Edwards Flips Over Las Vegas, Kyle Busch Biggest Story In NASCAR

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Volume 5 Number 24
MARCH 6, 2008
Edwards Flips Over Las Vegas,
Kyle Busch Biggest Story In NASCAR
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Edwards Wins Race, Gym Meet
By RICHARD DURRETT
The Dallas Morning News
A runaway tire, meandering
across pit road as if on a leisurely
walk, nearly cost Carl Edwards a
chance to win at Las Vegas Motor
Speedway on Sunday.
But a replay, called after the
NASCAR Wrap Up
tire got away from his crew with
about 50 laps left, saved Edwards
from a costly penalty. It kept him
in third place after a pit stop instead
of around 20th. From there, the 28year-old drove past the leaders and
into the Las Vegas sunset, winning
in dominating fashion for the second
time in less than a week.
He celebrated with his traditional
backflip and served notice that fans
may see many more before the
season is over.
The championship belt and
Edwards’ spot on top of the point
standings, may be temporary. His
No. 99 car had a problem getting
through inspection as the lid on the
oil reservoir encasement was off,
which could have given Edwards
a slight aerodynamic advantage.
NASCAR officials impounded
the car and will take it back to the
Research & Development Center in
North Carolina before determining
what, if any, penalties to enforce.
Five Nationwide cars were penalized
for similar infractions at Daytona.
But for now, Edwards is a winner.
He did it despite wandering tires,
which are a big NASCAR no-no.
Edwards’ crew had two of them get
away during Sunday’s UAW-Dodge
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400. The first one cost Edwards a
penalty as he had to drop back to
the end of the longest line early in
the race. The second one didn’t cost
Edwards anything once NASCAR
took a look at instant replay.
A cameraman, who Fox
announcers were quick to point out
it wasn’t one of their guys, got in the
way of the crew member charged with
catching the tire as it hit the wall. He
couldn’t make the grab and the tire
bounced off and kept rolling.
“The crew member that was
supposed to catch it told me right
away what happened,” Edwards’
crew chief Bob Osborne said.
“When you think that you didn’t
actually break a rule, you’ve got to
keep a level head. I wanted to go
ballistic for sure and yell and scream
and kick and punch. But the officials
were good in the situation, reviewed
the film and made a judgment call in
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our favor.”
Edwards did the rest with a
superior Ford Fusion. He quickly
got in front and stayed there, despite
numerous cautions and a 17-minute
red-flag delay. Edwards made sure
Dale Earnhardt Jr. didn’t get a big
run on the final restart, crossing the
line well in front.
“We are close to the form that we
were in 2005 when it seemed like a
Roush Fenway car would win every
week,” Edwards said. “That’s what
I’m excited about.”
Back then, Edwards’ first full
season at the Cup level, he won four
times and was third in the standings.
Many Vegas bookies probably made
him a good bet to contend annually
for championships. But Edwards
didn’t win in 2006 and didn’t make a
backflip again until last June.
Roush Fenway Racing struggled
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early last season, especially with the new car. Jack Roush admitted that he
didn’t test the car enough and fell behind some of the other power teams.
However, late last season Roush’s famous Panama hat made some more
appearances in Victory Lane as Edwards, Matt Kenseth and Greg Biffle won
races during the Chase. Edwards has won three times _ all in the new car _
in the last 12 races, dating to last season, and has six top 5s in that span. He’s
won twice in Atlanta, where the series heads this weekend.
“I think that we’re caught up,” Roush said. “I don’t think we have an
advantage, but on any given Sunday 20 cars can win and 4 or 5 of those are
ours.”
Sunday’s results prove Roush’s point. The team had three cars in the
top 10, including Biffle’s third-place finish. Kenseth, too, was near the front
most of the day and was battling Edwards for the lead with five laps to go
when Jeff Gordon slid up the track and clipped him. That ended Kenseth’s
chances, though he still managed to finish 20th.
The victory puts Edwards on top of the point standings for the first time
in his career. It’s a spot Roush is used to occupying. Now comes the hard
part: Hanging on to the lead by escaping inspection penalties.
His crew already knows it can help by hanging on to the tires.
Las Vegas Native Kyle Busch May Be Best NASCAR Story
By DAVID POOLE
and a win. He was second to Cup teammate Tony Stewart in the first two
Nationwide Series races, and was second in those standings going into
Saturday’s race at Las Vegas.
