Crist to Rubio: You offend my Hispanicness
posted at 9:13 am on October 16, 2010 by Ed Morrissey
How do we know Charlie Crist has fully transformed into a Democrat? He set himself up as the authority on Hispanic authenticity in the debate with Marco Rubio and Kendrick Meek last night on the Tampa Bay Fox affiliate. In fact, Crist goes so far that the other Democrat in the race winds up objecting to the attack after Marco Rubio’s strong rebuttal. Crist attempts to scold Rubio for “turning his back on his Hispanic family,” and then tries to weasel out of it by saying he just read it in a newspaper:
It’s bad enough playing identity politics when one is of the identity in question. It’s doubly offensive when it comes from someone who shares nothing of the ethnicity they purport to represent. In Crist’s case, though, it qualifies as high satire. Isn’t Crist the candidate that just “turned his back” on the political party he led in this state only because Rubio was kicking his rear end in primary polling, and then spent the next several months reversing almost every policy position he ever held? Crist has the nerve to lecture Rubio on political ambition?
And then, after that, Crist tries running away from his own attack by claiming that he was just quoting someone else. Not only is Crist shameless, he’s gutless as well.
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Huh?
rob verdi on October 16, 2010 at 9:17 AM
That was the GOP Establishment candidate.
rob verdi on October 16, 2010 at 9:17 AM
The Orange Turtle strikes again
blatantblue on October 16, 2010 at 9:19 AM
So in a debate between a Cuban guy and black guy, the orange guy decided to claim moral authority on minority status.
Ah, that’s the Crist we’ve come to know and love.
amerpundit on October 16, 2010 at 9:21 AM
I am a happy camper to know that we got rid of this dumbass!
Charlie *Crispy Critter* Crist. He will lose big and have the nerve to wine about it.
hawkman on October 16, 2010 at 9:22 AM
I saw this on FOX this morning. For those who don’t think that Christ has hit rock bottom, he’s……well, he’s basically redefined rock bottom. He is the worst.
joejm65 on October 16, 2010 at 9:22 AM
It has gone beyond satire and is passing farce at warp speed. Next stop; pity.
percysunshine on October 16, 2010 at 9:23 AM
He’s just plain wacky.
mcg on October 16, 2010 at 9:23 AM
Presumably the Republicans aren’t going to want Charlie back after he loses (their stupidity repeatedly surprises me, but the idea of them taking Charlie back now is too far-fetched). His next move will be to look for some sort of political appointment from the Democrats. Think he’s too far gone for even the Dems to touch?
obladioblada on October 16, 2010 at 9:24 AM
Let’s see,
Meeks is to cater to the black people, Rubio gets advantages for the brown people and Crist is all in for the orange people.
Do I have that right?
FOWG1 on October 16, 2010 at 9:25 AM
I would vote for Meeks before I would vote for Crist.
Grunt on October 16, 2010 at 9:25 AM
“You’ve turned your back on your hispanic family”
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I smell a Journolist Operation,and I guess Crist is
going to be a Jack*ss right to the bitter end!!
canopfor on October 16, 2010 at 9:26 AM
Did Crist graduate fro Syracuse?
artist on October 16, 2010 at 9:27 AM
I can’t help but almost feel sorry for Crist…no joke, he really seems to be losing his mind or something. I mean, no one can be that obtuse, narcissistic, and such an opportunist.
Either way, I’m so sorry I ever supported him.
JetBoy on October 16, 2010 at 9:28 AM
Crist defines the latest Demo9crat fruitcakes …
tarpon on October 16, 2010 at 9:28 AM
Every time you think Suntan Charlie has hit his low point, he finds another ladder to a lower level. The man is a parody of the unctuous politician. It’s sad, really, to watch a career spin slowly down the toilet.
Crusader Rabbit on October 16, 2010 at 9:29 AM
We all make mistakes!
blatantblue on October 16, 2010 at 9:29 AM
To their credit, Rubio and Meek have been arguing policy. Meek is an unrepentant leftist and Rubio an unrepentent conservative. You know where they both stand.
