NV R Gov candidate: Undocumented nanny hid in basement, sexual

[ProgressiveEconomist]

assault charges, former-pol wife accused of perjury!

See also http://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/10/breaking-scandal-in-nevada-involving.html .

From http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nevada/2006/oct/24/102410093.html :

"Nevada governor candidate criticized for hiring illegal immigrant

ASSOCIATED PRESS, October 24, 2006

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Gibbons and his wife, former Assemblywoman Dawn Gibbons, are being criticized by Democrats backing their candidate, Dina Titus, for hiring a nanny who turned out to be an illegal immigrant. The Gibbons campaign in turn said a Titus campaign representative contacted the former nanny, Martha Patricia Pastor-Sandoval, in efforts to turn the hiring in the late 1980s into a campaign issue. "Dina Titus clearly wants this campaign to be about something other than the issues important to Nevada voters," Gibbons' campaign stated.

Democratic Party spokeswoman Kirsten Searer said Pastor-Sandoval told KLAS-TV, Las Vegas, that "she was told to hide in the basement when people came over to the house." Searer added that it was the "height of hypocrisy" for Gibbons to "exploit" the issue of illegal immigration in this election cycle given the hiring of Pastor-Sandoval, a native of Peru.

Dawn Gibbons issued a statement saying Pastor-Sandoval worked occasionally at her home starting in 1987, but believed the woman was in the country legally. Dawn Gibbons also said she later helped Pastor-Sandoval apply to the Department of Labor for legal employment status. That application was approved in 1988, she added."

[saltpoint]

1. Nevada Republicans are finding that what happens in the Governor's

basement may not STAY in the Governor's basement, especially if it's front-page news.

Go, Democrats.

If this story winds up costing Gibbons the Governor's chair, he can always sell the story rights for a porn movie.

All across the country, beginning with -- who? -- Delay? -- the Republicans are just going down a toilet of their own making, head first.

[ProgressiveEconomist]

3. And what happens at McCormick & Schmick's doesn't always stay

at McCormick & Schmick's, when what happens is alleged sexual assualt!

See post #2.

[saltpoint]

4. "... are having a real bad day." LOL! What a great line.

[ProgressiveEconomist]

9. kick

[ProgressiveEconomist]

2. Waitress alleging sex assault to hold press conference at 12:30

.Nevada time today (Wednesday)!

Jim and Dawn Gibbons are having a REAL BAD DAY!

From http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Oct-25-Wed-2006/news/10424371.html :

'ASSAULT ALLEGATION: Waitress to tell her story: Woman schedules news conference 'to stand up for herself,' attorney says

By MOLLY BALL, Oct. 25, 2006; Las Vegas Review-Journal

The Las Vegas cocktail waitress who told police Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Gibbons assaulted her in a parking garage is scheduled to hold a news conference today to tell her side of the story, according to one of her lawyers. "She's going to stand up for herself," Las Vegas defense attorney Karen Winckler told the Review-Journal on Tuesday.

Chrissy Mazzeo called police on Oct. 13 claiming Gibbons had pinned her against the wall of a parking garage and threatened her after she rebuffed his advances over drinks at McCormick & Schmick's restaurant near Paradise and Flamingo roads. The following day, Mazzeo told police she didn't want to pursue the matter " 'cause of who he is and I just don't want to go up against something like that."

Gibbons has said that after a perfectly decent conversation, he walked Mazzeo to a parking structure where she was trying to find her truck. Near the garage, she slipped, and he grabbed her arm to prevent her from falling. Mazzeo then stood up, looked at Gibbons and walked away, according to Gibbons, who presented his version of events in a news conference last week.

Winckler indicated Mazzeo plans to reinforce her initial allegations in the news conference, set for 12:30 p.m. today at the law offices of Wright, Judd & Winckler. "We're basically going to respond to Mr. Gibbons' press conference and the allegations he's made, and Chrissy will take questions," Winckler said. "She will confirm her side." Gibbons did not take questions at his news conference, although he has subsequently addressed some details of the incident in interviews. Winckler, a criminal defense attorney who specializes in sexual assault cases, said Mazzeo wasn't looking to file a lawsuit. "She's not pursuing legal action at this point. That's not even something we've talked about. She just wants this all to go away," Winckler said, adding, "She's a victim. We're not going to be easy on people." Gibbons' side had no comment Tuesday on the upcoming conference. "We're reserving comment until we hear what she says tomorrow," campaign manager Robert Uithoven said of Mazzeo.'

[Marie26]

5. Whoa, this is the same guy?

What a sleazeball.

[ProgressiveEconomist]

7. Yeah, same guy. Think he'll show up at his accuser's press conference?

Now THAT would be great TV!

[ProgressiveEconomist]

6. CQ Politics still lists this race as "Leans Republican". If Gibbons

wins this one, Dina Titus (the Democratic candidate for this open Governor's mansion) needs to find another line of work.

See http://www.cqpolitics.com/risk_rating_governor.html today and in a week or so.

[E-Z-B]

8. How does anyone possibly vote GOP nowadays?

[greeneyedboy]

10. how does that go, again? --"power corrupts; absolute power..."