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I love this guy. But 2012 is too soon. Here’s to Christie taking out an incumbent in 2016.
Pablo on June 3, 2010 at 11:08 PM
F the education union. No wait, F unions.
Inanemergencydial on June 3, 2010 at 11:09 PM
He looks tired. Fighting corruption is hard. Keep the good fight, Gov. Christie!
SouthernGent on June 3, 2010 at 11:10 PM
This guy has the right stuff…so far. Please Mother Gaia, don’t let Christie regress and become some pungent RINO and ruin my man-crush.
Bishop on June 3, 2010 at 11:10 PM
I love this man!
clnurnberg on June 3, 2010 at 11:11 PM
Maybe we should just rename it to “Christie of the day”
clement on June 3, 2010 at 11:11 PM
I’m not sure anyone has attacked this problem as directly as he is right now. God bless him.
stldave on June 3, 2010 at 11:11 PM
Full speed ahead, Governor!
OhioCoastie on June 3, 2010 at 11:11 PM
Funions? Those are great for breakfast with Pepsi
azkag on June 3, 2010 at 11:12 PM
This man is awesome. I *heart* Christie!
ladyingray on June 3, 2010 at 11:14 PM
You’ve gotta get up mighty early to wear out a palooka like Christie.
Pablo on June 3, 2010 at 11:14 PM
This is the stuff that chases away the lefty trolls
… and sometimes brings out the righty trolls.
Either way, love the guy and thanks Cubachi for keeping us up to date on Christie.
MeatHeadinCA on June 3, 2010 at 11:14 PM
I burst with pride. . .that’s my gov! and there is, it seems, hope, real hope, for NJ!
Willie on June 3, 2010 at 11:14 PM
Oh man, now he did it! The libs are gonna freak out! “See how violent he is? He’s gonna punch me! WHHAAAAAA!!!” But it’s ok for them to say “We know where you live.”
Tony737 on June 3, 2010 at 11:15 PM
2012 may be too soon, but this man must run for President someday.
Doughboy on June 3, 2010 at 11:15 PM
He is fighting the gooniuns
and he doesn’t even need a teleprompter
and he can speak for more than 4 minutes
and his sentences make sense
He is soo uhm unobama
macncheez on June 3, 2010 at 11:15 PM
He’ll probably disappoint in some areas. I believe he is a little soft on guns, for one example. But a guy who is willing to put up this kind of fight in the areas we agree gets a lot of leeway from me, and I don’t think that makes either he or myself a RINO.
This isn’t a guy that calculates and pivots, like a Crist. He stands on his convictions, so I’ll still have a huge level of respect for him even when we disagree.
stldave on June 3, 2010 at 11:16 PM
Christie will just whip out the videos of an ordinary SEIU protest … perhaps with some Flotilla members around.
MeatHeadinCA on June 3, 2010 at 11:16 PM
I am a New Jerseyan. I am a teacher and now a school administrator. And I LOVE Chris Christie!! He has the guts to get the job done!! I bet all of you NON-New Jerseyans are jealous and you should be. LOL. (I never thought I would get to say that!)
Dan Pet on June 3, 2010 at 11:16 PM
You’re welcome!
Got to get the truth out there about Governor Christie. He’s been a godsend to NJ.
cubachi on June 3, 2010 at 11:17 PM
This man gets more awesome by the day.
KSgop on June 3, 2010 at 11:17 PM
Using Rules For Radicals against the Radicals. Awesome!
Rndguy on June 3, 2010 at 11:18 PM
He is sounding good. Let’s hope he keeps it fighting hard!
Dire Straits on June 3, 2010 at 11:18 PM
He might not be 100% on some things like guns. But WE all need Chris Christie. If he is a RINO, then he is the one RINO I can live with.
Dan Pet on June 3, 2010 at 11:18 PM
Compare and contrast with the TOTUS.
