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Published Thursday, July 22, 2010 | 11:12 a.m.
Updated Thursday, July 22, 2010 | 11:12 a.m.
The liberal group Americans United for Change launched a new ad today thanking Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for his work shepherding the Wall Street reform bill through the Senate.
The ad sets Reid up as a crusader against the financial industry, which is cast as the villain in the economic crisis. This fits into Reid’s point-the-finger-at-someone-else strategy to deflect criticism about the economy.
The ad focuses on the money and lobbying heft the financial industry brought to bear on Congress as it considered the reform bill (not mentioning Reid is number four on the list of congressional members receiving large contributions from the industry.)
“The big banks spent over $400 million to keep Congress for holding them accountable for the reckless speculation that cost millions of Nevadans their homes and jobs,” the ad says. “But they couldn’t buy Harry Reid.”
Millions of Nevadans? Lots of people here have lost their homes and jobs, but with Nevada’s population at only 2.6 million, Americans United for Change might want to check its figures.
2.6 million is millions. Anything over a million is millions. Don't this paper know that? Harry Reid has saved peoples homes and told those greedy banks where they can go with their foreclosures. Between him and Shelly Berkley helping us regular folk, we will be allright.
Yes, Harry, thanks for voting FOR all the Gramm bills in the 90s that led up to all this. And thanks, Clinton, for signing them into law.
And thanks, Harry, for insuring that $400,000,000 in pure gold bars goes out of the state every month virtually tax free.
Thanks, Harry, for giving the sparsely populated state of Nevada a strong, steady voice in Washinton.
On a different subject -- when can Nevadans expect to see criminal indictments handed down in the John Ensign hush money / sex scandal?
He's a disgrace to us all.
Thanks, Harry, for the highest (14.5%)unemployment rate and highest foreclosure rate in the nation.
Oh, yeah....thanks for the wars, too, Harry.
If 'ya really stop and think about it and try to put your finger on something TANGIBLE Harry has done for Nevada, you're hard pressed to do so.
Exactly what has he done for Nevada in the last 24 years???
I have to wonder about some of these blogers. What has Harry Reid done for us? Well, ask any postal enployee and they will tell you fhe fought to save their pensions. He fought since 1984 (no mis-print) to keep high level nuclear waste out of Nevada that would have to go by rail THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOODS WITH CHILDREN IN THEM. He saved thousands on jobs on the City Center project by making a few phone calls. You, texexnv must be very young or VERY uninformed. Harry Reid has been in the news every times he brings something to Nevada. SO...GET OFF YOUR ARSE AND DO YOUR HOMEWORK BOY!
As for Sharron Angles and her new comment about the estate tax being repealed. Let me give you some information. Anyione that has that much money regularly visits their tax accountant or tax attorney. Are familiar with trusts? Well, I am. To advoid the estate taxes their place all their assets into a trust, which by tax law is considered an individual. Trusts don't die, just people do. It is a legal way to pass money onto future generations TAX FREE, So the guy who owns that wharehouse was lying in favor of Angles. He knows that and so do I. Anyone who wants to challenage me on tax law, step up to the plate.
There is almost NO REAL TRUTH in ANY political advertising.
It should all be BANNED, because none of these candidates, their "handlers", their P.R. Firms, or their affiliated party KNOW HOW TO TELL THE UNVARNISHED TRUTH, about either themselves or their opponents.
Lies & Distortions. That's almost exclusively what we're fed. And the more we as Americans complain about it, the less it seems to change. Our elections are basically decided by :30 second sound-bites of BS reported to us as "fact", when the fact is, they wouldn't know a fact if a fact whacked em' upside their FAT HEADS.
And then you have these damned "groups"... these "groups" that back candidates with other people's dough... and now "corporations" are special too!!! & "THEY" can advocate for a candidate... NO MATTER WHERE "THEY" MIGHT BE FROM OR WHAT "THEY'RE" UP TOO...
we are so screwed.
