Oddly enough, Harris' voting record tracks her political views too.
Posted on 07/24/2006 7:13:33 AM PDT by NautiNurse
STUART — Before the Sunday service at a church near downtown, U.S. Senate hopeful and Republican U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris gave brief but pointed comments on issues including immigration, abortion and gay marriage.
Appealing to about 200 at First Baptist Church, Harris said her views were rooted in what she described as the country's Christian origins and principles.
Harris, flanked by two large American flags, spoke mostly about immigration, from which she drew parallels to the current fighting between Israeli troops and the Hezbollah militia.
"Israel is fighting a global war, a global enemy, its terrorists, on all of our behalf," Harris said, adding that the United States must take aggressive steps to tighten its own borders to block terrorists.
"We hear of Middle Easterners — they could be fundamental extremists — taking Hispanic names and coming into our country. We do not know where they are. This is a matter of great national security," she said.
Harris acknowledged that recent immigrants were a vital engine of Florida's economy, but said that workers "must be legal, temporary and have an identification that is secure and cannot be replicated."
Harris, of Longboat Key, near Sarasota, also made appearances Saturday in Stuart and Port St. Lucie, seeking support for her Senate bid. Polls show her trailing Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson by more than 30 points.
Three other Republican candidates will be on the Sept. 5 primary ballot: Will McBride, a lawyer from Orange County, Peter Monroe, a Pinellas County developer, and Adm. LeRoy Collins Jr., a retired naval officer.
Harris' church visit Sunday was at the invitation of First Baptist's pastor, Darrell Orman, who described it as a chance for Harris to "share her testimony" with the church.
Harris assured the audience that "there are many people who care deeply about the Lord that are your elected officials."
Just as the authors of the Constitution looked to the Bible for guidance, so should government today, she said.
"They believed if they had a government according to the Bible, that we would be a nation blessed," she said. "But there has been so much confusion on this church vs. state — it was never intended as it has become, as it has been allowed by politically correct people who want to change the course of western civilization."
Harris said her firm opposition to gay marriage was affirmation of her Christian faith and one that "very much distinguishes me" from incumbent Nelson.
She also pointed to her "100 percent voting record" against abortion, including support for the parental-consent law and the ban against the "heinous" procedure of "partial-birth" abortion.
Oddly enough, Harris' voting record tracks her political views too.
Where in this Palm Beach Post article is your assertion evident?
Where in this Palm Beach Post article is your assertion evident?
How many times does it have to be said, that Katherine has twice won a house seat? That does not make her a lousy candidate.
Just being a women gives her the advantage. She'll win the senate seat. She may be too conservative for the bushbots, but not for the voters, and that's the rub.
Hard to decide who's better-looking: Katherine Harris or Ann Coulter.
She did good? She only did what the law allowed. If she had ruled any other way, the Bush team would have appealed it as they rightly should. If she did something more than the law allowed, then while she did good for the party, she did not follow the rule of law.
Couldn't they get more than that. Even when she does good people are trying to make her look foolish. The church should have ensured that thousands were there. This is disappointing for a church to behave this way. The libs are laughing sadly.
Thousands of people attend Presidential rallies or Hollywood celebrity fund-raisers(unless you are John Kerry, who pulled a whopping 250 supporters in Tampa the same day GW Bush drew 21,000 Florida fans in 2004).
Guess what! I didn't get it anywhere. That is my own opinon based on her campaign materials I have seen and received in my own mailbox and on the press coverage. However, aside from your assumption that I have to find my thoughts in some cafeteria or repository of others, saying it is pragmatic to appear RINO or moderate is pretty much the same thing imho.
Ducklin says: Just being a women gives her the advantage. She'll win the senate seat. She may be too conservative for the bushbots, but not for the voters, and that's the rub.
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Maybe this explains it?
From Pukin dog's FR page:
Pukin Dog says: There is nothing about Pukin Dog that you need to know, except that I am a Bush Bot.
She also pointed to her "100 percent voting record" against abortion, including support for the parental-consent law and the ban against the "heinous" procedure of "partial-birth" abortion.
LOL! She's one of most conservative Republicans in Congress, and you're worried about her campaign that for the most part, has been twisted and taken out of context by the media and RNC?
-- A HOUSE DIVIDED - Pukin's FReeperanniversary Rant
Where is your support of this fine woman? Harris is the most conservative of the candidates. Still not good enough for you?
Ever heard of a "primary?" Let Harris prove her worth in the Sept 5th GOP primary. If she loses, she loses. But to say that she should drop out is disingenious. What are you afraid of, BTW?
LOL! You mean the same Ed Rollins that's advising the kook in the NY Senate race?
Harris got rid of these establishment, mealy-mouthed hacks that wanted her to be someone she's not, and she's better because of it.
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