More evidence to support my "Harry Reid's just an idiot" argument.
"Reid’s office confirms that Reid himself was the source of the anecdote to the reporters," Sargent reports. "His office declined to elaborate. But it looks as if Reid used the language to one of the reporters in some way or other."
Turns out that Reid didn't think the comments would wind up in print -- which is insane. "Hey, we're writing a gossipy behind-the-scenes book on 2008... Got anything stupid you might have said?"
Greg Sargent, Plum Line:
Could Harry Reid himself be the source for the explosive anecdote about his racially charged comments — ones that have created the biggest mess of his political lifetime?
Yep. Reid himself is the source of the anecdote, the Majority Leader’s office confirms. And this raises a bunch of questions about what happened here.
"Reid’s office confirms that Reid himself was the source of the anecdote to the reporters," Sargent reports. "His office declined to elaborate. But it looks as if Reid used the language to one of the reporters in some way or other."
Turns out that Reid didn't think the comments would wind up in print -- which is insane. "Hey, we're writing a gossipy behind-the-scenes book on 2008... Got anything stupid you might have said?"