Would you vote for this Idiot?

[Skinhead]

Not only does this guy insult your intelligence, He looks like a psycho.  And that stupid hair cut!!!


Watch a master class on political doublespeak

[Pappy!]

All I can say is that he is a lot better than the last Idiot we had.

[Willow]

Would I vote for that idiot?

Doesn't that depend largely upon what idiot he is running against?

Anderson Cooper and CNN see a need to ridicule him.. That's a point in his favor.

It would have made a little more sense if he'd just said he wasn't going to answer that question.  It's a tough world in the public eye when the reporters have stopped reporting and run an agenda to see how they can trick or belittle the public figure.

[John Schmidt]

All I can say is that he is a lot better than the last Idiot we had.

Absolutely! Charlie Crist left us billions in the red, Scott has reversed that in spades. He's not perfect, but has done a lot better for the State of Fla. than his predecessor. Judging by Cooper's comments, I guess you can figure which side of the coin he's coming down on.

[Serk]

Would I vote for that idiot?

Doesn't that depend largely upon what idiot he is running against?

Willow pretty much said what I was thinking...

Sad that that is the point we're at, but yeah... So here we are... 

[Skinhead]

I must apologize, I know nothing about the man, but his look and the way he responded made me think he's an idiot.  Those of you that know should have realized that the remark about his hair cut was actually a dig at myself.  I guess I really should use more of those smiley thingies

[Willow]

...  I guess I really should use more of those smiley thingies

[..]

Yeah let's keep asking the same question until we seem really, really, really stoopid.

People with crazy starey eyes worry me.

Anderson Coopers laugh also worries me.

http://us.yhs4.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?hspart=visicom&hsimp=yhs-lavasoft&type=vmn__adawaretb__3_1__ya__ch__yrie&p=anderson+cooper+laugh

[Pappy!]

Yep, agree on the eyes.........
Two....he is going up against Florida's former Governor....the one that left us with a ton of debt and a lot less jobs around these parts. But don't worry, the spin doctors will make a race out of it and the liberals will pay their constituents to come out and vote.

[Fla. Jim]

Curious skinhead you live in Florida?? If not why would you care? He is miles ahead of Christ in action. Not always a pretty face or a great speaker that does the right things. Obama for one comes to mind. Florida is and will be in much better shape with him than what we would have had with who he was running against and who he is running against this time.

PS To answer your question yes I will, and yes I did his first run.

[Paxton]

Betty Davis' eyes?

[James III]

Yea, he makes me cringe when I see him on the news (more for his sake), not a great political BS artist no doubt. Interviews do not help his persona. He comes off aloof, and like a deer in headlights.
I must agree with my fellow Florida constituents, he does his job. He's not stupid by any means.
You hear very little of his accomplishments, only the goofy press blurbs.
Not to be overly political, his opponent, a political turncoat, abandoned us, midterm for a senate seat he didn't win. Seeking a six year term vs a four year governorship with term limits. We know how hard it is to vote out a sitting senator. Someone looking for a life time job?
So really to answer the question; would I vote for this idiot? Yes, hands down. Also did his first term.

James

[solo1]

This post just reinforces my theory on TV interviews.  From what I can tell about the responses here the ones living in Florida say that he's doing a better job than the one before.

On radio, his comments would've sounded like a broken record (78 that is) but not seeing him would've given him the benefit of a doubt.   Lots of people (including me) base our opinion a lot on appearance.

That is unfair.

I was not a fan of FDR but he did do good for the country.  FDR would NOT have been as popular if he'd been on unscripted visual TV since he was wheelchair bound.  However, his thinking and accomplishments were in line with his Oath of President.

Maybe I was too impressed by his radio talks when I was a kid listening to him.

Jes my opinion.

[RainMaker]

I didn't vote for that idiot Obama  in 2008 or 2012 so....  Oops, wrong topic.

[Serk]

FDR would NOT have been as popular if he'd been on unscripted visual TV since he was wheelchair bound.

Gotta brag on The Republic of Texas for a bit in this regard. We're definitely not perfect (We gave the world W after all) but this is the man we're most likely about to elect as our next governor:



But I do agree that how well someone can dance with the media is no indication of how well they can govern, and we would all do well to remember that.

