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Chris Christie proudly touted the “New Jersey Comeback” in both his 2011 and 2012 State of the State addresses.
But the hard-charging Republican governor said those three words won’t be in his hotly anticipated keynote speech at tonight’s Republican National Convention.
J. Scott Applewhite / AP
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie looks over the podium during a sound check at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012.
"Let’s make one thing really clear,” Christie said Wednesday, per the New Jersey Star Ledger. “There are three words that are not in my speech Tuesday night: ‘The Jersey Comeback.’ So for all those Democrats real worried or got real excited that maybe I’d have to take it out or maybe I put it in, those three words aren’t in the speech.”
There’s a reason for that. When Christie took office in Jan. 2010 unemployment was 9.7 percent. It dropped to 9.0 percent earlier this year, but has since ballooned to 9.8 percent – the highest it’s been in 35 years.
It declined to 9.4 percent when Christie gave his 2011 State of the State Address.
“New Jersey’s comeback has begun,” Christie declared. He added later: “The unemployment rate has begun to drop— and today is below, not above, the national average.”
By his 2012 address, New Jersey’s unemployment rate fell even further to 9.0 percent -- and Christie was going to capitalize. He mentioned “New Jersey Comeback” eight times during the speech.
Day 2: David Gregory previews the kick-off the Republican National Convention in Tampa tonight including speeches by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Ann Romney.
“Today, I am proud to report that the New Jersey Comeback has begun,” Christie said. “How do we know it has begun? Just look around you. In the last two years, we have come together to address the mess that was our budget. The decline, deficits, and departures that plagued our State just two years ago have been reversed. The budget is balanced. Our unemployment rate is no longer going up, it is coming down. Job growth has been restored – in the private sector, where we want it. New Jersey is back. … People are recognizing the New Jersey Comeback all around the world.”
But in the months since that speech, the state’s unemployment rate has since climbed to 9.8 percent.
The stimulus, which allocated $17.5 billion to New Jersey, helped keep teachers, firefighters, and police officers employed. But, since Jan. 2010, the state has lost 26,000 government jobs, a 4 percent decline. On the other hand, private-sector jobs have gained 73,000 jobs, a 2% gain.
Christie is sure to fire up the crowd with what the Mitt Romney campaign is billing as trademark Christie -- “brash” and “bold.”
He is still popular back home. A Quinnipiac poll in July found his approval rating at 54 percent. But his statewide economic record could also highlight for a wider national audience the potential downside of severe budget cuts when it comes to short-term job creation.
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His weight?
He's still pissed Queen Annie didn't save any of her "cookies" for him...
Batten down the buffet tables...
Naw, Feisty, he's a dude, not a chick.
Only you silly chicks seem to be obsessed with weight, particularly your own.
But it's cool, cause I'm sure you are a super model, right?
Silly libbies, all you all got is unimportant personal issues.
Yep, it really is a shame the debt and unemployment are the central issues this year.
Oh, and GDP, cause Obama has it rockin'.
you're right, probably not, its irrelevant. How about what Obama won't talk about a week from now. The economy. You are a f*&king dolt you know that.. of course you do, a lot of us point it out daily. However we know Feisty doesnt read the damn article. posts stupidity up blindly and proudly. Feisty why dont you talk about reality here.
Yeah spanky, the in coming recession will totally be 'unexpected'. Im surprised liberals havent gone by the Dodo wayside
You mean in the continuing depression?
Libbies is so damn silly.
Debt, GDP, unemployment...shoot, dude couldn't even close GITMO.
well that depends on what libtard you approach.. I am going with the fallacy we've recovered.
Of course we did - Obama told us it was so.
He said '09 was 'Recovery Summer. Said '10 was 'Recovery Summer. Why he even said '011 was too.
Funny how not even he can trout that one out this year.
Unmitigated failure.
Golly, seems like just yesterday O promised he'd cut that nasty deficit in half by the end of his first term.
Whoops.
Any of you all think the dems will have a debt clock at their convention?
Naa, they all hate math.
Debt clock LOL. Hecks no they won't. Greek Columns. you know model the US after Greece's failure.
Greek columns where so very insightful, now weren't they.
so was his book. How to serve dog
"However we know Feisty doesnt read the damn article. posts stupidity up blindly and proudly...."
Caesar proudly says, as he posts one about eating dogs.......
Caesar & Spanky - Well aren't you two little nasty boys having one happy circle jerk? I love to see right-wing wackos bonding over ... what are you bonding over?
Speaking of falacies...
How desparate must one party be to devote a whole presentation ('you didn't build that') that's based on a total misrepresentation in the first place?
Must be tough being that desparate, huh??
Hiya Kim!
Hope things are all good with you!
I have them both on ignore...
Are they taking turns playing pivot boy?
All right Kim H - keeping it classy.
Although you really are highlighting my point - all you seem to have are silly personal insults.
So which debate team were you the captain of?
Feisty - Hi back at ya! All is well down here. Isaac was a non-event in my area. Wind and rain and some dead oak and palm branches in the yard.
Are you planning on an evening of popcorn and the RNC tonight? I wonder if Annie is going to be able to convince us that Mitt is really all about women? Maybe she will wear a dress from Costco. I will watch as much as my blood pressure and temper will allow.
Keep up the fight!
Gov. Twinkie will not talk about the Stair Stepper routine he was supposed to do... But he may talk about the latest Teacher he sat on...
Spanky - You're criticizing my post when your little buddy Caesar is one of the nastiest boys on here? You two don't seem to have any issue other than Feisty and your blind hatred of President Obama. Unfortunate you don't have any other issues to comment on.
Oh by the way, I was a Drama major and was on the debate team. Stick to what you know putz.
Spanky,
Are you aware that Queen Ann is giving a speech about her personal life which will be littered with Romney LIES. You know those Romneys love to LIE and don't care about it
Shopping at Costco was probably a lie. Costco doest sell 3 pack shirts.
