Katherine Harris says she's not a target of federal probe

[DoYouEverWonder]

July 18. 2006

U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris denied Tuesday that she is a target of a federal probe involving Mitchell Wade, despite reports that authorities questioned a former key political consultant about her dealings with the corrupt defense contractor.

Harris issued a statement after reports Tuesday that Ed Rollins, a political strategist who previously worked for her U.S. Senate campaign, was questioned about the congresswoman's association with Wade, who funneled $32,000 in illegal campaign contributions to her and pleaded guilty to bribing a California congressman.

The Sarasota Republican said her campaign has cooperated with the Wade investigation and that she has been told by the Department of Justice that she is not a target. She has denied knowingly doing anything wrong when she took money from donors who were reimbursed by Wade.

"The DOJ requested information in May that we were more than willing to give, but our cooperation is now being exploited by people engaged in an unsuccessful, coordinated effort to end my candidacy for the United States Senate," Harris said in the statement. She didn't elaborate.

http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060718/APN/607180964

[Botany]

1. Giddy Up!

[VegasWolf]

9. If only one could only talk her into wearing a brown paper bag! nt

[Ian David]

2. Coordinated by the same people who took her strawberries? n/t

[soup]

12. Ha! Perfect response. I love it.

All the officers were disloyal.
They were always fighting me.


If the crew wanted their
shirt-tails out, they'd let them.


Take the tow line ...
defective equipment.


But they began spreading wild
rumours about steaming in circles, -


- and then "Old Yellowstain". I was
to blame for Maryk's incompetence.


Maryk was the perfect officer,
but not Queeg.


But the strawberries,
that's where I had them.


http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/c/caine-mutiny-script-transcript-bogart.html

[Sapere aude]

3. If she really wanted to feel the love she would tell all about the 2000

election. The repubs don't want her. She is wasting her money and any pride she has. She could become a Dem and help us save democracy.

[Judi Lynn]

4. They wouldn't even consider investigating her. She's far too respectable.

And she's always been a looker, in her view.

[Judi Lynn]

5. Sorry, double dupe. n/t

[panader0]

6. To think that this mindless #@$%&@# is responsible for The 2000

election results (at least partially) is mind-boggling.

[EST]

7. It's a bitch when your own fellow crooks don't want to play

with you any more. I hold the daily vision of her campaign, along with any remaining respect among that blow-dried, sanctimonious crowd, crashing and burning.

[rosesaylavee]

8. Hey, maybe if she's lucky, the bushinator

will give her one of his special rub downs.

[karlrschneider]

10. I wouldn't probe her with....uh,

a twenty meter pole...

[WhiteTara]

11. sound like Kate is a target of a federal

investigation. These press releases are so funny. When they say something's not happening, well, of course it is. I wonder if she will be in prison when she loses the senate race, or she will go to prison after she loses. :shrug: