Former Fla. GOP Gov. Charlie Crist to speak at Democratic National Convention

[Tx4obama]

Source: Bay News

TAMPA (AP) --

Florida's former Republican Gov. Charlie Crist will be a speaker at the Democratic National Convention.

An official with President Barack Obama's campaign said Sunday that Crist will speak at next week's convention in Charlotte, N.C., but the day hasn't been worked out.

The official wasn't authorized to speak and requested anonymity.

Crist announced Sunday that he is endorsing Obama. Republicans called the decision political opportunism and pointed out Crist has previously criticized the president on issues like his health care overhaul.

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[Adenoid_Hynkel]

1. That definitely beats the GOP's Artur "Zell Miller" Davis of Alabama

well played, Democrats

[Rhiannon12866]

3. Yes, but will he challenge anyone to a duel?

[Jack Sprat]

7. I thought Zell Miller was from Gawja.

Git out of my face. Git off my land. I'd like to challenge you to a duel.

[MBS]

9. well played indeed : )

[brooklynite]

12. I disagree; Zell REALLY helped put Alabama in play for the Republicans...

[backtomn]

13. Sorry to say this.......

but on what planet was AL "in play" for Obama?? McCain won 60% of the vote.....in that election. Come on. I hope you are joking. Please tell me you are joking.

[_Liann_]

2. SEE, Being Decent to Gays Has Visible Payback Results

Repugs couldn't stand Crist's gayness, and then he praised stimulus money...

Herman Cain on the Board of AGRO CORP and Whirlpool-Maytag voted the companies take $26,000,000 stimulus money which Cain later lied "never created on job".

TEA PARTY OPERATING BY KOCH-CSE IN 2002
"US Tea Party is a Project of CSE Members"










KOCH CSE and Art Pope's JOHN LOCKE INSTITUTE host TAR HEELS TEA PARTY in 2001 throwing tea bags around the NC State Capitol.









Bought & Paid for by Organized Crime Tobacco Mafia, as this trial evidence email to Philip Morris reports

[Mary in S. Carolina]

4. Finally, A Candidate that will Represent "former" Republicans

As a former Republican myself, I would like to welcome Gov. Crist to the Democratic Party (yeah, yeah, yeah - he is an Independent )!

[Tx4obama]

5. Hi Mary in S. Carolina :)

If you are a true 'former' Republican than I'd like to say welcome aboard

Years and years and years ago I was married to a republican, but that was a long time ago before the republicans became so extreme and 'crazy'.

As a woman it boggles my mind how any woman could support the republican's platform that is so very anti-women's rights.

[TexasTowelie]

6. Welcome to DU.

[cstanleytech]

8. "Republicans called the decision political opportunism" Odd, that wasnt the tune they sung when

Zell Miller and Lieberman did it.

[Cha]

15. And, throw Arhur Davis

in their face, too.

[mim89]

10. Christ 2014!

Christ 2014!

[graham4anything]

11. Yup! and Charlie originally was a democrat anyhow

and while repub., he was the only one who spit in the Bush's face (both Jeb and George43) alot of the time.

(and after Mitt loses big this year, it would be great to have Charlie in office in 14 to rail against Jeb when Jeb runs for President in 16.)

[bamacrat]

14. I think this will help Obama more than anyone knows

Christ not only shares the name of the Republicans favorite celebrity but he is uber popular in Florida and to "independents".

[grantcart]

16. and Rubio gets bumped for Ann Romney. Kiss Florida good bye baby.

[zipplewrath]

17. More movement towards the right

This is a continuation of what I've been saying for some time. The GOP has gone so bat shit crazy that the only party left for the sane is the Democrats. The result is a dilution of the democratic party. It undermines the progressive nature of the party. We don't have healthy debates on policy because all the sane folk are in the same party. And it is how the "Blue Dogs" can dictate to the party what will and won't get passed.

We need the GOP to rid itself of the nuts and take back their right leaning moderates and become a party of the sane again so that the left can move this country forward. We need to be able to present the country with two SANE choices, instead of the wackos, and the democrats. Because far too often they elect the wackos.

I don't want Crist endorsing the democrat. I want Crist to be running as the GOP candidate. I don't want Powell endorsing Obama, I want him running as the republican that he is. Truth is, I want the DLC to go back to being "Rockefeller Republicans" like they used to be. We were all better off. That's when we got Medicaid, and civil rights, and the EPA, all accomplished.