Tapper’s last “This Week” interview: Chris Christie
posted at 5:00 pm on July 25, 2010 by Allahpundit
For your lazy Sunday afternoon viewing pleasure, 10 minutes with the GOP’s new rock star. Most of it’s devoted to his crusade to make Jersey’s budget sustainable but skip ahead to 6:30 for his take on immigration (he reiterates his support for a path to citizenship) and the stimulus (“short-term positive and we’re now feeling the negative”). JT even squeezes in a question about “Jersey Shore,” which Christie jokingly blames on transplanted New Yorkers. A fair point, I guess. There are no homegrown guidos in New Jersey, are there?
Interviewing this guy is a fitting note for Tapper to end on, as he’s always been respected by (most) conservatives for taking their concerns seriously. I might be mistaken but I believe this is the first time Christie’s had a platform on a premier Sunday show since becoming governor; it’s a nice introduction to his perspective for a national audience. Too bad that ABC chose Christiane Amanpour’s name recognition and self-conscious gravitas over Tapper’s less showy professionalism, but he’s made enough of a splash — including a ratings win over “Meet the Press” in the 25-to-54 demographic a few weeks ago — that he’s bound to be considered for a show of his own. Hasn’t NBC been running, er, “The Chris Matthews Show” after MTP for years now? Surely that’s a time slot ripe for the picking ratings-wise.
Update: Think you’ll be seeing this sort of evenhandedness from Amanpour?
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By the way, “under the skin”? Christie is doing nothing more than expressing conservative common sense, which any competent candidate/politician would be able to do. He’s not holding forth in an econometrics class.
ddrintn on July 25, 2010 at 10:13 PM
Well, she can and she does.
Read her FB Notes.
All of them.
Jenfidel on July 25, 2010 at 10:13 PM
It doesn’t matter. Can she deliver on the fly in front of cameras and think on her feet?
So far I’ve been wholly unimpressed.
I, more than most jumped for joy when McCain selected her. I’ve been profoundly disappointed in her inability to take control of an interview and her lack of command of the issues in that setting.
Unless that radically improves, she can’t move beyond her base.
rickyricardo on July 25, 2010 at 10:14 PM
Your response to Narutoboy. Nice emphasis on the objectivity you profess to have.
Bradky on July 25, 2010 at 10:14 PM
That’s the best you can come up with? Back to work. I stand by that comment.
ddrintn on July 25, 2010 at 10:16 PM
Nonsense, Christie commands that interview. He’s projects confidence, depth of knowledge and competence.
I get none of that when Palin is in that setting.
rickyricardo on July 25, 2010 at 10:16 PM
Good Lord. Puhleez.
ddrintn on July 25, 2010 at 10:17 PM
If you read “Going Rogue,” Sarah goes into as much depth as Christie about dealing with the budget of her state as Governor.
“Does not have the intellectual goods” and “does not have the talent for national office” are personal opinions of yours based on criteria you’ve set that most people may not share…
Are you sure it’s not that she doesn’t have a p*nis?
Again, these are merely your personal observations.
Unless your name is Karl Rove, Dick, Morris or James Carville, I think your opinion is worthless.
Jenfidel on July 25, 2010 at 10:18 PM
rickyricardo on July 25, 2010 at 10:09 PM
Again, no substance, just lame opinion. You have no facts to point to, just lefty talking points. Sorry, no Alinsky nonsense accepted here. Go earn your Soros money elsewhere.
shmendrick on July 25, 2010 at 10:18 PM
Sexist much?
Governor Palin has just as much confidence, depth of knowledge and competence as Christie.
Research her very successful record as Governor of AK.
And she left office with a pretty high popularity rating, too.
Jenfidel on July 25, 2010 at 10:20 PM
More astute analysis from ddrintn
Bradky on July 25, 2010 at 10:20 PM
Because we have a socialist who’s ripping the shreds out of the country and I would like to kick his arse out of office come 2012.
The last thing an already stupid and crippled Republican party needs to do is nominate someone who will be 24/7 joke fodder for late night comics.
rickyricardo on July 25, 2010 at 10:20 PM
Did anyone else see the Roundtable discussion? Tapper showed Sherrod claiming that Breitbart wanted to return to slavery. The panel discussed. My takeaway was that Brazille and Cokie Roberts essentially said, that because of her background, she should be excused. Perhaps that was not directed at Sherrod specifically, but I inferred that they were saying that a double standard is accepatable – if you were the victim of racism, then you are allowed to say racist things. They were running out of time, but no questioned it, not even Hayward ( sp?).
