Posted on 10/09/2014 2:07:07 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
Crapitalism author Jason Mattera wanted to ask Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) a simple question: How did Reid, who was born in poverty, become so rich while working for the government?
So he caught up with Reid recently to ask him about it. Reid refused to answer at all.
Suddenly, one of Reid’s bodyguards took it upon himself to stop the questioning. He attacked Mattera while Reid just kept silently walking on. Take a look.
(Video at source)
By the way, Jason has accepted Bob Beckel’s challenge to fight, after Mattera targeted IRS targeting scandal honcho Lois Lerner.
That looks like battery.
I didn’t go back and check but I thought Reid made his money as a trial lawyer?
i think he made most of his money by using his position to gain insider knowledge on business deals (real estate, stocks, etc...)
It’s simple. Harry got a good price for his soul.
How does anyone, other than some sort of corruption and self-dealing,
get rich in “public service”?
Since there was contact, it looked like assault and battery.
Harry Reid, Nevada’s best-known prostitute.
Mattera should file charges.
How dare we peasants question our masters!
Even CNBC reported a study showing members of Congress making “market crushing” returns via insider trading.
Taking his cue from Beckel.
How dare this man approach one of the King’s favorite jesters, off with his head!
He's also a champion of the little people, who sometimes smell in the Washington summers.
The Lake of Fire awaits the old man. Somehow I don’t think he’s going to figure it was all worth it.
File charges. NOW.
Nope. He's been a "public servant" all his working life.
Nope, Reid made his money taking many bribes. I wrote Reid’s only biography. It started with imp Joe Conforte at the Mustang Ranch.
http://www.futurnamics.com/reid.php
Harry Reid has spent more than 40 years in government, starting as a small city’s attorney and eventually becoming the most powerful senator in the country. He has raised tens of millions of dollars in political contributions, established himself as an institution in Nevada politics along the way, and made himself a very wealthy man. His humble roots — from growing up in a remote desert town to working six days a week as a Capitol police officer while in law school — are legend in Washington and Nevada. Reid exhibits the toughness of a once destitute boy who completely transformed his life through determination, hard work — and good luck.
Some who have watched Reid closely over the years, however, say that his political and economic ascendance has made him increasingly willing to use his power (and apparent electoral resilience) in ways that appear unsavory or nepotistic.
Harry Reid’s Long, Steady Accretion of Power & Wealth
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/04/24/harry_reids_long_steady_accretion_of_power__wealth-full.html
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