Crist, on the other hand, is an unprincipled hack who does nothing but launch attacks and lie.
amerpundit on October 16, 2010 at 9:29 AM
The Dems like to run with scissors for fun. Touching a hot stove is only a mild indulgence.
percysunshine on October 16, 2010 at 9:31 AM
hat indigestion?
just kiddin
ted c on October 16, 2010 at 9:32 AM
It takes a big man to admit they were wrong. I’m impressed. And hope no one really wants to see you eat the hat. :-)
di butler on October 16, 2010 at 9:33 AM
I will defer to John Boehner as to whether Crist speaks for all Orange-Americans or not.
john bono on October 16, 2010 at 9:33 AM
Crist has had his attentions diverted by that new Willy Wonka gum. He’s been named as a key witness in the lawsuit.
mankai on October 16, 2010 at 9:33 AM
I think he marched on the sideline carrying a pompom….
ted c on October 16, 2010 at 9:33 AM
Well,this was an Intel hunt!!
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http://www.lagacetanewspaper.com/
canopfor on October 16, 2010 at 9:33 AM
He’s such a weenis.
Key West Reader on October 16, 2010 at 9:34 AM
But, the Democrats are warning us we better keep these “moderates” on our side. Yeah, we’ll get right on that.
Not.
If your definition of “moderate Republican” includes the phrase “spineless, unprincipled hacks, driven solely by political ambition, the retention of power and bald-faced avarice”, then by all means, get all these “moderates” out of office as soon as humanly (and lawfully) possible.
Bruce MacMahon on October 16, 2010 at 9:34 AM
Further, if you find yourself being lectured about the evils of kicking “moderate Republicans” out of the party by someone who considers Barack Obama to be a “moderate” Democrat, you have my permission to laugh at them and simply walk away.
Bruce MacMahon on October 16, 2010 at 9:35 AM
Look. Crist is a case study into an unrepentant politician. He’ll stand on whatever ground he has to in order to gain a vote. The trouble is, that he’s turned himself into a farce, a joke and a doofus. He tried to bait Marco Rubio by going over the top with that line and I have to commend Florida’s upcoming choice for a Senator for maintaining his composure as well as he did.
ted c on October 16, 2010 at 9:36 AM
Like several others here, I would vote for Meeks before Crist.
I merely disagree with Meeks.
I despise the orange guy.
AlexG on October 16, 2010 at 9:37 AM
What the heck is a ‘weenis’? Was he one of the charachters on ‘Dukes of Hazard’?
percysunshine on October 16, 2010 at 9:37 AM
Comment of the
DayWeek™steveegg on October 16, 2010 at 9:39 AM
Let’s not forget that Crist is a product of the GOP establishment – the same one that gave Specter, Chafee, Snowe, Collins, Jeffords…
I view this 3-way race as Democrat vs GOP Establishment vs Tea Party. It’s important that we do not lose the distinction going forward, lest we be betrayed again.
chalons on October 16, 2010 at 9:41 AM
I do. Toss some Thousand Island dressing on it for the irony factor.
Darth Executor on October 16, 2010 at 9:41 AM
Next thing you know, Crist will tell Meek he should be a good negro and drop out of the race.
Crist will say anything.
WannabeAnglican on October 16, 2010 at 9:41 AM
Meek pull out & endorse Crist?
He’s more likely to pull out & endorse Rubio.
Or stay in to help Rubio.
itsnotaboutme on October 16, 2010 at 9:42 AM
Weasel.
Dopenstrange on October 16, 2010 at 9:42 AM
Think he’s too far gone for even the Dems to touch?
obladioblada on October 16, 2010 at 9:24 AM
Eren on October 16, 2010 at 9:42 AM
..o
that was Cleetus..or Cooter IIRC.
Weenis: the cross between the actual anatomical name for the male member and the pejorative term for it. Can attach the modifier of “ginormous” which is the conflation between gigantic and enormous. For example, Charlie Crist is a “ginormous weenis” and will lose this election.
meanings.
ted c on October 16, 2010 at 9:43 AM
Either way, I’m so sorry I ever supported him.
JetBoy on October 16, 2010 at 9:28 AM
JetBoy: We know,the H/A crew had forgiven you,
but,don’t eat another hat———–:)
canopfor on October 16, 2010 at 9:44 AM
Crist had to go somewhere for victims, by and large the umpa lumpa in the state of Florida are doing rather well. Seriously, I’m not in Florida right now so I don’t know what the TV ads look like but on a whole Mr. Meek seems to be a decent person and it is almost ashamed that he is being overlooked by Dems because of Crist. Isn’t it odd that they would flirt with backing this disreputable man instead of truly backing their own candidate? It says as much about them as a party as their stand on various issues.
Cindy Munford on October 16, 2010 at 9:44 AM
I missed him eating the first one. Is there film at eleven?