Thinking about that, what Libs seem to be missing is that it is the double standard that is the problem. It is a recurrent theme with Conservatives – we see it in the Media, the interviews, the press conferences, the DOJ. So to hear them tell us that essentially a double standard in rhetoric is allowed, just sort of hits a nerve.
humdinger on July 25, 2010 at 10:21 PM
If she’s such a joke, how on earth could she ever be nominated? I would think that, given your fine discernment, everyone will be able to see clearly that she’s not up to the job, and the candidate of your choice will win going away.
ddrintn on July 25, 2010 at 10:22 PM
What is her rating now and do you say anyone who disagrees with you is sexist if they see Christie as better than Palin?
Bradky on July 25, 2010 at 10:22 PM
Things to do now folks. Outta here. Later.
ddrintn on July 25, 2010 at 10:23 PM
You’re just plain not giving her a chance.
Who knows why.
She’s a woman?
Sarah is every bit as knowledgeable, competent and glib as Christie.
She had quite a few things she achieved as AK’s Governor that none of her predecessors had been able to accomplish, including negotiating a $40 billion gas pipeline contract with the Canadians, cleaning out the good-old-boys in their state government and going line-by-line over the state budget and making drastic cuts…just like Christie.
Jenfidel on July 25, 2010 at 10:24 PM
Speaking as a male chauvinist I am starting to think the same thing. I suspect some of the antagonism does have to do with her being a woman.
sharrukin on July 25, 2010 at 10:24 PM
Well time to call it a night. ddrintn please keep providing us with objective analysis about Christie based on his weight, romney on his gender, or Jindal because he is a catholic. I mean these are very serious things that those not enamored of Palin must consider before they discount her… /sarc off
Bradky on July 25, 2010 at 10:24 PM
Irrelevant.
She’s been out of office for over a year now.
I reject an assessment like that.
What defines “better?”
As of tonight, neither Palin nor Christie have declared that they are running for POTUS.
Both people are very effective governors.
That’s all she wrote.
Jenfidel on July 25, 2010 at 10:26 PM
The GOP is neither “stupid” nor “crippled.”
We’re doing fine.
And no matter who we nominate, the Left will make fun of them on late night comedies.
Guess you missed the 8 years of ridicule and outright hate for GWB in “comedy” during his 2 terms.
Me, I care more about my country than I do who SNL is lampooning and lamely at that.
Jenfidel on July 25, 2010 at 10:30 PM
Christie currently governs the state with the 7th largest GDP and 9th most populated in the US.
Sarah used to govern the state with the seventh smallest gdp in the us and 3 smallest populated state in the US.
Now she writes facebook posts and gets paid to speak at friendly venues.
Not sure where comparing her to Christie helps your pick look good…..
Bradky on July 25, 2010 at 10:31 PM
You mean catchy little phrases like, “death panels”?
You see, Palin has a gift for taking a complex subject and distilling it to it’s most essential and vital core message; what you call “catchy little phrases” are really the result of a very quick mind.
Very few people have this gift, it’s called the genius of simplicity, which is the polar opposite of not understanding a subject.
In fact it takes significant intellect and sophisticated levels of comprehensive ability to pull it off the way Palin does.
In a word, maybe she’s moving too fast for you…and I don’t mean that as an insult; it just may be the case. She may have to slow down and while still being able to synthesize issues to their simplest and most important nature, work on expanding her answers a bit more. However, when given the proper forum, such as her energy interview on Fox Business, she does that quite well. So, come to think of it, I take that back.
tigerlily on July 25, 2010 at 10:31 PM
The last thing an already stupid and crippled Republican party needs to do is nominate someone who will be 24/7 joke fodder for late night comics.
rickyricardo on July 25, 2010 at 10:20 PM
Ever hear of Journolist? The late night “comics” have ALWAYS ridiculed WHOEVER is the GOP nominee. Doesn’t matter who it is. Palin is the only one who has weathered that storm and gotten stronger as a result. The others are untested at best.
“Because we have a socialist who’s ripping the shreds out of the country and I would like to kick his arse out of office come 2012.”
Well said. I think we can all agree on that. It will be a tough fight but give the American people some credit. Most can see through the lefty smoke screens. Otherwise there would never have been any TEA parties. And Palin is their favorite because she is the only one with the guts to tell it like it is and stand up to the PDS attacks. Why don’t they spend time attacking the other GOP potential candidates? It’s because they know the only who matters, who can beat their Soros puppet is Palin.
shmendrick on July 25, 2010 at 10:31 PM
Now that was a funny post. A woman who can’t pick a supreme court ruling or name something she reads in her first major league interview is brilliant because she uses phrases that only the enlightened can tune into….
geez the koolaid is strong with you
intellectual heavyweight she has not proven yet.
Bradky on July 25, 2010 at 10:35 PM
This. Obama’s War is getting our men killed in greater numbers with no end in sight. The ROE would make anyone wonder how they could get out alive.
tigerlily on July 25, 2010 at 10:39 PM
intellectual heavyweight she has not proven yet.
