RE: Nevada GOP and Dennis Hof
June 14, 2018 at 2:39 pm
(This post was last modified: June 14, 2018 at 2:40 pm by Crossless2.0.)
Full disclosure: Hof was my boss between 2004 and 2011; I worked at the Bunnyranch the last four years of that period.
Dennis is as close to a full-on Trumpian character as I've ever met, and I actually often thought so during the years I worked there (well before Trump actually entered politics but while he was lurking around the edges of political celebrity). Like Trump, Hof is a pure sort of creature, driven by greed and a need to Be Someone. There is no such thing as bad press, and he's selling (his business, himself) 24/7.
I haven't really followed this race but have it on some authority that Hof's running was supposedly motivated by a desire to push back against some Christian social conservatives who hope to close down the brothels. These same people have been banging their heads against that particular wall for many years now, and it's a non-starter. Nevada brothels are only allowed in relatively unpopulous counties (that's why they aren't allowed in the counties containing Las Vegas, Reno, Carson City, or South Lake Tahoe). The counties that have chosen to allow brothels to operate are NEVER going to give up that revenue without a fight. So I also suspect that Hof's feud with the Christers is largely bullshit, as well. I'm sure what happened is he watched the 2016 campaigns closely, probably voted for Trump, and became convinced that a country that can handle the Donald as president can surely also handle a pimp in congress. Everything with this guy is about ego and self-aggrandizement. He'll fit right in.
Dennis is as close to a full-on Trumpian character as I've ever met, and I actually often thought so during the years I worked there (well before Trump actually entered politics but while he was lurking around the edges of political celebrity). Like Trump, Hof is a pure sort of creature, driven by greed and a need to Be Someone. There is no such thing as bad press, and he's selling (his business, himself) 24/7.
I haven't really followed this race but have it on some authority that Hof's running was supposedly motivated by a desire to push back against some Christian social conservatives who hope to close down the brothels. These same people have been banging their heads against that particular wall for many years now, and it's a non-starter. Nevada brothels are only allowed in relatively unpopulous counties (that's why they aren't allowed in the counties containing Las Vegas, Reno, Carson City, or South Lake Tahoe). The counties that have chosen to allow brothels to operate are NEVER going to give up that revenue without a fight. So I also suspect that Hof's feud with the Christers is largely bullshit, as well. I'm sure what happened is he watched the 2016 campaigns closely, probably voted for Trump, and became convinced that a country that can handle the Donald as president can surely also handle a pimp in congress. Everything with this guy is about ego and self-aggrandizement. He'll fit right in.
