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WASHINGTON -- Speaking in the nation’s capital Monday morning, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie shed light on how important he thinks it is for executive leaders to take “risks” and be themselves.
“I am coming to this place ... Washington, D.C., because I want people to know that their government can work for them but they need leaders who are willing to take risks,” Christie told the several dozen attendees at a Brookings Institute discussion. “Risk with their own parties and risk with the public who votes for them.”
The prominent Republican governor, whose name has been thrown out as a possible vice presidential pick for presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney, never directly attacked any politician by name, but did offer stern words for how everyone should govern.
“You can't lead by being a mystery. You can't lead by being an enigma. You can't lead by being aloof. You can't lead by being programmed. I think you have to lead by being yourself and who you are and then people will trust you. And when they trust you they'll follow you,” Christie said.
Just prior to President Obama’s public call to extend tax cuts to middle class Americans, the governor of the Garden State kicked off his roughly 40-minute policy speech at the think tank speaking about the pending fight in his state over cuts.
“Despite promises that we've had for a tax cut to happen, that tax cut was left on the table at the last minute,” Christie said, noting Democrats in his state thought “it was more important for me not to be able to the Republican National Convention in Tampa and say that I got a tax cut for the people of our state than it was to actually give the people of our state a tax cut.”
As for that RNC convention in late August, Christie told the small crowd he will attend but has “absolutely no knowledge at the moment whether I'll even be speaking at the convention.”
Obviously if Romney selects Christie as his running mate, he would address the convention.
The Garden State governor's authenticity has made him a popular figure in the Republican Party for his blunt, no-nonsense style. But it has also led to questions about his temperament. Recently, his off-the-cuff style led to him calling a reporter an "idiot" and got him in a shouting match on the Jersey boardwalk. It is that kind of behavior, conservatives fear, that could be a distraction if he were to be chosen as Romney's No. 2.
At no point in the speech or question and answer period Monday at, what was billed as “Restoring Fiscal Integrity and Accountability” discussion, did the vice presidential rumors come up.
Speaking publicly in Washington, D.C. for the first time since early May, Christie argued that only sound, strong leadership will help move this country forward.
“In the end, my message is that leadership is the only thing that will make the difference. And leadership is not just about obstructionism. Leadership is also not about caving every time you get pushed. Leadership is about nuance and about understanding and communicating to people,” he said.
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Christie said "You can't lead by being a mystery. You can't lead by being an enigma. You can't lead by being aloof. You can't lead by being programmed. I think you have to lead by being yourself and who you are and then people will trust you. And when they trust you they'll follow you."
Well that certainly excludes Mitt Romney from any further serious consideration, on all counts.
Did Governor Fat Boy have an ice-cream cone in his hand?
What a class act this bully is...
Leaders lead by taking stands....the only stand Romney has taken is......."I'll get back to you"
Leaders lead by taking stands....the only stand Romney has taken is......."I'll get back to you"
Did he “Bully” any reporters today ?
All of you delusional GOP cretins continue to be blind to the failure of your own party's ideological experiments- you just keep trying to pin the blame on the brown guy, but it won't stick.
Frustrating, huh?!?!?
Instead of the GOP/Tea Bums owning up to the overwhelming evidence that the sum of their cynical anti-government, cowboy-foreign policy, trickle-down economics, taxes=bad, starve-the-beast, regulations-be-damned, limited government (i.e. let my cronies get away with their graft), unfettered privatization, market-is-god thinking is what got us into this mess.
The GOP/Tea Bums discredited ideology is a complete failure, and it has cost the American people trillions in losses. The big hole in the treasury and drastic recession are, YES, G.W/Cheney's fault. No amount of denial will change that.
The GOP/Tea Bum party sucks at governing and economic stewardship. There's nothing even truly "conservative" about the GOP any more- what's "conservative" about borrow-and-spend, reckless wars, invasive social policy, or demolishing our once-proud governing institutions?
The GOP/Tea Tools are a bunch of saboteurs, vandals, and lobby whores. Take your lumps, and let the smart, decent man- who actually believes in governance and economic stewardship- run the place for a while.
I'll bet you anything that after 8 years of Obama we'll be in WAY better shape than after 8 years of the Cheney/W debacle. Sore losers.
GO - Pumpkin Head!!
We know where "leadership" in the GOP/Koch party is leading....to the disenfranchizement of of ordinary working people, and the re-arrangement of the Constitution to suit domestic and transnational corporations.
Hey Paul...
Like the STAND Obama took on "NO LOBBYISTS" in his Administration?
Or...
The STAND Obama took on campaign finance reform?
Do you need me to list more... I could go on ALL DAY.
Liberal Hypocrites.
I see the redhead missed first post....Uh-Oh... that's a paycheck deduction.
The conservative approach is to sit back and enjoy a 'big gulp,' matters will take care of themselves, such as Katrina. Nature will take care of itself, such as a natural disaster, although conservatives have utter disrespect for Mother..Nature.
... in other words ... characteristically in MY fashion ... to have a donut in hand, quietly fattening myself
Christies comments exclude Barry all day. He did nothing in college, nothing in the Senate and is doing nothing now. At least he is consistent...Barack Hussein Obama, just another common leftist politician. You libs are hilarious, you make comments about a persone [hysical appearance and you expect to be taken seriously? Don't tell me that Nancy Pelosi doesn't look like a harpie from one of those old sci-fi greek movies, and that Barney Fwank doesn't look like a fat gay guy, oh wait he is a fat gay guy. Hmmmm
Speaking from experience... eh... Mikey?
RE-WRITING widely aknowledged & recorded history, is how they cope with the truth.
