Walking out of our favorite sports book in Reno, we ran into 45. He was coming into the Peppermill Hotel and Casino to address the Nevada Republican State Convention. We were tempted to ask him how he liked Utah's chances in the NBA Playoffs - but we just got out a feeble "Hey dude, you look a lot like Mitt Romney."Mitt (or as we like to call him, 45) was there to address the Republican State Convention on behalf of John McCain. Mitt won the most delegates but because he is out of the race the Convention was just supposed to be an endorsement of Senator McCain. But after Doctor Ron Paul showed up, the trouble started. The delegates burnt the script and took over. 45 left before the fracas started. The Reno Gazette Journal reported:
After a super-majority of Ron Paul supporters captured control of the Republican state convention Saturday, state party officials abruptly canceled the event without electing delegates to the national convention.
The GOP State Convention Chairman Bob Beers was seen racing out of the building escorted by Peppermill security after announcing their time in the facilities were up. Seems like Zimbabwe under President Mugabe is not the only place having their electoral problems.
Before the revolution, Governor Jim Gibbons addressed the convention. He has made the move back to his house in Reno, moving out of his official residence in Carson City. Apparently the Governors Mansion is not big enough for him and his wife Dawn. We suggest the state moves Dawn into an apartment and then board up the Mansion as a budget saving measure.
But welcome back to Reno Governor Gibbons. You are just in time for the 7.0 plus quake thats coming. Your experience will be sorely needed to direct rescue operations. Friday night we had the biggest quake since 1953, a 4.7. There are many small quakes coming from the same location, shallow quakes practically under the city. The Great Reno Quake is imminent. Prepare.
Just in case you think I made all this up:
Wacky Paultards Ruin Nevada GOP Convention
Nevada GOP and McCain try to steal Nevada from Ron Paul - Ron Paul Forum
Wonkette
Chaos over Paul cut shorts convention
Convention reveals party in disarray
Writer slams "Ron Paul losers" - from Chuck Muth's blog
Marian's Blog
Marital problems causes governor to move out of mansion
Update - Governor Jim Gibbon files for divorce, asks back into the mansion
Dozen of small quakes follow the major 4.7 quake
Reno Gazette Journal Pictures of the Republican State Convention
Map of Recent Earthquakes in Nevada and California
List of Recent Earthquakes in Nevada and California
Prepare for the Great Reno Quake
Media coverage of the Nevada Republican State Convention:
More than you ever wanted to know about the Nevada Republican State Convention fracas (part 1 of 6):
Part 2 of 6 video
Part 3 of 6 video
Part 4 of 6 video
Part 5 of 6 video
Part 6 of 6 video
GOP State Convention Chairman Bob Beers Statement
What are the plans now? From GOP State Convention Chairman Bob Beers:
- This delay (of probably more than a week) will give the nomination committee time to produce a comprehensive list of national delegate candidates
- The same credentialed delegates who attended the meeting in Reno, and only those credentialed delegates, will be called back to order and quickly vote for the remaining 22 national delegates.
- The re-convening will be held in Las Vegas, so that those who already paid to fly across the state once won’t have to do that again this year.
- The elections committee can come up with a system to rapidly and transparently count the ballots under the watch of all concerned parties
- We will finish up whatever few minor agenda items remain and adjourn the convention so we can move forward together to elect common sense, limited government, pro liberty Republicans up and down the ballot.
Update:
I would like to thank you and everyone who attended last weekend’s Republican State Convention in Reno. We had a record turnout and we are pleased that so many Nevada Republicans chose to participate.
Unfortunately, we had to recess the convention without completing all of our work. This was done due to a rule change that took place early in the morning – which caused the convention process to take far longer than expected. Over 200 individuals’ names were submitted to the Nominations Committee for consideration to be selected as delegates to the National Convention. Once voting was opened to the floor, another 187 names were submitted. Although some names may have been duplicates, our Nevada Republican Party By-Laws allow delegates the opportunity to speak on their own behalf. Therefore, the process would have lasted well into the evening and perhaps early into Sunday morning. In addition, individual ballots for those names would have to be printed. Therefore, it was evident a recess was in the best interest of the State Convention and its attendees. This was done primarily due to time restraints and the fact that our contract with the Peppermill for the convention hall had expired.
Aside from delegate selection, I am proud to say that we completed all other convention business. We passed rules, bylaws, credentials, and adopted a State Platform which we hope all Nevada Republicans can be proud of. However, delegates still need to be selected to the national convention and we look forward to doing so in the very near future.
Currently the Nevada Republican Party is working hard to find the best possible way to complete our convention business with the selection of delegates to the National Convention. We will work from within our existing By-Laws, which state that the remaining business must be conducted in Washoe County. It is our sincere hope that once we determine the best way to complete our business for the 2008 State Convention, we will have maximum participation and the process will have taken its course in a fair and respectable manner.
Rest assured that once we determine the process by which we can complete our business, all delegates will be notified directly. We would like to thank everyone for their patience during this time.
Sincerely,
Sue LowdenChairman
My
Thank you for indulging me in this special message. I have just returned from the Nevada Republican Convention in
First, a little background. As you may know by now, the State Convention was recessed at approximately 6 p.m., after much work had been done but before we were able to finish all of GOP convention business. The reason for the temporary recess, which I have now confirmed with the State Republican Party Leadership, was due to the expiration of the contract with the hosting casino for the convention room space. The contract indicated that the room had been reserved until 5 p.m., and as there was still many hours of work that needed to be done, the decision was made by the State Party Leadership to recess the meeting to another time. As a result we failed to elect delegates to the national convention.
I realize the difficulty in requesting that you stand-by for further instructions, but that is precisely what I am asking you to do, because it is what we need to do for now. We need to stand-by, yet desperately need to stand unified and strong. I ask that you squelch any desire you may have to blame, impugn, or attack other, fellow Republicans. We cannot defeat the Democrats in November unless we are all working together with one, unified message.
I promise you that, as quickly as information about how and where we will resume the state convention is passed on to me, I will communicate it to you. Please, stand strong, and stand unified as Republicans.
In Republican unity,
Bernie Zadrowski
Chairman,
Who is this Mike Weber guy? Seems all factions like him for his fairness and knowledge of parliamentary procedure:
Interview with Mike Weber on what really happened at the 2008 Nevada State Republican Convention (our prediction - this guy will be in Carson City filing for an assembly seat soon):
Why would you be a delegate to the Nevada State Republican Convention? Delegate JR Stephens gives his opinion:
More video:
It was all Congressman Dean Hellers fault (just kidding):
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