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Reid Slams Broder As A Retiree Who 'Writes A Column Once In A While'
Did Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid just describe liberal bogeyman David Broder as "a man who has been retired for many years and writes a column once in a while"? Yes. Yes he did.
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Talking Points Memo — ... On the Senate floor this morning, Majority Leader Harry Reid dismissed David Broder as "a man who has been retired for many years and writes a column once in a while." ...

Harry Reid Mocks David Broder
MyDD — Harry Reid is not a fan of WaPo columnist David Broder. Reid couldn't have been less impressed. "To focus on a man who has been retired for many years and writes a column once in a while is not where we should be." No doubt the most hilarious moment of the day. Nice. More at TPM. Tags: Harry Reid, David Broder (all tags) ...

David Broder Brings A Rare Moment of Reid Levity to the HCR Debate
Daily Kos — ... At any rate, this led to the most interesting exchange thus far in today's debate (although I'm still kind of fond of Thune's argument that the Chinese should be dictating our health policy). ...

WaPo Editorial Page Continues Careening Into Irrelevance
Blue Virginia — ... Most embarrassingly for Broder's reputation, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) immediately ran to the floor of the Senate with a copy of the column. (Here's a hint: If your column is music to Mitch McConnell's ears, you're not a moderate.) Sen. Harry Reid derided McConnell's stunt, saying, "To focus on a man who has been retired for many years and writes a column once in a while is not where we should be." Ouch. ...

Saturday reading: 60
Ben Smith's Blog — In his weekly address, Obama says his foreign travel is all about the domestic economic recovery, a sure sign the White House is concerned it isn't exactly being seen that way. They've got 60. McDonnell -- and his strategy -- star at the RGA. Rahm blows up the style book. Serious economists think the Senate bill will do something about cost. Broder thinks it'll bust the budget. Reid attacks Broder as a retiree. Beck steps it up. The Post Office gives Santa a reprieve. Biden heads to Iowa. And it's back to the all-boys golf game.

Tackling Broder's skepticism
Political Animal — TACKLING BRODER'S SKEPTICISM.... David Broder isn't sure if health care reform will cut the deficit, and as such, isn't sure if he likes the bill pending in the Senate. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was delighted to see the column, and called the writer a "distinguished senior columnist" with important "reservations as a citizen." Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) replied , "To focus on a man who has been retired for many years and writes a column once in a while is not where we should be." Technically, Broder never exactly retired, and continues to churn ...

Harry Reid Disses David Broder For Being A Retiree Who 'Writes A Column Once In A While'
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash — ... A better way to denounce this sour right-wing shill Would be pointing out his writing was distorted As he was paid to give ...

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newsbusters.org 11/23/2009 — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Saturday said the Senate shouldn't " focus on a man who has been retired for many years and writes a column once in a while ." This comment was directed at Washington Post columnist David Broder ...
Collender on BroderMatthew Yglesias
David Broder’s dour take on the Senate health reform bill has become best known for Harry Reid’s rebuke that “to focus on an editorial written by a man who has been retired for many years and writes a column once in a while is not where we should be.” But Stan Collender ...
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Sen. Mike Johanns (R., Neb.), fresh off the Senate floor, just gave NRO a call to defend Washington Post columnist David Broder, who earlier in the day was derided as a “man who has been retired for many years and writes a column once in awhile” by Senate majority leader Harry Reid. What set ...