Gymoor Prime
31-05-2006, 23:36
Again, I apologize for the deciedly biased source, but it still brings up irrefutable facts.
http://www.democrats.com/node/9082
It seems that Reid, who is a former Nevada state gaming commissioner and was once a fighter himself, accepted tickets to three professional boxing matches from Nevada officials. The GOP would have us believe, that these guys were hoping that Reid would -- for the price of a few ducats -- turn against his long-held commitment to establishing federal oversight of boxing.
Reid accepted the seats from the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) for fights in Las Vegas between 2003 and 2005 when, at the same time, he was advocating legislation to undermine the authority and fight-approval process of that same body.
And the proof is in the pudding. Six months after accepting some free tickets in September of 2004, Reid voted to pass the Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2005. Reid also cosponsored the Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2003 which also was intended to foster greater federal control over the sport. Both measures went strongly against what the people who had allegedly influenced Reid wanted.
Leave it to a rube from tiny Searchlight, Nevada to not understand that when you take a bribe, you're not suppose to work against what your patron wants.
And let's not forget that the man they're trying to smear is the same Harry Reid who faced death threats while Nevada state gaming commissioner -- Reid's wife once found a bomb attached to one of their cars -- in an effort to rid his state's gaming industry of organized-crime influence.
Yeah, he sounds like a real crook, doesn’t he?
And since the NAC is a taxpayer-financed entity, Reid effectively took the tickets from Nevada residents, which is not unreasonable, given that he was considering law on the same subject matter as the events he attended.
http://www.democrats.com/node/9082
It seems that Reid, who is a former Nevada state gaming commissioner and was once a fighter himself, accepted tickets to three professional boxing matches from Nevada officials. The GOP would have us believe, that these guys were hoping that Reid would -- for the price of a few ducats -- turn against his long-held commitment to establishing federal oversight of boxing.
Reid accepted the seats from the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) for fights in Las Vegas between 2003 and 2005 when, at the same time, he was advocating legislation to undermine the authority and fight-approval process of that same body.
And the proof is in the pudding. Six months after accepting some free tickets in September of 2004, Reid voted to pass the Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2005. Reid also cosponsored the Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2003 which also was intended to foster greater federal control over the sport. Both measures went strongly against what the people who had allegedly influenced Reid wanted.
Leave it to a rube from tiny Searchlight, Nevada to not understand that when you take a bribe, you're not suppose to work against what your patron wants.
And let's not forget that the man they're trying to smear is the same Harry Reid who faced death threats while Nevada state gaming commissioner -- Reid's wife once found a bomb attached to one of their cars -- in an effort to rid his state's gaming industry of organized-crime influence.
Yeah, he sounds like a real crook, doesn’t he?
And since the NAC is a taxpayer-financed entity, Reid effectively took the tickets from Nevada residents, which is not unreasonable, given that he was considering law on the same subject matter as the events he attended.