Bradky on July 25, 2010 at 10:35 PM
Well she’s easily got you beat Troll. Are you getting any decent money? The rest of us here refudiate your nonsense for free. It’s fun but bedtime beckons. ‘Night all.
shmendrick on July 25, 2010 at 10:39 PM
For the 3rd time in this thread, would you please read her Facebook Notes before you start babbling again about a subject you clearly know nothing about!
Once you do read her writings, it will become clear that Sarah’s quite conversant with both SCOTUS rulings and major print media (Her FB Notes have footnotes most of the time.)
Jenfidel on July 25, 2010 at 10:45 PM
I wasn’t the one who started with the comparison to Christie: you did.
And trying to compare the performance of the 2 by citing the size and population of their 2 states is even sillier and less helpful.
Bill Clinton was elected POTUS and served 2 terms and AR comes in dead last in almost any category you’d care to choose, as does Clinton’s record as Governor. (Sorry if I offended an Arkansans by saying so.)
Jenfidel on July 25, 2010 at 10:49 PM
What exactly did that phrase accomplish? Nothing. Even if she was trying to equate it rationing, how is that a conservative stance? The mean old government ain’t going to pay for grandmas hip replacement?
lowandslow on July 25, 2010 at 10:52 PM
It’s really lame that you would bring up something so old and that has been eclipsed by Palin to the Tenth power by now, but here goes: The question on the Supreme Court ruling was really obscure, and would catch anyone off guard. The obvious and hoped for by Couric pick would have been Roe v Wade, and that would have been fine if Palin wanted to have that fight then. She didn’t. Also, I’m sure that she reads whatever gets her up to speed, and it ain’t the msm for that. She knew that if she named conservative sources, they would have a field day with that. So, actually she was very perceptive in what they were trying to do to her; she just needed to learn the “tricks” of handling the likes of a Couric.
By now, she has more than shown that she can play the media like a fiddle, starting with the phrase “death panels”, which I note with interest that you won’t argue in your answer.
By any objective study, Palin has not only handled the learning curve, she’s giving lessons now.
And what’s really funny about your post is that you pick such an old, lame and useless example of why Palin is not “smart” enough for you. Do you read/listen to any of her OP-EDS in major publications, FB posts, her book, television/radio appearances? Couric is ancient history.
As far as KoolAide goes – never touch the stuff. I am not unwilling to see the pros and cons of a Palin candidacy.
And from watching her and seeing the incredible possibilites and plusses she brings to the table, they far outweigh the cons.
I stand by my statement. What are to you, “catchy phrases”, such as “death panels” are jewels of the gift of being able to take a complicated subject and simplify it to it’s bare and most powerful essence, resonating in the hearts and minds of millions.
That’s powerful. That’s rare. And whether you like it or not, that’s Palin.
tigerlily on July 25, 2010 at 10:56 PM
I love the way Christie cuts through the bs, gets things done & vaporizes his detractors.
HellCat on July 25, 2010 at 10:56 PM
So Bradky, Palin aside, do you like Christie? You kinda sound like you like him.
Missy on July 25, 2010 at 11:07 PM
It accomplished plenty!
First of all, she forced the Precedent to address this glaring problem posed by ObamaCare…in a FB Note.
Secondly, it helped start turning the tide of we, the people against the abomination of ObamaCare: the majority of the American people are now against it and want repeal.
Thirdly, it gave heart to our legislators to fight it;
ObamaCare only passed in the House by 7 votes.
Just this month, Obama tried to avoid a Senate hearing and gave a recess appointment to his Death Panels Czar Berwick.
Thanks to Sarah, we all now know that death panels are an integral part of ObamaCare, something that the American people might never have noticed or known had Sarah Palin not brought their attention to it.
Jenfidel on July 25, 2010 at 11:08 PM
Arid? South Jersey?
Maybe it is today but when I was growing up in Medford Lakes, all of Burlington County had a water table of about 12-18 inches. M.L. has 23 lakes which are lakes only because they flooded 23 cranberry bogs.
I know the water table has gone way down with the lunatic development of the last forty years. Last time the well went dry, my mother had to have them drill down to 750 feet and then she complained endlessly that it didn’t taste like Raritan Aquifer water from the late Fifties.
I haven’t been back since 1989 and I was stunned at the number of trafic signals on roads that I could have safely napped on when I was a kid.
platypus on July 25, 2010 at 11:13 PM
No, Bradky, you’re supposed to provide me with examples of my criticism of all the above based on those factors (but Romney based on his GENDER?? Good grief). Of course, there won’t be any such quotes. The only pathetic example you could come up with is a perfectly objective observation about Gingrich and his own baggage. Good work there, intellectual giant.
ddrintn on July 26, 2010 at 12:10 AM
Thanks for answering that question from lowandslow. I didn’t have the energy, and you said it better than I could have, anyway.
tigerlily on July 26, 2010 at 12:18 AM
Tapper interviewing Christie. Honest journalist, meet honest politician. Two endangered species.
hawksruleva on July 26, 2010 at 12:25 AM
Jenfidel covered this better than I would have so if you have questions please, reread above.
