I'm really beginning to feel sorry for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. As much as I'd like to see the guy run for the presidency and become the Republican nominee (not saying I'd vote for the guy necessarily, but also wouldn't be incredibly bummed if he won, which is a definite step up from previous Republican nominees), I'm becoming more pessimistic that he'd be able to come out on top when the Republican Primaries are all said and done. The thing about Christie is, for as much as Independents, Reagan Democrats, and middle-of-the-road Republicans like him, conservative Republicans can't seem to stand the guy, and they'll probably be the bloc of voters most likely to participate in the primaries. While Christie would likely give his party its best chance of winning back the White House in 2016 (January of 2017, I suppose), I have trouble seeing him get past the primaries.
I've especially felt this way since Hurricane Sandy struck New Jersey near last year's election. After Governor Christie worked with President Obama on providing aid for the people of his state and seeing the president win a second-term shortly thereafter, many far-right Republicans blamed Christie for Obama's election-night victory over Mitt Romney. Yes, they believed that the governor of New Jersey, whose state was just struck by a hurricane, gave President Obama the lift he needed to win re-election due to the praise Christie gave him for helping the victims of the storm. What was Christie supposed to do and say? Was he supposed to just lie low and not worry about the people he represented until after the election? After President Obama worked with him so arduously, was the New Jersey Governor supposed to tell people, "You know what? The president did what he was supposed to do. That's his job. I still think he sucks. Romney 2012!"? In the former scenario, Christie wouldn't have a chance of winning another election. In the latter scenario, Christie would have run into problems if he needed any more aid from President Obama. The guy was simply doing what he felt was right for the people of his state. He was doing his job, and actually placed the people he represented above politics, which is what more politicians should do.
Well, that's the proper way to go about things in some people's minds evidently. This past weekend, my uber-conservative and prejudiced grandfather cornered my Swiss-like father (Mr. Neutral) with politics. During this rant, my grandfather referred to Chris Christie as "fatboy" and said, "I see that fatboy is palling around with Obama again," and later called the New Jersey governor a "traitor."
A traitor? To who exactly? Chris Christie was voted by the people of New Jersey to represent them as their governor. After the Garden State was struck by a devastating hurricane, Christie did all he possibly could to make certain the victims of the storm could not only survive, but bounce back as quickly as possible. During this process, he worked with President Obama - the leader of this country - to provide for the best opportunity of that. So, once again, he was a what? Traitor? I have to imagine the residents of the state Christie represents - New Jersey - beg to differ.
Up next we have Rush Limbaugh, who said the following on his radio show yesterday:
"Obama has money. Governor Christie wants the money. Governor Christie needs the money, so the people will be helped. So, Christie praises Obama. It's a master-servant relationship."
That's it, because no Republican would ever work with President Obama because it's simply the right thing to do. It would be treasonous to do so. It would be treasonous to actually work with the other party to try and get things done as opposed to spend every second on Fox News and radio shows bashing the president. It's really a sad state of affairs when a Republican politician actually reaches across the aisle to move his/her state or country forward, gets bashed by right-wing media outlets, and called a traitor as a result. If this continues, Governor Christie, let me be the first to welcome you to the dark side (becoming a Democrat).
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/28/rush-limbaugh-obama-chris-christie_n_3349891.html
I've especially felt this way since Hurricane Sandy struck New Jersey near last year's election. After Governor Christie worked with President Obama on providing aid for the people of his state and seeing the president win a second-term shortly thereafter, many far-right Republicans blamed Christie for Obama's election-night victory over Mitt Romney. Yes, they believed that the governor of New Jersey, whose state was just struck by a hurricane, gave President Obama the lift he needed to win re-election due to the praise Christie gave him for helping the victims of the storm. What was Christie supposed to do and say? Was he supposed to just lie low and not worry about the people he represented until after the election? After President Obama worked with him so arduously, was the New Jersey Governor supposed to tell people, "You know what? The president did what he was supposed to do. That's his job. I still think he sucks. Romney 2012!"? In the former scenario, Christie wouldn't have a chance of winning another election. In the latter scenario, Christie would have run into problems if he needed any more aid from President Obama. The guy was simply doing what he felt was right for the people of his state. He was doing his job, and actually placed the people he represented above politics, which is what more politicians should do.
Well, that's the proper way to go about things in some people's minds evidently. This past weekend, my uber-conservative and prejudiced grandfather cornered my Swiss-like father (Mr. Neutral) with politics. During this rant, my grandfather referred to Chris Christie as "fatboy" and said, "I see that fatboy is palling around with Obama again," and later called the New Jersey governor a "traitor."
A traitor? To who exactly? Chris Christie was voted by the people of New Jersey to represent them as their governor. After the Garden State was struck by a devastating hurricane, Christie did all he possibly could to make certain the victims of the storm could not only survive, but bounce back as quickly as possible. During this process, he worked with President Obama - the leader of this country - to provide for the best opportunity of that. So, once again, he was a what? Traitor? I have to imagine the residents of the state Christie represents - New Jersey - beg to differ.
Up next we have Rush Limbaugh, who said the following on his radio show yesterday:
"Obama has money. Governor Christie wants the money. Governor Christie needs the money, so the people will be helped. So, Christie praises Obama. It's a master-servant relationship."
That's it, because no Republican would ever work with President Obama because it's simply the right thing to do. It would be treasonous to do so. It would be treasonous to actually work with the other party to try and get things done as opposed to spend every second on Fox News and radio shows bashing the president. It's really a sad state of affairs when a Republican politician actually reaches across the aisle to move his/her state or country forward, gets bashed by right-wing media outlets, and called a traitor as a result. If this continues, Governor Christie, let me be the first to welcome you to the dark side (becoming a Democrat).
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/28/rush-limbaugh-obama-chris-christie_n_3349891.html
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