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NJ Democratic leader: I want to punch Chris Christie in the head
“This is all about him being a bully and a punk,” he said in an interview Friday.
“I wanted to punch him in his head.”
Sweeney had just risked his political neck to support the governor’s pension and health reform, and his reward was a slap across the face. The governor’s budget was a brusque rejection of every Democratic move, and Sweeney couldn’t even get an audience with the governor to discuss it.
“You know who he reminds me of?” Sweeney says. “Mr. Potter from ‘It’s a Wonderful Life,’ the mean old bastard who screws everybody.”
This is not your regular budget dispute. This is personal. And it could have seismic impact on state politics.
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That’s their world view…a bunch of simplistic movie cliches.
AUINSC on July 3, 2011 at 3:34 PM
Yawn.
Democrat whining because Christie played him like democrats have been playing Republicans for decades.
darwin on July 3, 2011 at 3:37 PM
Sweeney just realized that his political azz is on the line. Nothing new here.
Schadenfreude on July 3, 2011 at 3:40 PM
This reeks of bias reporting to me.
hepcat on July 3, 2011 at 3:40 PM
Somebody call a whaaaambulance.
Mark1971 on July 3, 2011 at 3:41 PM
It’s more than just sending an email that gets you going. Every once in a while you gotta get out in the streets, and get a little bloody when necessary.
New tone (D).
pain train on July 3, 2011 at 3:42 PM
I thought the same thing. I think the guy who wrote that is an opinion columnist, not a reporter.
Mark1971 on July 3, 2011 at 3:42 PM
Crr wants us to believe that the left does not far outweigh
the right when it comes to such rhetoric. She is naive or a liar.
CW on July 3, 2011 at 3:45 PM
Well we know Christie doesn’t have a firearm, or is he one of those it’s okay for me not for thee liberals.
wheelgun on July 3, 2011 at 3:45 PM
Sorry, I can’t get worked up over Jersey politics. Maybe Christie is a jerk, but sticking it to Democrats, even underhandedly, is using their stock and trade against them. I suspect Christie is savvy enough to know if he needs Sweeney’s help anymore.
cartooner on July 3, 2011 at 3:46 PM
Whose the bully again?
mizflame98 on July 3, 2011 at 3:49 PM
Can’t wait for the video with Christie’s reply.
Schadenfreude on July 3, 2011 at 3:50 PM
What Sweeny said, “I want to hit him in the head.”
What he ment, ” I’m such a wuss, I’ll just whine.”
Caststeel on July 3, 2011 at 3:51 PM
Tim Zank on July 3, 2011 at 3:53 PM
More of the new civility:
JammieWearingFool on July 3, 2011 at 4:02 PM
Sweeny said, “The Governor was supposed to cooperate and lob one in, instead he gave us a ‘Hard Ball’! Why,that’s only something that Democrats are supposed to do… Where on Earth did Republicans learn to act like this?”
Uniblogger on July 3, 2011 at 4:04 PM
Democrats are violent people. Our prisons are filled with them.
SC.Charlie on July 3, 2011 at 4:05 PM
Ya think?
Bunch of whiney bastards and the unionized liberal media that supports them.
Rod on July 3, 2011 at 4:06 PM
So saving money is being a bully and a punk, but taking money from people at gunpoint and giving it to your friends to buy votes isn’t?
Whereas the Democrats remind me of George Bailey who ran his savings & loan into the ground and had to be bailed out by others. But at least George didn’t use the force of law to make people give him money.
Socratease on July 3, 2011 at 4:07 PM
The spoiled brats in this scenario are all of the teachers. They are always the loudest cry babies sector crowd.
tom0508 on July 3, 2011 at 4:18 PM
Nice, this is from the party of civility.
And, everybody knows Mr. Potter IS, WAS, AND ALWAYS WILL BE George Soros.
Jayrae on July 3, 2011 at 4:38 PM
Civility
vcferlita on July 3, 2011 at 4:52 PM
It is unlawful to threaten a governor.
Where are the State Police?
artist on July 3, 2011 at 4:53 PM
I really am so tired of the rhetoric — “ugly” budget cuts, “slashed” spending, “draconian” reductions. Is there EVER a single penny of reduced government spending that a reporter finds acceptable?
And anyway, this budget isn’t even cut from last year. New Jersey is hardly leaving millions of poor people or students out in the cold with a budget of 30 billion dollars. Sweeney is upset because Christie is refusing to spend 31 billion dollars. Sheesh!
rockmom on July 3, 2011 at 4:55 PM
They probably want to punch Christie in the head too. They’re state workers, after all.
Mark1971 on July 3, 2011 at 4:58 PM
But it is not OK to call the President a “dick”.
scrubjay on July 3, 2011 at 5:04 PM
She’s training to be an attorney. Therefore, she’s a liar.
SagebrushPuppet on July 3, 2011 at 6:32 PM
Breaking news…
A disturbed woman was arrested outside Stephen Sweeney’s home today. According to reports, a blond woman in a black cocktail dress and high heels ran into Sweeney’s yard, where she began yelling acerbic comments and plugging her latest book.
Mr. Wednesday Night on July 3, 2011 at 6:34 PM