Shambhala on June 3, 2010 at 11:19 PM
I agree 2012 is too soon, but we need someone LIKE him for 2012……….I wish he was ready for 2012.
deidre on June 3, 2010 at 11:20 PM
CHRISTIE 2020
reliapundit on June 3, 2010 at 11:20 PM
OMG! I can’t take much more awesomeness.
Jim-Rose on June 3, 2010 at 11:20 PM
Is this guy for real? I hope so.
$130 million for the teachers union, thats a lot of money…..and that’s just from New Jersey.
tommer74 on June 3, 2010 at 11:21 PM
am i allowed to say
f*ck yea?!
blatantblue on June 3, 2010 at 11:21 PM
Damn, We sure could use him out here in kalifornia.
xplodeit on June 3, 2010 at 11:22 PM
Compare this guy to the Shermanator, who has union footprints all down his back after 8 years. Tough talk versus real action.
Oh yeah, and CA is broke and broken.
GnuBreed on June 3, 2010 at 11:22 PM
Cometh the hour, cometh the man, they say. Perhaps it’s true after all.
Inkblots on June 3, 2010 at 11:22 PM
I am a New
JerseyanJerseyite. I am a teacher and now a school administrator. And I LOVE Chris Christie!! He has the guts to get the job done!! I bet all of you NON-NewJerseyansJerseyites are jealous and you should be. – DanThey will be AFTER he cleans up the mess. Hey, when did it become Jerseyans? When I lived there it was “Jerseyites”.
Tony737 on June 3, 2010 at 11:23 PM
Here’s the thing about a national ticket, what’s his stance on social issues? The guy could be a great VP pick, though I think Paul Ryan is an even better one, it’s just too bad that he wasn’t elected in 08.
cpaulus on June 3, 2010 at 11:23 PM
lol, can’t be much of a RINO with this sort of stuff
blatantblue on June 3, 2010 at 11:23 PM
Palin/Christie 2012?
cs89 on June 3, 2010 at 11:23 PM
I love his clarity!
MOAR! Can I haz leaders?
AnotherOpinion on June 3, 2010 at 11:24 PM
I kinda want to disagree with too soon meme..If he quit tomorrow he would have more experience than what we have running the country now! The “soft on guns” does give me pause though. :)
Dire Straits on June 3, 2010 at 11:24 PM
I check your blog daily for Christie updates! I won’t repeat what Glenn Beck said, but you get the gist. :D
MeatHeadinCA on June 3, 2010 at 11:25 PM
Anyone sense a new crop of Republican leaders rising?
terryannonline on June 3, 2010 at 11:28 PM
Narutoboy ’36
jkjk
blatantblue on June 3, 2010 at 11:28 PM
I like his Hotel California reference … I wonder if it had TWO meanings? :-)
Tony737 on June 3, 2010 at 11:28 PM
This man is good!
truetexan on June 3, 2010 at 11:28 PM
When he said “you punch them, I punch you,” I swear I saw Tony Soprano, only using his force for good instead of evil.
Christie is definitely going to the mattresses against the teacher’s union. They have no idea what to do when the governor’s not in their pocket.
Red Cloud on June 3, 2010 at 11:29 PM
I hope we never, ever nominate a senator for presidential candidate again.
I was disgusted with 2008. For me, it was a case of the Senate usurping the executive branch until Palin arrived. And notice how they tore into her, yet she was the most qualified of all of them.
Governorships are where political leadership is bred.
Saltysam on June 3, 2010 at 11:29 PM
I don’t know that Christie is an ideological conservative. But he definitely does not suffer fools — at all. Sort of like a younger, fatter Rudy with fewer ex-wives.
He’d make a great president. Even in 2012. I don’t think he has much more to learn, actually.
notropis on June 3, 2010 at 11:30 PM
What Mario Cuomo said about NJ gov Jim Florio for raising taxes many dozens of moons ago.
“Presidential timber.” Christie is big, tough, and on our side, and Vincent D’Onofrio can’t wait to impersonate him depecratively in some TV movie.
