Struggling Harris loses four more campaign staff

[soup]

Posted on Thu, Aug. 03, 2006

U.S. SENATE RACE
Struggling Harris loses four more campaign staff
Amid bad press, four more staff members have left Katherine Harris' U.S. Senate campaign, for various reasons.
BY MARC CAPUTO
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Four more staffers have left Katherine Harris' troubled U.S. Senate campaign, which is putting an upbeat face on the reams of bad publicity that have rolled in with renewed force this week.

''We're excited,'' said spokeswoman Jennifer Marks, touting the endorsement of Florida Right to Life on Wednesday.

''We have new management, a new staff and we're energized to see the congresswoman through the election,'' she said.

Over the past week, some of the staffers left without explanation, but at least one confessed to others of being fed up. Another is a National Guard soldier who was deployed to Baghdad.

The staffers range from a field director in the prized Orlando media market to a fundraising assistant.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/15184810.htm



I propose K. Harris' staff news be reported if she manages to go a week without anyone getting fed up and leaving.

[marmar]

1. Who's left...her and the janitor?

:crazy:

[soup]

4. Odds are running 2-1 he's gone this week.

:rofl:

[zbdent]

5. Well, he needs the job

and, he can't complain, because she'd turn him in because he doesn't have his green card ...

[LiberalFighter]

43. Who else is going to clean up the mess?

[Oreo]

45. and 10 million dollars

(inside Stephanie Miller fan joke)

[ixion]

2. Hang in there, Katy!!

fight the good fight. :+

:rofl:

[soup]

6. I'd call her campaign a train wreck,

but it's playing out more like the movie Groundhog Day.

Had to double-check the date on the article, just to make sure it was news.

[ixion]

30. yeah, right?

It's hilarious. If she wasn't such an unethical lowlife creep, I'd feel sorry for her. :evilgrin:

[Tight_rope]

40. Me Too!

But instead I'll do the happy dance.

:evilgrin: :evilgrin:

[Ian David]

3. She's got Ho-Mentum! n/t

[soup]

8. Oh, yeah.

She's definitely 'going places'. Fortunately, it's Not going to be the U.S. Senate.

[missTheBigDog]

7. Well at least...

she has her boobs to fall back on.

[soup]

10. Oh, no!

They've turned against her, too? :rofl:

Welcome to DU missTheBigDog! :hi:

[missTheBigDog]

14. Thanks, soup

...for the warm welcome. Wish I can send you a PM. Do you know how many posts before I can do that?

[soup]

19. Sorry, I don't know.

All I can tell ya is keep posting until it works. Someone else may know the answer and post it.

[Lochloosa]

29. I believe you have to donate missTheBigDog to get/receive PMs

that's what the little yellow star is for.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

49. But don't worry, you're just around the corner from the next

donation drive...heh, heh, heh.

Welome!!

[ixion]

51. yeah, she'll be at "Teaser's" after the election

:rofl:

[Ganja Ninja]

9. Sean Hannity where are you?

Save this poor woman!

[soup]

13. That's just what she needs.

A chance to hold her head up, thrust those girls out and tout her record:

>>Harris has missed 88 votes since the start of 2005, one of Monroe's key criticisms of her. Missed votes include a June 2005 vote on the Department of Defense appropriations, an October 2005 vote on lawsuit reform, and the Hurricane Katrina Financial Services Relief Act.<

>Monroe has also poked holes in Harris' claims about the American Dream Downpayment Act, a bill she sponsored in early 2003. In campaign literature put out this summer, Harris said the act enabled "4.5 million low income workers to win their first home while growing the U.S. economy by $256 billion."

Federal records show about 16,000 families have used the program so far.

Harris said the brochures were a mistake and they shouldn't be handed out any more.

But her campaign staff was handing them out at the American Legion post in Bradenton.<<
http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060802/NEWS/608020463/0/POLITICS

[DoYouEverWonder]

24. She exaggerates the stats in her campaign literature

just like she exaggerated the results of the 2000 election.

[DianaForRussFeingold]

11. I Think Karma Must Be Catching Up With Katherine Harris !

[soup]

16. Remember when she said God wanted her to run?

Never let it be said God doesn't have a sense of humor.

[DoYouEverWonder]

25. Proof

God is a Liberal Democrat.

[ixion]

52. "Peculiar travel suggestions...

are dancing lessons from God."

-- Bokonon, Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut.

[Sherman A1]

12. Always entertaining if nothing else

[soup]

20. If someone had told me in 2000 that there would come a time

when I would see her name and be able to laugh, I'd have called them crazy.

and I know it's wrong to take pleasure in someone else's troubles - but after living with what she helped unleash on the world, I just can't stop myself.

[missTheBigDog]

21. That is so true....

karma will definately catch up with you eventually. She is learning the hard way.

[apnu]

27. I find it ironic that ...

... she was so instrumental in giving Florida to Dumbya and they've totally abandoned her. So much for party loyalty eh?

[DemoTex]

15. " ..we're energized to see the congresswoman through the election"

IOW: Please, God, let it be over.

[tanyev]

17. I hope they've installed a revolving door at her campaign office.

It will make the procession in and out so much more efficient.

[habitual]

18. Now this is fun to see happening

Everyone needs a little entertainment in their lives.

So when you get that certain itch for a laugh just see what ol Katherine is up to.

