Posted on 12/08/2009 1:28:30 PM PST by Syncro
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is at it again. FoxNews.com reports on his latest utterance in the debate over ObamaCare:
Reid argued that Republicans are using the same stalling tactics employed in the pre-Civil War era.
"Instead of joining us on the right side of history, all the Republicans can come up with is, 'slow down, stop everything, let's start over.' If you think you've heard these same excuses before, you're right," Reid said Monday. "When this country belatedly recognized the wrongs of slavery, there were those who dug in their heels and said 'slow down, it's too early, things aren't bad enough.' "
He continued: "When women spoke up for the right to speak up, they wanted to vote, some insisted they simply, slow down, there will be a better day to do that, today isn't quite right.
"When this body was on the verge of guaranteeing equal civil rights to everyone regardless of the color of their skin, some senators resorted to the same filibuster threats that we hear today."
There is little to say about the substance of this, other than to observe that he forgot to mention the Holocaust. But as a matter of form, Reid's statement is so bad as to be interesting.
Most obviously, someone who lashes out in such a clumsy and vicious way is not someone who feels confident that he will prevail. It's hard to imagine what Reid could be hoping to accomplish, other than perhaps rallying the Democratic left with a little partisan hate speech.
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Yes Harry Reid is correct on this but he forgot to mention that those senators were democrats not republican. The civil rights act passed with a majority of the Republicans in a Congress that was controlled by the Democrats. Few Republicans voted against the act. Many Democrats did vote against the act.
Obviously, Syphillus that he probably caught getting Free SEX fromall of the Nevada Prostitues has now destroyed what Brain he ever might have been in possession of! Dinghy Harry Reid is truly a Dispicable Whiner and Hater of AMERICA with absolutely No Morals or Character!! Outside of that, Dinghy Harry is what One expects from a typical DEMORAT!!
Obviously, Syphillus that he probably caught getting Free SEX fromall of the Nevada Prostitues has now destroyed what Brain he ever might have been in possession of! Dinghy Harry Reid is truly a Dispicable Whiner and Hater of AMERICA with absolutely No Morals or Character!! Outside of that, Dinghy Harry is what One expects from a typical DEMORAT!!
How could such a thoroughly unappealing man have gotten so far in politics?uuummmmm... the PeterPrincipal???
That's easy---voter fraud.
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LA TIMES SERIES In Nevada, the Name to Know is Reid; Members of Reid's family represent nearly every major industry in Nevada;their clients rely on Reid's goodwill. Series: Second of two parts; Chuck Neubauer and Richard T. Cooper. Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, Calif.: Jun 23, 2003. pg. A.1
Reid helped the University of Nevada at Reno secure millions of dollars in specially earmarked funds in his work on the Senate Appropriations Committee. How much family members' firms have been paid*: $10,000 a month to the Lionel Sawyer firm for lobbying by his son Key Reid and former Sen. Richard Bryan
The special interest: Kerr-McGee Corp. What Sen. Reid has done: Helped the oil and chemical company get federal funds to help pay to clean up radioactive waste at a company plant near Chicago. How much family members' firms have been paid*: Undisclosed amount to the Lionel Sawyer firm for Rory Reid and others to lobby in Nevada
The special interest: Heli USA Airways, a leading Grand Canyon tour operator What Sen. Reid has done: Opposed federal attempts to restrict Grand Canyon tours. How much family members' firms have been paid*: $20,000 to the Dickstein firm for Barringer and others to lobby
The special interest: Air Products & Chemicals Inc. What Sen. Reid has done: Backed a $10.8-million, public-private partnership between the company and federal government to build a hydrogen filling station for buses. How much family members' firms have been paid*: undisclosed amount to the Lionel Sawyer firm for Rory Reid and others to lobby in Nevada
The special interest: Nevada Test Development Site Corp. What Sen. Reid has done: Helped funnel millions of dollars in federal funds to develop the test site. How much family members' firms have been paid*: $20,000 to the McClure firm for Barringer and others to lobby federal agencies.
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Nevada senator's family excels in lucrative ties
By Chuck Neubauer and Richard Cooper
LA TIMES SERIES, Part One, Jul 6, 2003, pg. 4.A
FAMILY TIES: Abstract (Document Summary) Reid's sons -- Rory, 40, Leif, 35, Josh, 31, and Key, 28 -- work for Nevada's largest law firm, Lionel Sawyer Collins. Rory Reid is a partner in the firm and was a Nevada lobbyist before his election to the Clark County Board of Commissioners in November. Leif Reid is a litigator who has represented mining and resort industry associations in Nevada.
