Christie Tells Iowa Donors He’s Still Not Running
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PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is still not running for president.
A group of Iowa campaign contributors traveled to New Jersey to persuade the first-term Republican governor to change his mind and take on President Barack Obama in 2012.
Christie, his wife and political advisers had the group of seven donors and activists over for dinner at the governor’s mansion in Princeton.
According to several people who attended, Christie told Iowa energy company executive Bruce Rastetter — the force behind the meeting — that a run for the Oval Office is not something Christie and his family have begun contemplating.
As a consolation, Christie did accept an invitation to speak at an education conference in July hosted in Iowa by Gov. Terry Branstad.
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Posted on June 1, 2011 at 8:36amAdd your comments
Report Post »southernORcobra
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 8:36amhe is a rino wouldn’t support him if he did run. I really wish people would look at the people that have decided to run instead of trying to pull a rabbit out of a hat. He has backbone to stand up to libs and thats all.
Report Post »cloudsofwar
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 8:35amhey, wheres dough boy?
Report Post »ares338
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 8:34amThe truth as I see it is; the Republicans have no one that can beat Mr. Hope and Change. The ones that could aren’t running. The old saying about “when good men do nothing” is sadly true. When your country calls, you should step up.
Report Post »Liberal_Atheist_Critical_Thinker
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 8:28amHe’s too obese to be a viable candidate.
It’s an embarrassment and he knows it.
Report Post »OhSuzieQ
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 8:59amand you’re a jerk!
Report Post »Liberal_Atheist_Critical_Thinker
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 9:16amSuch is your opinion.
Report Post »Bigliardi
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 9:21amThere you go, showing that “critical thinking” again…..I think you chose your screen name based on what you desperately want to be, all the while knowing that you simply don’t have the brains…..
Governor Christie is “too obese to be a viable candidate,“ and ”it’s an embarrassment, and he knows it..” Now there are two incredible examples of critical thinking…I simply don’t know how you managed to discern that the governor is fat….Wow…I am in awe…..
Report Post »Liberal_Atheist_Critical_Thinker
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 9:28amI stand 100% by my statement. Standing next to the trim Obama, he would look terrible – the image would ruin his chances. It may not be right, but that’s REALITY, something you Beckbots have much trouble understanding.
Report Post »Entropy
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 5:35pmHa ha Suzy, it’s funny that made you mad-lol
Report Post »Libertyluvnmomma
Posted on June 2, 2011 at 8:51amAs a Conservative, I agree.
Report Post »Gluttony is a deadly sin. Calories have clearly been put in place of our Lord.
“You shall have no other gods before me..”
Gluttony is grouped with wrath,envy,pride,greed,lust and sloth. I don’t admire that in a President. O‘bama has pride and look how it’s working out.
Mancy
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 8:27amMichael Reagan is wrong about the conservative vote being split and that is why McCain didn’t win against Obama. McCain is NOT a conservative. He IS a progressive. The election boiled down to voting for the lesser of two evils. I hope that I can vote FOR someone in this next election. I pray there will be a ‘real’ conservative candidate this time around.
Report Post »SimpleTruths
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:25amMan you are in for a huge disappointment. You people are making the tent smaller and smaller every day, nobody is good enough for more and more of you. I predict the Republican National Convention will be a disaster with no majority rallying behind the final candidate. The Tea Party virus is killing it’s host.
Report Post »sarg356
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 8:24amI like the fact that he is very foreward with his approach to any questions that are asked.
Report Post »John 3:16
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 8:19amChristy isn’t running, I’m good with that. We need someone like Cain, West or if we really want to restore America we need Palin or Bachmann, either one has what it takes. I think it’s time to elect a strong woman to office and put either Cain or West as VP.Preferably West. Like I said before these two ladies have more B-lls than all the male candidates who are mostly wimps or Rinos on the conservative ticket.I give Cain loads of credit for standing up for America and making a commitment to lead. I could vote for Herman as well.
Report Post »Libertyluvnmomma
Posted on June 2, 2011 at 9:01amGet over those guys. They can not win.
Report Post »EP46
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 8:10amStill hoping Col. West will step in …..it would be wonderful in this time of global WAR if we had a military person as Commander In Chief instead of a potus who was born with dual citizenship and is therefore NO QUALIFIED as a ‘natural born Citizen’ under the Constitution of the United States. If we can get ONLY ONE STATE to say obama is not qualified to be on the State ballot it would change the 2012 election.
