Video: Obama’s too cautious and safe to be the bold leader America needs, says … Romney supporter Chris Christie
posted at 9:36 pm on December 7, 2011 by Allahpundit
Yeah, listen: I enjoy dumping on The One as much as the next guy, but there needs to be some minimal awareness here by Christie of his own candidate’s liabilities. Truth be told, this is a weird criticism to throw at O in any context given that the our side’s big problem with him is that he’s too proactive. Right? Conservatives aren’t itching to oust him because he’s been too passive on deficit reduction, it’s because he’s been too aggressive in passing transformational paradigm-shifting welfare-state legislation like ObamaCare. But even if you want to hit him on his passivity, how do you claim that under Hopenchange “we are no longer a country of initiators, but we are a country of reactors,” and then turn around and say the solution is … Mitt Romney? Let Sarah Palin refresh your memory in the unlikely event that you don’t know what I mean.
Also, what’s he doing here ripping on Obama for using rhetoric like “up our game” that’s too informal for the presidency? Didn’t this guy tell people to “get the hell off the beach” a few months ago before the hurricane, right around the time he was seriously considering his own presidential run? Hello?
I’ll pat him on the back for this, though. Sweet, tasty, hippie-punching goodness:
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie heckled a group of [Occupy] protesters at a rally for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in Iowa on Wednesday, calling them immature and dissilusioned for supporting President Obama…
“You are so angry, aren’t ya?” Christie badgered. “It’s so terrible… Oh work it out. Work it all out for yourselves. Work it all out for yourselves.”…
“Here’s the way I feel about it: They represent an anger in our country that Barack Obama has caused,” he said, drawing cheers from the crowd. “He’s a typical cynical Chicago… politician who runs for office and promises everything and then comes to office and disappoints, and so their anger is rooted not in me or Mitt Romney, their anger is rooted in the fact that they believed in this hope and change garbage.”
Indeed, and a vast improvement over his most recent musings about OWS. Exit question: Are you ready for Vice President Chris Christie?
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Hmm who knew Allah was secretly a Bacon loving Ace of Spades moron? Oh wait… nevermind… ace/allah movie night.
upinak on December 7, 2011 at 9:39 PM
First!
TheOarsman on December 7, 2011 at 9:39 PM
So says Ralph Kramden. eh, who cares…
james23 on December 7, 2011 at 9:40 PM
Another Alac Baldwen blog.
….Oh Wait….
Electrongod on December 7, 2011 at 9:41 PM
Electrongod on December 7, 2011 at 9:42 PM
Hope and change garbage. Love it!
John the Libertarian on December 7, 2011 at 9:42 PM
To answer the question, I might actually be excited about supporting Romney if he came with VP Christie. Christie might be a moderate, but at least he has some fight in him, and doesn’t sell out his ideals at the first sign of opposition. But geographic diversity is usually a desirable trait in a ticket, and MA/NJ certainly lacks that.
vegconservative on December 7, 2011 at 9:43 PM
All I know is that yesterday, my dad received Romney lit material in support of Romney. Obviously it was a donation request.
This is in WI mind you so they’re already send it out to states that are battleground.
Midwestprincesse on December 7, 2011 at 9:43 PM
I think carbon_footprint holds the record at 5 straight up-top posts in a row. A world record, I believe, you helped to sabotage.
John the Libertarian on December 7, 2011 at 9:44 PM
*sending
Midwestprincesse on December 7, 2011 at 9:44 PM
Publicity-hounding irrelevant nobody should go back to NH
promachus on December 7, 2011 at 9:45 PM
Chrissy & Romney should get a room.
stenwin77 on December 7, 2011 at 9:45 PM
Actually it’s timing. And fast internet!
upinak on December 7, 2011 at 9:45 PM
Ah yes. I remember that day well.
Electrongod on December 7, 2011 at 9:46 PM
The buffets in the Hampton’s are to die for…?
