Crist spends weekend dodging U.S. Senate questions
by Michael C. Bender | May 18th, 2009From the Associated Press:
When he was asked about the Senate race or federal issues, the answers were either short and insignificant or the questions weren’t answered at all.
A newspaper reporter asked Crist before the Palmetto Middle School event what he thinks about waterboarding, a form of simulated drowning that’s widely considered torture and part of an ongoing debate in Washington.
“I think I’m focused on education today,” Crist replied. “I appreciate the question, but I think it’s important that while we’re at this school, we appreciate the teachers that are working so hard for Florida’s children.”
The day before, at a hurricane conference, he was asked about the Senate run and responded, “I’m really here to talk about the hurricanes.”An exception came on Friday during the school event when he was asked about the $787 billion stimulus package that he promoted with President Barack Obama. Asked if the appearance with Obama would come back to haunt him, considering that the package was widely opposed by Republicans, Crist said, “No, I don’t think so.
“I think it’s very important that Florida’s taxpayers’ dollars that have gone to Washington come back to Florida to help our students, to help our schools and that’s exactly why I did it,” Crist added. “It’s a very pragmatic approach and I think it’s important and it’s going to help our state.”
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May 19th, 2009 at 7:42 am
When has Crist done anything to save Florida? If you look at what all he has did for Waste Managment, he has did more for them. Millions just like Jeb Bush in Grant Money. He even has given Millions to a fake company called Gulf Coast Energy to open a bio fuel plant in Mossy Head Florida, Walton County, it is not here nor said the county it will it ever be here. Board members of this company own Waste Management and one of those board member a man named Pruitt seems to be a Alabama white race leader or was accourding to the internet. Didnt I read where a friend of Crist named Pruitt is getting out of office here in Florida? Wonder if they are related? Oh well it was only 7 million dollars of tax payers money but 60 more was planned.