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Published Friday, Aug. 27, 2010 | 1:46 p.m.
Updated Friday, Aug. 27, 2010 | 3:31 p.m.
The National Rifle Association, which has long been a supporter of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, announced today it will not endorse Reid in his difficult bid against Republican Sharron Angle.
The organization cited Reid’s vote supporting the confirmation of the two Supreme Court justices appointed by President Obama.
“The vote on Elena Kagan's confirmation to the Court, along with the previous year's confirmation vote on Sonia Sotomayor, are critical for the future of the Second Amendment,” the statement said. “After careful consideration, the NRA-PVF announced today that it will not be endorsing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for re-election in the 2010 U.S. Senate race in Nevada.”
Despite supporting Reid with financial contributions and verbal praise, the NRA has never given him an official endorsement.
But the organization’s support has long been pointed to as an indication Reid is not as liberal as the agenda he pushes for his party as senate majority leader.
The NRA has not said yet whether it will endorse Angle. UPDATE: The Atlantic has confirmed the NRA won't endorse Angle either. Apparently withholding the endorsement from Reid was enough of a message.
In a written statement, Reid’s campaign manager Brandon Hall said the NRA’s financial support prove Reid is strong on Second Amendment issues.
“The NRA’s relationship with Sen. Reid has been long-standing and productive and, unlike for Sharron Angle, they’ve put their money where their mouth is this cycle,” he said.
Statement of Reid campaign manager Brandon Hall on NRA endorsement in Nevada US Senate race http://bit.ly/cZwEFW
It is time to stick a fork into the NRA.
It is very corrupt now.
It is amazing that they do not run ads against Reid.
I am not sure why they are in existance except to rob dues from members.
It is very corrupt on the top.
Membership needs to decide to either clean house or go start a new organization.
Why would the NRA endorse the racist Harry Reid and a total incompetent at that ?
Reid said that President Obama would win over John McCain, because he is "light skinned" and has no "Negro dialect."
That's half way. Now the NRA needs to endorse Angle. We must retire both the Reids.
CORRECTED LINK
NRA head Wayne LaPierre: Sen. Reid is 'a true champion of the Second Amendment' http://bit.ly/d92FVJ
NRA, Thank You!!!
Harry Reid will win by a landslide.
"...an indication Reid is not as liberal as the agenda he pushes for his party as senate majority leader."
That is a critical statement. It basically comes right out and says that as Senate Majority Leader Reid's top priority is the Democratic Party and NOT Nevada. That is one more reason that makes Angle a "safe" vote if you do not like Obama's policies.
They won't endorse psycho-Angle.
Who would endorse crazy?
Angle's no "safe" vote. She would vote to force rape victims to bear the children of their attackers. She would vote to force prisoners into Scientology-based rehabilitation programs. She would vote to eliminate Social Security and Medicare.
That's not "safe" that's "radioactive."
NRA members should be very, very suspicious that even the NRA won't endorse SeditionSharron.
NRA has always been a bunch of redneck inbred gunslinging corrupt idiots.
I may vote for Harry now ONLY because NRA DOESN'T support him.
Angle is a nut job that is too risky for Nevada.
Why take the risk? Angle is a wacko
Harry Reid a total incompetent ? Why take the risk ?
FIRE HIM in NOVEMBER !!!!!
"Do you support the $850 billion stimulus package Obama passed last year?
Reid voted yes. Sharron Angle says no.
The TARP bailout? Reid, yes, Angle no
Cap and Trade? Reid backs it. Angle is opposed.
VOTE FOR ANGLE...You already know "Dirty" Harry Reid is corrupt
Angle is "safe" in that she will have zero power and yet be able to vote against bills that Reid would have supported.
Think what would be better, Reid being voted out and replaced by Schumer as Majority Leader, or the Republicans getting a 51 one seat majority in the Senate?
I want Reid out, but do not necessarily want a Republican majority, yet.
Yup, boftx thinks it'll be great for Nevada to have "zero power" in the Senate, and supports a candidate who thinks rape victims should be forced to bear the children of their attackers.
Tell me, boftx, who are the "domestic enemies" of the United States in Congress? Since your hero Sharron Angle won't name names, will you?
