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Chris Christie Spars With Mika & Slams Obama on MSNBC‘s ’Morning Joe’

Posted on December 20, 2011 at 10:58am by Christopher Santarelli
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Chris Christie Slams Mika

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie gave a signature performance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe“ today. In addition to giving an expected smack down of President Obama’s performance, defending Mitt Romney, and giving his views on the 2012 campaign and gridlock on Capital Hill, Christie challenged the opinions of the shows liberal co-host, Mika Brzezinski.

Watch it all unfold, below:

The governor criticized President Obama throughout most of the interview, accusing him of not showing any leadership. He also said that Obama is ”someone who still is searching around in a dark room trying to find the light switch of leadership — hasn’t found it yet.” He also alleged that the president has decided to “fritter” away the rest of the year, running for reelection.

Christie turned down a good deal of party pressure to throw his own hat in the primary ring earlier this year, but says he has no regrets about deciding not to run for president. The governor said the candidate that he has endorsed, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, could be “a little edgier and a little bolder.”

He also giggled at the idea of Sarah Palin entering the race based on her suggestive comments on Monday night that “it’s not too late for folks to jump in. Who knows what will happen in the future.”

“It’s too late,” Gov. Christie told the panel.

Here’s a transcript of the dialogue:

MIKA BRZEZINSKI: And joining the table, Republican governor from New Jersey, Governor Chris Christie.

JOE SCARBOROUGH: He has come to straighten you out.

BRZEZINSKI: Oh, I don’t think so.

CHRIS CHRISTIE: The time has come.

SCARBOROUGH: Thank God. I have been here alone. I have been surrounded. I’ve been surrounded. Thank you for your texts. You’re right: everybody but Mr. Soros.

CHRISTIE: Everybody but Soros come to analyze the Republican field.

SCARBOROUGH: I mean, I’m alone!

CHRISTIE: I mean, you’re veering.

BRZEZINSKI: What?!

CHRISTIE: Here‘s what’s happening. You’re veering. You used to be a voice of reason. You played it both ways. Now, you’re diving deeply into the Obama tank.

BRZEZINSKI: Really?

CHRISTIE: Yeah, you are, you just are.

BRZEZINSKI: I’m diving just now.

CHRISTIE: Because you know I love Mika.

SCARBOROUGH: I know you do.

CHRISTIE: I do. But it’s just–diving deep in the tank. All we’re looking for from you, we’re not looking for you to come all the way to the dark side. All we’re looking for is just a little bit–get to the middle of the road.

SCARBOROUGH: Just a little fairness.

CHRISTIE: On the boulevard, Mika. You’re veering off onto the shoulder.

SCARBOROUGH: You’ve got a really good point.

CHRISTIE: That’s all. I’m saying, you’re just veering off!

BRZEZINSKI: Really?

CHRISTIE: You are. I watch every morning.

BRZEZINSKI: Are we talking about the payroll tax-cut debate? What are we talking about specifically here?

CHRISTIE: Do I have an hour today, so we can go through this?

BRZEZINSKI: Because I want to talk to you about Mitt Romney, and we’re going to get there. Because I’ve got some good questions for you.

CHRISTIE: I’m ready.

BRZEZINSKI: But go ahead, what’s your criticism exactly?

CHRISTIE: I just –

SCARBOROUGH: Wait, before you–you watch every day, right?

CHRISTIE: I do. I watch every day.

SCARBOROUGH: So you, you, it seems to me, have a legitimate beef against Mika. Let’s hear it. This is an intervention. Come on. Let’s let it out.

CHRISTIE: I’m just looking to give you–from a friend–an objective perspective. So like, here’s one criticism: you know, your definition, recently, of compromise is: everybody agrees with what the president wants, so we can compromise.

Comments (252)

last frontier
Posted on December 20, 2011 at 11:52am
Christie and Trump need to open up a school to teach Republicans how to talk to liberals.
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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on December 20, 2011 at 12:07pm
  That sums it up perfectly. I‘m not partial to either of those men’s wishy washy politics, but the few places they stand fast, they really give it to the Dems and Obama with both guns blazing, in a way that people outside the beltway cheer and “attaboy!”.
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- robert
  Posted on December 20, 2011 at 12:08pm
  Take note that these liberal pundits are so obviously in the OBama camp anyone with half a brain can see that. That they are unable to come to terms with their biases is absolutely astounding, and it isn’t because “they’re in denial,” as some would say. The reason for it is because they’re truly dimwitted in every sense of the word and that incompetence is tainted with delusion.
  
