Rubio credit card bills show ‘financial desperation’, Crist says
by Michael C. Bender | February 26th, 2010Charging haircuts and chicken sandwiches to a Florida Republican Party credit card was a display of “financial desperation” from Republican U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio, primary rival Gov. Charlie Crist said Friday.
“It looks like an act of financial desperation when you’re charging a $7 sandwich at Chik-fil-a. That doesn’t sound like sound financial management of your personal income,” Crist said in an interview Friday with The Palm Beach Post editorial board.
In an hour-long interview (video here), Crist hit on a range of subjects, including:
*Running as an independent: Crist said political advisers have raised the possibility, but said he will not change parties.
*Ethics reform: He will suggest criminal penalties in state law for public corruption, a topic he will address in his State of the State speech on Tuesday.
*Oil drilling: Crist said he was not convinced drilling on the state’s shores could be done safely. “Not yet, but I’m close,” he said.
*Health care reform: Crist said he would not “start from scratch” like many Washington D.C. Republicans have suggested to President Obama. Instead, Crist said he would remove any parts of the bill that would raise taxes, raise rates or take money out of Medicare.
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February 26th, 2010 at 12:53 pm
320 dollars on fans???? Wouldn’t it be more conservative to buy one set of fans and travel with them rather than just discard them at each stop and buy new ones? Also, what did these “bussiness executives” that paid for all of the 30k in expenditures for his European vacation expect from the Governor in return? Did the governor report these expenditures to the IRS as a personal gain? Seems to me that there is a bit of a double standard when the governor is explaining his spending vs the speakers spending.
February 26th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Sorry, Charlie. It’s Rubio.
The healthcare bill needs to be TOTALLY redone.
It proves that Charlie IS a democrat. And Meeks is an Obama rubberstamper.
February 26th, 2010 at 1:16 pm
http://www.wtsp.com/includes/tools/print.aspx?storyid=110153
Charlie’s european trip cost FL taxpayers and he took 1 photographer and 9 bodyguards.
Kendrick Meeks=Obama=socialism
February 26th, 2010 at 1:24 pm
Come on, Editors! More proofing, please. Or do you have interns proofing now? Bad typos and grammar!
February 26th, 2010 at 1:24 pm
More proof the Politicians are a waste of space and oxygen!
February 26th, 2010 at 2:11 pm
Ok, it’s time to stop the finger pointing and get all expenses and free jet trips out of the table for the public, the feds and IRS to see. Charlie has been flying belonging to Harry Sargent, Dr. Steve Scott, Benevides and who else. When an ethics complaint was filed Crist aborted the complaint by simply saying I reimburse them with personal checks, but I don’t keep the cancelled checks. Now that Crist is a candidate these plane trips should be campaign expenses so his reports should show if he is really paying for these free plane trips. Check this out people make Charlie come clean on the free jet rides!
February 26th, 2010 at 3:22 pm
Is it true Crist is going to star in that new movie about free jet trips furnished by crooked cronies. I here the title of the movie will be sick fags over Florida. Can’t wait to see it.
Already seen that other movie about Crist called Outrage! It was made by homosexuals that do like Crist because he don’t support their gay causes. They say they dislike him most because he lies about being gay.
February 26th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Charlie has rich friends like Rothstein, Mendelsohn, and Sargeant so he can afford $7 chicken sandwiches.
February 26th, 2010 at 4:50 pm
Rubio is owned by the insurance industry. He is State Farms best friend…along with his little buddy Bogdanoff. Rubio also sponsored a bill which would have granted illegals the right to pay “instate tuition” at Florida colleges and universites. Ilegals who have no business being here in the first place. This slick talking politican needs to be locked away in Miami where he can’t do any more harm to our great State.
February 26th, 2010 at 5:46 pm
[...] The take on this from Charles Crist, Rubio’s opponent here [...]
February 26th, 2010 at 6:45 pm
Support your statements.
Satire in Florida: Crist unveils fake Rubio speech for CPAC
Full text of Crist’s satire piece below:
http://dailycaller.com/2010/02/17/satire-in-florida-crist-unveils-fake-rubio-speech-for-cpac/
February 26th, 2010 at 11:16 pm
Charlie Crist is DONE! There is no way that his underhanded, disgraceful actions and attempts to discredit Marco Rubio will ever work. “We The People” are awake, listening and know better. The Giant is awake, aware and ready to take you out Charlie Crist. You are a disgusting POS and an embarassement to our State and the gay community. Just go away Charlie…..Just go the heck away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
February 27th, 2010 at 1:16 am
THIS FAMILY WILL STILL VOTE FOR RUBIO.
CRIST HAS NOW DONE THE LOWEST OF LOW WITH HIS DIRTY DEALINGS.
EVERYONE KNOWS THAT CRIST IS A CLOSET HOMOSEXUAL WHO ONLY MARRIED TO LOOK THE PART. (WHY *DID* HE SPEND HIS FIRST ANNIVERSARY ALONE AND AWAY FROM HIS “WIFE?”)
CRIST NEEDS TO STOP SHAMING G.L.A.D – HE IS NO FRIEND TO THE GAY AND LESBIAN COMMUNITY!
CRIST, COME OUT OF THE CLOSET AND NEXT TIME DO NOT THROW STONES IN A GLASS HOUSE!
OUR VOTE GOES TO RUBIO AND WE WILL CAMPAIGN FOR HIM TOO!
February 27th, 2010 at 7:28 am
Rubio, stole money, he displayed his ethical makeup, let’s not put another petty crook in public office.
February 27th, 2010 at 7:39 am
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February 27th, 2010 at 9:46 am
Voting Rubio!
February 27th, 2010 at 12:46 pm
[...] In this article, Crist’s good buddies in the MSM ask him if he plans going the independent rou… I quote from the article: ” Crist said political advisers have raised the possibility, but said he will not change parties.” [...]