#1.9 for example.
And you, another right wing crazy that doesn't have a clue!
Breaking News: Romney has decided not to consider Christie as running mate after Christie criticized Romney -
"You can't lead by being a mystery. You can't lead by being an enigma. You can't lead by being aloof."
...this is what Christie said - taken from this news piece
This has been a breaking news update from PNN (Pigotry News Network - a nun-partisan news network).
Is he going on a diet? He looks thinner.........
I'm all for leadership and against obstruction. It's what Obama has been doing.
Just another OBVIOUSLY republican unhonorable corporate bought phony. Should disgust working americans across the board. So obvious even children see it.
@ Eric -913730:
Or in typical American fashion - asking Christie: Having you lost weight? But stay assured - Christie never wants to be a light weight in politics, or in any other aspect of his life!
Christie said "only sound, strong leadership will move this country forward." That disqualifies President Obama, doesn't it?
Lanikai - and Romney says NOTHING at all. We can't and won't elect the moron Mitts for President. Our President has done a good job even with the GOP obstructing EVERY move he's tried to make. Let's vote out all of the GOP in November so we can get things moving faster!
Obama/Biden 2012
to Feisty Redhead Roselle, IL
I thought that liberals are open minded about overweight people and Latinos.
I heard that you love to eat popcorn Festy. I wonder how heavy you are and will you be taxed for being overweight. Just kidding, you know that I love you, don't get jealous REDDEVS.
Good to see you again Gingerbread.
I like the Governor, let them have it.
Seems the esteemed thug will be remembered for some, shall we say, not so flattering moments:
Seems this is a pattern for this blowhard:
And my personal favorite:
Classy guy, that Christie...
Oh! Oh...here's another just come over the wire:
Had a feeling my comment would not go over well with the regular liberal circle jerkers here at First Read. If President Obama could lead, we would not be in the current malaise. I voted for this inept leader, but now his only hope is to divide and conquer. That's not what I was hoping for.
Hey Mike ######'s --
Romney has yet to take a stand. He stands for NOTHING!
Or in the other words of wisdom from Krispy-Creme candidate, Shut the F*&K UP you idiot voter. The only communication skills this @!$%# candidate has is the speed dial function on the cell phone to Cinnabon - always ordered with extra Cinnabon goo (courtesy Louis CK - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmQ0mqr69Vs )
@Lanikai.....that 'divide and conquer' thingy was the stated strategy of Gov Sottt Walker not President Obama!
Christie reminds me of our very own Tea Party governor, Paul LePage, who, in his very first month in office, managed to insult the NAACP on Martin Luther King Day, no less. He has then gone on to call anyone who questions his policies idiots, has had to "clarify" his comments on numerous occasions, and was recently reported in the national news as referring to the IRS as "the Gestopo."
I don't know about the rest of the country, but I've about had it with demagogue Tea Party politicians. Maybe it plays well in New Jersy, but this brand of obnoxious "leadership" is getting old up here in Maine.
Amy, and yet Christie is still better than Jindal yesterday. He sounded so much like Palin I had to laugh. I fully expected to see him reading off his palm before the interview was over. And, these (along with Mitt) are the best the GOP has to offer. Pitiful!
Obama/Biden 2012
Chris Christie got shot down by his true love - Bruce Springsteen. Like a little groupie...
Dont_carry_it_all
Romney: stop me when you hear something you like....
don't know where Iread it but it's perfect!
bayllie - so perfect! So (sadly) true! And this is the BEST the GOP has?????
Obama/Biden 2012
SeekingSanity
The only reason why Romney got as far as he did is because couple of his buddies have deep pockets - even deeper than Santorum and Gingrich ever dreamed of being able to have. If you take away those couple of billionaires that funded Romney's Santorum-Gingrich face bashing, Romney would be as famous as Joe the Plumber.
Uh, oh, looks as if Governor Christie spoke directly to Mitt Romney about the "mystery" campaign he's running then scolded John Boehner and Mitch McConnell, the crowd that hasn't "governed" for the people in nearly 2 years since the GOPTP took over the House and the 2 years prior when they obstructed anything connected to President Obama--including things they liked prior to Jan 2009. Well, for once some of what Governor Christie said is the truth. Romney's such a coward he won't even "risk" taking a stand on anything and when he does, he changes his mind within a few hours or days.
How anyone can take Governor Romney seriously for the POTUS is absolutely frightening.
And if the piece Leslie Stahl did for 60 Minutes on former Lobbyist Jack Abramoff is any indication, a lot of politicians in Washington are bought and paid for. Abramoff did not call out any big name Democrats but I'm sure there are some who are dirty. However, he clearly was in deep with some big name Republicans and it was sickening the way he described how it went down before he was busted along with Republican Congressman Rey who longed to be the Speaker of the House.
That is exactly why Citizens United is so destructive to our democracy. The last thing we need is foreigners buying our governance! Bad enough when the likes of Abramoff is buying politicians.
Makes me sick!
Sheila - it's amazing isn't it? Romney says absolutely NOTHING yet people are racing to worship this creep! Talk about totally lacking in substance - you're talking Romney!
Obama/Biden 2012
Romney has made his proposals known, you libbies merely choose to ignore. That way you can run around saying he has no proposals.
Meanwhile, Obama runs around in circles, wets himself witha water pistol now and then and then DESPERATELY tries to put a positive spin on really weak jobs numbers ! LOL !! Obama=all talk, no results.
Where's that "laser-like" vision on jobs Mr. President ? Oh, that's right .... Obama figured jobs would take care of themselves while his ego was focused on ramming through Obamacare !
seekingsanity--keep seeking because ; whoa. lol
Backhouse, I can't say it any better than you did, so I hope you'll forgive me for just repeating it;
So what are they? Please elaborate.
