Chris Christie: ‘I’m Huggable And Lovable’ But No One Should Pick Me As Vice President

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by Matt Schneider | 1:42 pm, June 26th, 2011

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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie appeared on Meet the Press to speak about his success on budgetary issues in New Jersey, to admit he’s not loved by all, and to not back down from his recent declaration to a constituent that some issues are “none of your business.”

During a prior television appearance, Christie gave the agitated response to a voter who questioned why he cuts funding for public schools when he sends his own kids to private school. David Gregory didn’t doubt that Christie was right on the substance of his answer, but wondered whether the chief executive of a state should be using such a harsh tone of voice. Christie didn’t hesitate for a moment to say “damn right he should. You know why? Because this is who I am.”

Christie reiterated his belief that personal decisions are “not appropriate for public inquiry” and refused to apologize for his bluntness. Instead he maintained, to Gregory’s amusement, “I’m huggable and lovable. I am not abrasive at all.” Since Christie believes Americans are tired of all these other politicians who sound exactly the same, he’s happy to continue being honest with exactly how he feels. That might also explain why he was quick to throw cold water on the idea that he’ll be part of any presidential ticket in 2012. Gregory wondered about the possibility of him potentially being considered as a running mate and Christie responded, “the person who picked me as Vice President would have to be sedated. Seriously, forget it.”

Watch the clip from NBC below:

Chris Christie, David Gregory, Meet the Press, New Jersey

macombman

He gave a prettty good interview this morning. Here is the complete interview if you’re interested.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m20w8_cmerc
GoneFishing

The Public Union and benefit reform is passed and gets signed into law on Tuesday. It is what it is, Christie wins again…and so do the citizens of NJ.
Alice67

Chris Christie: ‘I’m Huggable And Lovable’

Hardly.
cjd ohio 1

is he the same guy that hosts state of the union on cnn
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/glenn-beck-explains-how-the-unions-are-using-teachers-firefighters-and-co ImNotBlue

“Haw-Haw… he’s fat. Fat people suck.”

There, now I’ve condenced the majority of the following angry-left comments into one irrelevant post. Think of all the time I saved you guys.
THE REAL ROYAL KING

ImNotBlue said:
“Haw-Haw… he’s fat. Fat people suck.” There, now I’ve condenced the majority of the following angry-left comments into one irrelevant post. Think of all the time I saved you guys.

Actually, being morbidly obese is not his most significant problem, is it? He’s got a Democratic neighborwho his whipping his state’s eonomy in shape with all of the nastiness of Christie, without the draconian anti-worker/anti-middle class legislation Christie seems to relish, and who developed a bi-partisan solution to a great social issue. Is it any surprise that a toned, congenial governor east of the Hudson has rising popularity numbers, and a flabby, nasty one west of the Hudson has tanking numbers?
dummy123

David Gregory AND Brian William at the same network.
Neither can even pretend to hide their lefty zealotry.
A 5th grader could prepare better questions.
DonnaK

Christie is your typical politican, only he is fatter….Can you count the number of times he said “it comes from the heart”…He is rude and unattractive, two slaps against him!! The fat man likes all the courting the repubs are doing with him…if his family makes him so mad, he has to be rude to the voters, maybe he should drop out become a full time family man…the voters have the right to question any politician about their policies and personal convictions…..
A.R.

I think we found Trump Jr.
Mia Kulper

dummy123 said:
David Gregory AND Brian William at the same network.

LOL. Brian Williams is about as “left” as Limbaugh’s imaginary sidekick Snerdley
THE REAL ROYAL KING

dummy123 said:
David Gregory AND Brian William at the same network.Neither can even pretend to hide their lefty zealotry.A 5th grader could prepare better questions.

What BS. It was the biggest fluff interview since Hume interviewed Cheney.
TillieGlockenspiel

This is how media bias is done, “During a prior television appearance, Christie gave the agitated response”

By using the word “agitated” to modify the word “response” rather than by simply saying “response” and quoting Christie, Matt immediately makes a characterization about the Governor. I find it amusing that the Left thinks that the public doesn’t see through them.

I thought that Christie handled David Gregory quite well and made the points he wanted to make. While Christie may have an “eating disorder” (which I believe is classified as a medical condition, as is nicotine (Obama), drugs (too many to name) and alcohol (again, too many drunks in public life to name, though Ted Kennedy springs to mind and in the eating disorder category too), I prefer overweight to anorexic men- especially since super skinny men make me wonder what sorts of drugs they are doing that we don’t know about.

Christie is blunt and he is direct, but he is also AUTHENTIC. Like Horton the Elephant, “He meant what he said, he said what he meant, an elephant’s faithful ONE HUNDRED PERCENT!” We have a Maisie Bird in office right now- I wish Christie would save us from him!
Lowie94

Governor Christie likes to huff and puff as though a taxpayer had the gall to ask him a parenting question, but of course that’s not what actually happened. The taxpayer never asked Christie why he sends his children to private school. The taxpayer actually asked Christie about cutting funding to New Jersey’s public schools. When you see the exchange in print, it’s very clear:

Taxpayer: “You don’t send your children to public schools, you send them to private schools. So I was wondering why you think it’s fair to be cutting school funding to public schools.”

Governor: “It’s none of your business.”

http://youtu.be/aFwH8tIuuAY
THE REAL ROYAL KING

TillieGlockenspiel said:
Christie is blunt and he is direct, but he is also AUTHENTIC.

You do realize you just described the pharting process.
LOGICandREASON

Chris Christie is the MAN!
GoneFishing

LOGICandREASON said:
Chris Christie is the MAN!

He could be two if you cut him in half, and either of them would be better than Obama.
vyapaar

Christie’s rudeness is not a indirect victory for his constituents at all. The lady did not question his parenting skills or his kids at all like Christie tried to claim in his show. He dodged the question of the parent who can’t afford to send her kids to a private school like Christie can and is concerned that he is cutting funding that allows public schools to hire the right teachers to provide good education to students in public schools. With less funding, Schools will hire sub par teachers who are ok to take sub par salaries and provide crappy education to kids like that lady who wants to make sure she can provide good education for her kids within the means she has in her life. So much for being a straight shooter you dumbass.
Yukon Jack

Chris Christie is twice the man 0bama could ever hope to be. Physically, mentally, spiritually, characteristically and genetically.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Karen-Foster/1466021689 Karen Foster

He is nothing but a sneaky liar just like every other NJ politician. He lied to get votes. Why is it OK to ask a person making less than 60K to pay about $4800 more a year, but it IS NOT OK to ask someone making $750K to pay 5K more? Does THAT sound like shared sacrifice?
http://www.gofoster.com/images/An%20Open%20Letter%20to%20the%20Teachers%20of%20NJ.htm
X-3

I loved the “none of your business” response.

Christie, and the democrats who finally found their pragmatism knew that it was either some temporarily painful draconian measures now or that New Jersey would be bankrupt next year. They’re still not out of the woods (should I have said Pine Barrens?) but thanks to Christie, they now have a chance at economic recovery.