Have you been missing NJ Gov. Chris Christie lately? Or rather, the classic Chris Christie? We’re not talking about the Christie that delivered prepared remarks at the GOP convention. No, we’re talking about the Christie that delivers off-the-cuff verbal knockdowns to reporters who challenge him. Well, if that’s the Christie you’re missing, we found him.
During a press conference on Monday, Christie tussled with a local ABC reporter, Jim Hoffer, who was confronting the governor over the state’s foreclosure policy. At one point, Hoffer suggested Christie had his facts wrong, and the no-nonsense politician wasn’t having any of it.
“Do me a favor, don’t show up once in every blue moon and think you’re going to dominate my press conference,” Christie said as Hoffer tried to talk over him, and right after he tried to move on to a different question. “Get your facts correct and ask a–. Thank you very much.”
Watch below:
By the way, here is the report that aired on ABC about the foreclosure policy. In short, New Jersey has been given money to help people who face foreclosure. But the money has not all been dolled out. Christie says that’s because there was a moratorium placed on new claims — the reporter disputes that:
(H/T: HuffPo)
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progressiveslayer
Sep. 25, 2012 at 2:56pmAll of these programs to help people avoid foreclosure will only result in more foreclosures.When the government gets out of the mortgage business,it should never be in the mortgage business in the first place maybe they’ll be a recovery,if not you can forget about the housing industry ever recovering.
When government dictates that everyone will own a home regardless if they can afford it or not and these bailouts continue you’ll never have a recovery. The market needs to find a bottom and it won’t as long as government stays involved in the process.
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freedomnetworker
Sep. 25, 2012 at 5:02pmThe beginning of the end of our country is when they changed how they teach us so they could brainwash us. Please pass this video on so that others can learn. From what I understand , i was made in 1948: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceVBroKj6W4&feature=share&list=UUoraMikfXRAM1iETaLFPEsQ
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boyd9
Sep. 25, 2012 at 7:42pmI think there is only one way left to turn things around. We have to deny corrupt politicians the opportunity to exploit the poor by purchasing their votes. Unfortunately that means changing voter eligibility requirements so that a person must live entitlement free for more than six months during an election year in order to vote. Think about how much would improve if the politicians were required to create productive, employed citizens in order to earn their vote instead of the opposite which is occurring now. There is an inherent conflict of interest in the current approach that has to be eliminated if we are to survive.
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toto
Sep. 25, 2012 at 9:10pmRewarding people over and over again for making poor fiscal choices and shirking their obligations is just wrong. We now find ourselves in a country where the irresponsible are rewarded and the responsible are penalized.
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dmerwin
Sep. 25, 2012 at 10:14pmAgreed. Either you can pay your mortgage or you can’t. Period with a capital P. At this point we need to be able to clear the slate of the people who cannot make their mortgage and create some jobs and wealth to allow others to clear the excess real estate off the market to allow values to stabilize. And stop the ludicrous government programs that provide false hope and prolong the misery. Thank you, Barack, Chris and Barney. Oh and Uncle Bill and the “community reinvestment act” that got us here in the first place. Liberals, look it up.
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MadAsHeII
Sep. 26, 2012 at 1:36amThis is an interview all should watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc7s0julqH4&feature=youtu.be
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RWCT
Sep. 26, 2012 at 8:12amThe Fed Reserve, a PRIVATE Bank, is the biggest CRIMINAL in the Fiasco. Bernuckles is the one who is buying Mtg Backed securities to the tune of 85 Billion PER MONTH, and is setting the low rates re credit/borrowing rates.This represents the MARKET at present. ONE can get a Mtg with 3 1/2% down. The GOOD news is one actually has to Qualify re ability to make payments, rather than just be able to fog up a mirror to get a Mtg loan. WE ARE IN TROUBLE, but the OBTUS public has NO clue what is about to happen re debt/deficits.
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WATER-THE-TREE
Sep. 26, 2012 at 11:27pmBOYD9…. I have been thinking the same thing…. You hit the nail on the head with this one.