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Seven Percent Solution on December 7, 2011 at 9:46 PM
Chris Christie is just a political moderate like Scott Brown. He’s big and has an aggressive, take-no-prisoners personality, but other than that I don’t think he’ll be relied upon to defend the constitution or keep government small.
fatlibertarianinokc on December 7, 2011 at 9:46 PM
you mean… the Chris Christie who thinks that guns are THE problem?
and thinks that climate change is real – well in truth – of course climate change is real – shoot my weather just changed from 74 to 40 degrees today.. but MAN-made global warming on the other hand…
Yeah… no thank you to Christie as my anything in this country. Although he would make a great department of labor head… on second thought – yes – department of labor – him and gov. Scott Walker…
glidingone on December 7, 2011 at 9:46 PM
Et tu, Christie?
Laura in Maryland on December 7, 2011 at 9:48 PM
I think I like Newt playing Newt Gingrich, and not so much Chris Christie playing Newt Gingrich.
Punchenko on December 7, 2011 at 9:49 PM
I think carbon_footprint holds the record at 5 straight up-top posts in a row. A world record, I believe, you helped to sabotage.
John the Libertarian on December 7, 2011 at 9:44 PM
That should qualify c_f for the HA Hall of Fame. When are the ballots coming out?
predator on December 7, 2011 at 9:49 PM
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2011/09/chris_christie_flaws.html
glidingone on December 7, 2011 at 9:49 PM
Publicity-hounding irrelevant nobody should go back to NH
promachus on December 7, 2011 at 9:45 PM
Why should he?
He’s governor of NJ.
annoyinglittletwerp on December 7, 2011 at 9:50 PM
Seems that is whom Romney would choose. Christie is stumping quite a bit for Mittens. If so, that RINO gold ticket will ensure a third party candidate.
conservative pilgrim on December 7, 2011 at 9:50 PM
*barfs*
Laura in Maryland on December 7, 2011 at 9:50 PM
fatlibertarianinokc on December 7, 2011 at 9:46 PM
Agreed. Stay in NJ Christie.
predator on December 7, 2011 at 9:50 PM
Did Romney get Barry’s permission to send out campaign literature? Mitt wouldn’t want to do anything that could widdle Barry’s feelings.
Dack Thrombosis on December 7, 2011 at 9:52 PM
*barfs*
Laura in Maryland on December 7, 2011 at 9:50 PM
Move over. I need in here, too.
predator on December 7, 2011 at 9:52 PM
As a Romney opponent…
Christie isn’t addressing conservatives who understand Obama’s problem is his proactive agenda and not his failures.
He’s addressing Independents and moderates who continue to like Obama personally but are disappointed in him and so are looking for someone else.
Indies and moderates tend not to see Obama’s problem being his agenda. They see it as a failure of leadership inability to govern, the poor nice man.
Most voters aren’t saying “Let’s toss this extremist from power”. They’re saying “I like Obama personally, but he’s just not doing what needs to be done. Sorry, man…”.
So on this, Christie is right.
amerpundit on December 7, 2011 at 9:52 PM
that’s a million bucks worth of snark, AllahP. You need something extra in your Festivus stocking this year.
ted c on December 7, 2011 at 9:53 PM
No. No national elected office for Christie. Ever.
Sec of Labor–okay.
IrishEi on December 7, 2011 at 9:53 PM
Chris Christie is REEEEEEEEALY FAT.
I mean – damn … just sayin.
HondaV65 on December 7, 2011 at 9:54 PM
Mirror, mirror on the wall…
SouthernGent on December 7, 2011 at 9:54 PM
And another defense of Christie…
The difference? Obama’s actually president while using that language. Christie wasn’t.
amerpundit on December 7, 2011 at 9:55 PM
WTF…!!!?
Being reckless, stupid, and treasonous is neither bold, nor safe…
You stupid fat clueless RINO buffoon.