Nothing wrong with Sharron Angle. All this is is character assassination from the Democrats to try and obfuscate the important issue at hand which is to shed light on their own complete incompetent fool Harry Reid.
This is a very easy decision in NOV - Vote Angle.
athun......
All republicans are crazy and corrupt.
We needed everything Obama and Reid passed.
Republicans are just too stupid to know it.
SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY,
VOTE HARRY REID.
My take on it is that Angle may not have much power in the Senate to get things done but that's okay. At least she won't be doing the harm that Harry is with his liberal/socialist agenda. Harry needs to be defeated at any cost.
Crazy republicans went off the deep end.
Their GREED RUINED OUR COUNTRY.
KEEP REPUBLICAN CROOKS OUT.
Tell me, sevenhills and teamster - Who does your thinking for you? Anyone with a gun or NRA connections is corrupt and inbred? We needed everything Reid and Obama gave us? Back it up with facts. I certainly did not need the banks bailed out. I pay my bills, have a job, and own guns. I'm not redneck or corrupt. The citizens are still suffering from the bail out while the banks and unions are doing well. The union demands will soon end their jobs as the country continues in this recession. We can only pay so much. Talk about corrupt!
@teamster-
The really sad part is all of the wasted oxygen you've inhaled and all of the food you've eaten that could have gone to starving children.
Cue the Scarecrow- "...if I only had a brain!"
Nevadans for once can tell the reids they don't want another reid anywhere near the Federal and State Government.
The NRA didn't and I don't believe the majority of Nevada will eithr.
A few easy questions.
1. Are you better off now then 4 years ago before reid, obama and pelosi passed their first big fraudulent energy bill???????
2. Are you living in the same house you was 4 years ago,????
3. Do you have the same or better job then you did 4 years ago?????
4. Have you suffered through foreclosure on your house because of dodd, frank, obama, raines, rahm emmanuel, ried, pelosi, schumer, waters and rangel freddi-fanni-banking scandal????????????
5. Does the gasoline to get you to work cost you more due to reid, obama and pelosi fraudulent energy bill 4 years ago and 3 more since??????
6. Does it cost you more to heat and cool your house because of the 4(four) fraudulent energy bills raising the price of electricity, natural gas and fuel oil????
7. Does it bother you when the President of the USA Tell Tourist not to come to Las Vegas, your main business not once but twice in the last 18 months.??????
8. Do you have neighbors and friends that have lost their jobs and their homes due to the polices of reid, obama and pelosi????
God Bless you in Nevada and see you at the polls on NOV 2nd.
Vote for a change to save America Vote Angle Vote NO on reids get a 2fer. Stop 2 of the reids on NOV 2nd
We all know Harry was a bit on the poor side when he was first elected senator of Nevada, but how is it he became a millionaire just a few election cycles ago?
http://tinyurl.com/2dpwzt3
"The Democrats are going to get beaten badly in November. Not just because the economy is ailing. And not just because Obama over-read his mandate in governing too far left. But because a comeuppance is due the arrogant elites whose undisguised contempt for the great unwashed prevents them from conceding a modicum of serious thought to those who dare oppose them. "
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con...
Hey Manlaw, It was Bush that bailed out the banks! Obama didn't have a choice at the point he got involved to keep on with it.
Blaming Reid for all the problems is ignorant of the facts. The growth and profit we all had was under his watch too.
I dont care for Reid either but Angle is just an idiot.
Personally, I lost my job during the Bush admin, and just got one last spring. I guess I can say Obama and Reid have been good for me.
The real reason our economy is so screwed is that stupid War on terrorism. We sure seem to be winning that one aren't we? We did excately what Bin Laden wanted us to do. Bin Laden caused this and we refuse to open our eyes and see it. He knew excately what we would do and what it would cost us. We are now broke and filled to the brim with hate for each other.
Bunch of gun nuts!
Is the reason why don't like Angle because she is running against your incompetent boy Harry Reid or because she fights for us as shown below. This decision is so easy unless you are a union hack or someone leaching of the tax payers. Vote the incompetent Harry Reid out.
