2016 Postmortem

Mr.Bill

(24,324 posts) Sun Oct 30, 2016, 09:25 PM Oct 2016

The Harry Reid you may not be aware of.

Meek, mild, timid Harry Reid, right? Who would be afraid of him?

Well, it turns out Senator Reid is quite the fearless bad Mother Fucker. From '77-'81 he ran the Nevada gaming commission and just about singly ran the mob out of Las Vegas, at great personal risk to himself and his family.

http://knpr.org/knpr/2016-02/harry-reids-years-nevada-gaming-commission

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The Harry Reid you may not be aware of. (Original Post) Mr.Bill Oct 2016 OP

I can believe it Farmgirl1961 Oct 2016 #1

Yup -- there was some tape of him as well interacting with a bad guy Akamai Oct 2016 #2

And was also a professional boxer. n/t RKP5637 Oct 2016 #4

He also lingered deep in the senate darkness Awsi Dooger Oct 2016 #5

Farmgirl1961

(1,494 posts)

1. I can believe it

Reply to Mr.Bill (Original post)

Sun Oct 30, 2016, 09:26 PM

Oct 2016

And with him retiring, I have a feeling he's not holding back for anything. Let it rip Harry!

Akamai

(1,779 posts)

2. Yup -- there was some tape of him as well interacting with a bad guy

Reply to Mr.Bill (Original post)

Sun Oct 30, 2016, 09:28 PM

Oct 2016

He's a boxer from a small town in Nevada -- Searchlight.

He has always been a deeply serious person. And good for him now!

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)

4. And was also a professional boxer. n/t

Reply to Mr.Bill (Original post)

Sun Oct 30, 2016, 09:59 PM

Oct 2016

Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)

5. He also lingered deep in the senate darkness

Reply to Mr.Bill (Original post)

Sun Oct 30, 2016, 10:13 PM

Oct 2016

Every time John McCain tried to attach a ban on college sports wagering in Nevada to an obscure bill. McCain was sure he could catch Harry Reid either absent or asleep at the switch, but it never happened. Many of us remain grateful.

You'll never doubt Harry Reid's determination once you visit Searchlight and see how tiny and removed it really is. I always shook my head in disbelief every time I drove through Searchlight on the way to Laughlin from Las Vegas.

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