BLM Needs VIP treatment as well.

[ygmir]

I almost wouldn't give a crap about this if it were the officers that are patrolling the playa (ostensibly) to protect us who would benefit. Trailers with showers and flush toilets, fine. Yes. they are luxuries, but they are working.

The fact that it's a place for the BLM brass to bring high ranking visitors, no. Just no. If they want to show senator Douchy McDouchebag how they are generating revenue from a wasteland, give him a flyover at taxpayer's expense.

...Oh, wait... That's still me...

My feeling as well. That they are making a point of saying this isn't for the working officers is very, very telling. If VIP's need to come in to observe, it would be cheaper to fly them in in the morning and out at night.

Barry's daughter(s)?.........not unprecedented, yes?

[Simon of the Playa]

Barry's daughter(s)

trust me when i tell you the chances of that are less than zero.

this is a pernicious, ridiculous, politically motivated rumor.

[ygmir]

Barry's daughter(s)

trust me when i tell you the chances of that are less than zero.

this is a pernicious, ridiculous, politically motivated rumor.

hhmm I don't see it bad politically. How so? What would be wrong with anyone going?
and, it would make sense they'd want it "nice", and have to be secretive about why? And of course, try to get ORG. to pay for it.
Or even some other very high official/family.

[Simon of the Playa]

again, i re-iterate.


not gonna happen, because EVERYTHING the POTUS and his family do are seen through the lens of politics.

you are either extremely naive or being clever & coy when you make this statement, and i know you are not naive.

hhmm I don't see it bad politically. How so? What would be wrong with anyone going?
and, it would make sense they'd want it "nice", and have to be secretive about why? And of course, try to get ORG. to pay for it.
Or even some other very high official/family.

buzz words and worded as to insinuate something.

sorry pal, but i am not going to let this one slide.

[chuckularone]

Simon, I think you are hunting for communists under the bed.

[Simon of the Playa]

i calls them as i sees them, and quite frankly, i'm batting 1000%





you can take that to the greek bank after it re-opens.

[Elderberry]

The kids are too young.

[GreyCoyote]

Barry's daughter(s)

trust me when i tell you the chances of that are less than zero.

this is a pernicious, ridiculous, politically motivated rumor.

Well... Yeah... But... this IS eplaya, amirite?

[ygmir]

jeeze you guys are just no fun. What better than a grand conspiracy theory?........oh,yeah, wrong thread.

*shakes head, walks out back door*

ETA: oh yeah, we can't have fun with the present first family, I forgot. remembering the "Bush twins" rumors of some years ago

[Simon of the Playa]

too many "non-initiated" lookin' at this thread, and hence the clarification...


and for the record, i said i'd LIKE the bush twins to attend because they know how to party.

[AntiM]

I thought "the bush twins" were old porn stars from the 70s?

[Elderberry]

That definitely would be a great porn name for two twins. Hahaha

[^Rhino!]

That definitely would be a great porn name for two twins. Hahaha

Actually, the Republican party had a magazine they put out some years back for the hunting community.

It was called, "Bush and Quayle".


ta-dump.

[theCryptofishist]

What! No hookers and blow? Amateurs.

This is BLM. Your thinking Secret Service. Now they know how to party!

GSA puts on a respectable attempt as well...


And Iceberg? Seriously? No nutritional value, no flavor, not even very green. Designed to ship across the country in refrigerated rail cars--not as food.

[FIGJAM]

They could just buy Empire.

[Sham]

I just had a Choco Taco. The BLM has the right idea. They're really good!

[some seeing eye]

This problem is solved. It turns out the administrator of the entire BLM since April is a former top aide to Sen. Reid. Younger too, probably not anti the event. So whatever Reid says about the BLM is going to happen, and he has spoken.

[Elderberry]

Veeerry Innnteresting.

[maladroit]

I just had a Choco Taco. The BLM has the right idea. They're really good!

I also just had one (good proof that repetition influences behavior) and it wasn't as good as I remembered from many years ago. The "taco" shell is too chewy.

[Sham]

I just had a Choco Taco. The BLM has the right idea. They're really good!

I also just had one (good proof that repetition influences behavior) and it wasn't as good as I remembered from many years ago. The "taco" shell is too chewy.

Klondike will be wondering why their sales are shooting through the roof. BLM product placement?

[maladroit]

I just had a Choco Taco. The BLM has the right idea. They're really good!

I also just had one (good proof that repetition influences behavior) and it wasn't as good as I remembered from many years ago. The "taco" shell is too chewy.

Klondike will be wondering why their sales are shooting through the roof. BLM product placement?

Proof that BLM is in cahoots with Unilever (though it would be easier to list off who ISN'T in cahoots with Unilever). Here is obvious BLM top brass in a commercial:

[media]

[some seeing eye]

Chocotacos. Meh!

Where is the love for It's-It?? I don't think they are owned by Unilever and they are definitely made in the USA, BLM!

