Harry the Gambler Reid, Busted!

Yet somehow the is a lack of news about it from the MSM.

Published on May 30, 2006 By Moderateman In US Domestic

Happy the hypocrite got busted taking BRIBES in the guise of Three sets of boxing match tickets, while doing an investigation into, what else? corruption in Boxing!

Of course Senator Reid sees nothing wrong with what he did and excuses it with " I got these tickets" so I could further investigate
corruption in what is his home states second largest revenue, Gambling being the first.

I am amazed that Reid who has been so outspoken and sanctimonious while decrying the Bribed taken by Republicans would just be willing to accept tickets to a boxing match given to him by promoters, promoters being the ones that profit the most from boxing, besides the combatants themselves.
RETRACTION!!!! IT WAS NOT POROMOTERS IT WAS A STATE SANCTION BOARD, OK BAKER? FOR gODS SAKE.
What is more amazing is the almost total lack of coverage from the left leaning news outfits, which as we all know make up around 90% of the news organizations.

If this was, lets say Tom Delay it would be front pages news and we would be seeing much wringing of hands and gnashing of teeth from the hypocratic party. The hypocrats best known these days for there total lack of insight into mainstream America they are also known for being the most obstructionist party to even hold political office.

Comments (Page 2)

Island Dog

on May 30, 2006

Well, he doesn't really appear to deserve bashing, really. Ethically it is the same junk that happens all the time in every corner of the Congress. It could have been done better, but making a fuss over a couple or three tickets just makes it look like a witchhunt; and constantly reminds people how huge Abramoff's excesses with legistlators were.

It's not really about Reid as much as it's the hypocrisy of the democratic party. All we have heard for month is the democratic catch phrase, "culture of corruption". I see they haven't used this in several weeks because their hypocrisy is now showing.

bakerstreet

on May 30, 2006

Oh, they use it. Pelosi for instance says that Republicans are to blame for Democratic excesses because they created the "environment" for rampant corruption. That way, no matter how heinous Dems get, it is always going to be the Republican's fault.

Moderateman

on May 30, 2006

Reply By: ElindelWolfPosted: Tuesday, May 30, 200620 to 1 that he gets away scott free from complete news bashing. Anyone...Anyone?

not only will there not be a story aBOUT IT, REID JUST SAID HE WOULD DO IT AGAIN.

Moderateman

on May 30, 2006

Reply By: BakerStreetPosted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006I just heard them talking about this on Fox News and it seems to be a non-issue. He didn't change his vote and appears to have never given anyone the idea that he would. McCain paid for his own ticket, which is probably better, but this to me seems benign and just a political jab.They are digging for dirt pretty hard, but they should know by now that if you pitch this sort of thing and strike out, YOU end up looking worse than the guy you are trying to jab.

the unspoken part of all this is that reid was a professional boxer and a referee, for sure he did not to do anymore "reaearch"

Daiwa

on May 30, 2006

Trow da bums out! Alluvem.

bakerstreet

on May 30, 2006

I hate always being the one to jab you, but this article isn't accurate, though. Is there anything in the real story that makes out Reid to be a "gambler"? It wasn't boxing promoters, either, it was the state athletic commission, a state governmental agency.

Granted, they were on the other side of the issue as he was, but imagine the press if he had continued opposing the commission, which he did, without even setting foot in a boxing match. It would have been more ethical for him to have bought the tickets himself, sure. I don't think this amounts to what you consider a bribe, though, not by a long shot.

It just doesn't do the Republican cause much justice to lambast Reid for three tickets when their own scandals amount to huge amounts of money and gifts that simply can't be excused. It just makes it look like they are fishing for some way to change the focus.

Sorry again for the jab, but I was kind of waiting around to see if you would concede that it wasn't what you were making it out to be.

Moderateman

on May 31, 2006

Reply By: BakerStreetPosted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Sorry again for the jab, but I was kind of waiting around to see if you would concede that it wasn't what you were making it out to be.

WAAS GOING TO STRAIGHTEN IT OUT TODAY, DID NOT GET THE FULL STORY TILL LATE LAST NIGHT.

yikes sorry caps.

I call harry reid the "gambler" because of the state he represents, kinda like my pet name for hanoijohn kerry andf drunken ted kennedy.

As far as the right making a big thing out of it, it's just politics, they are trying to turn the heat off of them and onto the democrats.

bakerstreet

on May 31, 2006

My only concern, though, is that in other times when we have really legitimate gripes that really, really concern us, we'll have people conditioned to believe THAT is 'just politics'. It's already true, really. It bothers me that many Dem voters brush off Mollahan and Jefferson as retaliation for Delay and Cunningham.

I just think that the more we cry wolf, the less they listen.

Moderateman

on May 31, 2006

23 by BakerStreet
Wed, May 31, 2006 09:15 AM

I just think that the more we cry wolf, the less they listen

agreed and from now on I will make sure to get all the facts, in other words I will do my part.

Dr Guy

on May 31, 2006

Given that he does deal with the gaming commissions in his job, and making reasons to go to these events would be pretty easy, we should be happy someone other than the Federal government is paying for it. Let the state folks there pay for $1400 tickets. It would suck if that was on the Fed's dime.

One word.

Casino.

Moderateman

on Jun 01, 2006

Reply By: Dr. GuyPosted: Wednesday, May 31, 2006Given that he does deal with the gaming commissions in his job, and making reasons to go to these events would be pretty easy, we should be happy someone other than the Federal government is paying for it. Let the state folks there pay for $1400 tickets. It would suck if that was on the Fed's dime.One word.Casino.

I said this before, reid was a professionaal boxer and later a referee, he needed more information about the fight game like a bull needs tits.

bakerstreet

on Jun 01, 2006

That's what the UN commission was grilled for when they didn't bother visiting Gitmo. Sometimes in politics you have to at least make an attempt to appear to give a damn about a subject before making an unpopular decision. Had he avoided the fights the next election would have been full of "...passed laws without bothering to even..."

bakerstreet

on Jun 01, 2006

P.S. Again, it was the STATE gaming commission that invited Reid and McCain to the fight and reserved their seats, not promoters. All a promoter would have done was arrange getting a pass to them. Thus:

"would just be willing to accept tickets to a boxing match given to him by promoters, promoters being the ones that profit the most from boxing, besides the combatants themselves."

...remains innacurate and does a disservice to the issue, blog, and blogger, imho.

The commission has several seats reserved for judges and people from the commission at every fight. Supposedly it is illegal to sell tickets to areas reserved for the state gaming commission. I don't know who McCain mailed money to, but whoever accepted it was selling seats that are illegal to sell, and it will probably get someone fired.

Moderateman

on Jun 01, 2006

Reply By: BakerStreetPosted: Thursday, June 01, 2006That's what the UN commission was grilled for when they didn't bother visiting Gitmo. Sometimes in politics you have to at least make an attempt to appear to give a damn about a subject before making an unpopular decision. Had he avoided the fights the next election would have been full of "...passed laws without bothering to even..."

another despicable tactic used in politics by both sides.

Moderateman

on Jun 01, 2006

Reply By: BakerStreetPosted: Thursday, June 01, 2006P.S. Again, it was the STATE gaming commission that invited Reid and McCain to the fight and reserved their seats, not promoters. All a promoter would have done was arrange getting a pass to them. Thus:

you have made this plain baker..

I do not feel like i have to print a retraction on this matter. But as I said I will make sure to get my facts straight in the future.

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