Posted on 02/22/2010 4:32:44 PM PST by Sub-Driver
Reid: 'Men, when they're out of work, tend to become abusive' By Michael O'Brien - 02/22/10 06:52 PM ET
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) suggested Monday that domestic violence by men has increased due to U.S. joblessness.
Reid, speaking in the midst of a Senate debate over whether to pass a $15 billion package meant to spur job creation, appeared to argue that joblessness would lead to more domestic violence.
"I met with some people while I was home dealing with domestic abuse. It has gotten out of hand," Reid said on the Senate floor. "Why? Men don't have jobs."
Reid said that the effects of joblessness on domestic violence were especially pronounced among men, because, Reid said, women tend to be less abusive.
"Women don't have jobs either, but women aren’t abusive, most of the time," he said.
"Men, when they're out of work, tend to become abusive," the majority leader added. "Our domestic crisis shelters in Nevada are jammed.”
Reid's remarks aren't the first controversial remarks he's made on the Senate floor. He said in the midst of December's heated healthcare debate that the Senate needed a "Rodney King" moment where members could "all try to get along," channeling the plea of King, who pleaded with L.A. to calm itself after its 1991 race riots.
The Senate supported cloture in a 62-30 vote on Monday evening.
Watch a video of Reid's remarks below:
This guy flipped on the “Stupid Button” and then lost the remote.
What a freaking embarrassment...
Guess the family better stay out of Dingy harry’s house after November, when he’ll be out of work.
I can’t imagine Dingy ever becoming “abusive” but I guess we’ll find out when we throw his goatsmelling ass out of the Senate in November.
Seems to me that shipping prison inmates around to save jobs for union guards is abusive. Plans to create jobs take on a frightening aspect.
http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2010/02/160_pennsylvania_prisoners_arr.html
Democrats want to eliminate men! They are ridiculous!
He’s almost as stupid as Piglosi.
Basically Reid is saying when he is out of a job this Nov., he will become abusive.
“Reid said, women tend to be less abusive”
Hey Harry, I bet Amy Bishop would be surprised to hear that. Now get back to work and stop talking out your a$$, or you’re FIRED!!!
Harry,please don't abuse your wife after November.
Harry just knows.
Let’s put Harry out of work and see what he does!
They DO tend to get a little hacked off at the worthless eunichs like Dingy Harry who have done all they can to destroy America and her free economy.
Men who’ve been abused by the GOVERNMENT tend to abuse the GOVERNMENT right back. Some abuse is headed your way Reid.
Hopefully he will find out for himself in Nov
Words escape me...
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Speaking from experience, Harry? Look for Mrs. Reid to have a black eye and a fat lip come November 2010.
I’m reminded somewhat of the proposed “Man Tax” a Swedish legislator proposed a few years back. The argument was, as domestic abusers are overwhelmingly men, *all* men should pay a tax to help defray the costs of dealing with domestic violence.
Hope Harry doesn’t follow Swedish politics...or else he may be proposing a new “revenue stream”...
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