Jim - Give me a list of Romney's "proposals" if you wouldn't mind. He has talked about what he doesn't/does like (I'm kind of unsure here because it depends on what day it is or perhaps it depends on how tight his jeans are) but I really can't say what his "proposals" are. Most of what he says he is going to do are either impossible or are predicated on who he is talking to at the time. Again, I am really curious - please share.
Christie is an unstable jackarse that needs anger management treatment.
Lol, True Patriot. That's my impression as well.
kimH-1330542
kimH don't hold your breath. jim only does drive by mudslinging , accuses some of lying and then disapears when asked for a fact...
Hey Jim, ask these libs if they read the piece by MSNBC about what Romney said he would do his first day in office just a few days ago. I know its tough for them , as they are only sheep, being lead by a wolf and they cannot figure it out, what a tragedy .
LMAO..this guy can talk his heart out in Washington DC and people believe him...but in his own state of NJ..on a NJ shore boardwalk (snookie ville) he starts a yelling match with just one person on the boardwalk?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/06/chris-christie-jersey-shore_n_1654583.html
Temper fatso..takes temper.
Romney.. the least interesting man in the world.
When Ambien can't sleep it takes him.
Paint watches him dry.
Stay boring my friends...
Watch Bill Maher rip Romney in this video at about 2 minutes in. Hilarious!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW92RoJLTDg
'good governance'? governor christie, your party has given up on that long ago. your party would rather watch the whole thing burn down rather than admit that moving the country further and further to the right for the last 30 years is only relegating us to the very bottom of the list of developed countries in terms of social and economic outcomes.
The only good thing about Christie maybe getting the veep slot is that we wouldn't have to deal with him any more as governor of NJ.
But I think perhaps we'll all be better off if he is contained here in the state -- he could do much greater damage should he be kicked upstairs.
I never thought I'd say Christie was right about anything -- but he is right in saying that leaders should be who they are. He is who he is, and most of us here in New Jersey do not like his high-handed bullying.
Those who do like him see him in contrast to politicians like Romney who go the way the wind blows. Yes, Christie stands up for what he believes in. But his style is not a reason to vote for him. Check out what it is that he believes in!!! Look at what he does (or tries to do)!!! He's at least as bad as the rest of them.
The funny thing is if we deleted "by Chris Christie" from the comments we would all agree with them. The divisiveness propagated by Obama and the GOP has put us in the position of disagreeing with statements we all agree with.
“In the end, my message is that leadership is the only thing that will make the difference. And leadership is not just about obstructionism. Leadership is also not about caving every time you get pushed. Leadership is about nuance and about understanding and communicating to people,” - Barack Obama
“In the end, my message is that leadership is the only thing that will make the difference. And leadership is not just about obstructionism. Leadership is also not about caving every time you get pushed. Leadership is about nuance and about understanding and communicating to people,” - Mitt Romney.
See what I mean?
In this case it was Mr. Christie who stated this and the Liberals on the vine can't resist the need to pounce.
Why? The answer to that question says a lot about you.
Because Christie is a hypocritical, bullying windbag whose actions don't agree with his words, that's why.
What that says is that I'm looking at the REAL Christie, the one who regularly has shouting matches just because he enjoys it. The one who feels entitled to take a helicopter at tax payer expense to his child's ball game while cutting desperately needed services. The one who takes MILLIONS from the Federal government to build a new tunnel, misappropriates the funding to his own desired priorities, then cries like a baby when the Feds actually want the money back.
Judge not by words, but by deeds.
Rational,
Good post!
It saddens me to see how blindly partisan so many people are - not just on these boards, but in life in general. It seems like only a small percentage of the people actually think for themselves.
seems to me that crissy and limpballs are long lost brothers ???? maybe even twins ???? what a pair to draw to huh???
Thanks Ron,
Did you notice the post from John from Duh Moines. He could not resist the pounce.
Obama = windbag, Romney = windbag, Thomas Jefferson = windbag, Abraham Lincoln = windbag.
He cannot even for one moment consider the value of the statement, regardless of the person.
The statement has plenty of value when it comes from a person of character. When it comes from Chris Christie it's nothing but a sound bite, of no value because his history demonstrates he doesn't actually believe what he's saying.
I notice you can't consider the value of what I've said, can't even acknowledge the truth...that the word of a liar means nothing.
You asked a question, I answered it. If you consider it "pouncing" that's your option. It only speaks to how you define the word "partisan" in your own mind to exclude yourself.
John, you wrote:
Good try.
Christie is a liar. Therefore we should discount everything he ever said or will say.
That's your point. You good with that?
Obama is a liar.
He said if we spent the Stimulus unemployment would never go above 8%.
He said he would close down Gitmo. Is it still open?
He said he would end military tribunals - how'd that work out?
He said he would be transparent - the most transparent administration in history - executive priv on F&F kind of renders that whole thing a lie in a nut shell.
So clearly Obama is a liar and we should discount everything he has said or will say for the remainder of his life.
Clear to me. I got it. Thanks for that.
Talk about partisan. I call a lie a lie.
Except when you're repeating Conservative lies.
Obama NEVER said the stimulus would prevent unemployment from going over 8%...unemployment was over 8% WHEN THE BILL PASSED so your claim is simply impossible.
Republicans filibustered the closing of Gitmo...not the President's fault.
Same with military tribunals.
Do you really want to talk transparency after the Bush White House went to court to close the Secret Service VISITOR LOGS?