Key Reid was hired to open the firm's Washington office in 2002 and help lead its federal lobbying effort with former Sen. Richard H. Bryan, D-Nev., who splits his time between the capital and Nevada. [Steven Barringer], 47, and married to the senator's daughter, Lana, is a lawyer, federal lobbyist and partner in the small Washington-based lobbying firm of McClure, Gerard and Neuenschwander.
Rory Reid is a partner in the firm and was a Nevada lobbyist before his election to the Clark County Board of Commissioners in November.
Leif Reid is a litigator who has represented mining and resort industry associations in Nevada. Key Reid was hired to open the firm's Washington office in 2002 and help lead its federal lobbying effort with former Sen. Richard H. Bryan, D-Nev., who splits his time between the capital and Nevada. Barringer, 47, and married to the senator's daughter, Lana, is a lawyer, federal lobbyist and partner in the small Washington-based lobbying firm of McClure, Gerard and Neuenschwander. Barringer and Reid's sons declined to be interviewed by the Los Angeles Times.
Washington lobbying firms must file reports twice a year that disclose their clients and the names of the people representing them. Those reports show that, between them, Barringer and Key Reid have represented nearly every major industry in Nevada, from mining and real estate evelopment to tourism and gambling to the city of Las Vegas. All of those clients rely on the senator's goodwill on Capitol Hill.
Reid is the Senate's minority whip, the chamber's second-highest Democratic leader. He is also a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and the Environment and Public Works Committee.
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CIRCA 2003 Los Angeles Times series on Reid; Harry’s Henchman, his son Rory Reid: Harry Reid’s Mob Money, Part 2.....
Sources: Federal lobbyist forms filed with the House and Senate by his son, Key Reid, for 2002 and Steven Barringer for 1999 through 2002; state lobbyist forms filed by his son Rory Reid for 2002 with the Nevada Legislative Reference Office; congressional bills, news releases and documents; legal records; interview with Sen. Harry Reid; interviews with clients of the Reid family.)
GAMING: The American Gaming Assn. Honored Sen. Reid as one of "America's Gaming Greats" and hired his son-in-law to lobby in Washington;
MINING: Mines such as Barrick Goldstrike have benefited from Sen. [Harry Reid]'s advocacy in the Senate. The Nevada Mining Assn., gave him a lifetime achievement award. Industry leaders have paid his son- in-law's firms nearly $1 million for lobbying.;
TOURISM: Sen. Reid fought Grand Canyon flight restrictions. One operator was a client of his son-in- law.; The firm that, with Sen. Reid's aid, traded hilly land for federal parcels near Las Vegas also hired his son-in-law;
LAND DEVELOPMENT: Sen. Reid tried and failed to move a right-of-way for power lines to aid Nevada developers led by a friend who is a partner at the firm where Reid's sons work;
REID IS UNTROUBLED: "It is not as if a lot of cash is changing hands," Sen. Harry Reid says.
"When this body was on the verge of guaranteeing equal civil rights to everyone regardless of the color of their skin, some senators resorted to the same filibuster threats that we hear today."
Yes, Senator Reid - those @$$holes were DEMOCRATS, you ahistoric POS.
How could such a MANLY state elect such a GIRLIE MAN as the Harry Reid???
...when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor...
I think Reid is getting his history lessons from Bluto
Fruitcake weirdo
As somebody who has seen Las Vegas/Nevada politics up close, my only answer would be:
A venal personality, ruthlessness, blackmail and a willingness to say anything to avoid having to lose.
Harry is unlikable even to his ‘friends’ (of which he actually has very few). His willingness to punish those who don’t support him or those who might seek to threaten his reign are almost legendary.
He also has three adult sons - all lawyer/lobbyists. He has groomed the oldest one who will be on the ticket as the Dem Gov Nominee in Nov right alongside dear ol’ dad.
He has bribed, blackmailed or simply promised to bribe or blackmail every friend and every friend of his opponents. There are lots of prominent Republicans who will not publicly stand up against him because if he wins Harry will use his position to kill their businesses. But if you are willing to play ball he is willing to hand you government largess to betray what other principles you have (or...had).
Kill two Reids with one ballot - like shooting fish in a barrel.
As I recall, Bluto was elected to congress
This is a Eureka! Moment for me.
THAT is EXACTLY what my subconscious is trying to tell me every time I see him.
;-)
,,,think of Tom Daschle without the sparkling personality.
You know how they say “the good die young”? With Reid, they are far too accurate. If they ever announce this guy is seriously ill, I don’t believe I would pray for this sumbeesh’s recovery.
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