Report Post »marine43
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 8:07amJust another rino. Personally i hope they keep pushin Huntsman, then finally we can get the third party Tea Party rolling. I am tired of the split the vote whining! Now is the time. Screw the Republicans, they are almost as bad as the Dems anymore. Carl Rove, big Huntsman advocate, they think we are sheep…..
Report Post »John 3:16
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 8:25am@Marine43 I agree with you if what we get is another Rino or limp wristed Constitutionalist that is afraid of his own shadow. If we nominate Cain, Bachmann,Palin or West then we will have some real substance and we can clean house on the Rinos after we take down our coward and chief Dumbo.
Report Post »roadmaster
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 8:02amWhen Christie changes NJ into a Red state, then we’ll talk. Otherwise, he’s just another East coast, liberal weepubican with a big mouth – the last thing we need this election cycle.
Report Post »4libertyandjustice
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 7:53amtoo bad this man wont run, he is certainly someone with backbone to stand for what’s right .something we need so badly right now.
Report Post »escape_from_socialism
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 8:54amWhat? Are you moron? He promise to get rid of unions and what? Nothing, nothing is done. He didn’t stand against Obama care with other states, he is for cap’n trade, gun control, HE IS PROGRESSIVE TO THE BONE !!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »cloudsofwar
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 7:39amOK OK your not going to run. So lets move on.
Report Post »NOBALONEY
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 6:02amChristie has a problem today with the use of a helicopter to see his son’s baseball game in Montvale. Something he condemned others for doing. Since the NJ supreme court rejected his cuts in the education budget. He and the democratic controlled houses have been going back and forth on how to make up the difference. Governor Christie is hanging in tough; which is why I don’t want him to go anywhere. This battle has only just begun, and I don’t see anyone that could take his place.
Report Post »searching for the Truth
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 4:25amChristie don’t want you too!
Report Post »Parnell3rd
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 3:16amSorry, Chirtie is a kool aide drinking, Al Gore believing, on some man made global warming.
Report Post »SimpleTruths
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:21amIn other words, a realist.
Report Post »pwatkins
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 3:06amWe have some good conservatives thinking about running that can beat Obama, so why don’t the republicans get in behind them and stop whining to Christie when he said no already. He is just another politician, not a god. I would trust anyone over Obama and we are not going to get this country where it needs to be by 2016 anyway, bc Obama trampled on us big time. Start working on impeachment for all the crime being committed and allowed by this administration and we won’t have to worry about who runs in 2012. If Obama was impeached Biden could sleep without complaints from any media and we could see what John Boehner could do for us. One thing I know, he would definately shed some tears for us and I would be so excited to get rid of the Liar- in chief I would join right in and cry me an overjoyed river.
Report Post »thebarbarian
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 3:28amyou’ve said a lot here and a good bit of truth.
history shows us that there is a solution that a lot of people don’t want to consider. read about Grover Cleveland and Calvin Coolage. Reagan tried to impliment what these men did. He was lied to by the left. So , the answer is simple . implement these policies and no comprimise with the marxist left . they have shown themselves to be untrustworthy duplicious cave dwellers.
the reason that some wont is simple . they are what Aristotle refered to as …”perfect self made slaves.” they are stuck to the gov. teat. others just fear the sudden economical down turn . Lafferian economics forces the system to reset itself. but historically all that have implemented irt and did not tamper with it saw massive sustained groqwth within 18-22 months. so, the point is that we can have our country turned around by 2014. we won’t have to wait to 2016. just remember the left will lie and use the alinsky play book. call them out and stay the course.
Report Post »drhunt
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 2:52amTifosa-just think…come 2012…you may have to get a job. “Oh the horrors”!
(wringing hands in your usual angst)…
What will you do?
Report Post »Sunnyr
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 2:47amSarah can handle it!
Go Sarah!
Report Post »Libertyluvnmomma
Posted on June 2, 2011 at 8:57amHonestly, i have come full circle back to sarah. she can think outside the box.
Report Post »I can‘t imagine who else i’d vote for.
Paul Ryan should have let the prez fall on his face. “he acted stupidly” with his timing of the Ryan plan. Conservatives always drop the dang ball. just put in the posts democrats can put up their own rope and hang themselves. But no, repubs get impatient.
dumb dumb and dumb.
it’s too embarrassing to admit to being a conservative.
Dan
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 2:12amGood I‘m glad he’s not running. Who needs another liberal republican screwing things up? Stay in New Jersey and keep pushing your green initiatives you poser!
Dan
Report Post »Entropy
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 4:48amI totally agree.
Report Post »idrathermisstotheright
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 2:12amWhat we need is someone who will charge all of those in congress with treason when the Obamacare becomes unconstitutional and throw their arses in jail for life.
