On rare night out, Crist dines with FPL

Gov. Charlie Crist dropped by the relatively new Urbane in downtown Tallahassee tonight. A Buzz watcher tells us his company included: Eric Eikenberg, Jim Greer, Brian Ballard and several Florida Power & Light officials.

How far things have come for Crist and the state's largest utility. He once fought FPL as a state senator and as attorney general then turned down contributions in his 2006 election. But then FPL kicked in $1-million to help pass Amendment 1.

Given the governor's frugality and taste for bagged lettuce, we suspect he might have tried the $5 mixed green salad with baby tomatoes, chopped pecans, shaved cheese and balsamic vinaigrette.

Comments

Their next stop was Brothers on Tharpe.

[Zhombre]

Will someone please explain the news value of this?

GOVERNOR LIKES ROUGHAGE.

Healthy salad scores points for Crist in McCain VP sweepstakes.

Was Dockery there eatin' a salad as well? Maybe sharing a nice tini with her boy Charlie "Do Nothin' Dean."

who's Jim Greer?

"Buzz Watcher" is the new codename for Turbo. Good job.

Greer was the guy eating three desserts.

I wonder if the "Buzz watcher" follows people into the rest room or peeks at how much they leave for tip. I have inside information, btw, that SPT staff writers are lousy tippers and that a certain columnist rarely washes his hands after using the urinal.

I'm tired of the Democrat Dockery stuff.

1- Try and cut a deal with Democrats to steal the presidency from Pruitt and the GOP.

2- Sponsor a bill to open the GOP primary to non-republicans.

3- Sponsor legislation to let convicts out of jail early.

4- Support millions of dollars in new taxes.

And that's just what I've read THIS WEEK. Her and Charlie Dean need to sign switch cards and at least be honest about it!

http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/index.cfm?Mode=Bills&SubMenu=1&BI_Mode=ViewBillInfo&BillNum=1990&Year

You know Ballard is sitting there saying to himself, "Is this Greer guy serious? What a ridiculous human being."

OMG - the Governor is human! What a great news story!

and you "suspect" he might have had a salad? At least find out what he actually had or think of something else to blog. what a pant load.

a night out on the town in Tallahassee tonight and tomorrow, while we start to seriously look at the budget, old empty suit is headed to palm beach to, and i'm not making this stuff up, hang out with the poor people of palm beach at a Save-A-Pet event at the Ritz Carlton.

Thank you for your unyielding service to our state Governor.

10:13, get back to your bitter little hole and get on with your bitter little life. Charlie Crist does more to improve Florida before 9 a.m. every day than you've done in your entire, bitter little existence.

FPL finally getting their Thank You dinner for the $100,000 contribution to the party for the amendment one campaign. That would explain Greer's role there.

Awww, ain't that sweet: Hamilton and Charlie getting along like old pals.

9:51: Do tell. My guess is Fineout.

I could give a #$%^ about FPL, but this Gov is a keeper

My property taxes went down. Why? Because of leadership by Charlie Crist. He has my thanks.

10.15 , Greer is saying I work for a living what do you do Ballard , except use Charlies name and make money off of the Governor, but Greers the same .

Will someone please remind me of how and why Greer was chosen for that position...?

[Tired]

The Times' love affair with Charlie is getting old.

Anything to avoid TAX REFORM!!!!

He'll sign the $700 million appropriation to CSX with a big smile.

He'll sign the $265 million appropriation for Rubio's friend's contract with a big smile!

He'll sign the budget CUTTING CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATORS, CUTTING FOSTER CARE SUPERVISORS, CUTTING NURSING HOME INSPECTORS with a HUGE smile!!!!

He'll claim that it is "a great day for the State of Florida" with a big smile.

He'll look so sad as these policies come home to roost and children and the elderly die of preventable abuse and neglect and hold a "summit."

Republicans - replacing the "middle class" with the "working poor" one budget cut and failed tax reform at a time.

Remember in November and vote accordingly.

[terminator]

10:22
wipe that brown stuff off of your nose and lips
you smell really bad to be around.
there's nothing worse than a kiss-*ss!

11:00
he's not a keeper, actually he's a "catcher"

11:18
I can see you're back on the crackpipe again.
do you want a schlitz malt liquor bull to go with that or are you still drinking Mad Dog 2020?

[Doubt You Will Be Missed]

Speaking of bitter existence, when do you leave Florida for the Rockies, Termlimitednator?

"Charlie Crist does more to improve Florida before 9 a.m. every day than you've done in your entire, bitter little existence."

Ummmm... Buahahahahahahahahaaaaa... whoooo, that's rich... Hahahahahahahahaaaaa... Hey Chuck, there's camera over there!... Hahahahahahaaa... whooooo, that's a freaking hoot... Chuck's getting his man-rubdown at 9 am, who the hell you kidding... Buhahahahahahahaaaa... oh, you staffers just crack me up... hahahahaaaaa...

There are around 18 million residents in Florida. They are raising families, paying taxes, going to school, running businesses, cleaning the buildings, buying gasoline priced at $3.509/gallon, etc., etc., etc.

They're the ones improving Florida, determining its future and making Florida's engine run (before and after 9:00 am.)...not Charlie Crist.

Rare night out? Is that a joke? Every day that Cristi's been governor is a day or night out. Does the man actually work? Is being in the frame for photo ops considered "work"?

Chuck cant determine which tie to wear without a poll.

[terminator]

8:37
unfortunately, I've got a few more years to wreak havoc here in Floriduh before I'm programmed for my next mission.

9:30 - My thoughts exactly. He never does anything except for photo ops. What a joke!

Sounds like the Maestro continues to be spanked by Ballard. How humiliating for George!

10:18 - Thanks for the comment, GREG...

That's unfortunate. George has more experience, not to mention class, than Brian.

The real headline should be: Ballard Continues to Spoon Feed Stories to His Sex Slave Steve Bosquet.

How is is that Ballard can travel around the state bragging about the governor being his puppet and get away with it? Surely Charlie's astute enough to hear the... buzz.

It's time to get this conversation back on track...

Greer sucks!

[terminator]

11:05
ok, I'll bite.

why is Charlie so "weird"?

it used to be back in the day, Gov's ate steak, drank bourbon and smoked cigars at the Governor's Club, now we have an effiminate chief executive who eats salads with baby tomatoes and vinaigrette at some place called Urbane and hangs out at a tapas bar across the street from his rented condo when he's home in St. Pete?

what in the heck is the world coming too?

[truth]

Everyone knows Greer and Charlie were butt buddies in their early days in Tally. Greer has some pictures and has used them as blackmale to get where he is. I thought everyone knew that. Every relationship in tally has a big guy and a skinny girl well ill let you all figure out who plays who in Jim and Charlie's club.

"taste for bagged lettuce" is gay code for...

I'd be willing to say that Charlie's dinner included a healthy portion of Pork, cooked under a UV bulb.

... tossed salad

No need to focus in Brian, when McCain looses so will Brian.

Problem is, McCain will likely win... Then that @sshat will try to claim credit for it.

Problem is, McCain will likely win... What's that mom!, time to wake up for school!