A. ROMNEY: I know how to shop Costco. You go in the door. Don’t — don’t — I don’t want everyone to learn this trick.
(LAUGHTER) You go in the door, you take a sharp right, and you go way down to the back of the store and just go — just shop the outside of aisles, boom, boom, boom
M. ROMNEY: She also got me one of these three-packs of shirts the other day from Costco. And they’re…
Check this out. It says:
There wasn't an exact match for "pack of dress shirts".
An expanded search produced 14 results.
http://www.costco.com/Common/Search.aspx?whse=BC&topnav=&search=pack%20of%20dress%20shirts&N=0&Ntt=pack%20of%20dress%20shirts&cm_re=1_en-_-Top_Left_Nav-_-Top_search&lang=en-US
=============================================================
Queen Anne still LIED.
Do you really think Queen Ann has a Costo card? Let her show it then.
Hey Governor Krispy Kreme watch you plank. It will be weak.
I've been *popping* it all day so there is plenty to share!
Good to hear you weren't hit too hard by Isaac!
Like Queen Annie has ever set foot inside a Costco! lol PUHLEEZE!
You can fool some of the people some of the time and you can fool the right wing nitwits ALL of the time!
You too! {{hugs}}}
What would that be? lmao
Chasing ambulances..?
"show me yours and i'll show you mine."
Democrats Hit Romney For Outsourcing On Billboard Facing GOP Convention
This is what the Democratic National Committee is displaying on the digital billboard facing the Tampa Bay Times Forum. One image appears for 7.5 seconds every minute.
Check 'em out!
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Yup, Speaker Boehner that's what "MYTH" built!
How can you brain dead morons tout "MYTH" Romney's economic experience?
4 more 4 44
Obama/Biden 2012
Hope and Change ring a bell?
Kim, nasty. Not I but Nasty Dumfux might be. You do like casting stones from glass houses huh.
I just hope that fat boy cuts a big fart and clears the arena. You know someone that overweight eats nothing but fried, trans fat infested food which tends to leave a nauseous aroma when being ejected from the anal area. This guy is a disgusting pig and the perfect spokesperson for the GOP.
It will after the election when the Repubelican's lose control of the HOR and the White House and Senate remain the same. It's time to get rid of the "real Stallinist's" of Boner and Co.
you're dreaming princess. Stalinists? LOL hows the unemployment Toni? keep eating retard sandwiches.
Caesar - Have you ever heard the phrase "Turd in a Punchbowl"? That kind of fits your posts and opinions on here.
sure Kim, im not a far left leaning troglodyte. I would expect that from you. But have you libtards ever heard of picking up a turd by the clean end? Because in a nutshell and in a warped view, that is the progressive policy belief is.
Disgustus, you are as stupid as one can get without being euthanized and you're not funny in the least bit. If you made sense, this would be fun. You don't, so adios dumba$$.
The only reason she knows Kirkland is because the Romney's probably own a couple hundred thousand shares of it's stock.
Will anybody be listening to his words of compromise when he has been a Jack Donkey and not worked together. The words compromise and co-operation have been lost by the right wing nuts now running this God forsaken party of Do Nothings.
Caesar is a lower life form disguised as a Roman.
i suppose we all cant be greek clyde.
Toni
real azz handing there. it was a real doozy just like Clydes. Vale loser
Christie is nothing more than a blowhard bull, exactly the type person when younger is the terror of the schoolyard and the type personality we frequently read about who, when they don't get their way usually degrade or even physically injure others to make themselves feel better. Now, I will get personal - Camden NJ is the poorest city (per capita) in the USA. Kids go hungry, parents go hungry while Christie eats enough to feed 6 to 8 adults.
If he truly wanted to help society, he instead of bullying his way through politics, he would shut that big mouth and focus on his backyard. Oh, that braggart attitude about New Jersey Comeback and his amazing 9.0% unemployment success is now proven to be nothing more than a blip, an anomoly which takes away the only glimmer of success he thought he had as governor on NJ.
He is a loudmouth, worthless blowhard - a perfect politician.
P.O.-1013287
He is a loudmouth, worthless blowhard - a perfect politician.
Sounds like Hussein!
I bet CC doesn't talk about cutting funding for public education because he got a $100 MILLION dollar pledge from Zuckerberg. Oh wait, that was Corey Booker's feather.
I bet he doesn't talk about his own successes based on philanthropic fallacy and I bet he won't mention the collectibility of said Zuckerberg pledge, given that FB stock has plummetted since the 'go live' price.
I bet he doesn't clarify his position on why he wouldn't bolster the R$mney ticket. Who doesn't want that OBVIOUS success?
Oh wait,...nevermind.
@Caesar Augustus: referencing mental retardation to sling an insult shows you have nothing but your own bigotry to fall back on. People that face a larger set daily challenges than you will ever understand, because of a condition they didn't chose, deserve more respect than you seem to have the capacity to give. They aren't in a position to defend themselves or start a PAC and obviously that makes them perfect fodder for people of your political bent. They often need others to stand up for them; this won't be the first or last time this month where I've had to stand up to a right-wing bully / bigot who seeks to diminish their quality of life or rights in society.
I don't have the most eloquent words on this and am under no illusion that anyone could ever change the mind of someone who makes such comments as you did, but I will make this statement to the other people who might read this: a political party comprised of racists, bigots, and conspiracy theorists - all of whom make the conscious choice to behave in those ways - is not the appropriate choice to make decisions for the good people of America.
Caesar A, Makes one glad that they are no longer a member of the GOP God Owful Party.
Republicans dropping knowledge on you stupid liberals. Listen and learn!!!!!
Save America and Vote for the Americans. Romney/Ryan 2012!!!!!
Reuters -
Jobless rates for New Jersey all climbed in July, with New Jersey seeing its highest unemployment rate since 1977, according to data from the three neighboring states on Thursday.
New Jersey's jobless rate rose for the fourth month in a row, to 9.8 percent, up from 9.6 percent in June and from 9.4 percent in July 2011, according to preliminary numbers from the state Department of Labor.
