So, exactly what should Chris Christie have said and done when the president of the United States came to New Jersey to see the devastation after Sandy?
Given Obama a Rabin-to-Arafat style, I’m-forced-to-shake-your-hand-but-I’m-going-to-go-soak-mine-in-Clorox-afterwards greeting?
Said, “Thanks for dropping by, Barry. But I’m a Romney guy, and I can’t support your tax-and-spend domestic policy or your lily-livered foreign policy, so don’t let the door hit you on the way out”?
Oh, come on.
The man is the governor of New Jersey. New Jerseyans are dead, or homeless, or without power, or without gas, or without food, or without water – or all of the above. There’s bacteria-laden sludge in the streets. The lovely towns of the Jersey Shore have been decimated.
What’s more, he’s actually from New Jersey, and he actually lives in New Jersey. So maybe he cares just a little about his home and its people — not just as voters, but as neighbors, family, friends and colleagues.
How about this? New Jersey and its citizens are suffering – and are going to go on suffering for a long time to come. It’s Christie’s job to do whatever it takes – including being gracious to Barack Obama – to help his state. And he did it.
Can we please give the cynicism a rest for just a minute?
Naomi, as I have posted previously, it's preposterous to think that Christie deliberately thought of being nice to Obama because he wanted Romney to lose. You're right, let's stop the cynicism. And this is said by a very cynical guy.
You are wrong. He should have (a) offered Romney to tour too, (b) not praised Obama anymore than a polite thank you, (c) tried to avoid photo-ops–how, exactly do photos of Obama help clean sludge from the streets? and (d) loudly came out immediately after with a ringing Romney endorsement. n n
Bullshit. My sister's family has been without heat, power and gas for 7 days and counting now. Obama went in there on a campaign stop and Christie afforded him the opportunity to score a few points and nothing else. Sandy victims are left holding the bag while these two are thanking and congratulating one another. For What?
Here's how it should have gone: nObama: Hey, what's up bro'? nChristie: Thanks for coming. Keep your hands off me and smile for the cameras. I have a Romney event to attend. Catch you later. Bro'
OK, I'll give it a rest. n nNow explain why Christie turned down a Romney request to campaign with him in Philadelphia on Tuesday.
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