Charlie Crist Loudly Mentions He Is Married

Poor Charlie Crist. Already distinguished as the governor of Florida, he is now trying to join the United States Senate-- the most powerful governing collective in the world-- and all the press wants to discuss is whether he spends his days craving man-flesh.

As Politics Daily's own Matt Lewis has already reported, it took less than 48 hours for the "Crist is Gay" rumor mill to resurface on newstands after the governor came out as a Senate candidate.

And Crist seems to have anticipated this all along. Consider his campaign announcement, delivered via Twitter...

After thoughtful consideration with my wife Carole, I have decided to run for the U.S. Senate.

Translation: You may be interested to know I have a wife. Therefore I am straight and ready for election on a conservative platform.

Cynical perhaps, but it makes sense for Crist, as Carole is the perfect person for him to consult in such matters. After all, she has been Crist's life companion and closest confidant dating all the way back to December, when he married her in a ceremony that was almost as touching as it was convenient. (Plus it made headlines for being crashed by gay protesters and for the tepid kiss Crist gave his new bride, prompting her to make him try it again.)

But the story's irony is that prior to Crist, the most prominent man to announce his candidacy via Twitter was Gavin Newsom, a heterosexual gigolo who has risen to power in San Francisco by falsely pretending that he is gay.

Although to be fair, this was not the only reason Newsom did not mention his wife in his "tweet."