GuitarMark on December 7, 2011 at 9:55 PM
Wow, AP zinging the fat man. Good job ole boy, didn’t think you had it in you!
abobo on December 7, 2011 at 9:55 PM
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canopfor on December 7, 2011 at 9:56 PM
Christie is a moderate. The lack of diversity isn’t geography, but political views. Romney and Christie are both RINOs. It would be a huge mistake.
conservative pilgrim on December 7, 2011 at 9:56 PM
Just for jollies, check out the photoshopped Obama as Teddy Roosevelt on the front page of http://www.nationalreview.com/
“Square Deal” Obama cautiously reinvents himself once again for the adoring media.
onlineanalyst on December 7, 2011 at 9:58 PM
Hear, hear glidingone……Christie holds no appeal to me whatsoever. If anything, he’s a worse so-called Conservative than Mitt. Any candidate considering Christie for any position, loses my vote immediately. What the hell was Ann Coulter thinking? And now she’s backing Romney. Says alot and none of it good to my way of thinking.
MONACO1121 on December 7, 2011 at 9:58 PM
What I meant to say is that there was Romney lit material with Christie as the person that was endorsing the Romney lit material.
I’m normally not this bad.
Midwestprincesse on December 7, 2011 at 9:58 PM
Chris Christie is REEEEEEEEALY FAT.
I mean – damn … just sayin.
HondaV65 on December 7, 2011 at 9:54 PM
I’m slim-but the mister ain’t.
Don’t knock it unless you’ve tried it.
annoyinglittletwerp on December 7, 2011 at 9:59 PM
Indeed, and a vast improvement over his most recent musings about OWS. Exit question: Are you ready for Vice President Chris Christie?
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Sounds good!
Common Sense…check
Logic……….check!
canopfor on December 7, 2011 at 9:59 PM
That still shot on the second video….
I remember when Obama waved and blocked the person behind him in that photo shot.
How many people is Chris making anonymous.
Electrongod on December 7, 2011 at 10:00 PM
..Jeeeeez! Where’ya been, man? Missed you! You o.k.?
The War Planner on December 7, 2011 at 10:00 PM
Is Christie on a diet. We want red meat, not tofu. We want a porterhouse, not stir fry. We want Peter Luger, not Bob Evans.
SlaveDog on December 7, 2011 at 10:01 PM
I’m a Newt supporter who hasn’t completely ruled out Romney for strategic reasons, but I would like someone to ask Christie pointedly how he, someone who has always welcomed frank discussions on entitlement reform, can support a candidate who goes into a shell when the topic arises?
The Count on December 7, 2011 at 10:02 PM
The Hopey/Changeys NeverEverEnding Speechy Tour,
of Righteousness/Holier Than Thou/Demonization
of the Right!!!
canopfor on December 7, 2011 at 10:02 PM
That quote has been nagging at me all day. You professional journalists ‘out there’ should be ashamed of yourself. You are missing a really big story. You are repeating Obama’s Occupy Army quotes that have been whispered in your ear when you should be also reporting on Maker Faires. These are not just one time events, they are *everywhere*. Young people, middle aged people, craftsmen, hobbyists, engineers, tinkering in their home workshops building ‘stuff’.
These people are the modern examples of Hewlett Packard, Jobs and Wozniack building stuff most people haven’t thought of yet. And you professional journalists are ignoring this story to maintain the fictional narrative Obama has fed you. You have no honor.
Skandia Recluse on December 7, 2011 at 10:04 PM
“Square Deal” Obama cautiously reinvents himself once again for the adoring media.
onlineanalyst on December 7, 2011 at 9:58 PM
onlineanalyst:Sweet!!
canopfor on December 7, 2011 at 10:05 PM
“He’s the best we can do in a blue state”. True then, true now.
Still have deep reservations about his gun-grabbing desires and his stance on abortion (amongst other things) but the alternative was far worse.
CorporatePiggy on December 7, 2011 at 10:05 PM
I’m disappointed in Chris Christie. I thought he was a stand up Northeast Conservative. Instead he’s just a Party hack. That said, he’s good as Governor of NJ. I hope he keeps up the good job there.
