# I suspect Sen. Minority Leader Harry Reid might be getting beat up by mobsters **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 4, 2015, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suspect-sen-minority-leader-harry-reid-might-be-getting-beat-up-by-mobsters/711790 "2015-02-04T06:58:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2015, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suspect-sen-minority-leader-harry-reid-might-be-getting-beat-up-by-mobsters/711790/1 "2015-02-04T06:58:09Z")
Im not a Conservative nut job (well, after you read this you may say I am a nut job, but not a Conservative one), and I voted for Obama in 2012. But this makes me raise an eyebrow: [http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2015/01/02/harry-reid-breaks-ribs-face-in-second-exercise-injury-in-3-years/](http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2015/01/02/harry-reid-breaks-ribs-face-in-second-exercise-injury-in-3-years/) OK, I know the guy is an elderly man, but within the span of 3 years, TWICE, the Nevada (aka Las Vegas, Casinos, mobsters, gambling you get my drift) lawmaker has emerged in public TWICE with eye injuries combined with either a broken arm or broken ribs, both claiming to be “exercise accidents”; the first time “falling down while jogging” and the second time because his exercise machine “broke” while working out . . . now this is rich . . . in the bathroom. Something is not adding up here. I suspect someone is beating the shit out of our Senate Minority Leader, and I want to know whats going on. Come on, do I have the right to at least be LITTLE suspicious here??? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![wedgehed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8edcca/32.png) [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2015, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suspect-sen-minority-leader-harry-reid-might-be-getting-beat-up-by-mobsters/711790/2 "2015-02-04T07:23:30Z")
Well, it’s said that the Dick Smothers character in the movie _Casino_ was based on Harry Reid. Has anyone checked on Joe Pesci’s whereabouts at the time of the “accident”? ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2015, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suspect-sen-minority-leader-harry-reid-might-be-getting-beat-up-by-mobsters/711790/3 "2015-02-04T07:48:56Z")
Does he gamble? The posted link was on January 2nd. Maybe he took a bad spread against the Lions?? ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2015, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suspect-sen-minority-leader-harry-reid-might-be-getting-beat-up-by-mobsters/711790/4 "2015-02-04T12:56:55Z")
I dunno. You’d think that assaulting an influential senator would be… unwise. Even for the Mob. My guess is the old guy is just getting too feeble, perhaps even to the point where he really should be considering some kind of assisted living. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2015, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suspect-sen-minority-leader-harry-reid-might-be-getting-beat-up-by-mobsters/711790/5 "2015-02-04T13:55:25Z")
Old people fall. I’m 56 and on medication for hypertension along with aspirin and clopridigel for heart stuff. If I stand up too quickly I get dizzy. Throw in some alcohol and it could be worse. The nurse at my doctor’s office routinely asks if I’ve had any falls (I always say no), so I guess it’s a thing. ---
**Author:** ![DinoR](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dinor/32/2821_2.png) [@DinoR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DinoR)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2015, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suspect-sen-minority-leader-harry-reid-might-be-getting-beat-up-by-mobsters/711790/6 "2015-02-04T15:24:15Z")
Congressional Fight Club. Last time I heard it was Nancy Pelosi in an cross division bout (First Rule of Congressional Fight Club - leak the secrets). This time it’s still unclear but there were rumors of Bob Dole coming out of retirement for an exhibition. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2015, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suspect-sen-minority-leader-harry-reid-might-be-getting-beat-up-by-mobsters/711790/7 "2015-02-04T15:45:06Z")
If he were female, domestic abuse might be on people’s minds. ---
**Author:** ![Claverhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Claverhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claverhouse)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suspect-sen-minority-leader-harry-reid-might-be-getting-beat-up-by-mobsters/711790/8 "2015-02-04T17:02:30Z")
> [@Diceman](#): > > I dunno. You’d think that assaulting an influential senator would be… unwise. Even for the Mob. > > My guess is the old guy is just getting too feeble, perhaps even to the point where he really should be considering some kind of assisted living. I thought the U.S. Senate counted as assisted living. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2015, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suspect-sen-minority-leader-harry-reid-might-be-getting-beat-up-by-mobsters/711790/9 "2015-02-04T19:43:19Z")
