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Classic Christie: Vows to ‘Punch’ Teachers Unions

We’ve come to expect fireworks from NJ Gov. Chris Christie, and he usually delivers. Like at Jeb Bush’s Excellence in Action Conference, where he explained how you stand up to a bully like the New Jersey teachers union NJEA (starts at 3:22):

The “bully” analogy must be one he likes (this one from June):

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  • kreese
    Posted on December 3, 2010 at 10:45am

    If we are serious about improving education, start by abolishing the Department of Education. Centralized planning doesn’t work in education–any better than Russia.

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    • Jimbo
      Posted on December 3, 2010 at 10:47am

      Amen!!!

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    • J.C. McGlynn
      Posted on December 3, 2010 at 1:23pm

      Since Carter founded the Dept.of Ed. test scores in reading, math and the sciences have gone down.
      When states were in charge, we were in the top three countries in the world. So I agree, Dept.of Ed. must go.

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  • Jimbo
    Posted on December 3, 2010 at 10:34am

    Are you people kidding me or what. Christie for President. I hope not. Not in my day. NJ has the worse laws in the country against the legal ownership of weapons. Christie has done nothing to change that. There is a man in jail for a 7 year prison term in NJ right now, what is his crime, he bought a handgun in Colorado, moved to NJ and still had the gun locked in a case without ammo in his trunk. NJ gun laws will need to improve before I would ever consider Christie for National Office of any kind.

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    • J.C. McGlynn
      Posted on December 3, 2010 at 1:17pm

      You sound like you are a resident of Nazi Jersey. If so, You are welcome to move to the free state of Pennsylvania. If you’re going to stay in N.J., you’re going to have to change too many minds over there, including your law makers. Thankfully, over here we are losing the Idiot Rendell.

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    • karna524
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 1:39pm

      There are huge problems in NJ that need to be addressed (and NJ does not have that market cornered); however, everything takes time, prioritizing, planning, and execution. The Gov has the intelligence and intestinal fortitude to use his time wisely, prioritize the largest fixes that need to be made, plan how to accomplish the tasks at hand, and plow forward undeterred. Education seems to be the gravest issue, which he gets. Unfortunately, this priority comes a little late for some if your grammar and spelling are representative of the NJ educational system (not a slam on you, but certainly on the English teachers who give passing grades because things are “passable” vs “mastered”; mediocrity vs excellence). The right to bear arms is American and constitutional, and you should be upset; making sure all generations that come after us can read and understand that document is priority one.

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  • JohnnyJT
    Posted on December 3, 2010 at 10:18am

    Christie is the MAN.

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  • walker1812
    Posted on December 3, 2010 at 10:17am

    Unions are destroying this Country. They will control the White House until we can Obama in 2012.

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  • TXPilot
    Posted on December 3, 2010 at 10:13am

    Way to go Gov…….of course, the most basic problem with the schools today, is that Progressives understand that dumbing down the next generation will make it easier for them to accept their roles as serfs to their Communist masters. Bad schools are not an accident, but a carefully planned plot.

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  • homeschooler
    Posted on December 3, 2010 at 10:05am

    If I lived in NJ, I would be working to help Governor Christie do whatever he needed to do to make the education system work for our children.

    I live in MA. I homeschool.

    Every state needs a Christie.

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  • TruthMakesYouFree
    Posted on December 3, 2010 at 10:04am

    Look how the Right thinkin American’s feel about someone who is Pro American,,, watch how fast this link fills up with pages of comments,,, Mr. Christie is one of OUR heroes,, earthly that is,, Jesus is our real Hero.. and THAT is why the lefty’s hate us

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  • mikem1969
    Posted on December 3, 2010 at 10:03am

    I love this guy. All politicians need to be like him. Christie for president 2012

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  • Star Spangled
    Posted on December 3, 2010 at 10:03am

    I hope he runs for president !!

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  • jakartaman
    Posted on December 3, 2010 at 10:02am

    Ya got to love this guy! – he does the RIGHT things for the RIGHT reasons.
    Imagine a politician that has common sense and the cajonies to say it like it is – even if you don’t like it.

    Too bad he won’t run for President in 2012 – but watch out in the years ahead – I don’t know if we can wait?

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  • Rick300
    Posted on December 3, 2010 at 10:02am

    Stand up for truth and banish lies! Wake up America! Keep up the hard work and the good fight Gov. Christie!

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  • TruthMakesYouFree
    Posted on December 3, 2010 at 10:00am

    I learned a long time ago, the best way to deal with a “bully” is to , without talking, walk up to him, try and insert your fist so deep into his mouth that the doctor has to spend two hours trying to surgically remove it,,, and THAT is our Mr. Christie,,, you go Gov,,,,, THAT‘S WHAT I’M TALKIN BOUT

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  • heavyduty
    Posted on December 3, 2010 at 10:00am

    The way I see it. If the student doesn’t want to learn, then they need to put him out in the cotton fields and let him pick cotton for a few days. Or making little rocks out of big rocks with a sledge hammer. I would be willing to bet that after a week of this the students would be able to learn a lot in school.

