Woman arrested, accused Las Vegas’ grasshopper Supreme Court rules Trump of hacking 100 million invasion is so big you can can use military funds for Capital One records see it on weather radar border wall construction PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 4 Volume 21, Issue 23 July 31-August 6, 2019 lasvegastribune.com “I may disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it” — Voltaire Susie Lee’s “Squad” Strikes Again By Chuck Muth undocumented,” Omar tweeted on Some of Rep. Susie Lee’s (D- Monday. “We must ensure that all NV) fellow freshman House Dem- people in our country have access ocrats — “The Squad” — are so far to reproductive health care.” out in left field they may as well be “Undocumented” = Illegal. selling hot dogs in the upper deck. “Access” = taxpayer funded. A sampling just from recent days… “Reproductive health care” = Right now, unemployment is abortion. at record lows across the board. If it walks like a duck, swims But minimum wage increases will like a duck and quacks like a duck, only succeed in pricing many low- L-R: Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Susie Lee, Ilhan Omar and Ayanna Pressley it’s a duck… no matter what else skilled, entry-level jobs out of the have been eliminated and replaced many would be lost at $20/hour! Meanwhile, fellow “Squad” you might try calling it. market. with part-time jobs. Does Susie Lee agree with member Rep. Ilhan Omar has called Not to be outdone, Susie Lee’s In fact, recent minimum wage Indeed, the Congressional Bud- “Squad” classmate Rep. Tlaib that for taxpayer-funded abortions for fellow “Squad” classmate Rep. increases have resulted in workers get Office (CBO) has estimated that the minimum wage should be raised illegal immigrants. Alexandria Cortez-Ocasio said over being replaced by machines and an increase to $15/hour would kill to $20/hour? If so, why not $25? “No one should fear receiving the weekend that American taxpay- self-serve kiosks. Or full-time jobs off 1.3 million jobs. Imagine how Or $50? medical care because they are (See Susie Lee, Page 4) My Point Dave McKeon: “Hey, Is that of View By Rolando Larraz Pandora’s Box? Let’s Open It!” By Chuck Muth Rolando Larraz is unavailable fire, but…they pulled me back in! Godfather I & II are two of my this week and General Manager So here we go again… favorite movies. Godfather III? Perly Viasmensky is filling in for Dave McKeon is like herpes: Terrible. him. “Just when you think they’re gone, But there was one particularly they show up again.” Ilhan Abdullahi Omar is the U.S. memorable scene. Michael Corle- (Hat tip to comedian Tim Allen Representative for Minnesota’s one had been trying to retire from who once used that analogy for the 5th congressional district since the “business.” But then circum- Clintons) 2019; she is a naturalized Ameri- stances changed. Leading Michael, McKeon, if you’re unfamiliar, is can citizen who always expresses played by Al Pacino, to utter this a former Clark County Republican her hateful feelings for the United now infamous line… Party chairman who is now running States of America. She is the first “Just when I thought I was out; to be Nevada Republican Party Somali-American, the first natu- they pull me back in!” chairman. ralized citizen from Africa, and That’s exactly how I felt this And at a meet-and-greet at the first non-white woman elected morning when I was sent a Face- someone’s home Monday eve- from Minnesota, and one of the first book video recorded Monday night ning, McKeon decided it would two Muslim women (along with related to the upcoming election for be a smart thing to bring up my Rashida Tlaib of Michigan) to serve the Nevada GOP’s top pooh-bah name and drag me into this race by in Congress. position. I’ve pretty much tried to once again falsely accusing me of A frequent critic of Israel, Omar stay out of this intra-party dumpster (See Dave McKeon, Page 3) has denounced its settlement policy and military campaigns in the oc- cupied Palestinian territories, and Rand Paul says he would help pay what she describes as the influence of pro-Israel lobbies such as the American Israel Public Affairs for ticket to send Omar to Somalia Committee (AIPAC). By Rebecca Klar disaster that is Somalia — that has made history as the first Somali In early 2019, Omar was criti- The Hill no capitalism, has no God-given American, as well as one of the cized by a number of Democrats, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) offered rights guaranteed in a constitution, first two Muslim women, elected Republicans and Jewish civil rights to help purchase plane tickets for and has about seven different tribes to Congress. groups for comments about Ameri- Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) to visit that have been fighting each other An Omar spokesperson declined can support for Israel that they said Somalia, saying it might make her for the last 40 years,” the senator to comment in response to Paul’s drew on anti-Semitic tropes. Omar “appreciate America more.” said. Breitbart interview. apologized for some of the remarks. Paul, in an interview with the “And then maybe after she’s Omar was recently attacked by I personally don’t believe, as right-wing website Breitbart last visited Somalia for a while, she President Trump in tweets directed others do, that she should go back week, called the freshman con- might come back and appreciate at her and three fellow freshman to her native Somalia. I just be- gresswoman “about as ungrateful America more.” Democrats, all of who are women lieve that if she is not happy here as you can get.” Omar came to the U.S. as a of color, telling them to “go back” and considers America a terrible “And so — I’m willing to con- refugee with her family from So- to the “totally broken and crime country, she should renounce her tribute to buy her a ticket to go visit malia. She became the first Somali infested places from which they American citizenship and go to Somalia, and I think she can look American elected to state office in came.” whatever country she considers best and maybe learn a little bit about the Minnesota, and in 2018 she again (See Rand Paul, Page 2) and where she could be very happy. Of course, Somalia is not going to give her the opportunity to be part of its Congress, but she can do House $15 minimum wage bill would kill jobs wonders by defending the people By Thomas Mitchell hikes under the law, Republican of her country as an activist and The House this past week passed Mark Amodei, who represents protestor of the oppression from a bill that would increase the federal Northern Nevada, warned of the Somali government forces and minimum wage to $15 an hour by many problems that the bill could other foreign troops that resulted 2025 and phase out the sub-mini- create and said the only good thing in civilian deaths. mum wage currently allowed for about it is that it is unlikely to pass Many of her countrywomen face tip earners. The vote was 231-199, in the Senate. sexual violence. She needs to stop largely along party lines. “It makes a good campaign ad defending immigrant children in While all three of Nevada’s in certain neighborhoods, I guess,” the United States and be more con- Democratic representatives put out Amodei said during a conference cerned about the number of children statements bragging about voting call on Friday. He said the bill, in her native Somalia that have been for the Raise the Wage Act and while it may raise hourly wages for arbitrarily arrested and terrorized. citing how many people in their some by 107 percent, others will There is no reason for this wom- districts would be eligible for pay (See $15 Minimum Wage, Page 4) an to attack and criticize President Donald Trump when she should be attacking the president of Somalia, Former GOP Assembly Candidate’s Ongoing Saga Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Michael McDonald facing jail time over sending presents to his own children became president of a country that By Rolando Larraz of the marital home. This, in turn, the family and criminal courts is is synonymous with anarchy and Las Vegas Tribune caused McDonald to take action one of the biggest root social issues terrorism, more or less with the Michael L. McDonald, former and become an activist to try to help of our day. same principles of Rep. Ilhan Omar. Republican candidate for Nevada others as he found out there were so After he was put in jail, his ex- As a matter of introducing State legislature, who was recently many people being affected. wife broke into the marital home history to the present time, the a “Political Prisoner” at the Las Ve- Michael McDonald is the Pres- and stole everything of value; story of how Mohamed Abdullahi gas City, due to his being targeted ident of the Committee for Family she had not been in the house for Mohamed came to be the leader of and incarcerated 30 days before the and Criminal law reform, a Political almost two years and had already a country that is synonymous with November General Election in an action committee, and a Non-profit gotten everything that she wanted.