Las Vegas Lefty Rosenthal watched gamblers. Writing from Las Vegas, finishing the book on money in the city's economy. The famous pit boss Lefty destroyed knee caps if a thief came into town. Jon Ralston investigates crimes in Las Vegas. Pit bosses are synonymous with pit bulls securing a casino floor by watching for criminals trying to cheat the system. Jon Ralston breaths the air in Las Vegas. He smells a cheat in Ensign. He hears the Senator’s heart beat as he asks John Ensign’s best friend questions. Roasts are heated slow, but cooked to perfection. Jon Ralson invited Doug Hampton back. The show goes national. The interview enters YouTube before prime time TV presents American Idol and Dancing with the Stars. Viewers download the show and come up with conclusions after the Hampton interview with Ralston. Now Washington takes notice. Republicans stand up in their seat. Older members of Congress used to opening envelopes via snail mail see the video encoding on Google and ask, “What is this YouTube? What is this confession on the computer screen?” Richard Nixon had more leniency before Watergate. Nixon broke into the office of the Democratic National Committee June 17, 1972. Bob Woodward, a new reporter rumored to be on the newspaper’s chopping block to an early retirement was reluctantly sent to investigate as the sun rose over the city that didn’t wink at the thought of a Nixon scandal. Richard Nixon was untouchable. He attacked Jim Morrison, Lennie Bruce, and threatened to deport John Lennon the way J. Edgar Hoover deported Charlie Chaplain in 1952. These characters were vaudeville actors like Las Vegas entertainers.
Writing from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
