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ONLY HE CAN SAVE FLORIDA

Charlie Crist Will Run For Senate

Too bad he won't provide as many laffs as, uh, Mel Martinez.After months of titillating evasion, the governor of Ponce de Leon’s meth-swamp has finally (almost) come out and made a very important personal announcement: he’ll be running for the Senate next year when Mel Martinez retires.

He’ll probably win this thing in a walk, being a pretty popular governor and having virtually no opponents since Jeb Bush decided he wouldn’t run. WOE BETIDE any Democrat who decides to run against this shiny orange deity, as they will be thrown into a pit of crocodiles, for sport.

Fla. GOP: Crist will be next U.S. senator [Pensacola News Journal]


10:19 AM on Mon May 11 2009
By Sara K. Smith
3878 Views

  1. Texan Bulldoggette says at 10:22 am, May 11th, 2009

    He can join Boehner in the category of Republican men of color ‘not found in the natural world.’

  2. The Schadenfried PAC says at 10:22 am, May 11th, 2009

    Why is there a pic of Guy Whitey Corngood?

  3. I can’t wait and neither can the senate page boys.

  4. ManchuCandidate says at 10:25 am, May 11th, 2009

    Orange Skin. Check.
    White Hair. Check.
    Pants hiked up to his chest. Needs to work on that.

    2 out of 3 ain’t bad to representing Florida.

  5. Is nice to see an old queen with new ambitions.

  6. Capitol Hillbilly says at 10:27 am, May 11th, 2009

    He has to do something to get away from his “wife.”

  7. 4tehlulz says at 10:28 am, May 11th, 2009

    Jesus Crist will be the salvation of the GOP, until he is struck down by Rush Iscariot.

  8. Fuck Florida.

  9. Come here a minute says at 10:35 am, May 11th, 2009

    The gays will vote for him cause he’s gay, the anti-gays will vote for him cause he’s straight-married — he can’t lose.

  10. Monsieur Grumpe says at 10:36 am, May 11th, 2009
  11. SmutBoffin says at 10:37 am, May 11th, 2009

    I’m not feeling the snark in this post — perhaps there is a Wonkette endorsement in the works?

    CHUCK CRIST 2010 “Thrusting vigorously toward the future.”

  12. Canmon (the Inadequate) says at 10:37 am, May 11th, 2009

    Fabulous!

  13. trophy(forparticipation)wife says at 10:41 am, May 11th, 2009

    kudzu: anti-crist.

  14. superdave says at 10:43 am, May 11th, 2009

    does this mean that he’s going to actually have to go through with his marriage?

  15. BigIrish says at 10:43 am, May 11th, 2009

    What a handsome blade. Let’s Vet him together, y’all.

  16. SomeNYGuy says at 10:49 am, May 11th, 2009

    He’s a shoo-in now that “Outrage” has made him a movie star.

  17. Madeline says at 10:50 am, May 11th, 2009

    Cue supremely unsurprising gay scandal in 3-2-1…

  18. trophy(forparticipation)wife says at 10:53 am, May 11th, 2009

    There’s nothing like a moustached man in a football jersey belly top and Dolphin short shorts. With just a little more power Florida could have a dress code.

  19. Scrodd says at 10:56 am, May 11th, 2009

    He needs to be more public about the fact he’s a Pike (ΠΚΑ). That way he’ll get all of the severely repressed homosexual vote.

  20. hockeymom says at 10:57 am, May 11th, 2009

    WHERE ARE THE NEWELL PICTURES, PEOPLE??!!!!

  21. AllHat says at 11:05 am, May 11th, 2009

    He’s cute, I’ll give him that.

  22. sanantonerose says at 11:16 am, May 11th, 2009

    He’s “reinventing” himself. Or is it more like a “reimagining?” Like The Wiz?