  The same isn’t true of the right. Rush Limbaugh and other right wing pundits will admit to a right leaning influence in most of what they say. But leftist dregs just can’t see their biases. And that’s probably the basis for their delusional thinking, in addition to a lack of intelligence.
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- Ookspay
  Posted on December 20, 2011 at 12:13pm
  You’re exactly right! Most Conservatives appear guilty and apologetic when speaking with libs. It’s kind of like how some white guys talk to blacks. There is this underlying uneasy weakness that comes from being afraid they will be accused of something. It’s wierd. Chris Cristie and Trump ooze credibility, with a confidence that seems to scream out common sense. He coulda been a contenda…
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- Shellback
  Posted on December 20, 2011 at 12:54pm
  Best comment I’ve seen a while. Remember “Get the Hell off the beach” then “Get the Hell back on the beach”? That was funny and masterful. Christie brings a .50 cal Desert Eagle to every event. Boom, and leaves their ears ringing.
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- Kankokage
  Posted on December 20, 2011 at 2:15pm
  Christie speaks the way I only wish I could. So quick, so witty, so biting. Poor Mika; Christie mulched everything she tried to get out with a woodchipper called Truth, and there was nothing she could do about it.
  
  I think at the very least this guy should be the next Press Secretary. All those reporters will be leaving the press room with sore butts every day.
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- TeaPartyDragon
  Posted on December 20, 2011 at 5:34pm
  It is easy, talk to them as if they are 9 years old and what they say and think is wrong.
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- Jomil48
  Posted on December 21, 2011 at 7:05am
  It is refreshing, having someone tell it like it is, no guessing of what is on his mind.
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- AndiAndiAndi
  Posted on February 23, 2012 at 7:15am
  Christie would be great as the press secretary. I can hear it now “That’s a stupid question! Sit down!”
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seeker9
Posted on December 20, 2011 at 11:44am
Why does msnbc even try to appear neutral? Mika shares talking points with the WH, Sharpton does a political ad blaming GOP for all economic ills, Madcow does an ad that claims raising taxes on the wealthy will benefit all. All these ads are based on false premises, and of course, jump to utopian outcomes.
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Constantine Ivanov
Posted on December 20, 2011 at 11:44am
Look how those MSNBC jerks don’t give Chris a chance to talk without being interrupted every single millisecond. Stinky clowns
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- riverdog1
  Posted on December 20, 2011 at 3:14pm
  almost as bad as fox
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- tifosa
  Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:37am
  Yet they didn’t call out one single Christie lie with facts. MorningJoke worships at the Christie altar. I wish the bombastic liar was running, maybe Trump will run and choose Christie as VP. They could run on a birther/girther ticket :^)
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- Recceman90
  Posted on March 16, 2012 at 7:18am
  @ TIFSOA Christie doesn’t work for MSNBC so no need to lie! Plus, Christie doesn’t support Obama another reason not to lie! Truth hurts in Libtardia!
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code green
Posted on December 20, 2011 at 11:42am
Shut up Joe and let the man talk. You are as bad as Hannity being in love with your own voice, talking over and not letting a point arrive without interruption.
Sorry Sean but you are one of the worst at interrupting.Almost unlistenable.
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rogue operator
Posted on December 20, 2011 at 11:40am
They’re both crypto-conservative progressives.
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- TeaPartyDragon
  Posted on December 20, 2011 at 5:35pm
  I agree!!!
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C. Schwehr
Posted on December 20, 2011 at 11:38am
Christie was correct about the progressive definition of “compromise”. Only when everyone agrees with the progressive in the crowd do you achieve the “compromise” that they seek.
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rogue operator
Posted on December 20, 2011 at 11:35am
Of course Chris Christie supports Mitt Romney. They’re both crypto-conservative progressives. http://tinyurl.com/7vnrd4v
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RightPolitically
Posted on December 20, 2011 at 11:32am
If The Mika no longer believes Christie is a voice of reason, I call that progress on his part.
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blkbelt7
Posted on December 20, 2011 at 11:27am
It doesn’t matter who is running against Barry…ABO…(for those progressive left that can’t figure it out…Anyone But Obama)
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- MIBUGNU2
  Posted on December 20, 2011 at 12:15pm
  I would VOTE for Homer Simpson…….
  Lets boot this corrupt P’sOS !!!!!!!!
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TexOkie
Posted on December 20, 2011 at 11:27am
He’s right. That is the liberal definition of compromise. “You do what we want and that is compromise”.
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COFemale
Posted on December 20, 2011 at 11:26am
He is a far greater man than I could be if I were a man. I could not take watching any of them. I also think Joe has gone to the left’s dark side.

