Ex-Harris aides provide peek into campaign

Palm Beach Post ^ | August 6, 2006 | Larry Lipman

[RNO1]

I am a redneck also...She is one conservative lady and probably more than some here...Because they seem to want to believe all this garbage that the liberal media puts out as the truth...I find that unbelievable...

[MonroeDNA]

Yes, she does.

[MonroeDNA]

"they seem to want to believe all this garbage that the liberal media puts out as the truth"

You mean, the MSM made up the quotes from her former chiefs of staff? Dornan really didn't say those things? Is that what you are saying?

[RNO1]

What I am saying is the liberal media here as being doing this same thing for years...I could care less what this former aide has to say...I can see now why he no longer works for her...The fact is that she receives the highest ratings the NRA gives...She also stands up for active, retired and former vets...She is against illegal immigration and I can go on and on....Yet a liberal rag prints this smear and the gullible come out and agree with it...There has been a concentrated effort on the part of some here to demonize her...Many who do not even live or vote in this state...nor do they know her...Some apparently may have been working for other campaigns...If you want to beleive this newspaper be my guest...Unfortunately we get to read this stuff all the time....Consider the source....It probably originated our of the Sarasota newspaper that is owned by the New York Times...

[NittanyLion]

So you're claiming that the media made up these very specific and detailed allegations, some of which appear to have been sourced to multiple staffers?

[RNO1]

What I am saying is I could care less what this aide or the other ex aides have to say...Her record speaks for itself...That is all that is necessary for me...We do not have enough conservatives in office now...If you want to believe all this fine...I am going to do my best to help elect her to the Senate..Unlike many RINO's that are doing their best to prevent it...

[RNO1]

Does the liberal media lie...Your asking that question????Please can't you figure that out for yourself....

[NittanyLion]

Does the liberal media lie...Your asking that question????Please can't you figure that out for yourself....

The proper question is whether the media is lying in this case. Given the fact that many of the quotes are attributed - and the staffer/aide has not refuted them - I'm guessing the media is reporting accurately here.

[NittanyLion]

What I am saying is I could care less what this aide or the other ex aides have to say...Her record speaks for itself...

It certainly does. She appears to be an ego-driven micromanager who goes out of her way to alienate those who work for her.

[Dominick]

Something smells here. Palm Beach post is not a trustable source.

People all over are trying to kill her campaign. I wish I knew why...

[monkapotamus]

[RNO1]

Do you live in Florida...Do you know her and her record or do you just repeat the liberal media as the gospel..Yes the lie and yes they distort the truth and yes they smear her every chance they get...There is several individuals here that do know her and have worked for her...They sure do not tell the stories that are appearing now..

I had a conversation today with a liberal friend...His comment was he could not believe how Republicans in this state or out to eat their own...I could not agree with him more...It really is sad that we have one of the most conservative Congresswoman in this state and those who do not even know her constantly bash her...

[lugsoul]

Nah, if it was Hillary, everyone here would automatically believe it - even if it was in The Star. Since it is KH, blaming the media is the response.

[RNO1]

What I shold have said there is several here who have volunteered for her campaign and know her...They do not work for her per sey...

[Kuksool]

Katherine Harris will be treated like a queen next year by the liberal MSM, when she becomes a TV talking head who will scorn conservatives as traitors.

[RNO1]

That comment does not even pass the smell test...She is not Hillery in any respect...What do you have against Conservatives????

[Your Nightmare]

I wish I knew why

Did you read the article? It's all about why.

[NittanyLion]

Do you live in Florida...

No, I live in Virginia. Unfortunately I have to live with the consequences of this disastrous campaign just as much as any Florida resident.

Do you know her and her record or do you just repeat the liberal media as the gospel

Again, I'm repeating what numerous Harris staffers are saying. The media is little more than a red herring.

There is several individuals here that do know her and have worked for her...They sure do not tell the stories that are appearing now..

Maybe they should get to know her a little better:

"The day Katherine hired me, I thought she was the sweetest human being I'd ever met," Dornan said. "When Katherine was in a good mood and things seemed to be going well.... She was as nice as she could be, but it was just a side you didn't see very often."

[Lazamataz]

Working for Katherine Harris was like working for Meryl Streep's super-demanding, hypercritical boss-from-hell character in the movie The Devil Wears Prada, said another former campaign aide.

Perhaps. But.........

.........I'd still hit it.

[Lazamataz]

Harris said it "makes me feel badly if they think that I'm critical of staff because I do compliment them when they do well."

"It's just that they never f***ing do anything f***ing well," she added, muttering.