Sometimes, you forget how young Kyle Busch is.
Busch showed he was human Saturday, wrecking on his second
Through two-plus weeks of NASCAR’s season, Busch has been so
Nationwide Series qualifying lap after running the third-fastest speed. It
impressive in all three national series that people have been struggling to
might be the first thing he’s done wrong on the track in a year when he’s
come up with whom he should be compared to.
made it look so easy to drive a car so hard.
Is he another Tim Richmond, a driver capable of handling a car so
“I think we are proving that the Gibbs equipment is just as good as the
loose it looks out of control? Is he Cale Yarborough, someone who hangs
Hendrick (Motorsports) stuff,” said Busch, who moved from Hendrick to
his car out for every bit of speed it might have on every lap. Is he the new Gibbs this year. “And we’re able to capitalize on what we’ve got over here
Dale Earnhardt, a fearless competitor willing to try to fit his car into a hole with all of those guys and working with Denny (Hamlin) and Tony.”
nobody else even sees?
Hamlin won a Daytona 500 qualifying race, and Stewart has finishes
Busch has heard those comparisons.
of third and seventh in Cup.
“It’s all flattering,” said the driver of the No.18 Toyota for Joe Gibbs
Still, no Gibbs car has been to Victory Lane in a Cup race this season,
Racing.
and Toyota is still looking for its first points race win.
Growing up, what driver did Busch look at the most?
Busch especially wanted to break that barrier in his hometown, where
“My favorite driver growing up was Jeff,” Busch said, referring to Jeff he has finished second, third and ninth the past three years.
Gordon. “When I started really paying attention and watching racing he
Busch said he has been trying to prep for Sunday’s race in true Las
was the kind of guy who came on the scene and was winning eight, 10 or
Vegas fashion. He spent a couple of days racing around on the sand dunes
14 races a year. I wanted to be successful like him.”
in the desert just out of town and sampled some of the area’s top-line culiGordon is hardly an old-timer. He’s 36 and just last year narrowly
nary fare.
missed a fifth Cup title.
“You have to have some In-and-Out Burger,” he said.
But Busch is just 22. He was born in 1985 in Las Vegas, where he
Busch said his sizzling start to 2008 has been “cool,” but he’s trying
started from the pole in Sunday’s UAW-Dodge 400 and finished 11th.
not to get too excited too fast.
Busch was looking for his first 2008 Cup victory, but he’s emerged as
“It has been great and all, but we’re only two weeks in,” he said. “We
the early season’s top story in NASCAR.
need to be here with two weeks to go.
He led 86 of 200 laps in the Daytona 500 but finished fourth, and then
“But we hope we can keep it going and ride this wave for however
was fourth last week at California. He is second in the Sprint Cup Series
long it lasts. I’m a pretty good surfer, so it shouldn’t be too hard.”
standings and also is first in the Truck Series after a second-place finish
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Commentary: Pat Choate
The Forgotten
Issue Of 2008
Remember eight months ago
when the immigration issue was
front and center in our political
debates. Remember 2 months ago,
when all the GOP candidates made
immigration one of their top issues?
So, what happened?
The GOP selected Mr. Amnesty
as its candidate. Boeing failed, after
spending tens of millions of dollars, to build a virtual fence on the
Mexican border. And America’s
youth fell in love with an untested
politician from Chicago.
What about the immigration
issue? It is buried for 2008.
The sad fact is our government does not want a real fence,
for it would work. The Bush
Administration wants cheap labor
for its business supporters and it uses
illegal immigration as a relief valve
for the autocrats who run Mexico.
The real issue is illegal immigration, not legal immigration. Until we
are willing to stop illegal immigration, there will be no support for
an overall reform of immigration
policy that works to the benefit of
the people of this nation.
The Federation for American
Immigration Reform (FAIR) has proposed a set of seven principles that
should guide immigration reform.
Hopefully, the next President and
The Penny Press Tips Its Cap To:
The Clark County, City of Las Vegas, Henderson and North Las Vegas
officials who moved rather quickly to shut down the various clinics owned
by Doctor Dipak Desai after one was found to be reusing syringes and
vials of anesthetic drugs, a serious breach of medical practice. Over 40,000
patients were potentially exposed to various strains of Hepatitis because of
the practice.