Chris Christie's self-proclaimed "comeback" for the state. I want to see is this administration admit it is failing in terms of getting people back to work
isn't over to the FAT BOY SINGS OR LIES!
It
Chris Christie THE BIG FAT LIAR
Jobless rates for New Jersey all climbed in July, with New Jersey seeing its highest unemployment rate since 1977, according to data from the three neighboring states on Thursday.
LOOKS LIKE TYE FAT BOT LIES JUST LIKE BUSH WITH HIS WMD AND MIT the TWIT who LIES ABOUT EVERYTHING!
Caesar - You're a real popular guy. Keep up the good work. President Obama thanks you. You are a great representative for the right-wing extreme of the Republican party.
Wow, both sides talking like a chat line and nobody is talking about the issues. Little disappointed in my Democrat constituents. I would expect that from Republicans, but really? How about the republicans have to have their speech vetted and approved before they can give it. Afraid they might say something stupid again and charge up the media? Too funny. Democrats do not need vetting before they speak.
RUT ROH!!!!!
Seems we have more problems in this "Recovery Summer IV".
General Motors is idling for four weeks its plant that makes the Chevrolet Volt, the much-hyped plug-in electric hybrid, because supply outstrips demand. This is the second time this year the Michigan plant has been shut, which indicates the vehicle has limited appeal.
But, but, but Barrack Hussein and his minions said the Green Initiative would deliver us to the Promised Land!
Looks like Gubment Motors is getting closer and closer to a second failure under our criminal government this time.
Consumer confidence fell to its lowest level in nine months, according to The Conference Board. Its index of consumer attitudes fell to 60.6 from a downwardly revised 65.4 the month before.
Yep, good ole Keynesian economics, bringing America down one report at a time.
HEY Barrack Hussein, Timmy "Turbo-Tax" Geithner, Ben "Quantitative Easing" Bernanke,,,,
WHERE ARE THE JOBS?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 for real Americans
brenda1964
OMG!!!! Really?
Tell that to Joe Robinette Biden.
We're upset he decided to cancel his "Gaffetastic Tour" to Tampa.
He's the Republican's best surrogate.
ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 for real Americans
Here's some other things that Christie won't talk about tonight (Nor will the Democrats when they hold their convention):
Corporate bribery and political corruption on display at Republican, Democratic conventions
By Barry Grey
28 August 2012
The world was spared one day of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida thanks to the arrival of Hurricane Isaac, which forced the organizers to delay the proceedings until Tuesday. For the next three days, however, the degradation and corruption of the American political system will be on full display.
There is in this year's quadrennial conventions an unabashed flaunting of the role of corporate money in what passes for American democracy that goes beyond even the debased levels of previous presidential elections.The Republicans go out of their way to present themselves as the paid stooges of corporate America. The Democrats are a bit more devious—but only a bit.
Away from the minutely scripted and orchestrated proceedings in the convention hall—with all their hokum and stupidity—the serious business of peddling influence and selling votes will take place in what the New York Timeson Sunday called a "parallel convention." The newspaper's front-page article on the Republican meeting, in a tone closer to admiration than revulsion, begins as follows:
"The railway giant CSX, which has spent $2 million this year lobbying on issues like greenhouse gas regulation and hazardous waste transportation rules, will park special train cars near the Tampa Bay Times Forum to host parties and meetings."
It goes on to list various parties and events at exclusive venues, including a yacht, for convention delegates, office-holders and Republican Party officials that are being hosted by super PACs such as Americans for Prosperity (co-founded by the oil billionaire and Tea Party sugar daddy David Koch), trade groups such as the American Petroleum Institute, lobbying firms, corporations, and multimillionaire fundraisers.
The Republican host committee has a $55 million budget and is sponsored by such corporations as Target, Chevron and Microsoft.
"Lobbyists and trade groups, virtually all with business before Congress and federal agencies, are paying for a nonstop schedule of beach parties, concerts and cocktail hours," the Times writes. "Each party's quadrennial conventions," it declares is "a gathering of money and influence unrivaled in politics."
What goes on at these events, however, is only a more concentrated and extravagant version of politics as usual. "What happens day to day in Washington—fundraising, lobbying, dining and entertainment—expands to a gigantic scale around the conventions."
It has been decades since the nominees for president and vice president of the two big business party were actually selected at the national conventions. As the Wall Street Journal noted in its August 24 article, headlined "Red Carpet for Republican Donors:"
"The official function of a political convention—the selection of a nominee—is now fulfilled long beforehand. Its events serve two other important purposes: introducing a candidate to a prime-time audience for one hour each evening; and, during the rest of the time, showing love and appreciation to donors."
In the case of the Republicans, this means 1,500 top fundraisers with whom Romney will meet in a series of exclusive events reserved for "Stars," who have raised at least $250,000, and "Stripes," who have gathered at least $500,000. "This will be a flagship taking-care-of donors convention," Woody Johnson, owner of the New York Jets and head of Mr. Romney's fundraising in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, told the Journal.
The other side of this orgy of official venality is a massive security operation to intimidate and marginalize political protest. The City of Tampa is, according to The Hill web site, "on virtual lockdown this week." Thousands of protesters will be penned into a "designated free speech zone" away from the convention hall. In other words, they will be denied the right to effectively exercise their free speech rights while being set up for police provocations and large-scale arrests.
The massive security operation, headed up by the Secret Service, involves the FBI, the Coast Guard and the military. Thousands of police from surrounding cities are expected to be deployed to bolster the local police. Federal officials have closed a major highway and placed floating barriers in the harbor. Air and water security zones have been set up and traffic restrictions imposed.
The Hill reported Saturday that the FBI and Homeland Security Department issued a joint intelligence bulletin last week declaring their "high confidence" that anarchist groups are "preparing to use violence and criminal tactics in an attempt to disrupt the Republican National Convention."
The level of repression is in inverse relation to the level of public enthusiasm for the elections and the two major candidates. Last week, a joint USA Today/Gallup poll was published showing that for the first time at this point in at least six elections, voters view both the Republican and Democratic parties unfavorably.
