Governor Rick Scott refused to step on the stage for tonight’s gubernatorial debate because his opponent, Charlie Crist, used a fan under his podium. An electric fan to be more specific. Yes, this is the most Florida thing ever.
Here’s news anchor Elitt Rodriguez’s explanation to the audience:
“Our incumbent governor is also in the building. We have been told that Governor Scott will not be participating in this debate. Now let me explain what this is all about. Governor Crist has asked to have a small fan placed underneath his podium. The rules of the debate that I was shown by the Scott campaign say that there should be no fan—somehow there is a fan there—and for that reason ladies and gentleman, I am being told that Governor Scott will not join us for the debate.”
This went on for 7 minutes before “cooler” heads prevailed. Just another friendly reminder that politicians (and politics in general) are really, really dumb. Also, LOLFLORIDA!
(Video via @smartfootball)