Cindy Munford on October 16, 2010 at 9:44 AM
Wow, he turns out to be the perfect Democrat after all!
Midas on October 16, 2010 at 9:44 AM
It’s a cross between a weasle and a p_n_s.
Key West Reader on October 16, 2010 at 9:46 AM
Is there no bottom to the depth this clown would sink to for power? He is truly an embarrassment to this country. Much worse than the leftiest progressive.
BrianA on October 16, 2010 at 9:46 AM
Give Charlie a break, he thought there were Chilean miners trapped down there, hence he kept on digging.
Wind Rider on October 16, 2010 at 9:46 AM
AEHQ Exclusive: Crist Charges Rubio “Turned his Back” on Hispanic Family
Americas Election HQ 6:35 pm on October 15, 2010
http://www.foxnewsinsider.com/2010/10/15/aehq-exclusive-crist-charges-rubio-turned-his-back-on-hispanic-family/
canopfor on October 16, 2010 at 9:47 AM
I would agree. It’s too bad that Meek is being overshadowed by such a big toolbag as Charlie Crist. Crist is not a worthy opponent for Marco Rubio, nor as a representative for Florida. His desperation reeks and every move he makes only further exposes his crumbling position. Charlie Crist is getting pounded, he is like a wounded cat and is merely lashing out to try and hurt Rubio and will only get pounded anyway. Meek is going to finish this election with all of his ammo and powder mostly intact and will live another day for another election. Crist is through.
ted c on October 16, 2010 at 9:48 AM
Oh. I thought it might be a misspelling of ‘Enos’.
percysunshine on October 16, 2010 at 9:49 AM
Yep like others have said here: I would vote for Meeks before I would ever vote for Crist. What are Florida Dems thinking?
terryannonline on October 16, 2010 at 9:49 AM
The look on Charlie’s face is priceless. Before he even got done saying it he realised it was a BIG mistake. Then he had to fake writing down something on his pad. Southwest Airlines should use that piece in a commercial “Wanna Get Away?”
Rubio is going to win big here.
Weber48IDA on October 16, 2010 at 9:51 AM
I can’t believe the Democrats want this guy.
Memo to Dems: lying opportunistic weasels are still lying opportunistic weasels no matter what party they belong to. Don’t you realize he’ll do the same to you when it becomes necessary?
Chris of Rights on October 16, 2010 at 9:52 AM
Lighten up on teh General Lee. He can’t help it that someone painted him orange. Crist on the other hand chose to be orange.
forest on October 16, 2010 at 9:52 AM
I just hope Meek comes in second rather than third. One of the first thinks Mr. Meek did in his campaign was to have his campaign sponsor a car at Daytona and I will always remember his grace and kindness when the senior Mr. Rubio passed away. Crist is so unworthy on so many levels. If nothing else this awful campaign has given a clear picture of Mr. Crist and if he ever attains higher office the people will have no one to blame but themselves.
Cindy Munford on October 16, 2010 at 9:54 AM
Basically, Crist is calling Rubio a coconut.
I’m one of those who never saw just what was so awful about Repubs like Crist and Merkofski that they needed removal.
Phewww, was I wrong. These folks are realllly revealing some awful character.
juliesa on October 16, 2010 at 9:55 AM
I enjoy the disdain that Rubio has for RINOs. He is another flavor of Jim DeMint. DeMint is spawning and he will likely increase his fruit by a factor of 8, maybe 10?— and a guy like Rubio that will sit across from a Dem and lay them open like he did to Crist is just who we need in the DC knifefights….
ted c on October 16, 2010 at 9:57 AM
Those “moderate” Republican incumbents tend to drop their mask when the rubber hits the road and desperation kicks in.
kingsjester on October 16, 2010 at 9:58 AM
Power corrupts and has corrupted Charlie Crist. He loves the titles, loves the limelight and he throws like a weenis and will get beat in November.
Charlie, prepare to get pwned. Meek, sorry bud, maybe another time.
ted c on October 16, 2010 at 9:58 AM
La Gaceta Endorses Charlie Crist for U.S. Senate
http://www.charliecrist.com/news/la-gaceta-endorses-charlie-crist-for-u-s-senate
canopfor on October 16, 2010 at 9:59 AM
Crist is becoming so slippery and sleazy that I wonder if, in his quiet moments, he’s actually noticed himself. After all the dust settles in this mid-term election, an expose of this lack of principle applied in a pitifully desperate effort to get elected might make a best seller for some author out there. Certainly,to some degree, the use this tactic could be applied to the WH. I guess it depends on whether it works or not?
jeanie on October 16, 2010 at 9:59 AM
Bravo!
esnap on October 16, 2010 at 10:02 AM
If he had called him a pineapple, those would have been fighting words.
percysunshine on October 16, 2010 at 10:02 AM
Charlie Crist… plumbing the depths of the political toilet.
