The Vanishing Congressman
Monday, October 30th, 2006
Maybe Jim Gibbons has a future doing magic tricks at one of those big Vegas showrooms. MORE »
Maybe Jim Gibbons has a future doing magic tricks at one of those big Vegas showrooms. MORE »
Maybe a hippie or two made a wrong turn after Burning Man and ended up in the Cowboy Capital of Elko, Nevada, but the place remains one of the most solidly Republican areas on Earth. MORE »
Because this is a National Politics Site, we’ve had to pull ourselves away from covering Rep. Jim Gibbons (R-Nevada) all the time. Periodic roundups will have to do … until Gibbons just starts killing people. MORE »
Let’s check in with Rep. Jim Gibbons of Nevada, who was about to become governor of the Silver State until something happened outside a Vegas steak/seafood restaurant and bar: MORE »
Republican insiders say Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is starting to look like an excellent candidate for the GOP in 2008. But it’s not just because he’s a big-spending fascist. Turns out Putin is also a fan of rape and murder! (And inappropriate oral contact with young boys … never forget!) MORE »
A couple of mysterious 911 calls to Las Vegas police — all apparently made from the bathroom of a Starbucks on Paradise Road by a terrified drunk gal — have suddenly derailed Congressman Jim Gibbons and his campaign to be Nevada’s next governor.
The story is changing so quick we can’t even get a timeline in order, so let’s just randomly toss together some of the filthier details, after the jump.