Conservative Talk Lunch Virtual Meeting Wed, May 27, 2020 12:00-1:30pm As is always the case, if you wish to reach Carole, kindly email her at simi4relo@gmail.com The Outlook address that this is coming from is strictly for mass mailings, such as this. Let me know what you thought of this virtual format.  Thanks!

"People often say, with pride, I'm not interested in politics.'  They might as well say, "I'm not interested in my standard of living, my health, my job, my rights, my freedoms, my future or any future'... If we mean to keep any control over our world and lives, we must be interested in politics."    Martha Gellhorn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you could not be online with us today, the audio recording of the meeting is available in mp3 format by clicking the same link for the meeting for the entire 52:18.  https://instantteleseminar.com/Events/121879200 The date at the top of this link says May 13, but it is our meeting of today, May 27.     Mark Your Calendars Daily & Weekly *    Monday-Friday, 5:00-8:00 AM, 780 AM (KKOH) The Mitchell and Mason Show, with Ross Mitchell and Dan Mason, also live-streamed at  http://bit.ly/14EQcg.  Battling Liberals daily.  Call in lines are 775-852-8255 or 800-564-5564. *    Monday-Friday, 8:00-9:00 AM, 780 AM (KKOH) 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, 10:00-12:00 noon, 99.1 FM (KKFT), Monica Jaye Show. Call in 775-884-9910. *    Wednesday, 4:00pm, Constitution Study Group. Virtually, for now. Contact Bruce Parks for the link, 1NevadaPatriot@gmail.com.  Or see below (#2 Announcements) for link. *    Every Thursday, 2:00-3:00 pm, CEO Business Mind on 1180 AM with Joe Morabito and re-broadcast on weekends. Follow Joe’s blog, ceobusinessmind.com. Coming Soon *    Sat, May 30, 11:00am, Rally Protest to Open Nevada, in front of the State Capitol Bldg in Carson City. Park at Red's Old 395 and walk north to the Capitol. Bring signs and flags. *    Tue, June 2, 7:00pm, MexCal, 516 S. Virginia, Meet & Greet for Jesse Hurley.  $100/pp, or any donation cheerfully accepted.  775-312-6774 to RSVP. *    Sat, June 6, 9:00-5:00, [Could be virtual] Washoe County Republican Party Convention. *    Sat-Sun, June 12-13, Harrah's Tahoe, Nevada State Republican Party Convention. *    Wed, June 10, 12:00-1:30, Virtual Conservative Talk Lunch. Questions? Call Carole Fineberg, 775-622-9811. *    Wed, June 24, 12:00-1:30, Virtual Conservative Talk Lunch. Questions? Call Carole Fineberg, 775-622-9811. Pledge of Allegiance Announcements:  1) Lynn Chapman's husband is doing better, having completed his radiation treatments 2) Poll-watching help needed - now until June 5 for Early Voting & In-Person Voting.    Ballot Sorting/Counting/Tallying - June 8-16, 3-4 hour shifts. Why till June 16 if election day is June 9? Mail-in ballots must be postmarked by June 9 and must be received by June 16 to be counted. So ballots will be trickling in until June 16.  If you can give a few hours to ensure honest elections, please email Carole Fineberg for an updated schedule and a training sheet.  simi4relo@gmail.com. Thank you in advance.  Discussion Joel Beck - Candidate for Congressional District 2. Joel is running because he doesn't feel we are getting the representation when we need. A few years ago, Joel needed help with the Reno VA for denied claims, he contacted Amodei's office and they couldn't or wouldn't help him. Joel believes in listening to constituents, reading legislation and passing laws based on Constitutional law.  He believes in getting government out people's lives (spying on citizens, healthcare, education) and restoring people's freedoms. If elected, he plans to retain his VA healthcare benefits instead of the fancy Cadillac healthcare plan Congress has in place for itself. Joel's background in aviation as an aeronautical engineer has given him analytical skills to help him see several different angles of any one issue.  COVID is crippling our nation and the long-term effects are horrific. We need to get back to work. Joel is an 18-year resident of Douglas County and sees elected office as a public service position. He has no plans to be a career politician - 6 years (3 terms) is sufficient. More of Joel's positions and views can be found on his website, beckforcongress.us. He can be emailed or phoned as well. He welcomes personal calls.  joel@beckforcongress.us or 775-339-1073. He doesn't like apathy and wishes more people would participate in the process. Bruce Parks - Nevada Patriot Meeting, Thursday, May 28, 6:00pm.  The speakers will be Barney Watley of fightfornevada.com, which led the Recall Sisolak movement, and Monica Jaye of radio fame on 99.1AM and what her perspective is on what's going on in our state/nation. While the current Recall Sisolak is dead (died May 15 due to lack of signatures), the movement is far from over. To get info on the virtual meeting, contact 1nevadapatriot@gmail.com and you will be sent a link and a password. Bruce also mentioned that Gov Sis had the State purchased a new plane for his travels back and forth LV-Carson. Not only did that cost us $million$, but it doesn't fit in the hanger, which will have to be re-built. There is a virtual Constitution Study Group every Wednesday, 4:00-6:00pm. It takes quite a few months to go through the Constitution and when finished, they start it all over again. They just started over about 6 weeks ago (they are on Lesson 6) and are currently learning about the historical perspective of what the Founding Fathers were looking at before the Constitutional Convention.  Again, if you wish the link to this informative and fascinating discussion, kindly email Bruce Parks at 1nevadapatriot@gmail.com. DJ Jones, who started this Constitution group, passed away a few weeks back and his family has asked that anyone wanting to do something, in lieu of flowers, please send a donation to the Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 14 Veterans' Way, Fernley, NV 89408 in DJ's memory. Saturday, May 30, there is a rally urging the complete opening of the State.  11:00am, in front of the Capitol Bldg. Park at Red's Old 395 parking lot and walk up to the Capitol. Gary Duarte - couldn't be with us today but wanted us to know United States Nuclear Energy Foundation (USNEF) is currently in talks with Heritage Foundation in DC to talk about building and managing Yucca Mountain as a Dept of Energy Public Private Partnership (PPP).  Several of Gary's Board of Directors members have already agreed to participate in moving these conversations forward. Mike Dakic - Joel Beck's campaign manager. Mike wanted us to know Mark Amodei did not sign the Recall Sisolak petition. Very few elected officials or candidates were brave enough to sign said petition. Carole's response: Any recall effort is a negative effort. It is sucking time, resources and energy away from what should be the real effort - to get Republicans elected to the Legislature who can hamstring the Gov from his dastardly agenda. That will happen in November and faster, more expeditiously than any recall effort. In CA, when we recalled Gray Davis, we had Arnold Schwarzenegger. Here we have no one. I personally don't blame candidates/electeds for not wanting to sign the petition.  Mike Dakic agrees to disagree. Monte Anglin - Monte is stuck in Hawaii and can finally come back next week. He's curious what the talk is locally about reopening. Carole's response:  Gov Sis cancelled his presser for yesterday, which was supposed to announce the next phase of opening. It was cancelled because he was exposed to COVID. He will be tested next Wednesday, which, in my view, is just a way to "dither" and not have to make a commitment for another week. What a weasel! Mark Leonard - Reno City Council voted today to pass a full budget with no cuts.  It would be good if we could have representatives or candidates from City Council come speak with us about their actions.  Problem is, City Council meets on Wednesdays, same time as we meet. Carole's response:  What if we met at a later hour, say 3pm, just once so Councilmembers and candidates for the City Council could come on?  By a show of hands, it was decided to do that. Dave/Sandy Norton's idea: to invite City Council and candidates to come on, letting them know we are respectful, even for people with differing ideas. There will be a manned shuttle launch today (first one in 20 years!) that can be watched on the NASA website, NASA.gov/NASALive.  Very exciting.  Update:  Looks like the mission was scrubbed due to weather and will be Saturday, May 30, 8:00am Pacific. Next Meeting - June 10. Whether it will be virtual or in person and whether it will be at noon or at 3pm remains to be seen. Watch for updates.

