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Harry Reid Contributor Sentenced to Two Years in Prison
Townhall.com ^ | October 1, 2013 | Carol Platt Liebau

Posted on 10/02/2013 3:52:06 AM PDT by Kaslin

Today, a big Harry Reid supporter -- who funneled more than $130,000 to Reid in 2007 -- was sentenced to two years in prison for campaign finance violations. Harvey Whittemore, a lobbyist and developer, used "straw donors" to contribute to Reid's campaign.

Of course, Reid claims that he knew nothing about all the wrongdoing. Of course, that's what he always says.

When a businessman was indicted earlier this year, claiming that Utah's Attorney General helped broker a deal in 2010 in which the businessman believed he was to pay Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid $600,000 to make a federal investigation go away, Reid's office just declined to comment.

Shady land deal? Nah, just Reid working for the good of his constituents.

Conflicts of interest surrounding Reid's dealings in green energy? Nothing to see here, folks.

Family members lobbying Reid for their clients? Don't worry about it -- after being exposed by the Los Angeles Times, Reid stopped it.

Free tickets to boxing matches? Not a problem.

So given Reid's history, it's perfectly understandable that, of course, he knew nothing -- nothing! -- about the dirty dealings on his campaign's behalf.


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1 posted on 10/02/2013 3:52:06 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Dingy Harry should be spending life in prison....filthy POS.


2 posted on 10/02/2013 3:54:26 AM PDT by AlexW
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To: Kaslin

This guy is a crook.

Thank you again Nevada for returning this POS to the Senate in the last election.


3 posted on 10/02/2013 3:56:14 AM PDT by Mouton (The insurrection laws perpetuate what we have for a government now.)
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To: Kaslin

msm will not foam with this news, no they won’t.


4 posted on 10/02/2013 4:04:52 AM PDT by Recompennation (Constitutional protection for all not just selectively for Democrats.)
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To: Kaslin

Is he a pedophile too?


5 posted on 10/02/2013 4:31:58 AM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: Kaslin
Wow! This should knock Michele Bachmann's scandal off the news cycle.

< /SARC>

6 posted on 10/02/2013 4:39:55 AM PDT by Aevery_Freeman (Tried to tell 'em Affirmative Action was a bad idea...Now look what happened!)
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To: Kaslin

He is such a hateful looking man.


7 posted on 10/02/2013 4:49:52 AM PDT by FES0844
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To: Kaslin

Anybody who even gives a legal donation to Harry Reid should go to jail IMO.


8 posted on 10/02/2013 4:52:38 AM PDT by Venturer ( cowardice posturing as tolerance =political correctness)
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To: Kaslin

He’s a fellow Marxist so PravdABDNC will look the other way.


9 posted on 10/02/2013 4:52:49 AM PDT by bray (Coming soon: The Republic of Texas 2022)
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To: Mouton
Thank you again Nevada for returning this POS to the Senate in the last election.

It's as if Nevada dumped their sewage on the rest of the country.

10 posted on 10/02/2013 4:57:07 AM PDT by windsorknot (>>>)
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To: FES0844

He sure is


11 posted on 10/02/2013 4:59:57 AM PDT by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
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To: Kaslin

it’s all for sale in the obama administration


12 posted on 10/02/2013 5:02:51 AM PDT by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: Kaslin

Harvey Whittemore do a little dance </Shawshank Redemption reference>


13 posted on 10/02/2013 7:45:26 AM PDT by jurroppi1
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