Rep. Jane Harman, under fire since her wiretapped phone call was disclosed by CQ's Jeff Stein last week, is challenging Stein to a road race. Seriously.
First off, Harman and her staff are participating in an annual 5K race for Capitol Hill lawmakers today. She named her team "Tapped Out," a cheeky reference to the fact that she was secretly recorded by the NSA (or the FBI, depending on whom you believe). The team won the race's "best team name" award.
"Clearly, our sense of humor is intact," Harman said in a statement.
But then she tops it off with a challenge to Jeff Stein:
"I am challenging CQ's Jeff Stein, who got my age wrong and denigrated my previous race time in a recent blog post, to a road race. Bring it on, Jeff!"
For the record, Stein said Harman is 64.
Her actual age is highly classified.
Harman is an avid runner. The photo above is from the Marine Corps Marathon in 2005. Here's another one from 2005, which shows her taking a run on the Venice Beach strand with former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff:
Come to think of it, this would be a great way for them to have a super-secret conversation without being wiretapped.
Also note: she appears to be running in the bike-only lane. These D.C. types sure do think they're above the law.
First off, Harman and her staff are participating in an annual 5K race for Capitol Hill lawmakers today. She named her team "Tapped Out," a cheeky reference to the fact that she was secretly recorded by the NSA (or the FBI, depending on whom you believe). The team won the race's "best team name" award."Clearly, our sense of humor is intact," Harman said in a statement.
But then she tops it off with a challenge to Jeff Stein:
"I am challenging CQ's Jeff Stein, who got my age wrong and denigrated my previous race time in a recent blog post, to a road race. Bring it on, Jeff!"
For the record, Stein said Harman is 64.
Her actual age is highly classified.
Harman is an avid runner. The photo above is from the Marine Corps Marathon in 2005. Here's another one from 2005, which shows her taking a run on the Venice Beach strand with former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff:
Come to think of it, this would be a great way for them to have a super-secret conversation without being wiretapped.Also note: she appears to be running in the bike-only lane. These D.C. types sure do think they're above the law.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHDhKkGJIX8