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1. #1
   On January 19th, 2011 at 11:29 am, twiggman said:

   Takes one to know one…

2. #2
   On January 19th, 2011 at 11:35 am, TigerLady said:

   but they have a different type of government then we have,

   “which is something we’ve been working on the past two years and hope to align with China before 2012″

3. #3
   On January 19th, 2011 at 11:35 am, babiesgrandma said:

   “I am going to go back to Washington and meet with the President of China. He is a dictator. He can do a lot of things through the form of government they have.

   Take good notes, Harried Wee-wee’d. Maybe the USA can hurry its transformation to become a complete dictatorship within the year.

4. #4
   On January 19th, 2011 at 11:36 am, stillontheroad said:

   Harry Reid (D) Harrahs makes a boo boo but the Lame Stream will clam up on this as well.

5. #5
   On January 19th, 2011 at 11:48 am, letget said:

   It is so rare that a d tells the truth, they aren’t sure how to undo their statement!
   L

6. #6
   On January 19th, 2011 at 11:48 am, cicerokid said:

   but they have a different type of government then we have, and that is an understatement

   Right. And we have a different type of government then we used to, and that is an understatement.

7. #7
   On January 19th, 2011 at 11:49 am, Brett Buck said:

   The sad thing with this is that it illustrates how completely fraudulent these people have become – he accidentally makes one obviously true statement, and spends the next day backpedaling furiously.

8. #8
   On January 19th, 2011 at 11:52 am, cheapseat said:

   He is a dictator, and he should be treated as such. The famous quote “if you owe the bank $900, they own you! If you owe the bank $900,000,000,000, you own them!

9. #9
   On January 19th, 2011 at 11:56 am, hawkeye54 said:

   And we have a different type of government then we used to

   One that admires and adores totalitarian states and dictators so much that it wants to emulate them here.

10. #10
    On January 19th, 2011 at 11:58 am, Truesoldier said:

    Maybe I shouldn’t have said dictator

    So Harry Reid wants to call him something else, something nicer sounding. Is that so when the Dems try it here they will already have a PC word for dictator in place.

11. #11
    On January 19th, 2011 at 11:58 am, flmom said:

    Sometimes the veil is lifted and you get a glimpse into the way these Progressives think. The same happened when Maxine Waters let slip that “this Liberal will be about Socializing…er did I really say that out loud”. I laugh every time I see that clip.

12. #12
    On January 19th, 2011 at 11:59 am, AlohaGuy said:

    He is a dictator. He can do a lot of things through the form of government they have.

    Sounds pretty envious.

13. #13
    On January 19th, 2011 at 12:03 pm, TooMuchTime said:

    He is a dictator. He can do a lot of things through the form of government they have.

    Translation: If we could just imprision conservatives like the ChiComs imprision their political dissenters, our transition to socialism would go much better for us elites.

14. #14
    On January 19th, 2011 at 12:05 pm, jsr said:

    Maybe I shouldn’t have said dictator, but they have a different type of government then we have, and that is an understatement

    Unfortunately. But a progressive can dream at least, can’t he?

15. #15
    On January 19th, 2011 at 12:10 pm, walterc said:

    Maybe I shouldn’t have said dictator,

    What I meant to say is “he’s a messiah type that our president is trying to emulate.”

    We just shouldn’t let communists or thuggish foreign Dictators into the White House.

16. #16
    On January 19th, 2011 at 12:12 pm, Flyoverman said:

    Harry, if it looks like a duck, and walks like a duck, and ……..

17. #17
    On January 19th, 2011 at 12:17 pm, Mister P said:

    Actually as I understand it he is a puppet, sent by a oligarchy.

18. #18
    On January 19th, 2011 at 12:20 pm, 123upnorth said:

    Yes Harry, they do operate their government differently in China. There, if you disagree with the leaders, you either are sent to jail, a labour camp or are executed.

19. #19
    On January 19th, 2011 at 12:23 pm, stillontheroad said:

    123upnorth said:
    You forgot the after execution your body is harvested for usuable parts and sold to rich westerners needing transplants.

20. #20
    On January 19th, 2011 at 12:23 pm, hawkeye54 said:

    We just shouldn’t let communists or thuggish foreign Dictators into the White House.

    But they are the ones most welcome, mos adored, and on whom the most lavish attention is given by this White House. Leaders of openly democratic nations and our allies not so much.

21. #21
    On January 19th, 2011 at 12:26 pm, Hangfire said:

    “Bridge, truth dead ahead!!!”