A. The government should not be in the business of providing health care to anyone, but military personnel past and present, and on Indian reservations. Something that they have done an abominably poor job of.
B. IF the government has taken over the American health care system, there should be no rationing, and no death panels, to over see it.
Slowburn on July 26, 2010 at 12:31 AM
Palin lately strikes me as a lot like Obama. Pretty good when she’s on script, able to pull huge excited crowds, but unsure when she faces questions.
I think Palin was doing a good job as a Governor, but I’d like to see someone more experienced win the GOP nomination. Palin can win a primary, but in the general the rabid media would destroy her with enough independents to sink her.
hawksruleva on July 26, 2010 at 12:36 AM
Please. Tell us all who this magical republican nominee is that the media won’t savage.
trigon on July 26, 2010 at 1:36 AM
John McCain! Don’t you remember how he was the darling of the media?
At least, he was until he got the nomination and then… strangely they got real ugly? I always wondered what that was about? /s
sharrukin on July 26, 2010 at 1:42 AM
Thank God for Christie, McDonnell, Jindal, Mitch Daniels and Paul Ryan. This is the new generation of conservatives who actually take action and know how to communicate our principles, versus the other ghetto populists who have hijacked conservatism and use divisive tactics to obtain power. Real Statesmen always rise to the top.
conservador on July 26, 2010 at 2:02 AM
Like Obama and John McCain?
It would be nice if they did, but both parties will be trying to see that it doesn’t happen.
sharrukin on July 26, 2010 at 2:06 AM
Rules for detecting trolls:
1. Notice that the trolls NEVER discuss the issues, it’s always about personal characteristics, NEVER about policy.
2. Notice that it’s always how someone, anyone, would be better than Palin.
3. Notice that they have no idea what she actually has said and when confronted NEVER provide any data or examples.
The Journalisters made it abundently clear: they were terrified by her and her ability to connect with the public. Just gives the lie to the lame disparagement arguements they keep trying to make. So the beat goes on… the trolls keep pushing the anybody but Palin theme and follow the Alinsky rules for never discussing policy but always disparage her personally.
Follow the above rules for clearly detecting the local trolls.
For the rest of us it’s Any Conservative instead of Obama. But preferably Palin for me and most others.
shmendrick on July 26, 2010 at 2:19 AM
We need strong economic conservatives who can COMMUNICATE effectively.
Ryan, Christie, Jindal are all effective.
Give Obama and the Democrats credit: they have hit the ground hard promoting a domestic agenda that will touch all Americans for better or for worse.
What have the Republicans been proposing over the last God knows how many years?
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have survived and thrived throughout Republican administrations and Congresses, Acorn has grown at taxpayer expense throughout Republican administrations and Congressmen….the public employee unions, teachers unions etc have exploded under the years of Republican governance and there has barely been a peep out of them. The Democrats own the ‘stupid party’ whether they are in power or not.
Where were the idiot Republicans while critical issues like reforming health insurance pre-existing conditions, an issue that was ticking everyone off, could of rallied national support to the Republican side if they could reform it.
Instead we’re jerking around with Terri Shiavo and obsessed with issues overseas.
We need economic conservatives who will focus on beating back this socialist onslaught with focused intelligent arguments supporting clear proposals that promote
economic growth through free market principals.
That is one tall order and only a passionate, tough, well spoken nominee will suffice.
Paul Ryan is a prime example of what we need….yes, I know he’s not going to run but his type of clear economic communication skill is the bare minimum of what we need right now in a nominee.
rickyricardo on July 26, 2010 at 2:24 AM
What you’re not getting… what you and others REFUSE to get…
…is that ANY GOP NOMINEE will become “joke fodder” for the press.
Any of them. All of them. Especially if they are conservative.
Because the media is not interested in reporting the facts. The entertainment media is not interested in being fair to the candidates.
They are only interested in doing whatever it takes to make sure Obama wins in 2012. Period.
Whoever the GOP candidate is will face the Palin treatment to the 100th power. Are we going to cower from supporting that person too?
We CANNOT let that fact dissuade us from supporting whoever we feel has the character, integrity, grit, principles and drive.
powerpro on July 26, 2010 at 4:34 AM
The SAME OLD TALKING POINTS about Palin. The SAME OLD THINGS she has explained again and again if you were listening. The SAME OLD GAFFES that, if they had been made by any other politician, would have been forgotten by now.
*YAWN*
But the fact that this is a Christie post and we are all talking about Palin MUST say something about her, don’t you think?????
Dan Pet on July 26, 2010 at 7:27 AM
And about 100 million others who have legally immigrated here over the past 200 years.
