Chris Christie's speech was creepy

On the TV screen, the hall sounded dead during Christie’s remarks, but then erupted when it was time for them to respond. Maybe this all felt playful in the hall. On the screen it came across as angry. Really angry. Like, “Give us Barabbas”-levels of angry.

Now, I’m sure Trump supporters would say, “Darn, tootin’ we’re angry! Hillary Clinton is the anti-Christ and a criminal!” And I can appreciate that. I really can.

But one of the worries about Trump is that he’s an aspiring strongman with authoritarian impulses who’s leading a bizarre cult of personality led by unpleasant, angry people.

I suspect that anyone with those concerns about Trump probably had them fed by Christie’s performance.