    Harry (On bridge): “Hard A-port! Back Emergency!!!“

22. #22
    On January 19th, 2011 at 12:34 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    On January 19th, 2011 at 12:20 pm, 123upnorth said:
    Yes Harry, they do operate their government differently in China. There, if you disagree with the leaders, you either are sent to jail, a labour camp or are executed.

    Harry: Sounds like “Paradise”!

23. #23
    On January 19th, 2011 at 12:48 pm, BruceB said:

    Harry’s statement was misquoted and taken out of context

24. #24
    On January 19th, 2011 at 12:51 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    Harry: What I meant to say was HU is not a dictator, he’s just the head of a dictatorship. (whisper) What, still not right?

25. #25
    On January 19th, 2011 at 12:51 pm, John Deaux said:

    Maybe I shouldn’t have said dictator, but they have a different type of government then we have, and that is an understatement,” Reid said in the interview.

    He really wanted to say “despot” or “tyrant”, but stuck with the more subdued “dictator”.

26. #26
    On January 19th, 2011 at 12:55 pm, beenthere said:

    Harry should simply have reminded us that China is a very civil country. We all would have understood the code.

27. #27
    On January 19th, 2011 at 1:03 pm, T-Bone said:

    He can do a lot of things through the form of government they have.

    Like murder? How many people is Harry willing to kill to get his dictatorship so he can “do a lot of things”?

    Communist regimes all came to power through mass murder. Yes, murder, not killing of soldiers during a war to gain control but killing of unarmed civilian people that disagree with them by the millions. See Stalin, Lenin, Pol Pot, et al.

28. #28
    On January 19th, 2011 at 1:09 pm, rambler said:

    Senile Harry could have called him smelly.

29. #29
    On January 19th, 2011 at 1:09 pm, hawkeye54 said:

    How many people is Harry willing to kill to get his dictatorship so he can “do a lot of things”?

    As many as it takes, if he could figure out a way to do it descretely and legally until he gets his dictatorship.

    Keeping Obamacare in place is a good beginning.

30. #30
    On January 19th, 2011 at 1:11 pm, spaceycakes said:

    They should ask Harry what Hu smells like…

    I’m guessing…eels.

31. #31
    On January 19th, 2011 at 1:22 pm, tarpon said:

    And how many Chinese has the dictator killed? Unknown, but it is known that Mao is responsible for somewhere around 50-70 million murdered Chinese.

32. #32
    On January 19th, 2011 at 1:33 pm, jrgdds said:

    Look! On FOX right now there are two Marxists giving speeches and taking questions at the press conference.

33. #33
    On January 19th, 2011 at 1:42 pm, FirstSkirt said:

    Hu doesn’t give a damn what Harry or Obeyme call him…dictator, smicktator…all he knows is the stupid US owes them a whole bunch of money and he is waiting for the right time to call in the marker. Woe to our great country when he does….
    We are borrowing great sums of money for what reason?

34. #34
    On January 19th, 2011 at 1:47 pm, ITookTheRedPill said:

    Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant
    and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.

    Who said it?

35. #35
    On January 19th, 2011 at 1:48 pm, granite said:

    On January 19th, 2011 at 1:47 pm, granite said:
    Only slightly OT.
    Will post in a few threads.
    An important read:

    http://www.newcriterion.com/articles.cfm/Dependence-Day-6753

36. #36
    On January 19th, 2011 at 2:10 pm, Truesoldier said:

    Maybe I shouldn’t have said dictator,

    Let me guess Reid doesn’t want his words to be deemed hateful….

37. #37
    On January 19th, 2011 at 2:13 pm, right_on said:

    Trying to align our form of government with that of China…devaluing our currency so that we can accomodate China in their quest to have the Yuen as the world’s currency of choice…now, praising the Chinese “President” for being able to force his people to do the party’s will do things differently….what’s next? A military more powerful than our own? Yeah…working on that one, too! Moron!

38. #38
    On January 19th, 2011 at 2:54 pm, ThackerAgency said:

    People in America don’t seem to understand how the rest of the world deals with respect and diplomacy. While the highest form of debate and discussion in America might be to call someone a name or insult them, Chinese don’t respond to that at all. It makes the person calling the name (even if right) seem out of order.

    We can control China by releasing Japan to build their own military. We could have MORE leverage if we had fought the Af/Pak war with an Indian ally that could counterbalance China.

    The bottom line is we want Americans to be successful, and we want Chinese to be successful. The only problem America has with China is that our government won’t live within their means and China gives us the money.

39. #39
    On January 19th, 2011 at 3:08 pm, right_on said:

    The Chinese government, and the American people have one thing in common…a lack of trust in our government.