[maladroit]

It's-It is old and busted, Ruby Jewel is the new hotness http://www.rubyjewel.com/ice-cream-sand ... s-flavors/

[Jackass]

It's-It is old and busted, Ruby Jewel is the new hotness http://www.rubyjewel.com/ice-cream-sand ... s-flavors/

Easy now, thems are fighting words (in some circles)

Those others do look mighty tasty though...Hmm

Looks like I'm headed back to the store...thanks a lot.

This problem is solved. It turns out the administrator of the entire BLM since April is a former top aide to Sen. Reid. Younger too, probably not anti the event. So whatever Reid says about the BLM is going to happen, and he has spoken.

Link, story?

[Jovankat]

The latest from the Reno Gazette Journal

Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., said he spoke with Bureau of Land Management Director Neil Kornze Monday about the BLM's original request for more than $1 million encampment at the colossal Burning Man artsy wing-ding in the Black Rock Desert later this year.

Heller said the BLM requests – that included flush toilets, washers and dryers -- plus 24/7 access to soft ice cream "was a bit over the top."

He said Kornze feels the same way, predicting the request will be scaled down.

"I think it was a bit over the top," Heller said about the BLM's original request. "And I believe that Director Kornze believes the same thing – that it was a little bit over the top."

Heller was speaking publicly about the BLM's proposed luxuries for the first time Monday.

"They are going to augment it and come back to our delegation and let us know what it is," Heller said about the BLM's request. "Then we'll see where we go from there."

Kornze, an Elko County native, was a senior policy adviser for Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., before joining the BLM. Kornze took control of the BLM last April, just days before Cliven Bundy's standoff with the BLM first became a nation news story.

Now his agency is in another pickle in Nevada, again looking bad in his home state. Nevada's 2nd U.S. House District Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Carson City, has expressed ethical concerns about the BLM's requests.

There seems to be a concern from Nevada's federal delegation not to harm the Burning Man event. In about a quarter of a century, it has evolved into a cash cow for Northern Nevada, with estimates of its economic impact starting at $44 million annually.

Reid has been a major player in advancing Kornze's career. He delivered a 71-28 confirmation vote for Kornze when he was the senate majority leader, even though Republicans balked at Kornze's age of 35 during hearings, according to the Washington Post. Reid referred to Kornze as "somebody that is just perfect for the job," after he received Senate confirmation as BLM director.

Now Reid is solidly against the BLM requests, making the BLM out as a bunch of pansies in a letter to Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell.

"Part of Burning Man's philosophy is self-reliance and living with the elements is part of the experience," Reid wrote. "Flush toilets and laundry facilities can be found about ten miles away in Gerlach, Nevada, if BLM's employees need such amenities."

_______________

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., appears to be doing well in Nevada. However, it may turn out to be a mistake on his part for meeting with Cliven Bundy for 45 minutes during a stop in Mesquite, which was reported by Politico.

Paul was on a major campaign trip through Nevada, becoming the first major presidential candidate to visit rural Nevada stops like Elko and Mesquite.

Giving Bundy so much time on a critical campaign tour -- may in some people's minds – align Bundy with the Paul campaign. That is risky. Bundy has broken the law and has uttered blatantly racist remarks. All the state's top Republicans have steered clear of Bundy, except for firebrand Assemblywoman Michele Fiore, R-Las Vegas. He seems a divisive figure for a campaign trying to unite a GOP base under the big umbrella.

Surely there are other conservative Republican ranchers in Nevada who pay their grazing fees and would be just as deserving of Sen. Paul's time and whose opinions of federal overreach of the BLM in Nevada should be taken as seriously as Bundy's.

[some seeing eye]

Hahaha Mr Maladroit! Are you trying to create a smackdown between Ruby Jewel and Salt and Straw? http://saltandstraw.com/flavors/. Sure there are creative ice cream experimenters like both world wide. Then there is Taipei-style, bacon ice cream and more.

Yes, It's-It is ancient, but I would rather the BLM munch It's-It over Chocotaco or Ruby Jewell!

[Molotov]

Well, with Blue Bell ice cream and frozen novelties (nectar of the gods for us folks in the Southeast) off the market for the foreseeable future due to the Listeria outbreak, I guess I need to pick an alternate. My RV freezer generally has room left for a half gallon, and it stays well frozen all week.

[^Rhino!]

Well, with Blue Bell ice cream and frozen novelties (nectar of the gods for us folks in the Southeast) off the market for the foreseeable future due to the Listeria outbreak, I guess I need to pick an alternate. My RV freezer generally has room left for a half gallon, and it stays well frozen all week.

Might I suggest Schwann's Chocolate Marshmallow ice cream? There is none other like it, and it's dangerously good. Women become amazingly attracted to you if you have it around.

[tamarakay]

geez, you guys are easily distracted. now, where did I put that Ben and Jerry's I had

[^Rhino!]

geez, you guys are easily distracted. now, where did I put that Ben and Jerry's I had

**Rhino saunters up to tamarakay with an extra pint of Cherry Garcia and a spoon*

Don't worry, they'll always make more. You can have this - gift from me.