No vote unless you pay taxes.!! You don’t pay taxes – you don’t vote!! AMEN!
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ctlibertarian
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:09pmIt should be noted that the reporter, Jim Hoffer of WABC is married to Mika Brzezinski of MessNBC’s Morning Joe!!
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brezzeone
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:50pmWhy has the money not been spent to help the people that needs it. I am a fan or Gov. He should answer the question.
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Incredulous321
Sep. 25, 2012 at 2:45pmI lost my home in 2005. Nobody helped me out of the mess. My mess was caused by being forced to move around by the military. So, why do I now have to pay to help others save their houses. Too stinking bad. Welcome to my world and live in a one bedroom apartment. I’m sick of this administration buying votes. When there’s enough empty houses on the market the prices will drop to a reasonable level, and maybe I can yet have a home of my own.
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PlowMan
Sep. 25, 2012 at 2:46pmI agree he should answer the question but maybe they don’t quality for the grant. This lady that has been living in her house for over 30 year shouldn’t even have a mortgage that lasted that long much less need the money.
The reporter, as usual didn’t tell the whole story from the press conference either, did he?
lol
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BigM4U
Sep. 25, 2012 at 7:22pmHis first name should be Jack…
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Eastinfection
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:01pm“But the money has not all been dolled out. Christie says that’s because……”
“dolled”-
past participle, past tense of doll (Verb)
Verb:
Dress someone or oneself smartly and attractively: “I got all dolled up for a party”.
Decorate or dress up something
The word you’re looking for is “doled”
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alpha2omega47
Sep. 25, 2012 at 12:55pmDemocratic administrations love to spoon feed government dependency. The economy is so bad; under Obama’s policies, that if this money was to be given to help people out of foreclosure ~ it wouldn’t be long and they’ll need help again; either because they can’t find a job, don’t want to work, need the government to provide them with a car or they are just entitlement losers and always will be. Don’t give people fish every day ~ teach them how to fish.
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Owt_Raged
Sep. 25, 2012 at 12:51pmWhy are we assisting people who aren’t paying their mortgages? No one is paying my bills. No one held my hand. We bought what we could afford. 25% of our take home pay for payment, taxes and insurance. Why shouldn’t a bank be able to foreclose on someone who isn’t making their payments? This is not charity, it’s business. Until the government gets out of it, the market will never hit bottom. Until it does, we won’t recover!!!
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BetterInformed
Sep. 25, 2012 at 12:25pmWhy should the government be giving any foreclosure assistance ? What about giving some ” I can’t afford my Lamborghini payment” assistance?
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westtitus
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:11pmHow about I can’t pay my electric bill???? I have to split it into two payments to pay it because we have and Administration that has done absolutely nothing about energy independance and if he gets back in it will be 8 yrs wasted! Get a grip people!
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Verceofreason
Sep. 25, 2012 at 12:04pmChristie is sitting on $300 million the Feds allotted to help f0lks avoid foreclosure.
He has no explanation.
Peoples who have waited over a year after filing for aid that NOW their payments are too high.
DENIED!
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Owt_Raged
Sep. 25, 2012 at 12:57pmI’m sorry, I don’t get up every day to go to work to pay someone else’s mortgage! I pay my own. If people can’t pay their bills, they need to deal with the consequences, not put their hand out to me to make their problems go away!
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scjeff
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:03pmTo quote Rhett Butler: “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn.” Let people fail and move on.
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Verceofreason
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:08pmHon, you bailed out the banks and Wall street,
Buy a clue.
