Reid: Bush is still a liar

[Oilwellian]

In an upcoming interview with Rolling Stone, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) re-asserts his reputation as an outspoken critic of the his political rivals.

In the interview, Reid claims that, "The nuclear option is history," whether Democrats filibuster or not. He goes on to explain that Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist was unable to take part in the compromise because he is, "Driven by ... right wing zealots".

On Frist, Reid elaborates: "I like him, but he hasn't been in government very long. ... Being a senator is about the art of compromise. That's what the filibuster is all about—it forces compromise. And if anyone feels that compromising is unethical, or immoral, then they should get in some other business—because that's what we do."

(snip)
Most likely to cause a stir, however, is an exchange that concludes the interview:

RS: You've called Bush a loser.

HR: And a liar.

RS: You apologized for the loser comment.

HR: But never for the liar, have I?

http://www.rawstory.com/exclusives/reid_060105.htm

[understandinglife]

1. Yes! Good for Reid. And, here is something that should be distributed....

... to every person every DUer has any contact:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3764127

I've recommended your thread.


http://www.rawstory.com/exclusives/reid_060105.htm

Peace.


www.missionnotaccomplished.us - how ever long it takes, the day must come when tens of millions of caring individuals peacefully but persistently defy the dictator, deny the corporatists cash flow, and halt the evil being done in Iraq and in all the other places the Bu$h neoconster regime is destroying civilization and the environment in the name of "America."

[cestpaspossible]

2. Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.

[Erika]

3. Reid has been very impressive

We need to back him 1000%.

[FloridaPat]

4. Compromise? First time in 5 years the repubs have comprimised, But

it is great to see a Democrat stick to his guns on the word "liar". In fact it's nice to ssee one actually use that word for the president.

[Oilwellian]

5. Didn't someone else recently use the "L" word?

Trying...to...remember. :banghead:

[hvn_nbr_2]

10. Galloway did, but someone else too. Liar-in-Chief CuckooBananas. n/t

[Cha]

6. Liars are Losers!

:patriot:

[FreedomAngel82]

7. Haha great about the liar part

;) He likes Frist? Frist is a looney! :crazy:

[bpilgrim]

8. wow

now we need to spread the NIXONian template so these one liners can drop snuggly and deliberately in-place :evilgrin:

thank you Senator Reid :toast:

peace

[Mr_Spock]

9. LIAR LIAR BAGHDAD's on FIRE!

:rofl:

[bpilgrim]

11. very tragic, but TRUE

:cry:

peace

[AuntiBush]

12. Spine - Reid is Getting Spine! Yes!!!!

[Skinner]

13. Very cool.

I like the fact that Reid offered up that nugget of wisdom voluntarily. The interviewer didn't even ask about it, but Reid said it. :thumbsup:

[OrlandoGator]

14. Reid should never have apologized for calling him a "loser".

And why the fuck is anyone ever apologizing to Karl Rove?

Bush is a loser and a liar, and if Reid had half a spine he'd be talking up impeachment for high treason right now.

[geckosfeet]

15. Don't need a senator to tell me that Bush is a liar.

I appreciate Reid's comments. He has made some very cogent remarks about Frist and the work of the senate in general.

Now its time to press the issue of lying to the world about Iraq.

[Just Me]

16. Well, doggonit,...he IS a damn liar!!!

So is his whole cabal who think intentionally misrepresenting facts is A-OK!!!

They are fraudsters,...the whole buncha' them!!!

[Callboy]

17. Reid better than daschle. only a handful

of those demos are doing actual work. the others are just taking the check

[blondeatlast]

18. Reid works the press masterfully, it seems.

I love the way he worked "liar" in TWICE, without being asked. He made sure to dig it deeper with the comment about not apologizing for calling him a liar, too.

This is a shrewd, smart, savvy politico, and he knows how to work the press.

Thank you, Nevadans, for electing him. The nation owes you a profound debt of gratitude, even if some don't realize it yet.