Serendipity3 on December 7, 2011 at 10:05 PM
that is right on the money. and its why the conference call where the GOP talked about not attacking him personally is a failed strategy. they need to personalize his policies, make the voters realize if they dont like the policies they dont like the man.
chasdal on December 7, 2011 at 10:07 PM
Something you might not know OT: according to Newt’s lib sis, it is pronounced GingRICK. Huh. I got this from twitter so ignore if it is a lie.
andy85719 on December 7, 2011 at 10:08 PM
Sorry ’bout your shoes.
Laura in Maryland on December 7, 2011 at 10:11 PM
[sic] dissilusioned
disillusioned on December 7, 2011 at 10:11 PM
If Romney had come out and said:
His poll numbers would be untouchable right now. And Christie is becoming a caricature of himself. He had the right personality at the right time but he is overdoing it. We don’t need Captain Smackdown to always show up. Just stay mild mannered Christie until we really need the other guy. It comes off like a comedian feeding of hecklers. That’s not his occupation. You can’t have people afraid to become Youtube fodder just for asking a tough or pointed question and maintain trust with your constituents. I halfway expected him to say “see how I handled that guy?” then stick his hand out and drop the mic and walk backstage like he’s the real Slim Shady. The guy could afford to take it down a notch.
MechanicalBill on December 7, 2011 at 10:12 PM
You guys kill me.
sleepingiantsup on December 7, 2011 at 10:16 PM
Can we create some kinda of hand signal for newbies, sorta like up or down twinkles. Trolls automatically get a block.
txag92 on December 7, 2011 at 10:17 PM
O/T….Oh Boy!
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canopfor on December 7, 2011 at 10:17 PM
andy85719 on December 7, 2011 at 10:08 PM
It’s Gingrich. Never believe a lib, especially if it’s a relative of a politician from the right. Ron Reagan, anyone?
predator on December 7, 2011 at 10:17 PM
Sorry ’bout your shoes.
Laura in Maryland on December 7, 2011 at 10:11 PM
No prob. They’re machine washable.
predator on December 7, 2011 at 10:19 PM
I question Ann Coulter quite a lot nowadays – how can she crucify Newt for his many ideas that he never implemented yet shill for partially conservative non-constitutional-guided candidates such as Romney and Christie? If the right to have to purchase something via government mandate is fine and guns are fine to ban (2nd amendment anyone?) what precisely would we support folks like that for?
Someone else said it best – we need a frankestein monster creation – Ron Paul’s sense of fiscal discipline and money smarts, Bachmann’s commitment to purity… Mitt’s good looks? and Newt’s smart delivery/communication ability…
glidingone on December 7, 2011 at 10:19 PM
With so many personalities, it’s no wonder the puppet strings are tangled. First he was Reagan, then Lincoln, then JFK, then MLK, and now he’s Teddy Roosevelt. Who’s the man going to be tomorrow?
Rovin on December 7, 2011 at 10:19 PM
Christie has real Economic and Fiscal Cred. Romney doesn’t. I still don’t get why he’s support Romney.
Serendipity3 on December 7, 2011 at 10:21 PM
******************ATTENTION HOT GAS CREW**********************
Somebody has been throwing up,on the main deck,
and “YOU-PEOPLE”….Know WHO you are!!!
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*barfs*
Laura in Maryland on December 7, 2011 at 9:50 PM
Move over. I need in here, too.
predator on December 7, 2011 at 9:52 PM
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Bad,Laura in Maryland,and you too predator!!
Can’t believe it!!
That is All,back to your Comment Battle Station Posts!!
(Snark).
canopfor on December 7, 2011 at 10:22 PM
canopfor on December 7, 2011 at 10:22 PM
Sorry, commander. I’ve got the mop. As soon as Laura shows up with the bucket…
predator on December 7, 2011 at 10:25 PM
Obama is not a leader, that’s true. One reason is because he is too cautious, that’s true. That’s not saying that that’s the ONLY problem with him. And that’s not saying he isn’t trying to move the country much farther left by having other people (like Pelosi) do the dirty work.
karlant on December 7, 2011 at 10:26 PM
Christie is a loudmouthed bully. Can’t stand him.
