[AGL] Miss Piggy Strikes Again

[Harry Edwards]

SoS rebukes Strayhorn over boxes

It appears that the Tough Grandma had to distribute her petitions 
throughout a large number of boxes in order to make them easier to 
carry. That's the explanation her campaign manager gives anyway, but 
the Secretary of State's office isn't buying it:

“As our staff is beginning to consolidate and organize all of the 
petitions that Ms. Strayhorn turned in yesterday, we have consolidated 
her 101 boxes (of petitions) down to 12,” says Scott Haywood, 
communications director for the Secretary of State’s office. Haywood is 
not sure what the agency will do with the leftover cartons (all 101 
delivered Tuesday were slapped with Strayhorn bumper stickers). He made 
it clear that Strayhorn did not fill boxes to the brim. “If she had not 
been so hungry for media attention, we would not have had to waste time 
consolidating her petitions into a more usable format. By trying to get 
a bigger play in the media, she has made the process more 
time-consuming for our office.”

The retort from Brad McClellan, the comptroller's son, mentions the 
outsized burden of paper:

“Try organizing one box full or carrying one full,” McClellan said. 
“It’s a shame they waste time doing this cheap partisan attack.”

The post goes on to report (accurately) that the Kinkster will be 
delivering his signatures to the Secretary of State tomorrow. Yes 
indeed--there will be bringing tightly packed, signature-filled boxes.

And we'll be bringing the muscle to carry them.