Kendrick Meek: Crist offered me his sister’s cross to get me to drop out
posted at 9:38 pm on October 29, 2010 by Allahpundit
I think this is going to be my last Crist post of the year, guys. I can’t deal with it anymore. Even a devout cynic can only take so much.
Mr. Crist, the Florida governor, had called Mr. Meek, a Miami congressman, earlier that morning, about 4:50 a.m., leaving a voice mail asking if they could meet up at the AIPAC gathering. “I’ll call you later this morning and see if we can work out a time to get together just you and me,” Mr. Crist said in the voice mail, which was played for Washington Wire by Mr. Meek. “Take care, buddy.”
Mr. Meek was scheduled to speak at AIPAC about 8:30 and Mr. Crist at 10, but the governor showed up an hour early in hopes of catching the congressman.
Mr. Meek said he tried to avoid Mr. Crist, but as he left the stage, “there he was, right in front of me.”
“He said, ‘If you were to drop out and work with me and help me we together can beat Marco Rubio,’” Mr. Meek recalled. “I said, ‘Governor, that’s a non-starter.’
“Then he dug down into his pocket and pulled a small cross out,” Mr. Meek continued. “He said his sister gave it to him and he wanted to give it to me so I would think about it.”
Because, you see, Jesus wants Charlie Crist in the Senate. Meek claims he was shocked: “I told him to keep the cross and that I carry my Christianity in my heart.” Which is a noble reply, but alas, my friends, nobility doesn’t always carry the day. According to a new story just published by the NYT, some of Meek’s black supporters are already starting to defect to Crist thanks in part to Bill Clinton’s involvement in all this. Which, of course, is precisely why that story was leaked to Politico yesterday in the first place.
Update: I wonder if this incident helps explain why Meek changed his mind about dropping out. Maybe he’s now so creeped out by Crist that he figures, whatever it may mean for Rubio, he’s got to stay in and deny this guy as many votes as possible. I don’t blame him a bit.
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what happens when you’ve dug through the rock bottom? what else is there…?
ted c on October 29, 2010 at 9:40 PM
Clinton-Crist = Unholy alliance
tdau1997 on October 29, 2010 at 9:42 PM
Soon, you won’t have me to kick around any more.
Charlie ‘Tricky Dick’ Crist
GnuBreed on October 29, 2010 at 9:42 PM
“Take care, buddy.”
That’s as far as I needed to read before I barfed up a large orange Crist.
rickyricardo on October 29, 2010 at 9:42 PM
I swear on jetboy’s hat that there is a prono of charlie crist on Kevin Jennings desk with Rahm laughing in the background as charlie is taking kevin to the elbow and moaning about how he’ll do the bidding of the WH in the senate if only the white house will help him win. There is simply no other explanation. Crist has sold his soul and this is what we are left with….
ted c on October 29, 2010 at 9:42 PM
Charlie should have offered his wife- she’s in mint condition , never driven the last few years.
jjshaka on October 29, 2010 at 9:43 PM
Meeks, don’t you really mean…
FlameWarrior on October 29, 2010 at 9:43 PM
I just cannot believe people can still look at Crist and consider him for anything but a village idiot.
bluemarlin on October 29, 2010 at 9:44 PM
How do you think the donks got all that chinese funding?
Fighton03 on October 29, 2010 at 9:44 PM
Not much disgusts me in politics – this digusts me.
Crist is beyond words.
gophergirl on October 29, 2010 at 9:44 PM
Can we tattoo a big ‘L’ on his forehead?
Chris of Rights on October 29, 2010 at 9:45 PM
Ya know, I was saying back in April that Crist should have just dropped out and kept his money… there was another possible shot at 2012… now he has royally screwed himself over… unless this independent run was a ruse done with the acknowledgement of some GOP bigwigs… but I doubt that…
ninjapirate on October 29, 2010 at 9:45 PM
Crist/ikswokruM 2012
Denverslim on October 29, 2010 at 9:45 PM
How did Crist keep all the crazy under wraps all these years? He’s an absolute nut-job.
