Tag: Chris Christie
GOP 2016 Frontrunner Chris Christie Bullies a Constituent at a Rally — Again
Pundits all seem to agree that when New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie wins reelection today, he will automatically become the Republican frontrunner for the presidency in 2016. That may be so, but most of these pundits live in the Northeast where a sarcastic, bullying style, of which Christie is the examplar, is part of everyday life.
To live in the Tristate Region is to deal with bombastic, aggressive smart asses at every turn — at the DMV, the supermarket checkout, at work and behind the wheel. This is the world in which the political opinionistas live. The fact that their lives are filled with blowhards like Christie blinds them to the fact that the bully-boy persona that is so common in the Northeast is considered ridiculous and repulsive outside the region.
‘Tailgunner’ Ted Cruz Is the Wingnut’s Choice for GOP Prez Candidate in 2016
20%
Of Republican primary voters said Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is now the top choice to be their presidential candidate in 2016, a new Public Policy Polling survey finds. Cruz’ 20% is followed by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) at 17%, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) at 14%, Jeb Bush at 11%, Sen. Marco Rubio at 10% and Rep. Paul Ryan at 10%.
Candidate Questions Effectiveness of Jersey Shore Promos
I don’t know about you, but seeing Chris Christie frolicking on the beach is not going to drive me to go to the shore.
— New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Barbara Buono (D), quoted by CBS New York, questioning Christie’s new tourism commercials.
Christie Sounds Like a Presidential Contender
I think we have some folks who believe that our job is to be college professors. Now college professors are fine I guess. Being a college professor, they basically spout out ideas that nobody does anything about. For our ideas to matter we have to win. And if we don’t govern all we do is shout to the wind, and so I am going to do anything I need to do to win.
— New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), quoted by NBC News, at a closed-door meeting of the Republican National Committee.
Crappy States Debate
As the feud carries on twixt Rand Paul and Chris Christie
The barbs just get dumber as the debaters grow testy.
But the level of discourse
Isn’t surprising, of course —
It’s about what you’d expect between Kentucky and New Jersey.
Another Reason to Hate Christie — He’s a Dallas Cowboys Fan
The last answer is one of the things that gets all of my political advisors nervous. So get ready for a nervous moment … for them, they’re going to get nervous now. Because my favorite football team is not the New York Giants, it’s not the New York Jets and it’s not the Philadelphia Eagles. Get ready now. My favorite football team is the Dallas Cowboys.
— New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), quoted by CBS New York, also noting that he’s a New York Mets fan but “they stink.”
Christie Commits to Special Election, Saying He Doesn’t Care About the Cost
I don’t know the cost for the special election and I don’t care.
— New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), announcing a special U.S. Senate election that falls just weeks ahead of the November gubernatorial election.
Christie Knows It When He Smells It
Let me use an indelicate word. Bullshit. That’s what that is… That’s the excuse they use.
— New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), quoted by the Newark Star Ledger, after telling any kids to “cover your ears” at a packed town hall meeting.
California Gov. Jerry Brown, 74, Challenges New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, 49, to an Athletic Contest
What came through from the Republican Convention was its angry tone, and no one does angry tone better than New Jersey’s Republican Gov. Chris Christie, age 49, who made sneering remarks from the convention podium about the age of California’s Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown, who is 74.
But now Gov. Brown, who is tall, lean and fit, has returned fire against Gov. Christie — who is, um, not — by challenging him to a triathalon of sorts:
