Gov. Charlie Crist finds man trapped in car, reassures driver until help arrives

PENSACOLA, Florida — A trapped driver has received some comfort from an unexpected source: Florida Gov. Charlie Crist.

Crist came across a flipped car while he was traveling to Pensacola Naval Air Station on Saturday. The driver was still inside.

The governor calmly talked to the man until rescue workers arrived. He asked the man whether his arm was OK and told him to relax. Crist told the man: "I was in an accident once in high school. I was in an SUV. It flipped and went into a ditch. You'll be OK."

Crist also offered water to the man, who told him that he worked at a Waffle House. When he returned to his vehicle after crews arrived on the scene, Crist said the man was "going to be OK."

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/state/os-crist-driver-flipped-car-20100501,0,4557645.story

Reading the comments from the knuckle dragging teabaggers makes you hope he does well. People like them need to be expelled from the body politic if not the gene pool.

He is dangerous....

Maybe he'll come to his senses and join our side.

and would like to keep his cushy job of working for the "people".

That was a nice thing to do, comforting that driver.

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But a thing like this suggests Fortuna is for Charlie as well....

Sorry, Sir. :silly:

Did he give the man water or did he charge him for it

Because if he gave it then they feel he's probably encouraging this man to expect lots of things for free

The baggers will probably run a commercial for Rubio calling Crist
the "Socialist Samaritan" after this incident.

What a screwed up bunch of Murikans.

All because he embraced Obama's help for the states...

Which, in reality, this year saved Florida from having to make horrific cuts across the board. In fact, Florida's education budget increased.

Makes you wonder... He looks like a pretty damn good Republican to me.

And now he isn't one anymore.

shackles...

Just to get more free water

Sorry. Nice gesture. But that was my first thought. :shrug:

"The Blazer started out in 1969 on a shortened K10 pickup frame, and was basically GM's answer to the Ford Bronco, International Scout and the Jeep Cherokee/Wagoneer series (and perhaps to a lesser extent the Jeep CJ series)"

http://wikicars.org/en/Chevrolet_Blazer

It was great for camping in the swamps of Florida.

They've been making the Suburban since 1935. The only new thing about SUVs is marketing them to people who would normally buy other cars.

We called them "trucks."

And Crist is only 3 years younger than I am.

The fact he helped the guy is the big story.

I hope so.

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Perry would have shot just him

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n/t