AmayasNana on December 7, 2011 at 10:32 PM
One steak up! …extra rare!!!
The Ugly American on December 7, 2011 at 10:37 PM
Christie is great taking on unions, but his positions on second amendment
rights, social issues (the old Romney agreed with Christie), illegal immigration, climate change, his position on the GZ mosque, and praise for Arne Duncan on education reform are red flags for Conservatives and Libertarians (minus the social issues). So, they aren’t as far apart as you think; they’re both Dem-lite.
conservative pilgrim on December 7, 2011 at 10:38 PM
I just don’t get the big whoop about Christie. All he does is come across like most of the guys I know in Joisey. If he wasn’t governor you’d never pick him out of a crowd at a local sports bar.
katy the mean old lady on December 7, 2011 at 10:39 PM
Quid pro quo, on the first line. Why question her now rather then before?
[sic] Frankenstein monster? Really?
disillusioned on December 7, 2011 at 10:43 PM
Because blind faith in anyone is foolish =) And because it makes little to no sense. And because she starting to become a little arrogant? (my opinion clearly).
Yeah – not sure what I was thinking there – kind of like saying Monster Monster…
glidingone on December 7, 2011 at 10:55 PM
Any thought on your ideal candidate?
disillusioned on December 7, 2011 at 11:05 PM
Eh – Rush won’t run so…
Bachmann is great purity-wise-conservative but my whole thought process is that whoever the candidate is – they have to fight the media because they will distort every single thing and in order to fight effectively, they have to be able to calmly and smoothly attack the premise of their setup questions & to communicate what it is they stand for and why it differs from Obama and the liberal socialist thinking… only one person right now can do that well and that is Newt (for better or for worse).
I’ll take a person that can communicate what they think and why over Bush (W) sitting there like a pinata and leading to our dear leader that we have now… there is nothing wrong with being able to comminicate in an effective manner.
Unlike “the one” who stalls with words that are meaningless until his ‘time is up’, Newt explains why he thinks what he thinks (we might disagree but at least he answers the questions…)
There is no way that someone like Perry who cannot communicate well can stand up to the media and Obama – this is a two-pronged war that the republican has to fight with vigor…. Newt’s capable… who else is out of the bunch? Romney bristles more than a cat’s tail when faced with a specific question and is on a constant apology tour on behalf of those ignorant conservatives.. he will not even join debates at churches etc….
glidingone on December 7, 2011 at 11:16 PM
And lest I be labeled in love with Newt…. realize that we are forced into this choice by the powers that be… limited selection means no ideal candidate this time around.
Romney = McCain 2008 – the same folks who were saying that McCain would attract the democrats and independents and the same folks saying that Romney is the sure thing now.
Just about any time I see establishment writers and democrats uniting against a candidate is when I start taking a second look at that candidate because it’s likely that they are doing something right…
glidingone on December 7, 2011 at 11:19 PM
So your saying that you would back Newt because he can lie better (or be more persuasive) to the media than Bachmann or Romney?
disillusioned on December 7, 2011 at 11:29 PM
I would need specific examples – it’s too broad to say lie better – I don’t want a candidate to lie to anyone. I want them to take on false statements that are thrown out incorrectly as fact daily (man-made global warming absolute settled science, rich people are the devil, giving my tax money to Africa/Iran/Pakistan etc… is more important than me paying for my own children’s food/clothing etc… and to be able to eloquently detail why their proposed solutions are superior to the alternatives. Whoever that is – more power to them.
Perry cannot communicate well at this point in time – it’s a sad thing to say but he looks like a fool at some points in time.
Bachmann surprises me – she really skirts some things sometimes and it reminds me of politician speak – saying a lot but never actually answering? And uses too many talking point lines (as in, I will repeal obamacare… a few times in a debate/conversation).