Rational Thought on October 29, 2010 at 9:45 PM
Are we sure Crist wasn’t offering more than just a cross as far as his sister goes? He’s seems like the type!
sharrukin on October 29, 2010 at 9:45 PM
But how many have already voted for Meek and how many will just stay home. That is the real question.
lizzie beth on October 29, 2010 at 9:46 PM
Did Crist endorse Hillary or something?
alwaysfiredup on October 29, 2010 at 9:46 PM
Do Florida and Minnesota have some unspoken pact with one another to try and ‘out-weird’ everyone else come election time?
anuts on October 29, 2010 at 9:47 PM
Fools are indignant.
If he gives away his sister’s cross, imagine what he’d do with them.
How dumb can people be?
How can any Republican vote for this charlatan?
Schadenfreude on October 29, 2010 at 9:47 PM
Well, one person handled this exchange with class.
Wethal on October 29, 2010 at 9:47 PM
Charlie should have offered his wife- she’s in mint condition , never driven the last few years.
jjshaka on October 29, 2010 at 9:43 PM
Not by Charlie anyway,who know’s maybe Meek’s already has the inside track on it.
heshtesh on October 29, 2010 at 9:48 PM
To really appreciate the magnitude of Crist’s douchebaggery, you have to see one of his ads, like this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyknF-SHlQc&feature=player_embedded
Unbelievable that someone so slimy could pull off that degree of bogus sincerity. He just looks at the camera and recites his b.s., with a completely straight face. Utterly shameless.
Purple Fury on October 29, 2010 at 9:49 PM
Meek should have given him a left cross.
Denverslim on October 29, 2010 at 9:49 PM
I am so DAMN PROUD to have voted (today) for Marco Rubio!
Crist is a vacillating, do anything for a vote, ORANGE, slimeball. I am SO GLAD we have a resign to run law in Florida and he will be GONE in January!
FloridaBill on October 29, 2010 at 9:49 PM
OMG, this is sooo funny! Surely this is a comedy sketch of some sort. If not, it should be! You can’t make this stuff up.
CliffHanger on October 29, 2010 at 9:50 PM
Don’t believe it. “Some” could mean two voters. The New York Times is just trying to stir the pot.
Emperor Norton on October 29, 2010 at 9:51 PM
Keith Olbermann had Meek on his show. He had tweeted last night he thought Meek would be “a hero with a capital ‘H’ if he got out and supported Crist”. Well, Meek came well prepared and poor Olbermann looked completely frustrated because he did. And then Olbermann interviewed David Corn and they decided they were both going to have a “bad weekend”.
Marcus on October 29, 2010 at 9:51 PM
OT – Caroline Heldman is angry, angry, angry. Liberals are possessed by something. How schadenfreudig it is.
Schadenfreude on October 29, 2010 at 9:51 PM
Shameless.
conservative pilgrim on October 29, 2010 at 9:51 PM
Remember , O’Donnell is the wack job…
the_nile on October 29, 2010 at 9:52 PM
Notice how Shirley Crist doesn’t want Rs to know that he’ll caucus with the liberals. Why doesn’t Rubio take out a horn on this?
Schadenfreude on October 29, 2010 at 9:52 PM
Is there a rehab institution for people who are addicted to power?
mobydutch on October 29, 2010 at 9:53 PM
I really can’t think of another politician who has disgusted me more than Charlie Crist and that’s saying something!
He’s playing the part of the pimp and the whore. Sorry for my language, but that’s the way I see it.
Oink on October 29, 2010 at 9:54 PM
All year long I’ve referred to him as Charlie Christ in jest. I had no idea…..
PappyD61 on October 29, 2010 at 9:54 PM
i don’t watch Hardball normally, but i was surfing around and saw about 3 minutes of it.
A hyper smarmy D consultant was very much pushing the Meeks to Crist cross-over vote…you know to save the country or something.
These are horrible people
r keller on October 29, 2010 at 9:55 PM
Ahh, the downfall of Neocons.
Yes, I am smiling.
LeeSeneca on October 29, 2010 at 9:55 PM
Orange Judas is so desperate, I’ll bet that even if Rubio beats him by 20% the polls are showing, he’s going to demand a recount
AubieJon on October 29, 2010 at 9:55 PM
If I were a black dem, I would vote early and vote often to show that stupid gringo that I couldn’t be pushed around and taken for granted.