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woodyee
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:10pmVerceofIrrationality likes to play fast and loose with other people’s money. He’d be singing a different tune if he had a job…
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Cadcamtrainer
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:25pm“Folks facing foreclosure”…… How about leaches waiting for the cover meant to rip us off with taxes so they can buy these leaches votes by helping them with their mortgages………. Nobody pays my bills, I have to work every day, including Saturday and Sunday to pay my bills. Heve been doing that dor years and through all this bad economy, I was never late with any of my bills. You know why?? Because I am a responsible and proud person and I will not have any if that handout government stuff. I made my bills, I will pay them. It isn’t anyone else’s responsibility but mine. So take this message to Odumbo and tell him that we don’t need his stinking help. All that he can do for us is to stay the hell of our backs and quietly go away……
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mesaman2
Sep. 25, 2012 at 3:47pmwhen you are on the take, waiting for someone else to bail you out your foolishness, and respond with crapola like this, it does nothing more than place you as an exhibit of a democrat.
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Eblaze44
Sep. 25, 2012 at 3:53pmI rented for years and years and years – until I finally had the money to buy a small little two bedroom house. I don’t expect anyone, not even the government to pay for it or to pay my bills. I can only buy what I have money for NOW, not the money I hope to have tomorrow. In this and age when kids are given everything from hundred dollar cellphones and hundred dollar monthly bills, to a brand new car or truck on their sixteenth birthday with NO responsibility for anything. College – for which they go into debt that takes years to dig out of and then a house that’s over their heads and over priced with a thirty year mortgage – about the time they are worn out trying to keep their head above water it’s time to start coddling the grandchildren and making them dependent instead of independent – our whole country in debt to their eyeballs – yet we keep on keeping on. It IS all going to come crashing down and the depression of the thirty’s will be child’s play as people starve to death because they don’t know how to work and most haven’t a clue where their groceries come from – magically appearing out of the microwave or in the refrigerator.
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TEXASGRANNY73
Sep. 25, 2012 at 6:03pm@Verceofreason. HE SAID the courts put a moratorium on the money. If you are not deaf you must be blind. The article also says the same. The reporter then says that “other” states spend it anyway. Correcto mundo? Since when does my state Texas keep up with any other state? Hmm? For your not too brilliant deduction, Watson, moratorium can be found in any dictionary. Along with “reason” and “common” sense. The “funny” aspect is Governor Christy had no clue who the reporter is and he is married to Brezinski? Ah, the peoples. The peoples? have been waiting a year to be confirmed? A year? Rent free for a year? FYI. It is one needs and people need and only ownership people’s with apostrophe. In this case people need. Gotta love that guy Christy after Corzine.
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tnman65
Sep. 25, 2012 at 11:55amHaving grown up in rural Tn, it’s amazing that all of my best friends in the Army were from NJ. They all seemed to have a low tolerance to BS. Needless to say that is why I’m such a fan of Gov Christie. I hope one day he runs for President.
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Ruthie3
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:34pmMy son-in-law is the same way. He doesn’t suffer fools well. I’m from TN, too.
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Samwise636
Sep. 25, 2012 at 11:49amRomney needs to be using Christie more as a surrogate. John Sununu is a great attack dog, and Christie would be even better. They need to get him in front of the cameras, calling out Obama on all the lies and distortions.
Romney is such a nice guy that even when he goes on the attack, he seems like he doesn’t want to hurt someone’s feelings. He needs to call out the big dogs to lay down the l and tell it like it is. More Sununu; more Christie; more Giuliani; more Allen West. We need to punch these lying lefties in the jaw, and keep pounding until they say “uncle.”
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Elisheva
Sep. 25, 2012 at 11:59amWheres the Love Button…LOVE THIS
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Samwise636
Sep. 25, 2012 at 12:10pmThanks for the love!
By the way, I meant to type “…lay down the law…” not “…lay down the l…”
My iPad sometime has a mind of its own.
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cebva
Sep. 25, 2012 at 12:56pmAGREED! Romney is being too reserved. If he thinks it is undignified to get in the gutter with the left wing media, he needs someone to do it for him. This campaign has been quiet too long. Time to make something happen.
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TEXASGRANNY73
Sep. 25, 2012 at 6:07pm@Breezeone . The Gov. did answer the question. My gosh are you folks just dim?
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lisa2994
Sep. 25, 2012 at 11:41am@ProgressivePete
Keep dreaming..
