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The Crist Implosion
The Wall Street Journal ^ | 04-20-10 | KIM STRASSEL

Posted on 04/20/2010 5:03:30 PM PDT by GOP_Lady

An independent run for Charlie Crist looks better on paper than it does in reality.

Would Florida Gov. Charlie Crist in fact be politically smarter simply to drop out of the Senate race?

Mr. Crist yesterday acknowledged to reporters that he has been "certainly listening" to those who argue he should quit the GOP primary against Marco Rubio and run in the fall as an independent. His admission came after the National Republican Senatorial Committee issued a memo saying there's "zero chance" Mr. Crist would remain in the primary. The memo, which urged Mr. Crist to drop out of the race completely, was released publicly after Mr. Crist reportedly didn't return a call to receive the same message privately from Senator John Cornyn of Texas, who heads the NRSC.

Mr. Crist is struggling to navigate what could potentially be a devastating end to his political career. He's 20 points down against Mr. Rubio. Last week he vetoed a popular education bill as a favor to the state teachers union, repudiating a decade-long GOP effort to bring accountability to the state's schools. With senior Republican supporters abandoning him in droves, Mr. Crist is clearly tempted by a Quinnipiac poll showing he might still win a three-way Senate race as an independent.

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TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: crist; florida; jasonwetherington; wsj
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1 posted on 04/20/2010 5:03:30 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
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2 posted on 04/20/2010 5:04:02 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
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To: GOP_Lady

RINO’s would rather elect Democrats than conservatives.


3 posted on 04/20/2010 5:13:41 PM PDT by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com)
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To: GOP_Lady
He's 20 points down against Mr. Rubio.

Mr. Crist isn't holding up very well to public enlightenment is he?

4 posted on 04/20/2010 5:18:17 PM PDT by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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To: GeronL
RINO’s would rather elect Democrats than conservatives.

It's best when those Democrats are part of the RINO party however.

5 posted on 04/20/2010 5:19:39 PM PDT by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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To: GOP_Lady

If Crist doesn’t win the primary, he needs to do what every mature politician does, and back the nominee. If he isn’t willing to do that, he should jump into the Atlantic and start swimming until he can’t.


6 posted on 04/20/2010 5:20:17 PM PDT by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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To: GOP_Lady

Hopefully he’ll be man enough to drop out and endorse Rubio.


7 posted on 04/20/2010 5:20:25 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: GOP_Lady
Mr. Crist is clearly tempted by a Quinnipiac poll showing he might still win a three-way Senate race as an independent.

Since Florida is a closed primary state, meterosexual suntan Gov. Crist doesn't have a pray to win the GOP primary since rats cannot vote for him.

He is taking a huge chance if he is running as a independent. He would have to get the GOP rino vote plus the moderate dem vote, which might be real tough since Alex Sink the real dem running is pretty moderate herself.

Charlie really should just dump his beard wife and come out of the closet and be himself living down in South Beach with the other Obama loving homo's

8 posted on 04/20/2010 5:25:03 PM PDT by Popman (Balsa wood: Obama Presidential timber)
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To: pissant
But now Charlie Crist IS THE GOVERNOR. Is he a homosexual? Enough information has surfaced to make it highly likely that he may be. If he is not, he certainly, in my opinion, does not do much to repudiate the accusation once and for all. Certainly, if I were charged with such a claim, I would repudiate it vehemently and provide all manner of evidence to back the truth. Governor Crist has not done this, or anything close to it, to my knowledge.

For example, when I first heard the rumored possibilities that our newly elected Governor may be a homosexual, I had a personal conversation with a high ranking official in the Governor's Office whom I have known for over 35 years. This person, in defense of the Governor said, "that is none of your business, his personal sex life should be private." Well, yes...except that he IS THE GOVERNOR and if his sex life is homosexual in nature...it raises all kinds of policy, health and morality issues...because he is now the Governor, it IS MY BUSINESS! And...If he was NOT A HOMOSEXUAL - why not just simply say, "no, he is not, that is simply a vicious rumor." There simply is not a vehement repudiation of this claim coming from the Governor's Office...when by all rights, there SHOULD BE, if he indeed is not a homosexual.