@Alex2:
1. One out of every 7 in this state is unemployed with NO prospects for a job.
2. One out of 6 construction jobs belongs to illegal aliens.
3. One out of every 7 in this state has lost their home. Those that are working have NO hope of getting a foreclosure. Btw, Reid's real residence is in the Ritz-Carlton D.C.
4. This state has the highest personal and business bankruptcy rate IN THE WORLD.
5. The schools and universities as well as the hospitals are below most Third World countries.
6. Nevada has the fewest miles of interstate freeways than any in the country.
7. If you live in Las Vegas you are going to see SEVERE water rationing in the next two years because Reid has not lifted a finger to help.
Sorry, friend, but I am informed - WELL informed. I've lived here 20 years and I can tell you flat out that Reid has been a total unproductive disaster for this state always selling out to BIG BUSINESS and to heck with the little fellow.
Selling out to Big Business..HAHAHAHAHAHA...if he is a sellout, what is John Ensign, a wholly owned subsidiary??
I am sorry, my mother lives in Nevada and says that I should move there because you "Can get an 800,000 house for about 250,000". After looking into this, I noticed that Nevada has the highest of two things. Un-Employment, and Foreclosures in the United States.
Hmmm.. Thank you Harry Reid....
Thanks Harry. For continuing to fight for all of us little guys who have no voice.
Blame the unemployment rate on the banks and wall street. You can't put that on Harry Reid. Just exactly how is he single handedly responsible for everything bad that's happened in the last 26 years? Please.
Don't be foolish and don't believe anything they tell you, Reid or Angle. Figure it out for yourself.
@notacon: ALL of our elected "representatives" are a dismal failure from the county level on up. Keeping them on only continues to dig the hole deeper.
@geezlouise: Peel back the onion on the root causes of what led to the collapse and you will find the Gramm bills of the 90s that led to bank deregulation. Those bills passed either with Reid's vote or "unanimous consent" where he sat silent. Those bills were then signed into law by Clinton who is now here telling us how much we need Reid. Reid has been part of the problem but not part of the solution.
texexnv, you need to re-read what I said, my friend. We have 2 senators here in Nevada, as in every other state.
Why are you so reluctant to name John Ensign as well? Doesn't he have something to do with Nevada's state or will you have to admit he spends too much time cheating on his wife. Come on now, let's be honest. I was challenging anyone to tell me I was wrong about the rich creating trust.
I love Ladonna's comment:
"2.6 million is millions. Anything over a million is millions. Don't this paper know that?"
Brilliant. So 2 Million of the 2.6 Million people have lost their homes and jobs? She cannot even read or comprehend the article but she can write an idiotic comment.
What I LOVE the most, is a moron like this can vote and her one uninformed vote, eradicates the vote of someone who can actually read and comprehend five short paragraphs.
Obama said Harry is a good guy, let's all just vote for him......
Thank you, Harry Reid, for delivering financial regulatory reform that starts to right that badly wronged Wall Street ship... And for health care reform, and for unemployment aid, and for all the Recovery Act aid that meant local jobs in my community AND much improved roads (if you regularly use Green Valley Pkwy, thank Reid & Titus for the repavement), and for fighting against ridiculous boondoggles like the Yucca Mountain dump and Sloan Hills gravel pit... And, well, the list goes on.
And btw, if you don't think Reid has been all that perfect (he's not) or progressive, think of what Sharrontology Obtuse Angle would do. She's in the pocket of the Wall Street corporate interests funding the "Tea Party".
@Alex2: I am in NO way saying Ensign is not the worst senator I've seen in 40+ years as a voter. However, we're dealing with Reid this year so let's stick to the issues at hand. The line to vote against BOTH of 'em forms right behind me.
And if you can remember back to Ensign's last election, Reid not endorsed him but they have been palsy-walsy for years. So if it were not for Reid, we just might have someone else in the office.
As I said, "voter amnesia" gets rampant during this time of the silly season.
I'm sure the add will say Nevahduh.
Hey Harry, it appears The Fed chairman also feels ending the Bush Tax Cuts will only weaken our economy. Interesting read for all you out there, especially my lib friends who think taxing the rich will solve our problems.
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/bernanke...
Thank you, Harry Reid.
