Crist teams up with a ‘Real Housewife of N.Y.’ for fundraiser

by Michael C. Bender | July 10th, 2009

Jill & Bobby Zarin

Republican Gov. Charlie Crist next week will look to add to his staggering pile of campaign cash by heading the home of Jill & Bobby Zarin to raise money for his U.S. Senate campaign. The fundraiser (read the invite here) was first reported by the Orlando Sentinel this morning.

Crist & Rome

Zarin is one of the stars of the Bravo! show “Real Housewives of New York” and is close friends with Carole Rome Crist, the governor’s wife. Zarin, who was invited to the couple’s wedding in St. Peterburg last year, describes Carole as one her best friends and talks about Carole’s expensive, Hampton society parties in an episode called “Season One: Lost Footage.”

The host committee for Zarin’s fundraiser for Crist is peppered with NYC socialites and also includes Donald Trump and New York Yankee slugger Johnny Damon.

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Tags: Carole Rome, Charlie Crist, fund-raising, Jill Zarin, Real Housewives of New York

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8 Responses to “Crist teams up with a ‘Real Housewife of N.Y.’ for fundraiser”

1. XX Says:
   July 10th, 2009 at 2:54 pm

   and this is the real reason Charlie married Carole - her rich friends.

2. ELC Says:
   July 10th, 2009 at 4:42 pm

   You could just puke!!!I don’t know who is more phony the Crists or the Zarins?
   All I know is the few times Carole Rome
   Crist posed(throwing her hair about)she
   looked as phony as a day old penny. I wonder if she gets whiplashed? May be
   she’ll take Choo Choo Charlie back to
   the Hamptons for a permanent stay-he
   could work on his permanent tan. The
   Hamptons can keep this phony couple and
   us Floridians will be happy to lose him.

3. Marie Says:
   July 10th, 2009 at 5:23 pm

   I find it funny that Christ has to go all the way to NY to get someone to help with fundraising. If they lived in FL like me they would not bother. He is useless as a Gov. and he will be useless in the Senate. LOL What a joke he/they are.

4. Does he like girls. Says:
   July 10th, 2009 at 8:48 pm

   Does he even like girls?

5. Mordy Ki Says:
   July 11th, 2009 at 9:55 am

   HURRICANE SCAM ALERT!!!

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   In my case, after I signed his contract, it was filed away waiting for someone to settle the claim. It is guaranteed money to the Public Adjuster Claim Service.

   The Public Adjuster Claim Service that I contracted with did nothing for seven months – not even call me. I fired them – I thought. I hired an attorney who settled the case/claim 15 months later. Because of the Public Adjuster Claim Service contract, I was still obligated to pay his $19,000 fee.

   If this sounds like sour grapes, call the State of Florida Consumer Protection Agency (877-693-5236) and ask them to verify my statements and the reputation of the Public Adjuster Claim Service. The only way to stop this cheating scam is to change the law. Better yet, don’t sign a Public Adjuster Claim Service contract.

   Hire an attorney if you need to and don’t let them charge you more than a 20% fee. And a reputable contractor will provide a free quote to repair your damage that can be given to your attorney to forward to your insurance company.

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6. Charlie Crist And The Real Housewife of New York - JaxPoliticsOnline.com Says:
   July 13th, 2009 at 6:31 pm

   [...] help of Donald Trump, Johnny Damon and a host of New York City socialites to flood his coffers.  That list includes Jill Zarin, one of the stars of the Bravo! series “Real Housewives of New York.”  Zarin is, [...]

7. Palm Beach & South Florida gossip & celebrity news | Jose Lambiet’s Page2Live.com» Lambiet’s Lunch: Charlie Crist Hamptons fundraising; Lenny Kravitz flying away Says:
   July 21st, 2009 at 1:15 pm

   [...] Not everyone seemed happy to see Gov. Charlie Crist mine The Hamptons for U.S. Senate running money. With Republican Crist now married to New York socialite Carol Rome, [...]

8. xyz Says:
   July 22nd, 2009 at 4:07 pm

   The Zarins make me sick.