ForNow on June 3, 2010 at 11:30 PM
Oh to have such a stud puppy in Illinois.
*swoon*
annoyinglittletwerp on June 3, 2010 at 11:30 PM
Wow.
ebrawer on June 3, 2010 at 11:30 PM
I have only one thing to ask Gov. Christie…
Where have you been all my life?
Kini on June 3, 2010 at 11:31 PM
Thank you! I appreciate it.
cubachi on June 3, 2010 at 11:31 PM
If Arnold had been shrewd enough to take on only one union at a time, instead of four, he could’ve been the hero like this guy, Christie.
John the Libertarian on June 3, 2010 at 11:31 PM
“did it hurt when you fell from heaven, chris christie?”
/heheheheh
blatantblue on June 3, 2010 at 11:32 PM
Hey, I noticed he doesn’t even use a telepromptor! NJ teacher’s unions raise $130 MILLION yearly, where does ALL that money go?
TN Mom on June 3, 2010 at 11:32 PM
as i said last night
i’d like to watch Chris Christie eat a teacher
blatantblue on June 3, 2010 at 11:32 PM
Mr Christie, you make good speeches.
keep the change on June 3, 2010 at 11:33 PM
Biggest compliment I can give this man…?
I would hire him!
Seven Percent Solution on June 3, 2010 at 11:34 PM
If Palin were the nominee in 2012 and she needed an Attack dog so she could be “presidential” do you think he might be a big enough target to actually get the media do PALINIZE someone other than Palin?
Sorry, just a momentary fantasy.
Imagine him debating Hillary in the VP debate in ’12. You talk about world class warfare…..WHOA.
PappyD61 on June 3, 2010 at 11:34 PM
I hope he has body guards, because if they can’t stop him they are not above killing him.
MikeA on June 3, 2010 at 11:34 PM
Just wow. This man is going on my prayer list, for strength and protection. He is definitely a danger to the enemy.
paul1149 on June 3, 2010 at 11:34 PM
a few pigs
propaganda
private gatherings
really important stuff like that.
state workers suck, quite often.
similar storyline with teachers unions
read a story today in Newsday about Long Island RR workers
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/analysis-points-to-sources-of-big-lirr-paydays-1.1978783
blatantblue on June 3, 2010 at 11:35 PM
Tomorrow’s headline: “Christie says minority….teachers are bad!”
29Victor on June 3, 2010 at 11:35 PM
This man is extremely important. This one clip exposes everything that is wrong with public employee unions and truly takes a stand for the proper public education of our children.
He is a threat to the statist/fascist agenda to dumb down and indoctrinate our kids.
Go big fella, and be safe.
riverrat10k on June 3, 2010 at 11:35 PM
I love this guy.
I hope he’s part of a wave that helps fix the hole public pensions will leave us, and our kids, with unless dealt with appropriately.
Bring on November.
Shivas Irons on June 3, 2010 at 11:36 PM
That there is a brave man.
JohnGalt23 on June 3, 2010 at 11:37 PM
I love this man! Just love him.
Straight talk. Take it to the people, and give them their voices and courage to keep fighting back.
This is leadership.
More and faster, please!!
Cody1991 on June 3, 2010 at 11:38 PM
Tomorrow’s headline: “Christie says minority….teachers are bad!” – 29Victor
Jesus walks on water … Headline: JESUS CAN’T SWIM!
Tony737 on June 3, 2010 at 11:39 PM
OT: Zucker out at NBC?
d1carter on June 3, 2010 at 11:41 PM
this man ROCKS!!!
watch your back, big fella…and hire some others to help watch your back!
We need this man…we need Jan Brewer in Arizona…Michelle Bachman of Minnesota and so on.
We need to fight!!!
Justrand on June 3, 2010 at 11:41 PM
NO! Weren’t you listening? A union attorney!
riverrat10k on June 3, 2010 at 11:42 PM
LOL @ Ace…
SouthernGent on June 3, 2010 at 11:45 PM
When you’ve finished beatin’ up on the teacher’s union Governor, could you look in on the SEIU?
