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Congratulations to Florida Governor Charlie Crist on his marriage to NY socialite/beard Carole Rome:
Gov. Charlie Crist became the first sitting Florida governor to wed in nearly 42 years, exchanging vows Friday at a ceremony attended by some 200 relatives, friends and celebrities.
The 52-year-old governor wed his 39-year-old bride, New York socialite Carole Rome, at First United Methodist Church, a short walk from Crist’s rented condo in St. Petersburg. They met at a dinner in New York City in September 2007 and Crist proposed less than 10 months later with a sapphire engagement ring.
Crist kissed Rome briefly at the end of the ceremony — perhaps too briefly. She put her hands on his face and kissed him again. Afterward, the couple walked out of the church and addressed waiting reporters.
This adds a whole new dimension to the term "sexual tension".
While Charlie looks to be a work in progress for a game and undaunted Carole, Maggie Gallagher can start using Crist as the poster boy who proves that gays can get married as long as they are willing to deny the very core of their being and engage in humiliating and unappealing sex acts at least once a week or possibly twice if TNT is showing Top Gun and the Harvey Wallbangers are flowing….
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Nice tux.
He’s certainly well groomed.
Crist, who earns $132,931.56….
Okay, I don’t get it — what’s in it for her?
What’s in it for her? Isn’t it obvious? It gives her a chance to play the same important role in American electoral politics that was played by George Bush’s Crawford
ranchfarm.Quite the photo op wedding, it must have been. As an openly gay man whose 6 year partner was hounded by an older brother to “get married, whydoncha, you can have kids then & nobody the wiser” I can only wish the newlyweds their own private honeymoon suite in hell.
btw, Charlie, galloping hypocrisy’s not good for either the complexion or the figure.
The 39 year old bride in the white wedding gown is a virgin?
Oh, I meant to say that that video about “The Gay Way” is hilarious!
Nice body language, he’s already leaning away from her.
Never saw this before, but now, much more of the dialogue from Top Gun makes since to me and I see the movie in a whole new light. It’s sort of a military La Cage Aux Folles.
whoops, meant “sense” in the previousd post. More coffee please.
Do we know for sure that Crist isn’t Bi? I mean, why would an ostensibly well-off socialite marry a guy everyone knows to be gay? Caroline must be getting something out of it. One would hope.
Otherwise, it’s just really, really sad. Once you stop laughing, that is.
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ooooh, shades of Lisa Marie and Michael!!
From the MSNBC link:
Rome is president of Franco American Novelty Co., her family’s New York-area Halloween costume company.
Several haha’s to be had over this infonugget, but why bother- the nups are enough belly laughs as is.
But as the repiglican prez nominee in 2012, he will need a Mizzus.
“He was too, you Boys”
Ooh, instant family.
Just like Larry Craig’s marriage.
Just sayin’.
Mark Foley was the flower girl and Ted Haggard was the ring bearer and crank connection. Several Capitol pages were ushers. Bob Allen and Larry Craig were mens room attendants at both the church and the reception.
39?
plz pardon ze OT, but I thought folks would be interested in Dick Cavett’s brief response to Paglia, which appears at the end of his new column about Blago:
“Some of what Ms. P. says is so dumb that I assumed, at first, that it was meant to be funny. But I think I’m wrong. It would be strange of her — considering the number of arrows already in her daunting intellectual quiver — to suddenly attempt humor.”
http://cavett.blogs.nytimes.co…..again-guv/
Tee hee hee.
“Crist’s rented condo in St. Petersburg.”
Must have exceptionally large Closets.
Did Mrs. Larry Craig and Mark Foley RSVP their congrats? Is there a
Mrs. Mark Foley coming soon?
Why is it illegal to be gay in the Organized Criminal Syndicate called the GOP?
Can the Log Cabin Clubbers shed some light on this mystery?
The same issue with Scientology, John Travolta’s boyfriend for many years was a gay porno actor but now he is “cured” just like Ted Haggard.
“Sordid Lives” for real!
He DOES have a nice tan tho.
The bride looks plastic and shiny like a Realdoll(TM) fresh out of the box.
This explains why the Aircraft Carrier landing before the “Mission Accomplished” speech resonates so well with Republicans.
Oh Carole — didn’t I warn you?
