Dirty Harry Caught: "...Reid Hangs Up on Reporter..." (1 Viewer)

[easyt65]

Harry Reid Hangs Up on Reporter Questioning $1 Million Land Deal
From the AP:

:bolt

In the process, Reid did not disclose to Congress an earlier sale in which he transferred his land to a company created by a friend and took a financial stake in that company, according to records and interviews.
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/184964.php

Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid collected a $1.1 million windfall on a Las Vegas land sale even though he hadn't personally owned the property for three years, property deeds show.
http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=524641&category=&BCCode=&newsdate=10/11/2006

WASHINGTON -- Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid collected a $1.1 million windfall on a Las Vegas land sale even though he hadn't personally owned the property for three years, property deeds show.

In the process, Reid did not disclose to Congress an earlier sale in which he transferred his land to a company created by a friend and took a financial stake in that company, according to records and interviews.
Land deeds obtained by The Associated Press during a review of Reid's business dealings show:

--The deal began in 1998 when Reid bought undeveloped residential property on Las Vegas' booming outskirts for about $400,000. Reid bought one lot outright, and a second parcel jointly with Brown. One of the sellers was a developer who was benefiting from a government land swap that Reid supported. The seller never talked to Reid.

--In 2001, Reid sold the land for the same price to a limited liability corporation created by Brown. The senator didn't disclose the sale on his annual public ethics report or tell Congress he had any stake in Brown's company. He continued to report to Congress that he personally owned the land.

--After getting local officials to rezone the property for a shopping center, Brown's company sold the land in 2004 to other developers and Reid took $1.1 million of the proceeds, nearly tripling the senator's investment. Reid reported it to Congress as a personal land sale. [PAID AFTER HE HAD SOLD THE PROPERTY?!]

The complex dealings allowed Reid to transfer ownership, legal liability and some tax consequences to Brown's company without public knowledge, but still collect a seven-figure payoff nearly three years later.
Reid hung up the phone when questioned about the deal during an AP interview last week.

Senate ethics rules require lawmakers to disclose on their annual ethics report all transactions involving investment properties -- regardless of profit or loss -- and to report any ownership stake in companies.

Kent Cooper, who oversaw government disclosure reports for federal candidates for two decades in the Federal Election Commission, said Reid's failure to report the 2001 sale and his ties to Brown's company violated Senate rules. :naughty

And finally, to add to the hypocrisy:

Harry Reid demands Attorney General Investigation of Foleygate
http://pageoneq.com/news/2006/ag100106.html

I agree with him, though! I want an investigation into Foley's activities as well as Hassert's! Get the pervs, pedophiles, and criminals out of Congress/the Senate! And once THAT investigation is over......

Let the REIDGATE investigation begin! :rock

In the immortal words of your esteemed colleague, Nancy Pelosi, "It is time for a change", Senator Reid! Buh-bye! :2wave:

 

[Stinger]

Hmmmmm

Abramhoff, Las Vegas land deals..............where are the Dems demanding he step down?

 

[hipsterdufus]

Sounds like much ado about nothing, no laws were broken. Certainly nothing of the magnitude of Hassterts land deal in Chicago.

John Solomon from AP is partisan hack.

Reid owned that land and three years ago, Reid transfered the property from his own name to an LLC. If Reid made a mistake, it's that he ( or his accountant) claimed that Reid owned the land personally, rather than Reid's LLC.

BFD

But feel free to keep throwing stuff at the wall, maybe something will stick. :2wave:

The complex dealings allowed Reid to transfer ownership, legal liability and some tax consequences to Brown's company without public knowledge, but still collect a seven-figure payoff nearly three years later.

Reid hung up the phone when questioned about the deal during an AP interview last week.

But in a news conference Wednesday in Las Vegas, the senator said he believed he did nothing wrong but was willing to change his ethics report's account of the sale if the Senate Ethics Committee ordered him to do so.