See, this is why I don’t excercise. Too damned dangerous. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2015, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suspect-sen-minority-leader-harry-reid-might-be-getting-beat-up-by-mobsters/711790/10 "2015-02-04T20:41:33Z")
> [@Diceman](#): > > My guess is the old guy is just getting too feeble… That ship sailed looooong ago. ---
**Author:** ![cwthree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suspect-sen-minority-leader-harry-reid-might-be-getting-beat-up-by-mobsters/711790/11 "2015-02-05T00:09:16Z")
> [@DinoR](#): > > Congressional Fight Club. > > Last time I heard it was Nancy Pelosi in an cross division bout (First Rule of Congressional Fight Club - leak the secrets). This time it’s still unclear but there were rumors of Bob Dole coming out of retirement for an exhibition. Hey, if [Jimmy Carter can step up to kick Karl Rove’s ass](https://www.etsy.com/listing/181813589/vice-presidential-wresling?ref=shop_home_active_2), can Dole be far behind? 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suspect-sen-minority-leader-harry-reid-might-be-getting-beat-up-by-mobsters/711790/12 "2015-02-05T01:24:08Z")
> [@russian\_heel](#): > > … and the second time because his exercise machine “broke” while working out . . . now this is rich . . . in the bathroom. … You obviously aren’t familiar with the bathrooms of the wealthy. They’re often the size of ordinary schlub’s entire houses. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suspect-sen-minority-leader-harry-reid-might-be-getting-beat-up-by-mobsters/711790/13 "2015-02-05T01:33:25Z")
He has four sons. Are you hinting at elder abuse? * * * I didn’t mean for this to sound like a joke. Domestic Abuse is no joke and it exists among the wealthy AND the poor. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suspect-sen-minority-leader-harry-reid-might-be-getting-beat-up-by-mobsters/711790/14 "2015-02-05T02:37:33Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > If he were female, domestic abuse might be on people’s minds. That actually was my first thought. But it’s also possible that he’s pushing himself too hard and failing to realistically accept the limitations of age. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suspect-sen-minority-leader-harry-reid-might-be-getting-beat-up-by-mobsters/711790/15 "2015-02-05T04:52:21Z")
> [@DinoR](#): > > Congressional Fight Club. > > Last time I heard it was Nancy Pelosi in an cross division bout (First Rule of Congressional Fight Club - leak the secrets). This time it’s still unclear but there were rumors of Bob Dole coming out of retirement for an exhibition. Dafuk you talkin about Congressional Fight Club? You know the rules! ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suspect-sen-minority-leader-harry-reid-might-be-getting-beat-up-by-mobsters/711790/16 "2015-02-05T12:45:15Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Old people fall. I’m 56 and on medication for hypertension along with aspirin and clopridigel for heart stuff. If I stand up too quickly I get dizzy. Throw in some alcohol and it could be worse. In the case of Harry Reid, the longest-tenured Mormon in Congress, the discovery that he had been “throwing in some alcohol” would be almost as sensational as him getting beaten up by mobsters. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Battle\_Pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suspect-sen-minority-leader-harry-reid-might-be-getting-beat-up-by-mobsters/711790/17 "2015-02-05T21:38:20Z")
Maybe he forgot the safeword? ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suspect-sen-minority-leader-harry-reid-might-be-getting-beat-up-by-mobsters/711790/18 "2015-02-05T21:51:23Z")
Harry Reid once had to be physically pried off a mobster who’d offered him a bribe, so it might be more likely Reid was administering beatings to mobsters than vice-versa. But seriously, a 75 year old falling with broken bones twice in three years isn’t particularly unlikely. I suspect the explanation is exactly what he said it was. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suspect-sen-minority-leader-harry-reid-might-be-getting-beat-up-by-mobsters/711790/19 "2015-02-05T22:26:39Z")
If [a 32-year-old athlete](http://enquirer.com/editions/1999/02/23/spt_astros_devastated_by.html) can sustain serious injury falling off a treadmill, it’s not too surprising Harry Reid can as well (although I haven’t seen evidence what the mysterious “exercise equipment” was in Reid’s case). Still, the OP raises a good point about possible mob activity. Have the Obamas hired an enforcer to keep top Democrats in line? And what about the mysterious tooth injuries suffered by Tiger Woods? Does anyone really believe he got bonked by a photographer’s camera?\* \*Judging from his bad luck with women, I suspect another scenario. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Mangosteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suspect-sen-minority-leader-harry-reid-might-be-getting-beat-up-by-mobsters/711790/20 "2015-02-06T01:08:59Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > If he were female, domestic abuse might be on people’s minds. Like a wife never beat up her husband? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suspect-sen-minority-leader-harry-reid-might-be-getting-beat-up-by-mobsters/711790.md?page=2)