Barack Obama

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Originally Posted by jimnaseum

If you want to know who is going to keep the House and Senate this fall go to the one sure source..........LAS VEGAS!!!!

Ooooh you shouldn't have said Las Vegas ....

Las Vegas Mayor Rejects Obama's Invite to Meet After Anti-Sin City Remarks

Tensions between President Obama and Nevada elected officials over the president's anti-Sin City remarks escalated Thursday when Las Vegas's mayor refused an invitation to meet with Obama when he arrives in town.

"I've got other things to do quite frankly for my constituents here in Las Vegas who rely on me to do the right thing as a mayor," Mayor Oscar Goodman told KTNV Action News.

Goodman was invited by the White House to meet the president on the tarmac when he arrives Thursday night and to the town hall event scheduled for Friday, Goodman spokesman Jace Radke told FoxNews.com, adding that the mayor would consider the invitation if Obama promised to apologize for his remarks.

Goodman has said that Obama is no friend to Vegas and would not be welcomed there if he visits.

"I'll do everything I can to give him the boot," Goodman said. "This president is a real slow learner."

Goodman told KTNV that he was a bit surprised to receive an invitation after his widely reported reaction to Obama's comments. But the invitation hasn't softened his anger.

"I haven't heard an apology, I haven't heard a response. All I do is get invitations," he said.