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LukeAppling
Sep. 25, 2012 at 11:09amLong live Chris Christie! If the lamestream media had the ca hones of Christie America would know the truth on every issue not the Obama spin on every issue.
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OhSuzieQ
Sep. 25, 2012 at 11:22amSho Nuff!
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Verceofreason
Sep. 25, 2012 at 12:05pmI doubt he will be reelected.
Watch the tape.
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schroeder123
Sep. 25, 2012 at 11:06amI think, after you have paid for your home and it is free and clear. You should not have to pay taxes on it.
In other words, you own your home, not rent it from the state government.
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jungle J
Sep. 25, 2012 at 11:55amthen don’t take government services of any kind and maybe they will allow you that.
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woodyee
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:06pmSchroeder, you’re right. Just like automobile registration – first required in order to reduce auto theft, the rules are simple; you are required to register ownership, and are required to notify the gobblement when you sell, transfer, or render useless your automobile. Failure to meet legal requirements is against the law. So, if I obey the law, why do I have to register my vehicle on a yearly basis? I’ve already registered ownership, and in doing so have been notified of my responsibilities to report any changes. If I don’t sell, transfer, nor render my vehicle useless, then I still own it – why steal from me with yearly registration fees?
Home ownership is the same – by the time you repay your mortgage, odds are pretty good you no longer need government services, other than what you already pay for – cable and phone taxes, road taxes, gas taxes, taxes for food and clothing, etc. Property taxes are so regressive, that we passed Prop 13 in California to keep folks from losing them to the state over taxes! YOUR state should have a Prop 13, too!!!
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IspytheGov
Sep. 25, 2012 at 10:57amI also would like to know if she had been in the home almost 30 years should it not be really close to being paid for?, or did she dip in and take cash out to buy a car? and why did both seem to just stop trying to make a pmt when possible, I think the thought heck no we filed for a Obama money hand out so why should we try to make another pmt.
Would really like to have seen what they and year car they where driving and had then stopped pmt on that too? Hum bet a dollar the have big screen TV’s too
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ProgressivePete
Sep. 25, 2012 at 10:57amChris Christie will be the one to get his facts straight when the GOP loses the house, senate and presidency.
Obama 2012, Hillary Clinton 2016-2024, Julian Castro 2024-2032
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RepubliCorp
Sep. 25, 2012 at 11:09amask your doctor to adjust your meds
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Master_and_Commander
Sep. 25, 2012 at 11:11amHaha go move to Cuba, ProgressivePete…
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watman43
Sep. 25, 2012 at 11:12amBy way of voter fraud
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OhSuzieQ
Sep. 25, 2012 at 11:19amHahahahaha! Hahahahaha!! Get real Pete..OMG
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ProgressivePete
Sep. 25, 2012 at 11:32am@ALL COMMENTS ABOVE
All of you can thank Todd Akin’s remarks for the upcoming Democratic victory in the house, senate, and presidency. The GOP is waging a war against woman by not passing the Equal Work for Equal Pay act.
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tommyg
Sep. 25, 2012 at 12:06pmWar on women indeed so thats why Obama pays women on his staff less for the same jobs and has guys like Clinton that dips his pen in company ink vouching for him. LOL
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Verceofreason
Sep. 25, 2012 at 12:07pmChristie will not be reelected, just like Corzine the crook.
One thing one has to give New Jersey’s voters credit for.
no matter what the party – THEY VOTE THE BUMS OUT.
Christie is a self serving bum and his brother is a criminal.
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DMANFLA
Sep. 25, 2012 at 12:48pmthen why is/ was the OBAMA admin paying women 78% of what they were paying the men on the white house staff? Bueller…..
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grimmster
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:01pm@ the progressivepeter aka encinom.
What the hell are you talking about fool?.I used the think you smoked crack,now im guessing its discarded moochelle obama underwear,f-n idiot…..
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gs425
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:19pmWe know, the D+13 polls are telling us that.