Don't listen to these greedy republicans.
They have NO SOLUTION TO ANY PROBLEM.
Republicans drove our economy into the ditch.
Republicans created the BUSH DEPRESSION.
WE WILL NEVER FORGET.
Dem party nightmare, Rangel and his "ethics" violations, Bernancke saying extend tax cuts, crap and tax abandoned, 11% confidence in Congress. Dems, the parties over come November, thanks to the wonderful leadership of BHO, Reid and Pelosi, it will be a Dem ouster like no other come 11/02/10.
Harry, let us know what your retirement plans are since us Nevadans will be sending you there!!
****Teamster******, for the third time, can you honestly say that not one (1) illegal has been employed with the stimulus money in Nevada? My guess is you will dodge it cause you don't like the real answer.
darthbry...
Don't count your chickens.
Thank you, Harry, for the highest unemployment in the nation, the highest foreclosure rate, the highest bankruptcy rate. Thank you for socialism, marxism, fascism. Thank you for standing with our enemies and knocking down our friends. Thank you for collaborating with Chris Dodd, Barney Frank, Charles Rangel, Maxine Waters and all the other looters of our economy.
Thanking you for scaring the scat out of us while boring us to death. Thanks for going to Canada to collect money from American trial lawyers to finance your vicious campaign. Thanks
for your keen nose that sniffed out the foul smell of American families visiting their nation's capital. (How many tens of millions in kickbacks did you get for the extra air conditioning you demanded?) But no thanks for the memories. We'll try to forget them the moment we kick you out of office.
John Ensign and his girlfriends created this behind his wife's back. Go ahead and tell me that I am wrong. Ensign is part of the do nothing party... wowa I'm wrong about that, he certainly do alot with his girlfriends.
I'm going to tell you something, Ensign, my boy, I'll will take you on personally, you and all your girlfriends including Crazy Sharron. I'm doing this for your wife, YOU HYPOCRITE!!!
darthbry......
I don't know, I don't work with illegals.
Come on Nevada Senator Ensign, I thru down the gaunlet, you want to take me on? You cheating piece of s^^t. When is the Grand Jury going to indict you? I can't wait. I know you are not up for election until 2012. You think you can stay out of federal prison that long?
Listen up , texexnv, I understand what you are saying, but, just because Harry Reid is up for election and John Ensign isn't until 2012, doesn't make him any less responsible. Every one is ignoring this little s**t while he insults Nevada while cheating on his wife. All the while proclaiming what a great Christian he is. JUST LIKE HIS SIDE KICK SHARRON ANGLES. You strike me as as intelligent person, but wrong is wrong, you have to admit that.
Harry Reid makes the argument that it was a 'good' thing that the government bailed out GM. He neglected to mention that GM just bought a sub-prime lender with YOUR taxpayer money. Reid's lunacy continued as he claimed Ford would have been gone as well without bailouts. Umm, Harry - FORD did not take a bailout. VOTE THIS IDIOT OUT OF OFFICE
To texexnv: you are right to a point. Voteing in Graham law and taking away the laws of 1937 that protected us was wrong. But remember, Alex2 is right. We have 2 senators and what was Ensign doing? Also, we have a state gov't that did not promote enough diversity in this state. Where was Angle and Sandavol? I don't see their records. Do you? She says her job as US senator is not to get jobs for NV. Then what is her job and what did she do for us as 6 years of representing us in state gov't? The problem is not totally on Senator Reid's head. The state gov't has a lot to do with this mess too. Maybe even more. The problem is whether you like Harry Reid or not, he is our best hope in getting helping to get us out of this mess. He is one person in this sea. All of us are responsible. He is doing what he can to get stimulus money here for wind plants, farms, and the vet hospital they are building. He cannot do it alone. Look beyond your nose. You have some info not all. What is the state doing? We pay them too. Gov Gibbons is no angel either.
Birds of a feather flock together. Liberals and Searchlight Harry going the way of the DoDo Bird soon.
I call Harry Reid's office everyday and say thank you for all he's done for NV.