Damn, I thought for sure they’d quietly cancel the wedding once it was clear Crist wasn’t going to be the Veep choice…
Maybe they “had” to get married, if you get my drift and I think you do…
Gives them a good reason to go out and celebrate the “Gay Christmas”~ Halloween! They both can argue that they are just checking out the market for adult costumery when they fly off to New York and SF for the exotic-erotic Halloween balls!!
Crist and JEB are long time partners in crime. It is beginning to be murmered that JEB will try for Mel Martinez’s seat in 2010. In any case, Crist with beard is now ready for duty. 2012 Veep for JEB, Crist as frontrunner or wahtever utilitarian position is required of him (except missionary).
One or the other would have to move to another State, because the Constitution (provided it is still in force by Jan 22nd) prevents a President and VP from being residents oif the same State. I don’t know how long that differential residency is required. But it would make it hard for a sitting Senator and Governor from Florida to run as a team.
2012, my dear, 2012. Crist will try to position himself as The Sane Alternative To Palin. And a lot of Republican women who hate Palin will vote for him.
Is Mitch McConnell next? Inquiring minds want to know.
no no, that’s gonna be the Mittster’s schtick!!
On second thought…..maybe he’s gonna be The Smart Alternative to Palin.
Either way, I’m looking forward to that particular matchup. it’s gonna be hilarious.
That didn’t keep Cheney & uh, what was the other guy’s name…who were both living in Texas in 2002, from running together. Th veep candidate pretended to move to his ancestral home, Wyoming.
The groom is prettier than the bride.
If she’s being described as a “socialite,” that’s probably the extent of her accomplishments–basically, a trust-funder with no career.
For a woman like that (a) still being unmarried at her age is probably an embarrassment, so getting married at all is a real load off her mind; and (b) a man who can make her “First Lady of the Orange State” is a decent catch.
Wait–maybe that’s “First Lady of the Sunshine State.”
Where’s the pre-nup? Enquireing minds want to know.
What, was Anita Bryant busy that day?
Color me stupid, but I don’t get it. Why is it, how is it, that everyone ”knows” Charlie is gay? It’s not like he’s Rick ”Goodhair” Perry over in Texas whose marriage may not last much longer than the end of his gubernatorial reign, whenever that is.
Otoh, Quentin Tarantino’s classic Top Gun rant from ”Sleep With Me” is disturbingly on point, and while one of the Air Force heros was portrayed by an actor, one of them likely had a lot of RL experience to draw on despite his evil cult’s ’phobic manipulation. Their claim to ”cure gays” is simply one more sign that their program fails to work for anything more than fraud, which they DO have down to a science. Presumably one of the holds they have on the ridiculous little Nazi impersonator includes one of the same grips they have on fellow actor John T., but I digress.
My original question at the top of this meander still stands. What makes y’all so so sure?
http://dekerivers.wordpress.co…..t-wedding/
Whatta ya need next, Crist blowing Tom Cruise on Fux Newz?
Socialites tend not to have much interest in sex. They’re called socialites because their passion is socializing – going to parties with the idle rich, seeing and being seen – an environment particularly friendly to ambitious Republicans, for whom money and social connections are the only relevant qualifications for high office.
Shouldn’t someone…I don’t know, maybe a good friend like Larry Craig…tell Charlie he’s gay?
Shouldn’t someone…I don’t know, maybe a good friend like Larry Craig…tell Charlie he’s gay?
How would Larry know? He told us himself that HE’S not gay!
Okay, I am listening to the radio this PM and I hear about the great shoe fling so I come home and go to the great Tbogg to see a snarky post and no post. Perhaps tomorrow you can show Bill Kristol being shoed instead of being pied.
Tbogg, this is absolutely one of your best headlines.
And that’s sayin’ something!
I’ve heard the question, “Why would he deny who he is, & just be an openly gay politician?”
Silly, silly, silly.
Perception & make-believe, not reality, is the Rethuglican way!
Crist a girl, fist a Guy; it’s all good.
Pathetic. As if a dozen rent boys won’t dime him out in his next campaign.
I remember the film critic at the Charlotte Observer writing about “Top Gun” in its original release as a paean to repressed homosexuality. She was ahead of her time, I guess.
I don’t know about Top Gun, never having seen it, but 300 has to be the gayest movie I’ve ever seen – easily topping (pun intended) even some gay porn.
The denial, both within the film and amongst many of its fans, that there’s anything gay about a bunch of men marching off to war together in red capes and black leather briefs is comedy gold.
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