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Conservative White House Press Explains Why Chris Christie Won’t And Shouldn’t Run

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by Tommy Christopher | 4:22 pm, September 28th, 2011

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Before today’s White House daily briefing, I found myself surrounded by something of a Holy Trinity of Conservative Media, so it seemed like a good time to ask them what they thought of the chatter surrounding NJ Gov. Chris Christie‘s possible (if unlikely) entry into the 2012 Republican presidential field. John Gizzi from Human Events, Fred Lucas from CNS News, and Les Kinsolving from World Net Daily all responded to the question “Will he, and should he?” with a resounding negatory.

Despite Christie’s protestations, the buzz about his presidential prospects keeps getting hotter this week, in part because something has to fill the news hole, and in part because Republicans are desperate for a durable White Knight. However, the conservative brain trust of the White House press corps all agree that Christie won’t run, and that given the practical realities of entering the race this late, he shouldn’t run.

Gizzi noted that a presidential campaign is similar to running a start-up company, and entering the race so late would pose too significant a disadvantage to overcome. He used buzzed-about 2008 latecomer Fred Thompson as an example.

CNSNews’ Fred Lucas said that Christie’s time was several months ago, “when he was hot,” but that time is well past. “He may enjoy the flattery of all the news stories, will he or won’t he,” Lucas said, but pointed out a key difference between Christie and another bandied-about maybe. “(Christie’s) much more definitive about it than (Sarah) Palin. Palin’s going to leave people hanging on, even though most people don’t think she’s going to do it.”

World Net Daily’s Les Kinsolving, the second-most senior reporter in the White House, also said it was “definitely too late” for Christie, and for Palin. Audio-Video News’ Connie Lawn interjected, “Les Kinsolving for President!”

Whatever chilling effect Christie is having on GOP donors is likely to be short-lived, specifically until the end of the week, or until a new shiny object gets the political media’s attention, whichever comes first.

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http://twitter.com/BusyDay2day Father Time

There is a lot of wisdom in those comments – especially from John and Les. Christie really only has one sincere shot at running for President, so he shouldn’t go for it until his troops are in order and he has the time to do it. There are far too many critics and news outlets watching for candidates to jump in so late.
Anonymous

If I were him I’d wait.4 years from now after another Obama term people would elect anybody to save is from the disaster.
Michelle

We’re not desperate Tommy. Look who we are up against? Your hero is toast. You can tell him that over your candlelit dinner tonight.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_A4OJ2F7ADXSD7OMEUUEQDQDZ2Y Dustin Baker

I don’t think anybody with Jersey accent has a chance to win a national election.
http://twitter.com/BusyDay2day Father Time

Tommy isn’t saying the Rs are desperate in the sense that Rs are weak or pathetic people. He’s saying that the Rs aren’t falling in line like they have for every president since D. Eisenhower. Since the General, the nomination has gone to the next deserved R in line. Now, Rs are reaching because they’re unhappy with the next R in line — Mitt Romney.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_VYUK3HIJFCPFBZUHRHN6HCR5AA MarkfromSavannah

Based on some of the comments from Democrats the last day or so, we might not need another presidential election. Someone just might to decide to really annoint ‘the one’!
Latin2

The only one who is desperate is TommEE and the rest of the Liberal MSM who got Obama in.

They know the American people DO.NOT.WANT. Obama, so they have to attack the Conservative opponents. That is their only hope for this failed presidency.
Onne

When the teabagger base found out what Christie really stands for ie. pro-choice, pro-gun control, pro-science, and pro immigration reform they are going to flip out.
Anonymous

Who are those people?
Anonymous

they said the same thing about a texas accent.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_YZYTEUT7K5ROWQ6QDHDDJMKYT4 Benjamin Watson

This is strange…. I am republican and I am a Mitt Romney supporter, If you compare each issue separately between Perry, Romney and Chris Christie, Romney is the most conservative. Chris Christie, is pro gun control (including off duty officers can’t even carry, which is crazy!), Pro Choice (he has funded pro choice) he is against drilling (creating jobs!), and he has motioned pro gay rights!. Perry, well we all know he say’s he is strong on illegal immigration and he isn’t we all know he keeps lying and stretching truths in every campaign add, perry accepted obama’s funding and 80% of his 1 million jobs didn’t even go to texans, they went to illegal immigrants. Romney only organized a health care plan that by the way is nothing like Obama’s, Mass citizens can get rid of it if they don’t like it, and they havn’t. The mandate requires citizens to buy private sector insurance policies just like car insurance. Romney fiscally is the most conservative and is socially the most conservative. Romney is most likely to beat Obama! The Tea Party movement is really hurting the republican party by being so ignorant and inscistant, they’re looking for the CONSERVATIVE JESUS a man of perfection, they say”Christie, Christie for now, then in the next debate (if christie jumps in) oh wait he is pro gun control, he is pro choice and against drilling, we can’t have that, what’s next?”. ROMNEY IS OUR MAN! HE CAN WIN, HE IS BRILLIANT AND ANSWERS EVERY QUESTION WITH PERFECT EXPLANATION, unlike Perry he has a plan for everything!
Anonymous

Candidates can’t
always do as they promised because of the opposition from the other side, as
you can clearly see in the Obama Administration. Also, Chris Christie’s first
Obligation is to his God, his Wife and Children. Having said that, we all know
he has a weight problem and with weight problems sometime comes possible
pancreas problems, liver problems, heart problems, circulation problems, blood
clotting problems, high blood pressure problems and we can go on and on.
Nevertheless, these are personal and are no one else’s business. Therefore, why
Chris Christies doesn’t want to run for President at this time is his own
business and the pushy Corporate World need to back off and get off his case.
Being pushy seems to be the Corporate World problem in everything they do. We
need to realize this and move forward with American style politics, not the
foreign, call them out, knock them down style politics.