I knew if I kept this going long enough you'd step in it. Now we can all discount everything you say, by your own logic. Byeee.
You can't lead by being a mystery. You can't lead by being an enigma. You can't lead by being aloof. You can't lead by being programmed. I think you have to lead by being yourself and who you are and then people will trust you. And when they trust you they'll follow you,” Christie said.
And you think you can lead by being a loud boorish bully?
Is the Bully Governor calling out Willard?...Wow, more than a few of us posting are on the same page!
Republicans would prefer that Americans forgot American History (particularly their history) and gave them just one more chance for more "change" and give Bush's failed greed based policies one more chance.
"Mission Accomplished" eh? GW?
Thats Right......all you have to do is fact-check some of Flip Flopney's statements (pick a random sample) and you see that his Republican opponents were right when they called him a liar in the primaries. They were also correct when they called him a flip-flopper and a "perfectly lubricated weather-vane".
One cannot lead by being republican. Fact, these days, one cannot even do a decent pretense. The involvement of the overlords are always too obvious for the people not to notice. The obese fellow from NJ is simply pitching a shovel full of fresh bs at the yet unannounced veep position.
You liberals sure are obsessed with Chrisites weight.
@ GingerbreadMamma - Odd he should describe Romney in those terms when he desperately wants to be the VP selection. Mysterious, enigmatic Cayman Isle holdings, anyone? Aloof political positions, anyone? Mitt, the robotic candidate, anyone?
Sounds like our commander - in - chief, an arrogant bully on top of it, sorry, but we can do allot better.
This moron and public embarrassment to the people of NJ is hardly the person to try and lecture anyone on leadership or integrity. This guy is a sociopath who should never have been elected to public office. I guess that NJ wanted to bolster its reputation as a cesspool by electing a loudmouth piece of crap for governor.I can only imagine how he treats his family if he can be such an prick to strangers.
The funny thing is that Feisty 'who can't understand normal thinking' Red Beard weighs MORE than that governor.
It sure sounds to me as if the Governor is not impressed with Mr. Romney or the Republican party. Maybe Mitt told him he had no chance at the VP spot and he is getting even.
A doughnut shop on every corner is a winning campaign slogan...especially Krispy Kream
Rick, people from New Jersey don't eat Krispy Kreme donuts. The only kind we even touch are Dunkin' Donuts. Get your facts straight!
Chris, cranbury - then you're missing the best! Krispy Kreme are heads above Dunkin!
You must be smoking crack there, Seeking. Krispy Kreme's taste like cardboard with a sprinkling of powdered sugar.
Chris - nope. Dunkin is good but Krispy are the best!
In the paragraph where Christie tries to tell us what a president should be like, he said:
"You can't lead by being a mystery. You can't lead by being an enigma. You can't lead by being aloof. You can't lead by being programmed. I think you have to lead by being yourself and who you are and then people will trust you. And when they trust you they'll follow you," Christie said.
Well, that pretty much takes Willard out of the mix completely.
What he stands for changes by the day so that makes him a Mystery.
Willard is a very wealthy man coming from a wealthy family. He pays more for an elevator for his garage in one of his homes, that makes him seem aloof.
You can't lead by being programmed. What else does Willard do except what the party tells him?
You have to lead by being yourself and then people will trust you. Well, because he can't form an opinion or demonstrate any sort of stand on any subject, I guess he'll remain unpopular and untrustworthy. The end result will be that no one will be following him.
Did the Democrats pay Christie to make his comments? He just about couldn't have done more for Obama without directly throwing his considerable weight for him.
Hey Brian, pretty sure Christie was talking about Obama, much like Tom Brokaw and Charlie Rose were back in October of 2008 From PBS:
ROSE: I don't know what Barack Obama's worldview is.
BROKAW: No, I don't, either.
ROSE: I don't know how he really sees where China is.
BROKAW: We don't know a lot about Barack Obama and the universe of his thinking about foreign policy.
ROSE: I don't really know. And do we know anything about the people who are advising him?
BROKAW: Yeah, it's an interesting question.
ROSE: He is principally known through his autobiography and through very aspirational (sic) speeches.
BROKAW: Two of them! I don't know what books he's read.
ROSE: What do we know about the heroes of Barack Obama?
BROKAW: There's a lot about him we don't know.
Absolutely pathetic. These two "Pillars" of journalism a week before the2008 election.
Sadly, many of us knew exactly what his plan was to transform America and he is slowly getting away with it.
It is exactly why he must go.
WCA,
Yet you allow Mitt Romney to get away with producing less information about himself that Senator Obama produced or any other modern President.
Why ?
Shhhh...WhiteCollarCriminal is busy working on his thank-you letter to President Obama....you know...for saving his job designing crappy autos that nobody really wants...his company probably got millions in bailout money to stay afloat, and that in itself makes TheCriminal a hypocrite. He refuses to publicly acknowledge that fact...hmmm...I wonder why.
Ain't that right WCA?
Sure it is...
[Sadly, many of us knew exactly what his plan was to transform America and he is slowly getting away with it.]
Sadly, you subscribe to Fox "news" conspiracy theories that are not based in fact...but hey, you have to expend all that excess energy somewhere, right? Cause it surely ain't doing your job. You'd rather spread disinformation through out and out falsehoods and innuendo. You wear that "white collar" well.
It is you that have become "absoutely pathetic"...just go back and read some of your posts...you've morphed into some raving lunatic...
nomoresameo, well said. Christie described Mitt Romney to a "t" as did you.
and you can't lead by being a flip flop liar either. So I guess Mitt's out. Next!
