Manchin slams Reid on Trump comments: 'An absolute embarrassment'

[ControlWarrior]

From Politico
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/1...d-trump-231276

West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin sharply criticized his own party leader on Friday evening, calling Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid's reaction to Donald Trump's election "an absolute embarrassment to the Senate as an institution, our Democratic party, and the nation."

Manchin is one of the chamber's most conservative Democrats and must convince hundreds of thousands of Trump voters to reelect him in 2018. The outgoing Democratic leader, however, is one of Trump's most persistent critics and has spoken out against Trump on the Senate floor repeatedly this year. On Friday Reid called Trump a "sexual predator who lost the popular vote," perhaps the harshest reaction to Trump's victory uttered by a congressional Democratic this week.

Manchin said that Reid's remarks were "wrong!" and immediately moved to distance himself from the Democratic leader. Though Manchin voted against Reid as party leader in 2014, Manchin's criticisms of Reid were usually more mild than Friday's remarks.

"I want to be very clear, he does not speak for me. As difficult as it is for anyone to lose an election, the American people have spoken and Donald Trump is our President-elect. Senator Reid’s words needlessly feed the very divisiveness that is tearing this country apart," Manchin said. "We are Americans first, not Democrats or Republicans first. Unfortunately, there are some who forget that at times like these it is wrong to put party and politics above our country.”

Have a wonderful retirement Harry. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

[runique]

Yeah being honest generally pisses people off. Not a big fan of Harry Reid, but he hit the nail on the head. Absolutely no rationalization for voting for Donald Trump, yet millions of mainly anti-intellectuals elected him primarily because of that fact. Most experts including economists think you'll be a disaster? Sweet lets vote him in because clearly all of the experts are just trying to keep their power and oppress the people. Oh well, allegory of the cave and all, ya know?

[Polyxo]

Well, Reid didn't say anything inaccurate.

[Aeluron Lightsong]

He's not off base though, Trump won't be good for us. Based on who he choses in his advisors, well Trump hasn't proven me wrong.

[PC2]

Democrats losing to Trump is an "absolute embarrassment" for them.

[alexw]

From Politico

http://http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/joe-manchin-harry-reid-donald-trump-231276




Have a wonderful retirement Harry. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

What's the problem with Reid telling it like it is?

[Derpleton]

Democrats are an "absolute embarrassment" for our country

[NED funded]

What's the problem with Reid telling it like it is?

You're the reason Donald Trump was elected. /s

[DarkTZeratul]

Democrats losing to Trump is an "absolute embarrassment" for them.

Which doesn't make Harry Reid's statement any less true.

[Themius]

Democrats are an "absolute embarrassment" for our country

But the guy saying China is behind global warming, with potential people he wants in positions that think global warming is a hoax, that gays should be jailed for having sex, and that conversion therapy totally works. Oh yeah none of that is embrassing tat all.

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Which doesn't make Harry Reid's statement any less true.

Democrats losing is an absolute embarrassment of our entire country... not just the democratic party.

Woman who has been in government and has very high ratings because she has always been able to work with both dems and republicans to get legislation passed

vs

man who has divided the country... oh yeah... and the country chose Trump.

[alexw]

Democrats are an "absolute embarrassment" for our country

No the republicans are. They believe Trump is utterly unsuited and unfit for the job yet they voted for him anyway. What could be more of an embarrassment than that? That you'd put party before country? In fact its downright deplorable....

[Fencers]

The whole sexual predator thing has to go. That is pure nonsense at worst and ignorable personal opinion at best.

[antelope591]

Has a republican ever chastized another repub for saying anything bad about Obama? No wonder they keep losing without amazing candidates....as a party they're completely spineless.

[Derpleton]

No the republicans are. They believe Trump is utterly unsuited and unfit for the job yet they voted for him anyway. What could be more of an embarrassment than that? That you'd put party before country? In fact its downright deplorable....

Those are some nice buzzwords you have there but I'll bite... no, the party of crybaby's that nominated Crooked Hillary in what was clearly a rigged primary process instead of Bernie, and is now out on the streets rioting and in need of safe spaces at our university's after they lost the election is the embarrassment to our nation. But go on keep calling half the country deplorable and the Democratic Party will get to enjoy being a shrinking minority within our government and rightfully so.

[DarkTZeratul]

The whole sexual predator thing has to go. That is pure nonsense at worst and ignorable personal opinion at best.

"I’ve got to use some Tic Tacs, just in case I start kissing her. You know I’m automatically attracted to beautiful — I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab them by the pussy. You can do anything."

Those are his own words. Add to that the long list of allegations of sexual misconduct, and I can't see how any rational person could dismiss it as "pure nonsense" or "ignorable personal opinion."

[Anevers]

Got hand it the Pro-Trumpers for sticking by their candidate. Trump has already created millions of jobs, his followers are going to be busy polishing a turd for the next four years.

[Garnier Fructis]

and must convince hundreds of thousands of Trump voters to reelect him in 2018.

And that's why.

[Aggrophobic]

The whole sexual predator thing has to go. That is pure nonsense at worst and ignorable personal opinion at best.

Didn't the guy say he grabs women by their genitals without asking, goes into womes locker rooms as they dress and so on?
Or was that just bullshit to make him sound "cool"?

[Fencers]

"I’ve got to use some Tic Tacs, just in case I start kissing her. You know I’m automatically attracted to beautiful — I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab them by the pussy. You can do anything."

Those are his own words. Add to that the long list of allegations of sexual misconduct, and I can't see how any rational person could dismiss it as "pure nonsense" or "ignorable personal opinion."

That doesn't mean Trump has actually done any of those things. Allegations are not evidence or proof.

If Trump has done wrong than the court needs to be the decider of such. Claiming Trump is a 'sexual predator' based on what he alleged did or what he said without any proof or evidence it actually occurred is simply slander.

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Didn't the guy say he grabs women by their genitals without asking, goes into womes locker rooms as they dress and so on?
Or was that just bullshit to make him sound "cool"?

Even he said those things- where is the evidence or proof he actually did such?

People can say whatever they want- it does not make it real. And we have the law to decide on wrong doing.

[Anevers]

He admitted to doing it on Tape? He admitted to doing it on tape!