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Charlie Crist Getting Hitched
Jul 4th 2008 9:09AM
Filed Under:eRepublicans, John McCain, Featured Stories, Veepstakes
Greetings from Florida, where our governor, Charlie Crist, has just announced his plans to wed his girlfriend of nine months. Crist, who is 51 years old, has been single for the past 30 years. His first marriage ended after less than a year, giving way to a three-decade-long stint as a bachelor. His fiancé, Carole Rome, 38, is the president of (no kidding) a Halloween costume business. Why does any of this deserve your consideration? Well, timing, for one thing. It's no secret that Crist is on McCain's short-list for Vice President, and, oddly, marital status seems to be something of a sticking point in the race to be number 2. In fact, America has not had an unmarried Vice President since 1852, when Franklin Pierce gave the nod to William King.
No date has yet been set for the wedding, and while the sound of church bells setting the mood for the Republican Convention in St. Paul may simply be a coincidence, some wonder if this marriage itself is not, in some ways, its own kind of costume.
Andrew Sullivan:
After nine months' dating, he gets married to a woman. I wonder if that was a condition of the vice-presidency. His parents, by the way, are "ecstatic." I'd say the odds of his becoming the veep--and McCain's heir apparent--just increased exponentially.
Ken Layne:
Orange-skinned Florida "bachelor 4 life" Charlie Crist is the latest in Florida's long line of moderate Republican politicians who live swinging, middle-aged male lives without women. But he apparently really wants to lose with John McCain this fall, so he has announced the impending tinkle of little wedding bells!
The Economist:
Charlie Crist, the Republican governor of Florida and possible vice-presidential candidate, has been a bachelor for nearly 30 years, sparking rumors that he might be gay. But it seems that the talk of the Green Iguana is wrong.
Like all Vice Presidential prognostication, speculating on whether or not political considerations played a roll in Crist's decision to pop the question amounts to little more than a parlor game. Would Crist's bachelor status have hurt the hypothetical ticket so much as to cost them the election that is still five months away? Inquiring minds, start your engines!
As the Economist points out, two things are certain about Florida and Crist. First, Barack Obama is closing the Sunshine State gap with John McCain. Second, religious conservatives don't care much for Charlie. Both campaigns are fighting tooth-and-nail now for moderate voters, and on that score, at least, Charlie Crist doesn't need a disguise.
Recent Comments
(Page 1 of 23)rh10:47AMJul 4th 2008
Wow, he must REALLY want to be VP.
OBAMA-BIN-LIAR11:49AMJul 4th 2008
BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA can give all the speeches he wants, all I know is that OBAMA LIED AGAIN!
Now he’s “refined” his position on Iraq (again)…
“My 16-month timeline, if you examine everything that I’ve said, was always premised on making sure that our troops were safe. I said that based on the information that we had received from our commanders that one to two brigades a month could be pulled out safely, from a logistical perspective. My guiding approach continues to be that we’ve got to make sure that our troops are safe and that Iraq is stable. I’m going to continue to gather information to find out whether those conditions still hold.”
So … IN OTHER WORDS, HE’S GOING TO DO THE SAME THING THAT PRESIDENT BUSH IS DOING IN IRAQ. Let the situation dictate when the troops will be out of there.
So … HE LIED! (Hey, if they can do it to Bush I can do it to Obama.)
You can’t believe a word Obama says … but that isn’t saying much. He doesn’t say much in the first place … though he does do a lot of talking mind you. But it doesn’t all add up to having said much.
REMEMBER --- HIS "MENTOR-PASTOR" WRIGHT SAID, "OBAMA IS A POLITICIAN --- HE'LL SAY ANYTHING TO GET WHAT HE WANTS".
VOTE FOR JOHN McCAIN IN 2008 --- HE HAS PROVEN HE LOVES OUR COUNTRY.
jane williams12:11PMJul 4th 2008
Why now? Is it so people will not question his sexuality if he gets picked for VP?
Seems like Jim Thompson of Illinois who even had a daughter with his wife Jane. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
jane williams12:12PMJul 4th 2008
Some people will do anything to be VP/Prez.
mike12:18PMJul 4th 2008
hey 30 years as a bachelor doesn't necessarily mean you are gay, you might just be smart.
Celia12:18PMJul 4th 2008
Charlie the gaybird Crist..finally running from the rumors he is gay, so now he thinks getting married will stop the rumors. Hey Charlie, first of all, most Republicans are gay..no biggie..why torture yourself with a wife when you can just be with a man
Athelstan12:22PMJul 4th 2008
So, who's the lucky young man?
rick12:22PMJul 4th 2008
McCain won't win no matter who hes selects.He is a flip flopping liar in the same mold as Bush.Crist will prob. set the date for after the election to see if he has to go through with it or not....or maybe he will have a fake wedding to save him fron the reality of his loss at the election and the fact he kissed a girl for nothing.
Beacher12:51PMJul 4th 2008
How much gayer can he be??? I am sure you will have his boys on the side!
mike12:59PMJul 4th 2008
Correct me if IM wrong, but a special Senate report stated that a Liberal is like being a gay drag queen.
Crystal1:10PMJul 4th 2008
The people in Florida are nuts! Most of them are too old to remember just a few months ago, Obama didn't want their votes to count. Now they're voting for him? LOL
Crystal1:13PMJul 4th 2008
As far as Charlie Christ goes.... have any of you been in his bedroom to know his sexual preference?