Why does this matter now, you might ask? Apparently Charlie Crist has other political ambitions that may indeed, one day land him in or near the White House. Florida and national voters - and especially Christian voters need to know what the possibilities are.

Some might ask, "Why would a church website post an article such as this?" The answer is simple...first, this is a moral, biblical issue that all Christians should be informed about. Secondly, Christians are voters and citizens too. They need all the information possible at hand when making informed, Biblical decisions about their elected officials.

Of course, it is my sincere desire that we ultimately find out that Governor Crist is not a homosexual. If he is not - then I would be among the first to defend him from what would then be termed "vicious attacks." In the meantime...we must consider the information at hand. Take a look at the following articles and facts and then YOU DECIDE.


Listen to the Sworn Testimony (AT BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE) of Dee Dee Hall, a staffer to Katherine Harris who claims to have had converstations with convicted felon, Bruce Carlton Jordan about his "love life" with Charlie Crist.

NEW!!! From Broward Palm Beach News - ONLINE
Here
Article Title - The Talk of the GREEN IGUANA
Synopsis - Interview with a Gay Bar owner about Charlie Crist's frequenting of the bar before he ran for governor and how widely known it was that Charlie was a "flamer" gay. READ THIS WHOLE 3 page article...it is a chronicle of the whole Charlie Crist debacle...This one article should convince you one way or another as to Gov. Crist's sexuality...It is AMAZING the number of convicted FELONS that he is CLOSE friends with!

From TAMPA BAY ONLINE
Here
Article Title - Police Suspect Former DCF Spokesman Had Other Victims
Synopsis - Child pornographer and homosexual Al Zimmerman - recently arrested - has direct ties to Charlie Crist and used Governor Crist's name and reference to secure a job with the Florida Department of Children and Families.

From the BROWARD PALM BEACH NEW TIMES online
HERE
Article Title - Charlie Crist Is NOT Gay
Synopsis - An article in which Charlie Crist, flatly denies being gay - during his campaign for Governor. A synopsis of his past marraige and sexual accusations.

From the ONLINE JOURNAL
HERE
Article Title - What Floridians should know about Charlie Crist
Synopsis - "In mid-September, 2006, millionaire Reform Party gubenatorial candidate Max Linn . . . insist(ed) that Charlie Crist is gay" . . . on Orlando radio station WFLA-AM 540 . . . to talk show host Bud Hedlinger. . . . Linn said he would 'put my hand on a stack of Bibles' to say Crist is gay. His sexual preference is not to women. . . . ' (See Gadfly in governor's race may have a sharp stinger. From a St. Petersburg Times article.)"

"As to Crist's being gay, Linn claimed to know this because he and Crist were in the same 1985 class of Leadership St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce program. 'We discussed it,' Linn said. Linn . . . said if Crist were to win, he would be subject to extortion and blackmail. In the next breath, Linn said he would avoid mudslinging but that Crist's personal life is a special case because it's about integrity."

"WMR has also learned that Crist's fraternity brother at Florida State was Brent Sembler, son of major Bush and Crist financial backer Mel Sembler. Sembler, who served as George W. Bush's ambassador to Italy and Daddy Bush's ambassador to Australia, was the brains behind the founding of SEED, Straight, Inc. and the Drug Free American Foundation (DFAF). Straight and SEED have been accused of abusing teens undergoing drug rehabilitation, including subjecting teens to brainwashing techniques. And what doctor served on the advisory board of SEED and approved of such techniques that subjected underage teens to brainwashing? None other than Dr. Charlie Crist, Sr., the father of the man who seeks to replace Jeb Bush and Governor of Florida. And why has Bernie McCabe, the State Attorney for Pinellas County, never brought charges against SEED, Straight, and DFAF for child abuse? It might have something to do with the fact that McCabe is a campaign contributor to Charlie Crist."

