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Topic started on 2-12-2008 @ 11:07 AM by LiquidMirage

Reid: We won't smell the tourists anymore


www.dcexaminer.com
The Capitol Visitors Center, which opened this morning, may have tripled its original budget and fallen years behind schedule, but Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid found a silver lining for members of Congress: tourists won't offend them with their B.O. anymore.

"My staff tells me not to say this, but I'm going to say it anyway," said Reid in his remarks. "In the summer because of the heat and high humidity, you could literally smell the tourists coming into the Capitol. It may be descriptive but it's true."
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reply posted on 2-12-2008 @ 11:40 AM by niteboy82
The following is my opinion as a member participating in this discussion.

reply to post by LiquidMirage


I'm pretty sure that we can find people on all parts of the political spectrum to lay parts of blame to for the mess we have come to see now. Placing blame on one group over others only contributes to the problem and does nothing to fix it, imo.

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Harry Reid made a dumb comment with that one, but at the same time, I can't say that I disagree. Working in an area where Tourism makes a great amount of our economy I can tell you that I do not appreciate the odor of some of my tables that come in. It may offend some people, it may cause people to get angry if I said something, but the truth of the matter is that some people that choose not to stick to western hygiene standards do indeed smell bad to us.

Should he in his position have made the statement, probably not, but I can't turn around an ignorant statement and make it the proof of the cause for recession.

reply to post by FlyersFan


Amen sister!


As an ATS Staff Member, I will not moderate in threads such as this where I have participated as a member.


[edit on 12/2/08 by niteboy82]


reply posted on 5-12-2008 @ 10:50 PM by raver2005
Originally posted by LiquidMirage

Reid: We won't smell the tourists anymore


www.dcexaminer.com
The Capitol Visitors Center, which opened this morning, may have tripled its original budget and fallen years behind schedule, but Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid found a silver lining for members of Congress: tourists won't offend them with their B.O. anymore.

"My staff tells me not to say this, but I'm going to say it anyway," said Reid in his remarks. "In the summer because of the heat and high humidity, you could literally smell the tourists coming into the Capitol. It may be descriptive but it's true."
(visit the link for the full news article)



i wish people smelled like bubblegum, like watermelon and not cotton candy
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