Village Idiots

Who knew this is what a true crisis looks like? It's so shocking. It's so eye-popping. And it's oh so... Stupid.

Arizona State Rep. Adam Kwasman (R) wants to move up to Congress. Apparently, he saw yesterday's big anti-immigrant protest in Oracle, Arizona, as a great campaign photo-op. So he traveled to Oracle and called attention to a big yellow school bus. And then, this happened.



At least Rep. Mark Amodei (R-Carson City) had a tele-town-hall to hide behind when he was asked about immigration on Monday. And at least Rep. Joe Heck (R-Henderson) was nowhere to be found when immigrant rights activists showed up at his district office yesterday. But alas, Adam Kwasman wasn't that lucky. And he certainly wasn't prepared for the revelation that the big yellow school bus actually contained local YMCA campers.



Who knew it could be so fun to stay at the YMCA? But alas, the children weren't greeted by the real Village People. Rather, they were greeted by the seemingly surreal village idiots.



The only ones missing from the village idiots' convention were Cliven Bundy and the rest of the "Patriot Movement" domestic terrorists haterade addicts. After all, we know how much fun they have at the YMCA.

But seriously, this is ridiculous. Actually, this whole display of idiocy by the 21st Century Know Nothings is ridiculous. It's as ridiculous as Adam Kwasman's Congressional campaign... And dare we say it's as ridiculous as Adam Laxalt's entire political career.

Who knew this is what a true crisis looks like? Actually, we did. And we've been pointing this out ever since the media began discussing "Republican rebranding".

As usual, you're welcome.

Sashay Away

For some, too much is never enough. This definitely applies to Cliven Bundy and his gang of "outlaw cowboys". For them, too much attention is never enough.

They loved it when national G-O-TEA politicians & pundits rushed to their aid. But when the Republican Party started "rebranding" its #BundyRanch involvement and the Kochs started to deny the existence of #BundyRanch, they had to rethink their media strategy.

So they started unleashing armed madness upon the Virgin Valley (and each other). They then proceeded to drive business away from the Mesquite area. And because it wasn't enough for them to damage Nevada's reputation, they then began making field trips to Utah to terrorize that state with their signature brand of lunacy.

Of course, "Free-dumb isn't free". That's why some Bundy Gang members have taken to GoFundMe to demand welfare checks donations for continued wannabe insurrection shit whatever. Apparently, they're most in need of life advice from the very wise philosopher, Lohanthony.



Needless to say, "outlaw militia" crew at #BundyRanch are now running into some money trouble. Below is some exclusive footage of the Bundy Gang soliciting at GoFundMe.



(Obviously, not really. The Bundy crew wish they could be this sickening!)

But wait, there's more. The Bundy Gang may be busy soliciting funds, but they're never too busy to throw shade at elected officials. And this week, they're actually reading Governor Brian Sandoval (R) and Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie to filth for not supporting their law breaking ways. Apparently, they forgot when Brian Sandoval cheered them on... Or they remember that, and they're just wondering why he doesn't want to be caught anywhere near them any more.

Here's some helpful advice for the Bundy Crew. Remember the 5 G's: Good god, get a grip, girl!

Here's some more helpful advice for the Bundy Gang: Call it quits already. We know you feel very attacked, but that's no reason to take up arms against our elected government that's set up by the very Constitution you claim to know & love. It's just too much. And the last thing we need is a man-made disaster on your hands.



We can only hope Cliven Bundy and his outlaw gang can take this helpful advice from us, and from Mama Ru of course, before their delusions of grandeur land them into any more trouble. It's now time for them... To sashay away.

Hot Mess

So it's 3 steps forward, 2 steps back for "Governor Sunny"? Back in February, Governor Brian Sandoval (R) finally agreed to drop the state's legal fight against marriage equality by essentially dropping out of Sevcik v. Sandoval. That's why the remaining defendants are left presenting this in court.

We thought Governor Sandoval had finally fully evolved into the 21st century. But no, he's crawling backward again by backtracking on marriage. Oh yes, he still won't say he supports marriage equality... Even though he's admitted the state's legal argument against marriage equality has no leg left to stand on.

What's this about? Is Sandoval truly that confused? Or is this just his twisted way of providing cover for Mark Hutchison, Adam Laxalt, Joe Heck, Cresent Hardy, and all the other Nevada Republicans who refuse to acknowledge the existence of the 21st century? Whatever the case, all we have to say is this.



Queen, you're a hot mess!