Clark County lawyer Kermitt Waters, who filed two petitions Monday to let
voters decide whether to repeal a law that has prevented him and the state
teachers union from circulating petitions to increase the gaming tax.
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And A Bouquet of Weeds To:
R & R Partners, the advertising agency which we paid to give us "What Happens
In Vegas Stays In Vegas" for being such whores that they took on as an account
the various clinics which were shut down by the local governments for medical
malpractice so they could get paid to spin this somehow. If they need the money
so bad, surely they could find people to represent who don't openly defend medical malpractice.
Congress will adhere to these guidelines and come forth with real immigration reform. The FAIR principles
are:
First Principle: Cut the Numbers
Any level of illegal immigration is unacceptable, and current
legal immigrant admissions of about
one million persons each year are
entirely too many.
Second Principle: No Amnesty
or Mass Guest-Worker Program
The 1986 amnesty was a failure;
rather than reducing illegal immigration, it led to an increase. Any
new amnesty measure will further
weaken respect for our immigration
law.
Third Principle: Protect U.S.
Wages and Standards of Living
Immigration policy should not be
permitted to undermine opportunities for America’s poor and vulnerable citizens to improve their
working conditions and wages. The
current system accepts selfserving
attestations of employers who seek
lower labor costs as protections of
American workers.
Fourth Principle: Major Upgrade
in Interior Enforcement, Led by
Strong Employer Penalties
Employers who knowingly
employ unauthorized workers are
the magnet that attracts illegal entry
into the U.S. These employers are
complicit in the illegal alien cartel
activity of smuggling, trafficking,
harboring, and employing and must
be punished.
Fifth Principle: Stop Special
Interest Asylum Abuse
Reforming the refugee and asy-
lum system means returning to the
original purpose and definition of
the program: any person who... is
unable or unwilling to return to, and
is unable or unwilling to avail himself or herself of the protection of that
country because of persecution or a
well-founded fear of persecution on
account of race, religion, nationality,
membership in a particular social
group, or political opinion....
America must honor it responsibilities to protect people who are
fleeing true political persecution as
defined by U.S. and international
law. Treating aliens illegally residing
in the country the same as foreigners
on legal visitor visas for purposes
of the Temporary Protected Status
designation is illogical and a form of
amnesty that must be ended.
Sixth Principle: Immigration
Time Out
We must restore moderation to
legal immigration. Beginning with
the recommendations of the Jordan
Commission in 1995, we need to
restrict immigration to the minimum
consistent with stabilizing the U.S.
population.
Seventh Principle: Equal Under
the Law
There should be no favoritism
toward or discrimination against any
person on the basis of race, color,
creed, or nationality. A balanced
approach to immigration reform,
based on such principles, is likely to
attract the support of a majority of
American voters.
To learn more go to : www.
fairus.org
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From The Publisher...
Media Scared To Death Of Obama
It used to be that the third rail of American politics was Social
Security.
Because, for the most part, they are afraid of being called racists.
For those folks who grew up in what folks in New York and
Washington sneeringly call “flyover” country, that name comes
from the third rail of New York’s subway system which supplies
electricity to the motors. Touch it and you are dead.
Here’s another story the media seems to have missed, for the
most part.
And that was the way politicians treated Social Security. Touch
it and you are dead.
Today, the third rail of American politics is race.
The mainstream media—which is usually defined as all national
media excluding Fox News Channel—is so afraid of Barack
Obama that they were willing to throw their prior media darling, Hillary Clinton under the bus.
In doing so, that collective group of geniuses has completely
ignored the fact that Obama is just another pol from the
Chicago machine who has associated with some fairly scummy characters on his way to his current state of beatification.
He is “friendly” with former SDS Weatherman Willliam Ayres,
by the admission of his own campaign staff. I would suppose
that is OK with the 18 to 30 year old set which thinks the
two-year Senator is a candidate for American Idol, but those
of us who are old enough to remember the SDS Weathermen
remember that they bombed the Pentagon, the New York
Police Department Headquarters and in 2001, after 9-11, Ayres
said that he wished there had been more bombing. Friendly
means, among other things that Obama was on the same
panel with Ayres in a 2002 conference sponsored partially by
the University of Illinois—Chicago.