Far from the Wall Street debacle four years ago abashing the corporate-financial elite and its political parties, the domination of corporate money over the political system has become even more naked. Since the Supreme Court's 2010 decision in the Citizens United case removing all legal restrictions on corporate funding of election campaigns, it seems, both the bribers and the bribed have concluded they have a green light.
At the Republican gathering, for example, the Financial Services Roundtable, Wall Street's leading trade group, will host an invitation only luncheon for members of Congress and financial regulators, followed by a panel on how federal policy affects its members' retirement and annuity products.
Some 27 corporations and industry trade groups are known to be sponsoring the Republican convention, including the American Petroleum Institute, the American Natural Gas Alliance, Chevron, Coca-Cola, CSX, Ford, Google, Microsoft, UPS, Walmart, Wells Fargo and Xerox.
The Democrats, who meet next week in Charlotte, North Carolina to officially nominate Barack Obama, have made much of their decision to bar corporate donations to their convention host committee. This is cynical ruse.
They have set up a related entity, New American City Inc., which is accepting money from such firms as Bank of America, Duke Energy, AT&T, Coca-Cola and Wells Fargo. Between the $36 million being raised by the official host committee and the $10 million to $15 million goal of New American City, the Democrats expect to collect nearly as much as their Republican opponents.
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/aug2012/conv-a28.shtml
WOWWWWWWWW!!!!!!
What a great opening night for the RNC!
POWERFUL is the only way to describe it.
Young, energetic, successful, common sense, big positive ideas to fix what 6 years of Democratic incompetence has created.
Ann Romney, what a delight. A true concerned American mom and wife who has been proud of her country all her life, not like Moochelle who was only happy when she moved into another government subsidized house. Ann was humble yet confident, sympathetic yet aware, intelligent yet not condescending, cautious yet powerful. She appealed to real women who know there is no "war on women" other than from the Liberals pandering to them via their dysfunctional empty rhetoric just for a vote. She exhibited the kind of class we need back in our White House before it is renamed the "Whine House".
A++++++++++ For the next First Lady of America.
Chris Christy. Simple, powerful. His no holds barred attack was right on but not out of control. He laid out how Republican leadership is reversing the massive budget deficits they "inherited" from years of Liberal cronyusm. He explained what American exceptionalism was and must continue to be. We don't need a anymore apologies we need real leadership. The message was clear. Barrack Hussein can deflect and divert his failures all he wants. This campaign will stay on the real issues real Americans need and want to hear.
A+++++++++ Great job Mr. Governor.
ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 for real Americans
Red head.
Are that same girl from my elementary school that used to call everyone fatso when you got mad?
That little red head girl was so fat. Have you lost any weight?
I see you still love to call people names.
Jimmy - Did you watch the same convention? Hardly anyone spoke about Romney. They spoke about themselves and Queen Ann was a fake, giggling, Stepford wife. I almost yaked up my dinner.
If you like watching a play which is what this was, totally choreographed. Don't let the Republicans say what they want, but what they want you to say. Of course it was inspirational, just not real. Guess that's how Republicans want to do thing now, vet everything and don't let anyone say anything you don't approve of.
JimSpence
Thanks for a superb reflection of RNC Opening night. It was encouraging to read your comments.
brenda1964
Can't wait to see the DNC. It will be choreographed also, except for when they have the MUSLIMS praying for 2 hours. But they don't want a Christian sermon or prayer. Yep, the Demo craps want the Muslims to take over our country as well as adding or replacing there laws with ours. Can't wait for the Socialist, Communist convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. The White House is going to be there new TROPHY to the world. Obama has really brought the WH name to the gutter. It will never be the symbol that it use to be to the world since Obama and Ghetto Moo have lowered the value there and around the area.
kimH-1330542
Pssstttt, Kimmy, did you miss the memo?
This is the REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION! I know you little limp-wristed Libbies need to be reminded where you are all the time because you get distracted so easy but we who comprehend a situation don't need to be reminded that they were talking about Mitt Romney.
Compared to Moochelle it was a delight to listen to an articulate woman who truly has lived the American Dream.
Oh, as far as your "yakking", you may want to change soup kitchens if it caused you such severe indigestion.
ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 for real Americans
brenda1964
ROTFLMAO!!!!
Oh yeah Bren, like the Democrats are loading up their platform with free-thinkers like Eva Longoria and Sandra Flunk.
They might as well get Kermit the Frog or Miss Piggy to be the keynote speaker to round out the 3 ring circus.
Try to keep up Spanky.
ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 for real Americans
I heard the words "Bi-Partisan" mentioned twice by the governor and he also said that who was to blame for our economic clusterf**k wasn't important, words that could mean he isn't invited back in 2016. I personally enjoyed his speech (it may have lacked a grand purpose, but what it did cover most of what's important in this election), just for the fact that it was the usual blunt honesty from a politician who speaks his mind without the use of a PC filter. In that respect, we could use more folks like Gov. Christie in BOTH parties !!
I've seen 6th graders with more gravitas and more salient commentary.
Really? Is this who were are? A bunch of name calling stupes that know nothing about their government or their country? A bunch of name calling stupes that blather endlessly about talking points and 6 second sound bytes instead of the challenges we really face as a nation?
No wonder our government is a wholly owned subsidiary of Big Business and no one inside the beltway gives a damn about what the people think.
It's fairly clear from the commentary here, the people don't think. It's fairly clear that we have one of the most poorly educated, reactive, illogical, childish electorates on the planet.
You get the government you deserve. I didn't say it. Look it up.
jimspence was recently seen spewing this:
The Chevy Volt plant is actually closing for a few weeks to retool... Leave it to a repub to spin facts to fit their agenda.... sales of the Volt are at an all time high... sales are up 272% from last year. The retooling will allow them to bring jobs from Canada back to the U.S for production of the newly redesigned Impala. I guess that news sours the GOP...