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  • M31Sailor
    Posted on December 3, 2010 at 9:59am

    My wife is a 30+ year Special Ed teacher( I married her for free counseling) . She has said from the start that poor teachers are protected by Tenure and it should be gotten rid of. Just like in life , some lechers want to live off the hard work of others. She finds that the lousy , lazy, poor teachers are the union leaders, or the most vocal dipstcks. in the union cesspool. She has gotten together with other good teachers and exposed these nitwits to the principal and other town school administrators. Sadly we in the Socialist Republic of Connecticut have just elected Dan Malloy to the governorship so the unions will be rewarded. Go Chris Christie

    Sailor

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  • NickDeringer
    Posted on December 3, 2010 at 9:58am

    Forget Palin. America desperately needs a leader like Chris Christie.

    Pray, people, pray.

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    • beckNcall
      Posted on December 7, 2010 at 7:37pm

      Great icon NICKDERINGER!
      I agree with most on the board Chris is good, but we need to see more from him before we promote him to the nominee in 2012. However with that said if he were to be the man, he’d have my vote. It will be a LONG Time if ever before I trust another democrat. They have been completely taken over by the progressives. There is an idea perhaps they should call themselves Progressives and drop the charade.

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  • Oh, God!
    Posted on December 3, 2010 at 9:57am

    Yes, he is right, in every sense of the word.

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  • heavyduty
    Posted on December 3, 2010 at 9:56am

    Punch them my butt. Let’s just un-unionize them. Then they can scrape by just like the rest of us. Unions perform no useful function anymore. It’s time for them to go the way of the Edsel. Just like the Democrats they are worth the air they breathe.

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  • mtnclimberjim
    Posted on December 3, 2010 at 9:56am

    Christie is the man. Thank you

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  • Bronco II
    Posted on December 3, 2010 at 9:55am

    Not yet there are somethings we need to keep an eye on with him but I do like him and his kick butt speeches and attitude.NON political correctness which has destroyed this country and we need to stop it.I look at it this way if you get offended by anything I say,wear,eat,drive,look well that is your problem not mine.And if you are at all offended by my GOD,FLAG,MORALS,VALUES,PRINCIBLES you are free to call 1-800-LEAVE THE US.

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  • a_lady_patriot
    Posted on December 3, 2010 at 9:54am

    If only we had someone like this in Massachusetts!

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  • dtitus1304
    Posted on December 3, 2010 at 9:52am

    I wish he would run for President. Too bad he won’t.

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  • Cemoto78
    Posted on December 3, 2010 at 9:50am

    What this country really needs is more politicians like Christie. Imagine how great that would be. The left and progressives would wet their pants routinely.

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  • Disabledvet
    Posted on December 3, 2010 at 9:50am

    I like this guy, he reminds me of me, if your an idiot I tell you that you are, Like him he dosen’t take crap and tells it how it is, we need more like him.

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    • neverending
      Posted on December 3, 2010 at 3:56pm

      That is for sure.

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    • Nervous Investor
      Posted on December 3, 2010 at 8:41pm

      Right on good sir !!!!! Christie exhibits the sort of good balanced sense and testicular fortitude that the country and indeed the world at large needs in heavy doses.

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    • Fear The Voices
      Posted on December 4, 2010 at 9:54pm

      Amen! Much like my father would; you’re going to hear exactly what he thinks, like it or not! No sugar coated crap, both barrels between the eyes!

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  • snowleopard3200 {mix art}
    Posted on December 3, 2010 at 9:49am

    Good.

    http://www.artinphoenix.com/gallery/grimm

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    • grandmaof5
      Posted on December 3, 2010 at 10:17am

      Morning, hope all is well. How’s the tea this chilly morning?
      Every school system should have a superintendant with the character and concern for the kids Christie has. In alot of cases when they have the desire to do what’s right, the unions stonewall them and they finally quit or cave. I’m sure there are also cases where the unions grease the palms and get their way. In any case, it is the children who suffer and, having had three go through the public school system in FL, I can tell you that the attitude of the teachers directly reflects the attitude of the principal. We need to find more leaders like Chris Christie.

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    • snowleopard3200 {mix art}
      Posted on December 3, 2010 at 10:28am

      @Grandmaof5

      Tea was good, until accidentally adding a pinch of salt from the wrong container.

      We need more Christies in many areas; they must be out there, it is just finding them and asking them to do the job.