Now, serving on the same panel, which discussed the topic
“Intellectuals in Times of Crisis”, is, of itself, not a disqualification to become President.
But it’s not like Ayres is the kind of friend or advisor you want
your next President to have.
Yet I defy you to count the column inches of space or the number of minutes on the evening news devoted to this connection
in the national media which has been pimping for Obama.
It took no less than Ann Coulter—who is endorsing Hillary
Clinton to show her disgust with the GOP candidate—to point
out that the mainstream media is covering Hillary like a
Republican and Obama like, well, Bill Clinton.
Why?
Prominent black Democrats who have been long time supporters of Clinton have been under enormous pressure from
Obama surrogates to endorse Obama. Many of them have
caved. Others have not.
It would seem fair to point out that nobody in the Clinton campaign is going to white women and trying the same tactic.
Have you read about any of that in the mainstream media? Of
course not.
Virtually no major media outlet has bothered to mention that
Obama has virtually no experience doing anything save making flowery speeches.
Clinton is starting to fight back on her own, but she’s swimming upstream.
I’m not a fan of Hillary Clinton.
But it is time to admit that unless Ross Perot can enter a time
machine and come back as a 65-year-old, no matter which
viable candidate wins this election, we’re going to have a liberal in the White House from at least 2009 to 2012.
So it would seem that the question the mainstream media
should be asking in the Democratic race is how can a man who
has virtually no experience in governing anything, become the
President and Commander in Chief?
Who is he going to consult in the war on terror? William
Ayres? Bernardine Dohrn? Patty Hearst?
What are his real views on race relations? His church’s leader
has some views which are reminiscent of Malcolm X. One of
Martin Luther King’s close associates has said recently that
Malcolm X once passed a message to King to tell people that
they better deal with King lest they have to deal with Malcolm
X. Is there anybody passing such a message to Obama?
Why can’t the mainstream media at least ask those questions
without fear of touching that third rail.
They would certainly be much more brave if the Republicans
had nominated J.C. Watts or Clarance Thomas for President.
FRED WEINBERG
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Commentary: Gary David Goldberg
WWAKD (What Would
Alex Keaton Do)
It’s been almost twenty years since Family Ties went off the air. And,
Alex P. Keaton’s political idols Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan have
each gone off to their deserved places in history. Yet I still get asked a lot,
well okay maybe not a lot but more than twice, whether Alex P. Keaton
would be a Republican today. And, if so, who would be his candidate in the
2008 presidential election?
Before I go any further I should point out that I’m a registered
Independent. I vote Democratic most of the time but not always. And, I am
part of the 75% of Americans who strongly disapprove of the job George
Bush has done as President of our United States.
I should also point out that in order to properly represent Alex and his
political point of view I, as well as the rest of the Family Ties writers, did
a great deal of research on this subject. And during that time I developed a
very healthy respect for the true conservative point of view.
A powerful and proud strain of American political thought. And, even
today I bow to no one in my desire to see the capital gains tax eliminated.
Alex Keaton was a true conservative Republican. He was for limited
government. He was strongly against government involvement in the personal lives of its citizens. He was competent and capable. The ultimate
over-achiever. But, above all Alex Keaton was a firm believer in the power
of ideas. The true conservative belief in the competitive marketplace of
intellectual discourse. Where the best ideas win – usually Alex’s. And, so
it’s difficult to recognize in this current incarnation of the Republican party,
a party whose legacy will include Terri Schiavo and Hurricane Katrina, a
place where Alex Keaton might feel the least bit comfortable.
Alex was smart. Real smart. And, proud of it. He also believed
deeply in the power of science. And, the free exchange of scientific ideas.
Uncensored. Unfettered by excessive government regulation. Not stifled
by religious orthodoxy. Not re-written by political hacks with no academic
or scientific credentials. So, it’s hard to picture Alex in a party which seems
to be waging war against science. And, where their presidential candidates
seem comfortable debating whether or not the earth is round.
On the other hand, I can’t see Alex easily voting for a Democrat. Alex
was loyal. I think his natural inclination would have been to go for John
McCain. But, that would have been John McCain in 2000, when he was
still talking straight: Jerry Falwell was an agent of intolerance. And, waterboarding is torture. McCain going back on those two key points would have
certainly kept Alex from pulling the lever for him now.
