# Wicked Witch of FL runs for House seat **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 2, 2001, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wicked-witch-of-fl-runs-for-house-seat/85033 "2001-10-02T20:00:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2001, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wicked-witch-of-fl-runs-for-house-seat/85033/1 "2001-10-02T20:00:44Z")
Yup, Katherine Harris, the Drama Queen\* of Election 2000, is [running for a US House seat](http://www.cnn.com/2001/ALLPOLITICS/10/02/harris.reut/) from Florida. > [@](#): > > In her campaign announcement, Harris said she was running in part because of the Sept. 11 hijacked plane attacks in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania. Yeah, if she’d been up on her broomstick that morning, she could’ve intercepted the planes. :rolleyes: I’m glad I don’t live down thataway, but if I lived in her district, I’d go into politics just for the sheer joy of running against her. \*[sub]During the Battle for Florida, she went around comparing herself to Queen Esther - repeating Esther’s line, “If I perish, I perish”, so often that even her own staff got tired of it, according to the Washington Post. Poor dear.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2001, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wicked-witch-of-fl-runs-for-house-seat/85033/2 "2001-10-02T20:07:47Z")
1. She already basically said she was running months before the September 11 attacks - way to manipulate current events, Katey. 2. What’s the over/under on how long Leno’s monologue goes tonight before he says, “and she’s already declared herself the winner!”? ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2001, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wicked-witch-of-fl-runs-for-house-seat/85033/3 "2001-10-02T21:39:52Z")
While I agree with you that her mentioning the recent terrorist attacks are reprehensible, I gotta say, “BFD.” Janet Reno’s running for governor of FLA, so what? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2001, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wicked-witch-of-fl-runs-for-house-seat/85033/4 "2001-10-03T12:49:31Z")
She’ll still be Sec’y of State. She’ll get to be in charge of counting her own votes. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2001, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wicked-witch-of-fl-runs-for-house-seat/85033/5 "2001-10-03T13:38:49Z")
On the bright side, we’ll probably see more Ana Gasteyer imitations of her on SNL. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2001, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wicked-witch-of-fl-runs-for-house-seat/85033/6 "2001-10-03T15:22:16Z")
A political season in which Janet Reno and Katherine Harris are both running for election in Florida will not be boring. ---
**Author:** ![Infidel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/839c29/32.png) [@Infidel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infidel)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2001, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wicked-witch-of-fl-runs-for-house-seat/85033/7 "2001-10-04T01:34:14Z")
Run, Janet, Run!!! HAHAHAHAHH!!! ---
**Author:** ![\_Uigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/e9a140/32.png) [@\_Uigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Uigi)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2001, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wicked-witch-of-fl-runs-for-house-seat/85033/8 "2001-10-04T02:00:01Z")
Well, I wonder how many FL voters noted that the Janet R Bitch is in very deep doo-doo with the courts. Seems there’s a little matter of follow-up (re: the Elian G case) to clean up (about $100 Million in law suits) before this toad has a prayer as a viable candidate for any posting more significant than dogcatcher in Middleburg. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2001, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wicked-witch-of-fl-runs-for-house-seat/85033/9 "2001-10-04T02:05:16Z")
Considering Reno was only following the law in the Elian case, I’d like to know who the hell would sue her-except for Elian’s nutty relatives in Little Havana. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2001, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wicked-witch-of-fl-runs-for-house-seat/85033/10 "2001-10-04T02:39:41Z")
Considering Katherine Harris was only following the law in ruling on the '00 election… who gives a giant rat’s ass about a Florida congressional seat? It’s not as if she’s going to be in a direct line for Presidential succession. And think how you can milk the race for slams at her based on her looks! What fun!! ---
**Author:** ![black\_rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2001, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wicked-witch-of-fl-runs-for-house-seat/85033/11 "2001-10-04T06:18:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jackmannii \* > And think how you can milk the race for slams at her based on her looks! What fun!! > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by 'Uigi \* > Seems there’s a little matter of follow-up \ to clean up \ before this _ **toad** _ has a prayer as a viable candidate for any posting more significant than dogcatcher in Middleburg. Heh…