B Brave1:21PMJul 4th 2008
Governor Crist,
You want a wife? Take mine!
OhReally1:37PMJul 4th 2008
Democratic Campaign PlayBook for Obama
Attention: All Obama Boy supporters.
There will be times when you encounter those who would choose to reveal information about me that knocks me off my pedestal. There is some vinegar in the kool-aid I tell you, but pay no attention.
Never fear help is near...Here are the recommended responses to such blasphemy....
1...You are a racist. Of course the only reason someone would not love me is because I'm black..Play the race card often.
2...You are a liar. Of course there is no foundation for any negative remarks about me. The millions who do not see my brilliance are, of course, liars.
3. You hate Obama. What other reason could there be that there are millions who will vote Hillary or McCain.
4.. You are ill-informed. Perhaps they don't buy the garbage I give you on my web-site. The only source for Obama information. Do not look elsewhere..
5... If none of the above work...stupid, idiot, moron are words that should be used often when you are unable to defend me intelligently.
Keep the Kool-aid alive even if it is filled with vinegar.
Respectfully
Barack Obama
The Presumptuous Nominee
OhReally1:42PMJul 4th 2008
Score this round to McCain, big-time
Christian Conservatives Uniting Behind McCain
July 2, 2008
At a meeting Tuesday in Denver, about 100 conservative Christian leaders from around the country agreed to unite behind the candidacy of John McCain, a politician they have long distrusted, marking the latest in a string of movement that bodes well for McCain’s general election prospects among the Republican base.
“Collectively we feel that he will support and advance those moral values that we hold much greater than Obama, who in our view will decimate moral values,”
A second person who attended the event, but asked not to be named, said that the group was motivated
principally by a desire to defeat Barack Obama. “None of these people want to meet their maker knowing that
they didn’t do everything they could to keep Barack Obama from being president,” the participant said. “You’ve got these two people running for president. One of them is going to become president. That’s the perspective.
Bad news for the Obama boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I like the part
“None of these people want to meet their maker knowing that they didn’t do everything they could to keep Barack Obama from being president,”
Matter of fact, let's say it again.
“None of these people want to meet their maker knowing that they didn’t do everything they could to keep Barack Obama from being president,”
Source: Time Magazine
Lacey1:57PMJul 4th 2008
You know the Republicans!!!! Good Christians and high family and moral values............yah, you betcha!!!!
Splash1:59PMJul 4th 2008
Maybe, just maybe, Crist is getting married because he is in love, huh? Not all marriages are for politically expedient reasons, but since libs are numb to the idea that Hillary stayed married to Philandering Bill (author of 101 Things You Can Do With A Cigar) for the power they think that everyone's marriage is loaded with ulterior motives.
Maybe it would have been better for the ticket (that is, if Crist gets the VP nod) if Crist was single. Can you see all the gays and H-bot crossovers crossing their fingers, mumbling under their breath, "Oh, please let him be gay, please let him be gay, please let him be gay" sounding like Dorothy: "There's no place like homo." The mystery, the intrigue, the curiosity would help kill the cat (and Obama).
I think most if not all Republicans and Conservatives (and A LOT of women out there) would tell you that Charlie is not gay. I'd be more worried about Schwarzenegger-type womanizing stories hurting the ticket than Charlie's picture showing up on justacoupleofboys.com.
Conservatives would be more concerned with Crist's McCain-like moderation which is why McCain won't pick him. McCain will go with someone who will surely help him hook the conservative base (yeah, good luck with that) and Charlie is not the man for that job, married or not. So if Charlie got married just to get the VP slot then I hope he has a really good prenup.
McCain would be wise to choose a conservative woman as VP, but he will likely go safe with Romney, hurting himself like a football team that goes with the prevent defense in the last 2 minutes of the game. Obama is Farve enough to pull off the upset and McCain is John Cooper enough to let him.
Robert Alexander2:03PMJul 4th 2008
The Big Lie Machine is here calling the truth a lie and a lie the truth. Barack is Christian. His name is no cause for concern. Barack has consistently from the beginning been opposed to the Iraq war for all the correct reasons. Barack will be responsible in withdrawing our troops. He will withdraw not stay as in "hundred years" McCain policy. Barack will at the same time intensify diplomatic efforts to find the common ground we have with all civilized nations in ending terror. Terror and torture are the tools of ben laden and the like, Bush perhaps. I am amazed after what McCain went through that he would support secret interrogations and holding prisoners for years without due process or Geneva Convention protections. Barack is truly for our troops and voted for them everytime, whether in funding or VA benefits. Yes, we can bring an orderly, safe, end to the war and secure the region at the same time by making dramatic changes in the way we do business with the entire world. Barack Obama in 2008 for intelligent change.
Crystal2:24PMJul 4th 2008
Maybe Crist hadn't found someone he loved enough to marry. Why do people HAVE to be married? Is it some kind of a status symbol so they can say:.... 'hey look at me, I'm married!' Who really gives a shit!
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David S.9:51AMJul 4th 2008
While the people of Florida elected an unmarried Governor, I doubt conservatives would go for an unmarried VP. When a guy reaches 51 and is not married, there are, you know "rumors." At least among Republicans.