Harry Reid calls Kirsten Gillibrand "hot" at Michael Bloomberg's house

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Harry Reid calls Kirsten Gillibrand "hot" at Michael Bloomberg's house

http://www.salon.com/news/harry_reid/index.html?story=/politics/war_room/2010/09/21/reid_gillibrand_hot

Tuesday, Sep 21, 2010 10:55 ET

By Alex Pareene



Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said something weird and creepy. He is, apparently, a fan of New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand:

Reid praised Schumer at length, discussing how he could have run for governor - and won - in 2006, but didn't, and instead accepted the Nevada senator's entreaties to run the DSCC.

Then he turned his attention to Gillibrand, saying something about how "many senators are known for many things," according to a source. He added, "We in the Senate refer to Sen. Gillibrand as the hottest member."

He also then discussed her knowledge of securities law as extremely deep, and suggested she was better on certain policy elements than other people, according to the sources.

Oof. Gillibrand apparently "turned red," according to Maggie Haberman. (This is actually less creepy than what he said about Chris Coons, but the implications are worse, because it basically confirms that the Senate is still a gross old boys club.)

Here is what I find interesting, though: This was a fundraiser for Reid at Michael Bloomberg's townhouse. Bloomberg supports Reid, so no surprise there. But Bloomberg decidedly does not support Gillibrand, who is about to win her first statewide election after being appointed to her seat by accidental Governor David Paterson. Bloomberg quietly supported Harold Ford's aborted campaign for the seat, and then pushed his friend Mort Zuckerman to enter the race.

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1. bloomberg also supports and will campaign for meg whitman.

he is trying out his power broker status -- and is seeking candidates he demms as centrist and able to compromise.

but look who they are -- corporate sell outs damn near every one.

bloomberg is no friend of the People.

[global1]

2. Oh Right - They Go Ahead And Jump On This - But The Outlandish Things The Repugs And Teabaggers ....

do or say are ok. There is a double standard out there. I heard about this on one of the cable news shows (not Fox) and I couldn't believe that they were making and issue of this.

So it's ok to have a witch running for the Senate. It's ok to knock Civil Rights. It's ok to say that even if one was raped by a family member they can't have an abortion. On and on and on - with the crazies on the right.

But the minute Harry opens his mouth - they jump on him.

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3. Seems to me he meant it in the sense that she's the one who has the mojo know...

...to go-to person, the one on the rise.