Posted on 10/17/2014 5:40:21 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
To understand why Florida gubernatorial candidate Democrat Charlie Crist insisted on having a fan blowing on him during the yesterday’s debate with Republican Rick Scott, which almost stopped the whole show in its tracks, thus earning the hashtag #fangate, you need to know something about Crist and sweat.
One of the stranger moments of my reporting career arrived at 6 a.m. on a day in late 2012 in St. Petersburg, Fla. I was doing a lengthy profile of Florida governor Charlie Crist....
....Charlie Crist, burdened with an almost pathological disdain for humanity’s untidiness, hates to sweat. This trait runs deep, and it was laid bare again last night in an utterly bizarre and totally hilarious bit of political theater that would only happen in Florida. Crist, who claimed to have something called “temperature issues” that can only be “addressed” with a fan, had installed a fan at his feet before the debate.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
He lives in Florida but doesn’t want to sweat? I think I see the problem....
...and he wants to be Governor of Floridah???
“..... disdain for humanity’s untidiness, ... “
Sounds like a couple of gay guys I know.
Installed a fan at his feet? Iguess that would be his fan base.
If the Washington Pest has to damage control for him, it must be really bad.
Another Creepy Charlie Crist alert.
Cute but doesn’t answer the most interesting questions, at least to me”
1) Article says he doesn’t sweat when he works out, so why would he need a fan to keep himself from sweating to begin with?
2) Why is there a debate rule against fans? As long as all participants can use them, fine. Is there a rule saying they must wear wool coats, or not?
Maybe move to Alaska and run for Gov there. No, on second thought, I have friends in AK and they would not like that at all.
Charlie Crist would only be a joke if he wasn’t an EVIL LIAR: the stereotypical politician.
I have always suspected that Crist has had his facial hair lasered off, or he uses a depilatory instead of shaving. His face always looks too smooth for a guy's face. Another Crist creepy factor.
Installed a fan at his feet? Iguess that would be his fan base.
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This may explain why he ‘oscillates’ in his political views. ;)
If he sweats, that orange crap he smears on his icky face will start running and so will his mascara.
You beat me to it! ! ! ! !
We just know it is true! LOL
So what if Charlie is a joke; that won’t matter to people in FL, who have had a previous joke in Jebbie too.
Not sticking up for Crist. 12 years ago I got really sick in Singapore. All the symptoms of a very bad flu. Since then, my “thermometer’ has been broken. I can break out in a heavy sweat reading a book! I used to give speeches and had to be careful the color of my shirt or the problem became very obvious. Have never figured out what it was. But all these years later, still a problem. I think Crist’s is psychological (Howard Hughes?) but I can vouch for a real condition. Never thought of using fans, but I don’t think it would have helped me. I’m enjoying watching this one. Fangate...love it.
And here I thought it was because his sweat would ruin his fake tan.
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