A true protector of the Nevada Constitution, Sharron has fought and won judicial battles to protect Nevadan's constitutional rights. In 2003 while serving as the Minority Whip in the Nevada State Assembly, Sharron challenged the Governor's proposed massive $800 million tax hike. Supported by Nevada's constitutional requirement that all tax increases be approved by a two-thirds super majority, battle lines were drawn between the Republicans in the Assembly and the Governor. Sharron and fourteen other courageous Republicans consistently voted against the tax measure through the end of the regular session of the legislature and on through two special sessions. The Governor then sued the legislature in Angle v Guinn to force a decision by the Nevada Supreme Court. The Court over-ruled the two-thirds requirement which meant the taxes were to be imposed through a simple majority rather than by two-thirds vote. Using her own funds, Sharron hired Dr. John Eastman of the Claremont Institute to defend the Nevada's Constitution against this injury. Angle and Eastman took this case to Federal District Court in Nevada, which ended up referring the case to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, then finally to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Harry Reid is neither anti gun or pro gun, Harry Reid is Pro Harry reid. I notice in his campaign he has very little to say about his great accomplishments, higher taxes, 1.00 per pack, of cigs, goes to iligal alien children for medical. My son has no medical. Obama care, pass it at all costs, why is he not running on that big accomplishment? Cap and trade? global governance? with all of these acheivments why would he lower himself to a dirty catfight with the underdog. Is he more female, than he wants us to believe?
Isn't it wonderful that paid hacks like "bookofdoubt" are flooding the Comments to articles in this paper and the other rag in this town in an attempt to come across as "regular folks" with an overly complex opinion? What, are you being paid with Scaife money being brought to Nevada by Dick Morris? Did Rove send ya to stir up a little more misplaced anger around here?
You really want something to chew on? Here's a quote from a local columnist that's being run RIGHT NOW in a national news source on line, a quote I consider to be quite apropos, in light of some of its subject's positions on hot-button issues:
"Sharron Angle could confess to being a serial killer tomorrow and there are still 40 percent of people who would vote for her over Reid."
Party on, Tea Heads; party on.
@Halibut ... "Harry Reid could confess to being a serial killer tomorrow and there are still 40 percent of people who would vote for her over the obviously more qualified and competent Angle."
The NRA jumps the shark too. Pathetic.
Chunky says:
He's a big fan of the NRA and not such a big fan of Harry Reid.
Chunky IS a fan of our 2A rights but just because Reid held a shotgun for a photo or is gun friendly doesn't mean that Chunky thinks he's good for Nevada or the rest of the United States.
That's what Chunky thinks!
Now we know exactly how much crazy is TOO MUCH crazy for the NRA to handle.
Thanks Sharron! A group which SHOULD have been a cakewalk for you to win their endorsement has shunned you!
Meanwhile your lackeys are here cutting and pasting your biography from your recently-overhauled website... one that erased most of the crazy and replaced it with boring old Limbaugh talking points.
Reid is severely disliked, yet you can't even beat him in a poll?
Republicans sure know how to pick a loser.
sevenhills: I'm signing up for the NRA, and I'm not a red neck, and for those of you who are dropping your membership because of this, that's on you. Teamster- You might need to get a check up, better do it before Obama care kicks in. Obama, and Reid care is scaring the hat bands off of doctors around the country, this is one hell of a mess
Heh. So the NRA chickened out over this. Perhaps it makes sense, as their membership seems quite divided over it, but this doesn't seem to please anyone.
Well regardless of this, the record is clear. Reid clearly supports the 2nd Amendment (trust me, my progressive friends in California HATE this about him), and Angle is clearly a loon.
"Harry Reid could confess to being a serial killer tomorrow and there are still 40 percent of people who would vote for her over the obviously more qualified and competent Angle."
Wow, "bookofdoubt," that's a pretty pitiful attempt at making a point. Do Dick Morris and Karl Rove know you're just phoning it in like this? Better work a little harder to earn that Scaife money, or the gravy train's gonna come to an end for you real soon.
Can't beat fun at the old ball park, folks.
FYI..I don't endorse Dirty Harry either, nor his son! Why keep it in the family? :)
I say vote for Angle! It is hillarious to watch this place go down the toilet. Angle represents just how stupid the people have become.
Palin for President and Angle for Vice President!
Woo Hoo! If were gonna flush it, lets make it overflow! LOL!
