Katherine Harris Booed at Bradenton Town Hall Meeting

[VaLabor]

BRADENTON - U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris had planned a quick town meeting Thursday night at Bradenton Kiwanis Hall.

But when hundreds of people showed up with detailed questions, her tight schedule didn't allow detailed answers, and a frustrated crowd turned angry, booing the congresswoman several times.

After introductions at 5:30 p.m., Harris spoke for nearly half of the allotted hour. It was after 6 p.m. when she asked for questions.

Harris told attendees she wanted all questions asked first before she answered.

The lines at the microphones were long.

The boos were loud.

"We want our answers now," a man in the back of the room shouted.

She said, "Doing it this way will allow more people to speak."

Harris' logic didn't sit well with the standing-room-only crowd.

The crowd's mood already was testy before the meeting began. Security guards and Harris' staff confiscated any written material people tried to bring into the hall.

The confiscated literature included analysis of the Medicare prescription bills passed in the House and Senate in June as well as a chart showing Harris' voting record since she began her term in January.

The fliers were distributed during an earlier news conference staged in the parking lot by senior citizens to protest House and Senate bills designed to provide prescription drug coverage through Medicare.

The protesters were asking Harris to support reform and not support either bill, which they said provided too little coverage to too few through a plan that would ultimately privatize and weaken Medicare.

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[zbdent]

1. "Please submit your questions in writing, providing name, address, phone,

and next of kin to notify in case something happens to you, like a suicide."

[madfloridian]

2. Ahhhh.....what a wonderful picture of Katherine. So cute, crinkled nose.

:evilgrin:

[Journeyman]

10. Why does this remind me of 'The Grinch'. . .

n/t

[kskiska]

3. She CAN'T answer detailed questions

From the interviews I've seen on TV, all she can do is mouth platitudes – "I fully support our governor and our president."

[arcane1]

4. platitudes are ALL THEY HAVE

every last one of them is nothing more than empty skin and buzz words

[shirlden]

5. Just another Republican

operating under the Hypocritic Oath.

She really is a sick little Kitty.

I agree with the folks who were there to blast the prescription drug bill. It is so stupid.....I don't want any part of it and I am on Medicare. The Repugs thought they would get lots of political capital out of passing this and the Dems went along. Well, the capital they are getting is all negative. Count on the retirees to know what is going on in DC. This is a bad bill and not only that, it does not even kick in until 2006 and by that time there will not be a dime left in the treasury to pay for it. I do personally believe that this is what the Repigs had in mind when they passed it. They figured it would get them some votes for nothing, but it is not coming down that way.

:kick:

[Kurovski]

21. Criminal little kitty

with sharp, painted nails.

[Cha]

6. This makes my hour!

Bring it on! Bradenton! :kick: ASS!

[DemBones DemBones]

7. They CONFISCATED any written material people tried to bring into the hall

and were surprised that people were pissed off? Talk about chutzpah! Did they strip search her constituents to make sure nobody was smuggling in a grocery list or to do list?

I always liked Bradenton, used to go to Bradenton Beach all the time to surf and swim. Any town where Katharine Harris is booed gets extra points in my view! Love it! :7

[0007]

8. LOL!! A cheap cheating lying women

How dare those folks boo her?

[0rganism]

14. What kind of meeting confiscates written material?????

A Florida republican meeting, apparently.

Fucking fascists.

[Cassandra]

15. So that she could hand out her own

""We are not taking anything away," McKee said. "All of the material is still here and they can pick it up when they leave. They just can't take it into the hall. The ethics laws do not allow us to let them take it in. We have to be very, very careful that there are no laws broken with our member (of Congress)."

Larry Winawer, of the Alliance for Retired Americans, didn't buy McKee's reasons.

"What kind of ethic laws prevent people from having information in front of them so they can ask reasonable questions?" Winawer said "I have never heard of such a thing."

Harris distributed her literature to attendees. One flyer detailed how Bush's economic plans are restoring confidence and creating growth through fiscal discipline. Another highlighted the many benefits of Medicare reforms passed in June."

