I posted this in the Politics forum, but it might be more appropriate here...At least if he were elected, we'd have someone in the WH who would work to lift the silly 'net gambling ban. Other than that...who knows? Story is from Saturday"s LV Sun...
By midmorning, Wayne Allyn Root has consumed 50 of the 85 vitamins, herbs, supplements and whatnot he will eat and drink on this spring day. He’s answered dozens of e-mails, pumped iron while watching Fox News, responded to a few of the 25 to 30 media requests he receives weekly in his drive to get richer and to become the Libertarian Party presidential candidate.
His hair is pompadour perfect, his skin tight, his teeth white. It’s the vitamins.
He could be making money, and lots of it, because he’s good at that.
Instead, under his cathedral ceiling in an exclusive Henderson neighborhood, he’s giving voice to the beleaguered.
“Who’s taking care of people who make $100,000 to maybe $400,000 to $500,000 a year who own a small business, or who are an independent contractor, real estate broker, stock broker, mortgage broker, insurance broker? The heart of America. Every insurance broker I know, every stockbroker, real estate broker, they all made $300,000 to $400,000 a year the last five years. Guess what they’re going to make this year: under 100.”
Root, the Las Vegas oddsmaker who’s dubbed himself the “King of Vegas,” will seek the Libertarian Party presidential nod at the party’s convention this weekend in Denver, a city whose government has violated Libertarian principles by outlawing drugs and prostitution and guaranteeing fast-food workers a minimum wage.
Root’s candidacy has always been a long shot. Third parties don’t win national elections and Root has a geographical problem: Americans don’t trust Vegas for much other than a fair bet and an overpriced drink. Root not only has been honored with a gold star on the Strip walk of fame, he’s also the very essence of Vegas, a man who’s made a small fortune selling advice about sports betting.
Also, his candidacy took a heavy blow recently. Long considered a favorite for the nomination, he was sucker-punched.
Former Congressman Bob Barr jumped into the fray. Barr, like Root, is an ex-Republican, and is a star among some hard-core political junkies, the principled libertarians who condemned President Bush when his government began tapping phones without warrants and employing interrogation techniques that seemed a little too much like torture.
(Barr also appeared in the movie “Borat,” though he didn’t seem to enjoy his cameo.)
So now our man Root is the underdog, which is right where he wants to be.
He says he’s been the underdog his entire life. “I’m an SOB, son of a butcher,” he says, again. (He’s an SOB, son of a butcher — did he mention that?)
Root’s betting philosophy is based on going against conventional wisdom: If everyone on talk radio and in the newspapers thinks the Yankees will win, bet against them. “If you can win 55 percent of bets you’ll double your money every 120 bets. You can make a fortune.”
By midmorning, Wayne Allyn Root has consumed 50 of the 85 vitamins, herbs, supplements and whatnot he will eat and drink on this spring day. He’s answered dozens of e-mails, pumped iron while watching Fox News, responded to a few of the 25 to 30 media requests he receives weekly in his drive to get richer and to become the Libertarian Party presidential candidate.
His hair is pompadour perfect, his skin tight, his teeth white. It’s the vitamins.
He could be making money, and lots of it, because he’s good at that.
Instead, under his cathedral ceiling in an exclusive Henderson neighborhood, he’s giving voice to the beleaguered.
“Who’s taking care of people who make $100,000 to maybe $400,000 to $500,000 a year who own a small business, or who are an independent contractor, real estate broker, stock broker, mortgage broker, insurance broker? The heart of America. Every insurance broker I know, every stockbroker, real estate broker, they all made $300,000 to $400,000 a year the last five years. Guess what they’re going to make this year: under 100.”
Root, the Las Vegas oddsmaker who’s dubbed himself the “King of Vegas,” will seek the Libertarian Party presidential nod at the party’s convention this weekend in Denver, a city whose government has violated Libertarian principles by outlawing drugs and prostitution and guaranteeing fast-food workers a minimum wage.
Root’s candidacy has always been a long shot. Third parties don’t win national elections and Root has a geographical problem: Americans don’t trust Vegas for much other than a fair bet and an overpriced drink. Root not only has been honored with a gold star on the Strip walk of fame, he’s also the very essence of Vegas, a man who’s made a small fortune selling advice about sports betting.
Also, his candidacy took a heavy blow recently. Long considered a favorite for the nomination, he was sucker-punched.
Former Congressman Bob Barr jumped into the fray. Barr, like Root, is an ex-Republican, and is a star among some hard-core political junkies, the principled libertarians who condemned President Bush when his government began tapping phones without warrants and employing interrogation techniques that seemed a little too much like torture.
(Barr also appeared in the movie “Borat,” though he didn’t seem to enjoy his cameo.)
So now our man Root is the underdog, which is right where he wants to be.
He says he’s been the underdog his entire life. “I’m an SOB, son of a butcher,” he says, again. (He’s an SOB, son of a butcher — did he mention that?)
Root’s betting philosophy is based on going against conventional wisdom: If everyone on talk radio and in the newspapers thinks the Yankees will win, bet against them. “If you can win 55 percent of bets you’ll double your money every 120 bets. You can make a fortune.”
