Tony_FLADEM (1,956 posts)
Former Gov. Charlie Crist: Here's why I'm backing Barack Obama
I’ve studied, admired and gotten to know a lot of leaders in my life. Across Florida, in Washington and around the country, I've watched the failure of those who favor extreme rhetoric over sensible compromise, and I've seen how those who never lose sight of solutions sow the greatest successes.
As America prepares to pick our president for the next four years — and as Florida prepares once again to play a decisive role — I'm confident that President Barack Obama is the right leader for our state and the nation. I applaud and share his vision of a future built by a strong and confident middle class in an economy that gives us the opportunity to reap prosperity through hard work and personal responsibility. It is a vision of the future proven right by our history.
We often remind ourselves to learn the lessons of the past, lest we risk repeating its mistakes. Yet nearly as often, our short-term memory fails us. Many have already forgotten how deep and daunting our shared crisis was in the winter of 2009, as President Obama was inaugurated. It was no ordinary challenge, and the president served as the nation's calm through a historically turbulent storm.
http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/article1247631.ece
Former Gov. Charlie Crist: Here's why I'm backing Barack Obama
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1. jberryhill (Star Member) - Sun Aug 26, 2012 (12:23 am)
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Wow
2. UTUSN (Star Member) - Sun Aug 26, 2012 (12:24 am)
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R#5 & K for, well well well... n/t
3. cecilfirefox (Moocher) - Sun Aug 26, 2012 (12:25 am)
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Oh my! nt
4. AtomicKitten (Star Member) - Sun Aug 26, 2012 (12:25 am)
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Nice sucker punch to the GOP.
6. juajen (Star Member) - Sun Aug 26, 2012 (12:29 am)
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I always thought he was a very good governor.
7. MotherPetrie (Moocher) - Sun Aug 26, 2012 (12:34 am)
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Bwahahahahaha
8. Segami (Moocher) - Sun Aug 26, 2012 (12:35 am)
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BWHAHAHAHA!!!
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9. bluestateguy (Moocher) - Sun Aug 26, 2012 (12:39 am)
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I knew it
I just knew it. I think they have had this one in their bag of tricks for several months now.
But this also means the end of his future in Republican Party politics.
13. elleng (Star Member) - Sun Aug 26, 2012 (12:52 am)
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No big deal.
He currently is registered as no party affiliation.
21. 99th_Monkey (Moocher) - Sun Aug 26, 2012 (2:31 am)
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Why take away from this awesomely ballsy statement by an ex-GOP?
seriously. why?
Good news is already hard enough to come by, these daze,
without you pissing all over it when it does happen.
25. davidn3600 (Moocher) - Sun Aug 26, 2012 (3:10 am)
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Well Crist really isnt as popular anymore
Republicans hate his guts and independents are done with him. The only thing he accomplished in 2010 was splitting the Democrat vote leading to Rubio coasting to an easy win.
I don't applaud Crist in any way.
27. 99th_Monkey (Moocher) - Sun Aug 26, 2012 (3:26 am)
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Well, at least it sounds like you got some reasons
based on your own experience.
that's cool.
I don't know Crist from Jesus Christ,
and claim no special knowledge or
insight.
I just like it when GOP peeps flock
to Obama in droves.
It's just a thing of beauty in my
Universe.
Even if Crist is an ass.
Aren't they all?
29. flpoljunkie (Star Member) - Sun Aug 26, 2012 (6:21 am)
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Not true. Crist's popularity is high. Polling shows he would beat Rick Scott.
35. CabCurious (Moocher) - Sun Aug 26, 2012 (7:49 am)
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but... anybody could beat Rick Scott at this point
12. nenagh (Star Member) - Sun Aug 26, 2012 (12:45 am)
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Stunning... and he explains the $ 716 B Medicare savings in clear terms...
that any Florida senior can understand, thanks JaneyVee... (http://www.democraticunderground.com/emoticons/happy.gif)
14. Cha (Star Member) - Sun Aug 26, 2012 (12:53 am)
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A brilliantly worded solid endorsement backed up by FACTS!..
"He invested in our runways, railways and roads. President Obama knows a reliable infrastructure that helps move people to work and helps businesses move goods to market is a foundation of growth.
