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In defense of Chris Christie

Nov. 9, 2012 12:57pm Meredith Jessup

I have listened to conservatives mock and ridicule New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for almost a week now and it’s kind of ticking me off. We’re all upset that Romney lost Tuesday’s election, but accusations that Christie helped Obama win are just nuts. What Christie did was give credit where he felt credit was due, and if conservatives aren’t willing to the same, then we’re no better than those we criticize on the other said of the aisle.

I don’t blame Christie for working cooperatively with President Obama and thanking him for visiting his state with emergency management personnel. I think prioritizing politics and petty differences over the needs of hurricane victims is ludicrous, and I applaud Christie for not being distracted from his work with worry about pleasing Republican Party officials.

Christie understands that more than being a Democrat, Barack Obama is the President of the United States and that a certain amount of due respect comes along with that title. “Honestly the fact of the matter is that what New Jerseyans expect from their governor is to work for them, not to work for any particular political party,” Christie said in the days following the storm.

And despite Christie’s insistance that his commitment to Romney’s candidacy had not changed, Republicans were quick to pounce. But in my opinion, criticism like, “Mr. Christie is simply politically tone-deaf,” isn’t criticism at all. In fact, isn’t this exactly what we’d like to see in a candidate? It’s what we’ve always loved about Christie, yet in the wake of a crushing defeat, Republicans seem too eager to toss him overboard. “Tone deaf” is Richard Mourdock; Chris Christie is the rare sort of politician that sets the tone, not follow it.

“I’m a Republican, I’ve endorsed Mitt Romney and I support him. I intend to vote for him on Tuesday,” Christie said. “But the fact of the matter is that if the President of the United States comes here and he is willing to help my people, and he does it, then I’m going to say nice things about him because he’s earned it.

“And I’ve said plenty of not-nice things about the president over time — he knows that. And we joked about that when we were together this week,” Christies said. Indeed he has, and the same Republicans who are now criticizing Christie for praising Obama then cheered him for slamming Obama.

“The fact is that if somebody does a good job they deserve credit and New Jerseyans expect me to work with everybody —- Republicans, Democrats, Independents —- to get through this crisis and get the job done.”

Amen.

And when you put this political squabble in front of the backdrop of the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, the GOP looks like a bunch of whiny losers. In the end, the immature attitude (fat jokes? really?) and petty partisanship on the Right may have done more to hurt Romney than anything Chris Christie ever said.

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Comments (8)

lefty5005
Posted on November 11, 2012 at 10:03pm
Christie, another irrelevant RINO. Why would the Republican party want to move more left. We already have a country and party full of socialists, we don’t need anymore. Was the election rigged, I don’t know, maybe the guy in Indiana whose house blew up knew something but the country has gone down the sewer anyway and it will take violence to fix it, then you have to win and I am not sure who to trust anymore. Nothing is as it seems and whoever has the poker chips to get in the big game are not talking. We are in interesting times and I am not sure if we are early, mid or late season on the episode countdown to the truth. I know Glen and Rush are making millions pushing BS and preaching to the choir, tell me something I don’t already know. They have the media and the FBI and probably the CIA too. The classless 4 star political types aren’t going to rock the boat and the subordinates listen and do what is told. It is the me country and what is in it for me. Plain old selfishness is going to kill America.

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rghtwngcrzy
Posted on November 9, 2012 at 6:30pm
So which blue county in Ohio would have been red if Christie hadn’t welcomed Obama to NJ??

If you are looking for a scapegoat I guess Christie will do. Easier to accept than the truth.

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BalladeerPrime
Posted on November 9, 2012 at 5:46pm
ahem Meredeth weren’t you and the Rev Chris Fields confidently predicted a Romney win..and THEN resorted to Scriptures to harass people that started to see the truth…and finally to use Scritpures to BLAME the people there for the Romney less…in essence kicking people when they are down?…I know you did…I WAS THERE

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SeptamusNonovant
Posted on November 9, 2012 at 5:09pm
I still like Chris Christie to a degree, but I think he screwed up big time. The combination of yelling at Fox for asking if Romney would tour the damage with him, PLUS kissing Obama’s **** and inviting him to tour the damage when even Mayor Doomberg, Gov. Cuomo, or the SEIU-backed tax-raising governor of my crappy state of CT didn’t even invite him… plus he’s always been sort of a liberal Republican who likes the publicity. Mark Levin has been on Christie’s case for sometime, and it looks like he is being proven right.

I’m with Pat Gray on this one. Chris Christie is a fat bastard. I think LJ needs to get to work on a t-shirt for that…

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AllAmericanGirl22
Posted on November 9, 2012 at 3:08pm
But Obama didn’t DO anything for the hurricane victims. He just wanted to look good and Christie let him.

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Elisheva
Posted on November 9, 2012 at 2:14pm
Maybe We Should All … Stop, Breathe, Spend some time with our Families.. Get to Know the Lord Better… Pray A Lot and Trust God!

Makes Sense to Me!

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- BalladeerPrime
  Posted on November 9, 2012 at 5:49pm
  “Now whenever things are so that a lot of people feel they ought to be doing
  something, the weak, and those who go weak with a lot of complicated thinking, always make for a sort of
  do-nothing religion, very pious and superior, and submit to persecution and the will of the Lord. Very likely
  you’ve seen the same thing. It’s energy in a gale of funk, and turned clean inside out. These cages will be full
  of psalms and hymns and piety”
  
  War of the Worlds – Book 2
  
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- Elisheva
  Posted on November 10, 2012 at 7:57am
  whatever!
  
  Report this comment

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