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Chris Christie Defends Mitt Romney’s Lack Of Stage Presence On Morning Joe

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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie made a quick appearance on Morning Joe Tuesday, and offered up a few explanations of why he likes Mitt Romney, the GOP candidate he has thrown his support behind for the 2012 nomination. The most pervasive theme? That Romney can’t “own the stage” (a point Christie said would happen after he gets votes in the primaries) and seems to be somewhat stiff.

“Do I wish Mitt would be a little edgier and a little bolder? Sure. And I’ve told him that,” Christie said. “But he is who he is.”

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Christie also called Romney, “Far and away the best qualified person,” in the field of candidates. Of course, that field excludes Christie himself, who ruled out a run in October. The governor was told about Sarah Palin‘s comments on Fox Business Network Monday, where she said that it’s not too late to jump into the race.

“It’s too late,” Christie replied. “Its way too late.” So the natural follow-up would be if he regretted bowing out of what looks to be a very uncertain field. “I don’t have a moment of regret. Not even a pang of regret,” Christie said. “And here’s why — because I love the job I’m doing. How can you feel bad if you’re the governor of New Jersey?”

Watch a clip of the interview below, courtesy of MSNBC:

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  • Anonymous

    Christie should run.  I mean dude would have the easiet catch phrase slogan. “Chris Christie, he’s too big to fail”.  Then you would hear that drum thing that they play during comedy routines

  • Gloves E. Donahue

    Chris Christie Defends Mitt Romney’s Lack Of Stage Presence On Morning Joe

    Boy, talk about a false premise. Maybe Romney should get some styrofoam Greek columns, jut his chin out and look down his nose at the audience and start demagoguing like the arrogant Big Wind From Chicago.

  • Anonymous

    Poor conssuckballs- son, I find your name ironic since it was you who were circumcised when you accidentally kicked your sister in the jaw.

  • Anonymous

    If people read between the lines, they can see that Gloves is talking about Obama.  It’s real subtle.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_PTD5PKAD7RJFL4WDS2XNF2PCYU RonnieDee

    I guess you missed the part where he schooled Mika about ‘veering left.’

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    Although I should think it very difficult indeed to get Christie to start running, I should think it all the more difficult to get him stopped once he starts. And dangerous for others.

  • Anonymous

    which planet are you from??  is this where all the crazy people post?

  • Anonymous

    At least Christie is honest enough to admit he doesn’t support the payroll tax cut.
    The GOP House leadership say they support it out of one side of their mouth and then try to kill it out of the other, all in he name of “getting a better deal for the American people”.  HA!

    I give Christie points for his honesty.  That is rare on the Right.

  • Anonymous

    yeah, gloves is really clever, and obviously has nothing else to do all day, a guy like that would certainly not be hired for a job or have a friend or two.  All posting all the time.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    I could be wrong, but I don’t think that Christie was talking about the set. I think he was talking about the persona. Willard rolling up his sleeves as an homage to the working man and as if he were about to engage in some physical labor does seem terribly, terribly contrived. Much as Kim Kardashian going into the “Thinker” pose. I’m not sure Willard’s stiffness can be overcome. It may well have something to do with that Magic Underwear. I don’t know that since I have worn Brooks Brothers boxers my entire adult life. Nonetheless, I think it distinctly possible that Magic Underwear would be unwieldy.

    The real problem is Willard’s attempt to portray himself as a man of the people for the sake of the T-Partiers. He is anything but. Might I say: “Let Willard be Willard!”? Willard and all of us should be much happier with an arrogant, pompous, sanctimonious, prickly* Willard in his natural disposition, than a rather unattractive Cary Grant playing a coal miner.

    ___

    *Perhaps, also a result of the Magic Underwear.

  • Anonymous

    You just hate it when conservatives succeed don’t you, he’s turned NJ around from the financial mess it was in and in his remaining time he’ll finish the job and have an amazing success story to use when he does run for president. Be scared.

  • WiddleBabyDanielson

    Thats a whole lot of words just to say uppity.

  • http://twitter.com/TheMorningSpew The Morning Spew

    Next they will accuse Romney of being a part of the bogus “One Percent.”  The only trouble is there is no One Percent. It’s all BS. Watch the video that demolished the myth of the One Percent: 
    http://themorningspew.com/2011/12/20/demolishing-the-myth-of-the-one-percent/

    The OWSers have been making it all up.  The Dems have been embracing the bogus movement to use as voter motivation.

  • Anonymous

    Listen you lib hypocrite, when you have outrage over someone posting as “conssuckballs”, then  talk to me- until then, keep your phony selective lib outrage  and sanctimony to yourself.

  • Anonymous

    “he’ll finish the job and have an amazing success story to use when he does run for president. Be scared. ”

    Too bad Cuomo would mop the floor with him.
    He’s done all that and isn’t a grotesquely overweight bully.

