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Old 02-18-2010, 08:35 PM
 
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There are not hordes of women waiting in Vegas for your arrival. They are not lined up at the airport begging you to take them. And, despite popular belief, prostitution is NOT legal in Las Vegas in any way, shape or form. Gambling and booze are legal as they are in many places (I think all 3 things should be legal everywhere all the time).

I've never been to a prostitute. Furthermore, you must be boring; while they aren't lined up at the airport, I don't have any trouble at the casinos.
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Old 02-18-2010, 08:38 PM
 
Location: Flyover Country
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How is declining an invitation disrespecting the office? Everyone offered that chance is supposed to auto-accept?

What is meeting with the President supposed to accomplish? A photo op? If the Mayor has city business to attend to, he should attend to it.
By declining he is telling the Teabaggers he is on their side. It's all politics.

You'll notice he was offended that Pres. Obama told people to not go to Vegas and waste their money in a slot machine.

Damn good advice.
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Old 02-18-2010, 08:57 PM
 
Location: Michigan
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The Mayor of Las Vegas essentially tells the President to go to hell after the POTUS makes some derogatory remarks about Las Vegas (this was the second time).


Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) - Mayor Oscar Goodman has refused an invitation to meet with President Obama when he arrives in town on Thursday. Mayor Goodman called President Obama a slow learner after he told Americans not to blow money on a weekend in Las Vegas if they were saving to put their kids through college.

"I've got other things to do quite frankly for my constituents here in Las Vegas who rely on me to do the right thing as a mayor," explained Mayor Goodman.

Las Vegas Mayor Goodman rejects Obama invitation - KTNV ABC,Channel 13,Las Vegas,Nevada,News,Weather,Sports,Entertainment,KTN V.com,Action News .:. (http://www.ktnv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11996202#poll92914 - broken link)

So let me get this straight...

.....according to some, including this mayor, Americans should blow away their money that they were saving to put there kids through college?
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Old 02-18-2010, 09:01 PM
 
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How ridiculous that anyone, especially the POTUS, would think so little of the character of the majority of Americans that they would be comfortable implying that people who gamble in Las Vegas are spending their childrens' college fund. What a joke!
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Old 02-18-2010, 09:04 PM
 
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So let me get this straight...

.....according to some, including this mayor, Americans should blow away their money that they were saving to put there kids through college?

So let me get this straight....everyone who goes to Vegas is spending the mortgage or the college fund.
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Old 02-18-2010, 09:35 PM
 
Location: London.
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I agree, we should all go to Las Vegas and blow money on gambling so that our kids can work at Wal-Mart. Gotta keep the overconsumption ponzi scheme rolling.

Obama literally tells people to be responsible with their money and conservatives are angry about it.
Go figure huh?
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Old 02-18-2010, 09:36 PM
 
Location: London.
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How ridiculous that anyone, especially the POTUS, would think so little of the character of the majority of Americans that they would be comfortable implying that people who gamble in Las Vegas are spending their childrens' college fund. What a joke!
Why do you people take everything literally? I'm sure he was being tongue in cheek.
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Old 02-18-2010, 09:38 PM
 
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Go figure huh?
How ironic that Obama who is spending this country into third world status feels comfortable telling others how to spend their personal incomes. What a rank hypocrite.
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Old 02-18-2010, 09:40 PM
 
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Why do you people take everything literally? I'm sure he was being tongue in cheek.
No, he meant it. Obama has gone out of his way to tell people to stay away from Las Vegas at least three times.
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Old 02-18-2010, 09:40 PM
 
Location: London.
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And oh Obama has more intergrity in his pinky finger nail tip then Goodman has in his whole being.
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