I posted this in comments to an earlier post, then decided it's worth highlighting on its own.
I had referred, somewhat cryptically I guess, to an anecdote from a recent New Yorker profile on Reid. The whole thing is worth reading, but here's the part I really, really loved:
In July of 1978, a man named Jack Gordon, who was later married to LaToya Jackson, offered Reid twelve thousand dollars to approve two new, carnival-like gaming devices for casino use. Reid reported the attempted bribe to the F.B.I. and arranged a meeting with Gordon in his office. By agreement, F.B.I. agents burst in to arrest Gordon at the point where Reid asked, “Is this the money?” Although he was taking part in a sting, Reid was unable to control his temper; the videotape shows him getting up from his chair and saying, “You son of a bitch, you tried to bribe me!” and attempting to choke Gordon, before startled agents pulled him off. “I was so angry with him for thinking he could bribe me,” Reid said, explaining his theatrical outburst. Gordon was convicted in federal court in 1979 and sentenced to six months in prison.So today's Question of the Day is: how much would you pay to see him do that to Frist?
Update: Via my friend Deborah (who wants to have Harry Reid's love child), there's a Kos diary suggesting we all show our appreciation by donating $10 to Reid's take-back-the-Senate PAC. It's not a bad idea. Of course, if they called it the "Choke the Living Shit Out of Frist Fund", they could raise a lot more money.
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