Promoted from diaries – and let me be the first to thank the current Senate Majority Leader for ensuring that the Las Vegas Review-Journal endorses his Republican opponent – whoever that may end up being. – Moe Lane
Looks like old Harry Reid done gone and stepped on it, “Big Time”, at least in Vegas with the paper of record for the state.
I usually scan a fair number of Dead Tree media sites, and I have never seen an editorial that slaps down a politician this hard, especially a sitting Senator up for re-election. Maybe it’s a good sign of the turning of the tide for a MSM that is getting tired of free prostitution for Democratic office holders, maybe this is just Nevada, who knows, but this is a great editorial.
From Sunday’s ReviewJournal
“SHERMAN FREDERICK: Enough is enough, Harry
Stop the childish bullying…..
On Wednesday, before he addressed a Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Reid joined the chamber’s board members for a meet-’n'-greet and a photo. One of the last in line was the Review-Journal’s director of advertising, Bob Brown, a hard-working Nevadan who toils every day on behalf of advertisers. He has nothing to do with news coverage or the opinion pages of the Review-Journal.”
Moe Lane
Steve Maley
Dan McLaughlin
Neil Stevens
Daniel Horowitz
Good catch Steve. And the comments are very interesting. nt
mbecker908 (Diary) Sunday, August 30th at 1:39PM EST (link)Intresting mix
SteveLA (Diary) Sunday, August 30th at 1:54PM EST (link)mbeck
I did not spend the time going through all of the comments, but looks like it’s about 10:1 in favor of the smack down, with the 1 or 2 being the usual useful idiots of the left.
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Competency over ideological purity and litmus tests
Yeah, I estimated about the same ratio. But
mbecker908 (Diary) Sunday, August 30th at 2:06PM EST (link)the part that I found interesting is that most of the smackdown supporters seem to be in-state and most of the critics seem to be out-of-state.
Reid's support comes from SEIU
Vegas_Rick (Diary) Sunday, August 30th at 2:12PM EST (link)and the culinary union. Most of those folks are not going to take the time time to read the editorial section of the paper, let alone comment. Reid’s only hope is money. He can outspend whoever we put up against him.
I hopeful that Sen Ensign may use some of his remaining clout with the GOP (what little there may be) to help direct funds to our candidate. Let’s hope.
“God is great, beer is good and people are crazy.”- Billy Currington
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘press on’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.” Calvin Coolidge.
Ratio is approaching 50:1.
Flagstaff (Diary) Sunday, August 30th at 3:27PM EST (link)It’s apparently gone viral in the last few minutes. Maybe because it’s front page news at RedState.
“The press is so powerful in its image-making role that it can make a criminal look like he’s the victim and make the victim look like he’s the criminal. If you aren’t careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”– Malcolm X, Audubon Ballroom, December 13, 1964
The pro Harry comments are "special" (nt)
SteveLA (Diary) Sunday, August 30th at 4:18PM EST (link)______________________________________
Competency over ideological purity and litmus tests
^5
JoeG Monday, August 31st at 12:28AM EST (link)They seem a bit nuts! I find few of the anti-harry ones that are nut jobs, but the only ones supporting dingy are crazy.
Sherm has no use for Democrats in general
Vegas_Rick (Diary) Sunday, August 30th at 1:46PM EST (link)and Harry Reid, in particular. This is definitely his best, but he smacks dingy Harry around quite a bit. Which, I’m sure is a big part of the reason Reid hates the RJ.
“God is great, beer is good and people are crazy.”- Billy Currington
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘press on’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.” Calvin Coolidge.
Isn't Sherm the guy who just changed his party affiliation to "R"?? nt
mbecker908 (Diary) Sunday, August 30th at 2:14PM EST (link)That would be the same Sherm. nt
Vegas_Rick (Diary) Sunday, August 30th at 2:15PM EST (link)“God is great, beer is good and people are crazy.”- Billy Currington
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘press on’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.” Calvin Coolidge.
Just noticed
SteveLA (Diary) Sunday, August 30th at 1:51PM EST (link)Jaded has the same story over on Red HOT, so this is a bit of a dupe….sorry for double Jaded.
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No problem Steve you couldn't have known by...
JadedByPolitics (Diary) Sunday, August 30th at 4:47PM EST (link)my title what my RedHot was about and btw if I could have come up with more to say it would have been a diary
So GREAT diary! I would recommend but you have hit paydirt and been promoted!!!
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Activists Taking Action
Jared Polis
pauly1620 (Diary) Sunday, August 30th at 2:09PM EST (link)Got into a bit of a mess here over his comments regarding the closure of the Rocky Mountain News. Democrats are only pro-business when it is their business(es), otherwise they hope your business fails. Curious, when was the last time a Republican was overheard saying s/he wanted a business to fail?
Rush says he wants Obama to fail (as do I) and the MSM screams their collective heads off. Sen. Reid wants a business to fail (and people to lose their jobs) and not a peep out of the state run media. Keep the hypocrisy going guys and keep losing those viewers. Win win!
If you’re incompetent you have to be honest, and if you’re crooked you have to be clever.
“The Rule of the City” ~Sir Desmond Glazebrook
Here's couple more links to add to Harry bashing fun.
Vegas_Rick (Diary) Sunday, August 30th at 2:23PM EST (link)http://www.lvrj.com/blogs/mitchell/Harry_gives_the_R-J_a_ringing_endorsement_except_.html
and
http://www.lvrj.com/blogs/mitchell/Nevada_newspapermen_and_their_senators_No_love_fest.html
Enjoy.
“God is great, beer is good and people are crazy.”- Billy Currington
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘press on’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.” Calvin Coolidge.
It's about time
bosslowrider Sunday, August 30th at 4:13PM EST (link)ol’ Harry- the constipated weasel- Reid was put out to pasture! I’m reminded of his famous posturing statement,”the war is lost, the surge is not working.”
I hope that was his funeral dirge. At least it helped.
Harry Reid in the rudest Mormon I have ever seen.
jeffreywturner (Diary) Sunday, August 30th at 5:17PM EST (link)I am not a Mormon myself, but there are several in my family, and they, as well as every other Mormon I have ever encountered, have been some of the most kind and curteous people imaginable. What the heck happened to Harry Reid to make him such a rude, mean-spirited jerk?
“Life is too short, can’t we all just eat pork and kill some terrorists?”
Washington DC inside the Beltway disease (nt)
SteveLA (Diary) Sunday, August 30th at 5:54PM EST (link)______________________________________
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Isn't Harry one who says one thing in public
peg_c (Diary) Sunday, August 30th at 6:29PM EST (link)and the exact opposite in private, as he did in this instance? I could swear he is but can’t dig up the history. To call him two-faced would probably be a compliment, though.
I just want to know what his actual skills and talents are, other than graft, bribery and all-around skullduggery. Otherwise he is about as incompetent, inarticulate, and insensate a member of Congress as there’s been in the past century.
Government cannot be the solution when government is the problem.
Isn't Harry one who says one thing in public
sobama Sunday, August 30th at 6:45PM EST (link)THROW THEM ALL OUT!
#1 should be SOBama!!!!!!!!
Ten for Tark
dmartin Sunday, August 30th at 10:05PM EST (link)Hugh Hewit at Powerline started this. I threw in my $10 and sent a copy of the receipt to Reid.
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2009/08/024373.php
or
http://www.tenfortark.com/