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/19395893/gm-to-suspend-chevy-volt-production
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/27/gm-volt-plant-idUSL1E8JRI7U20120827
As for his comments on the CCI, I attribute that to a deadlocked congress more than I do the President's actions.
I look forward to 50 billion being cut from the defense budget. Thanks GOP for finally doing the right thing. That money can be used to get America back into the top rank for education and health care, and invest in our infrastructure.
Way to go Ray!
......................you guys talk'n about ol' "Krispy Kreme" Christie....again? The man with the insatiable Pie Hole? The King of New 'Joisey?' "OFF with their heads !" says King Krispy Kreme! "Whiskey for ME.....and wine for my 'friends.' "....."let them ( common folk ) eat cake!"
The reincarnation of Billy Taft...................let's just hope he doesn't have designs for the Chief Justice's position too...........
I guess there wasn't enough new "news" generated last night so "MSN" runs a day old story to criticize Mr. Christie.
Real on-the-go news organization !
Ray in Jax
So, Ray, why was the Detroit-Hamtramck Volt plant idled from March 19 until April 16?
Was it to "retool" again? Do most car companies "retool" twice a year? Or could it be due to swollen Volt inventories. They're carrying an 84 day inventory now, 60 is normal.
ROTFLMAO!!!
I know you guys are desperate to cover for the incredible mistake you made in 2008 but please be realistic in some of your delusions. GM still owes taxpayers over $26 billion dollars. Once we're repaid in full you Libbies can sing your victory song.
ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 for real Americans
Jimmy Boy - If anyone has ever told you that you were funny, they didn't mean humorous. I'm sure you crack yourself up and your little buddy Caesar but the rest of us, not even a little bit.
Can someone come over here and tell me what I can and can not say? I am a Republican I can't speak unless it's approved because everyone knows we screw up all the time and say things like "legitimate Rape" Oh please someone come over here and tell me what to say so I can get up on stage and say it.
There you have it. The republican policies have been responsible for essentially slowing down or reversing our recovery from the dismal record on 2008 that saw bailouts and 750,000 job losses 1 month! for four consecutive months going into Jan 2009. If Christie and repubs had not prematurely started cutting jobs (whose holders would have boosted business, spending, and paid taxes in the state), and not rejected all teh infrastructure spending that would have created jobs, the recovery would have been on firmer footing by now.
Yep. it's all Christine and the republican's fault.
Not Obama and the dems - they are just powerless pawns in the republican game of power.
Does make you wonder why Obama kept saying that unemployment would be 6% right now if the Stimulus passes?
Oh and can one of you libbies'splain why it was that for the last three years, it's been 'Recovery Summer?'
Now why would Obama and crew keep trotting that out, year after year?
Come on gang, what's GDP growth at right now?
Oh My!
so Richter, you admit Obama sucks and is an inept failure. Shoot tell us something we don't already know.
Spanky im predicting .5 some time early next year
Oh, Spankers, we've been over this one a million times. Don't you ever get tired of being wrong?
What's the matter Noid - you no like-y that awesome chart his team created?
So Noid - the Stimulus - absolute failure, right?
Sucks, don't it. More libbie policies, more flat failures.
It's like the famous 'shovel ready job' or the Chevy Volt.
YOu do own a Volt, right Noid?
Too bad the factory has to shut down yet again.
Caesar - I think it's going negative.
avoid the noid. GOP created the taliban. Now want to talk about wrong? LOL Obama's econ adviser said it, which by proxy is an extension of Obama's own mouth.
Spanky glass is half full. So im an optimist
Spanky,
Mn unemployment rate is under 6% and NJ is 9.8%. and ND is like 3% because of the oil boom out on the prairie.
You finally have your debt clock you have always wanted....have fun watching the convention.
I am off to a nice dinner party.
And the national average under O's stewardship is an atrocious 8.2%.
And just think - we here in CAli have way, way more oil than ND. But see, we are a progressive paradise. Libbies just seem to hate oil, so we are America's Greece.
You know, like Illinois and NY.
Caesar Disgustus, long time no see. What, did we have to go to the time out room for a few days, or did that little pea brain of yours run into a dry spell? Such a pity. Good your back so you can get your ass handed to you again as always. I see you brought your little butt buddy Spanky too. Oh boy, let the roast of righties begin.
time out? not I. why would i need a time out? azz handed to me? keep your hands off beeerm..besides you like the hotdogs in mouth. Roasting righties, eh give it the old college try.
Love the double standard.
Think Obama is going to talk about the LAUS numbers- that show unemployment is skyrocketing in 44 states? Kind of gives the lie to the 163,000 jobs crated last month, does it not? Kind of more in line with 195,000 fewer unemployed- but, geez, what about all those people who hit the lottery last month? The ones that left the labor force?
Looks like maybe they are still interested in employment, does it not?
Nah. Obama is going to talk to "student journalists". He will weigh in on whether or not Green Day should make a new album, who makes the best pizza near campus, and whether or not Ichelle let's him drink Coke or Pepsi.
He will throw in a bunch of digs at Romney, and call it a night.
Funny. Just like when he's talking to the professional journalists.
double standard, i would say its the only standard and a low one at that.
Barney Frank (Devout Democrat, Liberal and Gay Activist) was the Chairman of the House Financial
Services Committee (2007–2011). It was his public endorsement that Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae were good investments that encouraged investors and banks to invest in government backed mortgages. These failed mortgages have created $Trillions of debt for taxpayers and the loss of millions of jobs. Liberals want to blame a Republican controlled House of Representatives in 2012, but would like us to ignore the fact that the Democrats controlled Congress during our country’s most enormous breakdown in our economy in recent history. Obama hasn’t done anything for Liberals but make promises and promises he doesn’t intend to keep or cannot keep if he’s elected for a 2nd term. If you want to do something for me and other unemployed and under employed people and our failing economy in America, give another ‘quarterback’ the ball, any quarterback.
