okie wrote:I hear your points, Parados. My stance on this is that something smells bad here and needs more investigation. The points as I understand them so far are:
Reid is guilty of not reporting proper ownership of investments. This is a crime.
False, Reid reported ownership as being PERSONALLY owned instead of part of a LLC. He did not fail to report ownership. At least learn the facts before you make such statements.
Quote:When asked about the deal, Reid hangs up on reporter. Highly suspicious.
In what way? Like when Bush refuses to answer questions? Is that suspicious? What about Bush's refusal to call on certain reporters. Isn't that suspicious? You don't know any details other than the reporters claim he was hung up on. There are lots of other possibilities here.
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Reid has conducted very poor business practices, to invest in a property, then supposedly exchanging it for a stake in a friend's LLC, without proper paperwork. Sometimes Reid paid property tax, sometimes Brown did. Highly suspicious.
What is suspicious? You don't trust people that are honest enough to trust each other?
Quote:Reid's investment partner is a Mr. Brown, whose history is with gambling interests with past criminal investigations. Highly suspicious arrangement and friend.
He was a lawyer for casinos. Find me a lawyer who has worked just about anywhere that hasn't been around a criminal investigation. This is nothing but innuendo. No charges were ever filed against him. No allegations of wrong doing in the trial he is brought up in.
http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Apr-02-Sun-2006/news/6651876.html
Quote:Their is suspicion of knowledge of land trades, which gave Reid a leg up on buying land that other people are not privy to know. Highly suspicious investment therefore.
I call BS on that one. What evidence do you have that this land was not for sale to others? Complete made up crap there. The land trade by the government was NOT a secret. It was a publically passed law. There was no secret. Reid wasn't privy to anything that wasn't publically available. Land trades are public. Land sales are public.
Quote:Reid is involved with land trade influence in Congress, which affect firms that have donated to his coffers. And family members and staff member may have connections with developers involved in land trades. Highly suspicious.
More made up crap. Every politician including BUsh own land. Are you saying they can't own anything or are you saying they can't take donations? This is more partisan tripe that you fail to apply to everyone.
Quote:Reid might be involved in pressure to rezone the properties affecting his land, thus allowing for a much higher value for his land. As a powerful senator, this is not appropriate. It is highly suspicious.
Reid MIGHT be? ROFLMBO.. your own article said it was "COMMON" for rezoning. COMMON... do you know what the word means? Use some common sense for *** sake.
Quote:Unanswered questions: Has Reid paid proper capital gains income tax and was property properly taxed while he held it. I don't know how you do this correctly if the ownership arrangement is not on paper? Questions to be answered as of yet.
Do you know how property is recorded for tax purposes? It is obvious you don't to even ask such a stupid question. How in the hell do you think the reporter dug up this story. Go read the article. Reid recorded the sale as a sale of personal property. The 1.1 million was on his Senate report. I doubt he filed it with the Senate and failed to pay taxes on it. Your argument is one of ignorance.
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I probably have not covered every point, but I think it should be obvious this needs far more investigation than Hastert deserves over some ridiculous text messages. We need more curiosity by the press, by congressmen, and we need an investigation. We already have a crime and there could be alot more seriousness than we know now.
What crime? You haven't shown a single crime. You make up allegations. You ignore the law when it comes to taxation.