:puke:

Fiscal discipline? :crazy:

[PATRICK]

16. Learn to smuggle things in

but nothing metal! A little foresight. Photostat it on your skin or something. With a little effort a whole banner or poster can be materialized. Also in this century there are machines I believe called palm pilots. I suppose they are banned too although they give a unique enhancement for legislative discussions that I cannot see as negative unless facts are dangerous.

[kainah]

24. ETHICS problems with letting people bring info in?????

HUH?? I've gone to my repug congresspeople's town meetings with papers and they didn't get confiscated. Can I get them in trouble now on ethics charges??? Please, tell more! Can we get all the repugs kicked out simply by taking fliers into their meetings? My god, it may be much easier than we ever guessed to get our democracy back.

What kind of garbage explanation is THIS???? This whole story is absolutely incredible. Noblesse oblige at its worst.

[LiberalFighter]

28. A good response...

Everyone in the meeting stand up and rip up her lit.

And since when is a security guard used in a town meeting?

[snippy]

20. Confiscation of written material. How very republican.

Bush league too.

[dArKeR]

25. This needs to be confirmed. Imagine the Media Whores if Hillary did

this? If true this is RICO the GOP Media material.

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Please confirm/deny this Town Hall meeting story

Security guards and Harris' staff confiscated any written material people tried to bring into the hall.

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[dArKeR]

26. Confirmation reports - Email Sarasota H Tribune to confirm/deny

http://www.newscoast.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030808/NEWS/308080492/1017

People peppered Katherine Harris with questions touching on everything from war with Iraq to cancer research during the Republican congresswoman's community meeting Thursday night.


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Sarasota Herald-Tribune,

I do NOT see in your story the report that Harris (confiscated any written material people tried to bring into the hall). Please confirm or deny this report.
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0808-10.htm


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[Avalon Sparks]

9. She's absolutely REPULSIVE!

In every way a person can be...

[Kurovski]

23. Looks like Samantha Stevens doing a nose twitch

to make those pesky democratic votes disappear.

[oasis]

11. She's in a Rethug district and(through Delay) she's been awarded

a leadership post for the house GOP. If her district dumps her next year,even for another Rethug, what a victory for justice.

[UTUSN]

12. Did She Cry? Oh, Those Unruly Democracy-Types n/t

[JitterbugPerfume]

13. I have friends and family in Bradenton

and they KICK ASS

[DeaconBlues]

17. I won't be happy

till she's tarred and feathered by a group of disenfranchised voters.

[Iris]

18. can anyone believe this woman was once introduced as FL's Rosa Parks?

I heard an archived segment of This American Life in which a journalist says that is how she was introduced at some rally!

[CBHagman]

19. Is this getting footage on the nightly news?

If it is, let the Schadenfreude festival begin!

:bounce:

[Doctor Panacea]

22. Huh!

:wtf:

Ethics laws? No written materials? Security guards confiscating written materials?

These turds get away with whatever they want.

[goforit]

27. These people are just way beneath her . ARROGANCE at max!!

:puke:

[bvar22]

29. Let me add my own....

Booooooooooooooooooo!!!!!

KKKHarris has done one good thing. Shortly after Harris participated in the corruption surrounding the 2000 election, Free Republic named her Woman of the YEAR and invited her to accept the award at their convention. At first, she accepted. But 2 weeks before the Freeper convention, she informed them she had something else more important and would not be attending.

Free Republic being Stood Up by a bottom feeder like Harris was good for a few grins.

[FubarFly]

30. For those of you who haven't seen it,

check out this excellent flash animation about Harris from Eric Blumrich

http://www.ericblumrich.com/gta.html

This is one frightening woman.

[flpeach]

31. Thank you for that . .

I really, really enjoyed that animation!! So true, so true.

What a witch!!

[FubarFly]

32. You're Welcome

:-)

I think this may be the best flash I've ever seen. Eric Blumrich is an amazingly talented guy.

[dArKeR]

33. Why doesn't a Dem. run a TV commercial like this? Tell me why!!!!!!!

Thanks, I've never seen this!

[Voltaire99]

34. Superb

First I've seen of Blumrich's work. I ended up at Bushflash.com, savoring the better part of an hour.

Thanks. :-)