President Obama is about the most mysteries President we have ever had, no one really knows much about him and what we do know labels him un-american, and why does he seal his school records, he is the mystery man, as my Dad would say you dumb a$$es.
Let's see those Romney tax returns damn nabbit! While we're at it, let's see Romney's original birth certificate! I hear that Mormons are anti American, fascists from another planet really. And to understand Romney, you need to understand Mexican anti-colonialism. He is not like us real Americans. Rumor has it that he even pals around with corporate terrorists. If he becomes president, our number one job will be to make sure he fails, We will stop at nothing to make sure he is a one-term president (pronounced like Michelle Bachman). Even if it destroys average Americans in the short tem, who gives a crap because it is far more important that we try to take back power as soon as possible. We will discredit Romney at every turn, even if he adopts our very own ideas. We will not compromise one iota. Even if he agrees with us, we will move f\urther to the left so that there can be no compromise. Yes, we will know exactly what to do if Romney becomes president. Our first meeting to plot his failure will be held during his inauguration...
John, can you imagine if everyone thought like you and the Tea Party thugs?
Isn't it interesting ... Christie criticizing the Dems who put his tax cut on hold until revenues are sufficient to pay for it. How come we don't have to pay for republi-thug tax cuts only those proposed by the Dems? Another "Christie" gave us an unfunded tax cut in NJ about 20 years ago ... and we're STILL paying for it.
"Recently, his off-the-cuff style led to him calling a reporter an "idiot" ....."
The reporters at First Read are understandably very sensitive about their status as real journalists....
So, Governor Christie, don't hurt their feelings...dont call them "idiots", just call them "Obama poodles"....
Wow Bob....that's all you got?
I smell "desperation"...
btw - how's your campaign going on getting your "vaginal probing governor" on the ticket as VP?
Well VP Bob, hopefully you can find a site to post on that suits your journalists style.
b dune -- all you smell is that stuff running out of Obama's a$$ errr I mean mouth errr they are both the same.
Hey Ben, more and more people are talking about the interruptions when he speaks. It does become dull and old. He does that when he gets lost and does not have a script.
Hey Concerned -- Did you catch Obama's lies today -- after he rudely made us wait 15 minutes??? He had to repeat a line because someone forgot to hold up the applause sign when he said it the first time LMAO.
Proof positive, there is no making these people happy. One minute, they are bitching because Obama uses a teleprompter, the next they are bitching because he doesn't use a teleprompter. Will you Obama-bashers please get your story straight? The last time I heard this much whining is when Newt took away Callista's line of credit at Tiffany's.
The right wingers are good at one thing. That one thing is FAKE outrage. Inside they know that Obama is a great President that will be re-elected, and they can't stand it.
Concern - your "logic" is unbelievable. The President THINKS before he speaks and no one (except the low information voters on the right) dislike hearing him. Unlike Romney, who doesn't have a clue, even when his teleprompter is working, our President speaks and leads well. Your jealousy is showing but not unexpected since you have Romney as your candidate!
Obama/Biden 2012
I bet no one on the right can name a President since IKE that didn't use a teleprompter.
To: SeekingSanity who writes;
I see why you are so in love with our President. Any body that disagrees with you is either a right wing nut or Low information voters. I get it, we are idiots and you are smart.
From a female point of view I would say he is handsome, but that does not make him a leader.
It is your logic Sanity that concerns me. You are looking at the man with your heart and not your BRAINS.
Ben, yes I did catch all his lies and so did 3 of my girlfriends.
Concern - no idiot - I am looking at him with intelligence - something you are sorely lacking. Your intense dislike of this man who is heads above Romney is telling. And, your attempts to analyze him just show how totally ignorant you are. But, don't worry, you'll fit well with the GOP! You have no logic - you just regurgitate talking points of the low information voters which you represent.
And, it's not my fault you're an idiot. You post it and I call it!
Obama/Biden 2012
seekingSanity,
Don't take it so hard Honey. Our low information voters count as much as your high intellectual voters.
Hi hi hi LOL.
Ben
Thanks for chiming in.........you sound more pathetic and desperate then Old Bob....
Concern - yes you do. No one ever indicated that low information voters don't count. We are just sad that people like you don't care about substance. But, it's who you are. And your constant harping on our President's childhood shows how desperate you are! And, it actually says more about you than it does about our President, and none of what it says is good.
Pathetic really!
Obama/Biden 2012
Concern Citizen whine, whine and more whine. Seeking responded to your nonsense and now I will add more. I seriously doubt you would recognize a "leader" even if there was a sign on him/her. If you think Romney is a leader, then it is you who is voting from your heart and not your brain. Mitt Romney has been on both sides of every issue at least once if not twice--some leader, heh? Jon Huntsman didn't call Romney a "well-oiled weather vane" for no reason, it was because Romney has no real opinion. Sorry, but I don't see that as being a "leader". He can't even embrace his best act as Governor, RomneyCare. Why? Because he's a coward.
I caucused for Candidate Barack Obama but only after doing considerable research on his Illinois Senate record, reading his books, paying attention to what he did not just what he said; deciding that we needed his "intelligence" back in the White House. Intelligence was something sorely missing during Bush 43's eight disastrouse years. The only fools voting with their hearts are those who think Mitt Romney will be something other than another President George W. Bush.
Obama/Biden 2012!
SeekingSanity:
Oh I do care about substance, honey. If I read you correctly, you should begoing back to school soon?
High School.
Romney for 2012. for a better leader to correct the error I made in 2008.
Jody, what makes you think I did not do any research on Obama or Mitt, or any other person running for President. You know nothing of me but what you read in this post. Don't judge a book by it's cover.