Not true. Barney Frank saw the problems developing with Fannie and Freddie. He and a Republican, Mike Oxley of Ohio, worked together and authored a GRE reform bill in 2005 that could well have prevented the housing meltdown.
"All the handwringing and bedwetiing that is happening now doesn't remember how the House stepped up on this," said Oxley. "what did we get from the Bush White house? We got a one-finger salute."
The House Bill, the 2005 Federal Housing Finance Reform Act, would have created stronger regulations with new powers to increase capital at Fannie and Freddie, to limit their portfolios and to deal with the possibility of receivership.
Oxley reached out to Barney Frank, then the ranking Democrat on the committee and now its chairman, to secure support in the House (then Democratic) where the bill passed 331-90 votes. The legislation lacked a champion in the Senate and faced overt hostility from the Bush Administration.
"We missed a golden opportunity that would have avoided a lot of the problems we're facing now, if we hadn't had such a firm ideological position at the White House and the Treasury, Oxley says.
Far from blocking legislation to control the GREs that caused the financial collapse, Barney Frank worked with Republican Mike Oxley to prevent the meltdown. It was the Bush White House that failed to act and engineered the collapse of the housing market.
...the numbers for Bush's last three months. Between October and November, 597,000 jobs were lost; between November and December, 681,000 were lost; and between December and January, 741,000 were lost.
April 2012 marks the 26th straight month of gains in private-sector employment, for a total of 4.2 million private-sector jobs.
DJIA Dec 26, 2008 8515
DJIA Aug 24, 2012 13157
Dec 29, 2008 (Bloomberg) U.S. corporate earnings fell for a sixth-straight quarter, the longest streak in at least 20 years, as consumer spending on automobiles, homes and retailers collapsed.
May 11, 2012 Fortune magazine released its ranking of the 500 biggest US corporations Monday, which showed that they received a record-breaking $824 billion in combined profits in 2011, up 16 percent from 2010.
Doesn't look like a failure to me! However, Bush certainly does!
Just why didn't the RNC invite the last sitting Republican president to the convention?
The democrats solution: spend more money, take a little off the top for yourself, raise taxes, pass the debt on to someone else, then blame the republicans when they try to fix it.
We are losing jobs paying for your debt while your candidates get rich of my tax money.
Bush's 1st budget US debt = $5.8T... Bush's last budget US debt = $11.9T
Halliburton <-> Dick Cheney
Two wars that lasted 10 years!
Whose candidates are getting rich off our tax money?
If you people spent a quarter of the time working in your local communities to help that you spend on this board spouting your blow hard ideologies we'd be out of the ditch and down the road at 90 miles an hour.
Those who can do. Those who can't apparently sit on news boards and snipe at each other ENDLESSLY.
It's the economy stupid. Why Las Vegas has Romney at 2 to 1 over Obama
Mitt 53%, O 47%
There is a reason they just can't seem to conduct a poll without at least a Dem Plus 7% oversample.
Chris from Wis
The same oddsmaker that prediced McCain over Obama?
Ill take those odds ANY DAY
(bet ya $10K)
Las Vegas, the city that overdeveloped on Tax Incremental Financing (presuming the bubble would not/could not burst) and now has one of the WORST economies of any of the previously 'fastest growing' cities?
Yeah,...the odds makers really screwed the pooch on that DEVELOPMENT crystal ball, eh?
Give it up to them, though - you can still get an awesome prime rib dinner and a beer for 12.99.
Wishful thinking.
Better place your bets now. You could make a killing!
PTI,
Because they know a sucker is born every day.
I really don't care what Christie ways nor do I really care what that elephant or any of the other elephants have to say. It is all poo that will have to be scooped anyway. Before they scoop they'll be raking like crazy.
Then why are you reading and commenting on a story about what Gov. Christie says? Duh.
Ouch.
So Adler, care to respond, cause that was funny as hell.
Gee Adler, according to Democrats, they are smarter, so how come you didn't know "weighs" is not spelled "ways"?
Me just loves them edumacated Democrats. What a stupid hypocrite!!!
Reducing "Guvmnt" jobs and increasing provate sector jobs is what a recovery is all about. The exact opposite of the failed Obummer's strategy.
Flush twice in November, just to make sure it all goes down.
Too bad it is NOT working in New Jersey. Also, try watching another channel than Fox News. The last four years the private sector has increased jobs and the public sector has lost jobs. Under George Bush, all jobs were decreasing.
djj,,only in the last 2 years of Bush,,,ya know,, when the democrats took control of the house and senate.
From the Joint Economic Committee "State of the Union Fact Sheet" here:
Only 6.0 million more jobs have been created since President Bush took office in January 2001, tying President Bush with his father for the worst job creation record of any President since Herbert Hoover.
Since President Bush took office, the job creation rate has averaged only 0.6 percent per year.
Within the private sector, manufacturing was particularly hard hit, with payrolls declining by 3.2 million jobs between January 2001 and December 2007.
'nuff said??
"There’s a reason for that. When Christie took office in Jan. 2010 unemployment was 9.7 percent. It dropped to 9.0 percent earlier this year, but has since ballooned to 9.8 percent – the highest it’s been in 35 years."
Christie does not have a great record in his own state. As a typical libertarian GOP, he continues to give tax breaks to the wealthy and has continued to make cuts in education and other middle class services. He was in line to receive federal help when the last hurricane hit New Jersey. To Christie facts do not count as long as he talks the talk of the GOP.
What time is Christie scheduled to speak? I sure don't want to see the rest them.
First speaker, first line - Can we do better? Yes. It's Romney that can't do better.
Republican TeaBilly Conservatives are just like a “Category 5 Hurricane”. They are a Major Disaster, Cause Fear, Panic, Chaos, Misery and Destroy anything good in their Paths.
Obama is a trickle down the leg of a hobo after ingesting too much ripple.
STFU!
Another well-reasoned response! Gotta love them conservatives, eh?
To have a comeback, you have to have been there before and done well. The Republicans haven't.
Chris Christie is so Fat…….When he looks down he can’t see his “Little Twitter”.
