In an interview with Jorge Ramos yesterday, former Florida governor Charlie Crist claimed that he left the Republican Party to become a Democrat because of the “intolerable racism” within the GOP. Twice, Ramos reminded Crist that he left because he was going to lose to Marco Rubio (R-FL) in the GOP Senate primary, but Crist laughably doubled down, accusing the GOP of being “anti” everything, like some sort of comic book legion of super villains.
Following the pattern of other Democrats who paste the racist label on Republicans, Crist didn’t name any names. He cited only the GOP’s reluctance to compromise with President Obama, which of course has nothing to do with policy and everything to do with race.
.@CharlieCrist says it was racism, not Marco Rubio, that drove him from Republican Party http://t.co/b6yodmew98
— Splinter (@splinter_news) May 7, 2014
Malicious dishonesty! RT @DRUDGE_REPORT: Charlie Crist Says Racism Drove Him From Republican Party, Not Rubio… http://t.co/5L9YPJgyQO
— David Limbaugh (@DavidLimbaugh) May 6, 2014
https://twitter.com/WillDanceShow/status/464001354222931968
Outrageous charges of #racism have finally jumped the shark The execrable Charlie Crist claims racism drove him from GOP not Marco Rubio!
— Herbert Goldfeld (@herbgoldfeld) May 7, 2014
https://twitter.com/LoganDobson/status/464026155696521216
So racist they elected @marcorubio over him? RT @HuffPostPol: Charlie Crist says "intolerable" racism is a "big reason" why he left the GOP
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) May 7, 2014
When He Got A Smack Down From A Cuban @CharlieCrist Blames Racism For Leaving The GOP! http://t.co/ysbXO5eolK #Loser #RedNationRising
— Red Nation Rising (@RedNationRising) May 7, 2014
Charlie, conservatives don't like you because you're unprincipled, not because they don't like orange people: http://t.co/3jW6StJ9HV
— Queen of England (@QueenLizzyII) May 7, 2014
https://twitter.com/BradThor/status/463809691324145665
Charlie Crist is a compilation of everything that’s wrong with politicians who will do anything for power. #sayfie
— Christian Ziegler ?? @FloridaGOP Vice Chair (@ChrisMZiegler) May 7, 2014
Charlie Crist says he left GOP over racism. http://t.co/x30nxseeqk DEMS can have him. #Crist left GOP because he's a loser & a whiner.
— Jerome R. Corsi, Ph.D. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@jerome_corsi) May 7, 2014
Charlie Crist says GOP dislikes obama only because he is black so what is his excuse of GOP dislike of Alan Grayson & love of@RealBenCarson
— charles smith (@charlessmith6) May 7, 2014
This man is brainless. Crist: Race Motivates GOP Opposition to Obama http://t.co/pKrsbnQP4F via @ThisIsFusion
— David Dombrowsky (@ddombrowsky) May 7, 2014
Orange Is the New Black: A show about Charlie Crist's switch to Democrat because of racism inside the GOP. #KrystalBallBookClub
— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) May 7, 2014
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