Guess who made the cut...
He’s a successful businessman. He owns Sunbelt Communications, which operates 16 television affiliates in five states, including KSNV Channel 3 in Las Vegas and KRNV Channel 4 in Reno. (The Las Vegas Sun is a media partner with the stations.)
He knows state government. He served as boss of Nevada universities and colleges from 2004 to 2009.
He is politically connected. He is a prodigious political fundraiser and donor, which helps him get meetings with just about anyone he wants.
To a certain extent, his tweets are condensed versions of the weekly memos he sent out as chancellor. As a vocal defender of colleges and universities, he delivered withering — and highly entertaining — attacks on Gov. Jim Gibbons over his proposed cuts to the system.
And look at what he's saying!
"Doesn't it makes sense that a business that produces a $500k profit should be able to take part of that profit and invest it in education?"
"All of NV businesses are not broke - many are thriving and could easily afford to support education which is the key to everyone’s future"
"Sandoval is right – less government is better – but less government should mean less Sandoval and less legislature."
"If Brian Sandoval had been the captain of the Titanic it would have gone down with him smiling, his hair perfectly combed...."
"Legislators with a 'one rule fits all' tax analysis ought to know that one rule never works"
"Think about the fact that Idaho taxes my Nevada income but Nevada doesn’t tax my Nevada income"
"If Nevada’s citizens wanted an excellent education system, Nevada would have one."
Wow. Just wow! Jim Rogers is speaking the truth and saying it like he means it!
For quite some time, I've wondered if I was just one of very few voices in the wilderness. But all of a sudden, it seems Nevadans are starting to wake up and smell the napalm. And perhaps if the most iconic and passionate advocate for Nevada students can light up Twitter, Carson City can wake up and notice reality calling.
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