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Peter1469
04-24-2014, 08:21 AM
Harry Reid: How He Became So Rich

This is Part 1 (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/04/24/harry_reids_long_steady_accretion_of_power__wealth .html). I will add Part 2 here tomorrow.

It does look like he started his political career on the straight and narrow.


Damore suggested that Reid -- because of his extensive in-state political network and status as Senate majority leader -- may be “the most powerful politician in Nevada state history,” an assertion that several other state political experts agreed with (or at least saw some merit in). But Nevada politicos don’t really debate about the degree of Reid’s power. Rather, the question is whether he has always used it appropriately.

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Kabuki Joe
04-24-2014, 08:22 AM
Harry Reid: How He Became So Rich

This is Part 1 (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/04/24/harry_reids_long_steady_accretion_of_power__wealth .html). I will add Part 2 here tomorrow.

It does look like he started his political career on the straight and narrow.


...why do you RWNJ's always pick on Reid?...he's a saint...

momsapplepie
04-24-2014, 09:47 AM
Reis has been a crook since he started politics long ago. Mob ties, Undercover land deals, bribes, that's where he got his money. He should have been drummed out of congress years ago. He is the biggest reason we have for term limits along with those like pelousy and frankenstein. Oh and just so you know the congressional ethics committee is nothing but a big joke!

texan
04-24-2014, 10:05 AM
He is a crook, cheat and sorry person. This is why I don't like him or trust him. He is not the American dream and neither is his boy Rory who has been running off at the mouth lately. They are entitle minded rich kids that benefit from a dad who snaked his way up.

He got rich in public life doing questionable things and then funneled money to his family some of which was absolutely illegal. ANYONE that backs this piece of crap is not a serious person.

I know all about this political terrorist.

Peter1469
04-25-2014, 08:35 PM
And here is Part II (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/04/25/harry_reids_long_coattails_122414.html). The absence of our liberal members shows they want know part of this. I certainly understand. The two part series is very fair to Reid. It does however, hint at how power has corrupted him.

junie
04-25-2014, 08:56 PM
lol you might understand people are busy and not chomping at the bit for your condescension.

anyone with half a brain understands whatever the story may be for senator reid does not change what bundy is liable for.

Matty
04-25-2014, 09:00 PM
lol you might understand people are busy and not chomping at the bit for your condescension.

anyone with half a brain understands whatever the story may be for senator reid does not change what bundy is liable for.


It's always entertaining watching pot meet kettle though.

Dark Mistress
04-25-2014, 09:09 PM
Wealth and power corrupting a politician? NOOO!!!!

Peter1469
04-25-2014, 09:11 PM
Wealth and power corrupting a politician? NOOO!!!!

So true your Darkness! :smiley:

Dark Mistress
04-25-2014, 09:35 PM
I can't help but read about most politicians and their potential "shady" past and think is it really a wonder? The circles these people pass through? There are few cold hard facts in this article; a lot of speculation and "according to the LA Times"... I have little respect for Harry Reid even more so because he is a member of my faith, but I do have to give him one thing as a Mormon, his family does seem to be a priority. "Family First" we like to say :)

sachem
04-25-2014, 09:45 PM
I read part one. (I usually don't read that much on forums.) Anyway, I have always felt like I need a shower anytime Harry is mentioned. He is skeevy.

Peter1469
04-25-2014, 09:48 PM
I read part one. (I usually don't read that much on forums.) Anyway, I have always felt like I need a shower anytime Harry is mentioned. He is skeevy.


Me too

Bob
04-25-2014, 10:18 PM
...why do you RWNJ's always pick on Reid?...he's a saint...

Like Bundy you mean. Both are in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Bob
04-25-2014, 10:20 PM
Reis has been a crook since he started politics long ago. Mob ties, Undercover land deals, bribes, that's where he got his money. He should have been drummed out of congress years ago. He is the biggest reason we have for term limits along with those like pelousy and frankenstein. Oh and just so you know the congressional ethics committee is nothing but a big joke!

Bundy and Reid share the same church. Though I doubt that Reid actually attends church.