[Sparkly]

19. Give 'em Hell, Harry!!

:thumbsup:

[In Truth We Trust]

20. Reid should finish the logic: If he believes * is a liar then he must

think his lying is IMPEACHABLE. Say it Harry! Impeach this douchebag and trie him and his co-conspirators in the World Court as war criminals.

[blondeatlast]

22. The Democrats are in the minority, so how do we do this?

Needs a 2/3 vote--if you can come up with a way to convince 1/3-1/2 of the Republicans, I'm all ears...

[janetle]

21. Rep. Jim McDermott was tarred and feathered....

for saying that the Bush administration was "misleading" us into war with Iraq way back when. And now it turns out he was right all along and in fact he could have said it more strongly.

I listened to him on Air America the other day saying how he was shut out of everything and invited to nothing and interviewed by none of the media after his remarks.

We need a big and loud chorus all singing "LIES" in unison for all to hear until it is heard.

[FreedomAngel82]

49. I think so too

McDermott is pretty cool rep.

[sojourner]

23. UBER cool!!!

It's outstanding to have these (however few) senators willing to stand up to the thugs running the senate. And for them, given their minority status, to find a way to stall the ambitions of the far right wing is spectacular IMO.

I think we need to keep applauding people like Reid and Boxer -- remember the roses that were sent to Boxer??? -- and supporting them so that OTHERS see that it truly matters what they do. It may help others to grow a spine as well.

In the meantime, we need to keep hammering those onboard with the RW extremist agenda with emails, phone calls. Keep trying to get through to the media. Understanding Life's great link to "Remind Us" is a tool for helping people wake up to the lies. Spread it far and wide!

Am I ever grateful for the people in this community!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SalmonChantedEvening]

24. Never Apologize for telling the truth.

:dem: Go Harry!!!

[Straight Shooter]

25. Yes, george w. bush is a liar.

Ask anybody in Iraq. Ask over half of Americans.

Ask the rest of the world.

bush is a liar. A damned liar, at that.

[Pacifist Patriot]

26. LOL! Atta boy.

[Demrock6]

27. Reid was an excellent choice!

Balls of rock!

[Itsthetruth]

28. Senator Reid's Lust For Collaboration With Republicans: An Example

Senator Reid bragged about his leadership role in getting the anti-consumer bankruptcy and "tort reform" bills passed. Isn't compromise with our enemies just wonderful?

House passes bankruptcy bill
Measure will deter borrowers from erasing debt
By Tom Curry
National affairs writer
MSNBC
April 14, 2005

Bipartisan accord

The political curiosity here is that both Reid and House Majority Leader Tom DeLay — who agree on very little else — were both enthusiastically taking credit for the bill Wednesday.

"We’ve done a good job this year. In spite of the so-called partisanship, we’ve moved two pieces of legislation that have been around for 15 years, class action (reform) and bankruptcy," Reid told reporters when asked whether partisan animosity was slowing the Senate's work. Alluding to the bankruptcy bill and other legislation, Reid said, "We’re moving along well."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7494698

[BeFree]

38. Tell me again...

...why not being able to easily erase debt is a bad thing?

Let me put it this way.... if we were to erase the federal deficit by simply claiming bankruptcy, your economy would collapse overnite. By holding true to financial discipline on the people we also make the big spenders of the republicon party be tested.

Besides, America has become obese feeding at the trough of free and easy credit, it was time for a restricted diet, eh?

[FighttheFuture]

45. Erasing debt under old BR not an easy thing, also, here's why...

people are being fucked by the new bankruptcy law: no medial catastrophe exemptions, no military exemptions, predatory lending is even more empowered, corporations given a totally free pass and rich jag-offs have so many loopholes that nothing changed for them. So, there are a few reasons on why the new bankruptcy law is a BAD, BAD law, Homer.

