Gov. Christie: Best Way to Preserve Human Life On the Jersey Shore Is for there to Be No Human Beings On Jersey Shore
- Posted on August 27, 2011 at 8:52pm by
Christopher Santarelli
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Hundreds of evacuees from the Jersey shore arrived in Trenton by busloads overnight into Saturday morning as the first winds from Hurricane Irene began blowing in New Jersey. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie says more than 1 million people have evacuated the New Jersey shore in advance of Hurricane Irene. He says more than 90 percent of people in living in some of the most vulnerable spots have left.
Mandatory evacuations were in effect for all of Cape May County, Long Beach Island and coastal communities in Atlantic and Ocean counties as the shore has emptied out since Friday. Forecasters have said the state will feel the worst effects of the storm by Sunday morning.
The New York Post reports that the state is busing people in from shore communities to the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton as a staging area and may also make the Izod Center in Newark available if more shelter space is needed.
Gov. Chris Christie has urged people to use shelters only as a means of last resort and public transportation around the state was expected to come to a halt by midday Saturday.
Atlantic City casinos were closed for only the third time since 1978, the other two instances being Hurricane Gloria in 1985 and once because of a state government shutdown in 2006.. Senior citizens living in several high-rise buildings in Atlantic City have refused to leave their dwellings. NBC 4 reports that officials sent buses to those buildings and police are trying to talk those seniors into leaving their homes, Christie said. “Please allow us to help protect you,” he said.
Across the Hudson from Manhattan, Hoboken has issued a mandatory evacuation order for all ground-floor units.
While it weakened some late Friday, Hurricane Irene is still supposed to hit New Jersey — or pass very close by — as a Category 1 storm with winds of more than 75 miles per hour and torrential rains.
Six to 10 inches of rain is expected to cause flooding along rivers and streams all over New Jersey, many of them already were swollen after a rainy August.
A storm surge could raise water levels by 3 to 6 feet along the seacoast and the Raritan and Delaware bays. The effect could be even bigger if the storm arrives, as expected, in conjunction with an abnormally high tide around dawn Sunday.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
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Comments (61)
manster35
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 10:36pmPerry / Christy? Perry / Rubio ? Christy/ Bachman? Bachman/ Rubio ? Perry / Bachman? Wow I am in dream land, if we were able to get anyone of these tickets together we would win 45 of the 50 states. Or if Barry is counting 52 or the 57 states. OMG he is such a waste to our country’s attempts to get better. Hope our kids can skip over him in the history books like they have to skip over Washington and Lincoln and others.
Report Post »thegreatcarnac
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 5:47pmWe should have known that when obama started warning about this “storm of the century” that it would be a ‘spring shower’. Obama has never told the truth in his life.
Report Post »thegreatcarnac
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 5:45pmStorm?? What Storm? It was like expecting KING KONG and then getting a crippled Reese’s monkey.
Report Post »swampbuck
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 12:46pmWay are there so many a-holes and trolls on the blaze?
That is what you get when you have no mods…
Report Post »swampbuck
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 1:17pmWHY! not way …lol
Report Post »The Time Has Come
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 9:37amIt’s amazing to me when you have some liberal progressive trampling your civil liberties and wants the government to intrude in every aspect of our lives, everyone that is for freedom is outraged.But when you have a FAT POS RINO like christie who comes across as a little dictator he gets a pass and has excuses made for his actions.The only thing conservative about this A HOLE are his fiscal policies.On other issue he’s a liberl jerk off.
Well you know what fat ass if you want to save a life and do’nt want to burden the health care system any further keep you mouth shut instead of shoveing food in your pie hole you fat slob.Apparently you not smart enough to do it on your own so the people must step in to save you from your self *****.
Report Post »I wonder how you’d like that?
William
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 10:20amYou are an idiot, what does Governor Chris Christie’s weight have anything to do with him warning about a hurricane hitting the shores of New Jersey. Nice to see how people judge others based solely on their looks instead of the character of who they are.
Report Post »IntegrityFirst08
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:03am@THE TIME HAS COME – you need to read into some things before you make yourself look stupid. First, most conservatives liked Christie because of his strong fiscal policy and his ability to speak frankly without fear and give the HEAVY NJ democrat base a dose of truth. Socialy I knew Christie was more of a centrist. But for NJ hes the guy to get it done, his term will be seen a one that NJ desperatly needed.
