Watchdog asks Justice to probe Harris deal (Culture of Currption for Katherine Harris?)

Palm Beach Post ^ | May 02, 2006 | Larry Lipman

[Patrick1]

This could cost her the race!!..(sarc)

[trebb]

The nonpartisan watchdog group Common Cause

Anyone know exactly how "nonpartisan" this group is?

[Kuksool]

I am waiting to hear reasons on why "the feeding tude" shouldn't be removed from Katherine's campaign. Katherine Harris's campaign needs to "die with dignity".

[MineralMan]

This is going to hurt, no doubt. But, what the heck, Katherine can just do a Lady Godiva thingie on her horse and get her lead back. Oh, wait...

[Kuksool]

In the GOP primary, Katherine, despite 100% nane Id, garners a mere 38%. Alan Bense receives 21%. Bense has room to grow, Katherine does not.

[The Old Hoosier]

Not very.

But if they can get her out of teh race, they'll be helping Republicans.

[RexBeach]

Here's why she won't win that Senate race: Pictures?

She looks better than she sounds - by a long shot.

[AntiGuv]

Her odds of winning just plunged from zero to none.

[G.Mason]

Chellie Pingree



Chellie Pingree has been the president and CEO of Common Cause since March 2003. Prior to leading Common Cause, Pingree served for eight years in the Maine Senate, with the last four years as majority leader. She was also a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in 2002.



In the Maine Legislature, Pingree was known for successful legislative battles regarding health care, economic development and the environment. She authored legislation that created a landmark program known as Maine Rx, which lowered the cost of prescription drug prices for seniors. She was the winner of several awards including Consumer Health Advocate of the Year by Families, USA.



In 1998, Pingree was an international election monitor for the White House in Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia.



Pingree hails from North Haven, Maine, an island of 350 where she ran a farm and wool knitting business that supplied knitting kits, pattern books and yarn to 1,200 stores nationwide. She was active in rural economic development issues, and helped to create an economic development corporation supporting small business creation and peer lending in Maine. She also served in local office, including the school board

[Unicorn]

Yep they are still scared,if they weren't they would just leave her alone.

[fieldmarshaldj]

So the only question for Nelson to ask now, will his victory margin over this DOA candidate be SERIES or will it be HUGH ? Katherine and her horse have both had their beebers stuned permanently.

Paging Karl Rove, it's time for the "Come to Jesus" meeting to be set up.

[HitmanLV]

KH is a dud. Her band of true beleivers interpret everything as good news for her. For example, if she does poorly in a poll, it's because liberals of terrified of running against her and are releasing rigged polls to make her look bad.

While I agree that liberalism, in its extreme forms, is not so much a political philosophy but rather a mental disorder, I've seen some evidence on FR that conservatisim, in its extreme forms, is not a political philosophy but a mental disorder also.

[Clintonfatigued]

IMHO, Katherine Harris is innocent of legal or ethical wrongdoing.

But she is guilty as sin of ineptitude. If ineptitude were a capitol crime, Katherine Harris would be its poster girl.

[wjcsux]

Pics?

[fieldmarshaldj]

"While I agree that liberalism, in its extreme forms, is not so much a political philosophy but rather a mental disorder, I've seen some evidence on FR that conservatisim, in its extreme forms, is not a political philosophy but a mental disorder also."

I tend to think of it as an affliction solely of the particular supporters of individuals. The most hard-core KH disciples are a very unbalanced bunch. I expect the usual cheap shots from rancid RINO liberal turds, but these knuckle-draggers have accused me from everything from cheating on my wife (interesting, since I'm not married), being a purveyor of child pornography (I guess having a pic of an attractive 30-year old woman on your webpage is child porn), and another named "Floriduh Voter" who publicly propositioned me with his sick "Brokeback Mountain" penile fantasies in a KH thread after I demolished his flimsy arguments. You have, of course, been on the receiving end of their hate, too, so you know of what I speak.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Meant to ping you to my post #16 instead of JZ.

[HitmanLV]

It is a cult of person that really hampers clarity in this case. Calling it like it is on FR, on occasion, runs the risk of being rewarded by being called all sorts of names.

I was way ahead of the curve, for example, for suggesting that the polls showing Bush's broad disapproval were accurate, or at the very least more accurate than not. At the time this was routinely dismissed and belittled, and I was called a closet DUer, liberal, RINO, etc. I'm none of the above, of course, but in time I noticed that more and more Freepers have developed some clarity and recognize that Dubya's leadership has been hurt.

Same with KH. It's amazing, since she is such a marginal figure, and for all the accounts of her courage that I have read, all she did was her job. The 2000 electing got to her head, and I am afraid got to the heads of her strongest supporters.

Either that or they get impressed by photos of middle aged women on horseback. If that's the case, they should get out more.

[Clintonfatigued]

I've never seen the level of abuse you described, but I don't pay close attention to the grape Kool-Aid Katherine Harris cult. The worst I've endured is being called a coward. Needless to say, I won't even respond to any of his postings anymore.

In several months, I have not seen one shred of evidence that Katherine Harris is a viable candidate. Not one article, not one news release. Even her nominal supporters (like Jeb Bush) have been critical of her.

[HitmanLV]

I agree.