Also, allowing crushed citizens to crawl out from impossible debt (and the aftermath of BR is still no picnic), is hardly the same as a country declaring bankruptcy, you dope. If you want to instill some "fiscal discipline" how about starting with lenders looking for any angle to squeeze the last drop of blood out of the stone. People may have hung themselves with he rope, but it was more than freely given, it was pushed in a very over-marketed society. Shouldn't these predatory lenders shoulder some risk?

You're an ill-informed idiot and I hope I gave you some points to ponder besides “Tell me again... why not being able to easily erase debt is a bad thing?" mantra!

[Democracy White]

29. Reid is a strong senator

I hope that he builds up on his comments and continues to not be fazed by the ASSministration's attempts itimidate the Congress into buying into their agenda.

This is one Democrat who has balls and maybe the rest of the party will be inspired by him and get the guts to voice just how bad that the Bush cabal is. Maybe even start an impeachment in process. One can only hope.

Dee

[Itsthetruth]

35. Harry Reid: A "Strong" Senator For Who?

A strong Senator for funding Bush's war against Iraq.

A strong Senator for Bush's appointments.

A strong Senator for the Patriot Act.

A strong Senator for NAFTA.

A strong Senator for credit card companies, banks and other big corporate interests.

A strong Senator for Republican favored "tort reform" and other anti-consumer legislation.

A strong Senator who will work hard to reach a "compromise" agreement with "moderate" Republicans on social security cuts now that the "personal accounts" scheme is dead.

I wonder if the following corporate PAC contributions to Senator Reid had anything to do with his leadership role in getting the "tort reform" and bankruptcy bills passed in the Senate.

Na. Don't follow the money. Honorable Senators like Reid don't let corporate donors impact their decisions.


