods.

Though it is not as glamorous and is a lot colder over here! :) My Grandma lives near Mohegan Sun and she loves to gamble...I have never been but it is a big thing around here.

[kiva]

24. Las Vegas will get over it -

they likely won't vote for Obama again, but they'll get over it.

[slackmaster]

34. I must have missed the root story here - LV will get over what?

:shrug:

[HughBeaumont]

26. I'm reading this over and over again . . . and I'm just failing to see what the big DEAL is.

Obama didn't at ALL say anything bad about Vegas. Not a thing. One could substitute Disney or Paris in his comment and it STILL wouldn't be a negative connotation.

Again, all of these people getting all huffy about this are people who WANT to be mad at him just because.

[JBoy]

30. I agree. Haven't heard the boat industry wailing.

[joeybee12]

33. It's because it's the second time he's used Vegas as his punch line...

...he got reamed the first time, so he does it again...slow learner.

[TankLV]

43. riiiiiight...

just like us gays are uppity...

[joeybee12]

31. Hmmm...and the people living here shouldn't be allowed to make

a living, huh?

[Phx_Dem]

39. Who said that? The President's remark, though not

politically correct, is factually correct. People DO go to Vegas to gamble and end up blowing a ton of money. No one can deny that.

[bertman]

35. So, the President has to apologize for offending the Mafia money-making capital of the world?

Now that's a crock of shit.

Oh wait, those guys own half of America. Good idea, Mr. President.

[joeybee12]

36. The Mafi hasn't been in Vegas for a long time...

...the corporations bought them out.

[bertman]

40. Hey, joeybee12, I read a magazine article two years ago that said the Mafia was almost

gone from America, so I guess the corporations bought them out everywhere, eh?

[tomm2thumbs]

38. I told the manager of a major casino 'why not just release pickpockets into your Casino for money?'

he replied... 'We call those Slot Machines'

So they know EXACTLY what they are doing