Maybe now Reid won't back the NRA in the Senate.
Here's the way I look at the election and I hope others will do the same for the good of Nevada and the country.
Reid is no picnic as the Senate Leader and Senator from Nevada. However, Angle is as dumb as a nail and she would be a disaster in the Senate for Nevada for a couple of reasons. One, as I said, she's dumb and on top of that her proposals are so far off the wall. There's a reason she won't let the media,except Fox News,interview her. She's like Palin, she knows nothing and will make a fool of herself as Palin did in interviews during her VP campaign. Her campaign shows she's a puppet but we don't know whose pulling her strings.
Secondly, she will go to the Senate and know nobody and nothing, she will have absolutely no clout to exert on behalf of Nevada and you. She will sit there and be a good little stooge for the likes of Mitch McConnell and the Republican leadership. Remember the Tea Party has no leaders in the Senate or House.
So, it's a case of the lesser of two evils regarding the state of Nevada and you, the Nevada taxpayers. Do you want to lose your voice in the Senate? I don't, so I'm voting for Reid. You can't deny that while being in the Senate he has brought back much benefits to the State.
With Angle you will get Zip, Zero, Nada!
After Reid got them bricks a $61 million shooting park, they back stabbed him like that. He should have used that pork on something more useful like a bridge to somewhere.
VOTE FOR THE RIEDS and not for the FLIP FLOPPING NUT JOB ANGLE 'cause she'll take your guns away.
These crazy, greedy republicans don't have a
leg to stand on. THEY HAVE NOTHING BUT
IGNORANCE TO PUSH.
We Democrats will keep the House and Senate
and our great HARRY REID.
The majority of Americans won't let these
crazy, greedy republicans tear down our
country.
SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND OUR COUNTRY.
VOTE HARRY REID.
Simple story to me, the NRA doesn't like Reid but they don't want to lose his ear in case he wins. If Angle were up 10+ points they would endorse her. If Reid didn't have all his cronies, his man crush Jon Ralston, the Sun's biasis, and $20M+ in the bank from special interests nobody would even think Angle was crazy. 90% of what's on here is fabricated spin.
Union goons love Reid.
Greedy, anti-union republicans are the cancer
in our country.
Long live labor unions.
Good, I'm not surprised. The Reid spin is becoming unraveled, using sound bites, not allowing the whole story to be said, or what Sharron Angle intended to say is just plain deceptive, no one in their right mind would believe that Sharron Angle would not support helping people with Jobs, the sound bite aids will come back to haunt Sinister Reid; Teamster, you're the butt end of Senator Reid's joke.
@vpin ... "Do you want to lose your voice in the Senate? I don't, so I'm voting for Reid. You can't deny that while being in the Senate he has brought back much benefits to the State."
Yah, I like the benefits Reid has brought to the state, like the 14.3% unemployment while the national average is below 10. You cannot be serious. Reid needs to be fired. I could find some biological life form out in my back yard that could do a better job than Harry Reid. REID SUCKS !!!
I think I am going to drop my NRA membership. Looks like I made a mistake with them. I am not a Reid fan, but no one politician in Southern Nevada has done more for Gun owners rights. Sharron Angle is a nut case, and i will not vote for her, and do not want to be associated with a organization that supports her.
cpo,
Did you not read where the NRA said they are not endorsing any candidate in this race? They clearly do not support Angle.
Also, look at why they are not supporting Reid. It doesn't matter how many gun laws or gun parks Reid supports if the Justices he approves for SCOTUS rule against them. That is akin to trying to have your cake and eat it, too.
Sen. there's always the endorsement of the Senior Farmers Caretakers; the over 50 caretakers, the over 50 EHarmony Singles, and Pro-Lifers, and The National Liars Asasociation.
Teamster's not saying anything? The truth finally shut him up.
I just dropped the NRA. I used the money I saved to donate to the REID campaign and membership dues to the local shooting range that Reid built.
Reid will beat the crazy teabagger, no problem.
Can you really afford six more years of Reid? Or any Reid for that matter. I can't and if you're honest with yourself you can't either....
Can you afford a nut like Angle?
It's time to dump this goofball Reid. This old dinosaur looks like he could croak before he could complete another term..