Bambi on October 29, 2010 at 9:57 PM
I may have this wrong…and I don’t want to be spreading rumors. But, when Crist was thought to be the shoe-in repub candidate didn’t they float the rumor that he was gay?
ramrants on October 29, 2010 at 9:57 PM
I am so far confused by a lot of this….but I would think Bills interference, and Meek being a well liked black man…there’s no way blacks would run away from him, and into the tentacles of Crist.
Good lord this is a mess, and if Hillary is running, wouldn’t a stunt like this, by Bill, hurt her?
capejasmine on October 29, 2010 at 9:57 PM
I don’t believe it. Meek was playing the race card very heavily with Olbermann and Olbermann could only just sit there. Meek said he has been running for two years – his name has been “official” that long and as I believe he said he is the first black Senate candidate from Florida.
Marcus on October 29, 2010 at 9:57 PM
This is already boarding to a “crime”.
It’s not just a political lie … there is greed and some level of coercion.
TheAlamos on October 29, 2010 at 9:57 PM
I’ve seen some awful things done in the name of political victory.
This is simply beyond the pale.
JohnGalt23 on October 29, 2010 at 9:58 PM
Why is Bill Clinton doing all the dirty work for BHO?
d1carter on October 29, 2010 at 9:58 PM
I was looking for some kind of poll proving that voters were switching from Meek to Crist but all I read were a couple of people paid for by the NYT to say so.
Capitalist Infidel on October 29, 2010 at 10:01 PM
I think it was nice of Meek not to mention the cross was 2″ white plastic with a magnet on the bottom.
Dusty on October 29, 2010 at 10:01 PM
If this doucheb*g sinks any lower, he’s gonna come out in China.
Dopenstrange on October 29, 2010 at 10:02 PM
The strategy seems to be:
We’ll just keep saying over and over that he should/will/is going to drop out and eventually every media narrative will be about Meek dropping out or not dropping out.
They are essentially forcing Meek and anything he wants to say off the stage.
The heavy hitters doing this is what really intrigues me. I can’t really imagine a non-hyper-partisan Democrat watching this unfold at home and not see this for the blatant bullying it is. OVER CRIST?!?!?!?! This guy can’t carry the Republican vote on his own so the Democrats say “hey, Charlie, come play with us”. Do they think he’s THAT photogenic and valuable a player that they’ll throw a solid, hard-working by the book Democrat who could have been a strong performer for 30+ more years.
The calculus on this just doesn’t make sense to me. I expect the Democrats to take my money out in a field and burn it, but I just don’t understand the millions they are blowing to get at most a pyrrhic victory in a solidly red becoming redder state?
Or are they that afraid of Rubio?
If they really are that afraid of him, why risk it? Rubio would be Obi Wan for the right if somehow they pulled off this Repub-turn-Indy-backflip-Dem-toss-the-real-dem-overboard-mctwist.
Jason Coleman on October 29, 2010 at 10:02 PM
I don’t know which one of them is the bigger idiot. It’s a close race!
The Expert Knows
HAExpert on October 29, 2010 at 10:02 PM
That’s the $64
thousandmillion dollar question, isn’t it?/inflation
Marybeth on October 29, 2010 at 10:03 PM
Murkowski glad that she is no longer in contention for the most pathetic sore loser award.
txmomof6 on October 29, 2010 at 10:03 PM
Poor JetBoy!
Seriously, though, this is around the bend.
My parents are snowbirds and vote in Florida. My mom will probably be voting for Crist. And she thinks Palin is unprincpled. Gah.
Missy on October 29, 2010 at 10:04 PM
FIFY
Dopenstrange on October 29, 2010 at 10:04 PM
Yes but the liberal colleges have all the Professors they need.
sonnyspats1 on October 29, 2010 at 10:05 PM
I wounder how Ahnolds endorsement was thought to play into this.
the_nile on October 29, 2010 at 10:05 PM
LOL
Meek sure gets a lot of credit for restraint here.