Chris Christie = Fat Guy in a Little Coat.
Chris Christie thinks G O P stands for Give Out Plates.
Cristie’s Campaign Slogan will be “No Free Lunch Left Behind”.
When Christie hears the words “Pork Stimulus” his mouth waters and he gets a “Boehner.”
You BetCha.....Fer Sure.
jstdafacts
What an ignorant lame comment. Your showing your lack of common sense also.
Obama is so incompetent he can't reach his little twitter.
Obama thinks jstdafacts is a doormat to wipe his ass on.
jusdafacts:
Typical Dem dumbness. Fat vs skinny, black vs white, hispanic vs white, rich vs poor, women vs men, bankers vs non-bankers, union vs non-union. Do you idiots have anything intelligent to say, such as how to fix the economy, reduce the debt, etc. Do you think you can divide America? Surprise is coming.
When I think of democrats jstdafacts comes to mind. He is a typical democrat. You all should be very proud to be compared to him. Listen to what he says, then stop and think about it for a little while because this is what you sound like. Sure he is a little over the top but he is how republicans see you.
Uninformed, unintelligent, rude, crass... none of you have solid arguments to support Obama. Most democrats mean well but you are so naive and you end up with no alternative than childish name calling.
Read this person's postings carefully because this is what you all sound like.
I don't see one single hint at irony when the Repubs were CONSTANTLY commenting on Hilary's cankles or her pantsuits.
Interesting. So it's okay with them to treat a WOMAN disrespectfully regarding her weight; but not a man?
WOW! Got it,...let the misogyny continue.
As you were water toters.
PS. Christie is a man who has clearly given up on attempts at 'control', yet we're supposed to 'trust' that he has the answers? psst, how's that unemployment figure again in New Jersey? Bloated, you say? hmmm? Inconceivable!
It appears that federal spending helped to keep Americans in jobs that really mattered and offered services to American people instead of for people who make money off of other people's money for profit. Hopefully New Jersey will vote to continue the present path of more jobs either in the important public and the private sector.
So you are saying Soylindra, was a good job maker? Hireing Teachers and Firefighters for a year was good? I say letting the states keep the money would have allowed them to hire for longer periods of time, not for just a year to get the Unemployment numbers down to boost Obama's election chances. The Stimulus money was wasted,
Any of the rest of you lose 1/3 the value in your investments since Bush's first election. The NASDAQ is right now testing pre-Bush highs.
The problem is that some people still have a 401K. Some people still own homes. Some people still have jobs. The republicans have lots of work to do.
That's right, Bush's banker pals stole those trillions and are back to get the rest. Bush tried his best to privatize Social Security but we stopped him. The only thing between millions of elderly people and starvation after W wrecked the economy was SS. If the GOPers had their way those elderly people would be dying in the streets now.
Mittens, if there isn't anything embarrassing in your tax returns why hide them?
Why hide your money off shore?
Why isn't America good enough for your money?
Yes and when Sociai Security goes under you will blame Bush too. Social Security should be at least a choice for the Taxpayers, (you know the thing Liberials say they want (Choice) but when it comes to SS and Medicare, and Schools, and joining Unions, they suddenly don't want.) I wish I was given a choice to opt out. Now I can expect to pay for it and watch it go bankrupt when it is my time. At lest with the Stock Market I can get out of it, with the Government programs you simply Pay, and Pay, then you pay some more. If the GOP had it's way people would have the choice to take responsibility for their own retirement, or let the Government and the Big Union bosses keep sucking the Pension, and SS funds dry. My 401 is doing great, I wish I could say the same for the Government SS plan that I expect (not really) to collect from. Maybe I will get lucky and get some IOU's
300,
People don't want a gamble when they're 70+ years old! They want security! Before SS, 50% of Seniors lived in poverty. If it had been privatized the last go around of this issue, even more people would have lost everything in their retirement years when the stocks crashed a few years ago! Then what are you going to tell them? Sorry, you took the risk!
Christie ought to really fire up the base. He's rude and insulting and tops anyone else in anger. He's this year's Sarah Palin. He doesn't have the looks or the sexy legs but he's got the hormones.
Christie will not talk about donuts, eclairs or Godiva chocolate.
I was hoping that he would bring Snooki with him, but she just delivered her baby.
I guess it's really not a party til the fat boy sings! Pity that Springsteen hates his guts and won't let him sing any of his working class tunes! Lets see, Romney is avarice, Christie, gluttony, Ryan wrath?
All those pitiful worthless hollywood phoney types are obamazombies. The true 1% libtards are always crying about!
No one is better at playing make believe than a republican. Their latest delusion is that they can win with a candidate who's alianated Blacks, Women, Latino's, the Elderly and any other sane person not in one of those groups.
No amount of magic underwear is going to help.
Isn't it funny that Governors take credit for all the positive's, drop in unemployment etc, but blame the Federal Government, Obama Adm for any failures.
Isn't a former Gov Robme touting his record as stellar, well yes Romney care, with the "Mandate" is your great accomplishment, now why is Obama care bad??????? LOL!
Christy we all know why, NOthing positive is allowed to have happened since 2008 right? LOL
All aboard the crazy train is on the move! chooo chooo!
That is the problem the Feds take, what really is the States, eduction money. then give it to the states for a year to hire teachers, then they keep it for the rest of the years. The Feds should keep their hands off the Education money, the States should keep it since they are the cones collecting it from the Property taxes. For this the Federal government should get the blame., and rightly so.
Not that funny. President Obama has blamed the federal government, previous president, Europe, weather, earthquakes, and Congress for years.
Major Jackoff, How about some facts man...just the facts! There's only one area you neglected to conveniently mention and that's WARS. George Warmonger Bush lied and deceived our country into two wars causing the killing and maiming of 100's of 1000's of innocent people and also 10's of 1000's of our brave military and to add insult to injury, this worthless man was also a deserter during Vietnam, and is currently wanted in the Hague for war crimes. Obama hasn't hammered this POS enough. Sleep Well?
