WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton says he didn’t ask Democratic candidate Kendrick Meek to drop out of the Florida Senate race, but says the two spoke about the race and its challenges.
Clinton issued a statement on Friday in which he called Meek a close friend. He said he and Meek spoke last week after a rally in Orlando. Clinton said he told Meek that how he goes forward in the race was his decision to make.
Clinton said he still believes Meek could be the best senator for Florida.
Meek trails in a three-way race with Republican Marco Rubio and Gov. Charlie Crist, who abandoned the GOP to run as an independent. Meek went on TV to swat down reports that he had told Clinton that he would drop out to improve Crist’s chances of defeating the front-runner Rubio.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton says he didn’t ask Democratic candidate Kendrick Meet to drop out of the Florida Senate race, but says the two spoke about the race and its challenges.
Clinton issued a statement on Friday in which he called Meek a close friend. He said he and Meek spoke last week after a rally in Orlando. Clinton said he told Meek that how he goes forward in the race was his decision to make.
Clinton said he still believes Meek could be the best senator for Florida.
Meek trails in a three-way race with Republican Marco Rubio and Gov. Charlie Crist, who abandoned the GOP to run as an independent. Meek went on TV to swat down reports that he had told Clinton that he would drop out to improve Crist’s chances of defeating the front-runner Rubio.
(This version corrects spelling of Meek.)
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Amazona
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:29pmWhite House & Clinton leaked the story to help Crist. Wall Street Journal wrote about this a few weeks back and no confirmation then, but according to Crist this is weeks in the making. The story came from Clinton people, the so called friend for Kendrick Meek. I think Meek knows he was thrown under the bus or he would not be contradicting Clinton left and right today.
Report Post »joseph Fawcett
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:29pmYea right, and he didn’t have sex with that woman in the oval office. We cannot believe what Clintion says.
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Report Post »Tri-ox
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:28pmAnd who will Bill “Wayward Willy” Clinton blame when Marco Rubio wins in a landslide on Tuesday?
Report Post »trolltrainer
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:18pmOn the plus side though, it would now be all but impossible for Meek to drop out. I think the polls are all badly skewed to the left, the voter turnout is going to make all the difference, but I do not want ANY chance that Crist could pull this off. Though how anyone can vote for that turncoat is beyond me…
Report Post »Goldenyears22
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:26pmI don’t know either, but somewhere in the last fifty years, we have produced some strange citizens.
Report Post »Jenn of the Jungle
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:17pmClinton needs to confer with Crist again. Because Crist is certainly not in the loop but he THINKS he is.
Report Post »silentwatcher
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:16pmAdd your comments
Report Post »LastManStanding1
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:16pmLiving in Florida and watching this unfold, the real story is Crist, this man epitomizes the problem, he will say or do anything to stay in power, Greta had to shut him off last night as he kept going on about Rubio being an extremist and is going to overturn Roe V Wade…
Report Post »Goldenyears22
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:25pmSore looser, he was even in on the conferences and then has the audacity to say they are just concerned for Floridians and who would be best for them. Yeah, right. If Florida doesn’t see what Crist is for sure now they are blind and should switch their vote to Rubio and put him so far down for his sneaky and dishonest ways. If we can get Meek to drop out, then Crist, Mr. Which Ever Way the Wind Blows for Me, will go Democratic. Watch out Florida, he’s taking you for a lying ride.
Report Post »silentwatcher
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:15pmNo,,,,and you didn’t inhale or have sex with that girl……..nuff said….
Report Post »Alvin691
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:14pmI didn’t have sex with that woman.
Report Post »PatriotComeLately
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:14pmHow can any of them expect us to believe them anymore? You know if I could find a Dem with integrity, I might even send some money to them. Actually, thinking about it, isn’t Bernie Sanders always truthful? I totally disagree with his objectives, but at least he tells the truth.
Report Post »Darth_Soros
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:13pmIt depends on what the meaning of the word ‘ask’ is.
Report Post »LSX
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:12pmIt depends on what the definition of “is” is.
LIAR
Can‘t wait to see you this weekend at Caprio’s fund raiser so we can tell you to “SHOVE IT”
Report Post »takingonissues.com
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:12pmSure we believe you,wink, wink……
Report Post »jacobstroubles
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:12pmYa,,, hey where’s that infamous blue dress that that little tart Monica wore on that infamous day..you
know where she was……
Like does anybody ever beleive anything that comes out of the mouth of a Clinton?
Tooooooo Funny!
Report Post »2
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:11pmWe are 5 days away from fundamentally Restoring The United States of America.
Report Post »Awakenow
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:11pmThat depends what the definition of is was.
