Harry Reid, Lying, Disrespect

Harry Reid, our Nevada Senator and Leader of the Senate, is against using America’s own oil resources. He has blocked every legislative proposal to drill or use oil shale. Last Thursday, July 24, in a press meeting, he got caught in a lie (he often gets caught lying, but the press just gives him a pass) about some amendments that he offered to Republicans to his anti-speculation bill. The problem with this is that he is dictating what amendments the Republicans can offer, and what’s in the amendments. Senate GOP Whip Jon Kyl of Arizona said Reid was incorrect that one of the amendments was a Republican amendment on oil shale and off shore drilling. There’s nothing in the congressional record that both amendments were offered to the floor. Reid’s response, when asked about the difference between what he said he offered as amendments, and what the record of the floor proceedings recorded, was to tell the reporter she should “watch the [Senate] floor more often, you might learn something”. Another female reporter said she had in fact watched the floor proceedings, and it was not clear if he was offering separate amendments, and Reid asked her if she “spoke English”. Then, “Turn up your Miracle Ear”. I point out the reporters where female because I know that if a Republican Senator had said such a thing to a female reporter the mainstream media (MSM) would have been all over it, that sexist republican pig! And if a Republican Senator had been caught in such a blatant lie, it would have been front page on every newspaper and the lead line for all the evening news programs. There would be articles and reports about the disdain and disrespect the Republican Senator has for the press. Harry Reid forgets that he's there as a representative of the people.