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  • AZ Conservative
    Posted on December 3, 2010 at 9:48am

    Chis Chistie for President 2010

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    • ->Click For Brain Enema<-
      Posted on December 3, 2010 at 9:52am

      I dont think he will. I think he is the type of guy that will want to finish his current job before running off to another.

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    • TexasCommonSense
      Posted on December 3, 2010 at 9:54am

      Or 2012. :,)

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    • Cemoto78
      Posted on December 3, 2010 at 9:55am

      Why not make the State of New Jersey a right to work state and take the power away from the unions. You would be a whole lot better off.

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    • Paul G
      Posted on December 3, 2010 at 9:58am

      Geeez…all I’ve hear from him is going after the teachers unions. But post after post, all I see is Christie for President. I like him but, he’s got a lot to prove yet. Like pardon that gun owner…

       
    • untameable-kate
      Posted on December 3, 2010 at 10:01am

      I would love to be a fly on the wall when Christie is takling with union reps. I would also love to see him run for pres in 2012 but I think he will try to clean up Jersey first.
      Arizona is a right to work state and we still have to deal with the teachers unions here. I vote no on the override every year they ask for it. When I see some improvement in the schools I might reconsider but for now the answer is no.

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    • Compete or Lose
      Posted on December 3, 2010 at 10:11am

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      What a great american!

      IF I do the math correctly…..
      $18,000 per pupil works out to be $540,000 per year for a 30 student class.

      If the average teacher salary plus fringes is $85,000
      If the average cost per pupil for bus is $500 then 30 times is $15,000
      If the per pupil maint and operating cost is $500 then 30 times is $15,000

      THose all add up to $115,000 (about 20%)–where did the other $425,000 go?????

      It is time the people that benefit from public schools was the KID not the ADULTS.

      Give em hell Chris!!

      God Bless you

      RGS

       
    • Cemoto78
      Posted on December 3, 2010 at 10:36am

      Untameable Kate,

      I also live in the great state of Arizona and am so proud to be a citizen of a state that is trying to do the right things. A right to work state still has unions, however the big difference between New Jersey and Arizona, or any other right to work state, is you do not have to join the union to work at the job. If the union does stupid things and asks for extravagant benefits other members can bail from union membership making the union weak. In those states, or closed shops, where you have to join the union to work there a person does not have a choice and the union gets their dues to do with what they want. Take the money away from the union bosses and you’d be surprised how things will change for the better.

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    • BetsyRoss1513
      Posted on December 3, 2010 at 10:46am

      Yes!

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    • Dustyluv
      Posted on December 3, 2010 at 10:49am

      More Christie porn! YEA!!! I feel so much more conservative now!!

      Punch a ******* should be a board game…

       
    • pantcor66
      Posted on December 3, 2010 at 10:53am

      I agree with “Brain”. Besides, we, as Americans, need to get out of this knee jerk syndrome of offering up the Presidency to anyone who appears….OK. Let’s step back and let the process work. Whether Palin, Paulenty, Newt or Christie, let’s just let the process work. Christie will either sink or swim and if he can swim for 4 or 8 yeas and he really wants the job of President, then he too can join in the primary process and fight for it. We’ve elected “newbie” senators and govenors before and looked what it got us – Obama and Carter……….

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    • ichbin
      Posted on December 3, 2010 at 11:01am

      @COMPETE OR LOSE

      Over 60% of all the funds for schools goes to administration before it even reaches the Kids. If you guys want to know more about how broken the school system is read this book.
      http://search.barnesandnoble.com/used/product.asp?EAN=2695744163883&x=3411312

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    • silentwatcher
      Posted on December 3, 2010 at 11:53am

      Keep at it Christie,,,,punch their teeth out so it makes it harder for them to spew their vile. Keep standing for what America used to be-we are with you. And if I can help,,,just let me know.

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    • cessna152
      Posted on December 3, 2010 at 12:55pm

      @Paul G,

      I live here in NJ and even though I like what Christie has to say, I have not seen all the changes I’d like to. However, he is the first person as governor to actually make a stand and things are happening, but very slow. BTW, I really wish his stance on the 2A was better… he really is an anti 2A at heart. I guess I need to give him a bit more time. This lousy state did not get like this over night and will take some time to slow the GIANT ship down to a point where we can steer it back to port and be repaired. Long “road” ahead of us… maybe i should simply move! But who in their right mind, beside a Commie, wants to buy a new home in NJ?

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    • BetterDays
      Posted on December 3, 2010 at 2:10pm

      Christi & Paul 2012!!!!!!

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    • jum0ra
      Posted on December 3, 2010 at 2:41pm

      I’d vote for him in a heartbeat…he’s got that fighting spirit we need to change this country and change it for the better not for the worse!