Missy on October 29, 2010 at 10:05 PM
ROFL!!
capejasmine on October 29, 2010 at 10:05 PM
Sing it Barry Manilow! “I see a memory, ohhh, Meeks…. you Crist and you gave without taking, but I sent you away. Oh Meeks, you Crist me and stopped me from shaking… and I need you today….”
darwin-t on October 29, 2010 at 10:07 PM
We all know that Jesus wants Crist in the Senate. So does Manuel, Javier, and Luis! Ay Carumba!
Sugar Land on October 29, 2010 at 10:08 PM
Reminds one of the story that John Edwards told to Kerry about Edwards’ deceaseed son. The one Edwards had never told anyone before,” but Kerry later found out he had.
Wethal on October 29, 2010 at 10:09 PM
Dumb question – the sister is still living right? I mean he didn’t offer a cross to Meek that she gave him on her death bed?
Just making sure this isn’t even more creepy than it sounds.
gophergirl on October 29, 2010 at 10:10 PM
I just want everyone to remember that CHARLIE CRIST didn’t become a moron overnight – he’s been one for a few decades now and …
In spite of that – John Cornyn endorsed him over Marco Rubio.
HondaV65 on October 29, 2010 at 10:10 PM
Meek coming up on Greta!
Marcus on October 29, 2010 at 10:10 PM
stenwin77 on October 29, 2010 at 10:12 PM
If Meeks wants to have a future in the Democratic party, and he apparently does, he is trying to look like a loyal Dem who’ll go the distance for the party and won’t wimp out.
Stepping aside for another Dem, who’s also been a loyal Dem is one thing, but doing it for someone who may or may not caucus with the GOP is another.
Wethal on October 29, 2010 at 10:14 PM
I was thinking the same thing, but hey — you wouldn’t be surprised, would you?
Dopenstrange on October 29, 2010 at 10:15 PM
Hmm, how much did Hillary have to loan her own campaugn?
bluemarlin on October 29, 2010 at 10:15 PM
Now, who will stand on either hand and keep the bridge with me?
tree hugging sister on October 29, 2010 at 10:16 PM
campaugn = campaign
bluemarlin on October 29, 2010 at 10:16 PM
I am surprised as desperate that Charlie Crist is that he did not offer his sister’s virginity.
Jdripper on October 29, 2010 at 10:16 PM
No wonder Meek was shocked. If he did drop out, right now he’d be more likely to endorse Rubio!
INC on October 29, 2010 at 10:17 PM
Murcowski, Crist and Specter…How come we have all the pols you have to pry from the peoples seat with a crowbar? I’m embarassed for them.
Does Meek get to keep his seat when he loses. He seems like a stand up guy and though he’s a Dem I don’t mind giving him that…
CCRWM on October 29, 2010 at 10:19 PM
Well, we still have three days to go. :)
ThePrez on October 29, 2010 at 10:19 PM
The NYT article makes no sense. Black people are voting against Rubio in part because he wants an Arizona style immigration law? Yeah sure NYT. Because if you ask blacks in FL I’m sure they’re all for illegal aliens coming to town.
angryed on October 29, 2010 at 10:21 PM
That’s why I asked – nothing surprises me when it comes to Crist.
gophergirl on October 29, 2010 at 10:22 PM
“Take my mother. She’s a virgin”
/Charlie Crisp
Key West Reader on October 29, 2010 at 10:26 PM
Don’t be too hard on Charlie he had humble beginnings!
sonnyspats1 on October 29, 2010 at 10:28 PM
YES! He is young, handsome, articulate & charismatic. He can explain the benefits of conservatism better than anyone I’ve heard in a very long time. But most of all, he is all of those things and LATINO! The largest minority group in the country that the Dems DESPERATELY need to have voting for them at around 65-70% if they are going to be viable going forward. Marco is the greatest threat to that out there right now. He embodies and can explain exactly why those that came here looking for opportunity should be conservatives and should shun the statist agenda.
He is their Fat Man & Little Boy all wrapped up in one person.
lizzie beth on October 29, 2010 at 10:30 PM
Good for Meek. He’s not letting himself get Clinton’d, Obama’d, or otherwise plantationed.
