Katherine Harris blamed the paltry turnout for a rally Thursday at Orlando Executive Airport on a last-minute location change caused by a falling tree.
Harris told reporters at the rally that it had to be changed from one hanger to another because a tree fell on the first hanger.
Not so, said an airport official.
“There was no tree that fell on a hanger,” said Todd Anderson, vice president for aviation development with Shelt Air, the company that operates the hanger.
Anderson said Harris’ campaign booked the hanger where the event was held two days in advance and the location was not changed.
Harris’ spokeswoman, Jennifer Marks, said the misinformation Harris gave to reporters was because “that was the information we were given by our political director,” Ryan Metzler.
Harris was struggling to explain why none of the political office holders on the “Honorary Endorsement & Host Committee” attended the event.
Among the no-shows were: Sen. Mel Martinez, Lt. Gov. Toni Jennings, Orlando-area congressmen John Mica, Ric Keller and Tom Feeney, state Sen. Carey Baker and state Reps. David Simmons and Sheri McInvale.
About 40 people were at the event, including reporters and Harris campaign staffers.
If we are to believe that Harris is insane, then we must also believe that Jennifer Marks is insane, don't we? Marks is not claiming that Harris is the source of this false information. She is claiming that Metzler is the source of the false information.
Does anybody have any information on Metzler? Is he part of the Florida Republican establishment?
I pointed out on another Harris thread that the report contained an uncontradicted statement that a supporter of Harris, named Webster, had agreed to appear and then had changed his allegiance, failing to appear, and had not informed Harris.
This incident, and Metzler's lie (if that is what happened) are not explained by any lack of rationality on Harris part, unless it is that she has been too trusting of people who are not worthy of that trust.
What is your personal assessment of a senatorial campaign official bailing on his candidate within 90 days of a federal election? What is accomplished by a visible withdrawal of support at such a time and what justifies doing it?
I continue to believe that the Republican party is throwing their weight around big time right now to torpedo Harris. They have the cooperation of the media. And many Freepers are willing to read into these articles extremely negative assessments of Harris. But what about Webster? What explains his failing to inform Harris of his last minute change of allegiance? What of Metzler? He apparently is the one who supplied the lie.
This is twice now that I have seen evidence of reprehensible behavior on the part of people who owed a duty to Harris and who have failed to perform that duty. Is there no duty to inform a candidate that you will not appear as you had agreed? Is there not a duty to tell Harris the truth regarding any change of venue of a meeting?
Keep in mind that this is the same media that never would have heard of Monica Lewinsky if not for Drudge and the Internet. Keep in mind that this is the same media that continues to claim that the forged memos are perhaps "fake" but nevertheless "accurate". Keep in mind that this is the same media that has never reported the upcoming civil trial for which the Clintons will be deposed and at which the Clintons must either take the fifth, perjure themselves, or admit to election fraud.