Which brings me to the civil liberties claim. From the American Bar Association http://www.americanbar.org/newsletter/publications/law_practice_today_home/law_practice_today_archive/april11/fight_or_flight_on_enforcing_mandatory_evacuations.html
States decide what is the best call for them to make. In NJ they cannot arrest but they claim that they will not rescue if you do not heed the call to evacuate. Very FEW states actually make it a crime to ignor the orders to evacuate thus enabling the arresting powers of police to forcebly move you.
Gov Christie even said in a press conference before IRENE hit that he will not forcably evacuate people yet he has tried to talk sense into them time after time. Find and WATCH THE FULL VIDEO not just clips which presents christie saying things like “Get the hell off the beach”. He contacted buisnesses whom IMMEDIATLY agreed to work with the Gov under their own will. This is how it should be.
Report Post »swampbuck
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 12:44pmdo you feel better now?
Report Post »Patriot Rider
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 4:59pmMy guess would be that the liberal left just can’t find any other weakness in Mr. Christie so they attack his size. What these idiots fail to realize is that just because you are not super model thin, doesn’t mean your in bad health. From one big guy to another, keep up the awesome work you are doing out there. We need more guys like Chris Christie in government, then maybe we can get this country back on the right track.
Report Post »mycomet123
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 6:29pmTHE TIME HAS COME? What–The time has come for you to act like you’re 12 years old? Grow up!! The ADULT population doesn’t use grade school insults to get their point acrossed. Seriously, I’m embarrsed for you!! Do the rest of us a favor and GROW UP MENTALLY!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »SkiTuna
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 9:04pm@The time has come
Report Post »Take a enema!!!
Joe1123
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 3:11amSound to me like you are the POS buddy. What an asinine comment. You’re entitled to have that joke currently in the White House if you wish. Why don’t ya go vote for him. You sound like his kinda guy.
Report Post »Brianroy
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 9:34amThe only real damage that is going to occur is to those developments actually on or near the beach. You have basically unprotected open low-level areas essentially from Asbury Park to Cape May, especially with some at risk well populated sandbar islands like Long Beach Island north of Atlantic City, that I get that you may want to evac. Then past the Bay area northward, perhaps from Union Beach / Perth Amboy on up the rest of the Coastline,you have areas you may want to pull back an average of 6 blocks up to a mile or so, whatever areas especially vulnerable just from heavy rains (even without the extra rip-tide surf and storm surges) . For those of us who lived the Jersey Shore, the media panic is out of context and ridiculous. This storm, I bet, is in many ways much like the winter storms of the late 70s that just about rip-tide gutted Sandy Hook in Monmouth County into an island (almost, but not quite). The action happened just north of that Sea wall (that runs from there to something like down to Long Branch) somewhere in the years of ‘77 to ’78 in the papers as I recall, and took out one huge tourist beach house and most of the accompanying beach. That is the effect you will get from a due south Tropical to Class 2 hurricane or this alleged 100 year storm, which is more or less a 33 -34ish year winter storm coming in the summer. There is no need to panic, just take it in stride and play it safe. Having saved lives from rip-tides, avoid them like the plague.
Report Post »hempstead1944
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 8:46amSome serious question as to whether there is “life” on the Jersey Shore even when there IS life on the Jersey Shore…..
Report Post »Mil-Dot
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 9:30amIt is not his job to preserve human life. His job is to take care of the people’s business, not micro manage their lives. More big govt intrusion. If somebody wants to risk their life doing something, that is their call to make, not his. And you people want this micro managing social prog to be POTUS. Pfft.
Report Post »v12tommy
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 11:58pmThe best way to preserve human life on the Jersey shore? He has it all wrong. What they need to do is issue free condoms to the cast of Jersey shore so that they don’t reproduce. That would not only benefit Jersey, but society as a whole.
Report Post »Freedombeliever
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 11:02pmI don’t know much about this guy. Only that Ann Coulter loves him. So that is something.
Report Post »WeDontNeedNoStinkingBadges
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 2:10amGov. Christie talks like a tin-pot dictator.
Christie said, “Please allow us to help protect you.” Even New Jersey is in America. You’re NOT our equal NOR our boss. YOU work for US!
Report Post »UBETHECHANGE
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 10:51pmLOL! Christie cracks me up, but he’s still a RINO.
Report Post »DaveOregon
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 10:49pmWhat’s sad – is that such a statement has to be made in the first place. Sort of a “duh, dumbass” don’t you think. When hurrican comes – get your flabby butt of the beach? But no – have to have some one tell you and then it’s NEWS – because it was necesary. My feeling – if they are too dumb to get off the beach (anyone over 10 yrs old) – then they deserve to die. Harsh – but true – and everyone knows it!
Report Post »joe1234
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 10:31pmat this point I consider christie a fat fascist. we don’t need big fat daddy to tell us what to do.
Report Post »angelcat
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 12:10amYou are wrong. There is a segment of society that needs someone to tell them what to do because they are completely irresponsible and, sadly, have been accustomed to having others, usually the government, give them everything and discouraging them to have any initiative or common sense. So, without Christie telling them what to do in words of few syllables, they would be quite content to stand on the beach until they are about to be swept away waiting for the government to pick them up and carry them to safety at the last minute. Remember Katrina?
Report Post »WeDontNeedNoStinkingBadges
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 2:18am“Remember Katrina?”
Yes. It became lawless — like a banana republic ruled by roving bands of police thugs. U.S. Constitution? What’s that? Afterwards, everyone just walked away like TREASON wasn’t even committed. Yes, I remember Katrina …
Report Post »Mil-Dot
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 9:33am@Angelcat
Report Post »Well then let them parish like fools. We need a thorough clearing out of the gene pool anyway. The govt needs to butt out of our lives, not tell us what to do every stinking second that we are breathing air. Another govt loving prog. Geez.
Joe1123
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 3:12am“Fat racist” … Sounds like a card-carrying liberal douchebag to me.
Report Post »Redwine
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 10:19pmChristie is a bully and a demagogue. He bought into the hype and nonsense over this CAT 1 hurricane turning into a tropical storm. Of course there’s heavy winds and rain, flooding and the rest, but it isn’t anything even remotely like the real big ones like Ike, Andrew or Camille, with devastation on a massive scale.
Report Post »yetibunker
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 10:29pmhe has to respond this way, if he poo poo’s it hell be slammed for not caring, he knows how the media works.
Report Post »Al J Zira
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 10:31pmYou’re an idiot. So according to your logic what is the category required to be considered dangerous? And if we don’t reach what YOU consider dangerous everything else is a waste of time or bullying? Imagine if Nagin had told people in New Orleans to get out of the city, you know like a mayor should, all those lives could have been saved. Instead Christie does what real leaders should do and you criticize.
Report Post »yetibunker
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 10:41pmhey al j zira, those poeple in new orleans were given a weeks notice at least, many still stayed, that was they’re problem, nagan was over his head an everyone knows it, but i agree with the part about one thing, it’s better to overreact than to do nothing in a situation like this.
Report Post »Ballot_Box_Revolution
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 10:44pmI am sure people were told to leave the city when Katrina came through…I remember clearly watching the coverage and the news team was at a gas station and they were asking people if they were gassing up to leave town…and i remember one of the people saying…..no they were not going to leave……I also remember it being reported that the levies could break, and if they did that could be really bad….I remember thinking…wow how weird would that be if New Orleans turned into a sunken city….Katrina I would have left town on….this one….ha
Report Post »TomFerrari
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 9:14amYou mean the same Nagin who KICKED the Feds out of his office when they were trying to help? When trying to set up emergency communications systems, he accused them of installing SPY equipment and threw them out? Is that who we are talking about?
I call “TIN FOIL HAT”
AND
“Chicago-style” thug politician.
Look up his sons shell companies and Home Depot.
Look up his Technology Officer and HIS shell companies.
CORRUPTION as usual in New Orleans/Louisiana.
We‘re talkin’ OLD SCHOOL, baby!
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yetibunker
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 10:03pmhey! wait a minute, when katrina came they said bush steered it into that craphole new orleans, are they going to be consistent and blame obama? i already know the answer. i apoligize if your offended, oh well.
Report Post »Tear Em Up
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 10:07pmProbably not, the left is famous for double standards. I do love Christie’s no BS delivery though. It is very refreshing to see a politician shoot straight…
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mikeleeandterrymartin/Number_78_August_27th_2011.mp3
Report Post »yetibunker
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 10:12pmi like christie also, what i do not like is the shots they take at him about his weight, ect. they attack the ones they are afraid of.
Report Post »yetibunker
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 10:21pmthere’s people who think the government can control the weather, it’ called haarp. look it up on here.http://www.coasttocoastam.com/
Report Post »yetibunker
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 10:26pmit‘s haarp or harrp i can’t remember. lol.
Report Post »ProbIemSoIver
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 12:18amIt is called H.A.A.R.P. High-frequency Active(radioactive) Auroral “Research” program.
Report Post »Research my @ss !!! This is for real !!!
It has numerous uses. Military defense. Weather manipulation. And some speculate that it can cause earthquakes and certain frequencies can make individuals do different things, i.e. Aggression, Passiveness.
Some believe, as do I, it is the cause of all the still unexplained, masses of dead fish, birds and other animals.
