Posted on 10/29/2010 8:36:54 PM PDT by Justaham
Two years after Florida helped elect the nation's first black president, Charlie Crist's unrelenting drive to win a Senate seat at the expense of a black Democrat and a Hispanic Republican has forced tender racial sensitivities back to the surface of Sunshine State politics.
Crist was involved in getting President Bill Clinton to persuade Democratic nominee Kendrick Meek to drop his own bid and endorse Crist in an effort to deny Republican Marco Rubio the Senate seat. Sources told POLITICO that Meek signaled that he would drop out of the race — twice — before backtracking, a characterization that Meek denied.
Meek's candidacy didn't gain early traction, and some Democrats looking to rob the seat from Republicans — and specifically rising star Rubio — hoped Crist would take his place as the unofficial Democratic standard-bearer. That set was confident that Meek's departure — or even significant damage to his credibility — would create a path for Crist.
But now Crist's getting heat from both flanks, branded as an egotist whose efforts to undermine black and Hispanic rivals smack of racial insensitivity.
"That has been the chatter all along," Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.) said of a long-running whisper campaign that Meek could or should drop out. "It comes from Charlie Crist, who was run out of his party and is now over here sowing the seeds of destruction in the Democratic Party."
Noting how quickly Crist spoke publicly about the Clinton-Meek discussion, Hastings said Crist "shouldn't have been out there flapping his gums" because "then he puts Bill Clinton as the demon for African Americans."
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
The October surprise for the Democrats: the black vote doesn’t show up at the polls.
After which the Dems will play the old "voter suppression" card. ...without even a shred evidence to support their claim, of course.
Wow, will the blacks stop being a doormat?
Just more racism from Bill Clinton. Why are Blacks too stupid to see it?
Crist is crisp!
Just more racism from Bill Clinton. Why are Blacks too stupid to see it?
I suppose the Plantation is too comfortable to leave.
So, from the title, Charlie Crist is flaming?
I hate the horrific liberal thought plantation with its dumbed down liberal education plans and horrific teachers' union that have re-enslaved so many Blacks and others into lifetime suffering.
They know more than anything else that an educated Black person, a GENUINELY educated Black person is a threat...independent thought breeds men and women like Rice and Thomas and on and on and on. Blacks are not even allowed to admire other Blacks who succeed but wear a conservative hat.
And as for billy klinton, my gosh, that smarmy fellow did not HAVE to have his little talk with Meeks. Willowy Crist could not have FORCED him into it...billy saw and opportunity and willingly attempted to crush Meek's ambition for the win. As always, no core and bad character seep out of klinton like water through a sieve.
More racial BS from black power America.
Crist is melting down, that’s all. He’s desperate and couldn’t care less if Rubio and Meek are purple leprechauns from Jupiter.
“So, from the title, Charlie Crist is flaming?”
Don’t know about flaming, but I’ve heard he is a wide stance toe tapper
Well, the Democratic Party have used black people since they owned them back before the Civil War. What has changed?
Senator Marco Rubio-—get used to hearing it! Now Floridians go make it happen!
Maybe Charlie Crist is a double double agent? Like a man you thought was straight was really gay. I am not referring to Charlie that way.
He starts out as a supposed Repub fairly conservative gov before election. Gets elected gov and starts moving to the left. Implodes against Rubio then becomes an independent. Sees himself going down in flames. Not to be confused with a flaming homosexual.
Now he is starting a race war within the Dem party! Gets Clinton in trouble. Insults Meek who was pretty hopeless.
It really is that it is all about Charlie. What a train wreck of a person.
It just makes me wonder what makes people like him tick. He’s been governor of a big, high profile state. He’s been the state’s AG. He’s been in national headlines many times. He has money. He has all the backroom connections any sleazeball could ever want. He has a great tan. Is it so crushing to him that he isn’t going to be senator, too?
It’s another three-ring electoral circus from FL. The whole thing is bizarre.
“without even a shred evidence to support their claim.”
When did Democrates ever need evidence? MSM will report voter suspression if it suits their agenda.
It is frightening to think how mentally screwed up some of these people must be.
Isn’t sad! I don’t go to the MSM for any information unless I have time to research it.
What is someone’s tag - everyone (but it should not be MSM) is intitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts.
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