Not advocating for any candidate really – Maybe Bachmann can really surprise us here – I sure hope so.
glidingone on December 7, 2011 at 11:38 PM
It may seem that you have quite a delemma.
disillusioned on December 7, 2011 at 11:51 PM
You’ll love this then, John
Hope and Change Are Out the Door
http://biggovernment.com/tobytoons/2011/12/05/wanting-still-another-4-hope-and-change-are-out-the-door/
Green eyed Lady on December 7, 2011 at 11:58 PM
So true. I live in Pennsylvania, not far from Joisey, been posting these facts about Christie on other sites since back when we all thought he was Gov. Awesome.
Green eyed Lady on December 7, 2011 at 11:59 PM
I am soooooooooo tired of Chris Christie – the novelty has worn off.
Pork-Chop on December 8, 2011 at 12:07 AM
Typical pithy comment from the big guy. He lost some points with me for endorsing Mittens, but he’s right.
jas88 on December 8, 2011 at 12:35 AM
And he thinks Romney is that bold leader?
Please…
stacman on December 8, 2011 at 1:03 AM
The Jersey rhinoceros is right about at least one of them.
AshleyTKing on December 8, 2011 at 1:22 AM
Absolutely not. No more RINOs!
We need true-blue conservatives. No others need apply.
Theophile on December 8, 2011 at 2:21 AM
So tell me Chris, You are trying to infer that Romney is the “BOLD” leader America needs?
Can’t say I have ever put Bold and Romney together in the same sentence..
RockyJ. on December 8, 2011 at 6:28 AM
I was a draft Christie guy. When he declined to run for the presidency I lost virtually all the respect I had for him. Why? He went to the Reagan library and gave a great speech, in front of Nancy no less. A speech that he knew would further intensify the calls for him to run. It was tough. It had domestic solutions. It had bits of foreign policy in it. It was a speech a pol would give that is running. And what was the theme of it? LEADERSHIP! Then he declined to run!!
Why? Because he has to save NJ? What? Uh Chris,if the country fails NJ goes down with it!!
So what’s the real reason he didn’t run. Chicken!! Big fish little pond. I don’t want to watch him slapping people around anymore. It’s not impressive.
dakota on December 8, 2011 at 7:06 AM
Shouldn’t he be governing a state instead of trying to prop up a professional campaingner?
SnakeHips on December 8, 2011 at 7:09 AM
think he forgot to reference that narcissistic trait of our current regime.
acyl72 on December 8, 2011 at 7:14 AM
It really makes no sense for Chris Christie and Ann Coulter to be Romney supporters and to be dumping on Gingrich.
Gingrich has conservative accomplishments as Speaker and speaks boldly. Romney’s biggest accomplishment was to be the pro-abortion rights liberal Governor of Massachusetts.
Phil Byler on December 8, 2011 at 7:41 AM
So, logically, ‘party hacks’ can still be good and effective leaders regardless of their betrayals of ‘true conservatism.’
Good Lt on December 8, 2011 at 8:54 AM
Maybe I’m being a little simple here, but if this man is on a ticket, I will vote for it.
No, I don’t like everything about him. Yes, there are some policies that I disagree on him with fundamentally. But WOW the way he leads, governs, deals with people is a breath of fresh air.
If Chris Christie is a ticket, I will vote for that ticket.
Brad on December 8, 2011 at 8:58 AM
Lots of people here mocking Christie as a Rino or a party hack. Which is it folks?
The man is fundamentally a conservative. You knock him because he’s not party line, but I’d much rather have a strait shooter who will lead by holding those around him accountable. Not all of us are party line conservatives.
I’d rather have a leader that I don’t agree with on every issue, instead of a party line, shadow game playing, meet the new boss same as the old boss candidate.
Brad on December 8, 2011 at 9:05 AM
FTFY
Good Lt on December 8, 2011 at 10:29 AM
You have an opinion as to a viable alternative candidate?
glidingone on December 8, 2011 at 2:13 PM
Brad – take some time and do a little exploring of Christie’s record… the man is not a conservative what so ever. Christie is anti-gun, pro-global warming and he supports Romney with gusto…
glidingone on December 8, 2011 at 2:16 PM