Concern - and clearly you've never been to school at all - not even elementary school. But, that's okay - we totally understand you can't do any better than you do.
And, the "error" is the one made by the GOP in nominating empty suit Mitt! Hang in there - the GOP will be extinct soon and maybe someone will actually come up with a viable conservative (but not nutcase) party.
You clearly do no research or you don't understand what you read. And, it shows!
Jody - well said!
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I would rather have someone who knew who it was to be middle class than have someone who liked to fire middle class....
Concern - If you do any research, you have a serious problem retaining facts. There is, however, medication for that. Once again, you are not winning too many friends on this post, either except for Ben perhaps. Pitiful!
Seeking and Jody - Do you ever feel like you are living in a parallel universe when you read some of the crap on here from folks like Concern?
I sure do! lol
I'm amazed idiots like her manage to put on 2 of the same colored socks in the morning without any assistance!
I have seen some dumb posters over time here at FR - but, this nimrod takes the CAKE!
PS: Trust business is still booming for ya Kim! ;o)
Feisty - "I'm busier than a one-armed paper hanger with a rash" - to quote my late and very funny Dad.
My 89 year old mother just called me and told me some Republican knocked on her door today to ask who she is planning on voting for (she is a registered Republican but hasn't voted Republican since Nixon - she took that whole Watergate thing personally). Having them knock on her door instead of getting the usual robo call from Buchanan, our congressman, was an answer to her prayers because she proceeded to tell them exactly what she thought about the Republicans and Romney (not too much). She is one angry little old lady.
I ♥ it!
She is in the ranks of my elderly, liberal, lesbian aunties who are totally FIRED UP & READY TO GO!
God help any Repub who makes the mistake on knocking on their doors! lol
PS: Great to hear things are going good for you! We miss your strong liberal voice around here but totally understand!
Was this before or after he told an unemployed mother that she was lazy or another to 'shut up'.
Christie's star is falling and falling fast.
Hey doc you need to look again. Christie's approval rating in NJ as a tough talker; a budget slasher; a union buster is at an all-time high of near 60%. Only in Obama's wet dreams would he ever be that high.
Yea...Doc I might have looked that one up.
Ben:
You make a good point. But there is something you left out that is probably pertinent to the subject. If Chris Christie was the GOP nominee running for president, he would LOSE to President Obama in his own state of New Jersey. All of the polls regarding this hypothetical race are in agreement.
Just thought you might like to know.
I didn't realize that being a good Executive is to verbally abuse your constituents when you disagree with them?! Thanks, Chris Christie, you are a natural leader!
The first thing this guy has to learn is being a decent human being......there is a distinction between telling it as it is and being a bully and insulter...
Tough talking budget slashing governor who has a 57% approval rating (a rating Obama would kill for now). You need to go back to the drawing board.
Not too surprising from the state that gives us trailer trash 'Sopranos' - 'Jersey Shores' television.
My brother in NJ says Christie is a breath of fresh air after Corzene. Christie doesn't let the public sector unions tell him how to govern the rest of NJ.
Has Democratic former Gov Corzine figured out what happened to all those MISSING millions yet ? Or is it billions ?? Of course, Obama had Corzine as a financial advisor ! LOL !!
"Christie talks good governance in D.C. speech"
You mean like flying a military helicopter to your son's baseball game?
Like that Chris?
and don't forget the limo for the last 100 yards - guess the stairs on the heli were too much excercise for 1 day....
Banaschar:
Darn it, Paul S stole my thunder, above.
I do not believe most New Jerseyans cared too much that Gov. Christie took a state helicoptor to see his kid's baseball game.
But what was astounding to most of us is that he needed a limousine to connect the last 100 yards from the landing pad to the ballfield !!!!
WHAT THE HELL KIND OF EXAMPLE IS THAT HE WAS SETTING IN THE REALM OF PHYSICAL FITNESS AND WELLNESS? HE COULDN'T EVEN WALK THE LAST 100 YARDS!!!!
This election is a choice between two visions for the future of America: One vision is for continuation of the progressive vision of a balance between equality and freedom as the moral foundation of justice, and a more recent conservative vision of an entitlement due the wealthy and the equivalence of corporations to the rights and protections of natural persons under the Constitution.
A progressive future is one in which government is a custodian of the public trust and advocates for justice; where justice is a balance between equality and freedom. Government as a custodian of the public trust means that everyone plays by the same rules and that everyone is equal before the law. Public trust means the rights of the people to preserve and protect the common property of the United States is not severable to the interests of privatization. Public trust means that a corporation has no rights except those given to it by law and does not have equal standing with a natural born person under the Constitution.
The conservative future is one of a hostile corporate takeover with privatization of government functions. The corporate takeover means that having wealth is an effective barrier to others participating in the process of government. It means that government would no longer serve the interests of the community but collaborate with the wealthy corporate owners to establish a separate set of laws that entitle them to preferential treatment while creating barriers to competition by eliminating opportunities for others.
The free market is a myth: if it isn't regulated by government to prevent fraud, it is regulated by the corporate oligarchy to prevent competition. Free means not having to go to jail for fraud and theft.
Freedom of speech for corporations is a political myth: the right to free speech is a right of the natural born person, not an artifact of legal convention.
This election is a moral choice between affiliation or aggression, empathy or egotism, service or selfishness, cooperation or competitiveness.
The tale of two visions is the difference between a government of the people, by the people and for the people, and a government run by a plutocracy of corporate power.
