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Former Senator Harry Reid dead
Nevada Independent ^ | 12/28/2021 | Megan Messerly

Posted on 12/28/2021 5:19:38 PM PST by Az Joe

Harry Reid, former Senate majority leader and Democratic kingmaker, dies at 82

Harry Reid, who rose from abject poverty in rural Nevada to become one of the most influential state and national leaders, died on Tuesday, sources confirmed to The Nevada Independent. He was 82.

Additional details were not immediately available.

Reid was thought to be ending the near of his life when he underwent surgery in 2018 for pancreatic cancer, which has one of the lowest survival rates. Last summer, however, Reid announced that he underwent an experimental surgery and was declared in “complete remission” and cancer-free.

Over more than three decades of service in Congress, Reid earned a reputation for fighting relentlessly to protect his home state and everyday Americans. As Senate Democratic leader for a dozen years, he played an instrumental role in passing the Affordable Care Act and shepherding through Congress pivotal economic recovery legislation in the wake of the Great Recession.


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Nevada
KEYWORDS: dead; dingyharry; harryreid; reid; sidebarabuse
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To: CAluvdubya

It “worked” because Romney was in on it.


81 posted on 12/29/2021 3:17:54 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

https://youtu.be/vJMTS-TLHgk


82 posted on 12/29/2021 4:03:51 AM PST by GOPsterinMA (I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
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To: usafa92

Burn, Baybee, Burn


83 posted on 12/29/2021 4:16:29 AM PST by A_Former_Democrat (#LeaveTheGOP. Pass it on Liberty Valance Time. The point of a gun is the only law they understan)
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To: Az Joe

All this rising from poverty to become a big shot crap has not produced good results, over all, I think. Makes for hungry, unprincipled demagogues with no regard for basic decency. But we’d have to study history to test the hypothesis and see if it bears out. This is just my gut feeling. Evita Peron, Adolf Hitler, Huey Long, Bill Clinton and Harry Reid are examples that spring to mind. They weren’t born into poverty, per se, but fell into it for the most part. Hitler wanted to be an artist, Eva wanted to be an actress, Bill Clinton’s natural father died in a car crash and he was raised by an abusive alcoholic. Huey Long, I don’t know the details, just read part of an old novel There’s a Lion in the Street partially based on his life.


84 posted on 12/29/2021 4:22:28 AM PST by Eleutheria5 (Buck Foe Jiden!)
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To: Az Joe
Celebration!
85 posted on 12/29/2021 4:25:37 AM PST by wastedyears (The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
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To: usafa92

My thoughts exactly


86 posted on 12/29/2021 4:30:14 AM PST by southernindymom
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To: Az Joe

I have to say it.....Good riddance....


87 posted on 12/29/2021 4:46:22 AM PST by 1217Chic
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To: Az Joe

Piss be upon him.


88 posted on 12/29/2021 4:49:51 AM PST by CodeToad (Arm up! They Have!)
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To: Az Joe
The Mafia will probably send flowers.

But will that be because they are sad or because they are glad that he's gone?

89 posted on 12/29/2021 4:51:58 AM PST by x
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To: ClearCase_guy
On January 1, 2015, Reid was injured while exercising in his home—he said a piece of equipment he was using broke (later "slipped"), causing him to fall. As a result, Reid suffered broken ribs and broken facial bones, and was at risk of permanent vision loss in his right eye.[126] On January 26, 2015, Reid underwent surgery to remove a blood clot from his right eye and repair facial bones.[127] Reid later sued for damages a company he claimed manufactured the device, alleging the device was defective, but in 2019 a jury rejected his claim for lack of evidence.[128][129]
 
 
 
  1. ^ Walshe, Shushannah. "Sen. Harry Reid Suffers Broken Ribs, Facial Bones". ABC News. Archived from the original on January 21, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  2. ^ "Reid Is Home After Surgery for Injuries". The New York Times. January 27, 2015. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "Las Vegas jury rejects Harry Reid lawsuit against fitness band maker". NBC News. April 6, 2019. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  4. ^ Calicchio, Dom (April 5, 2019). "Former Sen. Harry Reid loses civil lawsuit over exercise-device injury". Fox News. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.


90 posted on 12/29/2021 5:01:56 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: WASCWatch

Now now.

No need to upset both of FRs Mormons by this kind of talk on a day of mourning.


91 posted on 12/29/2021 5:04:09 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Az Joe

Good riddance to this POS.


92 posted on 12/29/2021 5:16:38 AM PST by Hyman Roth
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To: Squantos

LOL !!! Some things never change...


93 posted on 12/29/2021 5:19:02 AM PST by mabarker1 ((Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress !!!!)
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To: Az Joe

Won’t miss him, the ol’ charlatan. Attorney to the Mob.

‘Face

;o]


94 posted on 12/29/2021 6:04:42 AM PST by Monkey Face (~~ I find myself to be exorbitantly superannuated for this feculence ~~ GWOTD Tee Shirt)
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To: Az Joe

No comment.


95 posted on 12/29/2021 6:15:23 AM PST by Nathan _in_Arkansas (Hoist the black flag and begin slitting throats. )
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Nah, no prayers for him. He was a POS who caused many people a lot of grief for no other reason than political power.

Not going to pretend otherwise just because he died.


96 posted on 12/29/2021 6:34:15 AM PST by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.She was, indeed, a hottie… Rest in peace, Joanne.)
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To: ConservativeMind
...and considered a good example of a Mormon.

No "Mormon" who knew him considered him to be a good example, unless they were family members. He was a hypocrite, and nothing more.

Also, to put the correct name to the church, he was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

'Face

;o]

97 posted on 12/29/2021 7:19:58 AM PST by Monkey Face (~~ I find myself to be exorbitantly superannuated for this feculence ~~ GWOTD Tee Shirt)
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To: Az Joe

One more POS who will not be missed. He of the ‘Romney didn’t pay taxes for ten years’ load of manure.


98 posted on 12/29/2021 7:24:25 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Az Joe

Where is his grave so I can piss on it? That piece of shit will burn in hell for eternity.


99 posted on 12/29/2021 7:29:34 AM PST by ConservativeInPA ("Goats are like mushrooms. Because if you shoot a duck, I'm afraid of toasters." - Joe Biden)
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To: Az Joe

That’s 2.

Who’s the third?


100 posted on 12/29/2021 7:46:26 AM PST by TangledUpInBlue
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