Poor Harry Reid. But Pity His Wife More!
Your Senate Majority Leader has wisdom beyond words that has no bounds.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) suggested Monday that domestic violence by men has increased due to U.S. joblessness.
Reid, speaking in the midst of a Senate debate over whether to pass a $15 billion package meant to spur job creation, appeared to argue that joblessness would lead to more domestic violence.
“I met with some people while I was home dealing with domestic abuse. It has gotten out of hand,” Reid said on the Senate floor. “Why? Men don’t have jobs.”
Reid said that the effects of joblessness on domestic violence were especially pronounced among men, because, Reid said, women tend to be less abusive.
“Women don’t have jobs either, but women aren’t abusive, most of the time,” he said.
Photo courtesy of GP Reader StrayMRG:
-Bruce (GayPatriot)
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Love the photo!
Comment by ILoveCapitalism — February 24, 2010 @ 11:21 am - February 24, 2010
ROFL on the photo!!!
Comment by John — February 24, 2010 @ 11:41 am - February 24, 2010
I don’t agree exactly with Reids direct connection between jobs and domestic violence, but are you saying that you don’t think that the recession has resulted in an increase in domestic violence?
from http://www.globalenvision.org:
Hotline calls, shelter visits, and domestic violence-related crimes are all up significantly, according to recent reports ranging from Wisconsin to Rhode Island. Domestic-violence shelters in each of Oklahoma’s two largest cities, Oklahoma City and Tulsa, to list just one example, are fully occupied and having to turn women away….At the same time, funding for domestic violence shelters and programs are a victim of the recession. This is true in Florida, where the Department of Children and Families’ George Sheldon oversees the abuse hotline for the entire state. “Florida’s domestic violence centers are over capacity and are faced with turning victims away,” making the situation “the worst I’ve seen in years.”
and you’re making jokes about violence against women to mock a political opponent? I mean, it’s your blog, but from where i’m sitting, it doesn’t make you look good.
Comment by orangewalker — February 24, 2010 @ 12:38 pm - February 24, 2010
orange,
When Harry Reid says “Vote for democrats or the wife gets beat” the jokes write themselves.
Not to mention, aren’t we always told how there are no differences between men and women by these same people?
Comment by The_Livewire — February 24, 2010 @ 12:50 pm - February 24, 2010
I’m not told anything by ‘these same people’, I’m not a US national, nor a current US resident. Incidentally, my lesbian mother has been threatened and assaulted by previous female partners, while I was a minor in her custody, so i’m very aware of the ability of women to be just as sadistic, violent and cruel to people they are supposed to care about as men.
The jokes are in poor taste, and unbalance the debate. There are real problems in the provision of domestic violence support services, problems that have been exasperated by the recession. A federal jobs bill is not the answer to this unless the jobs are in womens shelters that have been forced to cut staff and benefits because of reduced state spending, and I dont know if thats the case. To joke about it, though, seems like a denial of an actual problem, and I don’t agree with that.
Comment by orangewalker — February 24, 2010 @ 2:21 pm - February 24, 2010
So this is Obama’s America. Men unleashed to beat their women. There aren’t enough shelters to house the abused women in Obamas America.
Not the hope n change so many had hoped for.
Where are the jobs Mr President? Where is the lazer focus on jobs. Today another badge of courage for Mr Obama. Record low number of new home sales. Record high unemployed. No hope. Yes the leader of the Senate has brought the abuse to the forefront. But where is the President begging men not to beat their women? Shouldn’t the President address the nation bringing national attention to this debacle? Obamas America. How very very sad.
Comment by Gene in Pennsylvania — February 24, 2010 @ 3:26 pm - February 24, 2010
Orangewalker, why would the liberal Democrat leader of the Senate have a picture take of himself in a wife beater threatening someone with a belt? huh?
Comment by Gene in Pennsylvania — February 24, 2010 @ 3:39 pm - February 24, 2010
The PC crap of forbidding humor is a hallmark of the left. PC don’t fly on the conservative side.
Comment by Jax Dancer — February 24, 2010 @ 4:45 pm - February 24, 2010
Harry stikes me more as an abused husband. He is already hen pecked by Nancy Pelosi.
Comment by Rob — February 24, 2010 @ 9:43 pm - February 24, 2010
That couldn’t be Harry. Harry Reid has the shoulders of a 12 year old girl.
Comment by American Elephant — February 24, 2010 @ 10:14 pm - February 24, 2010
Just to be a jerk, I will ask this question about domestic violence: Why isn’t it a prime concern of community organizers and ACORN? You would think that community organizers would be all over domestic violence, addiction, rotten schools, creating safe streets and manning shelters.
I am always amazed at how many people stroke a check to the Salvation Army, but rail against their “fundamentalist dogma.” Isn’t it passing strange that opening one’s wallet is a worthy substitute for getting down in the trenches with the problem and doing the hard work?
But the libs don’t even open their wallets (in comparison to conservative charitable donations), they vote for the government to open everybody’s wallet.
Comment by heliotrope — February 25, 2010 @ 8:26 am - February 25, 2010
You would think that community organizers would be all over domestic violence, addiction, rotten schools, creating safe streets and manning shelters.
If they themselves didn’t support physical violence, use drugs to purchase votes, need a constant supply of illiterate and untrained idiots, threats against people and businesses who disagree with them, and total dependence on the government, you might be right.
Comment by North Dallas Thirty — February 25, 2010 @ 11:27 am - February 25, 2010