I think Ron Paul’s message is one that would resonate with Alex. And,
he would appreciate Paul’s intellectual power, and his willingness to state
his positions unequivocally and without regard to which way the political
winds were blowing. I think he’d really like Huckabee’s ideas of getting rid
of the IRS. (I know I do.) But, ultimately Alex likes to win and I think that
would have kept him from fully committing to either of those guys.
Hillary Clinton? I have to disclose that I’ve known Hillary Clinton for
20+ years. I think she’s a warm, funny and caring person of formidable
intelligence. And, I admire her greatly. And, I would love to be able to say
that Alex would vote for her. But, I don’t think I believe that it could happen. If he did vote for her it would have to be a “very special” episode of
Family Ties, indeed.
So, what about Barack Obama then? I honestly don’t know. I think
Alex is an Independent now. And, certainly as deeply engaged in politics
as ever. He would be intrigued by Obama. Impressed with his eloquence
and his intelligence. Unhappy with his plan to tax the wealthy at a higher
rate. But, keenly aware that eight years of neglect and corruption and no-bid
contracts have to somehow be overturned. And, I think Obama’s slogan is
very similar to Alex’s own personal mantra – “Of Course I Can.”
I think that Alex might just be ready to take a chance. Might just. I
can picture him stepping into the voting booth, closing the curtain behind
him, taking a very deep breath and then for the first time in his life putting
his hand up to the Democratic party lever. He touches it tentatively, trying
to get comfortable. Takes his hand off. Puts it back. He grasps the lever
firmly now. Squeezes it. And, as he’s about to pull we FADE OUT. And,
there’s your ACT BREAK
For what it’s worth Michael Fox and I have differing opinions about just
where Alex Keaton is today. I believe he does pro bono legal work for The
Children’s Defense Fund.
Mike thinks he’s just now getting out of prison.
GARY DAVID GOLDBERG
Gary David Goldberg is the founder of UBU Productions which produced
nine television series including “Family Ties” and “Brooklyn Bridge.” He
is the author of the upcoming book, Sit, Ubu, Sit: How I went from Brooklyn
to Hollywood with the same woman, the same dog, and a lot less hair
(Harmony 2008). Visit him online at www.GaryDavidGoldberg.com.
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OPENINGS & CLOSINGS COMING UP IN THE FUTURE:
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Mar.6= Opening of TONY PACE’S UP ON THE ROOF” show - Greek
Isles Hotel & Casino.
Mar.6= Grand opening of LOMBARDI’S ITALIAN CAFE - PLAZA.
Sometime in early 2008, PLANET HOLLYWOOD Resort & Casino
will open ALFREDO OF ROME Italian Restaurant. Located on the
Casino floor.
Mar. 9= Daylight Savings Time begins - MOVE CLOCKS FORWARD
ONE HOUR.
Mar.11= Southern Skyways, begins Charleston-Las Vegas air
service. It also begins Las Vegas-Oakland service.
Mar. 12= CUT (steakhouse) by Wolfgang Puck will open in the
PALAZZO.
Sometime in mid-March, MAINLAND RESTAURANT
(FrenchVietnamese) will open in the PALAZZO
Sometime in mid-March, DAL TORO RISTORANTE (Italian) will
open in the PALAZZO.
Mar.16= Grand Opening of YARD HOUSE RESTAURANT (American
Fusion food,160 different brands of beer and playing classical rock
music). Located in the new Town Square Shopping Mall. Tel.:(702)
734-9273 3200 Las Vegas Blvd S, http://www.yardhouse.com/
default.asp
Mar.17= St. Patrick’s Day.
Mar.17= TOMMY BAHAMA’S TROPICAL CAFE(a full scale restaurant)
opening in the Town Square Shopping Mall.
Mar.23= Easter Sunday.
Mar.31= Opening of the condominium part of the $365 million,
TRUMP INTERNATIONAL HOTEL & TOWER LAS VEGAS. It is a 64story hotel/condominium project located west of Las Vegas Blvd
on Fashion Show Dr., behind the New Frontier. The project is
modeled after the successful New York venture at One Central
Park West,
Condominium units are in the price range from
$700,000 to $7 million and feature 1,282 condominium hotel units
ranging from studios to multiple room suites. This will be the
tallest residential tower in Las Vegas. the 645-foot tower will
open with a spa, a signature restaurant called “DJT,” a heated
outdoor pool and 2,400 square feet of meeting space.
