#reidbill: Dead or Alive?
The Las Vegas Sun published an article with breath-stopping title and sensational image of Reid ponderously looking downwards while chatting into his cell phone.
Twitfeed #reidbill erupted.
But take a closer look at this article -> frankly it doesn’t make any sense.
1. “Rest easy, traditionalists: online poker will not be entering the legally authorized gaming arena this lame duck Congress, and that probably means it won’t be happening any time soon.” -> this sounds like the bill is dead.
2. Reid “would not be adding legalization of online poker to his list of objectives during the lame duck.” -> objectives? so is it dead?
3. “We’re still working on that, we’re not able to,†Reid said.-> Is he working, or he not able?
4. “But if Reid says there’s still too much work to be done on it, that doesn’t seem too likely an outcome anymore.” -> if it’s not an objective then when why is he working on it? Is it unlikely, or dead?
5. Why is the *Las Vegas Sun* the one reporting on this?
The only thing that seems relevant in this article is why it was published in the first place.
Dan Michalski says:
December 8th, 2010 at 3:29pm
What are you suggesting about the LV Sun? that they may be a tool used for other purposes? clearly possible in NV, but i haven’t figured out who’s who yet in terms of Sun vs. RJ. (lol on our “vegas journalist” having to ask that question of our DC reporter.)
Scarlet Robinson says:
December 8th, 2010 at 3:55pm
Lmao. I’m just saying a Vegas paper reporting as a primary source in a huge freakin’ international story that’s going down in DC seems a bit odd.. with not a whisper outta DC.
Yeah I’m saying it sounds like it’s a tool!!! And uh.. a very oddly written one at that. But I don’t know much about the Sun v. LVJ (that would be your domain ed. as pointed out) I would have been more inclined to take it much more seriously if it were:
1) Written by LVJ – as a paper that has tracked this Reid bill story ALL ALONG, even hosting the first draft o-the-bill online
and/or
2) Written with a real single point (or even two.. or three.. )
I can see this is the beginning of a strong DC v. LV storyline between us @Pokerati …
nrocme says:
December 8th, 2010 at 4:20pm
My guess is that the bill will be attached after the floor vote.
Same as UIGEA was. This article will remove focus maybe?