Las Vegas Review-Journal: Reid Jabs Generate Backlash
Oct 28, 2009
Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal
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rss feedSupporters Decry Joking About Effort To Rig Family Car To Blow Up In 1981
Benjamin Spillman
October 28, 2009
The wife of Sen. Harry Reid and others are striking back at unsubstantiated talk radio claims that seem to downplay or dismiss the story of a 1981 attempt to blow up the Reid family car.
Landra Reid said Tuesday that a failed attempt to rig the Reids' car to explode was, "very, very scary," adding, "I just can't imagine anyone would call it into question or try and change history."
Her account of the incident is supported by numerous newspaper stories, statements by law enforcement officials and her own eyes -- she saw the wiring that connected the engine compartment to the gasoline tank.
"I think pretending that this didn't happen to us is one thing, but joking about it is something else," she said. "It wasn't funny then and I don't think it is funny now."
She was referring to jokes about the incident and doubts raised about the veracity of the story during the Heidi Harris Show on KDWN-AM, 720, a Las Vegas radio station.
On Oct. 21, Harris joked about the incident with Sue Lowden, a former television journalist and a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate seat held by Reid, a Democrat and the Senate majority leader.