"Everything I did was transparent," Reid said. "I paid all the taxes. Everything is fully disclosed to the ethics committee and everyone else. As I said, if there is some technical change that the ethics committee wants, I'll be happy to do that."

http://www.examiner.com/a-338278~AP_Exclusive__Reid_Got__1M_in_Land_Sale.html

 

[Stinger]

Sounds like much ado about nothing, no laws were broken. Certainly nothing of the magnitude of Hassterts land deal in Chicago.

But feel free to keep throwing stuff at the wall, maybe something will stick. :2wave:




http://www.examiner.com/a-338278~AP_Exclusive__Reid_Got__1M_in_Land_Sale.html

Ahhhh Hip has done a through investigation and declares it to be nothing....................:2rofll:

IOW, dimiss it out of hand so he doesn't have to address it and don't anyone dare bring it up again.

 

[easyt65]

Originally Posted by hipsterdufus
Sounds like much ado about nothing, no laws were broken. Certainly nothing of the magnitude of Hassterts land deal in Chicago.

But feel free to keep throwing stuff at the wall, maybe something will stick.

Behold the great Democratic party Response to mis-deeds in their own ranks!


No laws were broken (for now), just miniscule/pesky Senate rules....

Kent Cooper, who oversaw government disclosure reports for federal candidates for two decades in the Federal Election Commission, said Reid's failure to report the 2001 sale and his ties to Brown's company violated Senate rules.

Nancy Pelosi demands an investigation of Tom Delay on Ethics Violations for taking A trip paid for by lobbyists. resulting investigations showed a handful of Democrats were guiltyof such, including Nancy Pelosi who led all violators by having the MOST number of trips paid for by lobbyists! she later spewed the remarks that 'Democrats should be treated differently because THEY (the GOP) are the corrupt ones, not the Democrats!' :rofl She also echoed the remarks that it was the GOP who had a culture of corruption!

Many of the Democratic Politicians now calling for Hassert's head were in office at the time when a similar situation occurred among the Democratic ranks (except actual SEX with a page occurred). They did not demand this guy's resignation. In fact, he stayed in and served longer, and the dem's calling for Hassert's head today gave this guy a pass then.

Thus the two-faced, double-standard hypocrisy! Violations, crimes, un-ethical and immoral behavior among the ranks of the Democrats can and should be over-looked while the same acts within the GOP should be condemned, attacked, and prosecuted beyond the full extent of the law. If you can't try the GOP in a court, crucify them in the court of public opinion while the response for similar Democratic Party offenses being:

Sounds like much ado about nothing, no laws were broken.

:shock: :rofl

 

[CurrentAffairs]

Let the REIDGATE investigation begin! :rock

What a difference a week can make. The Foley story is dead in the water and the Reid story is front and center. Can anyone say backfire?

 

[hipsterdufus]

What a difference a week can make. The Foley story is dead in the water and the Reid story is front and center. Can anyone say backfire?

I see the Reid story only one of the following media outlets.
I'll wear the avatar of anyone's choosing for a month if you want to bet me that this Reid story has legs? Any takers?

http://www.cnn.com/
http://www.cbsnews.com/
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/

 

[easyt65]

Here is the legs/meat behind the issue:

Kent Cooper, who oversaw government disclosure reports for federal candidates for two decades in the Federal Election Commission, said Reid's failure to report the 2001 sale and his ties to Brown's company violated Senate rules.

Reid has already been found to have violated Senate rules regarding disclosure of such deals! The man is guilty! Even reid in an interview said that he would file the 'appropriate paperwork' to solve this (meaning he would doctor the books and accomplish the paperwork now that the cat is out of the bag!

The deal began in 1998 when Reid bought undeveloped residential property on Las Vegas' booming outskirts for about $400,000. In 2001, Reid sold the land for the same price to a limited liability corporation created by Brown. After getting local officials to rezone the property for a shopping center, Brown's company sold the land in 2004 to other developers and Reid took $1.1million of the proceeds (for property he no longer owned) , nearly tripling the senator's investment.

