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Crist Clarifies Position on Health Care Law
A Semi-News/Semi-Satire from AzConservative ^ | 27 August 2010 | John Semmens

Posted on 08/28/2010 9:08:48 AM PDT by John Semmens

Claiming that he “misspoke” during a recent interview, Florida senatorial candidate Charlie Crist (I) sought to “clear away any misunderstandings that may have arisen as a result.”

“What I meant to say was that the health care bill is a large and complex undertaking,” Crist said. “In such a complex undertaking there are bound to be parts that voters would find disagreeable. I want to assure these voters that I would have voted against these parts.”

“At the same time, there are other parts of the legislation that are good parts that we absolutely need to have,” Crist continued. “I want to assure voters that I would’ve voted for these good parts.”

Crist vowed that “my balanced and flexible approach is my pledge as your next senator. You can count on me to be for the things that you are for and against the things that you are against. My opponents will try to persuade you that a policy is either right or wrong, necessary or wasteful, that there is a moral or prudential reason for some government action. If you want this kind of rigidity, then vote for them. But if you don’t know the difference between right and wrong or are unsure of what makes sense, then I’m your man.”

(Excerpt) Read more at azconserv1.wordpress.com ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Humor; Politics
KEYWORDS: campaign; florida; panderer; satire

1 posted on 08/28/2010 9:08:52 AM PDT by John Semmens
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To: John Semmens

When liberals lie, they always say they “misspoke”.


2 posted on 08/28/2010 9:10:29 AM PDT by Signalman
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To: John Semmens
Translation: I was for it before I was against it but now I'm for it again, sorta. Yup just like always, Charlie speaks his mind clearly and precisely. /sarc. Thank goodness he left the party!
3 posted on 08/28/2010 9:14:11 AM PDT by ExSoldier (Democracy is 2 wolves and a lamb voting on dinner. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote.)
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To: John Semmens

What I recall is that the vote was for an All or Nothing. Perhaps I’m the one who is confused.


4 posted on 08/28/2010 9:16:52 AM PDT by Grams A (The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
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The new, restructured, revised, explanation to his position or positions or misspokes will start in 3.....2.....1....


5 posted on 08/28/2010 9:22:22 AM PDT by CynicalBear
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To: John Semmens

I like good things, and I dislike bad things. I hope you agree with me. Let’s move on.


6 posted on 08/28/2010 9:22:35 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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” Crist continued. “I want to assure voters that I would’ve voted for these good parts.”

A senator does not have line item veto. If he votes for the legislation, he votes for the bad parts as well as the good.
This is an insult to anyone with a modicum of intelligence.

7 posted on 08/28/2010 9:23:25 AM PDT by Know et al (Spill chock want ketch awl yore miss takes.)
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To: John Semmens

Actually he was for it before he was against it...or parts of it...or not.


8 posted on 08/28/2010 9:25:23 AM PDT by blake6900
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“At the same time, there are other parts of the legislation that are good parts that we absolutely need to have,” Crist continued. “I want to assure voters that I would’ve voted for these good parts.”

Dumbass, there are no "good" parts to the frickin' nationalize health care law.

9 posted on 08/28/2010 9:28:30 AM PDT by calex59
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To: John Semmens
This is hilarious. I started reading the excerpt and thought to myself, "This guy's a joke." Then I looked at the article source and realized that the article was a joke, literally. Then I realized Charlie Christ really is a joke if one can't readily distinguish satire from Charlie's reality.
10 posted on 08/28/2010 9:32:15 AM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Made from the Right Stuff!)
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Maybe Charlie can get a job t one of the many Waffle Houses in Florida after he loses...

Good one


11 posted on 08/28/2010 9:47:45 AM PDT by darkwing104 (Lets get dangerous)
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These satire pieces are so close to the truth that even after I know it's satire, I believe it anyway.

Sorry Charlie!


12 posted on 08/28/2010 9:59:33 AM PDT by USS Alaska (Nuke the terrorist savages - In Honor of Standing Wolf)
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To: Signalman

There is an awful lost of ‘misspoke’ among politicians, Dems and Pubbies and other.

Over the years I have learned that in a vast majority of the time with an overwhelming number of our elected officials (at all levels) ... anytime a politicians mouth is open - s/he is lying.

With appointed cabinet officials the same is pretty much true.


13 posted on 08/28/2010 10:52:29 AM PDT by K-oneTexas (I'm not a judge and there ain't enough of me to be a jury. (Zell Miller, A National Party No More))
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Charlie Crist is the poster child for what people hate about politicians. It’s about him, not principles...and everyone knows it now.


14 posted on 08/28/2010 10:57:32 AM PDT by Hildy
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To: Know et al

My, I certainly walked right into that one. I wish they would put a satire flag on each of these articles. It is getting very hard to distinguish fact from fiction.


15 posted on 08/28/2010 2:25:06 PM PDT by Know et al (Spill chock want ketch awl yore miss takes.)
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To: John Semmens

All Charlie’s trying to say now is that he wants to have it both ways, split the baby so to say and let it be known that he wants votes from both sides as he straddles the fence on every issue. Sorry Charlie but what you said before this had nothing to do with straddling.


16 posted on 08/28/2010 5:00:58 PM PDT by eaglestar
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