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"The banks' conduct from day one has been infuriating. Taking the TARP money and then promising to do loan modifications and then not doing them."
- Former Speaker of the Assembly, Barbara Buckley, who describes the major banks who were involved in the recent mortgage settlement agreement, as participating in outrageous conduct.
- Thursday, February 23, 2012.
"A lot of the Democrats are saying that many of Obama’s campaign ads are being produced by the Republicans."
- Chris Wicker, spokesman for the Washoe DEMs, describing the net effect of the Republican Presidential debates. - Wednesday, February 22, 2012.
"She is going to have to start picking up the phone and dialing for dollars. That’s something she’s not real comfortable with, but she’s going to read the writing on the wall and I’m sure she’ll be very aggressive in that regard."
- Lesley Pittman, Principal, Sierra Strategies, taking a realistic view that State Senator Sheila Leslie has moved from a comfortable Democratic district to a highly competitive one.
- Tuesday, February 21, 2012.
"It’s only competitive if the candidate’s competitive."
- Chip Evans, former Chair Washoe Dems, who feels that Sheila Leslie has a stronger base of support in her race against incumbent, State Senator Greg Brower.
- Monday, February 20, 2012.
"There is no money out there. None. And when you press those folks who make those assertions, tell us where. Show us. Who’s offering the money? When or where and how much?"
- Former US Senator Richard Bryan, who feels that those who think there is money to be had from Yucca Mountain, moving forward, are misguided Nevadans. - Thursday, February 16, 2012.
"Only the Chinese government could probably step in and slow that down or stop it.
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- Mike Alonso, Attorney Jones Vargas, who agrees that despite record growth year over year in Macau gaming revenue, the boom is only going to continue. - Wednesday, February 15, 2012.
"If someone invested $200,000 in a house and they lost it and they get $2,000 back, what good is that to them, really."
- State Senator Ben Kieckhefer, who is concerned that the State Attorneys General settlement, with the major players in the mortgage crisis, is not going to do enough for people. - Tuesday, February 14, 2012.
"It’s only about the gambling. With a side helping of food, but not really anything all that dramatic or fancy. And an intense amount of shopping, that I think goes along with the gambling."
- Steve Friess, freelance journalist, describing the difference between casino customers in the United States versus casino customers in Macau. - Monday, February 13, 2012.
"We can anticipate some stability throughout the system."
- Rick Trachok, Nevada Board of Regents, who hopes that the Nevada economy has bottomed out. - Thursday, February 9, 2012.
"It’s going to be a very aggressive grass roots campaign. I’ll get out and shake hands and talk to people and meet them face to face, and hopefully I can gain their confidence."
- Attorney Mark Hutchison, running for State Senate, on his strategy to overcome a Democratic advantage in the district by winning over independents and minor party supporters, to his Republican ideas. - Wednesday, February 8, 2012.
"We’re selling anywhere from 50,000 to 100,000 gallons a day, of our GDiesal, out of our one refinery in Northern Nevada."
- Peter Gunnerman, Partner, GDiesel, whose company will be opening a larger refinery in Clark County to cope with the demand for their cleaner, more efficient diesel. They have invested 31 million dollars of their own family money in this project so far. - Tuesday, February 7, 2012.
"It was really what everybody says, which is lifestyle, pace of life, business environment, great place to raise a family."
- Matt White, President, Basin Street Properties, on why he moved his company to Nevada from California, where he has made significant investment in downtown office towers in Reno. Basin Street scored a significant coup by gaining Jones-Vargas as a tenant, and renaming the tower building after the law firm. - Monday, February 6, 2012.
"If you ask me, as a campaign professional, would I rather have momentum or organization? I would say organization. I think Mitt Romney has that now. "
- Jay Parmer President, American Strategies, Inc looking ahead to the next 46 states caucuses and primaries. - Thursday, February 2, 2012.
"We won’t be in the driver’s seat but we’re going to be in the front seat, controlling the GPS. With respect to the numbers we have."
- Pat Hickey, Assembly Republican Leader, when asked if he plans to be more aggressive than perhaps, previous Republican Minority Leaders, in the recent past. - Wednesday, February 1, 2012.
"Jon made a fatal mistake. He’s a Republican and he was appointed by a Democrat and I think the Republican Party really didn’t like that. "
- Dan Schwartz Republican Candidate for CD 4, when asked why his many years of personal experience in China will act as a benefit when Jon Huntsman’s role as Ambassador to China didn’t help him in his Presidential bid. - Tuesday, January 31, 2012.
"I think we will absorb those rooms, probably in the next year or two and maybe at that point, there might be room for more. He may be right."
- Phil Ruffin, Owner, Treasure Island Resort and Casino, seeming to concur with Union Gaming’s Bill Lerner, that within the next few years there will be a need for more rooms on the Las Vegas Strip. Lerner has said that the Fountainbleau needs to be opened along with a remodeled Sahara, and that part of the Echelon project will be needed to accommodate increasing tourists and conventioneers.
- Monday, January 30, 2012.