Report Post »BetterDays
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:10pmAh, bill please define “ask” as you intend it to mean in your statement. How shortsighted do you expect us to be Billy-bag-o’lies? Wasn’t your word as good as lead in the Lewinski affair as well? Just because you have charisma doesn’t mean we the people buy your bull, just ask Obama how that works.
Report Post »Oh and if you think anyone will actually elect any breathing liberal for president anytime in the next 100 years, guess again. That includes you demonic wife.
poverty.sucks
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:10pmI didn’t ask Meek to drop out, I told him to do us all a favor and drop out of sight.
Report Post »Bob_R_OathKeeper
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:10pmYeah, and you had no sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky either, LOL, lying fool.
Report Post »The Grinch
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:09pmI Didn’t Ask Meek to Drop Out, I didn’t have sex with that woman, and I certainly did not inhale! Oh the humanity!
Report Post »tobywil2
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:20pmBut Mr. Clinton was sitting on a stack of bibles with the Holy Ghost on his lap. Dosen’t that count for anything? http://commonsense21c.com/
Report Post »Randyrocker
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:09pmWhen Clinton starts a sentence with “I didn’t…” one does have to wonder.
Report Post »Bluegill
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:09pmYou TOLD him
Report Post »HillBillySam1
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:09pmBubba Clinton: “I did NOT have sexual relations with Kendrick Meek…..uh, Monica Lewinski!! I swear!!! Come on!!! Somebody HAS got to believe me!!!! Y’all are just mean!!! HILLARY!!!!!”.
Report Post »trolltrainer
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:08pmThey are all such lying sacks of shi…er…excrement…
Report Post »SheriS
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 6:16pmFor all those poor Progressives who held Clinton in such high esteem, this should truly be a wake up call that Slick Willy is just that—-a slime ball who believes all’s fair in love, war and politics! Good for you Rubio for standing up and calling a spade a spade! GO RUBIO!
Report Post »TNgirly
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:06pmyeah right. just like “i didn’t have sex with that woman monica lewinsky”
Report Post »lookn4nrml
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:10pmExactly
Report Post »2
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:11pmWe are 5 days away from fundamentally Restoring The United States of America!
Report Post »untameable-kate
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:13pmOld dem ex-presidents never die they just keep running around with lies spewing from the ol’ cakehole.
Report Post »BehindBlueEyes
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:17pmYea he also didn’t inhale.
Report Post »tobywil2
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:18pmThe “VAST RIGHT WING COMSPIRACY” rides again!!!!! http://commonsense21c.com/
Report Post »Polwatcher
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:30pmRumor has it that Pelosi and some other Dems will retire if they don’t win on Tuesday.
Report Post »booger71
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:35pmYou beat me to it
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:57pmgood thing Meek wasn’t wearing a blue dress,
Report Post »so no proof of CLINTON’S LIE this time…..
cotuit
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 3:58pmHave you ever noticed, that when a Republican POTUS ends their term they go back to the real world and try to live their lives, unless called back to duty, while on the other side, these Dems. just never know when to go home and leave the rest of us alone.
Report Post »sassygirl
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 4:14pmIt depends on what the definition of “is” is. The key word here is “ask” Bill Clinton did not “ask” him to withdraw. What Bill probably did was “tell” him or “dicuss” with him or better yet “advised” him to withdraw but he did not “ask” him. Bill is very tricky with his world in “Bill’s World” but in our world we all know the story is true. Man that guy knows how to weasel out of a lie.
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 4:34pmNo, what he’s saying is the “black” guy is either lying, or just too stupid to understand what he meant. I’m sure with the White House on the phone with Crist there was absolutely no plan for Meek to drop out. The White House just wanted to wish Charlie the best of luck. This is such a crock! Again the White House told Clinton to deny what he really said and make poor Meek look like a fool. Another progressive play move.
Report Post »LadybugsTX
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 5:11pmAnd Jerry Brown says Meg Whitman is a whore…
Report Post »justice
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 6:56pmyea, like the others he didn’t remember monica, and watergate, and buying up land in utah.
Report Post »FreedomOfSpeech
Posted on October 29, 2010 at 7:45pmIn Bubba’s defense, it really does depend on what the definition of “ask” is. Since he is our first black president, maybe they should ask him if he “axed the guy to drop out”.
Obama is now burning books like the Nazis did.
This comment does not necessarily reflect the views of Glenn Beck, The Blaze, theblaze.com, Fox News or anyone else for that matter. The FAT CLOWN ANCHOR at MSNBC can eat balls.
Report Post »rebel
Posted on October 30, 2010 at 6:45amsure he didnt say “I didn’t ask Meek to drop out.” he probably said, “duuuuuuuuuuuude. come on. COME ONNNNNNN DUDDDDDDDDDDDE. DUUUUUUUUUUUUUDDDDE C’MON! i’ll getcha an ambassador job!”
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