TXUS on October 29, 2010 at 10:31 PM
I don’t agree with Kendrick’s positions and/or views, but I respect his integrity.
Charlie? Not so much. The dude has destroyed himself and in the process showed Americans what a RINO and political opportunist really is. Shame on him.
Key West Reader on October 29, 2010 at 10:31 PM
An O’Donnell Win + Crist Loss will make me giddy.
Elizabetty on October 29, 2010 at 10:33 PM
Meek is on Greta OTR right now.
not dropping out. Greta questioning him pretty well. Meek seems like a solid dude and worthy candidate to run against rubio.
ted c on October 29, 2010 at 10:33 PM
now THAT’s funny!
ted c on October 29, 2010 at 10:34 PM
Doesn’t Crist know that we each have to bear our own crosses?
unclesmrgol on October 29, 2010 at 10:34 PM
Raaaaaaaaaacist! :)
Dopenstrange on October 29, 2010 at 10:34 PM
One thing to remember about Rubio is that he is Cuban and not Mexican. There is a difference. Cubans escaped communism and they understand the value of freedom. They are conservative, family oriented, hard working and forever thankful for the opportunity to be Americans.
Most Mexicans are just here for the yobs-n-benefits, mang.
Key West Reader on October 29, 2010 at 10:34 PM
Now now, let’s not take things out of context like the New York Times does to Republicans…
slickwillie2001 on October 29, 2010 at 10:34 PM
Anyone at this point who would vote for Crist would vote for Jeffrey Dahmer if there was a little D at the end of their name. Pay attention Florida!
Hummer53 on October 29, 2010 at 10:35 PM
ted c on October 29, 2010 at 10:35 PM
Creepy Charlie should know it’s against FEC rules to offer a bribe to a candidate to drop out of a race. What is the $value of the “small” cross??
TN Mom on October 29, 2010 at 10:38 PM
One of the first orders of business in a Republican controlled congress should be to file inquiries state by state to learn if the welfare and public aid departments are using the E-Verify system.
This endeavor alone will reduce the State’s and the Federal deficit by billions of dollars. I guarantee it.
Key West Reader on October 29, 2010 at 10:39 PM
he’s a Democrat, so it’s valueless. Now a job, OTOH…. or a position on an “advisory commission”….
ted c on October 29, 2010 at 10:40 PM
Without integrity a man has no value.
Key West Reader on October 29, 2010 at 10:41 PM
Some are, some aren’t. I’m of Mexican descent on my dad’s side and know that not all Latinos are the same. It depends on where you’re from. Most Cubans & South/Central Americans are conservatives. Mexicans tend to be more liberal. However, they are very culturally conservative, and most, at least in Texas, come here to find jobs, not welfare, and the voting patterns of Hispanics in Texas tend to reflect that. Hispanics are competitive in the state for both parties. It seems to be different in California.
However, I firmly believe that someone that can really speak to Latinos, in perfect Spanish no less, can cut through the crap that is fed to them by the Dems and get their votes, no matter where they are from or have immigrated to in the country.
La Raza does not represent all of us.
lizzie beth on October 29, 2010 at 10:41 PM
Politics is now the profession of choice in our culture for high-functioning sociopaths. This guy is the poster boy, with an added pathetic dimension.
rrpjr on October 29, 2010 at 10:42 PM
Watching Meek now on Greta. He appears like he is staying in regardess of the polls, which strikes me as noble. Not sure I believe a politician’s motives, but he appears sincere.
Red State State of Mind on October 29, 2010 at 10:42 PM
It seems like just the other day but it’s been 35 or so years that people with the skin color the same as Meeks were denied the vote and people were being killed trying to win that privilege at the ballot box. Now 2 white elitists try to get a black man to drop out of the race so a white man can possibly win. Drop out for a man NOT even in Meeks party? Talk about racism. I haven’t seen or heard a peep out of anyone. Why not?
Herb on October 29, 2010 at 10:43 PM
Yeeech! I feel the need to take a shower after reading this. To say Charlie Crist is a creep just doesn’t quite capture his essence. How in the world did he get as far as he has in elective politics?
ncborn on October 29, 2010 at 10:46 PM
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