702-388-5020
Harry's handlers have had Harry keeping a low profile because he sticks his foot in his mouth.
One of Harry's latest quotes, "It's easy to count to 60," Reid told reporters Thursday. "I could do it by the time I was in the 8th grade."
It sure took him long enough!
How's that foot taste, Harry! ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yesterday, Reid was out telling his progressive (aka Marxist) supporters that, never fear, Obamacare will have a "public option", i.e. the same failed socialist system that is bankrupting country's all over Europe.
And I will never forget how Harry Reid stood up there, looked us straight in the eye, and lied right to our faces. Yeah, Harry, you were standing "shoulder to shoulder" with Americans as you rammed through the Frankenstein cobbled together hugely opposed by us, trillion+ dollar unread monstrosity, Obamacare, that will adversely affect all Americans (except for you and your other elitist multimillionaire pals).
Despite all the money that Reid has used to smear Angle, the reality is that Sharon Angle has more common sense than the leftist, Harry Reid will ever have. She will not allow our tax dollars to be used to fight Arizona's sensible and long overdue immigration law. She would never have voted for the catastrophic bankrupting Obamacare. And she will defend our borders and our jobs. And not allow Obama to hand our money and our jobs to illegal aliens.
I'm embarresed to have Harry Reid as my senator. Crooked as the day is long! Nevada is in dire need of new leadership.
'The latest forecast from the White House budget office shows the deficit rising to $1.47 trillion this year, forcing the government to borrow 41 cents of every dollar it spends'. Make sure this is in the idiot's thank you note!
To My Fellow Marxist.
"We're going to have a public option," Reid said. "It's just a question of when.
LAS VEGAS -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, seeking to console liberal activists who were disappointed by the final version of the national health care law, assured them that there would eventually be a public option.
During a question and answer session, Reid also argued against "fear tactics of those who say Social Security is going broke. It's not."
WTF?
Hey Harry - return the 2.5 TRILLION you are holding in notes from SS
"Social Security is the most successful social program in the history of the world," he said.
This guy is a train wreck.
dumpster....get back in the cage.
More Harry Reid and the Democrats crap that needs to be in his "Thank You" note:
Auto Bailouts
Failed $850,000,000,000+ Stimulus Program
Double Digit Unemployment
Oil Prices More Than Doubling Since the Inception of the Obama Regime
Iran Going Nuclear
Government Takeover of Health Care System Against The Will of the People
Wall Street Bailouts
Massive Expansion of Government
Shredding of the Dollar as the world's reserve currency
Alienating our allies, including the UK & Israel
Massive Inflation on the Horizon
Decrease in the American standard of living
Unprecedented number of foreclosures
Consumer Confidence at a near all time low
Government Gone Wild
Scrapping NASA's Constellation Program
This is worse than the Carter Fiasco. It's an all out disaster, as the apology tour continues, and we become the laughing stock of the world.
To our fellow NEVADIANS we are in TROUBLE! You so called Reid supporters have had a majority Congress and Senate for the last 18 months. What's sleaze Harry brought to Nevada ( 20% UNEMPLOYMENT not a misprint includes people that have given up, temps,and underemployed, Highest FORECLOSURE rate in the NATION , a new health plan that most people didn't want , Tarp money that went to Europes banks , Education near the bottom in the nation , Government owning car co's GM and Chrysler, Didn't support the war ( said the war is lost. A minor point his son is so popular that in his ads he does not mention the REID name. We need new blood and new ideas. The Republicans will win Congress and might recapture the Senate. G-d bless America!!
NV has a chance to save the US from Reid and the agenda the will destroy the US republic with the nearly 100 years of insidious progressive programs, laws and judicial interventions that have been chipping away at the power We The People hold, protected by the US Constitution and Bill of Rights. Sharron Angle is soft-spoken, considerate to the point of deliberate, and well-anchored in constitutionalist political philosophy. Watch her Las Vegas Review Journal editorial board interview and you will know why you will vote for Sharron Angle and not just vote for getting Reid out. About 1 hour long. Click here or copy-paste --
http://www.lvrj.com/multimedia/Sharron-A...