M.J., There is one thing you seemed to conveniently leave out...WARS. There once was a man named President George Warmonger Bush who lied and deceived the USA into two wars leading to the killing and maiming of 100's of 1000's of innocent people and also 10's of 1000's of our brave military. And to add insult to injury, this man was a deserter during time of war (Vietnam), and is currently wanted for war crimes at the Hague. As a retired combat veteran, reading comments like yours makes me cringe!
300 those issues were solved in 1865 and the state's lost, did you know that? Or were you educated in Alabama?
300Michael, what the heck are you talking about? The federal money for education comes from FICA and other federal receipts, and it is a supplemental to local funding sources. The money each state levies for education is their own. You sound like those tea partiers asking the government to "keep their hands off their medicare"
I can't wait to see Christie's speech! Gonna blow this election wide open for Mitt! Obama doesn't stand a chance in hell!
I can't wait to see the stage collapse under his weight.
It doesn't look as if there are a whole lot of people attending.
It's not Mr. Christie's speech that counts, it's Mr. Romney's.
I am shocked. SHOCKED I say at the prolific use of the teleprompter this evening.
and as we are reminded every day,...a speech with a teleprompter is nothing.
Let's see how Rombot does at a LIVE debate. One on one,...any topic. I bet R$mney will get blown away. He simply doesn't have the nimble thought process to pull it off.
He will end up making Palin look like a debate pro. But that's just my early prediction.
Tomorrow, they're going to pump Corpus Christie with helium gas, paint him red, white, and blue and have him fly over Tampa while Republiclones cheer and shoot fireworks while singing the National Anthem. Unfortunately, it will only be broadcast on Faux Noose.
What a disgusting, obese lard ass. When he talks it's like he's farting out of his mouth. Just another embarrassment of the republican party.
...dont worry. christie will put obama in his place. should be pretty good.
Will he take a hot dog break keck?
Ed Craft-1101513 Yankee Boy-957719
Another ignorant irresponsible comment from an idiot. You are sure showing your total lack of common sense and lack of education.
Keck, The American people put President Obama in his place! Christie is and embarrassment to the state of New Jersey. Can you tell us why he isn't? Unemployment is at an all-time 27-year high of 9.98%
The NBC article points out that the N.J. unemployment rate has gone back up, based mainly on the reduction in government jobs. Yep, that will happen when the private sector is in recession or near recession. It will take a while for the private sector to assimilate former government workers, expecially in a down economy.
Cut backs are a bitter pill--just ask the Greeks. But belt tightening (and an increase in the tax base with higher employment numbers) is/are the answer. N.J. doesn't have the luxury of printing more money and Christie has the guts not to borrow money leaving the pay back to future generations.
Austerity measures have been proven to not work. Building roads and bridges, putting paychecks in workers hands is what brought us out of the great depression.
Of course, there are ways of getting out of an economic slump without simply having "the luxury of printing more money" and "borrowing money leaving the pay back to future generations."
You can, for instance, eliminate the Bush tax cuts and bring the highest marginal rate back up from its current 35% to a staggering 39% -- still lower than it's been in generations. (It was 90% under Eisenhower and somehow the rich managed to stay rich.)
According to Wikipedia, in 2007 (last year for data) the middle 5th of the country made $64,500 and paid 12.7% in federal income and payroll taxes.
The richest 400 Americans made $344.831,528 and paid 16.6%.
Lots of people think that's just fine, except that -- as Romney put it -- the poorest among us are getting too much "free stuff from the government and should go vote for the other guy."
Christie has no choice but to belt-tighten, States are required to balance their budgets.
And your comment about the unemployment in NJ is true, yet republicans don't seem to afford the same logic to the president. When he said that the "private sector is doing fine" he was right, they are doing just OK, they are hiring, just not fast enough to offset the hemorrhaging of jobs at the local, state, and federal governments.
Greece is where we are heading if we don't raise revenue and cut spending AT THE SAME TIME. But we must do it in a measured manner. Extreme cuts lead to populist revolts, which are a lot more dangerous.
It is surely obvious, some people have nothing of any substance to discuss. All they do is criticize and blame. You refuse to be RESPONSIBLE for your own actions. Why can't you people show a little common sense and above the childish comments? We are all suppose to be going after the same thing. A job and enough money to live comfortable, but all some people want to do is talk nonsense and blame everyone but themseves or the actual people doing the damage. Obama is the President, not Romney. Obama has sure shown a total lack of LEADERSHIP and nothing as far as the economy and jobs. Obama gave the union ownership in GM and helped them outsource AMERICAN jobs to China and other countries. They built new plants and took 100,000 jobs away from America. Thank you Mr. Obama. Look at the evidence and stop being ignorant to the FACTS. Romney was successful as governor. It is a FACT! You people aren't doing your homework and just listening to propaganda BS from the Democrat politicians, like Reid. Reid is a mindless old goat who has more mouth than brains. Pelosi made $50 million dollars from insider trading which is illegal for the citizens but wasn't for the politicians. There are crooks in both parties. Why can't you liberals be open minded instead of ignorant and uneducated to the facts. Our government as a whole, is screwing all Americans over and Obama is the head person, not Romney.
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you are not supposed to mention obamas buddy jeff immelt....GE owns NBC.
In that whole speil, you never once mentioned how Romney will improve anything! Not too surprising, as he hasn't told us himself! Sorry, but every time he's asked for specifics, he says he's not going to provide them since he'll be attacked. He can't even defend his own ideas? Methinks he doesn't really have any! As far as MA, he lied about his address to be able to run there (retroactively amended his address on his tax returns as he refused to show them to the election brd there too), he was a lot more moderate ("abortion should be safe and available"), unemployment actually went up, but Romneycare was a success! Too bad he changes positions on a dime! That's why I can't trust him.
I'm hoping he'll ask America to have a serious discussion about whose got the best pizza. I've had some good tomato pie in Jersey, but my heart is in Chicago with an original sausage deep dish.