Did you notice Mika’s body language, she had this air of arrogance, like you are questioning me and you have some nerve kind of body language.
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vaman
Posted on December 20, 2011 at 11:26am
Good for the Gov. He speaks his mind and gets the point accross in a reasonable manner.
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M13
Posted on December 20, 2011 at 11:25am
So I guess you think Detroit is better? You are an idiot.
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tmplarnite
Posted on December 20, 2011 at 11:23am
My grand father came out of Russia…so I have some real inside scoop. Mika, liberal, progressive…YES but let’s call her by her real title…fascist Communist. She’s a good looking woman…but dumber than the proverbial box of rocks!
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- TRONINTHEMORNING
  Posted on December 20, 2011 at 12:08pm
  Not seeing the “good looking” concerning Mika. Yikes!
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TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on December 20, 2011 at 11:23am
Too bad Chris is a Romney guy; I would put more ‘weight’ in his words.
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- Bluebonnet
  Posted on December 20, 2011 at 11:30am
  Tron: I’m with you on that one.
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truthisbrawn05
Posted on December 20, 2011 at 11:20am
Too bad fat guys don’t like to run. But seriously, think this guy is a lot of hot air, and I mean a lot. Relax people, just a little truth and humor.
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rock-n-roll-rebel
Posted on December 20, 2011 at 11:20am
You can criticize the guy if you want to but at least he has the guts to face the people he disagrees with and tell them respectfully and forcefully his opinion of them while looking them in the eye. He has great leadership qualities and makes his points very clearly with a great understanding of the bigger picture. I like him.
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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on December 20, 2011 at 1:30pm
  Exactly correct. Disagree with him if you will (and I do on a lot of points), but you know precisely where you stand with him because he’ll tell you to your face in no minced terms.
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lukerw
Posted on December 20, 2011 at 11:19am
Christie watches MSnbc… because he is Progressive… and, at least, against the 2nd Amendment of the CONSTITUTION!
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lynnissmart
Posted on December 20, 2011 at 11:12am
NBC’s faces of evil…..when Christie talks….they can’t even answer him….. so the woman commentator makes faces…..she’s great!!! Notice Joe’s body language!
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smackdown33
Posted on December 20, 2011 at 11:11am
He’s a Scarborough conservative. A not so far left East Coast conservative. A fake conservative.
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- Rational Man
  Posted on December 20, 2011 at 1:50pm
  I can agree with you on that point.
  But Ron Paul still stinks worse than any of them!
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singleparent
Posted on December 20, 2011 at 11:09am
He endorsed mitt enough said….
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cico31
Posted on December 20, 2011 at 11:07am
let me guess….then Mika rolled her eyes
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I.Gaspar
Posted on December 20, 2011 at 11:06am
I wish he had sat on her and shut her up.
She needs to go to Russia and work on tv there, with her communist father.
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- cico31
  Posted on December 20, 2011 at 11:15am
  ….totaly agree……..her father really botched up the middle east issues during the Carter years….
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- imaginenoprogressives
  Posted on December 20, 2011 at 11:17am
  Amen!! Next stop for Mika, Moscow and Puttie Poot.
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oldguy49
Posted on December 20, 2011 at 11:05am
he talks a good game but look at his record !!!!!!!!!!!
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- LookTowardsTheLight
  Posted on December 20, 2011 at 11:16am
  Hmm, I’d still rather have him then Corzine as MY Governor.
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- deeberj
  Posted on December 20, 2011 at 1:22pm
  Amen. I’m from NJ. He is a million times better than Corzine, and Cody, and McGreevy and blah blah blah. Our Republicans governors are always moderates. A true conservative will never be elected unless only South Jersey votes. But at least this guy is trying to get our state on track financially.
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TSUNAMI-22
Posted on December 20, 2011 at 11:04am
He’s for increased gun control. Enough said. Not for me, buddy. My idea of gun control is my right index finger on the trigger.
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- Amma K
  Posted on December 20, 2011 at 11:09am
  We know he is a moderate republican and his stance on gun control, but you got to admit that you have to pat him on the back for taking on, the lib, Mika!!! He wouldn’t be my choice as a presidential candidate, but keep up the pressure on the libs – fun to watch!!!
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- drago
  Posted on December 20, 2011 at 11:10am
  @Tsunami
  I think it can be said that Christi is a rino. As far as gun control,my idea of gun control is, keeping my finger off the trigger til im ready to shoot…….Like the tee-shirt said, “Practice safe gun control,dont p!ss me off”!
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- CLEttinger
  Posted on December 20, 2011 at 11:15am
  I think VT has it right as far as gun control. Nearly none… Will this work in the “inner cities”?, long term it would be great, short term the police forces will be answering alot of, “I just shot someone breaking into my home” calls. But that solves the prison over poppulation issues. Win & win! The only problem the liberals really have with this in inner cities is they are going to loose alot of their base through accelerated lead poisoning.
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- VTDave
  Posted on December 20, 2011 at 11:49am
  @CLETTINGER
  
  You are spot on!!!
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- JoeInAlbany
  Posted on December 20, 2011 at 12:14pm
  Gun Control is hitting your target on the first shot.
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