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Janet Napolitano Democratic candidate for governor
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By Rebekah Jampole
Arizona Daily Wildcat
Friday October 18, 2002
Democratic gubernatorial hopeful won't wear a Halloween costume this year or eat haggis, but she likes spaghetti, peanut butter, Payday
WILDCAT: Any big plans for Halloween? Are you a big fan of Halloween?
NAPOLITANO: I love Halloween.
WILDCAT: Would you say it is one of your favorite holidays?
NAPOLITANO: I would say my favorite holiday is Thanksgiving, because you get to eat all day long.
WILDCAT: Would you ever dress up like a turkey for Halloween?
NAPOLITANO: I don't think I would dress as a turkey, but I hadn't really considered the option.
WILDCAT: Are you gonna dress up this year?
NAPOLITANO: This year, no. I'm trick-or-treating for votes now.
WILDCAT: Candy is still effective.
NAPOLITANO: When we go to parades we buy pounds of candy, throw it out to the children, hopefully they don't get in the traffic pattern.
WILDCAT: So, if you had to dress up like a shoe for Halloween, what kind would you be?
NAPOLITANO: A shoe? I would be a shoe with a lot of "soul."
WILDCAT: Now, are you talking soul, like '70s disco funk, or
'90s soul? What color and what type of material would you be made out of?
NAPOLITANO: Soul, soul. I see myself as blue suede shoes.
WILDCAT: That's very calm and mellow. What do you think about haggis? Is it a delicacy or kind of a disgusting conglomeration of whatever it is?
NAPOLITANO: Haggis will never touch my lips. I smelled it once. Ew.
WILDCAT: So, what's you favorite food?
NAPOLITANO: Oh man, my comfort food, I like a big plate of spaghetti and meatballs.
WILDCAT: Do you make your own sauce?
NAPOLITANO: (Laughs) I have made my own. My favorite kind of cooking is calling up the restaurant and asking, "Do you deliver?"
WILDCAT: If you had to eat marshmallows or peanut butter for the rest of your life, which would you choose?
NAPOLITANO: Peanut butter · chunky.
WILDCAT: Even though it sticks to the roof of your mouth?
NAPOLITANO: That would be fine with me. I have a peanut butter candy bar in my purse as we speak.
WILDCAT: You always come prepared.
NAPOLITANO: Uh, huh, I'll show you. (Pulls candy bar out of her purse.)
WILDCAT: If three candy bars were walking toward you, and you had to ask one of them a question, which would you choose and why?
NAPOLITANO: That would be unusual.
WILDCAT: Yes, well, this is a very unusual column.
NAPOLITANO: I would ask a question of a Payday candy bar. And the question would be, "Where's the chocolate?"