Not to mention that the above SMELLS to high heaven!

Whether any other news agency reports it or not, as it has already been reported, Reid BROKE SENATE RULES BY FAILING TO REPORT THE DEALINGS!

Although offering to 'wear' my avatar for a month is nice, where are the calls from the Democrats for an investigation and for censure/puishment/resignation?

 

[Captain America]

To say the least this is one shady dealio.

No kiddin' folks, who's got time in Washington to do their job when they are busy pulling off shena****ns like this?

Trow da bums out! All of 'em. Just to be sure we got the right ones!

If you vote for an incumbant, be it an R or a D, you are part of the problem and NOT part of the solution in my humble opinion.

 

[Mr.Clover]

So, when a republican is caught in a scandal, the dems call for his resignation, when a democrat is caught, keep it silent and don't ever bring it up.

So much for the party of change. Looks like the american people can expect to get the same scandals from a democrat controlled congress as a republican controlled one.

 

[easyt65]

As bad as the GOP seems to be lately, I guess I would prefer a party who acknowledges its members' misdeeds and throws those members out than the party who ignores its own members' misdeeds while demonizing the other party for the same!

I would much rather, as cap says, throw ALL of the bums, pervs, and criminals out - no matter what party they belong to!

Only we can solve this problem with the power of the vote! If you don't like what the GOP is doing, don't vote for them, but don't reward the hypocrits and other party's copy-cats!

 

[Mr.Clover]

hear hear!

 

[Vader]

She also echoed the remarks that it was the GOP who had a culture of corruption!

Frightningly enough, there is an some truth in this statement; however, this applies to the "RINO" clan of far right nazi scumbags...like Dick Cheney abd Donald Rumpsfield.

 

[hipsterdufus]

So, when a republican is caught in a scandal, the dems call for his resignation, when a democrat is caught, keep it silent and don't ever bring it up.

So much for the party of change. Looks like the american people can expect to get the same scandals from a democrat controlled congress as a republican controlled one.

I'm in favor of bringing all the facts out. But you also havre to consider the source of this report. I put it on the same level as Drudge or Newsmax. Solomon has lied in the pastin his stories on Reid.

1. Solomon lied about Reid's connection to Abramoff. remember his expose on Reid's involvement with Jack Abramoff, failing to mention that Reid did not vote the way that Abramoff wanted him to.

2. Solomon grossly misrepresented the story of Reid's going to a boxing match.

Solomon is a hack: pure and simple.

 

[Navy Pride]

I'm in favor of bringing all the facts out. But you also havre to consider the source of this report. I put it on the same level as Drudge or Newsmax. Solomon has lied in the pastin his stories on Reid.

1. Solomon lied about Reid's connection to Abramoff. remember his expose on Reid's involvement with Jack Abramoff, failing to mention that Reid did not vote the way that Abramoff wanted him to.

2. Solomon grossly misrepresented the story of Reid's going to a boxing match.

Solomon is a hack: pure and simple.

The report I saw in the other thread was by the AP........

Hips I heard Reid has a new name..........Its "Dirty" Harry....

 

[hipsterdufus]

The report I saw in the other thread was by the AP........

Hips I heard Reid has a new name..........Its "Dirty" Harry....

Solomon works for AP.

 

[easyt65]

Reid himself admitted to the deal, which even according to his explanation is a violation of the senate rules, yet (surprise, surprise) he said it was no big deal! Translation: 'Yeah, I broke Senate rules, but its no big deal. its OK if we Democrats do it!' As they say, 'the proof is in the pudding!' Pelosi demanded DeLay be brught up on ethics chages for taking a trip paid for by lobbisys, only to be exposed as having taken more trips paid for by lobbyists than any other Senator/Congressman! did she turn herself in and demand to be brought up on ethics charges? No, she demanded that her and her fellow Dem offenders be allowed to 'cook the books' by ammending the-r filed travel reports and pay back the money. What is Reid saying NOW? If given the opportunity, he will simply file the appropriate paperwork he should have filed in the 1st place - no harm, no foul! :roll: Good ol' Dem Double-Standards!

 

[Stinger]

So where are all the Dems shouting for Reid to resign?

 

[Navy Pride]

So where are all the Dems shouting for Reid to resign?

You won't hear it my friend........Just like there is no call for Jefferson to resign...

 

[Stinger]

And it gets worse

"Reid also announced he failed to disclose two other land transactions on his prior ethics reports and would account for those on his amended reports. "

Oh and now the AP is Republican

"" Reid blamed the AP story as a "latest attempt" by Republicans to affect the election. AP reported last week that it learned of the land deal from a former Reid adviser who had concerns about the way the deal was reported to Congress."

Hey lefist and Dems, do you really buy this stuff?

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/10/16/D8KPS1G00.html

 

[hipsterdufus]

So where are all the Dems shouting for Reid to resign?

By all means, push this story as hard as you can. Give money to the cause. Volunteer your time, sign up people to mobilize!

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[Mr.Clover]

By all means, push this story as hard as you can. Give money to the cause. Volunteer your time, sign up people to mobilize!

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Behold! This......... is how a democrat "tries" to get rid of the corruption in his own party.

Oh, we're going to push it, yea, we are so going to push it,

 

[Stinger]

By all means, push this story as hard as you can. Give money to the cause. Volunteer your time, sign up people to mobilize!

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Let's see the Senate Minority Leader, the most power Dem in Congress is caught up in a land deal scandal with a mob lawyer, more cases of the same come out today and is being widely reported and just a mention here is "pushing" it.

The left is sooooooooooooo predictable.

 

[Stinger]

Behold! This......... is how a democrat "tries" to get rid of the corruption in his own party.

Oh, we're going to push it, yea, we are so going to push it,

The Dem's think their supporters are such fools it is embarssing. For him to claim this is a Republican plot against him is just typical. Reid knows that's all he has to say and his supports will buy it hook line and sinker and even defend him on that basis. We're just "pushing it". :spin:

 

[easyt65]

Pelosi and Reid are the Poster Children for Democratic party hypocrisy and double-standards, yet they are still 'minor league' compared to their party's pros - like Clinton (both), Kennedy, & Kerry. The reaction coming out of the DNC should not surprise ANYONE!

A scandal regarding Foley is a national disgrace, while their own was nothing to worry about years ago. DeLay's 'taking lobbyist-funded trips' was a punishable offense while Pelosi's 8 were oversights easily corrected by allowing her to 'cook the books' after being caught. Same thing with Dirty Harry - its no big deal: all we have to do is allow him to 'cook the books' (accomplishing the paperwork) AFTER getting caught.

It was a Dem who claimed the GOP had a culture of corruption, but it is the Dems who have perfected it, having 'working the system' down to a science.
For example, the dems used the GOP's own self-governing rule of stepping down if only indicted to take down DeLay and Gingrich. The Dems are also 'smart enough' not to ever impose such a ruling on themselves because they are already exploiting the rule's main weakness against the GOP. The Dems/Pelosi also love to use the 'Court of Public Opinion' to their advantage. during the lobbyist-funded trips issue, Pelosi kept railing on Delay in the media, calling for the Ethics committee to meet to discuss charges; however, she and her fellow Dems refused to allow the committee to meet, which would have not only given DeLay his day in 'court' to defend himself but would have also exposed Pelosi's misdeeds to the public sooner. Working the system, baby! Harry Reid gets nabbed in his lannd deal scandal and calls it an oversight, asking for the same treatment pelosi got - to fix the issue after the fact! (How many of US would love to be given the opportunity to go back and fix our 'mistakes' without being punished?!)