He has the audacity to try and take some credit for Rush Limbaugh's auction of the Clear Channel letter.
"Never did we think that this letter would bring money of this nature."
He's got to be kidding!
Reid is acting like he and the signatories of the letter are players in raising more than $2 million for the Marine Corps -- Law Enforcement Foundation.
On the floor of the Senate today, as usual, Reid spoke in somewhat fractured English and slurred.
Transcript of his remarks:
Madame President,
Earlier this month, I came to the floor to discuss some comments made by Rush Limbaugh. Following my remarks, more than 40 of my Senate colleagues and I co-signed a letter to the Chairman of Clear Channel Mark May [sic], telling him that we wanted him to confer with Rush Limbaugh regarding the statements he made.
I’ve since spoken to Mark May [sic] about this. Mark May [sic] in fact called me regarding this letter.
This week, Rush Limbaugh put the original copy of that letter up for auction on eBay.Ms. (slur) President, we didn’t have time, or we could have gotten every Democratic senator to sign that letter. But he put the letter up for auction on eBay. And I think very, very constructively, let the proceeds of that to go to the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation.
What is the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation?
It provides scholarship assistance at children (slur) of federal law enforcement personnel whose parent dies in the line of duty, as well as health care assistance for disabled children of fallen troops. What could be a more worthwhile cause?
And I think it’s really good that this money on eBay is going to be raised for this purpose.
When I spoke to Mark May [sic], I think that he and I thought this probably wouldn’t raise much money – a letter written by Democratic senators complaining about something.
This morning the bid is more than $2 million for this. We’ve watched it during the week. It keeps going up and up and up. And there’s only a little bit of time left on it. But it’s certainly going to be more than $2 million. Never did we think that this letter would bring money of this nature.
And for the cause, Madame President, extremely good.
Now, everyone knows that Rush Limbaugh and I don't agree on everything in life, and maybe that's kind of an understatement. But without qualification, Mark May [sic], the owner of the network that has Rush Limbaugh on it, and Rush Limbaugh should know that this letter that they're auctioning is going to be something that raises money for a, really a worthwhile cause.
I don’t know what we could do more important to help to ensure that children of our fallen soldiers and police officers who have fallen in the line of duty have the opportunity for their children to have a good education.
Think about this. More than $2 million. This is gonna really help, and that’s, again, an understatement.
There’s only a little bit of time left, and so I would ask those that are wanting to do more, that they can go to Harry Reid at, search…, they actually go and say Harry Reid letter, and this will come up on eBay. I encourage anyone interested in this with the means to do so to consider bidding on this letter and contributing to this worthwhile cause.
I strongly believe that when we can put our differences aside, even Harry Reid and Rush Limbaugh, we should do that; and try to accomplish good things for the American people, and this does that, Madame President. More than $2 million for a letter signed by this Senator and my friends.
That's really pathetic.
Reid wants some thanks for writing a despicable smear letter and getting his colleagues to sign on to the hit job?
Sorry.
It was Rush Limbaugh who used Reid's disgrace to raise an enormous amount of money for a worthy cause.
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And the winner is...
Betty Casey.
From Drudge:
EXCERPT FROM RUSH LIMBAUGH SHOW:
Our winning bidder, subject to the receipt of funds... is a wonderful woman named Betty Casey, as trustee of the Eugene B. Casey Foundation. She gives significant sums to hospitals, hospices, colleges, and private schools. These include the Eugene B. Casey Diabetes Education Center, The Eugene B. Casey Swim Center and the Eugene B. Casey Academic Center , and The Casey Home hospice. She has also donated tens of millions from the foundation and her personal funds to the Washington Opera.
Betty has been a listener to my program since it's inception, and we can't thank her enough for her support. We'd also like to thank Ebay Giving Works for allowing us to break their website in the closing moments of the auction, and Auction Cause, who was our consultant in prequalifying bidders and developing the auction.
$2,100,100.00
Rush Limbaugh is personally matching her winning bid.
Are the Democrats prepared to pony up with a matching donation?
Senator Harry Reid, Majority Leader
Senator Richard Durbin, Assistant Majority Leader
Senator Charles Schumer, Vice Chairman, Democratic Conference
Senator Patty Murray, Secretary, Democratic Conference
Senator Daniel Akaka
Senator Max Baucus
Senator Joseph Biden
Senator Barbara Boxer
Senator Sherrod Brown
Senator Robert Byrd
Senator Benjamin Cardin
Senator Tom Carper
Senator Bob Casey
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton
Senator Kent Conrad
Senator Christopher Dodd
Senator Byron Dorgan
Senator Dianne Feinstein
Senator Tom Harkin
Senator Daniel Inouye
Senator Edward M. Kennedy
Senator John Kerry
Senator Amy Klobuchar
Senator Mary Landrieu
Senator Frank Lautenberg
Senator Patrick Leahy
Senator Carl Levin
Senator Blanche Lincoln
Senator Bob Menendez
Senator Barbara Mikulski
Senator Bill Nelson
Senator Barack Obama
Senator Jack Reed
Senator Jay Rockefeller
Senator Ken Salazar
Senator Bernie Sanders
Senator Debbie Stabenow
Senator Jon Tester
Senator Jim Webb
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Senator Ron Wyden
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