The Gist

Crist Takes Hard Questions

The Times' Deborah Solomon (in bold) asks the hard hitting questions of Florida Governor and confirmed closet case Charlie Crist:

I trust you use self-tanning lotion and stay out of the sun.

Crist: No. It’s the sun. And it’s my heritage. I’m of Greek descent.

Do you fake tan? It's a totally important question to ask a potential Vice Presidential cantidate, no? Solomon then dances around another touchy issue with Governor Coppertone...hmmm.. we wonder what she could be alluding to with this line of questions?

Your personal life is not that of a typical Republican candidate. For starters, I hear you’re not a property owner.

Crist: It is true. I do not own property. I just never found a need for it. Now I have the Governor’s Mansion, and I rent a condo in St. Petersburg.

You were married nearly 30 years ago, but the marriage lasted less than a year. Do you prefer living alone?

Crist:I got married and divorced because it didn’t work out. I haven’t found the right one since. It’s really that simple.

You can’t find one woman in all of Florida?

Crist: Maybe I have. Stay tuned.

Oh yes, we'll stay very tuned. Crist already floated a secret makeout tape of him and a woman to try and "straighten" out his public image--we can't wait to see what acts of shameful desperation he has up his sleeve next!