MY first “Eureka” moment this summer was discovering a song by American folk-singing satirist Todd Snider called Conservative, Christian, Right-Wing Republican, Straight White American Male, which immediately prompted me to buy his album, East Nashville Skyline.
“Eureka” moment No 2 came today when I found a face to put to Snider’s CCRWRSAAM – it’s gotta be Charlie Crist, Jr, the 44th Governor of Florida, who, according to Wikipedia:
Has taken conservative positions on a broad range of social issues, including support for bans on gay marriage, adoption by gay people, gun rights, and capital punishment.
Charlie Crist, Jr
Just the other day, Crist set the world’s eyes rolling when he claimed that little notes he’d penned to God have spared Florida from hurricanes.
He told a gathering of real estate agents that he’s had prayer notes placed in the Western Wall in Jerusalem each year and no major storms have hit Florida.
Crist, a Methodist, noted that just before his election in 2006, Florida had been affected by a total of eight hurricanes in 2004 and 2005.
Crist then told of going to the Western Wall and inserting a note with a prayer. He said it read:
Dear God, please protect our Florida from storms and other difficulties. Charlie.
He revealed that two more identical notes had been placed in the wall on his behalf.
It’s not as though Florida has seen no storm activity since Saint Charlie took office. In 2007 alone, tropical or subtropical storms Andrea, Barry and Ingrid, plus another unnamed tropical depression, made landfall in Florida. And in 2008, Tropical Storm Fay hit Florida four times – a record –killing six Floridians.
As for hurricanes, though, Crist is right. Hurricane Gustav in 2008 hit the gulf region and rip currents killed four people in Florida, but the hurricane itself never hit Florida.
Crist announced in May that he will not run for re-election as governor and instead will run for the US Senate.
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August 26th, 2009 at 7:44 pm
Jesus Crist!
August 26th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
Just in case Charlie is a pet owner… http://eternal-earthbound-pets.....age.html...
August 26th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
I'm reminded of the Simpsons episode 'Much Apu About Nothing' where Homer claims that the reason that there are no bears around Springfield is because of his new bear patrol.
Lisa: "By that logic I can say that this rock is helping to keep tigers away… its just a stupid rock but, I don't see any tigers"
Homer: "Lisa, I would like to buy your rock."
August 26th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
Nice one Stuart! That describes accurately the religious idiots' idea of logic!
August 26th, 2009 at 10:09 pm
This man needs to step down from the governorship and devote himself 24/7 to prayer. Well, at least step down from the governorship. If he wants to do the other, I don't care.
August 27th, 2009 at 4:47 pm
Teddy Kennedy's Catholic family were gathered around his bedside praying all day — and he still died. There is a lesson there, if the godphuqt had the sanity to see it.
August 28th, 2009 at 9:12 am
I know I shouldn't really say this, but there might just have been a greater weight of prayer requesting that the old rogue should die!
August 28th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
Is it because it looks like a flaccid penis or is there some other reason Florida is chock full of complete lunatics?