Former Republican-turned-Independent-turned Democrat, Charlie Crist, has just come out with his highly anticipated book titled, “The Party’s Over: How The Extreme Right Hijacked the GOP and I Became a Democrat,” in which he explains how his political evolution came about, or how he flip-flopped on issues, and then political parties.
Like all politicians looking to make a buck, Crist’s book release is timed so he can maximize book sales during his current gubernatorial election.The book is an interesting read, especially when the “tanned man” takes swipes at his 2014 Republican gubernatorial opponent, Rick Scott.
You know Crist was going to go after Scott, considering that he needs to do all he can to marginalize Scott to potential donors and voters.
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But in my opinion, the far the best part of the book comes on page 165, where Crist acknowledges conservatives, like me, my friends Jim Hoft, Michelle Malkin, and Tea Party groups who were eventually responsible for his demise in his failed 2010 U.S. Senate race against Senator Marco Rubio.
I noticed, conservative bloggers played a vital role getting the anti-Obama message out. Fox News contributor Michelle Malkin, Matt Drudge protege Andrew Breitbart, Seattle’s Keli Carender, and sites with names like Hot Air, Redstate, the Gateway Pundit, and Townhall. Javier Manjarres had a Tea Party slant on Florida on his Shark Tank blog.-Charlie Crist (image)
Crist went on to mention FreedomWorks, and the Koch brother’s Americans For Prosperity (AFP) as piling on the Tea Party movement early on.
Thanks Charlie for the mention. Even though Charlie and I have been political adversaries since 2009-I was actually railing against his shenanigans since 2008-we have been able to keep our relationship very amicable and respectful.
Charlie and I even hugged it out a month ago at the Miami Democrat Party’s annual gala event in Coral Gables, Florida.
Rubio also mentioned me in his book, and added a little love by saying,” You were and are a big part of our success.” As Rubio and other Cuban-americans would say, “Dale!”
Just to show you that we have always had an open line of communication and level of respect between us, here are three Shark Tank video clips of my interactions with my amigo, Charlie Crist.First, here are Charlies AFL-CIO “Pipefitters” union friends showing me some love:
Then there is Crist acknowledging me during a press conference, and his “friends” shows my camera some love:
How could we forget Charlie’s TD pass to me at on of his events?