Posted on 10/02/2013 5:41:34 PM PDT by Morgana
With a government shutdown over the issue of Obamacare and its abortion funding occupying most of the political debate, Democratic Senate leader Harry Reid put his foot in his mouth in a big way today.
The House is set to vote today on H.J. Res. 73, the Research for Lifesaving Cures Act, which ensures funding for the National Institutes of Health during the government shutdown over the Obamacare debate, but Reid said Senate Democrats aren’t interested in the House Republican bill.
IN a CNN interview, Reid responded:
CNN: “If you can help one child who has cancer, why wouldn’t you do it?”
Sen. Reid: “Why would we want to do that?”
CLICK LIKE IF YOU’RE PRO-LIFE!
The full transcript appears below:
DANA BASH: You all talked about children with cancer unable to go to clinical trials. The House is presumably going to pass a bill that funds at least the NIH. Given what you’ve said, will you at least pass that? And if not, aren’t you playing the same political games that Republicans are?
HARRY REID: Listen, Sen. Durbin explained that very well, and he did it here, did it on the floor earlier, as did Sen. Schumer. What right did they have to pick and choose what part of government is going to be funded? It’s obvious what’s going on here. You talk about reckless and irresponsible. Wow. What this is all about is Obamacare. They are obsessed. I don’t know what other word I can use. They’re obsessed with this Obamacare. It’s working now and it will continue to work and people will love it more than they do now by far. So they have no right to pick and choose.
BASH: But if you can help one child who has cancer, why wouldn’t you do it?
REID: Why would we want to do that? I have 1,100 people at Nellis Air Force base that are sitting home. They have a few problems of their own. This is — to have someone of your intelligence to suggest such a thing maybe means you’re irresponsible and reckless –
BASH: I’m just asking a question.
“Harry Reid on Helping Kids With Cancer: ‘Why Would We Want To Do That?’”
That’s right up there with “What difference at this point does it make?”
Liberaism is a sickness..
yes it is...
actually en la cabeza
I’m surprised that Bash is asking Reid these kind of questions. And it looks like Reid is surprised, too.
Harry just wants the usual Democrat bribe to go with it.
“What right did they have to pick and choose what part of government is going to be funded?”
it’s the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES you doddering old fool! The House represents WE THE PEOPLE!!! And the Constitution (you know, that old document morons like you and Pelosi don’t bother to read!) GIVES OUR REPRESENTATIVES THE RIGHT TO DECIDE WHICH PART OF THE GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO BE FUNDED BY VIRTUE OF THE FACT THAT WE THE PEOPLE HOLD THE PURSE STRINGS!!!
OMG!!! Liberals like Reid are either dangerously stupid or just plain EVIL!!!
Harry (the booty) Reid es uno nino de el diablo.
That quote should be made into a poster. Shows the true Democrap colors.
Playing politics with WWII veterans in wheelchairs.
Playing politics with US citizens in Benghazi.
Who the heck wants these people running health care ?
BASH: But if you can help one child who has cancer, why wouldn’t you do it?
REID: Why would we want to do that? I have 1,100 people at Nellis Air Force base that are sitting home. They have a few problems of their own. This is — to have someone of your intelligence to suggest such a thing maybe means you’re irresponsible and reckless –
BASH: I’m just asking a question.
Instead of “I’m just asking a question” he should have responded with, “since you want to make it ad hominem instead of answering a simple question, it’s time for you and me to take this outside, you obnoxious lying jackass.”
Just an idea.
Thanks Morgana.
She was probably trying to give him the opportunity to explain why he denied funding NIH. He completely blew it. Like someone else said, looks like dementia. Probably affects a lot of these old Communist fools.
He’s a she. Dana Bash.
Thanks for the great campaign ad, Sinator Dildo!
Your point is well taken, but the reporter who asked Reid the question is Dana Bash, a woman. Waiting for the feminists to confront Reid for his misogynistic, condescending bashing of Bash.
I’m sure we’ll hear the calls for Reid to step down any minute now! /S
What a pathetic piece of human debris he is!!!
Tone deaf, heartless, cynical, cruel, idiotic and just plain dumb to the max.
Danny Thomas he's not.
Is Reid copying HItlery, “what difference does it make?”
If CryBoehner had this, it would be on the front page of the New York Times. Since it’s Reid, though...down the memory hole!
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