Rovin on June 3, 2010 at 11:46 PM
I really like the point he made about that’s not just coming out of the teacher’s pockets, it’s coming out of yours. Bring it HOME! Make ordinary people see that this isn’t just an issue if you’ve got kids in school. YOU’RE paying the teachers, and the unions taking the money (85% to NOT be in the union?! That’s highway robbery!) from the teachers? Made me go, “Hey, wait a minute…”
Clear. Concise. Spot. On.
Love it!
UnderstandingisPower on June 3, 2010 at 11:46 PM
please
teachers suck too.
all they do is whine and complain. they get so much time off, good pay (at least here in Long Island), and are never ever done with their greediness.
i disagree with christie. TEACHERS are the problem, too.
blatantblue on June 3, 2010 at 11:46 PM
Agreed. But he’s choosing his target well. Dismantle the union, and all those teachers will fall into line.
John the Libertarian on June 3, 2010 at 11:48 PM
Governor Christie is AWESOME,
and,Republicans can take a page,in the way he handles
himself,and talks to LIBERALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is how its done!!!
canopfor on June 3, 2010 at 11:48 PM
Amen, brother.
John the Libertarian on June 3, 2010 at 11:49 PM
disagree with christie. TEACHERS are the problem, too.
blatantblue on June 3, 2010 at 11:46 PM
blatantblue:I’m not jumping on you,he said,not all teachers,
not all lawyers!!!!!———:)
canopfor on June 3, 2010 at 11:50 PM
He does. He has only been in office, what, 4 months?
Governor, see your doctor, take your meds, eat right and get some exercise. We NEED you to be alive for a few more years. You’re an inspiration to all, not just New Jerseyites. Oh and I’ve heard being pro-gun lowers your cholesterol by at least 30, 40 points. Just sayin’….
redslippers on June 3, 2010 at 11:51 PM
jkjk :D jkjk
LEBA on June 3, 2010 at 11:52 PM
If this is true Olbermann and Schultz are in trouble. :)
Dire Straits on June 3, 2010 at 11:52 PM
The ones we hear from are the loudest ones. There are a percentage of teachers that get frustrated with the red tape, just like every other job. Now the union sure does a good job of keeping them quiet, but it does Christie little good to pool these people all together.
stldave on June 3, 2010 at 11:53 PM
I cast my first vote in 1972. In all the years since, I have never heard an elected official talk like this. He is so right, and so blunt, and so cognizant of the threat. “This is the fight we have to win.”
Unfortunately, the unions recognize this as well. They will find a way to destroy him. Frankly, I fear for his safety.
km on June 3, 2010 at 11:54 PM
Who would have thought NJ had more common sense to elect a decent governor like Chris Christie than the “show me” state of mine, Missouri?
The governor (Jay Nixon), Claire McCaskill, Russ Carnahan and their ilk have shown me all I care to see. Throw them away and give us more politicians like Christie here in MO.
manateespirit on June 3, 2010 at 11:54 PM
Don’t even go there! A Republican taking out an incumbent president in 2016 means The Agitator in Chief would have to be re-elected in 2012. No thanks. I’d rather have a petrified dog turd for president.
CurtZHP on June 3, 2010 at 11:56 PM
I’m a public high school teacher. I can’t stand the union. I love Christie. Too bad California is too stupid to ever elect someone like this. Instead, our Republican choices for governor are between a lady who supported Barbara Boxer and a guy who supported Al Gore. WTF?
I can’t get enough of Christie. What I really love about him is that he is relentless. He doesn’t quit slamming the unions. Christie 2012.
JohnInCA on June 3, 2010 at 11:56 PM
This is how its done!!!
canopfor on June 3, 2010 at 11:48 PM
===================================
Amen, brother.