You're all soooo enlightened. I just can't believe how ridiculous you all are. How dare he hurl an insult at someone who insults him? COME ON! You people act like aficionados on each others' politics. You don't want to be a problem solver - you want to be a problem maker. You want to see right in your party and wrong in the next guys. I keep reading how he's a bully or boorish and we don't need that. So you want what you keep getting? Is he a bully? You know, politicians on both sides have kept composure and smiled while accepting a bag of cash, voting for personal benefits while getting or giving a BJ from someone other than their partner. That's the politician you guys want. So make your fat jokes and then act offended at HIS behavior. ABSOLUTELY ridiculous. The way Christie has been portrayed by you brainiacs is exactly how your acting. I've seen the guy speak, "I'll treat you the way you treat me." That doesn't sound like a bully to me. He also isn't against teachers, he's against BAD teachers. Hey idiots....aren't YOU against a bad teacher? NJEA is one of the strongest Unions in the Country - sorry he thinks that should be weakened. Yes we should keep the Jersey teachers Union just a strong as we did the auto unions. Private jets anyone? Get my point?
There is a lot of sarcasm in this post so reread before you hit reply and accuse me of 'something'....cause that's what we do here.
That's hitting the nail on the head!!!!!! Excellent post Sam. The left is livid that his approval rating of near 60%.
Ben - you need to learn to read. Only 38% approve of Romney. And, while few approve of the way the country is going, 68% blame it on the GOP. I guess that's why you spout fiction every chance you get!
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@Seeking Insanity - you also proved my point - the 60% he was referring to was Christie.........so who needs to learn to read? So busy being one sided and defensive, you can't even read and keep composure and you hurled an insult.........BY GOLLY that sounds how you guys described Christie LOL Last laugh is on you guys man!
Sam - that was not spelled out in his response. Mind reading isn't done on these sites except - apparently - by you! Again, reading comprehension and writing effectively - not your strong points.
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@Seeking Insanity..................it's called deductive reasoning. The article is about Christie so deductive reason might lead you to believe that's who he was referring to. Second big indicator.....when the stat he gave was opposite of yours, obviously you two are not talking about the same person, but you did not heed my advice. I suggested to readers to reread posts before hitting reply so you don't falsely accuse someone of something. And what did you do, not read, accuse someone else of not reading and then insult us for you're mistake. Anyone but whoever insanity endorses for 2012 - read her posts, you'll see why.
Sam - but the post was talking about anything and anyone. Your mistake is you don't write effectively. But, you do prove there is absolutely no sanity to be found in the GOP and you prove it with every post.
SeekingSanity, Your mistake is that you will never ever admit it when you are WRONG !
You will make fun of other's reading comprehension skills, yet YOU are unable to determine that post #13 is CLEARLY about Chris Christie ... who is, after all, the SUBJECT of this article ! LOL !!
Even after making foolish remarks in #13.2, you do not have the GUTS to admit it ..... attempting weakly in #13.4 to cover up and gloss over your glaring MISTAKE !
Then, in #13.6, you attempt to attack Sam's writing skills ! ROTFLMAO !! Need your egg scraper today ?
jim - nope but after reading a few of your ridiculous posts you clearly do! Have fun trying to remove that mess!
Your face is where the egg is all over ! I wouldn't touch that anyway.
You should be totally embarassed by your post at #13.2 ... reading is fundamental !
60% approve of Jabba the Christie in New Jersey.. Yes, I said in New Jersey. Have you guys seen Jersey Shore? Jersey isn't exactly know for it's abundence of intellects.
That's like saying George W. had a 60% approval rating in Texas. I wouldn't be crowing too loudly.
I do not think a person's weight should have anything to do with their ability...40% of Americans are obese. So cut out the weight comments or I will bring up Bill Clinton's lack of morals and honesty or Johnny Edwards. Both were liars.. They NEVER had sex with That woman!!! Obama's campaign was based on lies and still is!!! Where is that below 6% unemployment he promised??? Every other person in his campaign either was or is a lobbyist!!! And before you write this off as a Republican bashing Democrats (Liberals), I AM A INDEPENDENT. I do not really care for either Romney or Obama. I can say a lot of negatives things about Romney and Republicans too. I see pros and cons about Christie and while I do not always agree with him, I do admire his willingness to stand up for what he believes and his stance against Gov.Unions and the CRAZY taxes they have caused in N.J.
Shall we discuss family values candidates Cain and Gingrich and Vitter? Bring it on Vet!!
RedDev - and don't forget John McCain. The party of morals just doesn't seem to have any.
hey fellow Independents, please give RedDevPSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS a little slack.
She/he must be very unhappy becuase she/he lost her cigar. Wonder if it was a Cuban. Cigar that is.
I like Christie, he calls it like it is. Obama on the other hand, well he lies allot. The only excuse that I have for the President is that he had a rough childhood.
Did anyone notice how Obama raises his chin when he is talking to people. Some day the truth will come out on this guy.
Concern - OMG - didn't you learn ANYTHING last week when you tried to psycho-analyze the President? You're TOTALLY in over your head. You can't even analyze yourself - desperately needed by the way.
The people who "lie a lot" are the Republicans but they have low information voters like you who will grasp onto any lie they have. Pitiful really! And, you support Romney - someday the truth will come out about this liar and you'll still worship him! Amazing!
I see you skirted the morals issue since yours is the party that loves to claim them then shows you have none!
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Here you go Concerned - posted again in case you missed it from your last failed attempt at pshyo-babble. By the way - not only are you sorely lacking in the 3 Rs, you also need to relearn how to read body language.
Well, thank goodness for concerned's list - I always had a sneaking suspicion I might be presidential, and she has confirmed it.
1. I raise my chin when speaking to groups to ensure my vocal chords and air passage ways remain open. Why, I'll bet almost all TeeVee folks do the same thing.
