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“You can’t expect to be the leader of all the people and be divisive”
“Yeah, sure,” Christie replied when asked by MSNBC host Joe Scarborough if Romney’s comments were “a terrible thing to say.” “You can’t expect to be the leader of all the people and be divisive,” Christie continued. “You have to talk about themes, policies, that unite people.”…
“Mitt Romney is a friend of mine,” Christie said. “I understand he is very upset about having lost the election, he’s very disappointed. … I’ve lost elections, but never for the presidency. I’m sure it stings.”
“Do I wish he hadn’t said those things?” the New Jersey governor added. “Of course. But on the other hand, I’m not going to bury the guy for it.”
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Umm.. No Romney isn’t Christie’s friend or Christie wouldn’t have deliberately tanked Romney’s campaign.
Illinidiva on November 16, 2012 at 12:23 PM
Wow, down the rabbit hole folks.
Mitt Romney is divisive? Really?
Stunned.
ButterflyDragon on November 16, 2012 at 12:23 PM
Hey Christie, go drink some floodwater!
Valkyriepundit on November 16, 2012 at 12:23 PM
Would that apply to you new best buddy as well, Chris?
d1carter on November 16, 2012 at 12:23 PM
Shut uo
You’re buddy Obama was VERY DIVISIVE during the campaign
Did you hear anything
How about revenge ..
Not one of us
cmsinaz on November 16, 2012 at 12:24 PM
UHHH!! Chris, you already buried him. Do you plan to dig him up to bury him again??
xkaydet65 on November 16, 2012 at 12:25 PM
Wow – so speaks the Gov who calls people stupid.
Did I miss Christie ever saying that Obama shouldn’tbe so divisive?
katiejane on November 16, 2012 at 12:25 PM
Did you happen to mention that to Obama when you were hugging him Chris?
Rocks on November 16, 2012 at 12:25 PM
By all means, whatever you do, don’t tell the truth. That’s divisive.
John the Libertarian on November 16, 2012 at 12:26 PM
By now I see the next primaries as the Anybody-but-Christie-palooza!
Valkyriepundit on November 16, 2012 at 12:26 PM
Clearly you haven’t been paying attention to the memes enough – the current “received wisdom” from the GOP leadership is that Romney was “too conservative and divisive” to win.
Doomberg on November 16, 2012 at 12:26 PM
Whatever you do don’t incur the wrath of our corrupt media overlords…
d1carter on November 16, 2012 at 12:27 PM
Meanwhile, Obama can be as divisive as he wants. Fat Baby What Loves Springsteen is fine with that.
rdbrewer on November 16, 2012 at 12:28 PM
What fools!
Obama is the most divisive Liar, thug and charlatan the world has ever know.
One can’t make these statements up. It fits Obama to the utmost perfection.
Schadenfreude on November 16, 2012 at 12:28 PM
known
Schadenfreude on November 16, 2012 at 12:28 PM
“You can’t expect to be the leader of all the people and be divisive,” Christie continued. “You have to talk about themes, policies, that unite people.”…
Indeed, see Obama!!!
Schadenfreude on November 16, 2012 at 12:29 PM
Go have another donut!
forest on November 16, 2012 at 12:30 PM
Drop about 800 pounds, paint your skin orange, and just start calling yourself Charlie Crist already.
change is for suckers on November 16, 2012 at 12:30 PM
That’s why Obama isn’t the leader of all the people.
The Rogue Tomato on November 16, 2012 at 12:32 PM
Ann Coulter still loves him…
idesign on November 16, 2012 at 12:33 PM
Really, Chris? Do you have any comments about sleazy preazy’s divisiveness, or would you rather kiss him again?
Never liked Christie. Never will, and I’ll never vote for him if he runs for national office.
Never.
Cody1991 on November 16, 2012 at 12:34 PM
2016 should be interesting. Gonna be tough sledding for Big Boy.
a capella on November 16, 2012 at 12:35 PM
The following is slightly off-topic, but not by much…
Q: When and where is it OK to joke about the length of a black man’s manhood in one sentence, and then call a Presidential candidate the U.S. Gold Medal Champion in the liar Olympics?
A: On the Black America Web Morning Minute this morning:
I’m fairly certain that a “White America Web Morning Minute” doesn’t exist, and if it did, it would instantly be called racist for it’s mere existence, let alone if it cracked jokes about the manhood of a black man or called Barack Obama the U.S. Gold Medal Champion in the “liar Olympics”.
