Posted on 01/06/2015 6:49:42 PM PST by PROCON
We wrote here about Harry Reids supposed close encounter with a piece of exercise equipment, which handed him in the hospital. The equipment was later claimed by Reids office to be an elastic exercise band. This is how the accident allegedly happened:
The accident happened when an elastic exercise band broke, striking Reid in the face and causing him to fall, said spokesman Adam Jentleson. Reid struck some equipment as he fell, breaking multiple bones near his right eye.
As he hit the floor, he broke several ribs, Jentleson said.
Jentleson said Reid is likely to have severe facial bruises.
The accident happened on New Years Day, but we were never told whether that meant after midnight on New Years Eve, or the middle of the afternoon on January 1. Lots of people must know the answer to that question, but so far they arent talking. I suppose it is barely possible that an elastic exercise band could break, hit someone in the face and cause him to fall down. And I suppose he could injure his face and break ribs in the fall, although the ribs, especially, seem like a stretch.
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It is my belief after studying the multiple injuries that he was mugged. How do you break ribs if you fall on your eye socket? Can’t happen. This man received a humiliating ass whipping and is lying like he does about everything. He never worked out a day in his life. He is a pencil necked wimp. Someone just beat the high holy hell and they know it would set off glee and celebration. Show us the place, time and faulty equipment!! Where did the ambulance go to pick his sorry ass up? This is so great!!
Bitch slaps can be devastating for the elderly.
Looks like he got into a fight with a lefty.
am in agree it was the mob that took harry to the woodshed. Just can’t figure out if it was the Las Vegas mob, the Chicago mob, the New York, New York mob or the Dixie Mafia. Might have been a combination of all four.
Harry was telling everyone the Democrats would keep the Senate. They didn’t.
LOL! Good old Hopalong Harry.
He lost the senate. You tell me what happened.
Local “Amish” polar bear hunting.
It would seem that the force that hit Harry, if from an elastic band, must have been loaded into that band by Harry himself - that is how those bands work.
So ... is Harry so strong that he could load a band with enough energy to punch himself clear across the floor and into cabinets that would break his ribs, looking like a bouncer puched him full force?
Finally, if elderly gentlemen are capable of snapping these bands, then we'd be hearing about major recalls and lawsuits.
Looks like a case of domestic abuse.
Thank you for beating me to it. I hope the next time it’s worse, much worse.
i don’t believe the story, but......
i could see being on one of those chuck norris gym systems and one of those lines somehow breaking, which could pitch you both forward and downward at the same time, and hitting the side of the sliding board could smash your face and ribs, but they would have to be on the same side of your body. not sure from the reporting if the ribs are on his right side or not.
I wrote Harry Reid’s only biography. I was going to overlook this, until I just saw the face pic..
I am 62, prone to falls because of an old rugby injury. I work under old classic cars a lot. I have never looked that bad, plus ending up with broken ribs. Maybe Landra coldcocked him a few times with a bottle on New Years.
If the exercise story was true....
he should also sue his Physician....
at his age you need a doctors sign off and a bone density test before doing any weight lifting.
Looks to me like he took a baseball bat upside the head and a couple kicks in the ribs after he fell.
nope
Speculation Report and Tabloid Gamer and The Official Story are the only games in town on this one.
lol
Slipped on a bar of soap...
RLTW.
......everybody’s slippin on soap around here....
I don’t know. I just attended a viewing for a family member who fell getting out of bed and broke several ribs and evidently hit her head badly enough to cause enough internal bleeding to kill her.
He’s getting old. Levin makes fun of Reid having potatoes on his tie and assorted other things associated with the elderly. I always imagine that there’s hints of truth in Levin’s poking at Reid. The talkies are connected and hear things that they don’t always tell us but perhaps hint at.
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