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Home Front: Politix
Florida man tried to run down Katherine Harris
2004-10-27
A Florida man has been charged with attempting to run over controversial Republican congresswoman Katherine Harris with his Cadillac. According to the below Sarasota Police Department report, Barry Seltzer, 46, told cops that he was simply exercising his "political expression" when he drove his car at Harris and several supporters, who were campaigning last night at a Sarasota intersection. Seltzer allegedly drove up on a sidewalk and headed directly for Harris before swerving "at the last minute." Harris told officers that "she was afraid for her life and could not move as the vehicle approached her," according to the report. For his part, Seltzer--who's a registered Democrat--told cops, "I intimidated them with the car. They were standing in the street." He added, "I did not run them down, I scared them a little!" That explanation did not stop investigators from arresting Seltzer for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a felony. Harris, Florida's former secretary of state, is best known for her role in the aftermath of the state's disastrous 2000 presidential election.
Posted by:Fred

#5  Barry Seltzer, 46, told cops that he was simply exercising his "political expression"...

I heard Lee Harvey said that when they bagged him too.
Posted by: tu3031   2004-10-27 6:37:33 PM  

#4  Full deck or not his is a now going to be a Fellon and is pretty typical odf teh frothy ranters I see in many tech sites. He isn't an exception to the rule by any means.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2004-10-27 6:08:54 PM  

#3  Read the Police report. Barry's not playing with a full deck.
Posted by: Mrs. Davis   2004-10-27 6:05:32 PM  

#2  Well, I guess we know Barry can hold a grudge. Some of the local Dims are still seething about Harris declaring Bush the winner in Florida 2 weeks after the election as she had to by state law as I recall. And in her statement she even aluded to the fac the though the recount was underway she had no choice but to declare a winner according to the law. Yet the Dims still wanted her to break the law, curious
Posted by: Cheaderhead   2004-10-27 6:03:50 PM  

#1  Maybe she should consider an armed bodyguard. Next time someone tries that brand of "political expression", they'll get a nice reward for their efforts: a bullet in the head.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2004-10-27 5:32:31 PM  

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