2. I pause when I speak. I do this to both connect with the audience and to work through the next line. Sometimes I just get plain old silly and pause for affect.
3. My mama always told me I was 57 blends of Caucasian. I always suffered identity issues because I thought my kin folk were steak sauces, and my first name was Heinz. Not to mention I feared being punished for cannibalism every time I smeared the sauce over my steak.
4. I love a imbibing on swanky martini or two with the goal of getting outside of my head. I have also known to dabble with other illicit substances in my youth. I love experimentation and I can tell you I have solved a lot of the world's problems in those altered states.
5. I was separated from my mother at birth when they cut the umbilical cord. Talk about insecurity - I had to learn how to breath, eat, see, smell, crap and pee all in the same week. Haven't been the same since.
6. I was forced to experience another culture when I was 14. I left our rural town and traveled to wild, crazy, sinful, California. WOW, I haven't been that shocked since they sliced the umbilical cord and cut me off from my mom. I had no idea there were places without a Mormon church on every corner. And boy, did my insecure side like it.
Bravo RedDevPS...that was a great response!
Utoh.....vietvet your about to be pelted with rotten Libmatoes! By not worshiping the anointed one your in the "other" group! The one they dont like!
Is it just me, or is Christie the most repulsive slob, angry, spoiled, offensive, ignorant, egotistical, scum bag, arrogant, blow hard, that thinks he is a tough guy, to ever hold public office. He is a cancer that goes by the name of "republican", who fits the current top of the class in the GOP. Obviously A Rhetorical Question!!!
you just described barney frank
barney frank! ha!
Yes openmike, Christie took the title when Rush got gastric bypass surgery...
Thank you OPENMIKE - you proved my point exactly! Ahhhh another enlightened one!
No offence sammy, but you made no point. I did not make a fat "joke", I made an accurate observation! Would you care to explain your POINT ? Enlighten everyone please, you have the floor.
OPENMIKE - to Sam every post makes his point. He doesn't quite understand what he reads as is evidenced by his very vague comeback to you!
He won't be enlightening anyone about your post because he can't.
No need to apologize. My point was - regardless of being a dem or rep, the name calling of someone because they're name calling is childish and it was done by the masses under this particular article. Some people are going to miss the point because somehow, someway they think if you're not 100% with them - you're against them. Very typical of those who believe they are so much smarter than everyone else, hence my enlightened term. I am sorry you missed my point but you were a great example of it. I think you saying a bunch of derogatory adjectives and then saying one particular political party represents these things is exactly the type of person I was referring to.....ridiculous.
Christie is to good for NJ. Make him VP.
99% American People, don't believe a word this a$$hole christie says, he no different than exlax ETCH-A-SKETCH! One of them LIES and the other SWEARS TO IT! Nothing but corrupt Republican corporate "HAND-PICKED" political puppets whose real worths are ZERO! They've sold their souls to the corporates for monetary gain! They don't give a damn about us! We're just their SLAVES to be used as they see fit!
We, let them in our government, not let's take them out of our government once & forever!! We don't need this white trash to lead us!!
99% American People, vote 100% STRAIGHT DEMOCRATIC, the lives you save WILL be YOURS & your CHILDREN! Let's take our country back!!
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christie praises romney as a man who takes risks to get things done. yeh romney took lots of risks at bain capital. but what christie forgot to tell is that romney was guaranteed money up front to join bain. some risk taker romney is with other people's money! under his secular mormon principles romney would fire his own mother if he could make money out of it, then he would tithe some of it...
Do not remember saying that either party was more or less moral than the other. I think that Liberals are Looney Tunes and Conservatives are just a step above the Cave Man. I personally think that we should develop an Independent Party and start at the grass roots level and elect people who will do what is BEST for the country. Start at the local level, then go onto state and then national. Another option would be to not allow anyone currently in office to run again until 2020..maybe by then some of the older members would have died off. Limit the Supreme Court terms to 12 years. Make it open season on ALL lobbyists..if you see one it should be OK to shoot him or her on sight as you would any pest. Anyone accepting ANYTHING from a lobbyist should be tried as a Capital Offense. Limit elected officials to ONE Trip at Gov. expense during their term in office and the trip not to last more than 72 hours. Have all Gov officials incomes subject to an IRS audit and published online for all to see. Have both Planned Parenthood and the ACLU abolished. Relocate all Federal Prisons to the Northern most area of Alaska. Just some suggestions!!!
VietVet - I can agree with parts of your post. But, I don't understand abolishing Planned Parenthood. They provide a wealth of services for poor women and children. Let's think of some right wing organizations we want to abolish and we'll talk!
I don't believe -- even tongue in cheek -- the moderators on Newsvine condone the shooting of anyone -- even lobbyists -- on sight. You might want to tone that down a bit.
Geez, Chris, who the heck did you have in mind when you gave that speech? You can't lead by being a mystery, an enigma, by being aloof, or by being programmed. Hmmm......
obama is the mystery
Backhouse's first post basically says it all. Romney got the nomination by being himself, a political camellion. He will say or do anything to be president. Anything the crazy right wing wants to hear, he'll oblige them. His problem is that, while pandering to conservatives, he's alienating everyone else. That's the way to lose, Mitt. We don't elect phonies.
Oh well
"You can't lead" by saying no to (all) efforts to help the American people and our economy. But that's what the GOP is about: "No." Then complaining that President is doing anything, isn't trying, etc. And can you believe this fat blowhard Christie? Imagine him on the world stage with his bitch bully act. Being a loudmouth isn't leadership Gov.
You seem to be confused.