  23. sarcasticusername says at 11:16 am, May 11th, 2009

    aren’t all of florida’s wingnuts lining up behind some other limbaugh approved asshat in the primary? i suppose crist will start beating the “we’re all socialists now” drum in order to make it out of the wingnut primary.

  24. Truculent says at 11:17 am, May 11th, 2009

    Hate to be quoting Alec Baldwin from 30 Rock, but he’s right — “The entire population of the state is criminal. It’s America’s Australia.”

  25. P Drizzle says at 11:23 am, May 11th, 2009

    He’ll make any Democratic opponent his new bottom.

  26. the problem child says at 11:24 am, May 11th, 2009

    Has he been eating too much citrus, or do they just spray all the fruits a uniform, glossy orange?

  27. mrpuma2u says at 11:27 am, May 11th, 2009

    He’s over 60 with good fashion sense. This alone means Rush and the other losers in the GOP are required to declare him RINO by their own rules. C’mon, look at that tie!!!

  28. JadedDIssonance says at 11:29 am, May 11th, 2009

    Dear Wonkette,
    Please stop trying to install spywares on my work computer when I try to shoot the ducklings.

    thx,

    JadedDIssonance

  29. snideinplainsight says at 11:30 am, May 11th, 2009

    Florida issues an armless blue Charlie Crist license plate in 5..4..3..

  30. Hart88 says at 11:31 am, May 11th, 2009

    Mitch McConnell can’t wait.

  31. BadKitty says at 11:50 am, May 11th, 2009

    It’s a proud day for Orangericans.

  32. If he can deflate Rushbo-the-Hutt in a Welch ‘have you no sense of decency’ moment, rock on say I.

  33. queeraselvis v 2.0 says at 11:53 am, May 11th, 2009

    HALP! I AM BLINDED BY FAKE TANZ.

  34. the lady MS.Sheila Dixon says at 11:57 am, May 11th, 2009

    JadedDIssonance: and please stop dropping my netbook signal while i’m in the employee restroom. Also.
    thanx

  35. El Pinche says at 11:59 am, May 11th, 2009

    speaking of republican queens and other royalties….
    ooooooooooooh! our spoiled bratty republican princess!

  36. 19kevin8 says at 12:06 pm, May 11th, 2009

    jesus crist, shit on a shingle… orange you glad you’re not a reublican? o you are? sorry to hear that…

  37. snideinplainsight says at 12:10 pm, May 11th, 2009

    El Pinche:May I just say, “Hideous!” ? Where did our Megs steal that Turkish beadwork-themed pup tent?

  38. StripesAndPlaids says at 12:10 pm, May 11th, 2009

    Best line in this story: “the governor of Ponce de Leon’s meth-swamp has finally (almost) come out….” It is about time he came out.

  39. bonghitsforjesus says at 12:19 pm, May 11th, 2009

    Is the phrase “…Republican chain reaction…” code for “circle jerk”?

  40. Mad Farmer Manifest says at 12:20 pm, May 11th, 2009

    Why is George Hamilton the King of Florida?

  41. One Yield Regular says at 12:24 pm, May 11th, 2009

    Damn! Now I’ll have to rush to revise my Jesus license plate order to read:

    CRST4SEN

  42. Lascauxcaveman says at 12:24 pm, May 11th, 2009

    Madeline: Cue supremely unsurprising gay scandal in 3-2-1…

    Nuh-uh. It ain’t gonna happen. A lot of people KNOW the man is a friend of Dorothy, a vast majority of people ASSUME this is the case, and don’t really care. They’re OK with it. They like him.

    Oh, and the 23% Bible-thumping-Bush-Approver crowd? They don’t count anymore. Barely even in Florida.

  43. gilgamess says at 12:25 pm, May 11th, 2009

    “Ponce de Leon’s meth-swamp” should really replace “the sunshine state” as Florida’s official motto.

  44. SwanSwanH says at 12:27 pm, May 11th, 2009

    Really? That’s FABULOUS!

