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Morning Joe Mute as Charlie Crist Calls His 'Amazing' Popularity a 'God Thing'
NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 08/25/2022 2:24:12 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest

Charlie Crist used to be a Republican. Then he became an independent. Later he was a Democrat. Now, the protean politician appears to be portraying himself as the candidate of the Party of God!

Crist appeared on Wednesday's Morning Joe, the day after he won the Florida Democrat gubernatorial primary. At one point he was asked how he would take on Governor Ron DeSantis. Crist began by comparing DeSantis' approval rating of 50 percent to the 72 percent Crist claimed to enjoy at one point during his tenure as governor (back when he was a Republican).

When Crist called his "amazing" popularity a "God thing," I was certain it was a typo. Crist must have said that it was a "good thing." Surely, no politician could possibly be so presumptuous as to claim that his approval rating was a "God thing!"

But, incredibly, as the video [at 1:30] revealed, "God thing" was precisely what Crist said! And that was just the first of many religious references Crist crammed into the interview, including ostentatiously displaying his Golden Rule wristbands--see screencap!

Get the rest of the story and view the video here.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: charliecrist; floridagovernorsrace; msnbc; rondesantis
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1 posted on 08/25/2022 2:24:12 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
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To: miss marmelstein; patro; abb; SE Mom; HarleyLady27; connyankee; Behind Liberal Lines; KC_Lion; ...

I’m just gonna sit back and let the comments role in on this one.

Take it away, folks!

Ping to Liberal Media Criticism list.


2 posted on 08/25/2022 2:25:05 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (Please ping or FReepmail me to be added to the Liberal Media Criticism ping list.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

That’s “roll,” not role, in. Although you could say ol’ Charlie was playing the role of a very religious guy!


3 posted on 08/25/2022 2:25:48 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (Please ping or FReepmail me to be added to the Liberal Media Criticism ping list.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

The dude looks like a used car salesman.


4 posted on 08/25/2022 2:26:37 PM PDT by dljordan
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Crist is a worm with a good sun tan. . . .


5 posted on 08/25/2022 2:26:56 PM PDT by RatRipper (The Biden Adm is leading an attack against US citizens . . . pure evil.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Charlie Crist is the picture definition of insane.


6 posted on 08/25/2022 2:27:08 PM PDT by DallasBiff (Kamala is not the sharpest knife in the drawer)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

A faggot wears wristbands.

Stop the presses.


7 posted on 08/25/2022 2:27:18 PM PDT by RedMonqey
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

It’s a Sun God thing with Charlie Crisp.


8 posted on 08/25/2022 2:27:35 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: dljordan

He looks like the sexual degenerate he is.


9 posted on 08/25/2022 2:29:16 PM PDT by robowombat (Orth,He looks like the sex all y )
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Voters are Moving to the Right Across Almost Every Demographic, Says Massive Survey
PJ Media ^ | 08/24/2022 | Athena Thorne
Posted on 8/25/2022, 1:08:24 PM by SeekAndFind

Morning Consult has reported five years’ worth of data from over 8.6 million participants that shows a trend of America’s registered voters moving steadily to the ideological right.

“The left is losing the battle for the minds of the American electorate, Morning Consult research shows, with voters decreasingly identifying as liberal in recent years,” writes Morning Consult political reporter Eli Yokley. “But that doesn’t mean the country is lurching to the right.”

Yokley then makes an effort to pretend the trend isn’t what it looks like: “Instead, an increase in the share of Americans who identify as moderate, or who are uncertain about where exactly they stand on the ideological spectrum, reveals a growing and electorally decisive center that is discontented with either side’s extremes.”

Except that the percentage of voters who identify as conservative actually increased slightly, while only those who call themselves liberal decreased. Call me crazy but that just sounds like Democrats are turning away from far-left ideology to become more moderate:

The share of the electorate who identifies as “very liberal,” “liberal” or “somewhat liberal” on a seven-point scale has dropped over the past five years, from 34% to 27%, according to extensive annual Morning Consult survey research conducted among more than 8.6 million U.S. voters since 2017.

Meanwhile, “Even as Democratic voters drift toward the middle, the data shows that the Republican Party’s adherents are shifting further to the right — and it’s happening quickly,” writes Yokley.

Or to put it another way, the whole country is moving in a rightward direction.

This trend is concurrent with the largest group of people consistently falling into the conservative camp — 39% in 2022, from 38% in 2017. Meanwhile, the liberal cohort has shrunk from a high of 34% in 2017 to a mere 27% as of now.

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10 posted on 08/25/2022 2:33:39 PM PDT by Liz (MAN PROPOSES....GOD DISPOSES.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

“DeSantis’ approval rating of 50 percent “

Hmm, I thought his approval was much higher


11 posted on 08/25/2022 2:34:29 PM PDT by es345st
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To: robowombat

A God? Well, he must be Jesus Crist.


12 posted on 08/25/2022 2:34:59 PM PDT by Autonomous User (During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Hang on! A Rat Party swamp creature is acknowledging God’s existence? Sounds like a Hail Mary pass to me.


13 posted on 08/25/2022 2:35:09 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Covid Is All About Mail In Ballots)
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To: Gay State Conservative

No doubt. Crist was bending over backward to portray himself as a deeply religious man. Clearly hoping to attract religious voters. I don’t see it working.


14 posted on 08/25/2022 2:37:24 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (Please ping or FReepmail me to be added to the Liberal Media Criticism ping list.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

A Republican, an Independent, and a Democrat walk into a bar.
The bartender says, “Hi Charlie!”


15 posted on 08/25/2022 2:39:10 PM PDT by Wilhelm Tell (True or False? This is not a tag line.)
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To: dljordan
Check out “Crazy Eddie's” ads on youtube. Turns out that he,like Crist,was a con artist.
16 posted on 08/25/2022 2:40:48 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Covid Is All About Mail In Ballots)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

When Crist was Governor of FL for one term, he didn’t even own property in Florida. Eventually he married his beard. She had a home in FL.


17 posted on 08/25/2022 2:41:07 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Ron DeSantis is Top Gov)
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To: Liz

A lot of Americans don’t like rioters burning their cities or perverts “grooming” their children. These things have become common as the Democrats, according to the article, have become more “moderate.”


18 posted on 08/25/2022 2:42:27 PM PDT by Wilhelm Tell (True or False? This is not a tag line.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
This is my soon-to-be-ex Congress reptile! From the 2010 census, our district was made a 'D'onkey Party district and CC got in (2017) by taking it from an Obama-supporting GOPe David Jolly! What is nauseating but interesting is that he is NOT RUNNING as a 'D'onkey Party, Nancy boy here! You can see it by the hurl-inducing line put out after his D Primary victory; "But in nominating Crist, Florida Democrats turned to a familiar face to help them reclaim the governor’s mansion after more than 20 years of being locked out(???), convinced that his brand of collegial, compromise-minded politics can help win over moderates and independents turned off by DeSantis’s combative political style."
19 posted on 08/25/2022 2:44:14 PM PDT by SES1066 (More & more it looks like Brandon's best decision was Kamala! UGH!)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

So wokeness is ok with Jesus now? Jesus was woke? He stay on script or wander off?


20 posted on 08/25/2022 2:49:31 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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