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    A Guide To Crist-Speak: 17 Translations Of Charlie’s Most Used Lines

    Charlie Crist has been using some of the same lines over and over again in his fiction novel and his book tour. Here’s a glossary you can reference any time Charlie starts speaking.

    1. “I was just trying to be a good Republican”

    2. “I made a mistake. I’m not perfect. I’m sorry. Please forgive me”

    3. “Judge me by my deeds, not by my words”

    4. “This whole flip-flop thing is a joke”

    5. "I think it’s important you hear directly from me and from my heart"

    6. “I worked hard for Obama’s re-election because I believe in his heart and his grace”

    7. “I didn’t leave the Republican Party. It left me”

    8. "I am where I always have been"

    9. “I’ve evolved”

    10. “I’m an optimist”

    11. “I’m a happy warrior"

    12. "I love Florida. She deserves better"

    13. “The hug that ended my political career may end up being the hug that saved me”

    14. “You can’t blame me for the global economic meltdown”

    15. “Well whatever. Stuff happens”

    16. “I would raise taxes again"

    17. “It’s not working”