Bob
04-25-2014, 10:21 PM
I can't help but read about most politicians and their potential "shady" past and think is it really a wonder? The circles these people pass through? There are few cold hard facts in this article; a lot of speculation and "according to the LA Times"... I have little respect for Harry Reid even more so because he is a member of my faith, but I do have to give him one thing as a Mormon, his family does seem to be a priority. "Family First" we like to say :)

I am ashamed that Reid is a member of our church. I doubt he attends church.

junie
04-26-2014, 07:26 AM
It's always entertaining watching pot meet kettle though.


it is pretty funny to see peter the great slinging innuendo about power and corruption...



And here is Part II (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/04/25/harry_reids_long_coattails_122414.html). The absence of our liberal members shows they want know part of this. I certainly understand. The two part series is very fair to Reid. It does however, hint at how power has corrupted him.




Editor’s Note: RealClearPolitics neglected to seek comment or input from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s office while preparing a story published Thursday on the senator’s rise from modest circumstances in Nevada to a place of power and affluence in the nation’s capital. The text has been amended with the correction of a factual error and includes responses throughout the piece from Sen. Reid’s communications director, Adam Jentleson. Those passages appear in italics.

CORRECTIONS: A previous version of the article said that the Bullhead City parcel did not appear on Sen. Reid’s 2012 financial disclosure. In fact, the property is listed (http://pfds.opensecrets.org/N00009922_2012.pdf) in the documents. Also, this article had said that Sen. Reid spent “approximately eight years” working as a private practice attorney. In fact, the correct span is at least 14 years between 1964 and 1982, while Reid also held several public offices.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/04/24/harry_reids_long_steady_accretion_of_power__wealth .html


(http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/04/24/harry_reids_long_steady_accretion_of_power__wealth .html)
How did Reid manage to grow his net worth so significantly while raising a large family, on a public official’s salary, and incurring the expenses associated with maintaining two residences on opposite sides of the country? Reid has lived frugally -- before buying a house in recent years, he kept just a trailer in his hometown of Searchlight -- and he has made undeniably savvy investments. More significantly, however, is his willingness to enter political and ethical gray areas to make money.


Reid has walked a fine line over the years, occasionally breaking rules or engaging in brazenly unseemly behavior during his pursuit of wealth. Further, he has also used his position to save money in ways that the general public can’t -- a practice that creates public relations issues and raises questions about the senator’s ethics. As for any illegal behavior or obvious wrongdoing, Jon Ralston told RCP, “There’s been some smoke but there’s never any fire on that.”






That is fine Junie. (Pats on head). :smiley:

http://thepoliticalforums.com/threads/24765-Reid-calls-Bundy-supporters-%E2%80%98domestic-terrorists%E2%80%99?p=581991&viewfull=1#post581991

junie
04-26-2014, 07:37 AM
Wealth and power corrupting a politician? NOOO!!!!



right, any partisan can smear and demonize any politician with innuendo all.day.long...



By the time he decided to run for a newly created House seat in 1982, Reid had standing as a politician with uniquely strong integrity -- and guts. He had taken on a powerful telephone company as a freshman in the Nevada Assembly, while also sponsoring innovative air pollution legislation. Nevadans also closely associated him with O’Callaghan, by then a popular former governor nurturing a reformist legacy. Reid’s show of strength and resilience during his Gaming Commission tenure rounded out his picaresque political profile. Still relatively young, he spent just two terms in the House before graduating to the Senate in 1987. He has been there ever since.


But Reid’s political ascent didn’t stop when he arrived at the upper chamber. A savvy behind-the-scenes player, he became Democratic whip in 1999. After alternating between majority whip and minority whip for several years, his caucus elected him minority leader in 2005. Democrats took control of the Senate after the 2006 midterm elections, and Reid has served as majority leader ever since. For most of the past decade, he has been the most powerful lawmaker in the United States Senate. He is also indisputably the most powerful politician in Nevada -- Democratic or Republican.




ultimately, the good people of nevada will choose whether or not to reelect the man who they have chosen to represent their best interest since the 80s...

Koch Loving Republicans Are Trying To Shut Harry Reid Up ... (http://www.politicususa.com/2014/04/23/koch-loving-republicans-shut-harry-reid-bogus-ethics-complaint.html)

Peter1469
04-26-2014, 07:43 AM
Harry Reid is a master of that. Remember his rant on the floor of the House about Mitt and his taxes?

And I am not slimming Harry. Merely pointing out that he is dirty. It isn't a secret.


it is pretty funny to see peter the great slinging innuendo about power and corruption...









http://thepoliticalforums.com/threads/24765-Reid-calls-Bundy-supporters-‘domestic-terrorists’?p=581991&viewfull=1#post581991

Mainecoons
04-26-2014, 07:44 AM
Harry Reid and John McCain are the most perfect poster children for term limits in the history of America.

countryboy
04-26-2014, 07:45 AM
lol you might understand people are busy and not chomping at the bit for your condescension.

anyone with half a brain understands whatever the story may be for senator reid does not change what bundy is liable for.

And anyone with half a brain knows the saying is, "champing at the bit". :wink: You know since we're talking about those with half a brain. :wink: :wink:

Mainecoons
04-26-2014, 07:52 AM
Junie is a poster child demonstration of how brain dead the average voter is and why we need term limits to protect the rest of us from her.

:grin:

junie
04-26-2014, 07:58 AM
Harry Reid is a master of that. Remember his rant on the floor of the House about Mitt and his taxes?

And I am not slimming Harry. Merely pointing out that he is dirty. It isn't a secret.



in the other thread, right before you started this thread, you were making false claims about senator reid as a supposed rationale for bundy defying the law.


when i corrected your false claim, rather than admit you were wrong, you made more false claims and slung more innuendo while patting me on the head in condescension after having repeatedly called me a fascists who would have made a good nazi. mastering the art of the smear must be contagious i guess...


Reid is a crook. He is using the militarized BLM to clear out the ranchers to advance his land interests in Nevada. The government has easy, and peaceful ways to collect the money Bundy owes them. They refuse to use them because that doesn't clear the land fast enough for Reid and his corrupt family.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/conspiracy/nevada.asp

Mainecoons
04-26-2014, 08:02 AM
Junie is a poster child demonstration of how brain dead the average voter is and why we need term limits to protect the rest of us from her.

:grin:

Like I said. . . :rofl:

junie
04-26-2014, 08:04 AM
And anyone with half a brain knows the saying is, "champing at the bit". :wink: You know since we're talking about those with half a brain. :wink: :wink:



oh wow i bet you thought you had a good point...

What Does "Chomping at the Bit" Mean? (with picture) (http://www.wisegeek.org/what-does-chomping-at-the-bit-mean.htm)www.wisegeek.org/what-does-chomping-at-the-bit-mean.htm‎

The expression chomping at the bit, also rendered as champing at the bit, refers to a noticeable eagerness...

patrickt
04-26-2014, 08:45 AM
lol you might understand people are busy and not chomping at the bit for your condescension.

anyone with half a brain understands whatever the story may be for senator reid does not change what bundy is liable for.

Desperate to change the subject. The curse of 2014 for the liberals. There's no subject they can safely talk about.

sachem
04-26-2014, 08:48 AM
Desperate to change the subject. The curse of 2014 for the liberals. There's no subject they can safely talk about.They can safely talk about all of them and the cons will safely disagree. That's life in the big time.

patrickt
04-26-2014, 08:48 AM
it is pretty funny to see peter the great slinging innuendo about power and corruption...
http://thepoliticalforums.com/threads/24765-Reid-calls-Bundy-supporters-‘domestic-terrorists’?p=581991&viewfull=1#post581991

Still desperate to change the subject, right Junie. You can't just stand up and defend Sen. Harry Reid. Being a slimy, compulsive liar makes him a stellar liberal.

patrickt
04-26-2014, 08:50 AM
right, any partisan can smear and demonize any politician with innuendo all.day.long...

ultimately, the good people of nevada will choose whether or not to reelect the man who they have chosen to represent their best interest since the 80s...

Koch Loving Republicans Are Trying To Shut Harry Reid Up ... (http://www.politicususa.com/2014/04/23/koch-loving-republicans-shut-harry-reid-bogus-ethics-complaint.html)



Wow, now you've shifted to the Koch brothers. Flop sweat isn't pretty, Junie. And, of course people would like for Reid to quit lying but that's not the same as shutting the man up. No, when he says Democrats don't care about kids with cancer he's approaching telling the truth and he has to do to detox.

I'll be you were proud of his lie about Gov. Romney not paying taxes for ten years. The slimy weasel is a compulsive liar.

patrickt
04-26-2014, 08:53 AM
Harry Reid and John McCain are the most perfect poster children for term limits in the history of America.

I don't know, Maine. Nancy Pelosi, Charlie Rangel, Sheila Jackson-Lee, Barney Frank. FDR who originated term limits is probably the best poster child.

patrickt
04-26-2014, 08:55 AM
And anyone with half a brain knows the saying is, "champing at the bit". :wink: You know since we're talking about those with half a brain. :wink: :wink:

Here you go:
http://grammarist.com/usage/champing-chomping-at-the-bit/

I realize you were just trying to help Junie with liberal distractions but you should have done your homework first.

Peter1469
04-26-2014, 09:27 AM
You are wrong Junie. (pats on head). I told you that I was not referring to the solar panel deal.


in the other thread, right before you started this thread, you were making false claims about senator reid as a supposed rationale for bundy defying the law.


when i corrected your false claim, rather than admit you were wrong, you made more false claims and slung more innuendo while patting me on the head in condescension after having repeatedly called me a fascists who would have made a good nazi. mastering the art of the smear must be contagious i guess...



http://www.snopes.com/politics/conspiracy/nevada.asp

Mainecoons
04-26-2014, 11:25 AM
Liberals--you can't fix stupid.

:grin:

Paperback Writer
04-26-2014, 11:30 AM
right, any partisan can smear and demonize any politician with innuendo all.day.long...



Which should tell you something about politicians if there is so much mud to sling. Perhaps they're not worthy of a defence?

zelmo1234
04-26-2014, 02:27 PM
They can safely talk about all of them and the cons will safely disagree. That's life in the big time.

Then why is it that they are NOT talking about the subjects, but

War on women, the poor, people who are left handed, people that went out to eat on Monday night. people of color, people that wear socks with a small hole in them?

Why not have the debate on the issues?

And Democrats will not address any issues or ideas. Only character assignation is the strategy for 2014!

Hell the Democrat for Senator in MI basing his run on the WAR ON WOMEN! and he is running against a Women! that is how far they are going to go to avoid talking about the issues!

sachem
04-26-2014, 02:31 PM
Then why is it that they are NOT talking about the subjects, but

War on women, the poor, people who are left handed, people that went out to eat on Monday night. people of color, people that wear socks with a small hole in them?

Why not have the debate on the issues?

And Democrats will not address any issues or ideas. Only character assignation is the strategy for 2014!

Hell the Democrat for Senator in MI basing his run on the WAR ON WOMEN! and he is running against a Women! that is how far they are going to go to avoid talking about the issues!That is your opinion. They may be saying the same thing about cons.

Mainecoons
04-26-2014, 02:33 PM
They probably are because they lie constantly.

Harry Reid is far from unusual when it comes to these career political hacks getting rich off of peddling influence.

countryboy
04-26-2014, 06:11 PM
oh wow i bet you thought you had a good point...

What Does "Chomping at the Bit" Mean? (with picture) (http://www.wisegeek.org/what-does-chomping-at-the-bit-mean.htm)

www.wisegeek.org/what-does- (http://www.wisegeek.org/what-does-)chomping-at-the-bit-mean.htm‎

The expression chomping at the bit, also rendered as champing at the bit, refers to a noticeable eagerness...
The original phrase is "champing at the bit", but since so many ignoramuses have used "chomping" is it now "acceptable". Does that make it right? No, it doesn't. Any well read individual would know the correct phrase. Google is not always your friend.

And to be honest, I wouldn't even have mentioned it if you weren't such a condescending know-it-all.