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John1863
Sep. 25, 2012 at 2:49pmHey moron, the average difference in pay between the men and women in Obamas administration is 18%. Maybe he should get his house in order before you play the equal pay act card. 2nd Akins will win, it was reported today that he’s seeing alot of cash rolling in again because people see how stupid Clair is. 3rd I don’t think Hillary has a chance in 2016 once it gets out that she along with the UN has drafted a law making it illegal to slander Islam and all that needs done is for the Senate to radify it. 4th the site unbiasedpolling does political polling without over sampling Dems or Rep. and does both likely voters and regestered voters has 15 major papers including Reuters and the NY Times reporting that Romney has an average 8 point lead.
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ihaveagun
Sep. 25, 2012 at 3:05pmI would like to watch yopu wither away when the economy collapses and the jihad starts becase you are waiting for a handout from me….hahahahahahahah
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scuffy
Sep. 25, 2012 at 9:38pmIh the end you will be a pile of dust !!!!!!!!
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dvwrld
Sep. 25, 2012 at 10:49amJim, Is that Road rash on top of your head?
Here is a tip:
Hey have you heard Harry Reid is a Pedophile?
I understand this to be True?
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huey6367
Sep. 25, 2012 at 10:48amGotta love Christie. No nonsense.
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U.N.hater
Sep. 25, 2012 at 10:43amBoth partys has went left. Dems. are now the communist party and the Reps. are the old dems. There are no conservatives left.
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woodyee
Sep. 25, 2012 at 10:38amThese folks are looking for “foreclosure assistance”?. WTF is that?!? NJ HomeKeeper provides Taxpayer-paid bailouts for folks victimized by Gaybama’s economy. Why is the media so interested in fishing for elderly folks losing their homes because of Gaybama’s economy, when there are thousands in NJ who took Gaybama’s advice and stopped paying their mortgages?
Why the he!! are taxpayers being required to cough up money to buy homes for OTHER people? I’ve got my own little place to pay for and take care of!!! Gaybama and the gobblement have no business reaching into my pocket for money to buy other people’s homes, nor to pay rent for other people!!! That is THEFT!!!!
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taxpro4u03
Sep. 25, 2012 at 10:37amWhat if the guy (‘journalist’) was merely probing? Heavily implying that there MIGHT be some shenanigans going on with the ‘moratorium’ on “distributing” funds — happens with ‘payroll’ all the time, ya know — hold the funds for while to generate some interest income, for instance… IRS deals all the time with ‘trust-fund accounts’ — and doesn’t PLAY with ‘failure to pay’ them – even going so far as to hold accountable ALL Corporate officers listed — on the PERSONAL level — the BUCK stops at the TOP (ultimate responsibility) Christie seems to be a ‘fair’ guy — but a bit ‘Hubristic’ — Just be CLEAR, be HONEST, and be CONSISTENT (flip-floppers need not apply).
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Eric_The_Red_State
Sep. 25, 2012 at 10:29amHere is my favorite JAMES CARVILLE quote — check this out.
“Ideologies aren’t all that important. What’s important is psychology.
The Democratic constituency is just like a herd of cows. All you have to do is lay out enough silage and they come running. That’s why I became an operative working with Democrats. With Democrats all you have to do is make a lot of noise, lay out the hay, and be ready to use the ole cattle prod in case a few want to bolt the herd.
Eighty percent of the people who call themselves Democrats don’t have a clue as to political reality.
What amazes me is that you could take a group of people who are hard workers and convince them that they should support social programs that were the exact opposite of their own personal convictions. Put a little fear here and there and you can get people to vote any way you want.
The voter is basically dumb and lazy. The reason I became a Democratic operative instead of a Republican was because there were more Democrats that didn’t have a clue than there were Republicans.
Truth is relative. Truth is what you can make the voter believe is the truth. If you’re smart enough, truth is what you make the voter think it is. That’s why I’m a Democrat. I can make the Democratic voters think whatever I want them to.”
Source – http://thinkexist.com/quotes/james_carville/
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woodyee
Sep. 25, 2012 at 10:42amThat’s a great quote, if it’s true. I went to the link to try and find the source, but there is none (maybe I missed it?)