[TheCowsCameHome]

22. Try some nude campaign ads. It'll gin up your few remaining supporters

Even that may not help, come to think of it.

[lpbk2713]

23. Hooda guessed so many people want no part of such a sweetheart.

Will the last staffer to bail out please turn out the lights?



Check it out: http://harrisvideo.cf.huffingtonpost.com/

[DoYouEverWonder]

26. And wipe out the hard drives

before you go.

[soup]

41. Good to see there are others who remember

some of the crap she pulled in the past.

Of course, she either:

didn't know, didn't think it applied to her, was adhering to the strict rule of law, or had delegated that job to someone else.

[soup]

36. "Condi Rice? Colin Powell?

why, we wouldn't even let them vote in FL."

"Candy, put down the water."

Thank you for the link, lpbk! I'm loving it. Can't help wondering why it was rejected - hmmm :spray: :rofl:

[lonestarnot]

28. But I thought fleas liked rats? Isn't that how the plague spread? Fleas?

[kskiska]

31. Maybe she can resurrect her Chicken Dance

and do a night club act.

[calico1]

32. Good lord, why doesn't she just hang it up

already? Does she even have an ice cube's chance in hell of winning? She is a glutton for punishment, obviously.

[gratuitous]

33. More puppies! screamed Cruella

I think the problem is that you're not spending enough, Ms. Harris. You should invest more of your personal fortune in this race. Commit every last dime. You don't want to make God look foolish for telling you to run, do you? Now is not the time for failure of nerve. It wasn't raining when Noah started to build the ark.* Just think of all the retribution when you're vindicated on election day, and what a testimony it will be to the power of God.

*It just took 120 years. Spend, spend, spend!

[JNelson6563]

34. How are Spunk & Moxie holding up?

Sorry, couldn't help myself. ;-)

[Benhurst]

35. Hold on, Katherine! It's always darkest before the dawn.

Spend! Spend! Spend! You're going to win this thing!

Give Bill Clinton a call. He's doing wonders for Joe Lieberman -- maybe you can get him to fly down with Poppy Bush and do the same for your campaign.

[soup]

39. Maybe not Always...

a little inspiration for the Harris campaign:

[Benhurst]

42. ...

:rofl:

[warrens]

37. It's so nice seeing bad things happen to bad people

Anyone who would work for her in the first place is a scumbag, but even scumbags can't stand the bitch. It's hilarious to sneak into FRetard City and watch them moaning and gnashing their teeth and chewing off their own limbs.

[lpbk2713]

44. That's what I really can't figure out about her campaign staffers.

If they are of at least average intelligence, who the hell would want "worked for Katherine Harris election campaign" on their resumé?

[PATRICK]

47. Must be low level

people glad to jump at any opportunity. After all she is still favored to win the primary. Cynically or seriously, any hardcore and experienced GOP sellers should be very prone to threats, bribes and "good advice" from Jebco. Harris must be getting some look at the still innocent grass roots, people who are willing to take a job ignorant of the displeasure of the Royals. or they are plants who join then quit and discredit and take their real resume in secret to future Royal favorites.

I wish someone of our workers would help Harris- honestly. Instead of quitting though it would be nice to have her play the "come clean card" against those who denied her candidacy through the usual backroom strings. Not only a pardon but a hero's medal! Not only that but a chance to be a FAIRLY elected Senator someday that people love! If she can buy into Bush she can buy into anything, but maybe that is being too honest for her inclinations. Or too dangerous for her common sense.

Hell hath no fury, Ms. Harris. Remember the ones closest to you who scorned you and remember where the votes are buried.

[DeSwiss]

53. lpbk2713, what's got me baffled is this Jennifer Marks person:

''We're excited,'' said spokeswoman Jennifer Marks, touting the endorsement of Florida Right to Life on Wednesday."

So she's excited, huh? I wonder what ol Katie has on her that she's stuck around this long? A crush? Is it love? Or maybe she's just into masochism? I dunno, when I think about it too long, it just gives me a headache......
:yoiks:

[lpbk2713]

54. Welcome to DU, DeSwiss.

Great bunch of folks here.

[davidinalameda]

59. it's called a paycheck

people do amazing things when they're paid

[Marie26]

38. Go Kathy! nt

[Gregorian]

46. George's Jetsam. Or Kamikazee Katherine.

Gosh, she even looks like Bullwhinkle the moose.


That's how fascists rise. Use and discard. Her job, I mean mission, is accomplished.

[davidinalameda]

48. we're energized to see the congresswoman through the election

or in other words, we're so doped up we can't see straight

[Exultant Democracy]

50. I wonder if that bitch would pay me to work for her

My goal would be to keep the race as high profile as I can in order to win more votes (for Dems)

[theanarch]

55. well, she's due for a career change, and she always...

...wanted an ambassadorship...so here's her chance to get one...as Ambassador to Chad...

[LTR]

56. WOW!!! Florida Right To Life endorsed her???

Yeah, like they're gonna endorse the Democrat. :eyes:

Though Hell would freeze over if, say the NRA and John Birchers did...

[lpbk2713]

57. Does she have a schedule of her speaking engagements posted online?

I live in central Florida and (just once) I'd like to go see one of her rants speeches. I think it would be very entertaining. You don't get high comedy like that on TV any more.

[Iniquitous Bunny]

58. I think she thought she'd be entitled.

I mean, after all her "work" at the end of 2000. :eyes: