Reid clarifies exchange with reporter after conservatives pounce on remark (Video)

The Hill ^ | 10/02/13 | Jonathan Easley

[mdittmar]

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) sought to clarify comments he made in a testy exchange with a reporter on Wednesday, after conservatives pounced on what they portrayed as a serious government shutdown gaffe.

[originalbuckeye]

Dems ALWAYS want a do-over when they accidentally tell the truth!

[Cicero]

“I didn’t mean to say what I really think!”

[Eleutheria5]

“If you can help one child who has cancer, why wouldn’t you do it?,” Bash asked.

“Why would we want to do that?,” Reid shot back. “I have 1,100 people at Nellis Air Force base that are sitting home. They have a few problems of their own. This is — to have someone of your intelligence to suggest such a thing maybe means you’re irresponsible and reckless.”

Well, isn’t that special?

[noprogs]

Yeah. Democrats refuse to fund the NIH to “save one child”, but want 300 million people to abandon their Second Amendment Rights to “save one child”

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!

[Diogenesis]

Many have already died because of the miserable DNC,
the greedy Congress, and the lying, despicable MSM.

[Darteaus94025]

FTA:

“...but we can’t fall into the trap…of Cruz-led Republicans. That is this...we’ll cherry pick…and finally at the end, everything will be open except for ObamaCare.”

So, Harry Reid admits it’s the Democrat’s strategy to hold everyone hostage unless oZombieCare gets funded, i.e. they are responsible for the government shutdown.

[Gene Eric]

>> This is — to have someone of your intelligence to suggest such a thing maybe means you’re irresponsible and reckless.

I missed that part. Was that direct to Dana Bash?

[Lurker]

Yea, that whole budgeting for one Department at a time is completely irresponsible. It’s not like every other business entity in AMERICA has to do that or anything.

Reid is a monster.

[Principled]

Reid doesn't want to accidentally remember that IT IS THE JOB of HOR to choose what's funded and what's not.

[Viennacon]

Hill readers savaging the pr9ck. Excellent.

[mrsmel]

isn’t it special that Dingy Harry gets to clarify and justify his remark, while Republicans get their remarks twisted into contorted worse possible scenarios by the MSM.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Looks like the Dems are having a little harder row to hoe blaming this shutdown on the GOP. :-)

[SoFloFreeper]

Clarifies? He expressed his entire party’s hatred for compassion. Period.

[austinaero]

It’s on youtube, I don’t need it clarified. It’s as clear as a bell for the world to see.

[2ndDivisionVet]

That's like Martin Sheen's character "walking back" holding up the baby as a human shield in Dead Zone I'm thinking...

[mrsmith]

We all remember how the media revelled in misinterpreting Gingrich’s remarks about Clinton not using their time together on AF1 to negotiate.

There’s no pretence of balance from them.

[skinkinthegrass]

I love the smell of (Democrat's :) FEAR..
smell like Victory...
While, Establishment RINOs backsliding / Backstabbing
smells like an overflowing hot pail of Baby diapers.

[justa-hairyape]

Well at least he is blaming Republicans now and not Tea Party Anarchist Terrorist, but only someone with dementia would ever claim to have not said something he did say on video.

Dementia - Dementia is a loss of brain function that occurs with certain diseases. It affects memory, thinking, language, judgment, and behavior.

That actually explains a lot.

[so_real]

Awesome in that there's been a contingent of conservatives that have for years supported doing away with omnibus spending bills and funding departments individually. About d*mn time, I say.