FREEDOM RALLY Saturday, April 18, 2020 Click HERE for the information flyer! Let's get Nevada moving again! Show your support by showing up!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  VIRTUAL Conservative Talk Lunch Wednesday, April 22, 2020 12:00 - 1:30 pm From your home, using your phone, your computer You will be able to listen in, ask questions or type in questions and you will be emailed an mp3 recording afterward to review and enjoy.  If you wish to speak, please let me know prior, as I will be publishing an agenda the night prior, Tuesday, April 21. Event Title: Conservative Talk Lunch Date & Time: Wednesday, April 22nd at 12:00 PM Pacific To attend this event, click here 15 minutes before the event time: https://instantteleseminar.com/Events/121270683 If you want to listen by phone, call the following number and enter the ID phone: (425) 440-5010 conference ID: 200700#

CTL Joins Virtual Meeting on      Emergency Declarations   by Local Gov't Electeds                      vs   Your Constitutional Rights   Those who would give up essential Liberty to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.“   ~ Benjamin Franklin   Urgent Zoom Meeting "Emergency Declarations vs Constitutional Rights" Thursday, April 9th @ 6:00pm Hear from Nationally Recognized Experts: * Can any mayor or government official issue a decree cancelling your Constitutional rights? * Religious freedom, 2nd Amendment rights, open government meetings are now closed. * There is a patchwork of varying decrees from city to city and county to county. * What is an "emergency"? * Why is there no judicial review? * Why is there no legislative review? * Can the mayors close the courts? * Can they disband the City Council? * Close meetings to the public? * Can you be arrested for violating decrees? Join the Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4583592733?pwd=QnNheUJEK1RUVTdpQTNyVDV1bUJJQT09 Meeting ID: 458 359 2733 Password: 89436 Questions:  Call Bruce at 775-404-2112 or email 1nevadapatriot@gmail.com This meeting is a joint collaboration between RenoTaxRevolt, Conservative Talk Lunch (CTL), Quality of Life-Reno and Nevada Patriot.      http://www.renotaxrevolt.com/  (Jeff Church)         http://CTL-reno.org  (Carole Fineberg)       https://qol-reno.org (Paul D. White)     https://nevadapatriot.net/ (Bruce Parks)