Nobody who is in favor of amnesty has yet to tell me what makes illegal Mexicans so special that they all get to bypass the laws that millions of Italians, Germans, Irish Russians, French, Indian, Chinese, Japanese all had to abide by.
angryed on July 26, 2010 at 7:54 AM
Looks as if we have a bunch of Junior Journalistas on hand today.
Luciel Ball’s x, Bradky and Jenfidel
Sarah can walk and chew gum at the same time as well as think on he own two feet.She and Christie would give the ivy league preppies in DC a major case of spluttering fits.PC and BS are both soft and easy to cut through if you are willing to call it out. BS is a squishy idea repeated as fact.
Was ist mit ihnen machen?
Col.John Wm. Reed on July 26, 2010 at 8:14 AM
Oh, its overdeveloped like the rest of the country, but South Jersey retains some of its rural flavor, and so does the northwest part of the state. Maybe it just feels rural to me, as I’ve moved back from living in New York City for around 8 or 9 years, and anything ir rural compared to NYC.
Vincenzo on July 26, 2010 at 8:57 AM
Was ist mit ihnen machen?
Col.John Wm. Reed on July 26, 2010 at 8:14 AM
Or as I prefer to say:
Was ist los in die Unterhose?
shmendrick on July 26, 2010 at 9:47 AM
Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties are still agrarian & rural overall. You’d think you were in the midwest.
bloviator on July 26, 2010 at 10:25 AM
Sorry, Colonel, but I’m one of Sarah Palin’s biggest supporters here.
I dig Christie also, but he’s definitely stated he doesn’t want to run for POTUS.
I am definitely no Journolista!
Jenfidel on July 26, 2010 at 10:34 AM
I really like Christie, but I wonder how he would fare (or Jindal or Ryan for that matter) with the sort of scrutiny Palin has had to endure? Just sayin’
txmomof6 on July 26, 2010 at 11:29 AM
BTW, how do you feel about the #3 urban definition of IROC?
;-)
roy_batty on July 26, 2010 at 11:37 AM
That’s a valid point, but the media has a particularly unhealthy obsession with Palin. They didn’t attack anyone else in the GOP the way they attacked her. It’s true that having hte media as your enemy must mean you’re doing something right. But just because Palin is right doesn’t mean the media won’t cripple her electability.
Besides, I don’t believe she has the experience that people will be looking for after 4 years of Obama learning on the job. She’s quite effective as a fundraiser and spokesman for conservatism. Why does she need to run for President?
I wish all the people (and I’m not sure Palin is in this camp) positioning themselves for the GOP nomination would spend the next year and a half actually working to help people instead of trying to increase their name recognition. To me, Bobby Jindal gets a major stock up for doing just that.
hawksruleva on July 26, 2010 at 11:45 AM
Good point. But would they treat them the same way? Something about Palin provokes violent reactions in liberals.
Speaking of Palin, how about that reality show guest spot with Kate Gosselin? Nothing says “Presidential material” like doing a turn on reality TV.
hawksruleva on July 26, 2010 at 11:51 AM
Don’t count on Christie doing anything to hinder illegal immigrants from moving fairly unhindered into citizenship. Too many potential voters and taxpayers in ethnic communities in NJ.
katiejane on July 26, 2010 at 11:54 AM
The more I hear from Governor Christie the more I like him. What a marvelous example of what a politician should be: conservative and stick to his values. The only reason he didn’t get scrutinized by the media is that they originally laughed him off and thought that crook he ran against was a shoe-in. The media was caught off guard and when they tried to get him, he fought back. I may not agree with his stand on immigration or the stimulus but at least I trust him to do what’s best for this country and wish other republicans like Scott Brown or McCain would have or had a backbone like this guy. No need to make nice with the democrats or the media. It hasn’t worked so far and look at the mess we’re in today.
mozalf on July 26, 2010 at 11:55 AM
The wonder of a Right wing Professor lecturing from a syllabus of economic doctrine may be your cup of tea, but GETTING ELECTED is an art form that only Sarah Palin has mastered among the GOP nerd herd. Fear her if you wish, but don’t keep insulting our (and Vince Lombardi’s) intelligence by saying that she is winning in the wrong way.
jimw on July 26, 2010 at 12:01 PM
Has it been confirmed that this show is happening?
And why isn’t Michelle Obama slammed for doing reality and other TV shows as First Lady?
I personally don’t care for the First Lady pushing her useless and costly federal programs on a cooking show.
Sarah is redefining what’s right for a public figure and the leading conservative opposition to Obamunism to do.
I’m disappointed in you, hawk.
Jenfidel on July 26, 2010 at 12:06 PM
Christie is ahead of the curve. This isn’t the summer of “The Country Club Republicans” they may benefit from a Republican resurgence but Conservatives and Libertarians are not interested in RINOS maintaining status quos. I hope we see a resurgence of States taking back their power. If States come back strong, this whole exercise in seizing power centrally get’s put to bed once and for all.