ITguy on November 16, 2012 at 12:35 PM
Just wait until FL hands the R nomination to Jeb in Jan 2016, you’ll be feeling stung just like the rest of us will be. Don’t worry though–you can get the last laugh by talking Hilary up a week before the election and helping her win.
Kataklysmic on November 16, 2012 at 12:36 PM
Memo to Fatso,
Romney lost. He doesn’t expect to be a leader of anyone. He is free to say what he thinks. You should be worried about that.
MechanicalBill on November 16, 2012 at 12:37 PM
“You can’t expect to be the leader of all the people and be divisive,” Christie continued.
Perfect, perfect description of Obama.
Schadenfreude on November 16, 2012 at 12:43 PM
Christie isn’t going to win the nomination. See Sandy photo op. Don’t think that
the Bushies.. er Marco Rubio’s Super Pac won’t bring that up. Apparently, Rubio obtained some Miami voodoo curse that has caused all serious rivals to self destruct.Illinidiva on November 16, 2012 at 12:44 PM
Christie auditioning for Dem Party 2016 slot.
BuckeyeSam on November 16, 2012 at 12:47 PM
“You can’t expect to be the leader of all the people and be divisive
SHUT UP YOU!
ToddPA on November 16, 2012 at 12:50 PM
The pot calling the kettle black. Christie thrives on being divisive and gave a big thumbs up to the divisive guy in chief in the WH.
Missy on November 16, 2012 at 12:58 PM
Exactly.
CC2016
Clinton/Christie
“To Big to Fail”
tonotisto on November 16, 2012 at 1:02 PM
Obama is clearly the most divisive president in my lifetime. What Romney said was the cold, hard truth.
SC.Charlie on November 16, 2012 at 1:03 PM
Someone needs to tell Chris that the Democrats he panders to hate white men.
Punchenko on November 16, 2012 at 1:06 PM
Romney told the truth, and a politically correct society can’t handle the truth.
Moesart on November 16, 2012 at 1:10 PM
She also lays down with the utterly vile Bill Maher.
Ann Coulter is dead to me.
UltimateBob on November 16, 2012 at 1:13 PM
The campaign slogans write themselves.
Cankles & the Fat Man 2016!!!!
UltimateBob on November 16, 2012 at 1:15 PM
Should we call him Governor Koharski???
(0:33 mark)
DOOF on November 16, 2012 at 1:15 PM
how long before Christie changes parties?
ChunkyLover on November 16, 2012 at 1:19 PM
Christie has little patience with brain dead buffoons whoever they might be, Republican, Democrat or whatever. He just works to be an effective governor of a state that does not deserve him.
SC.Charlie on November 16, 2012 at 1:22 PM
I bet losing the next election for Governor to Corey Booker is really going to sting.
OxyCon on November 16, 2012 at 1:25 PM
“You can’t expect to be the leader of all the people and be divisive”
This from Chris Christie, Obama’s new BFF, about ROMNEY?! That’s just sickeningly offensive.
Paul-Cincy on November 16, 2012 at 1:34 PM
Wait–Obama is the one who divided the populace into microgroups to pander to (hispanics), buy off (unions, college students, food stamp/welfare recipients), or scare to death (“Seniors, they’re going to take your SS/Medicare!” “Wimmins, they’re going to take away your birth control and EVERY OTHER RIGHT you’ve worked for!!!”), and Romney merely points this out, but Mitt is the divisive one?
Christie can’t really be this obtuse, can he? With friends like this, Romney sure didn’t need any enemies.
You know, Christie is always on MSNBC, especially Morning Joe. I’m trying to recall if I’ve ever seen him on Fox.
Just switch to the Democrat Party and be done with it, Chris.
Idiot.
Meredith on November 16, 2012 at 1:42 PM
Then how does one explain Obama, who:
* constantly trashes white people, refuses to enforce laws when the victim is white, and levies taxes which only affect whites (tanning tax aka “Caucasian Tax”).
* attacks Christians regularly. Tries to force them to accept homosexuality, abortion, and other abominations.
* divides everyone up into groups, and ascribes stereotypic traits and stereotypic opinions to every member of the group…as though all (group name) think alike…which is an INSULT.
landlines on November 16, 2012 at 1:45 PM
This almost deserves a “Dude?” headline…..
Nathan_OH on November 16, 2012 at 1:47 PM
Like a Mars bar?
Ladysmith CulchaVulcha on November 16, 2012 at 2:00 PM
He seemed to have a lot of patience for Obama on the Thursday before the election.
Missy on November 16, 2012 at 2:13 PM
Fat Bass Turd.
slickwillie2001 on November 16, 2012 at 2:15 PM