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Our first gay VP nominee?
Filed under: Charlie Crist
While Democrats have earned all the headlines this primary campaign for breaking down race and gender barriers, the Republicans might soon be making history as well. Unfortunately for the GOP, it's not the kind of trailblazing that will sit particularly well with the party's base. And no I'm not prophesying an unlikely career revival for Larry Craig or Mark Foley.
The pol in question is Charlie Crist, the popular Florida governor who is often cited as a short list-er to be John McCain's running mate. Redoubtable New Times Broward/Palm Beach scribe Bob Norman has been banging on Crist's closet door since persistent rumors of gay affairs surfaced during his successful 2006 run for governor.
Norman's latest reportage on the topic, "The Talk of the Green Iguana," focuses on Crist's frequent socializing at a popular watering hole in Tampa Bay. Here's a choice snippet:
When I got Rick Calderoni, the bar's well-known owner, on the phone, I expected him to stonewall me about it.He didn't.
Calderoni, who is gay, confirmed that Crist came into his bar quite often and that the two of them became friends.
Getting to the point, I asked him if he knew Crist to be gay.
"Yes," he answered bluntly. "I just wish he would come out and admit it. That would be a great thing if he did."
I asked Calderoni if he was certain that Crist is gay. He told me that Crist socialized with a gay clique of friends but conceded that he'd never actually seen Crist become intimate with another man.
So how can he be sure Crist is gay?
"The way he acted," Calderoni said.
How did he act?
Calderoni laughed and said, "Very feminine."
Posted by Paul Demko at March 3, 2008 4:59 PM
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Crist is gay. My friend was his next door neighboor a few years ago and I spent a lot of time at her house. Crist lived with a man, and everybody knew they were partners.
He publicly stands against gay rights but I wonder what his private feelings are. It looks suspiciously like selling out.
Posted by: Anonymous at March 13, 2008 4:16 AM
Crist just got engaged. Moron!
Posted by: Sure he is at March 28, 2008 3:50 PM
Yes, and of course we've never seen gay politicians marry women. Just ask Jim McGreevey and Larry Craig.
Posted by: Demko at March 28, 2008 3:56 PM
Crist is gay, the only reason he got angaged was too boost his posibilities of winning his vp nomination typical repugnicans..
Posted by: Jhon at July 10, 2008 3:11 PM
Charlie Crist is the Rock Hudson of Politicians.
Posted by: Anonymous at July 14, 2008 5:06 PM
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