This comes from an email I got earlier in the week from a friend...This is one of those funny but true stories that I just had to share...
No matter what side of the political spectrum you're on, THIS is FUNNY!
It just all depends on how you look at some things..
Judy Wallman, a professional genealogy researcher in southern California,was doing some personal work on her own family tree.. She discovered that Senator 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 other known photograph of Remus Reid shows him standing on the gallows in Montana territory:
On the back of the picture Judy obtained during her research is this inscription: 'Remus Reid, horse thief, sent to Montana Territorial Prison 1885, escaped 1887, robbed the Montana Flyer six times. Caught by Pinkerton detectives, convicted and hanged in 1889.''
So Judy recently e-mailed Senator Harry Reid for information about their
great-great uncle.
Harry Reid:
Believe it or not, Harry Reid's staff sent back the following biographical
sketch for her genealogy research:
"Remus Reid was a famous cowboy in the Montana Territory . His business
empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian assets and intimate dealings with the Montana railroad. Beginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to government service, finally taking leave to resume his dealings with the railroad. In 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the renowned Pinkerton Detective Agency.
In 1889,Remus passed away during an important civic function held in his honor when
the platform upon which he was standing collapsed."
NOW THAT's how it's done, Folks! That's real POLITICAL SPIN.
Have a great holiday weekend folks!
2 comments:
Sad but true (esp. if your are a Rethug!)... and it is funny...
Now that's politics!! Make up what you want and make it history. Tell anything you want in a creative way and it's true. You remember our great-great-great uncle, the last chief of the Meuseocope tribe of middle Florida. He possessed the fountain of youth but was robbed and enslaved by Ponce de Leon. He told the location to only one person. Don't tell anyone but Vev is really 602, and yet doesn't look a day over 40! LOL, Vev!!
Merry Christmas, cousin!!
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