Clips of stunned news anchors on Rick Scott's refusal to debate because of a fan. Great video.

[madfloridian]

And a great photoshop found on Twitter @BrianJWrites

[herding cats]

1. I'm just catching up on "Fangate"

My thanks for the clips. I loved the chance to see the media's reactions!

[louis-t]

2. He was waiting for any excuse right up to the last minute.

If it wasn't the fan it would have been "The lights are too bright, I broke a shoelace..."

[sendero]

5. Exactly.

.... the fan was an excuse pure and simple. He knows he will be doing himself no favor in this debate.

[lpbk2713]

18. "It wasn't my fault!"

[Sancho]

3. Scott seems to have fallen for an old trap...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025674118

[madfloridian]

4. I think Crist even wrote about his fan in his book.

[madfloridian]

7. I loved this part from your link about Crist and Gallagher and the fan

In 2006, when Crist was state attorney general, competing in a tough Republican gubernatorial primary, the fan accompanied him onstage. It was August in Poinciana, a swampy Central Florida town south of Orlando, and the air was thick with moisture. His opponent, Tom Gallagher, looked at Crist’s fan and said to the moderator, “That’s not fair. Get another fan in here or I’m walking out.” The debate was delayed several minutes until a second fan could be found.
----snip-----

lol

[edhopper]

6. When I first heard of this

I thought Crist had someone in the audience with a sign and a megaphone.

[Sancho]

8. I don't know how many watched this debate, but it was truly embarrassing for Scott....

starting with the fan tantrum...and through the "Mom" stories...thumping on the podium with his pen...and finally saying his daughters' husbands would make plans for them??!

He couldn't even get out a rehearsed summary without practically stuttering.

If the press choose to, you could take clips from a bunch of this debate and make some great commercials. I hope someone is watching.

How about putting his wedding dress commercial up there with "my mom knows best" and she is voting for Crist? Or "let my husband pick my wedding dress?"

How about holding hands with the wife and saying..."with hard work, luck, and cheating medicare out of millions we made it"?

Finally, he told Florida's ex Secretary of Education and Ex AG how to run schools and why "stand your ground" was a good law!!!

This debate should be gold mine for Crist if he has the time and money to use it....

[amuse bouche]

10. I watched it

Besides the hilarious opening, where a mia Scott, prompted Crist to say...This is the ultimate taking the fifth...*snort* then Scott told us repeatedly that his mommy said 'he's a good boy'

The moderators were awful. Not one question about Scott's oppressive policies against women

[madfloridian]

12. The moderators mostly seemed like Scott fans.

The media here overall has gone very easy on Scott.

[valerief]

9. So the FAN became the news story and NOT Scott's failed governorship. nt

[amuse bouche]

11. Scott thinks he's a great success

Doncha know he created nearly a million jobs and Crist lost that many

It was a fiasco

[sinkingfeeling]

13. I'm surprised that Fox News would say some of those things.

[madfloridian]

14. They have been doing a lot of strong criticism of Scott. Esp Fox13

[Voice for Peace]

15. the whole debate

[retread]

16. Apparently Gov. LizardHead thought he had an Alex Sink Blackberry moment.

[madfloridian]

17. Too many fell for that. It was ridiculous.

This time he got the worst of the deal.

[retread]

21. I thought the Repug party of Florida could never put forth a candidate more vile

than Bill McCollum. Did they ever prove me naive!

I'm not sure this bothers the Scott voters. They have to be vacuous to even consider voting
for the swindler.

[JCMach1]

19. Scott is done... fork time

[madfloridian]

20. .....

Love that.

So embarrassing for our state to have a governor who is so petty.