Sometime in March, 2008, The Korea Town Plaza at Spring
Mountain and Rainbow will be opening. The indoor Plaza, will
include retail stores and restaurants. Now we will have both a
Chinatown and a Koreatown.
Sometime in March, 2008, Phase 1 of the reassembly of the La
Concha motel lobby next to the Riviera will open as a historical
site.
Sometime in the third week of March, the RIO Village Seafood
Buffet reopens after an extensive facelift, but is keeping its
seafood theme.
Mar.??= Opening of TRUMP INTERNATIONAL HOTEL. Located west
of Las Vegas Blvd on Fashion Show Dr., behind the New Frontier.
Sometime in March, 2008, the Variety Theater inside the Miracle
Mile Shops in Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, will open another
performing theater with a 300-seat capacity. It will be located
on top of the Cheeseburger In Paradise Restaurant next to the
existing Variety Theater.
Sometime in March, 2008, Tommy Bahama’s Emporium &
Restaurant will open in the Town Square Shopping Mall.
Sometime in late March, 2008, 1. The Grape Restaurant (Wine Bar
with a full restaurant), 2. Blue Martini Restaurant and 3. Kabuki
Japanese Restaurant. will open in the Town Square Shopping
Mall.
Apr. 4= “JERSEY BOYS” opening in the new PALAZZO TOWER.
JERSEY BOYS is the winner of four 2006 Tony Awards including Best
Musical. The original Broadway cast recording on Rhino Records
won the Grammy Award for Best Show Recording. JERSEY BOYS
is the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli,
Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. This is the story of
how a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks
became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all
time. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and
sold 175 million records worldwide - all before they were thirty.
The show features such hits as “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,”
“Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You,” “Oh, What a Night,” and many
more.
Sometime in the first week of April, opening of the new “BRAND”
steakhouse where Blackstones was located - MONTE CARLO.
Apr.7= Southern Skyways will add service between Dallas/Fort
Worth Love Airport and Las Vegas.
Apr.13= Society of Seven show closes - Flamingo.
Apr.13= Nathan Burton’s Comedy Magic show closes - in the Variety
Theater inside the Miracle Mile Shops in Planet Hollywood.
Apr.20= Nathan Burton’s Comedy Magic show opens - Flamingo.
Sometime in April or May, 2008, A.J.’s Steakhouse closes - Hard
Rock.
May 8= The 2008 World Series of Poker. The 39th annual gathering
of the world’s best poker players will be held at the Rio, May 30
through July 17, and be sponsored by Milwaukee’s Best Light
beer.
Apr.??= Miracle Mile Shops in PLANET HOLLYWOOD RESORT &
CASINO Opens RG512 store (chic and trendy attire).
Apr.??= WYNN LAS VEGAS will re-launch the LA REVE show after
extensive changes in its creative content, better lighting focuses,
many technical improvements. ALSO, La Reve Theater’s 2087
seats have been reduced to 1606, with no seat more than twelve
rows from the stage. The theater itself has been repainted in
warmer tones and given new, roomier seats and more plush
surroundings. On top of all this they have created what they
call a “Champagne Circle” ($66 extra), where 100 guests sit in
custom chairs sipping Perrier Jouet and eating chocolate-covered
strawberries
May 6= Cher starts her shows at Caesars Palace.
Sometime in the spring of 2008, Widening should begin on
Interstate 15 in southern Nevada -- under an accelerated program
allowing it to be designed as it’s being built. The $242 million
project is dubbed the North Corridor project. It’ll improve about
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Commentary: Albert Thomas
The Bull Is Dead –
Long Live The Bear
Friday the bull was not only slaughtered, but it is now going to be cut
into many parts.
If you are one of those folks “in for the long haul” I hope you have
plenty of years because there are no more bulls in the pasture. The herd has
been led to the packing house.
Hope and fear will now dominate for the next several years. Before It
was hope and greed. Yes, I said years as this bear market has a long, long
way to go. It will not surprise me to see the DOW now at 12,000 trade
around 6,000 in about 5 years. This is a young bear who will grow and
mature by eating almost every stock.
What can you do with your 401K or other tax sheltered retirement plan?
Immediately transfer all funds to a money market account. Sure you won’t
make much, but you won’t lose it.
The broker will try to talk you out of selling. The fund manager will also
be very unhappy. Accounts in money markets do not make any residual payments for them. Most investors who own mutual funds do not realize there
are hidden fees that amount to about 2% every year.
Mutual fund managers are paid by the amount of money in the portfolio
and not on the performance of the fund. Even when investors are losing
money month after month they remain fat cats.
Brokers will tell the usual story that this is a great “opportunity” to buy
XYZ company at this price. Don’t believe it. “This is a good company and
it pays a large dividend.” Really? From 2000 to 2003 the S&P500 Index lost
40%. Would the dividends you might receive make up for such a huge loss?
You can answer that one.
History shows that during any 10-year period there has always been a
market decline of 20% to 40% and sometimes more. Index funds are not
a safe haven and 80% of mutual funds do not perform as well as a major
index. Every index fund lost money during that 3 year period and many
have not yet recovered. Cash is king.
Recently there has been a new financial instrument created. It is an ETF
– Exchange Traded Fund. It is similar to a mutual fund, but the expense ratio
is about 1/10 that of regular mutual funds and it can be bought and sold during trading hours. Brokers also allow stop loss orders to be placed.
And here is the kicker. There are bear ETFs. These are shares that go up
when the stock market goes down. There are hundreds of them that take in
the entire market including specialized sectors. These can be found simply
by a Google search using the words “bear ETF”.
Take the time to study these as this is a way you can use these inverse
funds to profit in a bear market.
The bear is eating all stocks, even the “good” ones. Don’t let him eat
yours.
AL THOMAS
Al Thomas’ book, “If It Doesn’t Go Up, Don’t Buy It!” has helped thousands
of people make money and keep their profits with his simple 2-step method.
Read the first chapter at www.mutualfundmagic.com and discover why he’s
the man that Wall Street does not want you to know.
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Commentary: Wyatt Cox
Candidate’s Priorities More Messed
Up Than We Thought
Coulter in supporting Hillary Rodham Clinton.
The presumptive Republican nominee for president continues to make a
total mess of his relationship with the conservative right.
You heard, no doubt, how he repudiated another talk radio host who was
invited to open a rally in Ohio.
WLW talker Bill Cunningham said a number of things in his opening
remarks that he’s said on his show, which apparently some members of the
presumptive Republican nominee’s camp had never heard.
To wit:
Referring to the presumptive Democratic nominee by his full given
name, Barack Hussein Obama
Characterizing the presumptive Democratic nominee as a Chicago
machine politician in the mold of the late Mayor Daley
Characterizing the extremely doveish presumptive Democratic nominee
as being prepared to sit down with a number of the extreme terroristic element of the world around a campfire singing Kumbayah and making nice.
Proclaiming that Obama has some sort of media immunity, quoting,
“At some point in the near future, the media -- the stooges from The New
York Times; CBS, the Clinton Broadcasting System; NBC, the Nobody But
Clinton network; the All Bill Clinton channel, ABC; and the Clinton News
Network at some point is going to peel the bark off Barack Hussein Obama.
That day will come. At some point, the media will quit taking sides in this
thing and maybe start covering Barack Hussein Obama the same way they
cover Bush, the same way they cover Cheney, and the same way they cover
every Republican. I’ll look forward to that day when truth comes. I look
forward to that.”
Apparently, more content in attacking conservatives than liberals, the
presumptive Republican nominee took responsibility for the remarks of
Cunningham, but then repudiated them without even hearing what the comments were!
Oh, and he claims that he never met Cunningham, a charge Cunningham
himself repudiated to CNN’s John Roberts. From the transcript:
ROBERTS: He said he’s never met you.
CUNNINGHAM: He’s got a bad memory.
ROBERTS: When did you meet him?
CUNNINGHAM: I met him at the home of Bob Ryan, who is a friend
of mine in Cincinnati, and I met him at the Kentwood Country Club in
Cincinnati, Ohio, in the presence of [former] Senator Mike DeWine. I met
him twice. His people called me specifically. His people said, “You’re the
guy we want because you’ve met John.” But I’m not going to meet him
again. I’ve had it up to here with McCain. He’s off the list. I’m joining Ann
It seems he accepted the endorsement of televangelist John Hagee, a
man frequently accused of being anti-Catholic in his sermons.
