Karl Rove Wimped Out In Las Vegas!

April 9, 2010 by · 1 Comment
Filed under: Politics, Rants 

I was down at The Barnes and Noble book store on Maryland Pkwy in Las Vegas for the Karl Rove book signing event. The event was scheduled from 12-2 pm, on April 9, 2010.

I showed up at about 1:20 pm and was greeted at the door. I asked “Is Karl Rove Book signing still going on?” She responded, “Yes, over there. I noticed there were very  few people in the store.  I thought the place was going to be  mobbed! Nope!

I said I was with Las Vegas News Blog and wanted to get a book and get a short 2-3 question interview. She called over Karl Roves people.

They informed me that there wasn’t time to do an interview. I said, he’s here till 2 oclock right? They said yes. I said there’s nobody here! They then got aggressive with me and said Mr Rove will not be taking any questions and do not ask him.

At this point I felt threatened by his handlers and a bit pissed off.

His book is called “Courage and Consequence” and his handlers have the courage of an ant!

Let me be clear, I was there to get a signed book for my father because his is a Karl Rove fan. I wanted to ask him 3 questions.

1. “How do you think the GW Bush legacy will be remembered?”

2.” I know you are a Republican strategist, but if you had 1 or 2 suggestions for President Obama, what would they be?”

3. “What are some new insights you discovered as a result of writing your book “Courage and Consequence?”

That’s what I wanted to ask. He could’ve answered it in less than 2 minutes! Nobody was waiting in line.

Now here’s the real problem…
With the lightening speed of reported news, and all the independent blogs out there, high profile people do not feel safe to give interviews as freely as they once did.

They don’t want to end up being the next YouTube feature of the week on Fox or CNN. They don’t want to be embarrassed.

As my friend John Daly shared with me today, “If on the other hand, I was a recognized conservative blogger, I probably would have gotten the interview.”

Rove is a master at what gets out to the press. He’s at his own book signing. He could have talked about his own book! What a thought!

It’s one thing to write about Courage and Consequence. It’s another to be Courageous and accept Consequence.

As I am finishing writing this post, I hear on the local news station that a big group of people went to Barnes and Noble after I left and tried to make a citizens arrest!  So much for Courage and Consequence.

In closing, I wish Karl Rove no harm and all the best. However,
I just had 3 simple questions. Plus, would’ve promoted his book!

In any case, I am disappointed that I didn’t get the interview
for you on Las Vegas News Blog.

Physicist Uses Radio Signals to Search Downtown Las Vegas for Signs of Ancient Pit Houses (PhysOrg)

February 16, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Las Vegas News 


(PhysOrg.com) — Using radio signals instead of shovels, a physics faculty member from Ithaca College, along with local archeologists, has found evidence of additional 1,300-year-old pit houses five miles from the Las Vegas Strip. This recent find promises to give archaeologists new insights into how people who once lived in the Southwest transitioned from a foraging society to a sedentary one.

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