Dr Evil on July 26, 2010 at 12:27 PM
Christie is exactly what New Jersey needed, a principled conservative unafraid to tackle the problems left behind by corrupt Democrats. If he can turn New Jersey’s finances around by 2012, he could become a model for conservative governance even in a mostly urban Northeastern state, and possibly lead a Republican resurgence in the Northeast.
I’m not sure why so many HotAir commentators are so eager to compare other rising Republican stars (like Christie) to Sarah Palin. Sarah Palin was an excellent fit for Alaska, with its pioneer and hunting way of life, and its reliance on the oil and gas industry, but she probably couldn’t be elected governor of New Jersey, with its problems of urban blight caused by decades of corruption and neglect. Let’s look at Christie for what he has accomplished and plans to do for his state, without always comparing everyone to Palin.
The best training ground for a future President is to be Governor of a state–an Executive position where strong leadership is needed, and a Governor attentive to the needs of the entire population can win grudging support from voters of the opposite party.
Christie has a tough job ahead of him, but he seems to have the courage, conviction, and character to do what is necessary. Bobby Jindal also faced a huge and unexpected crisis in his state with courage and conviction, and voters have rallied behind him. Both of them could be serious Presidential candidates in 2012, not for charisma and speeches, but what they have DONE for their states when things got ugly.
It’s probably too early to tell, but the winner of the 2012 election will be the candidate who can boldly ask voters the Reagan question, “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?” If the nation says “H3ll No” after four years of Obama, but one state says “H3ll Yes” about their Governor, that Governor could be the next President.
Steve Z on July 26, 2010 at 12:29 PM
Palin’s jealous. She would love to have such a pleasant interview. Tapper didn’t throw all soft balls his way either.
shick on July 26, 2010 at 12:34 PM
But, -they would be democratic voters.
Illegal immigration is a huge problem in the border states, less so in a state like New Jersey. It’s pretty far down on Christie’s list of problems, but the liberal Journolisters will try and use that wedge to divide Christie’s supporters in order to derail his war on the budget. Don’t fall for it.
slickwillie2001 on July 26, 2010 at 12:59 PM
You appear to underestimate the ethnic nature of much of North Jersey. Hopefully his strong fiscal interest will help us but don’t believe that illegal immigrants are not an issue in NJ.
katiejane on July 26, 2010 at 1:05 PM
And you know “Palin’s jealous” how?
Jenfidel on July 26, 2010 at 1:08 PM
Registered, supervised, background checked temporary guest workers – YES. The old bracero program in Calif, for instance. No problem.
Giving “amnesty” (really permanent residency) and the precious gift of citizenship to illegal aliens – NO!
W was terrible on this – he pushed VERY HARD for McCain-Kennedy, which in 2007 allowed a very generous SINGLE BUSINESS DAY to do background checks and health checks on 12 to 30 million illegal aliens applying for Z visas.
W, McCain, and Kennedy all said to Americans – “Screw you. We’re going to let ANYBODY in!”
Giving a path to citizenship to illegal aliens is the same as giving a path to ownership to jewel thieves. You cannot reward thieves with their ill-gotten goods (residency, jewels, etc.) if you hope to stop future law-breaking. Duh.
fred5678 on July 26, 2010 at 1:37 PM
If she’s unelectable she won’t be elected. Problem solved.
She’s OK to run errands, but not actually run things. She’s quite effective as a fundraiser and needs to help out whatever non-inspiring, non-charismatic but relatively parody-proof schlub the Republicans decide to throw out there.
This isn’t directed in particular at you, hawksruleva, but I think most of the anti-Palin stuff on this forum anyway has its roots in a bunch of Romney supporters who’ve been royally pissed off since 29 August 08, when their guy was passed over for the VP nod. Ever since that day, a lot of these people have been hoping and praying for and salivating over ANY and EVERY possible misstep Palin makes. And if there aren’t any missteps at the moment, they’ll make them up. These people to me are more despicable than even the most zombified O-bots. They’re similar to the O-bots in their lack of regard for basic honesty, but they’re worse in that they claim to be on “our side”. I want nothing to do with them.
The ultimate point I’ve been trying to make is that if the media has been successful in destroying Palin, they won’t stop ONLY with Palin, but with ANY conservative candidate who poses a threat to the present regime. And when that time comes, let’s see all our current Palin-bashers who gleefully buy into any and every MSM meme about her rally the troops to victory.
ddrintn on July 26, 2010 at 1:38 PM
I’d say she’s probably jealous of anyone that hasn’t gotten the thorough, comprehensive slime treatment.
ddrintn on July 26, 2010 at 1:43 PM
Jesus kid, first election huh? IF the media has been successful? It is fckng day to day routine for them at this point. You really think that Palin is the first to experience this phenomena?
And a Palin supporter discussing “O-bots” is fcking rich.