We can purge congress of the disease and replace them ASAP.
Now that would be leadership, hold those accountable for failing to uphold their oath of protecting the constitution.
Report Post »OhSuzieQ
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 8:42amYeah!!!
Report Post »Captain Crunch
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 2:04amThe libs are just beside themselves. Palin not running…yet. Cristy not running…yet.
Report Post »Gotta love it!
tifosa
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 2:10am“Beside themselves” with laughter!
Report Post »drhunt
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 2:57amCapt-I believe Gov. Palin will be running for Kyl’s seat in AZ. Just think AZ will actually have a TRUE conservative if/when she wins that senate seat.
Tifosa-just think…soon you will have to get a job…oh the horrors, huh? LOL! Better work on those lines…
“Good morning…welcome to…”.
Report Post »tifosa
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 3:19amHave you been paying attention to what’s going on in the states? (FL, OH, WI, MI, MN…) Dems are making a come-back, just in time for 2012 :)
Report Post »GeorgieJo
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 6:55amCaptain-
Report Post »I agree The Moonbat Liberals cannot take this They need the list of candidates so they can begin their SlimeballAttack via the dinosaur media….Watch Meeka‘s face everytime Palin’s name comes up—she nearly strokes out. Ditto for ChrissyTingles.
No candidate has been elected President with a crummy economy (last one was FDR) and that was 75 years ago.Obummer is the CountryClub President and the numbers are tanking. Housing Jobs UNemployment and a HUGE debt which Obummer HAS ON HIS RECORD….OH NOT to forget all the WARS (which didn’t he promise to get us out of?) BTW WHERE are all those ANTI WAR PROTESTERS??? Drinking Koolaid,eating up those food stamps and waiting for their next govt check? They sure were ANGRY at GWB over the war Where DID that anger GO?
Florida and Ohio will be 2 key states for 2012 and knowing people from there and who voted for Obummer….they feel duped and will NOT vote for him again.
He has to run on his RECORD and as I see it—-He’s tried to improve his golf game,traveled alot and OVERspent OUR money.
Any Moonbats out there want to defend HIS record? Is so,go to HuffyPost…LMAO
13th Imam
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 7:44amPalin Derangement Syndrome
Report Post »Now has morphed into Christie Derangement Syndrome
let us prey
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 8:05am@tifosa
Report Post »Making a comeback?
Just like all of your porgressive buddies you are ruining the country.
tifosa
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 8:14amLet us prey, in what way is the country “ruined?”
Report Post »1stAmendment
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 2:01amRick Perry 2012!!
Report Post »1stAmendment
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 2:06amWhy didn’t our known liberal “LOCKED” responded to my comment!
Report Post »Libertyluvnmomma
Posted on June 2, 2011 at 8:45amSeriously? Rick Perry?
Report Post »Cold War Vet
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 1:57amHe may not be running, but he still has liberals running scared!
LIberals hate the truth, and Christie slams it into their faces! Keep up the good work!
(If you do ever decide to run, you might get pretty far! )
Report Post »Exrepublisheep
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 2:05amlol
Report Post »escape_from_socialism
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 8:56ambut Christie is a liberal
Report Post »weeblewacker1
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:05amya gov.christie,the fat slob that just took a state helicopter to go see his sons base-ball game!! true! he flew in to the place,then had a limo meet him to drive the 100 yards to see the game. to fat to walk that far i guess.
Report Post »tifosa
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 1:57amHhhmm, maybe if you ask him “with sugar on top…”
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 2:41amMatters not to me.
While I breathe, I hope!
And, unless CONGRESS wakes up, America will have no hope, I am afraid.
Report Post »We really need today’s George Washington!
grandma7
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 2:54amI hope he keeps his word. Not right enough for me.
Report Post »grandma7
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 2:58amMichael Reagan has a point about splitting the votes. Look what we got in 2008.
Report Post »thebarbarian
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 3:03amgood , no more rinos! been watching the left and listening to progressive radio. they all want us to go for gingrich,romney,paul,huntsman jr.,orchrisit if he runs. that says to me Pawlenty, Cain, Bachman, or Palin if she runs. WEST FOR VP! because he is not going to run.
it’s Simple , line up behind the ones the left attacks the most then stick to our guns and fight .Help spread the word and talk to our representitives. then we do what the fragmented left can’t. UNITE AS A SINGLE FORCE AND PLOW THROUGH THE COMPITITION! The greeks and Romans locked shields , West has aptly used this analogy and he’s right.
