Posted on 10/16/2014 11:20:13 AM PDT by GIdget2004
The organizers of Wednesday's statewide TV debate between Gov. Rick Scott and Charlie Crist released a statement Thursday saying that Crist's insistence on having a portable electric fan was a violation of debate rules. Crist adviser Dan Gelber hotly disputes the organizers' accounts and said FPA president Dean Ridings accepted a document with a handwritten notation that included the words "with understanding that debate hosts will address any temperature issues with a fan if necessary."
The statement from Leadership Florida reads in part:
"Both campaigns received a letter in advance from the debate organizers (FPA and LF) stating the format, logistics and other detailed information relating to the debate. The letter also specified that 'candidates may not bring electronic devices (including fans), visual aids or notes to the debate, but will be provided with a pad and pen.'
"The Scott campaign signed and returned the letter on Thursday, October 9. The Crist campaign signed and returned the letter on Monday, October 13, but with the added hand-written note '*with understanding that the debate hosts will address any temperature issues with a fan if necessary.' Dean Ridings, FPA President, received and reviewed the note and told the Crist campaign that the partners want all candidates to be comfortable, but that he expected that Bailey Hall, the newly renovated-facility at Broward College where the debate was to be held, would be maintained at a comfortable temperature, and if there was a temperature problem, the partners would deal with it appropriately."
The statement said the temperature at Bailey Hall at Broward College was 67 degrees at the time of the debate.
"Between 6 and 6:20 p.m., someone from the Crist campaign placed a fan under Charlie Crist’s podium, and they were again told that no fans would be permitted," the statement said.
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With that slimy sleazeball Crist, lying doesn’t make him sweat, but the lights might cause that orange makeup he wears to start melting and dripping.
Bookmarking this thread. Interested to see if your prediction is right.
Ridiculous. Scott was embarrassing. beandog really you went to insulting Rightwardho just like you did when you praised and slobbered over Christine O’Donnell’s “I’m not a witch’ commercial. You thought that was the best political commercial in history. Your opinion is questionable when discussing disasters that are GOP.
Of all the dumba$$ things to b!+ch about.....
Maybe the vibration of the fans give him a little erotic tingle up his legs. Typical appliancasexual
He can’t have daddy on stage with him. Charlie’s always had a fan and it’s a security blanket thing. He needs a shrink, not the governor’s job back.
He likes to feel the air rushing up his pant legs.
Hopefully, early voting was going in Scott’s favor. Crist was a terrible AG, Governor and he’s such a phony person and there’s the attraction. He is phony nice.
You a Santorum fan? I thought only old church ladies admired Santorum. Little Ricky would have made the boy king look good in debates! Only Newt has the intellect and quick wit to have run circles around Obummer during debates. Little Ricky refusing to drop out is the reason we got Mittens.
The alpha male thing to do would have been to go on stage, start the debate the stride on over and take the fan away. Then proceed to make fun of crust for presuming that rules do not apply to him.
Your so jealous of Santorum it is pathetic. You were a Romney lover and slobbered all over him which I thought was disgusting.
Article didn’t give the full quote from the Press Release. Scott wasn’t being “petty”. I think Charlie staged the braking of the rules because he knew the vicious FL media would blame Scott even though Charlie defied the Organizers’ request to his Campaign to remove the fan!
Please READ:
“Governor Scott never told Ridings or Wendy Walker, President, Leadership Florida, that he would not join the Debate.
Rather, the Scott campaign was waiting on resolution of the rules issue before Scott took the stage. The debate partners appreciate Governor Scott’s willingness to participate in the Debate.
Leadership Florida and the Florida Press Association did not anticipate or plan for the possibility that a candidate would not honor the Debate rules. In retrospect, the Debate Partners should have been better prepared for this possibility. In addition, we regret that one candidate was allowed to take the stage and allowed to talk before the fan issue was resolved.”
You are wrong again. I only preferred Romney over Obummer.
I preferred Cain—>Newt—>Perry—>Romney—>Santorum
in that order. Keep notes so you do not post another blunder.
Criticism of Scott is entirely misplaced here but you cannot argue with blockheads. The media is dutifully following the lead and "reporters" like Jeremy are still advertising that Scott refused to come on stage even though he knows it isn't true. This is a perfect example of the Democrat Party working together with the fifth column to win an election.
I preferred Cain—>Newt—>Perry—>Romney—>Santorum
Goodness you can’t make a decision and stick with it. You are a fair-weather friend that is for sure. No wonder you are so typically wishy washy. You can’t make a decision to save your life. I am very loyal and stick to one candidate.
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