40. #40
    On January 19th, 2011 at 3:16 pm, Dave Turson said:

    Reid was just channeling a scribe like Thomas Freidman at the NYTimes:
    

    Seemingly every few weeks a New York Times writer can’t curb his enthusiasm for China’s dictatorship. The Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Thomas Freidman, who should be a candidate for honorary membership on the Politburo, has exulted: “One-party autocracy certainly has its drawbacks, but when it is led by a reasonably enlightened group of people, as China is today, it can also have great advantages.”

41. #41
    On January 19th, 2011 at 3:20 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

    If you listened to the Obama/Hu press conference, Hu left no doubt that Reid is right. Obama appealed to Hu to respect human rights and the rule of law. Hu’s response was not that different from a Hugo Chavez rant where he chastised America to “respect, respect, respect…” others.

    This was a demonstration to the world that China is now dominant over America, if not yet economically and militarily, then diplomatically on the world stage. This cannot go unanswered.

    Unfortunately, our one-party system is going to meekly crawl away.

42. #42
    On January 19th, 2011 at 3:21 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

    I should have added that we appear to be losing our freedom without having lost a war. Our elites just aren’t willing to fight for anything except globalism. If they showed the same resolve against our enemies and foreign threats as they do in fighting American citizens, we might get somewhere.

43. #43
    On January 19th, 2011 at 3:23 pm, GJCorby said:

    Harry didn’t say dictator out of malice, he said it out of envy.

44. #44
    On January 19th, 2011 at 3:28 pm, Melvin_Udall said:

    “He can do a lot of things through the form of government they have.”

    The Senate Majority leader and respected leader among his party just praised a totalitarian regime because it can more efficiently accomplish goals.

    That should chill every American to the bone. These people are exactly the same as those who praised and protected Stalin, who praised Mussolini, because they want to rule America just like them.

45. #45
    On January 19th, 2011 at 6:44 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    jrgdds said:

    Look! On FOX right now there are two Marxists giving speeches and taking questions at the press conference.

    One understands economics, the other plays golf.

46. #46
    On January 19th, 2011 at 6:55 pm, hawkeye54 said:

    Our elites just aren’t willing to fight for anything except globalism. If they showed the same resolve against our enemies and foreign threats as they do in fighting American citizens, we might get somewhere.

    In the quest for globalism, our elites consider the American people the enemy, and our nations enemies are, for the most part, the elites friends, as in “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.”

47. #47
    On January 19th, 2011 at 7:33 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

    BTW, I never thought I would be agreeing strongly with Donald Trump but he is the only one talking with any backbone about confronting China. He is planning to run for Prez. I’m predicting that he will have a lot of crossover appeal and could wreck the GOP’s chances if he comes off as the only grown-up running.

48. #48
    On January 19th, 2011 at 8:06 pm, rightisright said:

    I’ll make this short and to the point, very truthful also…Harry is one un-American dumb A$$.

49. #49
    On January 19th, 2011 at 8:15 pm, TooMuchTime said:

    One-party autocracy certainly has its drawbacks, but when it is led by a reasonably enlightened group of people, as China is today, it can also have great advantages.

    Hey, Friedman, you dolt! Check history, or have you forgotten the words Tiananmen Square?

    How many tens of millions of people has socialism killed after they hoodwinked the people into believing they were “reasonably enlightened?” Mao, Pol Pot, Hitler, Stalin, Kim, Mugabe, Castro, etc.

    My God! What a tool.

50. #50
    On January 19th, 2011 at 11:37 pm, granite said:

    On January 19th, 2011 at 3:21 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

    I should have added that we appear to be losing our freedom without having lost a war. Our elites just aren’t willing to fight for anything except globalism. If they showed the same resolve against our enemies and foreign threats as they do in fighting American citizens, we might get somewhere.

    Agreed.

    See the Mark Steyn article to which I linked in #35 above.

51. #51
    On January 20th, 2011 at 12:33 am, travlinman said:

    I agree with some others. Ol’ Harry was green with envy…

52. #52
    On January 20th, 2011 at 12:50 am, Republicanvet said:

    “I am going to go back to Washington and meet with the President of China. He is a dictator. He can do a lot of things through the form of government they have.

    I didn’t care so much over Dingy Harry calling a spade a spade as much as that last sentence.

    It really struck me that he seemed to be admiring and longing for that style of government here.

53. #53
    On January 20th, 2011 at 11:19 am, Canadian Mike said:

    Harry Reid steps in truth, quickly wipes it off his shoe.