Posted on 08/18/2006 5:03:17 AM PDT by Schuck
HIGHLIGHTS (cannot quote full article):
Katherine Harris' attempt to boost her campaign with a series of high-profile endorsements wilted Thursday when none of the officials appeared at her campaign rally and one of them said Harris wrongly included him on her list of supporters.
State Sen. Daniel Webster, R-Winter Garden, said he has not endorsed Harris and instead is supporting one of her challengers, Orlando attorney Will McBride.
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Webster said he had no idea why Harris listed him as one of her supporters. He said he never endorsed her.
Harris insisted that Webster promised to attend her rally Thursday at Orlando Executive Airport.
"They called back twice and said he'd be here," Harris said. "He said he was going to be here on the stage with me today."
Webster's office said he had never confirmed his attendance.
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Harris spoke in an airplane hangar that seemed to highlight the modest size of the crowd. She said a last-minute location change -- required because a tree fell on the hangar where the event was supposed to be held -- kept crowd numbers down.
Airport officials, however, said no hangar had been damaged by a tree and that the rally was in the hangar that had been originally booked.
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Earlier this week, U.S. Reps. Mark Foley, Ginny Brown-Waite, Jeff Miller and Cliff Stearns all appeared on Harris' site.
Thursday, they were gone.
A spokesman for Foley said his boss had never endorsed Harris in the primary.
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(Excerpt) Read more at orlandosentinel.com ...
Um, she's doing a pretty good job of sabotaging herself.
Nah, they are probably evil RINOs stabbing her in the back. Aren't you keeping up with these threads?
How many lies did she state just in this short article? We would have had more people here if it was in a different building (nonsensicle). A tree fell on the other building (no it did not). My political supporters were going to be here (no, in fact they said they don't support you; in fact people you list as endorser's demand you remove them from your lists)
WHY has the GOP turned so UGLY toward her?
What has she done to them?
lol! No, I've been busy. But thanks for bringing me up to speed!
She seems to have a talent for rubbing people the wrong way, an unhappy trait in a politician.
Did you actually READ my post? Or did you entirely miss the point?
In politcs, dirty tricks are often played.
Harris could easily have been told, or her staff could have been told that they the venue had been moved for the reason stated. When she repeats the statement she is made to look like a fool Mission accomplished.
A phone call from someone purporting to represent a political figure offering to endorse and stand with you at a rally, your staff acts on it: Whoops! Another embarraasment. Mission accomplished.
How do I know dirty tricks like this exist? Don't ask. Just believe me, I know. In my case, the statute of limitations is my friend- and I don't believe I ever did anything stricly illegal in any case. But I do have some knowledge of such things, my very naive friend.
How are such things countered? With an experineced, savvy staff. Now, just what is it that Katherine Harris doesn't have?
Well, maybe you are catching on.
And just lets get back to your strange perspective. You seem to think that Katherine Harris would make up a cockamamie, easily debunkable, story about a tree falling on a hangar. People may do foolish things from time to time, like deciding to run for the US Senate when the entire power structure of the Republican Party is arrayed against you, but they generally don't do insanely stupid things.
Maybe you need another drink. And pass the popcorn.
Oh, I think she is entirely capable of "insanely stupid things."
Here in the dark blue (northern)section of (purple)FL, Charlie Christ's campaign has invited me to a barbeque at a park near my house featuring...Sen. John McCain. While the airwaves are peppered with Gallagher's ads defining Christ as a RINO.
"Harris spoke in an airplane hangar that seemed to highlight the modest size of the crowd. She said a last-minute location change -- required because a tree fell on the hangar where the event was supposed to be held -- kept crowd numbers down.
Airport officials, however, said no hangar had been damaged by a tree and that the rally was in the hangar that had been originally booked. "
No tree fell? Why on earth is she lying about something so easy to check. There is something wrong with this woman, I'm afraid.
Anyone with half a brain should know that this was done intentionally to Harris by state GOP insiders.
How is it embarrassing?
Guy calls Harris and says he'll be there, then pulls the rug out from under her and makes her look like a fool to the MSM/RNC.
..but please link the sources.
And that isn't embarassing?
Pleased to oblige:
Palm Beach Post: Will McBride marching with Immigrants United for Freedom a few short weeks before he filed to run in the Senate race.
One woman in the audience showed the crowd pictures of McBride at a May rally in which he was holding an "Immigrants United for Freedom" sign and walking with American and Mexican flags behind him..."I did speak out on behalf of them." --Sarasota Herald Tribune Aug. 5, 2006Anti-Israel rally endorsed and co-organized by Immigrants United for Freedom, Code Pink, A.N.S.W.E.R., CAIR, etc. Scroll to end for the full list of leftist organizations.
All of this info is available for those who look for it.
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