Conservative Talk Lunch

SUMMARY

July 10, 2019

Mark Your Calendars

Daily & Weekly

*    Monday-Friday, 5:00-8:00 AM, 780 AM (KKOH) The Mitchell and Mason Show, with Ross Mitchell and Dan Mason, also live-streamed at  http://bit.ly/14EQcg.  Battling Liberals daily.  Call in lines are 775-852-8255 or 800-564-5564.
*    Monday-Friday, 8:00-9:00 AM, 780 AM (KKOH) 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, 10:00-12:00 noon, 99.1 FM (KKFT), Monica Jaye Show. Call in 775-884-9910.
*    Every Wednesday, 4:00-5:45 PM, Scheels Meeting Room (Upstairs). Constitution Study Group, Contact D.J. Jones, jones.richard@yahoo.com                             
*    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, 4:15-5:30 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, July 10, 11:30-1:30, King Buffet, Conservative Talk Lunch (CTL). $14 includes full buffet, beverage, tax & gratuity.  Please contact Carole Fineberg for more info or to be put on the agenda, 775-622-9811. *     Thur, July 11, 11:30, Atlantis, Republican Women of Reno (RWR). Program:  Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam. RSVP: 866-806-5501 or www.rwreno.org. *     Tue, July 16, 5:30pm, Sparks Nugget, Sparks Republican Women (SRW). Program:  Keith Hansen, National Security Expert on National Security Risks. $28/members by 7/10; $33/non-members by 7/10; RSVP by July 10: Liz Arnold, 775-385-8708 or ejbarnold@gmail.com. *     Wed, July 24, 11:30-1:30, King Buffet, Conservative Talk Lunch (CTL). $14 includes full buffet, beverage, tax & gratuity.  Please contact Carole Fineberg for more info or to be put on the agenda, 775-622-9811. *     Sun, Aug 4, 1:30-4:00pm, Del Webb Aspen Lodge, Disaster Prep Group. For info, contact Larry Newman, 775-322-5141. *     Tue, Aug 6, 6:00pm, KNPB Channel 5 Conference Rm, Washoe County Republican Assembly (WCRA) meeting. *     Wed, July 24, 11:30-1:30, King Buffet, Conservative Talk Lunch (CTL). $14 includes full buffet, beverage, tax & gratuity.  Please contact Carole Fineberg for more info or to be put on the agenda, 775-622-9811. *     Wed, Aug 14, 11:30-1:30, King Buffet, Conservative Talk Lunch (CTL). $14 includes full buffet, beverage, tax & gratuity.  Please contact Carole Fineberg for more info or to be put on the agenda, 775-622-9811. *     Wed, Aug 28, 11:30-1:30, King Buffet, Conservative Talk Lunch (CTL). $14 includes full buffet, beverage, tax & gratuity.  Please contact Carole Fineberg for more info or to be put on the agenda, 775-622-9811.

Pledge of Allegiance
Announcements

Lynn Chapman - still trying to sell her Dad's car.  It's a 2012 Ford Fusion with 34K miles on it for $7500 (less than low Blue Book), driven only back and forth to the supermarket and church by an elderly gentleman.  Contact Lynn, mommera2@aol.com or 775-356-0105

Lynn also has some extra copies of the "Education Reporter", with interesting articles such as "How Education Sets the Stage for Socialism" and "Did They Malign the Wrong Kids (Covington)?"  Contact Lynn if you would like a copy of the two most recent Education Reporters via email mommera2@aol.com or by phone 775-356-0105.

Discussion
King Buffet - cost of lunch
              Alternatives:
                    *  Scheels - charges for their room now
                    *  Bank at Neil & Kietzke - their community room holds 18-20 people
                    *  Senior daycare center, Prater between Vista & Sparks, with big open room, plenty of tables, chairs, but would only be available evenings or Sundays.
              Go to monthly meetings in off-election year?
 
A brief discussion followed and a vote was taken, which showed overwhelming support to stay where we are, keep the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays meetings and endure the small price increases every year or two.  [After the meeting, I checked my archives and we have been at King Buffet since June, 2011 - 8 years - and we just had our 7th increase, each one 50¢... so just about annually, but it was nearly 2 yrs this last time.]

Vin Keenan, Watchdog for all things Federal. Vin prepared for us information on HR.1044 in the US Congress right now, which grants eastern Indian (as opposed to native Indian) college graduates from eastern Indian schools to get approximately 100K green cards each, up from 24K currently.  This would be available to those who agree to work for low wages and long hours - those jobs sought by American graduates. Call/write Congressman Amodei and the President (who can veto this bill if passed).  Click HERE for Vin's document with contact info and also some suggestions of articles of interest.

Video:    The Four Families of California  shows how just 4 families in CA have ruled the state for many decades.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Z-J0I01QP8.

Another video was unable to be shown is "Paradise Lost: Homelessness in Los Angeles", just about 6 1/2 minutes and informative. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D9pZEjSxXQ

In addition, we saw some very clever memes, which I cannot attach with this forum. If you would like them, just let me know and I'll email them under separate cover.  Emailed separately will also allow you to send them on to others.

Gary Duarte - talked about the Hayek meeting last evening with Steven Curtis, a nuclear scientist from Minneapolis, who spoke on the advantages of Yucca Mountain.  We need to change the conversation from  Nevada as a repository & dump to Nevada as an energy state, creating energy by reprocessing and then selling the reprocessed rods to the 98 still-active nuclear plants in the world. The new SMR (Small Modular Reactor) technology is the latest in nuclear power.  HR.456 in the US Congress is a nuclear waste informed consent act and needs to be supported.  Creech is a drone launch facility in southern NV, which could greatly benefit from the SMR technology and reprocessing spent rods.  Yucca would be a huge financial boon to our entire state.

Gary has provided a sample letter to be sent to Congressman Amodei and Senator Cortez Masto:

Amodei's key staffers: 
         Jason Riederer Jason.Riederer@mail.house.gov 
         Stacy Parobek   stacy.parobek@mail.house.gov
Senator Cortez-Masto - go through her website, and SHARE YOUR OPINION:
https://www.cortezmasto.senate.gov/contact/connect

Dear Congressman Amodei:
Dear Senator Cortez-Masto:

I would like to encourage you to support H.R. 456 Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act, and its inclusion for the Yucca Mountain facility. Before we write off Yucca Mountain, the people of Nevada should be informed and take a much closer look at Yucca and research the Spent Nuclear Fuel as an energy source. Several organizations are working to move nuclear power into the renewable classification, which it does qualify for scientifically, once again, the politics are the challenge. Unless you are well versed on the current updates in reprocessing technology, you cannot make the right decision for the economic future of Nevada.

Sincerely,
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<Your Address>
<City, State, Zip>

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Next Meeting - Wednesday, July 24, same time, same place.

