LIE OF THE WEEK: 06-02-2006
Senator Harry Reid on taking a gift of expensive boxing tickets while federal legislation on the sport is pending:
Reid defended the gifts, saying they would never influence his position on the boxing bill and that he was simply trying to learn how his legislation might affect an important home state industry. "Anyone from Nevada would say I'm glad he is there taking care of the state's No. 1 businesses," he told The Associated Press.
THE TRUTH: Senator Reid should be especially wary of the undue influence of the boxing industry on his office because they are from his home state. He is clearly so lacking in his understanding of ethics that he doesn't even realize how this "gift" clearly shows up in the radar of the American public as nothing more than a poorly concealed bribe.
Reid defended the gifts, saying they would never influence his position on the boxing bill and that he was simply trying to learn how his legislation might affect an important home state industry. "Anyone from Nevada would say I'm glad he is there taking care of the state's No. 1 businesses," he told The Associated Press.
THE TRUTH: Senator Reid should be especially wary of the undue influence of the boxing industry on his office because they are from his home state. He is clearly so lacking in his understanding of ethics that he doesn't even realize how this "gift" clearly shows up in the radar of the American public as nothing more than a poorly concealed bribe.
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