[musclehead]

Betty Davis' eyes?

Marty Feldman eyes

[IamGCW]

I would never vote for Anderson Cooper and I agree with you his haircut is not so great. 



Gil

[Chrisj CMA]

I did vote for him.  While I cant say he would be my first choice again.  He was a definite improvement over his running mate, incumbent Gov Crist!

[Skinhead]

Well, I intended this post as a joke, but you guys have reinforced something that my parents taught me as a kid and I seem to have forgot:  Never make fun of someone because of their looks (except maybe Steamer).  Some people got lucky, some didn't.  Frankly I didn't even know who he was, he just creeped me out with his Marty Feldman eyes.

[Pappy!]

Did somebody say Marty Feldman?

"Hump?.......What hump?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1Wautjgon8

[Raverez]

Betty Davis' eyes?

Marty Feldman eyes

Eye-gore eyes!

"It's Frankensteen": Dr. Frederick Frankenstein meets Igor for the first time.

But back to the original post. I think the good Governor was trying not to throw those guys under the bus.

[Patrick]

This would have never been shown or brought up if he was a democrat.

I too believe he has helped his state.
He has not yet learned how to handle the press though.

[Chrisj CMA]

This would have never been shown or brought up if he was a democrat.

I too believe he has helped his state.
He has not yet learned how to handle the press though.

Democrats look WAY more natural when they skip out on and evade answering questions...takes practice.

[The emperor has no clothes]

Isn't he the guy that was in charge of the company that defrauded Medicare (us taxpayers) out of millions?

[MP]

Isn't he the guy that was in charge of the company that defrauded Medicare (us taxpayers) out of millions?

Nope.  That would Barack Hussain Obama.  Stole 100's of MILLIONS from Medicare to cook the books to make it look like the ACA was budget neutral.

[The emperor has no clothes]

Isn't he the guy that was in charge of the company that defrauded Medicare (us taxpayers) out of millions?

Nope.  That would Barack Hussain Obama.  Stole 100's of MILLIONS from Medicare to cook the books to make it look like the ACA was budget neutral.

maybe my memory is bad

[MP]

Isn't he the guy that was in charge of the company that defrauded Medicare (us taxpayers) out of millions?

Nope.  That would Barack Hussain Obama.  Stole 100's of MILLIONS from Medicare to cook the books to make it look like the ACA was budget neutral.

maybe my memory is bad

The ACA took 100's of millions of dollars out of Medicare, to help "balance" the ACA books. If any business or you or I did accounting this way, we would we locked up for fraud.

[The emperor has no clothes]

MP, I understand you don't like Obama . I get it. The ? was about the governor of Florida . If you want to act like it didn't happen that's your perogative.

[Patrick]

Scott was an officer in some kind of health care company that got into some kind of trouble for billing issues and I believe this company ended up paying back millions.
Scott however was not implicated or charged or believed to have any knowledge or involvement in the issue. But, all I know is what I've heard on the news or read.
Maybe that makes him a poor manager, I don't know and can't say.
But, he appears to me to be doing a good job as governor. But, what do I know.
I do know that if I were to start a new business, I'd do it in Florida before doing it in NY with that ridiculous new program Prince andrew has implemented.

[MP]

MP, I understand you don't like Obama . I get it. The ? was about the governor of Florida . If you want to act like it didn't happen that's your perogative.

That is fine.  You seemed to be indicating that he was unfit to be governor because of that, of which he was cleared.

By that standard, Obama DID take millions out.  By that standard, he is unfit to govern.

MP

[The emperor has no clothes]

MP, I understand you don't like Obama . I get it. The ? was about the governor of Florida . If you want to act like it didn't happen that's your perogative.

That is fine.  You seemed to be indicating that he was unfit to be governor because of that, of which he was cleared.

By that standard, Obama DID take millions out.  By that standard, he is unfit to govern.

MP

OMG! I never said anything about him being a good or bad governor. Don't know anything about the guy ! I just thought this was the guy that defrauded Medicare  a few years back. But I could be wrong. Never said anything about Obama either! I do find it ironic that you seem to be okay with this guy defrauding taxpayers but obsessed about Obama .