Conservative Talk Lunch SUMMARY May 22, 2019 Mark Your Calendars Daily & Weekly *    Monday-Friday, 5:00-8:00 AM, 780 AM (KKOH) The Mitchell and Mason Show, with Ross Mitchell and Dan Mason, also live-streamed at  http://bit.ly/14EQcg.  Battling Liberals daily.  Call in lines are 775-852-8255 or 800-564-5564. *    Monday-Friday, 8:00-9:00 AM, 780 AM (KKOH) 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, 10:00-12:00 noon, 99.1 FM (KKFT), Monica Jaye Show. Call in 775-884-9910. *    Every Wednesday, 4:00-5:45 PM, Scheels Meeting Room (Upstairs). Constitution Study Group, Contact D.J. Jones, jones.richard@yahoo.com                              *    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, 4:15-5:30 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 *      Tue, May 28, 10:00 am, County Commission Chambers, 1001 E. 9th St, Bldg A. Please come speak out about two issues Jeanne Herman wants us to publicly comment on:  making Washoe a Sanctuary 2nd Amendment County and encouraging commissioners to build a reservoir to handle the flooding in Lemmon Valley.  If you cannot make this meeting, at a very minimum, write the County Commissioners (see below for emails, phone #s).  *      Tues, May 28, 2:00 pm, Washoe County School District, 425 E. 9th St.. Trustees will be discussing, maybe deciding to adopt a progressive, radical sex ed program.  Please, parents, grandparents, teachers, concerned citizens - we need you!  Parking is an issue; come early. (see below for emails, phone #s). *       Tues, June 11, 5:15 doors open, The Club at Arrowcreek, The Hayek Group. Program: The Impact of the 2019 NV Legislature with Randi Thompson, Tom Taber, Ron Knecht.  $35/with reservation by June 9; $40 at the door with no reservation. RSVP:  https://www.thehayekgroup.org/event-the-2019-nevada-legislative-session-its-impact-on-nevadas-future/?mc_cid=53c7b63f6d&mc_eid=90dbf8fe3b *       Wed, June 12, 11:30-1:30, King Buffet, Conservative Talk Lunch (CTL). $14 includes full buffet, beverage, tax & gratuity.  Please contact Carole Fineberg for more info or to be put on the agenda, 775-622-9811. *      Tue. June 21, 11:00 doors open, Atlantis, Republican Men's Club (RMC). Program: Local Lawmakers Unpacking the Legislative Session. $25/with reservation; $30/walk-ins & no reservation. RSVP: republicanmensclub.org. *      Sat, June 22, 11:30-3:30 pm, Lazy 5 Regional Park/Sugar Loaf Pavilion. Annual Washoe GOP Picnic.  Free to all, but signups are needed so we have enough food. Sign up at www.washoegop.org. Donations are always welcome. *       Wed, June 26, 11:30-1:30, King Buffet, Conservative Talk Lunch (CTL). $14 includes full buffet, beverage, tax & gratuity.  Please contact Carole Fineberg for more info or to be put on the agenda, 775-622-9811. Pledge of Allegiance Announcements:  1) Legislative update:     AB95 - Domestic Wells is tabled for the time being. This would force farmers, ranchers and those living where there are no sidewalks to put a meter on their well and could be forced to restrict water use down to 25% of normal in a drought year.    AB123 - Mandatory Vaccines has died without being brought for a vote.    AB186 - Nat'l Popular Vote has been passed and is expected to be signed by Gov Sis.  Call the Capitol and leave a msg for the Gov, urging him not to sign or to veto, 775-684-2670 or write at http://gov.nv.gov, where you will click on the Contact Form, close to the top of the home page. Share your opinion on other Legislation:  https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Opinions/80th2019/      You can always track legislative progress here: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/80th2019 2) Tue, May 28, 10:00 am, County Commission Chambers, 1001 E. 9th St, Bldg A. Please come speak out about two issues Jeanne Herman wants us to publicly comment on:  1) making Washoe a Sanctuary 2nd Amendment County and 2) encouraging commissioners to build a reservoir to handle the flooding in Lemmon Valley.  If you cannot make this meeting, at a very minimum, write the County Commissioners:   Vaughn Hartung, vhartung@washoecounty.us, 775-328-2007 Bob Lucey, blucey@washoecounty.us, 775-328-2012 Marsha Berkbigler, mberkbigler@washoecounty.us, 775-328-2005 Kitty Jung, (no email listed), 775-219-5472 (personal cell) Jeanne Herman, jherman@washoecounty.us, 775-501-0002 3) Very important meeting of Washoe County School Board, 425 E. 9th St. (just east of Evans). Discussing the adoption of the LGBTQ sex ed concept for grades 4-12.  This change will include progressive ideology on gender identity while teaching a belief system that may differ from the values of families in our communities.         Parents and families rejected a progressive sex education curriculum in WCSD and the state in 2017 and the legislature chose not to vote on similar legislation this year.  Yet WCSD is still pushing this.  Now it is time for the parents and community members to voice their opinion.      If you cannot attend there is still a chance to be involved.  All concerns should be shared online, boardmembers@washoeschools.net.  If that link doesn't work, please write each of the Trustees at their own email addresses.  