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taxpro4u03
Sep. 25, 2012 at 10:56amHm – hadn’t heard that particular take on ‘stupids…’ — however — if we lQQk at history — that makes PERFECT sense as to why Native Americans made poor ‘slaves.’ {They were ‘republicans??’ ;-)} Now the dems trying to put the GOP on ‘reservations…’ How they doin’?? (Find out Nov 6th — and turn OFF the MSM and quit readin their RAGS… it AIN’T that close otherwise they wouldn’t be in OVERDRIVE stirring the pot, lying right in your face, bastardizing the rule of law and DUMPING the USA (QE3/16TRILLION debt) as FAST AS THEY can ‘create’ a ‘crisis’ to divert attention. Battles may APPEAR to be won – but PATIENCE and perseverance win the war. p.s. The bleating of the sheep never saved it from the knife…. MOST of us aren’t sheep. We just don’t need to peacock about it. Skeers the beJEEbus outta the wolves. Professionals are predictable. Amateurs, not so much. The man and the dog really ARE working together…
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RJJinGadsden
Sep. 25, 2012 at 10:26amIts just a fantasy, but can you imagine having Christie as the Press Secretary? I bet his press conferences would have some record breaking viewership.
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U.N.hater
Sep. 25, 2012 at 10:41amYou do know he’s for strict gun control laws? Screw him.
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OhSuzieQ
Sep. 25, 2012 at 11:08amIf you go by NJ Gun laws, you hve NO worries. Many people have permits, because they go by NJ laws.
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U.N.hater
Sep. 25, 2012 at 11:15amAnd if you elect enough of these people it won’t be a law very long.
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RJJinGadsden
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:41pmU.N.HATER, Yes, I am very aware of that, and have stated so on many occasions right here on The Blaze in the past. I do like some of the things about him, and he is doing things for the state of NJ that nobody else has ever done, and should stay there for some time to come. But, I certainly do not want him to occupy the Oval Office. But, it would not bother me to see him in a position such as the Press Sec and working for somebody else whose administration he must support.
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TEXASGRANNY73
Sep. 25, 2012 at 6:17pm@Rjjgadsden Yes. Very interesting.
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EqualJustice
Sep. 25, 2012 at 10:23amDisturbing report? Blame OBAMA if you don’t have a JOB! There must be SOMETHING in these claims that we are missing about EMERGENCIES or the COURT order? I hate when we get HALF the story to make it fit the narrative.
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hauschild
Sep. 25, 2012 at 10:19amI think a lot more people these days need to be talked to “by hand”.
Slap these losers up and they won’t be so disrespectful in the future. I mean, the balls on these idiots. The country is completely in the crapper and this moronic reporter is worried about this?!?!? Amazing!
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Strait Talk Express
Sep. 25, 2012 at 10:15amI love Governor C, and hope he can lose some weight somehow.
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OhSuzieQ
Sep. 25, 2012 at 10:25amHe’s great just the way he is!
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hayesstephen
Sep. 25, 2012 at 10:33amWhy would you say such a thing? Hey Mrs. Obama its nice you join us on the Blaze. Over weight people are as healthy as skinny, under weight people.
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Strait Talk Express
Sep. 25, 2012 at 10:41amIt has been well established that morbid obesity is bad for one’s health and I would like Governor Christie to live a long time. He is a gem.
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huey6367
Sep. 25, 2012 at 10:49am@straight
He is obese but not morbidly obese. To quote Gov. Christie “get your facts straight”.
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Strait Talk Express
Sep. 25, 2012 at 10:58amIt’s a slippery slope that many of us Americans are on. First one becomes overweight, then obese, then it progresses to diabetic conditions and various levels of morbidity. My Governor is on the slope.
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perry1980
Sep. 25, 2012 at 10:14amChris Christie should have run for president.
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Verceofreason
Sep. 25, 2012 at 3:13pmChristie can’t run period.
He also has severe asthma and was hospitalized last year.
The man clearly has no self control.
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