From the DAILY KOS.com news site
HERE
Article Title - FL-GOV: Crist Outed Further, Longtime Lover a Criminal
Synopsis - "A young rising star in the Republican Party has boasted to witnesses of his sexual relationship with Charlie Crist, the frontrunner in the Florida governor's race who has repeatedly denied that he is gay. The GOP staffer, 21-year-old Jason Wetherington, told friends at separate social functions in August that he had sex with Crist, according to two credible and independent sources who heard Wetherington make the claim first-hand.

Wetherington, who recently worked as a field director for U.S. Senate candidate Katherine Harris and currently works for state representative Ellyn Bodganoff's reelection campaign, also named a man whom he said is Crist's long-term partner, a convicted thief named Bruce Carlton Jordan who also recently worked for Harris in her long-shot Senate bid."

From PROUD OF WHO WE ARE - Florida Homosexual Political news and blog site
HERE
Article Title - Letter Urging Fla. Gov. Charlie Crist to be HONEST about His Sexuality
Synopsis - "After the sworn testimony of Dee Dee Hall (LISTEN BELOW) - and further research - by this Fla. Chapter of the Homosexual Political Action Committee - Proud of Who We Are - Governor Charlie Crist is urged to "come out of the closet" by Florida Homosexuals.

From The FLORIDA BAPTIST WITNESS - online newspaper article - interview
HERE
Article Title - INTERVIEW -Why do you want to be the Governor of Florida?
Synopsis - A telling and tough interview conducted by the WITNESS. Questions are asked of Crist about abortion, homosexual adoption, morality, his personal relationship with Jesus, etc. If Governor Crist is indeed a homosexual, then many of his answers were disingenuous and downright dishonest.
WITNESS: Why should Florida Baptists care about this election?
CHARLIE CRIST: Because it's important to the future of Florida. It's important to their children. And they need to have a good, moral leader as the next governor of this state. And that's why I hope they vote for Charlie Crist.

From the BROWARD PALM BEACH NEW TIMES
HERE
Article Title - Crist Denies Trysts II
Synopsis - "Videotaped sworn statement has surfaced that bolsters the contention that Florida Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist had a recent romantic relationship with a convicted felon and former travel aide to U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris, Bruce Carlton Jordan."

Listen to the Sworn Testimony HERE (11 minutes long)

This testimony is from Dee Dee Hall, a staffer to Katherine Harris who claims to have had converstations with convicted felon, Bruce Carlton Jordan about his "love life" with Charlie Crist.




12 Pictures of Charlie Crist Looking Gay

Wednesday February 11, 2009 2:05 AM

Yesterday, Barack Obama continued his stimulus sales pitch in Florida with the state’s Republican Governor, Charlie Crist. The quote that is making its rounds on the Internet is when Obama said, Every body needs to grab a hose and that is what Charlie Crist is doing here today.”

That’s hilarious because there have been Crist gay rumors for a while now. He was a bachelor for 30 years before hurrying up and getting married when he was being vetted for John McCain’s VP choice. And his wife runs a costume company. So you can make your own “beard” and “swing state” jokes as you see fit. Here are 12 pictures of Charlie Crist looking gay. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, of course.


“Heyy Girls!”


“What? These old things?”

“Tell me about it, sister!”

“Oh. I see you brought your son.”

“Shoes.”

“That’s all? Not interested.”

“Three words, mister. Mile. High. Club.”

“Not here, Raul.”

“He’s usually so ticklish.”

“Hit the showers, you.”

“Hip hip hooray!”

“Ehhhh!”


9 posted on 04/20/2010 5:25:10 PM PDT by Rome2000 (OBAMA IS A COMMUNIST CRYPTO-MUSLIM)
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To: Rome2000

He tosses a ball more manly than that homo in the WH.


10 posted on 04/20/2010 5:27:56 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: pissant

So...is it really just Crist and Rubio? No fan of Crist, but I keep hearing Rubio is a gun-grabber who tried to get reduced college tuition for illegals. Can’t Paula Dockery or the businessman running against McCollum (and in fairness, I know very little about either) be persuaded to switch races?


