who grew up in abject poverty. then, ran for mayor of las vegas and got crushed and should have disappeared from the political fevment. was the gaming regulatory chief and by the way, there was so much about his time there that is not known, including the story that you told about jack gordon and reid wanting to strangle him after the bribe attempt. there is a lot more to that, too. he is just one of those politicians who doesn t fit into some easy description on twitter or facebook and there are so many stories that i know and have been told since i began to research this this book. he truly is one of a kind was one of a kind. yeah. and i want to speak to you a little bit about his legacy, and how he changed our national politics for good or for bad but i do want to just go back to