No One Is Buying Report That Clinton Is Considering Charlie Crist for VP
CBC News tweeted out that Charlie Crist is being considered for Hillary Clinton‘s VP:
NBC: Hillary Clinton to name VP pick during visit to Florida this week. Ex-Florida governor Charlie Crist said to be among candidates. 1/2
— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) July 20, 2016
Crist, an ex-Republican, went to Democrats in 2010. Didn't like GOP's direction, was opposed to obstructionist tactics in Congress. 2/2
— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) July 20, 2016
Yeah, um, where to start.
Not only did Crist used to be a Republican, but outside of this one tweet, no one’s really mentioned that Crist is in Clinton’s list of VP choices. And, despite the implication from that tweet, NBC didn’t say so:
NBC is NOT reporting anything about Charlie Crist. We're not sure where this came from. https://t.co/vqulDdlcVf
— Alex Seitz-Wald (@aseitzwald) July 20, 2016
Clarification: NBC not linking Clinton Florida's visit to the possible selection of Chris Crist as VP. Earlier CBC tweet implied otherwise.
— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) July 20, 2016
Correcting a clarification. Ex-Florida governor is CHARLIE Crist. Not Chris.
— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) July 20, 2016
Charlie Crist, as a result, is trending on Twitter right now. But don’t worry, it’s because absolutely no one believes this:
Maybe this Charlie Crist thing is just a test of the efficacy of spreading a false rumor via the media-Twitter industrial complex
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) July 20, 2016
There is NO WAY IN HELL @hillaryclinton is considering Charlie Crist for VP. That would be dumb beyond dumb https://t.co/XcKLXtuF1N
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) July 20, 2016
The CBC is also now reporting that Charlie Crist wrote Melania's speech
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) July 20, 2016
Charlie Crist’s day has been like a puppy that thinks he hears his owner’s car, but it wasn’t.
— Philip Bump (@pbump) July 20, 2016
So my guess is someone at the CBC was being teased and didn't know he was being teased
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) July 20, 2016
NBC: BREAKING FROM CBC: Dudley Do-Right being vetted for Head of Mounties
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) July 20, 2016
Hahahahahahahahhahhahhahhahahhahahhahahahahahhahahhahahahahahhahahhahahahahahahahahahahah @Reaganista https://t.co/BdJethhs4o
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) July 20, 2016
"How can we make them think you're not picking Kaine?"
"hmm.. tell them Charlie Crist is in the mix, too."
*dies*— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) July 20, 2016
CBC REPORTER: "Anyone else being vetted?"
HRC AIDE: "Let me think-" [spills coffee] "Oh, Christ."
CBC REPORTER: "What a scoop!"
— Squarely Rooted (@squarelyrooted) July 20, 2016
BREAKING: Charlie Crist and/or his aides said to be among people who desperately floated his name to obliging CBC reporter
— Ben Mathis-Lilley (@BenMathisLilley) July 20, 2016
Typical of the CBC which likes to write fake news on its website and then crow about it. https://t.co/A3BCQyAhFy https://t.co/ZEYWQfYpqw
— Byron Tau (@ByronTau) July 20, 2016
Stand down, and just stop it! Charlie Crist is not a possible VP for Hillary Clinton https://t.co/sKvRJ44372 via @TB_Times
— Ron Brackett (@rontimes) July 20, 2016
Uh…no. "@CBCAlerts: Clinton to name VP pick this week. Ex-Florida governor Charlie Crist said to be among candidates. 1/2”
— Michael Grunwald (@MikeGrunwald) July 20, 2016
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