HARRIS WAS IN THE AG’s OFFICE FOR ABOUT AS LONG AS PARIS HILTON WAS IN JAIL

8 months! Only 8 months!! I have written time and time again about the lack of experience Jeff Harris has vs Koster. I never had any idea how little experience Harris really had until now.

Did you know that when Jeff Harris served as an Assistant Attorney General it was ONLY FOR 8 MONTHS. This is all he talks about and he only held the job for 8 months.

For heavens sake, what kind of experience does he think he got in only 8 months. Did he take any vacation days? Did he catch a cold and stay home for a couple of days? Maybe he really only has 7 and a half months of experience as an Asst AG.

I have interns in my office that have 6 months stints. Was Harris really an just an intern? That might make a little more sense.

For crying out loud, who holds a job for 8 months and then brags about how much “experience” they earned. Most people don’t even put a job on their resume if they don’t stick with it for at least a year.

I think Paris Hilton was in jail for longer then Harris worked as an Asst AG.

Why would anyone ever elect a guy to be AG that could not even put forth an honest effort when he took a job as an Assistant AG. Why would anyone elect a guy that had such little interest in the AG’s office that he quit inside of a year of being hired. Harris accuses everyone else of being political opportunist and using this election as a stepping stone to the governor’s mansion. What did he do? Serving ONLY 8 MONTHS!! Was Harris padding his resume?

Harris’ slogan is “Real Democrat, Real Experience”. Real experience, my foot. I bet 99% of the people working currently as an Asst AG have more experience then Harris.

I must admit that when I have blogged in the past about Harris’ lack of experience, I had no idea he held the Asst AG job for such a short amount of time. Talk about exaggerating his experience. I thought when I would say “Koster has 10 times the experience of Harris”, I was using poetic license and that I was exaggerating a bit. Little did I realize that Koster really has 15 times the experience of Harris.

Think about it, Harris started his job. It probably took him 2 or 3 months to get to know everyone, figure out where the bathroom was and get worked into the equation. After that, he worked, at most, for 2 or 3 months before starting to think about quiting. He barely started, and he quit (we’ll give him the benefit of the doubt that he did not get pushed out). For God sake, isn’t it kinda normal to call somebody “the new guy” until they have been there at least a year? Harris was still “the new guy” when he quit And now he wants people to believe that in this short 8 MONTH stint he somehow generated some huge amount of experience….please.

Does Harris have any other experience we should know about now that the whole Asst AG thing is kinda not all that impressive.

Sorry Jeff, experience is not something you can not just say you have. You actually have to work at it. And just a little more advice, it typically takes more then 8 months to gain truly valuable experience (i.e. knowing more then just where the bathroom is)

Thanks Boomer for what is only describable as redundant propaganda.

It will be interesting to see not only how Koster handles himself at the forum but also how the other two candidates react to his presence in the room. Will anyone be videotaping the forum?

Nick,

While I appreciate your comment, even you must admit that for as much as Harris brags about his experience, saying that he was an Asst AG but not highlighting the fact that it was only for 8 months is a bit of propaganda on the Harris campaign’s part. What Harris is trying to convey (experience in the AG’s office) is just a lie and that should be known.

Also, this post has not been put up nearly as many times as I have seen the entire “Koster is a Republican” bit, so please give me a little lattitude.

Experience is not everything, but competence and being honorable and trust worthy are more important. Never a shortage of corrupted hearted experience people running for office. Nor is there ever shortage of weak people who can be controlled running for office.

Jeff Harris is the only one here who has the character in both strenght and ethics to do what is needed and right without going along with the status quo.

And the only candidate running for governor who fits this bill is Sara Steelman who is a Republican.

There is no way that Koster will be elected the Democratic AG, people are not that totally blind. In fact, many of those who have endorsed him are only a liability to him and he to those who are still in office. I know if I were a Democrat, I would not vote for a democrat who has endorsed Koster.

Boomer

Your ridiculous ranting is getting a little old. Maybe you should worry about what has been going on the last couple of days with Koster than anything else.

Jeff is the only candidate that is strong across the state and with all democragtic interst groups. He has a great agenda and he will hit the ground running.

Well, I will agree that Boomer’s comments are not the greatest, but let’s not be hypocritical, Jessica. Your comments have been pretty redundant and cumbersome as well. Oh, and the phrase ‘hit the ground running’ is so over-used and empty that it makes me ill.

Nick, I’ve heard that one or two media outlets will be there, although I have no idea who they are or how long they will be taping - it might just be for radio. I do know that my fellow Show Me Progress blogger will be there videotaping the whole thing.

This should be an interesting event. I can’t wait to hear how Koster handles the obvious questions about his illegal fundraising. Nothing quite like a prosecutor who doesn’t know the difference between right and wrong.

You may not like it, shecky, but it isn’t illegal. On the other hand, publicly and falsely accusing somebody of committing a crime is an actionable offense.

What I’d like to know is, when is the Republican forum going to take place? Or is Webster going to ignore that side of the ticket?

You’re right Nick. I should have said alleged but outrageous violation of Missouri’s campaign finance laws. Pardon my stating that Koster had broken the law, which all of the evidence clearly suggests he did.

The reason it’s illegal, Nick, is that Koster used his campaign staff to coordinate the contribution scheme and the Economic whatchamacallit committee was set up for one purpose only: to funnel money to Koster. Those facts are not in dispute by anyone, and they are what I believe make Koster’s actions illegal.

As for the Republican side of the race, there’s only one candidate for attorney general, so it wouldn’t make a lot of sense for him to debate himself. I believe the Holden forum just hosted Steelman and Hulshof at Webster though.