Anthony reports a MAGA opinion as the absolute truth and "well said"

Look at the News column for today. He quotes some fool--I don't even want to bother to go back and note his name--saying that all the chatter about the Vegas downturn is all because of the "liberal media" trying to "impugn the current administration."

Really? So it's all just a KUNSPEERISSY by DA LIBURRUL MEEDIA to criticize Trump by blaming him for the Vegas downturn? Really??

First of all, it actually IS the Turd's fault, with the obvious indicators being a steep drop in foreign visitation and the overall slump being coincident with the Trumpiffs. Second, it isn't only "the liberal media" that has reported on the Vegas slump. Fox Nooze and the WSJ, for example, have run several stories on it.

LVA's News stories are usually so accurate, I'm wondering if Anthony is just scrambling to counteract all the negative impressions about Vegas that are gathering. He's said he has an apolitical stance within LVA, but quoting and then praising someone who blames everything on "the liberal media" doesn't seem apolitical.

I mean, I do get it. Filling the rice bowl comes first. I'm just disappointed that Anthony posted utter bullshit to do that.

  The article Anthony alludes is spot on. Vegas is in trouble because of the gouging that has been implemented by the casinos. The economy is not the problem, nor the measures President Trump has undertaken to set up the economy to flourish with tariffs being utilized to obtain fair trade. The media, in their non stop attempts to "impune the current admiistration" is in lock step with the corrupt DemocRATS as they try and say anything to brainwash Americans to believe that, after 7 months, that President Trump is at fault. The casinos inplemented all of the gouging that visitors have grown tired of during the last 4 years. The articles by Fox and the WSJ are correct when they post that, because of the structured gouging casinos have put into place, tipping has diminished for workers. That is a fact. 

What Miller says was predictable and is meaningless, as he's a slavish Trump lackey. The clown Anthony quoted is obviously one as well.

Trump has "impugned" himself. Blaming the damage he's done on "the liberal media" is beyond stupid.

 Everyone reading your posts here knows who the "clown" is - take a bow.

If you follow Vegas related stuff on social media, a lot of these MAGA types blame "nickel and diming" with a combination of reality denying. What are you talking about Vegas is dying?  And then they will share a photo that was taking during a busy weekend and say see. Of course, numbers don't lie gaming revenue, home prices, occupancy rates and arrivals at LAS are all down. Foreclosures and unemployment are up. 
 

My take is that the nickel and diming doesn't matter until the economy starts sliding. People begin to look for things to cut back on and trips to Vegas to spend money on gambling, expensive meals and going to expensive clubs is generally at the top of the list.  Vegas has always been the canary in the coal mine when it comes to predicting economic downturns because going to Vegas is pure discretionary spending. I hate to break it to the reality deniers but the canary is 😵.

Trump's tariffs, the round up of brown folks and hostility towards foreigners is what is killing Vegas and the US economy in general.  Those missing foreign visitors spend a lot of money in Vegas because they tend be on the wealther side as they can afford international travel. 

Foreign visitors see the military occupation of cities and have seen other visitors beaten and imprisoned for minor paperwork snafus or simply being non-white and caught up in one of Trump's raids. 

It gets better as Trump just deliverd the coup de grace to Vegas in his BBB. The US now charges a $250 fee for visa holders to simply enter the US. That is the ultimate nickel and dime. Very few travelers are going to cough up $250 for each person in their party just to visit Vichy Vegas.

If you are a Trump voter and want to know what caused the downturn in Vegas be honest with yourself. Walk into your bathroom, turn on the light and look into the mirror. Now you know who is responsible.

There's lots of reasons for the Vegas downturn.

-Foreign Tourism to the US is down 12.5 Billion YTD as of Aug 1.     Thats nationwide.   That is Trump's fault.   The dollar has not been this low compared to other currencies in over a decade.   That should be stimulating foreign visitation but our President is an asshole so people dont want to come here out of spite.

-Price gouging in Vegas is a huge turnoff.  We've all seeen the examples of the greed.    

-Post COVID live-for-the-moment attitude has worn off.    People going back to regular work/life patterns

-Discretionary spending growth is 3.7% so far this year....which is down from 5.9% last year.     People are being more stingy with their paychecks.   Thats a reflection of consumer confidence and nervousness about employment.

I'm sure Anthony will be losing sleep over "your disappointment."  

You should tread lightly or you will lose your main role in life......being on his website.  

Not likely. I posted this in the Sink, per forum rules.

Do you think Anthony was correct to blame the Vegas slump on "the liberal media"?

Don't have the guts to answer, now!

AC can post what he wants on the front page of the site as it is his site.

That being said, whomever wrote that is delusional. I read it as stay the course everything is fine in Vegas. It is just the liberal media making up stories to make Trump look bad. 

IMO Just another Trumper that wants to deny getting what they voted for. A more informative article would have included the decline in home prices, rise in unemployment, decline in room occupancy and the upturn in foreclosures. But I get it.  MAGAs can't acknowledge their part in destroying something they love so they resort to "liberal media" even though there isn't a liberal media in 2025. It is very much a conservative media. 

So Kevin chimes in like the others, saying it's Trump's fault.