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Crist scoffed at those calling him an opportunist, saying he was loving his life - making good money, spending plenty of time with Carole, his wife of five years - but finally could not stand what he was seeing from Rick Scott.

"It's an opportunity to talk into a $100-million meat grinder face first. If that's an opportunist, than I'm an opportunist."

Political candidates typically refrain from mentioning their opponent by name, but Crist said he won't hesititate to use the words "Rick Scott" - because of the visceral negative reaction those words draw from so many Floridians. "We need somebody back that has a heart and a soul and actually cares about people."

He also made clear that he won't hesitate to bring up Scott controversial record in the private sector, where he become a multi-millionaire leading the Columbia/HCA hospital chain that paid a record, $1.7-billion fine for Medicare fraud. In one deposition, Scott invoked the Fifth Amendment 75 times, to avoid answering questions.

"People like Al Capone do that," Crist said. "And they definitely don't get to be goveror. The governor of Illinois maybe, but not Florida."

The Republican Party of Florida's chairman, Lenny Curry, send out this response: “The fact that Charlie Crist is resorting to political attacks that invoke criminals just goes to show how desperate he is to cover up his record of job losses, higher debt and economic failure. It’s another opportunistic move from a career politician who has a history of lousy judgment when it comes to his own decisions and the people he surrounds himself with. Floridians can’t afford another four years with Charlie Crist in the Governor’s office."



ed jenkins

Floridians are tired of this buffoon and his antics and wish he would just go away so they can have a real contest for governor. Instead we will likely be subject to his attention grabbing and distraction antics before his campaign eventually implodes in a similar fashion to his senate campaign where he ended up with less than 30% of the vote. The Herald would better serve us to cover the real democrats who are looking out for our concerns and not themselves.


Hey look ed Jenkins is trying to be an actual supporter of the democratic party. This is how desperate the right wing is. So desperate they have people acting like they are supporters of the party. SO funny.

How come Governor Scott has not visited the Villages again? Why does he hate old people? I find it interesting he is scared to be seen in the villages.

ed jenkins

Look son,
I have been around long enough to have seen a democrat win the governorship, something that hasn't happened in nearly 20 years and it is not going to happen with some crazy attention needing buffoon who would be the worst of the losers the democrats have put up. The way to win the state is with a genuine Florida cracker and its no coincidence that Bob Graham, Lawton Chiles and even the confused old man Bill Nelson all fit that bill and won statewide and no one else has as a democrat. You can't win a southern state by putting up extreme liberals as we have seen for 20 years.

tony smith

Ed Jenkins - you go away.

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