  • Anonymous

    You can identify with that word , can’t ya, dear?

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    … and is much better liked in his own state than Christie.

  • Anonymous

    Your either not paying attention or just foolish, Cuomo’s already going back on his campaign promise to not raise taxes, just another lying Democrat.
    And you hate overweight people? Nice, very tolerant of you.
    Keep representing your party.

  • Anonymous

    Boy fats joke, How very middle school of you. Does it get any more pathetic & weak when dealing with people who dare to think different then you. What a life you must lead. Lets hope you don’t have kids.

  • Anonymous

    I read that Christie told Mika she was “in the tank” for the one!  I am presuming she didn’t dispute it; note it goes unmentioned in this article.  Interesting.

  • Anonymous

    But watch out for Leedog-   we need to secure the kids.

  • AMP2020

    The more one on one interviews I see with Romney, I feel he does have stage presence. Heck, he almost sounds as if he’s fresh off a President manufacturing line.

  • Anonymous

    And Mika had no reply to what he said- she just  coquettishly  laughed a nervous laugh and had no response.

  • Anonymous

    isn’t a grotesquely overweight bully.”

    Like Rosie, and Michael Moore?

  • Anonymous

    you are a scary wing nut!!

  • Anonymous

    thanks for posting nothing, son, but I see that is your wont.

  • Anonymous

    The King is so fat, his car has stretchmarks.

  • Anonymous

    In regards to your video, the use of the 1% does not make the assumption that there is an established ‘ruling class’.  Rather the 1% refers to a statistical designation and membership within that designation is always in flux.  In that sense, the 1% is very much real. 

    And in regards to income mobility, one of the primary concerns of OWS is that income mobility has become somewhat stagnant over the years.  For example, real wages have been stagnant for most workers during the last three decades.  During the same time, wage growth have been extremely unequal, with higher income individuals experiencing income increases 4x that of middle class Americans (in relation to current income, that is). 

    In short, upward income mobility has become much more difficult and unlikely within the last few decades.  The US’ Gini coefficient being higher than China’s is evidence of that fact.

    EDIT: For link http://www.epi.org/publication/bp195/

  • Gloves E. Donahue

    As a Mormon basher, Robert has no equal. Is a bigot in other areas? As a leader in the white community in Austin, he is a wizard at stirring up resentment. He does a grand job of rousing the rabble.

    Austin. Old times there are not forgotten.

  • Anonymous

    CHRISTIE: I’m just looking to give you–from a friend–an objective perspective.  So like, here’s one criticism: you know, your definition, recently, of compromise is: everybody agrees with what the president wants, so we can compromise.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    Actually, in the election to secede from the Republic, Austin and Travis County voting not to secede. There has never been nor is there presently anything particularly Southern about Austin.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_IC7HRBJRXKA7IKTTZS5W3UIECQ Agent of Truth

    Christie….what a disgusting grand ole pig.  I wonder if he can snort as much cocaine in five minutes as Mitt Romney?

  • Hout Bosques

    Folks, here’s a very nice example of a self-pirouette whereby a reader with an anonymous avatar neatly demonstrates his profound shallowness along with his desperate need for attention, resulting in him using something you have think he surely must know is a racist dog whistle, in an attempt to provide a superficially fast & furious response to another anonymous who he knows to be antagonistic to his point of view.

    We really don’t know if this was an accident or the result of a deliberate move on the part of reader WiddleBabyDanielson, but I think she deserves our recognition & applause for a job well done regardless.

    Well done, WiddleBabyDanielson!

  • Hout Bosques

    Words to heed folks; there’s no one more expert on bigotry than a supreme bigot like this one.

  • Hout Bosques

    Who friggin’ CARES?

    I don’t give a rat’s skinny behind for what names people want to call each other, so long as it doesn’t cause harm & so long as their ACTIONS speak louder than their stupid tough talk.

  • Anonymous

    I’ve been a Southerner all my life, and I know when someone’s trying to say “uppity ni**er” without looking racist.  Sorry, but your circumlocution is hiding nothing, man.

  • Anonymous

    Oh man, he was so likeable and reasonable until he started talking about “educating” people. How condescending is that?  That was really awkward to watch.

  • Anonymous

    Is that your lame ass attempt at a witty retort, you unfunny son of a bitch? You know, people like you are fcking funny.  You post your sht because you’re hiding behind the internet.  Go ahead, continue to be funny you cowardly scum stain.

  • http://twitter.com/Jennie_Wren_BSN Jennie Wren

    Don’t you believe that we all have more to learn? No matter our age or education level, we can and should continue to learn, we become still, stubborn and hard hearted…or more simply put…unwise!

  • http://twitter.com/Jennie_Wren_BSN Jennie Wren

    How can you, or anyone, be so hard and cruel to other people..people you don’t even know that have done nothing to hurt you? Very sad…):  I will pray though for peace for you.

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