@ Showtime. don‘t know if you are old enough to renmember Reagan’s run. The left feared him and attacked him. So did the rino establishment. BUT LOOK AT WHO BECAME AMERICA’S G.WASHINGTON! There are several out there. all we have to do is look at who they fear and that is who we back. Forget the slanders and stick by an AMERICAN IN HEART AND SPIRIT. We will win!
Report Post »thebarbarian
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 3:08amon the mark (bulls eye) as usual grandma.
Report Post »APatriotFirst
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 5:37amMakes me wonder why..
If a person of intelligence can see where our country was, where it has gone and become, and where it is progressing to by the progressives, and still will not step up to help said country, then this person should never be our prez.
IMO, every man, woman, and child [who can] should want to do everything possible to help our country get out of the pig trough Obama has led up to.
But Christi does not want to do anything except for his own state, leaving 49 others to go to he11. Which is ok, cause me thinks Christi is not far from the same cloth of Obama.
Palin is the one who gets my support and help. She is a Patriot and loves this country. And Cain also.
Report Post »All Rinos can just go have lunch with the progressives.
Dustyluv
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 5:46amPeople for some reason think he is a real Conservative because he stood up and talked tough to the teachers Union. Some RINOs have a mean streak. which means Jack…so what, he’s still a RINO.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 5:56amThe simple fact is this: He does not want to run for POTUS, so let it drop for this term.
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Posted on June 1, 2011 at 5:58am@tifosa
Report Post »Don’t know if sugar will help.
Plus this election is going to be a circus.
GETLIFE
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 6:25amAPATRIOTFIRST wrote:
Makes me wonder why..
If a person of intelligence can see where our country was, where it has gone and become, and where it is progressing to by the progressives, and still will not step up to help said country, then this person should never be our prez.
Have to agree–and unfortunately West and Christie are both in this category for the moment. I imagine both are considering future runs, and this says something about them, whether they/we like it or not.
Report Post »tifosa
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 6:51amSHTFMRADIO…, already is a circus! The tent is VERY small, and they have the clown-factor well-covered! BRING YOUR OWN POPCORN! ;)
Report Post »Ronko
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 7:11amI wish people would stop asking him to run, If he doesn‘t want to run then he doesn’t want to run. We shouldn‘t force him to do something that he won’t want to do. When he is truly ready to run, hopefully 2020 then he’ll run, win and the country will be saved for another 20-30 years.
Report Post »PA PATRIOT
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 7:39amGood, He has too much Muslim baggage.
Report Post »cous1933
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 7:53amShowtime,
Report Post »How about todays Thomas Jefferson? – Ron Paul
escape_from_socialism
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 8:43amIs the establishment so scared? They can’t produce candidate to steal election from Ron Paul.
Report Post »I heard few months ago they picked Newt, but he went down in flames. Now they pushing Mitt Romney, which I think he will sink soon when people find out about romneycare. Cain is exposed as a FED minion.
Come on, bring it on. Will fry you fake conservative, gun grabber Chris Christie.
The_Almighty_Creestof
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 8:54amWho here thinks that the “good guys” will not run because they are in-the-know and realize we are finished and there is no saving the country? That just leaves the hacks who could care less and just want the title and the power…even if it is the final presidency we know.
Report Post »Cemoto78
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:05amGood, can WE not concentrate on those who are running and have an interest.
Report Post »beckbotsrlame
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 11:07amWhy do you BeckBot mental midgets not get your God(Beck) to run?
Report Post »D0ntTread0nMe
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 12:05pmThere are very few people who can win my vote… Herman Cain, Michelle Bachmann, Allen West, and Chris Christie… Hopefully one of them emerges from the primary.. and hopefully the latter 3 will actually run doubtful on the last one more now than ever though.
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tifosa
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 12:18pm“Reed: Cain and Bachmann Will Be The Religious Right’s Candidates of Choice” http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/reed-cain-and-bachmann-will-be-religious-rights-candidates-choice Yes? Sweeeeeet!
Report Post »jzs
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 4:23pmNot seen on this website: Governor Christie takes a State helicopter to his son’s baseball game. Wonder what the taxpayers think about that?
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/06/democrats_continue_to_excoriat.html
Report Post »MiketheTrucker
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 11:33pmWhew! This is the best news I’ve heard all day.
NO RINOs!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »Libertyluvnmomma
Posted on June 2, 2011 at 8:42amThank God!
Report Post »I don’t get the love affair.
He’s good for liberal New Jersey- bad for middle America.
Libertyluvnmomma
Posted on June 2, 2011 at 8:44amJZS- you got it wrong. Christie was “air-lifted”!
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