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omega minimo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-13-06 08:29 PM
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Harry Reid on the NewsHour. Why is he The Leader?
Edited on Wed Sep-13-06 08:37 PM by omega minimo
:shrug:

He may be a good policymaker (I don't know). Please fill us in on why this man is the Senate Minority Leader?

:patriot:
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-13-06 08:30 PM
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1. Wait. What Are You Complaining About?
You really didn't quite elaborate on what your issue is.
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aquaman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-13-06 08:31 PM
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2. Huh?
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bunkerbuster1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-13-06 08:33 PM
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3. No, Nancy Pelosi is the Speaker.
Well, she's going to be.
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Roxy66 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-13-06 08:33 PM
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4. He makes me yawn too...sorry
:boring: :shrug:
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-13-06 08:33 PM
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5. um last i checked he was the senate minority leader unless he hopped
on over to the house and replaced Dennis Hastert. OMG the election is over already and we won!! WE WON WE WON!!!
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aquaman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-13-06 08:34 PM
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7. Ha...good one. nt
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Roxy66 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-13-06 08:34 PM
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9. LOL
:rofl:
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El Supremo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-13-06 08:33 PM
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6. The Speaker of the House is Dennis Hastert.
Reid is the Minority Leader.

And I bet he knows the words of the National Anthem.
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omega minimo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-13-06 08:46 PM
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15. "And I bet he knows the words of the National Anthem"
:rofl:
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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-13-06 09:00 PM
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19. even we know the words to the National Anthem, we could
probably take over Hastert's job!!
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SharonAnn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-13-06 08:34 PM
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8. He is the Senate Minority Leader. He's the one who brought Jeffords
out of the GOP camp and let the Dems have the Senate majority for a while in 2001-2002.

He's actually very, very good at what he does. He gets the Democratic senators to work together on things and that's not easy.

The only thing that's a problem on TV is that his voice is soft and he's not a jerk. So he's not a loud, pontificating, *ss.
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omega minimo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-13-06 08:42 PM
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12. OIC. Very different skills, not both in one package?
"He's actually very, very good at what he does. He gets the Democratic senators to work together on things and that's not easy."

That's something.

"The only thing that's a problem on TV is that his voice is soft and he's not a jerk. So he's not a loud, pontificating, *ss."

It seems the voice is not as much a problem (except combined with) as the delivery-- It's surprising that when Dems have a high visibility media spot, the message is soft-pedaled. The Repukes are making much of this "Democrats don't have a messge" thing-- and getting the public to repeat the charge like Dittoheads.

Tonight might have been the time for some stronger statements.
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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-13-06 09:02 PM
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20. he's not loud at all, very soft spoken man, I wonder if he
carries a big stick!!!!!!
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omega minimo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-13-06 09:06 PM
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21. Here's a soft-spoken gentlemen who is direct and clear
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2130591
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omega minimo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-14-06 11:14 AM
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22. .
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ovidsen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-13-06 08:35 PM
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10. Not the Speaker
Edited on Wed Sep-13-06 08:37 PM by ovidsen
Harry Reid is Senate Democratic leader, elected by his peers.

He's an odd duck for a Democratic heavy... but he's OUR duck!:dem:

edited for brevity! :)
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omega minimo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-13-06 08:56 PM
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18. Odd duck talks in circles
:yoiks:
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stillcool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-13-06 08:41 PM
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11. here you go....
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Majority_Minority_Leaders.htm
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omega minimo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-13-06 08:45 PM
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13. Yippee! A link!
:eyes: :hi:
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CarlVK Donating Member (632 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-13-06 08:46 PM
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14. The OP was asking why Reid is in a leadership position of minority Dems
And I don't know the answer to that question. does anyone here?
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-13-06 08:47 PM
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16. Because His Democratic Peers Voted For Him To Be.
Edited on Wed Sep-13-06 08:47 PM by OPERATIONMINDCRIME
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omega minimo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-13-06 08:51 PM
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17. Are you from his state?
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