Mark Your Calendars
Daily & Weekly
* Monday-Friday, 3:00-5:00 PM, 780 AM (KKOH)
The Dan Mason Show, also live-streamed at http://bit.ly/14EQcg. Battling
Liberals daily. Call in lines are 775-852-8255 or 800-564-5564.
* Monday-Friday, 8:30-9:00 AM, 1180 AM, Good
Government Forum: Promoting Responsible Government, One Issue at a
Time. Host: Mon Bertolucci, uncovering the waste, fraud, abuse,
corruption and extortion of government. Listen Online: www.AmericaMatters.us
* Every Wednesday, 4:00-5:45 PM, Scheels
Meeting Room (Upstairs). Constitution Study Group, Contact
D.J. Jones, jones.richard@yahoo.com * Every Thursday, 1:00-2:00 pm, Good
Government Forum on 1180 AM, Promoting Responsible Government, One
Issue at a Time. Host: Mon Bertolucci, uncovering the waste, fraud,
abuse, corruption and extortion of government. Listen
Online: www.AmericaMatters.us
* Every Thursday, 2:00-3:00 pm, CEO
Business Mind on 1180 AM with Joe Morabito. Re-broadcast over the
weekend on 99.1 FM. Check local listings. Or follow Joe’s blog, ceobusinessmind.com.
* Every Thursday, 3:30-5:30 PM, Current
Events, where the discussion centers around news, headlines, politics.
No subject is off limits. All participants are respectful of others and all
are welcome. Del Webb Aspen Lodge, Questions? Contact Larry
Newman, 775-322-5141.
Coming Soon
* Wed, Dec 13, 11:30-1:30, Conservative Talk
Lunch (CTL),
King Buffet. Call Carole Fineberg, 775-622-9811 with any questions or a desire to be on the agenda.
* Wed, Dec 13, 5:30 pm, The Nugget, Sparks Republican Women
(SRW). Program: Charlene Bybee, Sparks City Council Ward 4.
$27/members; $32 non-members. Reservations by 12/8 or add $5 to each
category. RSVP to Judy Moss@775-722-0536 or jmoss.drake@gmail.com.
* Thur, Dec 14, 3:30-5:00 pm, Del Webb Aspen Lodge, Current
Events Group will be hosting Danny Tarkanian. All are welcome.
For details, contact Larry Newman, 775-322-5141.
* Fri, Dec 15, 6:30-10:00 pm, All Republican Christmas
Party, Atlantis. “Make Christmas Great Again” - Live music, heavy
hors’doeuvres, no-host bar, FUN! $40. RSVP at www.washoegop.org.
* Sat, Dec 16, 10:00-1:30, Republican Leadership Institute
(RLI) and Canvassing/Phoning Training. RSVP a must!!! Carole Fineberg, 775-622-9811or simi4relo@gmail.com.
* Mon, Dec 18, 11:00-3:00, Mt Rose Republican Women (MRRW),
Tamarack Junction. Program: Saluting Honor Flight Veterans unable to travel
to DC. $25 by 12/13. RSVP: mrrwdinnerrsvp@gmail.com or call 775-852-2591.
* Tue, Jan 2, 6:00 pm, Washoe County Republican Assembly
(WCRA) meeting. KNPB, 1670 N. Virginia.
* Thur,
Jan 4, 6:30 pm, Washoe County Executive Committee (EC) meeting, GOP
Headquarters Annex.
* Fri,
Jan 5, 5:30 pm, Republican First Friday,
Location TBA. Strictly social, enjoy an adult beverage with like-minded
folks.
* Wed, Jan 10, 11:30-1:30, Conservative Talk
Lunch (CTL),
King Buffet. Call Carole Fineberg, 775-622-9811 with any questions or a desire to be on the
agenda.
* Wed, Jan 24, 11:30-1:30, Conservative Talk
Lunch (CTL),
King Buffet. Call Carole Fineberg, 775-622-9811 with any questions or a desire to be on the
agenda.
* Thur,
Jan 25, 6:30 pm, Washoe County Republican Central Committee,
Location TBA.
* Wed, Feb 14, 11:30-1:30, Conservative Talk
Lunch (CTL),
King Buffet. Call Carole Fineberg, 775-622-9811 with any questions or a desire to be on the
agenda.
* Fri, Feb 16, 6:00 pm, Atlantis. Lincoln Day Dinner,
featuring Dinesh D’Souza. Tables of 10, $1750 or individual tickets,
$175. Tickets are now on sale at www.washoegop.org.
* Fri, Feb 16, Atlantis, at the Lincoln Day Dinner, drawing
for an all-expense paid trip to San Diego, CA, including airfare and
accommodations for two at a boutique hotel in Little Italy
San Diego. $20 per ticket, only 200 sold, the proceeds of which will
benefit the Veterans’ Guest House in Reno. Tickets may be purchased from
Carole Fineberg, 775-622-9811.
* Wed, Feb 28, 11:30-1:30, Conservative Talk
Lunch (CTL),
King Buffet. Call Carole Fineberg, 775-622-9811 with any questions or a desire to be on the
agenda.
Discussion:
Pledge
of Allegiance
Announcements:
$20 Tickets to enter the drawing for an
expense paid trip to San Diego, including airfare and accommodations for
two. Proceeds benefit the Veterans' Guest House. Drawing 12/15/17
at the Christmas Party. You do not need to be present to win.
Washoe County Republican Christmas Party – “Make Christmas
Great Again” – Friday, Dec. 15, 6:30 at the Atlantis. Live band, hearty hors d’oeuvres. $40,
washoegop.org website.
Lincoln Day Dinner, featuring Dinesh D’Souza. Friday, Feb.
16 at the Atlantis. This will be an elegant event you won’t want to
miss! RSVP: washoegop.org website.