Scott Kelley District A: SGKelley@washoeschools.net Ellen Minetto District B: EMinetto@washoeschools.net Andrew Caudill District C:  andrew.caudill@washoeschools.net Malena Raymond District D:  Malena.Raymond@washoeschools.net Angela D. Taylor, Ph.D. District E:  ataylor@washoeschools.net Jacqueline Calvert District F:  jacqueline.calvert@washoeschools.net Katy Simon Holland District G: Kathryn.Holland@washoeschools.net 4) Roger Edwards, President Republican Men's Club (RMC) wanted to let us know about the next RMC meeting on Tuesday, June 21, doors open at 11:00, at the Atlantis. The program will be several local legislators, dissecting what this legislative session was all about. $25/with reservations; $30/walk-ins.  Please RSVP at www.republicanmensclub.org. Discussion: Vin Keenan - DC legislative update and how you can be a citizen activist from the comfort of your keyboard.  There doesn't appear to be a way to contact Dr. Carson directly. Please write Congressman Amodei and the White House to let Dr. Carson know what a great job he is doing. Issue #1 - HUD Secretary Ben Carson is doing a phenomenal job. There are 32,000 public housing units and per current law, illegal aliens are not allowed to use these units. But they are using them. Carson has a HUD eviction plan! There doesn't appear to be a way to contact Dr. Carson directly. Please write Congressman Amodei and the White House to let Dr. Carson know what a great job he is doing. Issue #2 - Merit-based immigration reform is precisely what this country needs. Issue #3 - Hunter Biden was 'stuffing his pockets with foreign money' while Dad was VP. Excellent expose by Peter Schweitzer.  On the very day Trump was elected, 5 British senior officials resigned... were they dirty and did they know what was coming? Click HERE for Vin's full report and contact info to share your opinion. Joe Morabito - the importance of Trump's reelection.  We old white people can win elections just by ourselves. We must expand our horizons if we want Trump to win in NV. Key points to ponder:    1) 50% of the population pays no taxes, which is the base of Socialism.    2) The history of socialism isn't taught in schools, but it has failed everywhere it's been tried.    3) We have to learn to play 'identity politics' (i.e. appeal to different groups by learning what drives them). Some of these groups are pro-life, Christians, working Hispanics, veterans, law enforcement, blue collar workers, private union members (not public). Trump does a good job addressing these groups in his rallies, but we must also address them in our day-to-day conversation. Dems have this figured out with all their single-issue supporters.         Trump only won by 77,000 votes.         There are 100 massive companies controlling 50% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). All the rest of US companies combined control about 10% and the balance is controlled by foreign entities.          Did you know the debit food stamp program is run by JP Morgan Chase exclusively?  That is the kind of monopoly that needs to be broken up.          We must, as a party, adopt a modified version of abortion. There will be abortion, so get over it and draw a line in the sand and fight it after the heartbeat is heard (7-8 weeks).          Extreme right-wing conservatism cannot win elections any longer. Trump's 'Populist" Republicanism can win, so we must embrace that and celebrate it.          Joe can be heard every Thursday, 2:00-3:00 pm on 1180 AM on your local radio dial. His show is called CEO Business Mind, but being a political junkie, he inserts politics into his business discussion all the time. David W. Carter - Due to health and financial stresses, David will not seek reelection to the State Board of Education, which handles K-12 education.  There are 4 elected seats on the Board, which meets 9 times/year, which take up most of one day.  There are optional committees to serve on and sometimes it is necessary to attend the Legislative Session to testify at a hearing.  The Teachers' Union is present, attends some sessions and makes presentations.  He is giving us a heads up, in case we or someone we know might want to consider a run. Ken Koeppe - If you want reading material, Vol. 1 & 2 of the Mueller Report is online at Amazon.com for $9-10. Jeanne Herman - There is another issue she wants to inform about:  we are losing our County Manager, John Slaughter in a month. They are in the "appointment stage" and had a list of 11 - all local - candidates.  Commissioner Herman urged them to get this right, as the wrong decision could cost the County millions. They will have to hire a head-hunter to find candidates. RS2477 - currently there is access to public lands that are not easily accessible. The Feds are making this increasingly difficult, especially since 1976.  RS2477 is a federal bill that confirms historic right-of-ways that existed prior to October 21, 1976. Without this bill, it would get to the point of no camping, hiking, walking, off-roading, trailblazing on any of those public lands.  US Congressman Tom O'Halleran of AZ has written a RS2477 and Congressman Steven Horsford is considering co-sponsoring it.  According to Commissioner Herman, every Nevadan will benefit from this legislation. We need to write Congressman Horsford and encourage him to sign on and sponsor it.  Read the correspondence about the O'Halleran bill HERE. Paul Larson - reminded us that Planned Parenthood was created by Margaret Sanger to eliminate the Black race.  And they accuse us of being racists!?! Next Meeting - Wednesday, June 12, same time, same place.

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Conservative Talk Lunch SUMMARY January 23, 2019   Mark Your Calendars Daily & Weekly *    Monday-Friday, 5:00-8:00 AM, 780 AM (KKOH) The Mitchell and Mason Show, with Ross Mitchell and Dan Mason, also live-streamed at  http://bit.ly/14EQcg.  Battling Liberals daily.  Call in lines are 775-852-8255 or 800-564-5564. *    Monday-Friday, 8:00-9:00 AM, 780 AM (KKOH) 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. *    Every Wednesday, 4:00-5:45 PM, Scheels Meeting Room (Upstairs). Constitution Study Group, Contact D.J. Jones, jones.richard@yahoo.com                              *    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 *      Thur, Jan 24, 6:30 pm, WC Republican Central Committee meeting. Elks Lodge, 597 Kumle. *       Wed, Jan 30, 5:30 pm, location TBA.  SHARE Committee (Sexuality, Health And Responsibility Education) meeting. Watch this space for location. *      Thur, Feb 7, 6:30 pm, Executive Committee meeting of the WC Republican Central Committee, WCRP Headquarters Annex. *      Sat, Feb 9, 5:00 pm reception; 6:30 dinner, Elks Lodge, 597 Kumle Lane. Washoe County Republican Assembly (WCRA) Lincoln Day Dinner, "Boots & Rhinestones". $65/pp or $120/couple. Keynote speakers: Syndicated radio talk show personality, Tom Sullivan and Heritage Action spokesperson Nathan Duell.  RSVP by sending check to WCRA, 3506 Brassie Dr, Sparks, NV 89431. Click HERE for flyer. *      Tue, Feb 12, 6:10 pm, The Club at Arrowcreek, The Hayek Group. Program: Dr/Colonel Tyrus Cobb speaking on Trump's Foreign Policy.  $35 w/ reservations before noon, 2/12. RSVP:  https://www.thehayekgroup.org/ty_cobb_feb_12_2019/?mc_cid=acef3b1c75&mc_eid=90dbf8fe3b *      Wed, Feb 13, 11:30-1:00, Conservative Talk Lunch (CTL), King Buffet. Call Carole Fineberg, 775-622-9811 with any questions or a desire to be on the agenda. $14 for optional buffet, beverage, tax & tip. *      Wed, Feb 13, 1:00 pm, King Buffet, FREE Citizen Lobbyist Workshop by Janine Hansen in preparation for the beginning of the Legislative Session. *      Tue. Feb 19, 11:00 doors open, Atlantis, Republican Men's Club (RMC). Program:  Marc Johnson, UNR President, "Where UNR is and where it is headed."  $25/members registered. Add $5 if not registered.  Register at republicanmensclub.org. *      Sat, Feb 23, Atlantis - LINCOLN DAY DINNER.  Keynote Speaker:  Sebastian Gorka, former Deputy Ass't to Pres Trump and Fox News Contributor. General Reception + Dinner - $175/person or $1750/table of 8.  Platinum Reception with Dr. Gorka - $225/person or $2250/table of 8 includes  preferred seating. Click HERE for the flyer and how to register. *      Wed, Feb 27, 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. $14 for optional buffet, beverage, tax & tip. Pledge of Allegiance Announcements: 1)  Barbara Kirk, a frequent attendee of CTL and an very active member of Republican Women of Reno, has recently lost her husband.  Please hold Barbara and her family in your thoughts and prayers. 2)  S.H.A.R.E. Committee - Andrew Caudill, one of our newly elected School Board Trustees, let me know SHARE (Sexuality, Health and Responsibility Learning) is once against proposing a left wing sex ed curriculum supported by Planned Parenthood and the transgender groups.  The community was outraged 2 years ago when they tried it. That's how Andrew first got involved and ultimately decided to run for School Board.  They're at it again and will be meeting on Wed, Jan 30 at 5:30 pm, location TBD.  This is a violation of parental rights and the only way to stop it is for the community to show up and speak out.  Watch this space for updates! 3) The Wall - from Vin Keenan, with the shut down and votes coming Thursday (tomorrow), calls to our DC electeds are necessary.  I am attaching Vin's sheet from last meeting, as all arguments and numbers are still pertinent.  Click HERE. Below is an email that has been going around and around. Its mission is noble, but not verifiable.  Eight of the 11 links are not good, as I've indicated at the end of each link in red.  Even if not verifiable, consider the huge expense to us United States taxpayers of welfare, food assistance programs, Medicaid, primary and secondary education, incarceration, and public defenders of illegal aliens in our society.  If only the first 3 of these 11 are verifiable and true, that is $35.5B annually spent on illegals. Here is the email: "It's easy to dismiss individual programs that benefit non-citizens until they're all put together and this picture emerges.  Someone did a lot of research to put together all this data. Often these programs are buried within other programs making it difficult to find each of them.  1.  $11 Billion to $22 Billion is spent on welfare to illegal immigrants each year by state  governments. Verify at:  http://www.fairus.org/?pagename=iic_%20immigrationissuecenters7fd8 2.   $22 Billion dollars a year is spent on food assistance programs such as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches for illegal immigrants. Verify at: https://www.cis.org/Report/High-Cost-Cheap-Labor 3.   $2.5 Billion dollars a year is spent on Medicaid for illegal immigrants.  Verify at:  http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.HTML 4.   $12 Billion dollars a year is spent on Primary and secondary school education for children here illegally and they cannot speak a word of English!   Verify at:  http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANscriptS/0604/01/ldt.01.HTML  BAD LINK 5.   $17 Billion dollars a year is spent for Education for the American-born  Children of illegal immigrants, known as Anchor babies.  Verify at:  http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANscriptS/0604/01/ldt.01.HTML   BAD LINK 6. $3 Million Dollars a DAY is spent to incarcerate illegal immigrants.   Verify at:  http://transcripts.cnn.com/%20/TRANscriptS/0604/01/ldt.01.HTML   BAD LINK 7. 30% percent of all Federal Prison Inmates are illegal immigrants.  Verify at:   https://owa.slugger.com/owa/UrlBlockedError.aspx    BAD LINK 8. $90 Billion Dollars a year is spent on Illegal immigrants for Welfare & Social Services by the American taxpayers. Verify at:    http://premium.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0610/29/ldt.01.HTML  Just goes to cnn.com 9. $200 Billion dollars a year in suppressed American wages are caused by the illegal immigrants.  Verify at:    http://www.cnn.com/TRNSCRI        BAD LINK 10. In 2006, illegal immigrants sent home $45 BILLION in remittances to their Countries of origin.  