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    • Chuck Diesel
      Posted on December 3, 2010 at 2:50pm

      2012? and…no way he leaves New Jersey early like Obama left his seat. Maybe 2016 or 2020, he’s young, so there’s plenty of time. If we could just clone this guy and put him in every state.

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    • Bluebonnet
      Posted on December 3, 2010 at 3:23pm

      Why can’t all men be like Christie? He says what he means, and he means what he says. He is cute to boot. If I were looking for another man in my life, I’d look for someone just like Chris. We need a true man in the White like Chris Christie. None of this wimpy stuff we have now. Chris,
      I don’t say this to many, but I LOVE YOU. You talk the talk and walk the walk. I admire this.

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    • neverending
      Posted on December 3, 2010 at 3:51pm

      We should all be so lucky and honored to have him as President of the United States and add Marco Rubio

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    • proudinfidel54
      Posted on December 3, 2010 at 4:58pm

      I just received my 9 year old’s report card…evidently her teacher didn’t get her 5% raise either…lol

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    • Balladeer
      Posted on December 3, 2010 at 5:28pm

      2010??? well NOW we know WHY John McRino was returned to Washington….why you feel a member of the Keating 5 and a Closet Socialist is a conservative and worthy to go back to help sell us down the river. Seems folks in AZ are a few years BEHIND the curve

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    • beekeeper
      Posted on December 3, 2010 at 5:41pm

      COMPETE OR LOSE – your math is way, way off.

      First off, the average teacher in my district makes $68,000/yr. salary, benefits (pension & health care insurance) add to that number, call it another $20,000, so that teacher costs $88,000/yr.

      Second, the state-mandated “in lieu” payment (for parents that send their kids to private school, to compensate them for the loss of busing they get an “in lieu” check each semester – that check is probably a reasonable metric for the cost of busing. The payment is $443/semester, or almost $900/yr.

      Your maint. costs are easily half the true value – call it another $1,000/yr per student.

      You completely avoided any consideration of the needs of some “special needs children” – while it is certainly the exception, I know of one child in NJ who’s public education costs their local school district $250K/yr – a quarter million dollars. Another $1,000 or $2,000 per child will probably cover the average special needs student.

      School buildings don’t fall from the sky, the communities take on bonds to pay for them, and it can take 20 years to pay them off.

      My school district in central NJ has 4,000 students, our annual budget is $73M, and we get less than 4% of our budget from state/federal sources – 96% comes from the local taxpayers.

      Our budget is 3/4ths non-negotiable – staff salaries, benefits and debt service – 1/4th “discretionary” – including costs like busing, heat, electricity, books, maint. expenses, technology, etc.

      Anyway, those are the real numbers.

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    • Major Infidel
      Posted on December 3, 2010 at 6:21pm

      Someone get that fat man a cupcake and a Presidential nomination. I love this guy!

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    • akim
      Posted on December 3, 2010 at 7:04pm

      FAILURE GETS FUNDING

      Failure gets funding
      Failure gets funding
      Failure gets funding.

      This is why the schools fail because they can get lots of money from government. For 40 years the government has jumped through hoops to get blacks to learn it its does not work because they only want the money.

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    • akim
      Posted on December 3, 2010 at 7:10pm

      CHRISTI DID NOT INCLUDE ANY OF THE FEDERAL CASH.

      1. Attendance Cash
      2. Free lunch, free lunch and now free dinner.
      3. Free after school programs
      4. Free weekend programs
      5. Free summer programs.
      6. ESL
      7. Port of Entry training

      New Jersey is a sanctuary state where every illegal alien around the globe comes and they get prioriety in education programs and most of the cash goes to them.

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    • EOMASTER
      Posted on December 3, 2010 at 10:45pm

      300 Million Americans and we can only find 1 Government employee with common sense

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    • jad12588
      Posted on December 4, 2010 at 1:04am

      Amen!

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    • C.ChristieJ.Bolton2012
      Posted on December 4, 2010 at 2:56am

      I’ve been saying it for months … just look at my name for crying out loud. :)

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    • Fear The Voices
      Posted on December 4, 2010 at 9:50pm

      Hats off to the folks in NJ for electing someone who is willing to fight for them; and are not afraid or offended by his choice of words.

      We had a candidate in NY who threatened to take a bat to Albany, and people freaked out! Instead, we’re getting another Cuomo. People in NY are so darned stupid and thin-skinned. We could have a governor who would have fought to reduce the waste, and who would have taken on all comers; like Christie. Instead we’re getting another corrupt, brain-dead, career hack who is only going to screw us deeper than his father did. Makes me wish I could move to NJ where people at least seem to have a brain in their head.
      Governor Christie, would you consider moving to NY?

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    • CYCLONE
      Posted on December 5, 2010 at 2:35am

      AMKEN… ummm I think that is 2012 though…

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