Granted, of all the GOP candidates that we have so far she appears to be the most conservative, at the moment. I don’t trust any of them.
ClassicCon on July 26, 2010 at 1:48 PM
Sorry, I remember what they did to Reagan and Bush, and it isn’t even in the same ballpark at what Palin has been through. Even leftists have been saying this and every conservative is well aware of it.
sharrukin on July 26, 2010 at 1:53 PM
Yeah, with this intensity. Kid.
Go fck yourself.
ddrintn on July 26, 2010 at 1:55 PM
I guess it needs to be repeated ad nauseum to remind everyone again and again: The lame-stream-media will intensely disparage WHOEVER the GOP puts up against the big Zero. It’s what they do and have ALWAYS done as far back as you can check. The reason they focus on Palin is completely explained in the Journolist emails. They are/were incredibly impressed by her and see her as enemy number one. If anyone takes that mantel away from her they will quickly recieve the same treatment.
It’s NOT Palin stupid, it’s the way of the leftist media.
Get it through your thick heads!!! They would do it to Jesus if he came back as a Republican conservative.
Come to think of it… In the Bagavad Gita (The Song of God), a Hindu holy book, Krishna says, “I will return from age to age for the destruction of evil and the establishment of righteousness.” Hurry Krishna.
shmendrick on July 26, 2010 at 1:58 PM
Yeah, Dan Quayle had it on easy street. Oh, and quit being such a simpering little bitch.
ClassicCon on July 26, 2010 at 1:59 PM
Late to the party given the number of comments, but with regard to Chris Christie, I only have this to say…I’ll be in my bunk.
raybruce93 on July 26, 2010 at 2:04 PM
Pardon me, but do you have to cuss?
And there’s nothing comparable between Palin supporters and O-bots.
You can compare Palin supporters to Ronald Reagan supporters.
Jenfidel on July 26, 2010 at 2:10 PM
Comparatively. He didn’t have an Andi Sullivan speculating about his gonads. B1tch.
ddrintn on July 26, 2010 at 2:13 PM
Lots of Palin-haters on this thread. Trolls are active today.
hachiban on July 26, 2010 at 2:14 PM
Hmmmm…let’s see, I’m trying to think of the blogger who was obsessed with Quayle’s gonads…I’m trying to think of which of Quayle’s kids were held up to ridicule…can’t come up with any, can you?
ddrintn on July 26, 2010 at 2:16 PM
They did far more to tar Reagan than they did to Dan Quayle.
Here’s another suggestion. Join the Democratic party because you sound just like them. Maybe you could help make video’s on how to clean up the BP oil spill.
sharrukin on July 26, 2010 at 2:17 PM
You aren’t going to get any rationality out of the majority of them. They have their feelings and that is the end of it.
sharrukin on July 26, 2010 at 2:25 PM
^ And I’m trying to think of that army of columnists and pundits who marched out to say that Quayle wasn’t REALLY a man, or the stories about how he stole a $100,000 wardrobe, or that he was having an affair, or that he should be gang-raped, or that he and his family were white trash, or the appearance of “Dan Quayle is a ****” t-shirts, or the rumors that he didn’t really father his kids…
ddrintn on July 26, 2010 at 2:27 PM
What have either Quayle or Sarah Palin ever done to be personally attacked and virtually destroyed by the MSM, one of whom as sitting VP?
Meanwhile, any criticism or critique at all of Obama is deemed “racist” and shut down?
“ClassicCon” couldn’t possible refer to being Conservative.
It must mean you’ve done time in prison.
Jenfidel on July 26, 2010 at 2:40 PM
Could any other Republican get away with supporting comprehensive immigration reform and not challenging the government run health care? Of course maybe Christie is being taken out of context. It is a liberal website.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/110771-christie-take-his-bipartisan-example-to-pass-immigration-reform
Mark Levin’s take on Chris Christie from his FB page.
“I had high hopes for Christie. Up to now, he has said the right things and done the right things respecting spending, taxing, and public sector unions. But he is dead wrong on illegal immigration and dead wrong about not challenging the government run health care bill. Regarding the former, he sounds like John McCain three years ago. ‘Commonsense path to citizenship.’ Regarding the latter, the cost of joining with the other states in challenging the health care monstrosity is minimal. That’s a poor excuse. And why is it taking his attorney general and commissioner of health so long to conclude that it is unconstitutional for the federal government to compel private citizens to buy services from other citizens? This is perplexing unless he supports the bill.
I am going to have to re-evaluate my past praise for Christie. If this article is accurate, this is very dissapointing”. — Mark Levin
I have a couple of questions for the ‘Christie Cult’. Assuming this is Chris Christie’s stance on illegal immigration and the constitutionality of the federal mandates imposed by ObamaCare. How does this make Chris Christie the great conservative hope? Would this actually make him the love child of McCain and Obama? That is kind of scary and not very conservative at all. Just saying.
chief on July 26, 2010 at 2:52 PM
Short answer? He’s delivered some delicious smackdowns in press conferences and he ain’t Sarah Palin.
ddrintn on July 26, 2010 at 2:58 PM
Christie is just the newest flavor in town. You could have asked the same question of the Colin Powell crowd, or the David Petraeus crowd. It’s a fad thing.