  45. dennymcden says at 12:28 pm, May 11th, 2009

    I just realized that Charlie Crist looks almost exactly like Guy Smiley, (who in turn was the Muppet version of Bob Barker, so I guess it all kind of makes sense)…

  46. problemwithcaring says at 12:31 pm, May 11th, 2009

    kudzu: I wish Angry Black Guy was ’round to tell us which parts are indeed fuckable. Lost my field guide.

  47. Lascauxcaveman says at 12:32 pm, May 11th, 2009

    El Pinche: My goodness, Meggie! Such a display of pouty temper and sense-of-rich-person-entitlement.

    Would Paris have done such a bratty thing? Um, we don’t remember, ’cause that whole NAKED, ROLLICKING SEX TAPE thing made us pretty much forget whatever else we knew about her.

    Just sayin’…

  48. lawrenceofthedesert says at 12:38 pm, May 11th, 2009

    Of course, he’s much older than when he played the sheriff in “Blazing Saddles.”

  49. El Pinche says at 12:41 pm, May 11th, 2009

    snideinplainsight: and THAT too.

    Holy crap, mannequin mommy and megs went nutz with the Bedazzler.

  50. problemwithcaring says at 12:47 pm, May 11th, 2009

    El Pinche: “Why talk about her [mom Cindy] at all?

    Well, in all fairness Wanda Sykes probably hasn’t seen Meghan’s resume.

  51. snideinplainsight says at 12:53 pm, May 11th, 2009

    El Pinche: “The problem? She had only two tickets, but brought two friends.”

    The solution: she quickly ate one of them.

  52. My term for Florida, based on Central Florida experience, is Baja Appalachia.

  53. Scrodd says at 1:08 pm, May 11th, 2009

    May he and Lindsay Graham get to spend time together in the sauna at the Senate Gym. You ever hang hang around in a gymnasium, Charlie?

    But then again, that may not work - both Crist and Graham are unfuckable bottoms.

  54. arclight says at 1:32 pm, May 11th, 2009

    He will win because he’s so pretty.

    THIS IS WHAT YOU GET FOR LETTING WOMEN AND GAY MEN VOTE!

  55. arclight says at 1:44 pm, May 11th, 2009

    GOD NO!!!!!!!!!! So you mentioned Meghan McCain in this thread, meaning I got wood on a page about Charlie Crist! Does that make me gay?????

  56. TeddyS says at 2:03 pm, May 11th, 2009

    Ms. Crist, fondly known as Cholly at the “We B Bondage and Shit Botique” in Ft. Lauderdale, is no Sarah Palin. He will have to kiss Limbaugh’s fat ass in public to stand a chance of winning. Of course, he may already be doing that.

  57. El Pinche says at 2:07 pm, May 11th, 2009

    arclight: Pretty Bratty Meg versus Pretty Leathery Boy Crist, the tan man….reminds me of a Ween song ..the crust of a tan man embibed by the sand, soaking up the thirst of the land.

  58. KTHXBAI says at 2:07 pm, May 11th, 2009

    It’s such a shame Desperate Housewives killed him off in the tornado episode.

  59. norbizness says at 3:12 pm, May 11th, 2009

    Monsieur Grumpe: He’s got another puzzle for you… what is a gay who marries a chick? Posing for pics while he’s craving a…

  60. ThePerfesser says at 3:17 pm, May 11th, 2009

    At least Lindsay will have someone to take to the dinner dance!

  61. Lionel Hutz Esq. says at 4:24 pm, May 11th, 2009

    Is this much of a surprise? Everyone knows the Senate Weight Room is the best place in the world to cruise for gay, Republican sex.

  62. heroinmule says at 4:33 pm, May 11th, 2009

    Just a closeted homosexual? To get cred with the GOP, surely he’ll need to at least have sex with a farm animal.

  63. Autochthon says at 6:29 pm, May 11th, 2009

    Truculent: You’re thinking of Georgia, actually…

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