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kpete

(72,013 posts) Fri Oct 17, 2014, 08:58 AM Oct 2014

FLORIDA-Gov debate sponsor with ties to Scott ALTERED debate rules to hurt Crist

Marc Caputo ✔ @MarcACaputo

So a debate sponsor with ties to the FL Chamber, which backs Rick Scott, changed debate rules to specifically exclude Crist's fan. Hmmmmm
4:26 PM - 16 Oct 2014
https://twitter.com/MarcACaputo/status/522891241030029313

So the Scott ploy included the collusion of the debate sponsors themselves. This is downright Nixonian.

And it explains this press release issued by the debate sponsors this morning.
http://www.leadershipflorida.org/assets/Debate/lf-fpa%20debate%20release_rules%20clarification.pdf

5:29 PM PT: So the gameplan was to have the debate cancelled: "Scott's advisers urged Wendy Walker of Leadership Florida and Dean Ridings of the Florida Press Association to end the debate before it started."

http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/stateroundup/debate-organizers-charlie-crists-fan-was-violation-of-rules/2202410

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Of course the ironic thing is CNN did this for Scott for free, they banned fans for next week's debate. What hacks.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/16/1337134/-Fantrum-FL-Gov-debate-sponsor-with-ties-to-Scott-altered-debate-rules-to-hurt-Crist

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FLORIDA-Gov debate sponsor with ties to Scott ALTERED debate rules to hurt Crist (Original Post) kpete Oct 2014 OP

They both are terrible. Florida is in trouble yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #1

they weren't as bad as gov voldemort's four years. hold ur nose and vote! eom ellenfl Oct 2014 #7

So you will not vote because Crist was not awesome enough....mini-Hitler Scott not horrible enough? Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #2

Sounds familiar. GoCubsGo Oct 2014 #3

All the way around the most immature display possible. gordianot Oct 2014 #4

We live with this in Florida all the time. Baitball Blogger Oct 2014 #5

So true! yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #10

Crist is the best option of the two. Baitball Blogger Oct 2014 #12

Why worry? Scott came off looking like a petulant dumbass. n/t FSogol Oct 2014 #6

a petulant dumbass using his mother's misfortune to garner votes. despicable. eom ellenfl Oct 2014 #8

Any post "debate" polling come out? I suspect Crist will move ahead. n/t FSogol Oct 2014 #9

An informal poll of my wife's aunt OriginalGeek Oct 2014 #11

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)

1. They both are terrible. Florida is in trouble

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Oct 17, 2014, 09:15 AM

Oct 2014

No matter who wins. This is the hardest vote I ever had to do. Is blank acceptable? Don't tell me that Crist is great just because he magically has a "D" after his name. Does anybody remember his 4 years as Governor? We they awesome?

ellenfl

(8,660 posts)

7. they weren't as bad as gov voldemort's four years. hold ur nose and vote! eom

Reply to yeoman6987 (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 17, 2014, 02:16 PM

Oct 2014

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

2. So you will not vote because Crist was not awesome enough....mini-Hitler Scott not horrible enough?

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Oct 17, 2014, 09:24 AM

Oct 2014

Erroneous thinking. False logic.

Edit: Message was to yeoman.

GoCubsGo

(32,086 posts)

3. Sounds familiar.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Oct 17, 2014, 09:25 AM

Oct 2014

Scott caused a stink about his previous opponent breaking debate rules, too. People talked about that instead of his awful record and back ground. This fan episode is just "deja vu all over again." I hope the people of Florida wake up to his bullshit, but I don't have much faith that they will.

You know how low things have sunk in Florida when you find yourself rooting for a dirt bag like Charlie Crist. Yuk.

gordianot

(15,243 posts)

4. All the way around the most immature display possible.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Oct 17, 2014, 09:27 AM

Oct 2014

No one gets off the hook, both candidates, the moderators, those who installed the fan, those who objected to the fan. Disgusting. All the way around typical Republican behavior.

Baitball Blogger

(46,756 posts)

5. We live with this in Florida all the time.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Oct 17, 2014, 09:27 AM

Oct 2014

They game the system where they can, and where they can't game it, they lie and cheat.

No one is held accountable for their devious actions. Instead, they probably get a free drink at the 19th hole.

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)

10. So true!

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 17, 2014, 05:01 PM

Oct 2014

Crist even put a D next to his name to try to win! Yes Republicans are low and win regardless!!!! Ugh!

Baitball Blogger

(46,756 posts)

12. Crist is the best option of the two.

Reply to yeoman6987 (Reply #10)

Fri Oct 17, 2014, 06:32 PM

Oct 2014

But my biggest concern are the bonds he has with political lawyers on both sides of the aisle.

Let me put it bluntly. There is no such thing as an ethical AND political answer from a lawyer.You can't have both in an opinion. Opinions should be legal and decisive when you're representing a client. But lawyers in Central Florida tend to be wishy-washy. And the reason is not reassuring. They don't want public, legal opinions encroaching upon their private clients. So we live in a world that gives too much wiggle room to elected officials who have not shown they have ethical censors.

It sucks, because we can't depend on any of them to do the right thing.

FSogol

(45,524 posts)

6. Why worry? Scott came off looking like a petulant dumbass. n/t

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Oct 17, 2014, 09:29 AM

Oct 2014

ellenfl

(8,660 posts)

8. a petulant dumbass using his mother's misfortune to garner votes. despicable. eom

Reply to FSogol (Reply #6)

Fri Oct 17, 2014, 02:17 PM

Oct 2014

FSogol

(45,524 posts)

9. Any post "debate" polling come out? I suspect Crist will move ahead. n/t

Reply to ellenfl (Reply #8)

Fri Oct 17, 2014, 02:22 PM

Oct 2014

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)

11. An informal poll of my wife's aunt

Reply to FSogol (Reply #9)

Fri Oct 17, 2014, 05:07 PM

Oct 2014

who has voted conservatively Republican for the 30+ years I've known her, said "Well that was the dumbest cry-baby thing I ever saw. I'm sure not voting for Rick Scott now".

Not sure if she'll vote Crist but a half a victory is better than none.

Not that Crist is a victory but as said above, mini-hitler Voldemort is way worse.

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