Captain Crunch
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 1:14amI have a HAARP transmission antenna on my tower. I can make Al Gore pass greenhouse gasses at will.
Report Post »conservativeagent
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 10:02pmGotta love this guy! Christie- Rubio ticket for 2012!!!!
Report Post »ProbIemSoIver
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 9:58pm‘Very Ominous’. lol. Sounds like he has never seen a storm.
Report Post »Yes governor, It is dark and cloudy and windy and rainy and….BOO !!!
Gypsy123
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 9:57pmA man with common sense. And if you stay you don’t get no help from the emergency services cause we told you when to go. So if you are stupid and stay you get what the storm dishes out and you deserve every thing you get!
Report Post »yetibunker
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 9:44pmi wonder what the looting percentage will be… jersey 50% new york 50% virginia 0%… just saying.
Report Post »Captain Crunch
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 9:39pmThis storm is a joke. We get worse spring storms here in the midwest than this over blown tropical storm in the east. Just another exagerated crises made up by the government which is too incompetent to make correct judgement calls about anything weather related. I’m tired of seeing this on television…all blown out of proportion….blow it up Al Gores a$$..
Report Post »yetibunker
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 9:58pmi haven’t noticed. has al gore said anything yet? if he hasn’t he will for sure, it’s how they work. lol.
Report Post »Ballot_Box_Revolution
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 10:25pmAgreed…this one is way hyped up….watching the coverage on TV doesn’t even make sense. Earlier today the gov of NC was on TV in full drama mode talking about don’t leave your houses it is so bad…and literally the next segment was a journalist standing on the beach (I’m sure they picked the best spot where the wind would blow the hair around a bit, and make it seem serious) and it didn’t look much worse than a normal storm at the beach with a couple gusty winds…..
At to make it sound even more DANGEROUS after that segment the anchor said “And it was just reported that a 12 year old boy was killed…(literally a slight pause)…in a car accident, and this car accident was caused by Irene killing a traffic signal…You must stay INSIDE folks”
Please….I just can’t buy anything the media says anymore….
Report Post »Elena2010
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 10:57pmYes, but remember these folks are not used to this kind of weather. It’s like watching DC in a snow storm go bonkers!
Report Post »Captain Crunch
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 11:05pmHAHAHAHA as I watch the 11pm update they are showing 35-45 mph gusts.HAHAHAHAH
Report Post »Obama’s crisis that never was.
truthseekerusa
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 9:37pmThose staying suffering from “Normalcy Bias” which is a mental state people enter when facing a disaster, causing them to under estimate the possibility of a disaster occurring and its possible effects. Will First Responders lose their lives in trying to rescue them?
Report Post »Ballot_Box_Revolution
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 10:39pmIn this storm not likely….come on use common sense and quit putting all your faith in the media and “experts” They have been hyping this up for over a week now, I mean really hyping it up….they can’t say they were wrong now…
I have been through Cat 2, and cat 3 storms….the cat 3 was a little scary, the cat 2 I was outside experiencing wind you don’t get to experience on a regular basis….it was quite fun, with little fear.
Report Post »stop spending
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 9:33pmhahaha “tell snookie she can stay”………….. Good one !
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 9:30pmThe Governor reminds me of a Command Sargent Major I served under years ago. In WWII he had a total parachute malfunction during the D-Day Invasion. He broke many, many bones but lived and wound up in the Pacific Theater before the war ended. He had a special I.D. card from the Department of Defense to go through the early airport metal detectors because he had sooooo much metal holding him together.
He led our six mile run at least once a week and didn’t want to hear about our petty complaints or aches & pains. He led by example. That was the key. He passed away while on active duty from natural causes and I believe the whole of the 82nd Airborne Division of the U.S. Army showed up at the services. NOT because we were ordered to but because we wanted to.
Gov. Christie commands respect because he earns it.
Report Post »MrButcher
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 10:38pmgreat story.
cheers
Report Post »Mimi24
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 9:03pmPrayers for y’all. Be safe.
Report Post »carbonyes
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 9:03pmYou the man, Governor. Not afraid to make a decision and have the courage and wherewithal to promptly and efficiently carry it through.
Report Post »dealer@678
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 8:59pmTell Snookie she can stay though
Report Post »R4M0N
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 9:11pmLOL… Well played, sir. Well played.
Report Post »ProbIemSoIver
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 9:37pmThat was a very profound statement, succinctly articulated by a brilliant, educated individual.
Report Post »Did he coin the Phrase; “Don’t start No S#it, Won’t be no S#it”?