[musclehead]

Isn't he the guy that was in charge of the company that defrauded Medicare (us taxpayers) out of millions?

there were accusations of that, it really didn't pan out. kinda like Obama's campaign promises.

meanwhile in florida our unemployment rate coninues to stay below the national average. 

[Fla. Jim]

http://www.factcheck.org/2010/07/mccollums-misleading-accusations/

Medicare Fraud

The ad also claims of Scott: "His company defrauded Medicare and taxpayers while he pocketed $300 million." That's true. Scott's company, Columbia/HCA, paid a record $1.7 billion in fines for Medicare fraud for practices that took place while he was its chief executive officer. It is also true that when Scott left the company he received $300 million in stock and options.

But the ad goes too far when it accuses Scott of "ripping off taxpayers." The fact is, Scott was not charged personally and says he wasn't even questioned during the investigation. According to the Miami Herald, Scott issued a statement saying:

"Rick Scott: An army of federal investigators spent seven years examining every aspect of this case. If they found any merit in these allegations . . . they would have certainly charged me, or at the very least questioned me — neither of which ever happened."

[The emperor has no clothes]

http://www.factcheck.org/2010/07/mccollums-misleading-accusations/

Medicare Fraud

The ad also claims of Scott: "His company defrauded Medicare and taxpayers while he pocketed $300 million." That's true. Scott's company, Columbia/HCA, paid a record $1.7 billion in fines for Medicare fraud for practices that took place while he was its chief executive officer. It is also true that when Scott left the company he received $300 million in stock and options.

But the ad goes too far when it accuses Scott of "ripping off taxpayers." The fact is, Scott was not charged personally and says he wasn't even questioned during the investigation. According to the Miami Herald, Scott issued a statement saying:

"Rick Scott: An army of federal investigators spent seven years examining every aspect of this case. If they found any merit in these allegations . . . they would have certainly charged me, or at the very least questioned me — neither of which ever happened."

I honestly know very little about this. But it does seem like people with money and influence seldom get charged for wrongdoings. Case in point would be the Wall Street firms that brought us the Great Recession . It seems that if you were in charge of a company that for years defrauded the taxpayers you would have some culpability in that.

[Serk]

Case in point would be the Wall Street firms that brought us the Great Recession .

Er... You really believe that's what caused the subprime mortgage crisis that got us here?

Look a little closer and Clinton's strengthening of the Community Reinvestment Act as the root cause of that whole mess.

(And yes, there are arguments for and against it being the root cause, but to me it sure looks likely)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_Reinvestment_Act#Purported_relationship_to_the_2008_financial_crisis

[The emperor has no clothes]

Case in point would be the Wall Street firms that brought us the Great Recession .

Er... You really believe that's what caused the subprime mortgage crisis that got us here?

Look a little closer and Clinton's strengthening of the Community Reinvestment Act as the root cause of that whole mess.

(And yes, there are arguments for and against it being the root cause, but to me it sure looks likely)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_Reinvestment_Act#Purported_relationship_to_the_2008_financial_crisis

No I didn't mean to imply that they caused it. What I was trying to get across is people with money and influence seem to get away with stuff.

[Willow]

Case in point would be the Wall Street firms that brought us the Great Recession .

Er... You really believe that's what caused the subprime mortgage crisis that got us here?

Look a little closer and Clinton's strengthening of the Community Reinvestment Act as the root cause of that whole mess.

(And yes, there are arguments for and against it being the root cause, but to me it sure looks likely)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_Reinvestment_Act#Purported_relationship_to_the_2008_financial_crisis

No I didn't mean to imply that they caused it. What I was trying to get across is people with money and influence seem to get away with stuff.

Martha Stewart?

[The emperor has no clothes]

Case in point would be the Wall Street firms that brought us the Great Recession .

Er... You really believe that's what caused the subprime mortgage crisis that got us here?

Look a little closer and Clinton's strengthening of the Community Reinvestment Act as the root cause of that whole mess.

(And yes, there are arguments for and against it being the root cause, but to me it sure looks likely)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_Reinvestment_Act#Purported_relationship_to_the_2008_financial_crisis

No I didn't mean to imply that they caused it. What I was trying to get across is people with money and influence seem to get away with stuff.

Martha Stewart?

point taken. They don't all get a pass.