Danny Tarkanian will also at Current
Events Thursday, 12/14 at the Del Webb Aspen Lodge, 3:30-5:00. Also looking for homes to host a Townhall
with Danny Tarkanian.
Derek
Uehara - Candidate for
State Treasurer. Derek has been in Nevada since 2000 and NV has been good
to him and he is looking to give back.
Definition of investing = giving up time, energy or money today for
the future. Derek is a Financial
Planner and is passionate about helping others invest in their future. The State Treasury job handles investment
and educational accounts. Our educational program is an investment in our
future and Derek sees a path to how we can do it all better. Please stay
tuned, as Derek will be back in northern NV for our January 24 meeting and
he is someone you will want to hear and meet.
Danny Tarkanian - Candidate for US Senate. His family has been in NV for 45 years.
His father was national basketball champion and his mother has worked with
handicapped children. Nevada has been very good for his family. Years ago,
Sen. Laxalt campaigned on one issue and you could trust and rely on his
doing what he promised. We need to
repeal Obamacare/Affordable Care Act… it is NOT affordable. People coming
into the US illegally is wrong. US should not be the police force for the
world unless US interests are being threatened.
 Mr. Tarkanian has been a Trump supporter
all along. He stood for Trump when others did not. He always thought Trump
would be a better President than Clinton.
Heller did not support Trump; Heller said Tarkanian couldn’t win the
general (Tarkanian lost by a mere 1%).
Heller only won his last race by 1% against Shelley Berkley.
Q & A [This is not a transcript, only the best recollection and notes I
have to grasp the essence of both the question and the answer. ~ Carole]
Q: Is the current gun control bill being
debated in Congress to improve background checks going to stop mass
shootings?
A: Tarkanian would be open to listen to
alternative ideas, but he is not committing one way or another until he
knows all the facts.
Q: Heller has been strong on Veterans’ Affairs.
What will you be able to do?
A: Agreed that Heller has done lots for
veterans. He has a phenomenal staffer in that arena, whom Tarkanian would
likely ask to stay on when he wins.
Q: Mr. Tarkanian, can you reach across the
ideological aisle to attract Dem voters in order to be able to win the
general election, as did Reagan and Trump?
A: “America First” policies will span both
sides of the aisle. That and not
fighting wars that don’t pose an imminent threat to the US.
Q: How do you get through to voters who are
diametrically opposed to you?
A: Tarkanian will not allow opposing camp to
smear him without responding.
Q: Where do you stand on the $13 trillion
already invested in Yucca Mountain?
A: As a Research and Development facility,
Yucca would be the biggest economic boost the state has ever seen, both
economically and educationally.
Q: How would you fix an educational system
when teachers’ unions have abused everything?
A: More competition = better product. Educational Savings Accounts (ESAs) will
never be funded by Democrats – ever.
Of the $9400 per child we spend in this state, about $5200 is from
the State and $4200 is from federal assistance. Tarkanian would like to see that $4200
federal assistance to be used in block grants to fund ESAs. That and, English only in our schools. No
more bi-lingual education, which slows the whole class down.
Q: How do we get voters to vote for
Republican State Legislators?
A: Down-ticket voting. In 2012, the reason
we won both State houses is that Gov. Sandoval ran unopposed, so there was
no good reason for Dems to even show up at the polls. Tarkanian has signed a term limits pledge
and will vote against reinstating McConnell as Senate Majority Leader.
Q: Senior Senators are allowed to nominate
federal judges. Catherine Cortez Masto would be our senior Senator unless
Heller wins reelection. I don’t want
her deciding our federal judges.
A: Senior Senators do not
nominate federal judges, but suggest/recommend. It’s still the President’s call as to a
nomination from the list of those recommended and the confirmation process
would still have to take place. Trump would just ignore Masto’s
recommendations.
Q: Where do you stand on Article 5 and the
Convention of States (COS) issue?
A: There are some important issues that can
be handled in a Convention of States, such as term limits and a balanced
budget. Tarkanian knows people are
opposed to other issues being stuck in a COS that wouldn’t be in our best interests.
He doesn’t really understand the implications, but would welcome a
discussion.
Tarkanian believes integrity,
courage and conviction will carry him.
But his opponent already has much more of a war chest than does
he. “Ten for Tark” is a monthly
commitment of $10 at www.tarknv.com. And anything else you can do to spread
the word is very much appreciated.
No one should pre-judge Roy
Moore. It is up to the voters of
Alabama, yet Heller came out immediately urging Roy Moore to get out of the
race.
Q: No one has addressed an EMP and how it
could really devastate our nation. We are so vulnerable, especially against
North Korea.
A: Let’s sit down afterward and discuss.
Lynn Chapman
– still has just a few Freedom Calendars left for $5. Also on Feb 23, 2018, the Independent
American Party is having its state convention at the Nugget. That evening, Carol Bundy will be the
guest speaker and there will be a gun raffle. All are welcome to the evening
festivities. Please save the date
and more info will follow.
Ellen Shaw
– still has Commerce Tax petitions for which she is gathering signatures.
We need 40,000 signatures in Congressional District 2 by June to be able to
get this issue on the ballot in November, 2018. This just gets it on the ballot. This is a huge issue for businesses. Currently, only businesses that gross $4M
are taxed on the gross receipts. But
the Legislature can drop that threshold to much less to snare those smaller
businesses and tax their earnings regardless of the expenses needed to make
those earnings. Businesses won’t
take this lying down… it will be passed on to the consumer in the way of
increased cost of goods and services.
Please email Ellen to arrange to sign this petition at ellenshaw@aol.com.
Next Meeting
– Wednesday, January 10, 2018, same time, same place.
Joyful Christmas,
Happy Hanukkah and a Merry New Year to one and all!
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