Posted on 07/01/2002 8:04:16 AM PDT by chance33_98
Dog Runs As Write-In Candidate Against Katherine Harris Owner: Dog Free Of Sex Scandals Due To 'Timely Neutering' Posted: 5:43 a.m. EDT July 1, 2002 Updated: 7:48 a.m. EDT July 1, 2002
SARASOTA, Fla. -- The newest candidate challenging Secretary of State Katherine Harris in her bid for Congress is truly an underdog: a border collie mix.
Percy the dog is running as a write-in candidate in the Republican primary, said his owner and campaign manager, Wayne Genthner.
Genthner is offering up his canine candidate as both satire and as a protest against the political establishment.
"No one has a realistic expectation that a dog can get elected," Genthner said. "But plenty of people will be willing to vote for a dog to represent their discontent with the political system."
Percy and his volunteer campaign staff have been shaking paws and handing out flyers, with slogans including: "Never made a mess in the House! Never will!" and "PERCY! Putting the LICK back into Republican."
His official campaign bio describes Percy as a compassionate conservative who takes a hard-line with social parasites, particularly fleas and worms. His past is free of sex scandals, due to "timely neutering."
Harris, who faces one Republican challenger and five Democrats for the open congressional seat, is not concerned.
Percy "has a lot of paws to shake to catch up," said campaign spokeswoman Jessica Furst.
Maybe I should run him for office?
I can just see the slogan - "Vote Parrot - he can babble nonsense as good as any politician, and he's cuter!"
We do. Unfortunately, the SHT is playing this item up for all it's worth to dig at Katherine Harris. You see, this to them is "newsworthy", where articles about the good things the GOP is doing for Florida and the nation are spike because they do not serve The Agenda.
Think about it: Do you think this would get covered if it involved democRATic candidates? There you go...
If only they'd done the same to X42.
Okay, thats the final straw. These animal-rights activists have finally gone over the edge!!!!
I agree. Of course, that won't get printed either.
Dog Runs Against Katherine Harris in Florida
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,56759,00.html
Tuesday, July 02, 2002
SARASOTA, Fla. — Th' nooess can'idate challengin' Secretary of State Katherine Harris in her bid fo' Congress is truly an unnerhoun'dog: a bo'der collie mix.
Percy th' houn'dog is runnin' as a write-in kindidate in th' Republican primary, said his owny an' campaign manager, Wayne Junthner.
Junthner is offerin' up his kinine kindidate as both satire an' as a protess aginst th' political establishment.
"No one has a realistic speckashun thet a houn'dog kin git elecked," Junthner said last week. Shet mah mouth! "But plenty of varmints will be willin' t'vote fo' a houn'dog t'represent their discontent wif th' political system, dawgone it."
Percy an' his volunteer campaign staff haf been shakin' paws an' han'in' out flyers, wif slogans includin': "Nevah made a mess in th' House! Nevah will! Fry mah hide!" an' "PERCY! Fry mah hide! Puttin' th' LICK back into Republican, as enny fool kin plainly see."
His official campaign bio dexcribes Percy as a compasshunate cornservative who takes a hard-line wif social pareesites, particularly fleas an' wo'ms. His past is free of sex scan'als, due t'"timely neuterin'."
Harris, who faces one Republican challenger an' five Democrats fo' th' open corngresshunal seat, is not corncerned, cuss it all t' tarnation.
Percy "has a lot of paws t'shake t'ketch up," said campaign spokeswoomin Jessica Furst.
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