Dingy Harry Reid Tells a Citizen.... - The Firearms Forum

artabr · 08-31-2009, 10:28 PM

that he hopes that the citizens business fails.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...tics-20707108/

Inside Politics
By Greg Pierce | Monday, August 31, 2009

REID"S BEHAVIOR

Sherman Frederick, publisher of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, on Sunday called out Sen. Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, for what Mr. Frederick described as an attempt to bully his newspaper.

"This newspaper traces its roots to before Las Vegas was Las Vegas," Mr. Frederick said in a column.

"We've seen cattle ranches give way to railroads. We chronicled the construction of Hoover Dam. We reported on the first day of legalized gambling. The first hospital. The first school. The first church. We survived the mob, Howard Hughes, the Great Depression, several recessions, two world wars, dozens of news competitors and any number of two-bit politicians who couldn't stand scrutiny, much less criticism.

"We're still here doing what we do for the people of Las Vegas and Nevada. So, let me assure you, if we weathered all of that, we can damn sure outlast the bully threats of Sen. Harry Reid.

"On Wednesday, before he addressed a Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Reid joined the chamber's board members for a meet-'n'-greet and a photo. One of the last in line was the Review-Journal's director of advertising, Bob Brown, a hard-working Nevadan who toils every day on behalf of advertisers. He has nothing to do with news coverage or the opinion pages of the Review-Journal.

Yet, as Bob shook hands with our senior U.S. senator in what should have been nothing but a gracious business setting, Reid said: 'I hope you go out of business.'

"Later, in his public speech, Reid said he wanted to let everyone know that he wants the Review-Journal to continue selling advertising because the Las Vegas Sun is delivered inside the Review-Journal.

"Such behavior cannot go unchallenged.

"You could call Reid's remark ugly and be right. It certainly was boorish. Asinine? That goes without saying.

"But to fully capture the magnitude of Reid's remark (and to stop him from doing the same thing to others) it must be called what it was - a full-on threat perpetrated by a bully who has forgotten that he was elected to office to protect Nevadans, not sound like he's shaking them down."

Mr. Frederick added: "No citizen should expect this kind of behavior from a U.S. senator. It is certainly not becoming of a man who is the majority leader in the U.S. Senate. And it absolutely is not what anyone would expect from a man who now asks Nevadans to send him back to the Senate for a fifth term."

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Art

bcj1755 · 08-31-2009, 10:52 PM

Nevada Harry SUCKS!! I still find it hard to believe that we're members of the same church. The vast majority of local members here are pretty conservative. Hard to believe that Glenn Beck and Harry Reid go to the same church

I guess that's why they call it free will.

Marlin T · 08-31-2009, 10:55 PM

Good God man, what is up with the 'boycotting' craze launched by the Dems lately?

I hope they don't know that this is only going to come back and bite them in the arse.
The next elections should be exciting.

08-31-2009, 10:28 PM	#1
artabr Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Iberia, Louisiana Contributor Posts: 7,859	Dingy Harry Reid Tells a Citizen.... that he hopes that the citizens business fails. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...tics-20707108/ Inside Politics By Greg Pierce \| Monday, August 31, 2009 REID"S BEHAVIOR Sherman Frederick, publisher of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, on Sunday called out Sen. Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, for what Mr. Frederick described as an attempt to bully his newspaper. "This newspaper traces its roots to before Las Vegas was Las Vegas," Mr. Frederick said in a column. "We've seen cattle ranches give way to railroads. We chronicled the construction of Hoover Dam. We reported on the first day of legalized gambling. The first hospital. The first school. The first church. We survived the mob, Howard Hughes, the Great Depression, several recessions, two world wars, dozens of news competitors and any number of two-bit politicians who couldn't stand scrutiny, much less criticism. "We're still here doing what we do for the people of Las Vegas and Nevada. So, let me assure you, if we weathered all of that, we can damn sure outlast the bully threats of Sen. Harry Reid. "On Wednesday, before he addressed a Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Reid joined the chamber's board members for a meet-'n'-greet and a photo. One of the last in line was the Review-Journal's director of advertising, Bob Brown, a hard-working Nevadan who toils every day on behalf of advertisers. He has nothing to do with news coverage or the opinion pages of the Review-Journal. Yet, as Bob shook hands with our senior U.S. senator in what should have been nothing but a gracious business setting, Reid said: 'I hope you go out of business.' "Later, in his public speech, Reid said he wanted to let everyone know that he wants the Review-Journal to continue selling advertising because the Las Vegas Sun is delivered inside the Review-Journal. "Such behavior cannot go unchallenged. "You could call Reid's remark ugly and be right. It certainly was boorish. Asinine? That goes without saying. "But to fully capture the magnitude of Reid's remark (and to stop him from doing the same thing to others) it must be called what it was - a full-on threat perpetrated by a bully who has forgotten that he was elected to office to protect Nevadans, not sound like he's shaking them down." Mr. Frederick added: "No citizen should expect this kind of behavior from a U.S. senator. It is certainly not becoming of a man who is the majority leader in the U.S. Senate. And it absolutely is not what anyone would expect from a man who now asks Nevadans to send him back to the Senate for a fifth term." ---------------------------- What an _ _ _. Art __________________ God and the soldier we like adore, In times of trouble, not before. When troubles ended and all things righted, God is forgotten and the soldier is slighted. Francis Quarles 1592 - 1644 __________________ When asked for my race, I answer CauCajun. Hope is not a plan, and not all change is good. The resistance is here; the resistance is now. RESIST! These hands are neither cold nor are they dead!! -->

08-31-2009, 10:52 PM	#2
bcj1755 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: A wretched hive of scum and villiany Posts: 4,357	Re: Dingy Harry Reid Tells a Citizen.... Nevada Harry SUCKS!! I still find it hard to believe that we're members of the same church. The vast majority of local members here are pretty conservative. Hard to believe that Glenn Beck and Harry Reid go to the same church I guess that's why they call it free will. __________________ History is much like an endless waltz. The three beats of war, peace, and revolution continue on forever. Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges - Cicero If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen. - Samuel Adams

08-31-2009, 10:55 PM	#3
Marlin T Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: New Mexico Posts: 7,857	Re: Dingy Harry Reid Tells a Citizen.... Good God man, what is up with the 'boycotting' craze launched by the Dems lately? I hope they don't know that this is only going to come back and bite them in the arse. The next elections should be exciting. __________________ "But the simple truth--born of experience--is that tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people." Judge Alex Kozinski - United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government. - Thomas Paine Did you read todays GOOD shooting? >>>KEEPANDBEARARMS.COM <<<