Media reports say Hagee has referred to the Roman Catholic Church
as “the great whore” and called it a “false cult system” and “the apostate
church”; the word “apostate” means someone who has forsaken his religion.
Hagee also implies that the Catholic Church helped shape Adolf Hitler’s
anti-Semitism.
“In no way did I intend for his endorsement to suggest that I in turn
agree with all of Pastor Hagee’s views, which I obviously do not,” is about
all the presumptive Republican nominee will say about Hagee. “It’s simply not accurate to say that because someone endorses me that I therefore
embrace their views.”
To his credit, the presumptive Democratic nominee has repudiated and
rejected the endorsement of Louis Farrakhan, despite the glowing comments made by the virulent racist and anti-Semite at the Founders Day event
in Chicago, all but proclaiming the presumptive Democratic Nominee the
second coming of Mohammed.
I guess the political machine behind the presumptive Democratic nominee is a bit more adept in handling this sort of crisis than the presumptive
Republican nominee.
But at least the Republican actually had a hand in writing his legislation.
One can’t say that the presumptive Republican presidential nominee
isn’t sensitive to matters of race in this campaign.
Or is he?
Stephen Dinan’s column in the Washington Times on Tuesday cites their
Fox 5/Washington Times/Rasmussen Reports poll as saying the presumptive Democratic nominee is the most “likable” candidate for president.
The presumptive Democratic nominee, according to the poll, is liked by
Republicans nearly as much as the presumptive Republican nominee, and
among all those polled, liked more than the presumptive Republican nominee and Hillary Clinton combined!
The presumptive Republican nominee has a long hard row to how, and
his trip to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue becomes rockier and more impassable
by the day...
But as the presumptive Democratic nominee could say, quoting Sally
Field, they like him, they really like him.
For now.
WYATT COX
Wyatt Cox doesn’t have to write too much these days. The candidates provide most of the humor. Write to him at rant.wyattcox.net
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Commentary: Joyce Meyer
own words. Before I learned how to
speak God’s language, I said many
things that were not even close to
being God’s will. My mouth was
untrained and unguarded.
Do you have problems? Chances
In the Bible, the apostle Paul
are your answer is right under your said it like this, However, brethren, I
nose! At least a major part of your could not talk to you as to spiritual
troubles could be found there. I [men], but as to nonspiritual [men of
don’t believe that anyone can live the flesh, in whom the carnal nature
a victorious life without being well predominates], as to mere infants
informed concerning the power of [in the new life] in Christ [unable
words.
to talk yet!] (1 Corinthians 3:1 The
It’s easy to underestimate just
how important our own words can
actually be. Every time we open our
mouths to speak, we have the opportunity to improve our lives or tear
them down. Our words, in a very
real way, are the building blocks of
our lives. To say it another way, the
life we are living right now has been
strongly influenced by the words of
our mouth.
When we use words that uplift
and encourage, we build a strong
foundation that’s positive and lifegiving. When we use our words to
help others—to teach, to train, to
guide—we are building a life worth
living. However, if we are deceptive,
using our words to lie or cheat, or
if our words tear down and destroy,
our lives will be filled with misery.
When we’re young, it’s only
natural to get into trouble with our
words. Immaturity can cause us to
carelessly say things that come into
our minds. But as we grow older,
we’re expected to filter the words
we say. We are supposed to become
more mature—to learn that there
are certain things that are beneficial to say and other things that
are harmful. Sadly, this is a level
of maturity that some people never
achieve. Although they grow older,
their mouths don’t mature accordingly. Many of us, however, learn to
think before we speak and carefully
consider the words that come out of
our mouths.
There were many times when I
did not understand the impact of my
Speaking God’s
Language
Amplified Bible).
Little children are typically very
selfish and often see themselves as
the center of the world. As “babies
in Christ,” we can be like this and
say things that reflect our own will
instead of God’s. And just as natural babies must learn to speak the
language of their fathers, when we
become Christians, we must learn
how to talk God’s way. This takes
time. We need time to understand
His Word and His nature.
The language of God will always
be consistent with His desires, His
wishes, His will, and His Word. The
more we get to know Him, the more
we will be able to speak His language in every situation.
JOYCE MEYER
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