JohnGalt23 on October 16, 2010 at 10:03 AM
What, you forgot POTUS already? My, my, my. How soon we (like to) forget.
RickZ on October 16, 2010 at 10:03 AM
I like how Mr. Crist uses the “I didn’t say it, the paper said”. Very very brave. My hand itched to smack that smirk off of his face. While I disagree on every issue with Mr. Meek he is a good man.
Cindy Munford on October 16, 2010 at 10:04 AM
In a sexual way?
Darth Executor on October 16, 2010 at 10:05 AM
Exactly. What a schmuck.
CWforFreedom on October 16, 2010 at 10:05 AM
Hey, like I said a while back—you can weave a hat out of strips of bacon, and eat it. Everybody wins–They get to see you eating a hat, and you eat a hat’s worth of bacon.
Win-win
Sekhmet on October 16, 2010 at 10:06 AM
Well, Orange people are a far smaller minority.
Someone could ask Snooki for her comment.
The Monster on October 16, 2010 at 10:07 AM
17 days to go!!! This is gonna be fun!!!
kingsjester on October 16, 2010 at 10:08 AM
Never in a million would I vote for Meek but I gotta say he is a class act & the first democrat that I have EVER listened to and sensed he was genuine.
Crist is slimy. And I can smell the stench through my monitor as I watch this.
And Marco, well he is a rock star. Go Marco.
trueV on October 16, 2010 at 10:09 AM
Racist! MY oranges brothers and I are offended.
CWforFreedom on October 16, 2010 at 10:11 AM
Putz couldn’t even look Rubio in the eye when he was talking about him.
ctmom on October 16, 2010 at 10:12 AM
Wow, lots of respect for Meek in this thread. I thought all conservatives were racists…?
Come to think of it, there’s even more respect for Rubio, a Hispanic! Well, waddyna know.
itsnotaboutme on October 16, 2010 at 10:13 AM
Crist just needs to go away and concentrate on being “orange”.
rplat on October 16, 2010 at 10:13 AM
Remember when John Roberts was placed on the Supreme Court and immediately became Chief Justice? Rubio should be placed in the Senate in the position of Majority Leader. What a pit bull underneath that altar boy exterior.
Marcus on October 16, 2010 at 10:13 AM
And for the frosting on the cake: Charlie Crist is the reason we got John McCain.
BetseyRoss on October 16, 2010 at 10:14 AM
Absolutley! I’m going to go figure out how to make a hat out of cake. I bet that Cake Boss guy could do it.
Cindy Munford on October 16, 2010 at 10:14 AM
As long as I don’t pull that short straw,….
steveegg on October 16, 2010 at 10:18 AM
That’s neither frosting nor cake.
steveegg on October 16, 2010 at 10:18 AM
Check this out!
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But a funny thing happened on the way to her coronation: Hillsborough County Democratic Party Chair Pat Kemp declared two weeks later that the district ought to be represented by someone who actually lives in it, and that person was Pat Kemp. And prior to Kemp’s announcement, 33-year-old attorney Gil Sanchez said he too would like to try for the seat, though he, like Cruz, resides outside the district. (He lives in Channelside.)
But if Pat Kemp was the only indigenous candidate, she soon came under fire from some of her opponent’s supporters, who asked, somewhat stunningly, whether she was the right ethnicity.
That’s because District 58 is considered by some political insiders to be a “Hispanic seat,” traditionally represented by a candidate with a Latin background.
http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2010/01/20/tampas-district-58-primary-tension-over-issues-of-race-and-residency/
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And,Shazamm,more La Gaceta
And that’s what led La Gaceta Editor and Publisher Patrick Manteiga to write in his weekly column that Kemp “wants to wrestle this district away from Latins,” a broadside that has angered and divided the local Democratic party.
canopfor on October 16, 2010 at 10:19 AM
A lot of truth is flopping out on the table this election …
tarpon on October 16, 2010 at 10:20 AM
Prominent Trilingual Newspaper Endorses Charlie Crist for U.S. Senate, urges Florida voters to unite against Marco Rubio
LA GACETA
This is a most unusual race that is drawing national attention. Former Florida Speaker of the House Marc Rub (we have stripped Marco Rubio of his Hispanicness and the vowels from his name) is the Republican nominee and faces Congressman Kendrick Meek, who is the Democratic nominee, and both are being challenged by Governor Charlie Crist, who is no party’s nominee. Let’s also not forget the other 10 candidates.
