Same story with different names was sent out about Hillary clinton ancestor..
On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 5:49 PM, Ohio mark <[email protected]>wrote: > > too amusing not to pass on. > Judy Wallman, a professional genealogy researcher in southern > California, was doing some personal work on her own family tree. She > discovered that she shared a common ancestor with Senator Harry Reid > -- one Remus Reid, a great-great uncle of Harry Reid. Uncle Remus was > hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Montana in 1889. > > The only photograph of Remus that Ms. Wallman was able to locate > 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, Ms. Wallman recently e-mailed Senator Reid for information about > their common ancestor. > > 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 dealingss 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 if that's not about the most beautiful (if misleading) political > SPIN you've ever seen, I'd like to know what is. > > > Ain't it beautiful?! > > > > -- *~@):~{> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
