Rep. Katherine Harris, who needs no introduction, will be running for senator in Florida next year against incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson (democrat). So imagine my surprise when my local paper ran an article about her this morning. And what a fun article it is.
FYI, canker is a bacterial disease to which there is no cure (State site). The state simply removes all citrus trees within 1900 feet whether infected or not. Last week they removed all the citrus trees from my neighborhood including mine (it wasn’t infected). It’s a big deal in Florida not just for the citrus growers, but for anyone who has a tree which the state can take at any time.
But fear not people, Katherine Harris has a cure.
Orlando Sentinel article
Four years ago, as the state labored to eradicate citrus canker by destroying trees, officials rejected other disease-fighting techniques, saying unproven methods would waste precious time and resources.
But for more than six months, the state, at the behest of then-Secretary of State Katherine Harris, did pursue one alternative method — a very alternative method.
Researchers worked with a rabbi and a cardiologist to test “Celestial Drops,” promoted as a canker inhibitor because of its “improved fractal design,” “infinite levels of order” and “high energy and low entropy.”
But the cure proved useless against canker. That’s because it was water — possibly, mystically blessed water.
Can I get a hallelujah?
Read the complete article as it gets better. It turns out it’s all related to Kabbalah.
From Kabbalah water site. See how the Celestial Drops description is the same as Kabbalah water.
and because of its unique crystalline structure and fractal design
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is defined by symmetry and high energy
I’m emailing the story to Sen. Nelson’s office. Pass it along so others may mock her as well.
Thanks for the laugh!! You should send that on to Al Franken as well. I’m sure he could make some hay out of that.
Ok I sent them the link. I just want to spread the joy and laughter.
to to and apply such a wacky unscientific cure to a genuine threat to that the states citrus industry should automatically disqualify her for public office.
Yep. The state spends around $50 million a year ($477 million since 1995) fighting canker. Half of that money comes from the federal government.
I wonder how the conservative folks in her district would have reacted had they known this prior to her election.
“Improved fractal design”? WTH? I’ve been studying, using, and researching Chaos Mathematics and Fractal Geometry since 1978 and I have no idea what that means. “Improved fractal” is saying “I’ve found a better rectangle” or “Yes, It’s a much better Triangle! Get -> YOURS <- today!”
like Ms. Harris. These are the people who can look at data showing that human DNA is 98% identical to chimpanzee DNA and say “evolution is just a theory”.
The scary part is that this anti-intellectual, anti-science, anti-thinking crowd is running the fucking country!
… because of its unique crystalline structure and fractal design, so evolution CAN’T be true! Our DNA is defined by symmetry and high energy, courtesy of Gawd Almighty Himself!!! ;-D
Wait ’til the intelligent design crowd finds out about
the hocus-pocus water with the unique crystalline structure, fractal design, symmetry and high energy! It will be required teaching at the Kansas State University school of Agriculture.