Their names are irrelevant.
This race draws national attention because of its national importance. A Rub win here could change the balance of the Senate. It would give the Tea Partiers a big win with their most mainstream candidate. It also could set the direction of Florida for years to come. If Rub wins, he’ll get 12 years in the Senate which he’ll parlay into eight years as governor and then a run for the White House. His unbridled ambition and no-moral-constraints policy positions make Marc Rub one dangerous hombre.
http://journals.democraticunderground.com/seafan/4217
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Yes,I know I’m in the Enemys Den!!
canopfor on October 16, 2010 at 10:25 AM
I too would vote for Meeks over Crist. I also hope Meeks gets the Dem vote, Rubio Wins big and Crist gets the normal 2% third party vote. That would make the 3rd of Nov. even better.
IowaWoman on October 16, 2010 at 10:25 AM
From La Gaceta’s statement:
Former Florida Speaker of the House Marc Rub (we have stripped Marco Rubio of his Hispanicness and the vowels from his name) is the Republican nominee
Denying someone their heritage because you don’t agree with them? That is repulsive.
thebrokenrattle on October 16, 2010 at 10:26 AM
Crist is starting to look like a ferret.
darwin on October 16, 2010 at 10:27 AM
From their lips to God’s ears!
IowaWoman on October 16, 2010 at 10:28 AM
It appears the Liberals are infighting for “Purity”!
I bet theirs a Beautiful Progressive Vrs.Liberal Democrat
with-in their Party Civil-War just smoldering away,a tin
der box,waiting to go Ka-Blewy!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And,November the second,er the 3rd,will light the fuze!!
canopfor on October 16, 2010 at 10:30 AM
Don’t we do that on HotAir constantly? We don’t seem to be so nasty about it.
Cindy Munford on October 16, 2010 at 10:33 AM
Florida state Dem asks Crist to drop out of the race
Eren on October 16, 2010 at 10:33 AM
The orange guy starting off with a quote about Rubio’s “blind ambition” was a laugh riot.
Gang-of-One on October 16, 2010 at 10:43 AM
The Hit Operations are ongoing!!
More Lefty Scare-Mongering!
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OCTOBER 15, 2010
Is Marco Rubio pushing for an English only America?
Democratic U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek is launching a new series of attacks that say his Republican opponent Marco Rubio is “too extreme for Florida.”
http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/content/marco-rubio-pushing-english-only-america
canopfor on October 16, 2010 at 10:43 AM
Just a shorter primer for folks unfamiliar with Florida politics: most of the people who will vote for Crist in this election are the same ones who would vote against Cristie if they still lived in New Jersey – and there are zillions of them. This thing ain’t over.
Knott Buyinit on October 16, 2010 at 10:44 AM
Any “Republican” that votes for Christ, Coons, Lisa are a bunch of fools. Any “Republican” that says anything negative about Joe Miller, O’Donnell, Rubio, Angle or the Guy in Ohio and will be up for re-election next time around needs to feel the size 12 on the back side and the pain of their face scraping the pavement.
People need to realize, North, Northeast, West, Northwest, South, Southeast, what ever all over the USA on November 2nd you are either voting for Socialism or You Vote for the Republican. (National) I know some of you have a friend and they are running for city counsel and…… What ever.
If you don’t vote for the Republican you will deserve everything you get and I hope it hits you hard.
We need to take back this country and it will take a few more election cycles. This one has to be Republican.
There is not middle.
Step up.
kara26 on October 16, 2010 at 10:45 AM
Furthermore, it’s also pretty offensive for Crist to be touting on his website. You don’t have to put every endorsement on your website, so the fact that Crist thought this was appropriate to post is doubly repulsive.
Abby Adams on October 16, 2010 at 10:46 AM
crist should just go on and change parties already.
…oh wait
rightside on October 16, 2010 at 10:46 AM
Did Crist graduate fro Syracuse?
artist on October 16, 2010 at 9:27 AM
I tried.
artist on October 16, 2010 at 10:47 AM
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