11 posted on 04/20/2010 5:41:54 PM PDT by Schuck
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To: Schuck

Don’t think Rubio is a gun grabber. Mind telling us how and why?


12 posted on 04/20/2010 5:43:51 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: Rome2000

Doesn’t matter to me. If he was as straight as Casanova and Rubio were a flamer, I’d still vote for the conservative. Crist can’t hide what he is: an opportunist who embraced 0bama when it was advantageous to do so, and a back stabber who’ll trash the Party that’s funded his career if it looks like he has a chance to win.


13 posted on 04/20/2010 5:45:58 PM PDT by FredZarguna ("I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.")
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To: Schuck

Where are you hearing he’s a gun grabber from Crist? Go here:

http://www.marcorubio.com/issues/

and read this:

SECOND AMENDMENT: “Like the rest of our Constitution, I believe the 2nd Amendment is a cornerstone of our democracy. I believe the right to bear arms is a constitutionally protected right. The right of citizens to defend themselves by bearing arms is a fundamental human right that should be protected.” — Marco Rubio on the Second Amendment


14 posted on 04/20/2010 5:49:36 PM PDT by Waryone (Does not play nice with RINOs)
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To: GOP_Lady

If Charlie has a “sex problem” the Dems would kill him with it in a general election if he were the GOP candidate.

I suspect GOP insiders had to pat Charlie on the back and pretend to support him while secretly pushing Marco Rubio as an alternate candidate.

They couldn’t “out” Charlie as gay and take the lib media pounding for “gay bashing” so this wink and nod get him out of the way campaign.


15 posted on 04/20/2010 5:50:07 PM PDT by Nextrush (Slocialist Republicans and Socialist Democrats must go)
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To: GOP_Lady

Just another self-serving bum. Get out and stay out Crist and take that cadaver Specter with you. We need to get rid of all pols like this.


16 posted on 04/20/2010 5:56:27 PM PDT by jocon307 (It's the spending, stupid.)
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To: GOP_Lady

The most graceful thing he could do would be to call Rubio and offer his best wishes. And step aside.


17 posted on 04/20/2010 6:09:52 PM PDT by marron
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To: Popman

He wants to win at all costs. It’s all about him, not the party, not the state of FL, not the country.

And, he will never win as an independent. Rubio just has to play,and play, and play a video of Crist just last week saying, “I’m running as a Republican” Flip-flops are popular in FL, but not in our politicians.


18 posted on 04/20/2010 6:15:10 PM PDT by Sunbunny
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To: Sunbunny

I don’t see how the math works out for an independent to win. First, (according to nationwide polls) true independents are leaning heavily towards the Republicans, much more so than usual, primarily because of the conservatism and constitutional ideals that they have manifested during the health care debate and votes. I see the Crist RINOs voting for the ‘Rats or an independent candidate, but there are also dyed in the wool Republicans in Fla. who are going to vote that way no matter what. If he is gay, some ‘Rat votes should break his way, scuttling the ‘Rat candidate. Gay Republicans, except for the sex thing, tend to be fiscally conservative.
I hope the SOB does it; it should make for an interesting election.

My money is still on our man Rubio!


19 posted on 04/20/2010 7:23:39 PM PDT by Nucluside
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To: GOP_Lady; All

There is ONE person who, IMHO, could easily convince Crist to drop out,and wait until 2012, and that oerson should be eager to take on the challenge...who you ask..why John McCain...Crist was his biggest booster..indeed, his backstabbing of Guiliani may well have given McCain the nomination. And now McCain is in a tough primary fight, trying to re-establish his supposedly conservative credentials against JD Hayworth...what could make conservatives liek McCain more than to see him get Crist to gracefully exit, and thus making sure that Rubio has an easy victory?


20 posted on 04/20/2010 7:50:31 PM PDT by ken5050 (Save the Earth..It's the only planet with chocolate!!!)
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