But then again, the entire Republican Party has devolved into a total hot mess. They can't reconcile their alleged devotion to "FREEDOM!" with their resistance to granting all loving couples the freedom to marry. So they must twist & turn in all sorts of strange directions to make their "libertarian populism" sound coherent.

So what else are we supposed to say? What else can we add? Oh yes, this: Queen, you're a hot mess!

Cat Out of the Bag

We've been meaning to get to this. We know Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D) has been in the news lately. And since we report and discuss the news, we can't avoid this sticky subject any longer.

We know Senator Reid is in trouble. He & his staff have been trying so hard to hide this scandal, but it can't stay hidden any longer.

Let's just get this out of the bag now. Someone needs to apologize for this. And that should only be the beginning.

We can't stay quiet about this any longer. And neither can Senator Reid. It's time for Nevada Democrats to take care of this before it's too late.

We couldn't stay quiet about this any longer. And no one else should be expected to stay quiet. It's time to let this cat out of the bag and speak the truth.

Sorry, Senator Reid...

Poor Dave McKeon

I know we've been doing quite a bit of it this week, but we really must take one more stroll down Memory Lane. Remember Dave McKeon? He's now the Chair of the Clark County Republican Party. And he was supposed to make everything better for Southern Nevada's G-O-TEA faithful.

Needless to say, that still hasn't happened. Instead, McKeon's family woes continue to make news in Nevada and California...

Wait, what??!! Remember that Dave McKeon is the son of Rep. Buck McKeon (R-California), the Santa Clarita Republican who likes to question whether hardworking immigrant families are somehow aiding and abetting terrorists. He's also made a habit of mastering the art of pay-to-play politics (of pure corruption).

And now, Rep. Buck McKeon is finally calling it quits. No, he's not quitting his pay-to-play racket. Rather, he's quitting Congress. He just can't stand the fact that the G-O-TEA Culture Warriors keep getting in the way of his military-industrial complex gravy train.

McKeon, at a press conference formally announcing his reported retirement on Thursday, said that about 80 members of the House GOP caucus identifying as tea partiers contributed to his decision to retire.

"That was just one issue," McKeon said according to Defense News. "I can't say it was not part of it because it has been a frustrating year. Not so much for us but for our leadership."

The outgoing congressman said that too often in the last few years House Republican leadership came to their caucus with a certain plan on legislation that was eventually "rejected" by tea partiers because "it wasn't good enough."

"I think every member of our conference needs to look at themselves and re-evaluate what they were sent here to do," McKeon added.

Well, cry me a river. Buck McKeon is now complaining about the Crazy Caucus nearly derailing America? Where was he when the Crazy Caucus was about to throw America into Armageddon? (Crickets.)

We find it quite ironic that Rep. McKeon is shedding (crocodile) tears now. Could it be due to his weakened political position in his own district? (A heavy TEA drinker was already preparing to run before McKeon announced his retirement, and national Democrats were already preparing to contest his seat this year.) We can't help but laugh as Buck McKeon only comes around to criticizing the TEA powered political Frankenstein monster when the monster turns around to come for him.

We can only wonder what poor little Dave McKeon must be thinking right now. He's about to lose his juice on Capitol Hill, and that can't possibly come at a worse time. Does he have enough juice left to stop members of his own party from sabotaging Cresent Hardy's already long-shot challenge to Rep. Steven Horsford (D-North Las Vegas) in NV-04? Is the Nevada G-O-TEA Civil War about to enter another round of gruesome battles this year?

Whatever comes next, we're just glad we're not in Dave McKeon's position.

End of the Line

I'm not sure what else to do. We may have finally reached the end of the line here. It's over.

I've done everything I could to continue this blog. Let's just say this has been a ton of work. And it hasn't always been easy work. And it may just be work I can no longer afford to do for free.

So with immense sadness in my heart, I must close this blog. It's been a rewarding labor of love in many ways. But at this point, I just can't continue.

I'm so sorry. I hope you will understand.

Tuesday LOL: Harry Reid on His iPhone

Jeez, who knew our Senate Majority Leader could text like that? Now if only the rest of the US Senate could step into the 21st Century... ;-)

Crazy Fun Video Night: The Greatest Hits, Inspired by Whitney & Sharrontology

In honor of Sharrontology's growing hot mess, I present to you some of the best hits of Crazy Fun Video Night!

Crazy Fun Video Weekend: More FIN-tastic Semi-Horrible Sh*t...

Can I just tell you? This is so FIN-tastic! These suuupppr smmmpple russippeeez are very "Semi-Homemade", and they'll make your life so E-Z & FIN-tastic!

Crazy Fun Video Night Goes to Food Network: Sandra Lee Edition

Because I can't get enough of Sandra Lee and her unique and entertaining brand of (non)cooking. If you thought her recent lasagna recipe was amazing, try some Kwanzaa cake! I can hardly wait for "Semi-Homemade" to return with new (HILARIOUS!) episodes this fall!



Enjoy the weekend, bitchez! :-D

Crazy Fun Video Night: In Suzy Lowdown's Honor...

I was thinking about her when I saw this...





And this...



And this...



Enjoy!

NV-Sen: Bye Bye Suzy?

Suzy Lowdown's BusGate scandal continues to keep her campaign in full tailspin. She could face over $1,000,000 in fines and up to five years in jail time (yes, SLAMMER TIME!) for this EPIC FAIL or accepting that luxury liner of a campaign bus in flagrant disregard of campaign finance law.

Meanwhile, a new PPP poll is the first poll to show Sharron Angle with a lead, albeit a tiny 29% to 26% lead over Ms. Suzy (within the margin of error) with Lil' Tark Shark close behind at 24%. So is Suzy Lowdown done? Maybe not yet, but she certainly isn't the "inevitable one" that the "newspaper" that shall not be named claimed she was.

Well, maybe there's someone who understands the situation Suzy Lowdown is in...









But at least Britney could eventually make a comeback. I don't know if Ms. Suzy can.

In Honor of Suzy Lowdown...

And the massive trainwreck her campaign has become, I present to you...



It can't be too much longer before SNL does a skit... Hell, make it an entire episode of this!

Crazy Fun Video Night: MARIAH!

Who said Whitney is supposed to have all the fun here? Tonight, it's Mariah's turn... It's time for my other favorite DIVA! (And a couple super funny parodies!) We'll always love you, too, Mariah. :-D

Crazy Fun Video Night: More WHITNEY!

OK, so it's Debra Wilson Skelton as Whitney on Mad TV... But come on, you know you want more! :-p

NV-Sen: Suzy Lowdown STILL Doesn't Get It!

See what I mean? Seriously, we can just go to UMC? The same UMC in trouble? And does Ms. Suzy's campaign manager really think most of us can afford the kind of care under the current system to actually survive a gunshot wound in the chest? And that anyone in Reno or Elko or Austin can just head on over to UMC in Las Vegas, the ONLY public hospital in Nevada? And that we the taxpayers can afford even more ER subsidies? (Remember that the emergency room is the most expensive form of treatment around.)

Oh, and by the way, Cenk Uygur & The Young Turks talk more about what I've been saying here for some time. If Suzy Lowdown wants to be taken seriously on health care policy, she needs to actually offer some serious health care policy. But it seems since she already has her millions of dollars and first-rate health insurance, she'd rather not worry her poor lil' patrician self with us plebeians and our petty lil' health care concerns.



Suzy Lowdown & her GOoPer buddies just don't get it.



It's too bad Mad TV isn't around any more. If they had this much fun with Whitney...



Think of what they would have done with Suzy Lowdown screwing up her own campaign! Sorry, I just couldn't help myself on that last vid. ;-)

And by the way, Nevada Scandalmonger has even more on the latest Suzy Lowdown campaign meltdown.

Casinos: Interesting Developments on The Strip

The Kardashians are opening a club at Caesars? Silk Road is closing at Vdara to make way for a special casino? What is this town coming to? I guess Vegas is going insane.

Oh yes, and did I mention the new rumors about Celine Dion's new Vegas show? Oh jeez, what an interesting day this is today!

BREAKING: Health Care Reform Deemed Unconstitutional

This is major news. I guess this means health care is done... Kaput... FAIL. Sadly for us, our chance to really make progress on health care is gone. And really, we're to blame.

This is truly a sad day for America.

Final Thought on the Anti-Reid/MGM Mirage "Swift Boat Ad"

Mr. Gleaner has something good to say about it, but I have to give the last word to Ms. Whitney.



This is what Nevada will be saying to Floyd Brown and his fellow slimy GOoPers this fall.

Crazy Fun Video Night: Fierce... And FAIL

Now this is fierce!



And this is just FAIL.



Fierce.



FAIL.



And sometimes, there's something so FAIL it's fierce... ly addictive, like junk food.



I know this will be stuck in your head all night. Too bad. You're addicted to the FAIL and the fierce! ;-)