I like him because he has guts, but he is still an east coaster and I would need a lot more info to trust him.
sharrukin on July 26, 2010 at 3:01 PM
Excellent cite from Mark Levin, chief!
I usually catch his show, but somehow I missed his take on Christie–thanks!
We need to know this.
This puts Christie off any potential candidates list I might have.
Seems he not really all that conservative.
*sigh*
Jenfidel on July 26, 2010 at 3:04 PM
Christie cult? Where? I’ve heard excitement then similar disillusionment (expressed by Levin) when we (as I was a fan of his initially) heard his stance on immigration and gun legislation.
Bee on July 26, 2010 at 3:08 PM
TLC hasn’t announced it yet, but the Gosselins are in Alaska.
I don’t think Michelle should be doing those shows, either. And you’d think the President would have more important things to do than appear on the view. Michelle Obama, at least, never claimed to be Presidential material. For the record, Palin hasn’t either, but a lot of folks are trying to thrust that mantle upon her.
I don’t mind Palin doing reality shows. I don’t mind Huckabee doing humor and playing base on his various media outlets. But I do mind when unserious people are put forth as serious leaders.
I like most of what Palin says in writing and in prepared speeches. But in interviews, she tends to get in trouble. Even when she was answering questions about the BP spill, a situation that seems ideally suited to her background, she came off as unprepared, falling back on talking points when she had the opportunity to display knowledge.
For 2012, I’d rather have a solid, uninspiring candidate. That doesn’t include Mr. Romneycare, or the Arkansas bassist, or Newt from the 90s. Great folks, not great Presidential candidates. There’s lots of other talent out there, why are people trying to push these frontrunners on us?
hawksruleva on July 26, 2010 at 3:48 PM
I watched the interview. Christie’s stance on immigration is firstly that NJ can’t afford to get involved in a lawsuit that it might not win. He didn’t want to comment on what NJ would do until his aides had done an assessment. Good for him. He did mention a path to citizenship, though.
hawksruleva on July 26, 2010 at 3:50 PM
Sarah’s more serious than Obama and is, indeed a leader.
Uh-oh.
You do realize you’re repeating the Palin concern troll memes, don’t you? (i.e. “bad interviews,” “talking points/buzzwords”)
Nobody’s pushing anyone on you!
We’re just trying to save the country from Obamunism.
BTW, if Christie isn’t opposed to ObamaCare and ready to repeal it, we can’t use him.
Jenfidel on July 26, 2010 at 3:56 PM
I thought she was pretty solid on the oil spill. But hey, it’s pretty simple: Don’t like her? Don’t think she’s “serious”? Then don’t vote for her if and when she runs.
ddrintn on July 26, 2010 at 4:01 PM
The article at your link gets its info from the same source as all the others – the InTouch Weekly item quoting an unnamed “insider” “source.” That plus the Gosselins have been spotted in Alaska.
Still an unconfirmed gossip item at this point.
I tend to agree with much of the rest of your comment, but a solid, uninspiring candidate who can win has yet to appear on the horizon. If such a person exists at all, he/she still has to declare and run.
It’s fine to express wishful thinking for the “other talent out there,” but to paraphrase Rummy, you go to the election with the candidates you have.
Missy on July 26, 2010 at 4:01 PM
That’s pretty much a contradiction in terms, really…unless there’s some sort of freak accident.
ddrintn on July 26, 2010 at 4:04 PM
Bee on July 26, 2010 at 3:08 PM
The word cult is thrown around here all the time. It refers to anyone who favors one politician over another. I was just trying to fit in with the cool kids.
I just linked an article about Christie and posted Mark Levin’s thoughts about it to add a different perspective to the debate. I also added that it could just be a liberal website taking the governor out of context. Maybe I shouldn’t have commented, or just left the snark out of my comment. Anyway none of these politicians are perfect. I like Christie, and enjoy it when he smacks the liberals around, but just like the rest they will disappoint sooner or later. Even my hero Ronald Reagan made mistakes.
chief on July 26, 2010 at 4:16 PM
Oh, do trust…there are “cultists.” I’d define them as those who lack the ability to accept flaws, note mistakes and hold a sort of salvific idealism concerning said candidate (i.e. “they’ll heal our land” or something equally disconcerting).
Bee on July 26, 2010 at 4:24 PM
My sentiments exactly.
And, Missy, the Kate+8 spot is still up for debate, but the Gosselins have been snapped in Alaska at the zoo already. That much is confirmed.
Bee on July 26, 2010 at 5:17 PM
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