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McCarran Airport (Las Vegas) to be renamed for former Senator Harry Reid (Original Post) brooklynite Feb 2021 OP
That will piss off every Republican in Nevada NameAlreadyTaken Feb 2021 #1
Too bad about Tonopah. panader0 Feb 2021 #4
The Mizpah is beautiful and there is a NameAlreadyTaken Feb 2021 #5
Really nice, especially to know he's babylonsister Feb 2021 #2
Good! Leith Feb 2021 #3

NameAlreadyTaken

(983 posts)
1. That will piss off every Republican in Nevada
Mon Feb 15, 2021, 05:21 PM
Feb 2021

They still hate Reid with a passion. There is still a sign in Tonopah that says, "Will Rogers never met Harry Reid." They never took it down and never will.

panader0

(25,816 posts)
4. Too bad about Tonopah.
Mon Feb 15, 2021, 08:24 PM
Feb 2021

I've been through there several times, staying once at the Mizpah and gambling late into the
night. It was said that Jack Dempsey was a bouncer there after he quit boxing.

NameAlreadyTaken

(983 posts)
5. The Mizpah is beautiful and there is a
Tue Feb 16, 2021, 12:13 PM
Feb 2021

"Jack Dempsey Room" for private banquets or parties. If you are there again look along the walls in that area for framed checks signed by the stars.

Leith

(7,814 posts)
3. Good!
Mon Feb 15, 2021, 07:53 PM
Feb 2021

If rethugs don't like it, they can do like I did when Washington National Airport was named for their dementia god - use the old name or call it Las Vegas International Airport.

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