1978, a man named jack gordon, who was later married to latoya jackson, offered reid $12,000 to approve two new gaming devices for casino use. reid reported the attempted bribe to the fbi and arranged a meeting with gordon in his office. by agreement fbi agents burst in to arrest gordon at the point where reid asked, is this the money? although he was taking part in a sting, reid was unable to control his temper. the videotape shows him getting up from his chair and saying, "you son of a, bleep, he tried to bribe me." and attempting to choke gordon before startled agents could pull him off. i was so angry with him for thinking he could bribe me. he was quiet except when he wasn't. senator reid died today at the age of 82. he spent 30 years in the u.s. senate, eight of them as majority leader. he spent another five years in the house before that.