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Crist vs. Scott debate, backstory and Scott update [title amended for length]
Washington Post ^ | 10/16/2014 | Aaron Blake

Posted on 10/16/2014 5:33:24 AM PDT by GIdget2004

Update 8:17 a.m.: Scott's campaign now says he didn't refuse to take the stage and that it was a mix-up -- though it acknowledges that the fan was at issue in the moments before the debate. From Scott campaign manager Melissa Sellers:

"So, let's get one thing clear: Rick Scott never refused to take the stage and debate. In fact, our campaign was not notified Charlie had even taken the stage because the last we heard, Crist was in an 'emergency meeting' with debate organizers pleading for his precious fan.

"But Charlie Crist can bring his fan, microwave, and toaster to debates - - none of that will cover up how sad his record as Governor was compared to the success of Governor Rick Scott."

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: crist; election2014; florida; scott

1 posted on 10/16/2014 5:33:24 AM PDT by GIdget2004
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To: GIdget2004

Charlie CRIST is a SWEAT HOG. I guess that works well for him in the Bath Houses.


2 posted on 10/16/2014 5:38:03 AM PDT by House Atreides (ANOTHER CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN FOR CHILDERS 2014 .... Don't reward bad GOPe behavior.)
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To: GIdget2004
...Crist sent her to Target. While Crist sits patiently in a chair, rubbing anti-glare cream on his face, Clark jumps a curb in her car, carrying a mini tower fan. Crist can’t be seen sweating. “I definitely broke a few laws to get this,” she says, bursting into the room with moments to spare. She puts the fan on the ground beside Crist. But it’s not hitting him quite right. So she kneels on her leaf-print skirt and holds it up, the cool air kissing Crist’s face as it glows in the spotlight...
3 posted on 10/16/2014 5:39:42 AM PDT by McGruff (we're leaving behind a sovereign, stable and self-reliant Iraq - Barack Obama)
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To: GIdget2004

Crist needs a fan, his “core” beliefs have always depended on which way the wind was blowing.


4 posted on 10/16/2014 5:43:23 AM PDT by fungoking (Tis a pleasure to live in the Ozarks)
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To: McGruff

MAJOR HURL ALERT!


5 posted on 10/16/2014 5:51:16 AM PDT by Lee'sGhost ("Just look at the flowers, Lizzie. Just look at the flowers.")
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To: GIdget2004

They really screwed Scott on this. There is a reason they negotiate debate procedures before any agreement is reached, sweating and lighting might have Richard Nixon the election in 1960, and the dems have been trying to the same crap ever since. The debate sponsors should have never let the Crist team put the fan on the podium in the first place.


6 posted on 10/16/2014 6:07:00 AM PDT by sharkhawk (Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall.)
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To: GIdget2004

Scott so blew it and apparently he is not fast on his feet.

He should have said, “No fans allowed, he has to sweat just like the rest of us and I get to see his orange sun tan drip down his face.”


7 posted on 10/16/2014 6:19:39 AM PDT by biff (WAS)
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To: biff

KISS principle response

“You afraid of letting people see you sweat Charle?

Infotrms and ridicules, short and sweat, uh sweet. ;>)


8 posted on 10/16/2014 6:26:50 AM PDT by Covenantor ("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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To: Covenantor

Agreed, nice. Quick stab.


9 posted on 10/16/2014 7:01:38 AM PDT by biff (WAS)
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To: GIdget2004; Joe Brower

There’s a debate right now on ABC Action News hosted by CNN. This is the final debate. You can watch it on line. Lost the url. See through podiums this time. No way to hide fans, etc.


10 posted on 10/21/2014 4:43:43 PM PDT by floriduh voter (Send Barry from the white house to the big house (never happen but I can dream.))
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