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peoli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 01:30 PM
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Bill Clinton at MGM Grand
Bill surprises MGM Grand workers


Sources report the ex-president made an unannounced stop by the MGM Grand employee dining room this morning. Greeted like a rock star. Entourage came with Hillary buttons “I love my union, I’m voting for Hillary” flyers (Spanish and English).

In spite of repeated requests from hotel staff that they not hand them out, employees kept asking for them. Chelsea reported to be leafleting, too.


http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/ralstons-flash/2008/jan/19/bill-surprises-mgm-grand-workers/
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Joe the Revelator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 01:32 PM
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1. Anyone else notice that Bill is doing all of Hillary's work?
Which one is running for president?
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MonkeyFunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 01:33 PM
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3. He's not doing all her work
he's campaigning for her, just as Michelle Obama and Elizabeth Edwards campaign for their spouses.
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ElizabethDC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 01:35 PM
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4. I think Hillary's been doing plenty campaigning on her own. n/t
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Proud2BAmurkin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 01:35 PM
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6. yeah right HIl's in the hotel room watching TV.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 01:53 PM
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17. Michelle ain't home knitting either. Michelle and Bubba are more attractive than their spouses. nt
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Konza Donating Member (237 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 03:30 PM
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31. It looks like Bill is running for a 3rd term in 2008 n/t
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sunonmars Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 01:32 PM
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2. thats encouraging


He should have went round all of them.
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Barack_America Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 01:35 PM
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5. Is that legal?
Does he care?
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MonkeyFunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 01:36 PM
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7. what would be illegal about it?
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AtomicKitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 01:39 PM
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9. He's disrespecting the union endorsement.
I have no idea whether it's "legal" or not, but it is most certainly unseemly and inappropriate. He couldn't sue them into submission, so what the hell, right?
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Proud2BAmurkin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 01:40 PM
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10. No he isn't the union doesn't OWN its members and their votes.
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AtomicKitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 01:41 PM
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11. Bill Clinton failed when he by proxy tried to sue the union into submission.
But I'm sure the campaign buttons will do the trick.
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Proud2BAmurkin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 02:35 PM
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28. The teachers failed to eliminate a one-man-five-vote scheme Obama supported.
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AtomicKitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 03:47 PM
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32. And this 10-month old plan suddenly became a problem 2 days after the Obama endorsement?
Riiiiiight!!

The Clinton camp by proxy filed the lawsuit to suppress the vote. Get that part straight.

If Hillary does win today, I'm sure you will be the first to denounce it on the basis of voter suppression, right?

The whining from your camp is becoming deafening.
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Nailzberg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 02:02 PM
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20. Electioneering within 100ft of the entrance to a polling place is prohibited
Now, the 100 ft is what is questionable. Usually when a caucus site or polling place is in a church or school, the 100 ft is counted from the entryway. But in the case of a massive, multi-use facility like a casino/hotel/conference center, I believe that would mean 100ft from the threshold of the ballroom or conference room the caucus was being held in, and not the actual entry of the building. That would be my interpretation based on a quick look at the codes.
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Tom Rinaldo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 02:09 PM
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22. Is it legal to bet on elections in Nevada?
That could be very convenient
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Nailzberg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 02:17 PM
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24. Now that is the best question yet!
NRS 293.830 Betting on election. Any person who makes, offers or accepts any bet or wager upon the result of any election, or upon the success or failure of any person or candidate, or upon the number of votes to be cast, either in the aggregate or for any particular candidate, or upon the vote to be cast by any person, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.


But I'm sure you could find someone somewhere to take your bet. Personally, though, I wouldn't. The NBA is fixed, boxing is fixed, and elections are fixed.
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Tom Rinaldo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 02:21 PM
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25. Not a felony, eh?
That might make it worth risking a large bet on the outcome, and working to beat the spread, one way or another. With a caucus system, there are so many ways.
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itsrobert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 01:36 PM
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8. Just don't let him near the cocktail waitresses
And it'll be okay.
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libbygurl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 01:41 PM
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12. Man, spoken just like a Republican. nt
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Colobo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 01:41 PM
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13. He obviously doesn't give a damn about the Union endorsing Obama
He's acting like a bully.
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ElizabethDC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 01:43 PM
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15. It sounds to me like he's campaigning.
Should the Clinton campaign just stop if the Union doesn't endorse her.
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Colobo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 01:45 PM
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16. He should respect the Union's endorsement
Instead of doing this:

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0108/Bill_Clinton_claims_he_witnessed_voter_suppression.html#comments
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ElizabethDC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 01:55 PM
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18. So when a union endorses, the other candidates should just give up?
The OP doesn't refer to Bill Clinton doing anything other than campaigning for his wife.
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Pathwalker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 01:56 PM
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19. The unions are not God. To act like their endorsement somehow
requires their members to follow their leader's endorsement is voter intimidation and should not be praised, or tolerated.
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Tom Rinaldo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 02:24 PM
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26. It will be interesting to compare the results
from casino and non casino districts tomorrow
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Proud2BAmurkin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 02:36 PM
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29. yeah scary how eager the Obamites are to support worker intimidation.
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indimuse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 02:32 PM
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27. yeah.......?
The WORKERS NEVER had A SAY...THIS ENDORESMENT(if that's what you wanna call it) Came from the TOP! The workers are not happy NOT having a say...look it up!
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JackORoses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 01:43 PM
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14. if you can't sue their vote away, schmooze it away
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Tom Rinaldo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 02:07 PM
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21. Choosing our President in Casinos
Edited on Sat Jan-19-08 02:08 PM by Tom Rinaldo
The possibilies for Comedy are endless. When they ditch caucuses after this fiasco they can convert the slot machines into temporary electronic voting machines for the primary next time.
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 02:10 PM
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23. Headlines tomorrow: Blackjack, Craps, Double Down,
Now that I think of it, Blackjack might be such a good idea.
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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 02:37 PM
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30. I hope they locked up the show girls' dressing rooms. n/t
Edited on Sat Jan-19-08 02:38 PM by Cleita
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