John the Libertarian on June 3, 2010 at 11:49 PM
John the Libertarian: I am sooooooooooo sick and tired,
(sorry for the Hillary pun)about
Republicans going PC on their
answers,just like how Perky,and
Condescending Gibson did to former
Governor Sarah Palin,
and besides,the DNC are taking over
Organizing For America,so theres go
ing to be,in your face confrontations
for years to come!!:)
canopfor on June 3, 2010 at 11:57 PM
you see, there is this mentality among the teaching community here in NJ, NYC, and the L.I. areas…
it’s about what they can GET
what they can GET from the system, not what they put in.
I’ve spoken to way too many young teachers, over heard older teachers, and seen way too many propaganda campaigns to think that teachers around here are anything less than a bunch of subversive leeches that are looking to suck every last drop of honey from the state pot.
The only teachers I trust are catholic school teachers. The ones I had worked their azzes off for virtually nothing.
blatantblue on June 3, 2010 at 11:57 PM
Not trying to be a smart a$$ but did you miss Ronald Reagan?
Dire Straits on June 3, 2010 at 11:57 PM
Now, the mentalities of teaching communities in different parts of the country may be quite different. I cannot speak for them.
However, I don’t trust, and rarely like teachers I meet around here. Bunch of self congratulatory, whiny, pathetic mongrels.
blatantblue on June 3, 2010 at 11:58 PM
I. Love. This. Guy.
pfamis on June 3, 2010 at 11:59 PM
I sent Gov. Christie an email to encourage him, to let him know that people around the country know what he’s doing, appreciate his efforts and pray for him and his family.
Here’s the link if you wish to do the same:
http://www.christiefornj.com/contact-us.html
Cody1991 on June 4, 2010 at 12:01 AM
OH BABY
Good Lt on June 4, 2010 at 12:04 AM
I truly hope and pray that Christie is just the beginning of common sense conservatives that tell it like it is. And that the Republican Party finally shifts back to being a clear alternative from the Democrats.
John the Libertarian on June 4, 2010 at 12:04 AM
Finally, real leadership!
Christie,
West,
Palin,
Haley,
Brewer,
Issa
These are the the type of leaders our country desperately needs. One thing they all have in common; they stand their ground and keep on fighting.
The unions will go after Christie and Brewer with everything they got, but these two Governor’s will come out victorious.
If West and Haley and Kasich win, we will have turned a corner for the good. But its a big if.
I’m finding more and more voters are braindead and blissfully clueless.
lonestar1 on June 4, 2010 at 12:06 AM
It’s the union’s affect on them. Get rid of tenure, make them compete for vouchers, and you will see sea change in their attitudes. They’re good people, but they’ve been running around with the wrong crowd, if you know what I mean.
John the Libertarian on June 4, 2010 at 12:07 AM
I agree…But how are we going to explain the Ron Paul people? :)
Dire Straits on June 4, 2010 at 12:07 AM
Christie does not come off as a career politician, and that’s refreshing in many ways.
Contrast and compare Obama, who’s been present, and continues to be present, exemplifies the career politician. Yet, Obama is a youngster by political norms and rocketed to political stardom, let alone the presidency.
Now, take a looks at the rise of conservative stars. The difference in constituents is remarkable. Now look at the incumbent political conservative, do they enjoy the same popularity that Brewer, Palin, and Christie have?
Go further, and compare the 2012 hopefuls, Romney, Ginrich, Pawlenty, Paul, who else? What’s the message?
Christie, has struck a nerve with New Jersey voters, and indeed, many conservatives around the country who’s property taxes are used to pay for union salaries, and we are not getting anything in return but higher taxes, year after year.
There’s fairness, and then there is the bully in the school yard, as Christie point out. Labor Unions are the bullies, and it’s time to level the playground.
Kini on June 4, 2010 at 12:08 AM
Oh good grief, and they say he’s a libertarian, too. How embarrassing. :(
John the Libertarian on June 4, 2010 at 12:09 AM
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