And the president invested in our retirement security by strengthening Medicare. The $716 billion in savings his opponents decry today extended the life of the program by nearly a decade and are making sure taxpayer dollars aren't wasted in excessive payments to insurance companies or fraud and abuse. His opponents would end the Medicare guarantee by creating a voucher that would raise seniors' costs by thousands of dollars and bankrupt the program."
Mahalos, JaneyVee!
15. RBInMaine (Moocher) - Sun Aug 26, 2012 (1:15 am)
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I hope he makes commercials for Obama, especially for Florida.
16. JohnnyRingo (Star Member) - Sun Aug 26, 2012 (1:24 am)
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Guess who's not invited to the convention.
They may even leave Wednesday open so Huckabee and Santorum can perform an exorcism. Hahaha
17. davidpdx (Moocher) - Sun Aug 26, 2012 (1:34 am)
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That's great news
I know a lot of people around here don't like Crist. I think this may help swing moderate Republicans and independents in Florida.
23. freshwest (Star Member) - Sun Aug 26, 2012 (2:42 am)
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Soon followed by this announcement: GOP convention cancelled, GOP tells voters to vote for Obama!
Well, they would if they were sane...
Sigh.
24. Taverner (Star Member) - Sun Aug 26, 2012 (2:48 am)
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Well, paybacks ARE a b***h
34. CabCurious (Moocher) - Sun Aug 26, 2012 (7:48 am)
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This trend will continue as the GOP will continue to alienate & attack moderates
26. budkin (Moocher) - Sun Aug 26, 2012 (3:15 am)
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He's the Right's Joe Lieberman
I'm sure they all hate his guts. Great endorsement though!
28. DonCoquixote (Star Member) - Sun Aug 26, 2012 (3:47 am)
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Let us not forget
The bgi rumor is that he will jump ship to the democrats to beat Rick Scott. I hate the idea, as I remember "Chain Gang Charlie" doing his best to appease the right wing, but considering the alternative is for the Florida democratic party (aka the people who help the GOP more than the GOP could), then I say go for it. No more weak candidiates like Alex Sink and her husband.
30. Mtndreamer (Moocher) - Sun Aug 26, 2012 (6:57 am)
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Charlie Crist is a smart man..
he may have a future in politics..
31. avebury (Moocher) - Sun Aug 26, 2012 (7:02 am)
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K&B nt
32. CabCurious (Moocher) - Sun Aug 26, 2012 (7:03 am)
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Jeb Bush is crawling under a rock right now!
33. DCBob (Star Member) - Sun Aug 26, 2012 (7:09 am)
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Crist would have made a fine Senator who would have caucused with the Dems.
Too bad many FL Democrats were short-sighted and now we have a Teabagger sitting in the Senate.
36. Ian62 (Moocher) - Sun Aug 26, 2012 (8:20 am)
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Hurricane Crist hits Mitt in Tampa
lol
37. Philosoraptor (Moocher) - Sun Aug 26, 2012 (8:23 am)
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Its an encouraging trend
38. B Calm (Star Member) - Sun Aug 26, 2012 (8:29 am)
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I guess there are a few good republicans
that put the country first!
39. malaise (Moocher) - Sun Aug 26, 2012 (8:36 am)
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ROFL
Fugg the GOP!!
Was this the same Charlie Crist who had a 31 point lead on an unknown Marco Rubio in the GOP primary and watched it evaporate? The same Charlie Crist who couldn't compete in the GOP and went independent? That Charlie Crist?
Could it be that Charlie is so desperate for a job that he is seeking an opportunity for a job in a second Obama Administration? Naaaaaaa, Charlie is too principled to try to make an opportunity for himself, would he? :sarcasm:
Charlie must be desperate for work.
Because you're a disgusting political slut of the worst sort, who sees your best path to back to the power you crave to be in wrecking the country so you can scavenge the parts?
Charlie must be desperate for work.
Nawww he's hooked up with the biggest Ambulance chasers in the state. The same firm that's looking to sue Casey Anthony in Zanida Gonzales' defamation suit.
Scumba....err Lawyers (http://www.forthepeople.com/)