Re: Strayhorn and SOS

As reported earlier, from Kinky Friedman’s website:

“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.”

Kinky’s campaign noted that they would (and did) bring their signatures in 11 tightly filled boxes and would bring plenty of muscle to carry the boxes.