Reid All About It: Harry Reid's Over-The-Top Rhetoric

Republican National Committee ^ | May 9, 2005

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Reid All About It: Harry Reid's Over-The-Top Rhetoric

    HARRY REID'S OVER-THE-TOP RHETORIC Reid's Unfortunate Partisan Attacks Set The Agenda
For The "Party Of No"

 

"Harry Reid's over-the-top rhetoric last week, while disappointing, is nothing new from a leader who has focused more on attacks from left field than improving the lives of Americans.  His heated language might energize the coalition of the wild-eyed, but his rants add nothing to any substantive debate.  The Senate Minority Leader and the 'Party of No' would be better served if they set aside their angry strategy of obstruction and joined President Bush and Republicans in Congress who are working to move our country forward."

-Tracey Schmitt, RNC Press Secretary

 

Reid Calls President Bush A "Loser" While Participating In High School Civics Discussion:

 

While President Bush Is Traveling Overseas, Reid Tells High School Students "I Think This Guy [President Bush] Is A Loser."  (Erin Neff, "Del Sol High School Appearance: Reid Calls Bush 'A Loser,'" Las Vegas Review-Journal, 5/7/05)

• More From Reid's Uncivil Civics Discussion:  '"I think President Bush is doing a bad job,' he added to a handful of chuckles. ... 'He's driving this country into bankruptcy,' Reid said, referring to the deficit. 'He's got us in this intractable war in Iraq where we now have about 1,600 American soldiers dead and another 15,000 injured.'"  (Erin Neff, "Del Sol High School Appearance: Reid Calls Bush 'A Loser,'" Las Vegas Review-Journal, 5/7/05)

Reid: "President Bush Will Get Nothing Done That He Wants."  (Erin Neff, "Del Sol High School Appearance: Reid Calls Bush 'A Loser,'" Las Vegas Review-Journal, 5/7/05)

 

The Worst Of Reid's Partisan Rhetoric:

 

Reid On California Supreme Court Justice Janice Rogers Brown, An African-American Woman Who President Bush Nominated To The Court Of Appeals For The DC Circuit:  "She Is A Woman Who Wants To Take Us Back To The Civil War Days."  (Erin Neff, "Del Sol High School Appearance: Reid Calls Bush 'A Loser,'" Las Vegas Review-Journal, 5/7/05)

 

"Mr. Reid Called President Bush 'Drunk With Power' And Urged Voters To 'Set Aside Your Partisan Views And Oppose This Arrogant Abuse Of Power.'"  (David D. Kirkpatrick,  "Blame Is Laid If Party Rift Snarls Senate," The New York Times, 3/16/05)

 

Reid On Alan Greenspan: "[I]'m Not A Big Greenspan Fan ... I Voted Against Him The Last Two Times. ... I Think [Alan Greenspan's] One Of The Biggest Political Hacks We Have In Washington."  (CNN's "Inside Politics," 3/3/05)

 

"Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) Has Challenged Republicans To 'Go Behind The Pool Hall And See Who Wins This One' Chuckling, He Said: 'We Could Do Some Real Harm.'"  (James Kuhnhenn, "Harry Reid A Soft-Spoken Lawmaker With A Punch," Knight Ridder Newspapers, 3/2/05)

 

Reid Threatened To "Screw Things Up" For Republicans If They Followed Through On Threat To Change Rules That Allow Filibuster.  Reid said, "[I]f Republicans proceed with this so-called 'nuclear option,' Senate Democrats would 'screw things up.'"  (Maeve Reston, "Senate Democrats Stiffen On Bench Picks Again," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 3/2/05)

 

Reid Called Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas An "Embarrassment." NBC's Tim Russert: "Why couldn't you accept Clarence Thomas?" Harry Reid: "I think that he has been an embarrassment to the Supreme Court. I think that his opinions are poorly written. I don't -- I just don't think that he's done a good job as a Supreme Court justice."  (NBC's "Meet The Press," 12/5/04)

 As Recently As December 2004, Reid Stood By Comments Attacking President Bush As A "Liar." NBC's Tim Russert: "You said, 'President Bush is a liar. He betrayed Nevada and he betrayed the country.' Is that rhetoric appropriate?" Harry Reid: "[P]eople may not like what I said, but I said it, and I don't back off one bit." (NBC's "Meet The Press," 12/5/04)

[Zacs Mom]

Does anyone really care ...



what reid says or does?

[cinives]

ack ! my eyes ! spare us this evil ! ack !

[GoodWithBarbarians JustForKaos]

Time to replace my John Kerry picture on the dart board with one of Harry Reid, but not THAT one!

[Republican Wildcat]

bttt

[ozzymandus]

For some reason, this little old geezer thinks he's tough because he was an amatuer boxer during the Spanish-American War. His loud mouth would get him in serious trouble if he lived in the real world.