cowman52 said:Google. Remus Reid and see what you get.
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Harry Reid’s Outlaw Ancestor?
Posted on January 29, 2009
Q: Was Harry Reid’s ancestor a horse thief?
A: That’s a hoax. Sen. Reid is only the most recent political figure to be accused of fabricated outlaw ancestry.
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Can you tell me if this is true? I got the feeling it isn’t, but who knows?
Judy Wallman, a professional genealogy researcher here in southern California , was doing some personal work on her own family tree. She discovered that Harry Reid’s great-great uncle, Remus Reid, was hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Montana in 1889. Both Judy and Harry Reid share this common ancestor.
The only known photograph of Remus shows him standing on the gallows in Montana territory.
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This howler has been going around for years, naming others. The same story has been told about Hillary Clinton, Tipper Gore, Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska and Canadian politician Stephane Dion. Back in 2000, Snopes.com collected the earliest known version, accusing then-Vice President Al Gore’s wife, and the site has since received other renditions accusing a series of politicians, of whom Sen. Reid of Nevada is only the most recent. Earlier versions of this hoax have identified the condemned man in the old photo as Remus Rodham, Robert Dion, Remus Stevens and Gunther Gore. (The anonymous revisionists apparently forgot that Gore is not Tipper’s maiden name.)
The man in the photo is actually Thomas Edward "Black Jack" Ketchum, a notorious train robber who was executed in New Mexico in 1901. The photo was made into a souvenir postcard with the inscription, "The hanging of Black Jack the outlaw." No mention of any Remus. This is a funny story, funny enough to have been revised and repeated at least four times since 2000, but that’s all it is. There’s no truth to it.
Don’t believe everything you read on the Internet just because there’s a picture with a quote next to it.” – Abraham Lincoln
cowman52 said:Harry Ried is a troll who's has sat under the bridge of washington on his toad stool yelling pay the toll or face the troll, and got fat as all get out in the process. You or I have no *#!!>\!\€>\*€ idea if it is true or not, but ain't it just a strange coincidence? So, a little less of your sanctimony, your'e bout as funny as Harry
hypocritexposer said:I'm surprised OT didn't attack Reid's supposed religion, and with that, I mean the religion that Reid supposedly believes in.
I don't believe that Reid, Pelosi, or obama practice any religion, but only use their supposed religion to buy votes.
speaking of which, did you hear obama referred to Islam, when giving his Easter message.
:roll:
The common thread of humanity that connects us all – not just Christians and Jews, but Muslims and Hindus and Sikhs – is our shared commitment to love our neighbors as we love ourselves. To remember, I am my brother’s keeper. I am my sister’s keeper. Whatever your faith, believer or nonbeliever, there’s no better time to rededicate ourselves to that universal mission.
For me, Easter is a story of hope – a belief in a better day to come, just around the bend.
So to all Christians who are celebrating, from my family to yours, Happy Easter. And to every American, have a joyful weekend.
Thanks, God bless you, and may God bless this country we love.
Oldtimer said:hypocritexposer said:I'm surprised OT didn't attack Reid's supposed religion, and with that, I mean the religion that Reid supposedly believes in.
I don't believe that Reid, Pelosi, or obama practice any religion, but only use their supposed religion to buy votes.
speaking of which, did you hear obama referred to Islam, when giving his Easter message.
:roll:
The common thread of humanity that connects us all – not just Christians and Jews, but Muslims and Hindus and Sikhs – is our shared commitment to love our neighbors as we love ourselves. To remember, I am my brother’s keeper. I am my sister’s keeper. Whatever your faith, believer or nonbeliever, there’s no better time to rededicate ourselves to that universal mission.
For me, Easter is a story of hope – a belief in a better day to come, just around the bend.
So to all Christians who are celebrating, from my family to yours, Happy Easter. And to every American, have a joyful weekend.
Thanks, God bless you, and may God bless this country we love.
Yep and he mentioned Jews, and Hindus and Sikhs- believers and nonbelievers too...
So this sentence/paragraph (the only one that I could find in his Easter greetings that mentions Muslims) you believe is inappropriate ?
Well if telling folks to love each other is inappropriate- you have a different belief of the Christian faith than I do... Mine is a loving, caring, and forgiving Jesus and that was his message...
Matthew 22:36-40:
"Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?" Jesus said to him, "'You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.' "This is the first and great commandment. "And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' "On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets."
You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you (Matthew 5:43).
Oldtimer agrees with what Obama said:The common thread of humanity that connects us all – not just Christians and Jews, but Muslims and Hindus and Sikhs – is our shared commitment to love our neighbors as we love ourselves.....
S.S.A.P. said:Oldtimer agrees with what Obama said:The common thread of humanity that connects us all – not just Christians and Jews, but Muslims and Hindus and Sikhs – is our shared commitment to love our neighbors as we love ourselves.....
OT and Obama walking hand in hand [ metaphorically, not literally ... unless.... :wink: ] through the streets of a Muslim ''community''. I really want to see if the Muslims love them as much as they love themselves. :roll:
Oldtimer said:S.S.A.P. said:Oldtimer agrees with what Obama said:The common thread of humanity that connects us all – not just Christians and Jews, but Muslims and Hindus and Sikhs – is our shared commitment to love our neighbors as we love ourselves.....
OT and Obama walking hand in hand [ metaphorically, not literally ... unless.... :wink: ] through the streets of a Muslim ''community''. I really want to see if the Muslims love them as much as they love themselves. :roll:
Don't know many Muslims- but over the years have met a lot of "Sunday Morning Christians" I wouldn't turn my back on!
Shows a lot about the sad state of the world of today when a President of the US asks everyone to remember the Christian commitment to love our neighbors as we love ourselves-- and you have so many xenophobic folks having to make an issue about it because he mentioned someone "different" than them or trying to turn it into an evil "conspiracy" ...
Might be more "Sunday Morning Christians" around than I used to think...
hypocritexposer said:OT thinks the enemies of his enemy, are his friends, yet Conservatives are the "radical extremists"
Larrry said:Ot is willing to accept anything leftwing or any leftwing orgaanization as long as there is one good person involved
Ot is willing to hate any conservative organization or group if he findss on bad person in it
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He is willing to kiss the ground the muslims walk on as long as he met one good muslim
or hate all christians if he ever met one who didn't live up to the standards he set
Soapweed said:Larrry said:Ot is willing to accept anything leftwing or any leftwing orgaanization as long as there is one good person involved
Ot is willing to hate any conservative organization or group if he findss on bad person in it
as
He is willing to kiss the ground the muslims walk on as long as he met one good muslim
or hate all christians if he ever met one who didn't live up to the standards he set
There are only two perfect people, Jesus Christ and Oldtimer. Never forget this fact. Have you ever noticed how Oldtimer chortles with glee every time a Christian messes up? However, he is always willing to give any other class of people a free pass if they do things in an underhanded sort of way.