Verify at:    https://rense.com//general75/niht.html     BAD LINK 11.   The Dark Side of Illegal Immigration: Nearly One million sex crimes committed by illegal immigrants in the United States .  Verify at:    http://www.drdsk.com/articles.html     BAD LINK THE TOTAL COST IS   $338.3 BILLION A YEAR. SINCE THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 135 MILLION TAXPAYERS IN THE UNITED STATES, OVER $2,500.00 OF YOUR TAXES GO TO FUNDING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS." Discussion:   Michael Jack, Vice Chair of the Washoe County Republican Party and MichaelKadenacy, Chairman, Washoe County Republican Party - presented a power point presentation on what Washoe County Republican Party (WCRP) did in the 2018 election season and how it mattered. Money was raised specifically to hire interns to walk precincts to get out the vote. It worked because in Washoe County, we reached 85% of Republican doors and a whopping 74.4% of the registered Republican voters turned out to vote, highest in the state, likely the highest in history. Of the top of the ticket, (US Senate, US Congress, Gov, Lt Gov, Sec'y of State, Atty Gen'l, Controller, Treasurer), 4 of the 8 won in Washoe, even though only two of them actually won the election. Of the bottom of the ticket, here in Washoe, there were 23 County, City and School Board offices up and Rs won 19 of the 23. Two school board seats were flipped, as well as 1 City Council seat. What next? Strategies are being planned and implemented now to move to control the State Legislature in 2020, or at the very least, prevent a super-majority. We will be identifying districts that are winnable, recruiting, training and supporting candidates. The County Party made a difference in this last election and we are poised to do the same in 2020, even moreso. A question was asked from the group about our relationship with the Clark County RP. Fortunately, there has been a change of leadership and the new Chair (Dave Sajak) and Vice Chair (Derek Uehara, whom we know at CTL and very much like) are in sync with us here in Washoe.  New policies are starting to be implemented to help us throughout the state. Patty Miller, WCRP Treasurer - talked about the Lincoln Day Dinner on Feb. 23, with Dr. Sebastian Gorka as keynote. He is a nationally recognized authority on national security, strategy, counter terrorism and an author.  He was President Trump's strategist on national security in Trump's first year and Gorka is now a contributor to Fox News (nearly daily), Breitbart and other news sources. The dinner is pricey; when considering the price, please consider everything you will be helping the Party to do in 2020. This is the biggest fundraiser and likely the only chance you'll ever have to hear Dr. Gorka in person. Enjoy a fabulous meal and an engaging evening. If you cannot attend, consider donating a bottle of wine ($20 in value minimum) or a donation to www.washoegop.org.  If you are willing to work the event, a special pricing can be arranged for $75 to a limited number of people.  See Coming Soon events in the Calendar section above. Paul Jackson - talked about the Boots & Rhinestones dinner Washoe County Republican Assembly (WCRA) is holding on Feb 9, with keynote radio talk show host Tom Sullivan, Heritage Foundation's Nathan Duell and internet radio personality Megan Barth.  WCRANV.com See Coming Soon events in the Calendar section above. Lynn Chapman - Lynn told us about her father, Bob Page, and his battle with prostate cancer. Bob has been a frequent attendee at CTL since moving to Reno last year.  We wish him well.  Lynn also has many Education Reporters with excellent articles on Common Core, Social & Emotional Learning (SEL), marijuana's effects on the brain, UN program for US children, to name a few.  If you would like a free copy of an Education Reporter, please contact Lynn directly, mommera2@aol.com. Paul White - is starting a new group entitled Quality of Life (QOL) and their two focuses are homelessness and schools.  Right now in Reno there is a shelter which does not require drug testing or counseling and law enforcement are told to stand down. All this shelter does is give the homeless a place to spend the night, but kicks them out early in the morning to wander the streets. The place is a dirty mess. Adjacent is the Gospel Mission, which has rules: drug testing, makes sure they are clean, sober and helps them find jobs. The place is clean and really does offer a hand up, not a hand out. In its infinite wisdom (?) the City of Reno has instituted a Business Improvement District (BID) where in the 120-block core of downtown, owners of properties are assessed an extra tax, based on the size of the building, that is supposed to stem the homeless problem. The tax is supposed to pay for additional police + an ambassador program. The Council collaborated with a few owners, raised $2.3M/year with the understanding that the burden would be shared by ALL property owners.  The goal is to hire 14 ambassadors @$50K/yr and more police.  But, police are not being allowed to enforce the law, so why have more of them?  And the ambassadors will busy themselves with picking up trash and providing directions to people who need them.  The BID was passed by way of a petition sent to property owners in which the only answer possible was YES. So with 30% response, this tax was implemented.  It's a huge burden that will do little to fix the problem. QOL is fighting the legality of the petition and trying to overturn the BID, which has been successfully done in other cities. Click HERE for an article written by Paul White to the RGJ and published Jan. 15 and explains BID more thoroughly. Bill Tarbell - One inaccurate thing was said about the Covington High School kids debacle.  It was reported that the school came down on the kids for their reaction, when in fact, it was the Catholic Diocese (likely a lay person, rather than clergy) that made negative comments about the kids.  But none of it was true.  Those kids initiated nothing, were just waiting for a bus.  The ugliness, ridicule and bullying of the kids was started by the adults.  Right here in Reno, a friend of Bill's was verbally attacked for wearing a MAGA hat.  The incivility has to stop. Next Meeting - Wednesday, Feb 13, same time, same place.  After a shortened meeting, 12:00-1:00, we will have a special program at 1:00 pm by Janine Hansen on How to Be an Effective Citizen Lobbyist, just in time for the Legislature to start. This is a free training.  Don't miss this important meeting!