American Bankers Assn
$9,896

Bank of America
$5,500

Bank One Corp
$1,000

Citigroup Inc
$2,000

Citigroup Inc
$4,000

Financial Services Roundtable
$5,000

Independent Community Bankers of America
$1,000

JP Morgan Chase & Co
$5,500

JP Morgan Chase & Co
$1,000

KeyCorp
$1,000

Mellon Financial Corp
$1,000

Providian Financial
$1,000

Wachovia Corp
$4,500

Wells Fargo
$2,000

Savings & Loans
$9,000

America's Community Bankers
$3,000

Washington Mutual
$6,000

Credit Union National Assn
$7,766

National Assn of Federal Credit Unions
$2,000

American Express
$6,500

American Financial Services Assn
$2,000

Capital One Financial
$6,000

Cash America International
$2,000

HSBC North America
$8,000

MBNA Corp
$9,000

Sallie Mae
$5,000

Securities & Investment
$86,500

Bear Stearns
$3,000

Bond Market Assn
$6,500

Charles Schwab & Co
$1,000

Chicago Board of Trade
$4,000

Chicago Board Options Exchange
$5,000

Chicago Mercantile Exchange
$10,000

Credit Suisse First Boston
$5,000

E*TRADE Financial Group
$5,000

Fidelity Investments
$3,000

FMR Corp
$1,000

Goldman Sachs
$4,000

Investment Co Institute
$7,000

Lehman Brothers
$2,000

Morgan Stanley
$4,000

National Venture Capital Assn
$6,000

OppenheimerFunds
$0

Phoenix Companies
$1,000

Securities Industry Assn
$9,000

UBS Americas
$9,000

Wachovia Securities
$1,000

AEGON USA
$1,000

AFLAC Inc
$5,000

America's Health Insurance Plans
$3,000

American Council of Life Insurers
$3,000

Anthem Insurance
$2,500

AXA Equitable Life Insurance
$2,000

Blue Cross & Blue Shield Assn
$5,000

Blue Cross/Blue Shield of California
$1,000

Chubb Corp
$2,000

CNA Financial
$1,000

Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers
$1,000

Fortis Inc
$3,000

Hartford Financial Services
$3,000

Independent Insurance Agents of America
$3,000

Liberty Mutual Insurance
$5,000

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
$1,000

Metropolitan Life Insurance
$3,000

National Structured Settlements Assn
$1,000

Natl Assn/Insurance & Financial Advisors
$5,000

New York Life Insurance
$2,000

Northwestern Mutual Life
$1,000

Pacific Mutual Life
$2,000

Principal Life Insurance
$1,000

Prudential Financial
$6,000

St Paul Travelers Companies
$1,000

Ullico Inc
$1,000


http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/memberprofile.asp?CID=N00009922&Cycle=2004&CollapseAll=TRUE

[Democracy White]

52. Ooops I'm sorry

I still am new at this politics thing and I really don't have alot of time to research on the Internet, My time is limited and it's really frustrating, but thank you for pointing out my error.

Dee

[defiant1]

30. L.o.L.

Funny stuff. Personally, I think he should be screaming it from the rooftops of Capitol Hill, but Rolling Stone will work for now.

[jobycom]

31. Damn! I just fell in LOVE!!!

Where have you been all my life, Harry Reid!!!

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

Yeah, I'm a guy, so what?

[UrbScotty]

32. Do Thune and other Repubs regret beating Daschle?

One must wonder.

[Frederik]

33. Hear, hear

[UCLA Dem]

34. Love it! Three cheers for Senator Reid!!!

:applause: :applause: :applause:

[Itsthetruth]

36. Should We Combine Those With The Ten Cheers From Credit Card Industry?

eom

[lonestarnot]

37. Finding cajones is hard work!

[TygrBright]

39. Cue: Music, from the Stephanie Miller Show

"Yer a lying sack of crap!
Yer a lying sack of crap!
Yer a lying, stinking, steaming, nasty
sack of liquid crap!"

(Sung in soprano register by a chorus of cheery-sounding individuals to a perky, upbeat tune.)

I just LOVE Stephanie, Jim and the gang...

happily,
Bright

[JohnnyRingo]

40. Great!....This means my Rolling Stone is on it's way to my mailbox.

Can't wait to see this one.

[Labdad95]

41. Character Assination

It will be interesting to see how Bushbots respond to this interview. My guess is they'll attempt to turn Reid into a renegade, anti-patriot.

[ProfessorGAC]

42. I Doubt It Will Dissaude Him

Reid appears to have figured out that >50% of this country is mad as hell and is ready to quit taking it. Not that he gets points for recognizing it, since that has been known around here for 4 years or more.

But, he sees that there are no benefits to playing the conciliation game and few risks to being a tough guy who calls 'em as he sees 'em. Good for him.
The Professor

[Gronk Groks]

43. Live in Nevada, sent Harry a message from the people at DU

"Give 'em Hell Harry"
The man makes me PROUD!!!:headbang:

[neuvocat]

44. You have to admit its pretty funny.

He's not a loser and I am sorry for that. However he lies worse than a dead dog.

[LaserBeam]

46. The sad truth is that every member

of the Bush administration either has been caught or may yet be caught as a liar. Rumsfeld, Cheney, Rice. They all tell big ones on national TV and nobody ever calls them on it. You go, Harry.

[shanti]

47. i love it!

go get 'em, harry!

[Syrinx]

48. link to article

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/_/id/7371967?pageid=rs.Politics&pageregion=single4

[deadparrot]

50. Glad to hear it.

Admittedly, I didn't know too much about Reid when he started, but I'm liking him more and more with every move he makes.

[crowcalling]

51. Used to live in Nevada

Now in Tennessee. Left my heart there though. Wish my senator was Reid and not the Fristian Frankenstein! Go Reid! He has my support. :dilemma:

[aresef]

53. Thus proving once again

Reid recently gained the testicular fortitude the Dems have been missing. Rock on!

[Sugarbleus]

54. Our best weapon..........GO HARRY!!

:bounce: