Conegate!
My God, this is HUGE! Lane closures! Oh the horror!
You’d think the world was ending. The Daily News has Christie’s career ended:
Utterly desperate liberals are scraping the asphalt for some meager shred of dung they can cast at Christie to assuage their egos in the midst of the Obamacare and Gates disasters.
Shame on corrupt Christie !
says one liberal.
All those responsible for these “reprisal’ road closures should be charged with murder!
says another.
You have to laugh. Belly laugh. I simply cannot take this or them seriously.
After the Obamacare lies, after Fast and Furious, after Benghazi, after killing three Americans without due process, after it all (and none of it bothers liberals) we’re supposed to be exercised about traffic cones? Obama sends 1500 US soldiers to die for something he didn’t believe in, Hillary plays politics with national security and all they’ve got are traffic cones.
Well, Christie should take this as seriously as Obama takes capturing those responsible for the deaths of the four Americans in Benghazi or the death of Brian Terry or Jaime Zapata or the deaths of 1500 US soldiers in Afghanistan.
That is say, not at all. That is not to say that he should not respond. So I have some suggestions for Christie for his presser:
“If you like your cones, you can keep your cones. No one will take them away from you no matter what. Period.”
“I just found out about this by reading the papers.”
“We will get to the bottom of this”
“I will have those lanes opened within the first year of my Presidency.”
“We’re going to open those traffic lanes. We’re going to lead by example—not just by word but by deed. That’s our vision for the future.”
“What difference at this point does it make?”
And most believable of all:
“The traffic jams were caused by a video.”
And he should take a hint from Obama and leave ’em with something like this:
That ought to do it. After all, it works for Obama.
UPDATE
Christie has fired a top staffer and has accepted responsibility.
Obama can’t even spell responsibility.
This will only strengthen Christie as a leader and diminish Obama further.
DrJohn has been a health care professional for more than 30 years. In addition to clinical practice he has done extensive research and has published widely with over 70 original articles and abstracts in the peer-reviewed literature. DrJohn is well known in his field and has lectured on every continent except for Antarctica. He has been married to the same wonderful lady for over 30 years and has three kids- two sons, both of whom are attorneys and one daughter on her way into the field of education.
DrJohn was brought up with the concept that one can do well if one is prepared to work hard but nothing in life is guaranteed.
Except for liberals being foolish.
If the Democrats were hoping Chris Christie would self destruct over Bridgegate, they are sure doing a lot to help repair Christie’s image with Republicans by seemingly going after Christie.
Weasel Zippers is reporting that there is already a federal class action law suit being filed against Christie, as a traffic jam might have caused some discomfort for drivers (read Democrats who bitch) and the FBI is going to investigate the situation and get to the bottom of it.
Well, Janet Napolitano did say that the government intended to handle “man-made” disasters, right? Bet we know more about Bridgegate in a month than we do about Benghazi 14 months later.
@retire05: The Dims are doing all they can to resuscitate Christie so that he can still be a legitimate (for them) candidate so the far left socialist on the ticket for them will have a legitimate shot. But Christie never has been my candidate so no amount of boosting him will affect my vote.
Perhaps because what you hear in the real world doesn’t jive with your alternative historical narrative.
Nothing like cutting edge/state of the art professional news outlets for live updates.
Too funny. Perhaps that’s a reasonable assumption now that CC’s damaged goods. Otherwise, who precisely scares Democrats in 2016? A Palin/West ticket? Bachmann/Trump?
@Ronald J. Ward:
CC was never NOT damaged goods. Sucking up to Obama during the hurricane was a public demo of all anyone needed to know about him. The Repubs don’t need to run a liberal, the libs will do that.
@Ronald J. Ward: I think right now I’d go with a ticket like Perry/Carson or Palin/Carson or Carson/ Palin Any of those should blow Shrillary out of the water. (what difference does it make?)
@Redteam: I too would go with a ticket like Perry/Carson or Palin/Carson or Carson/ Palin. And I’m indeed dead serious.
I just hope Carson can get himself off of that road to destruction before the primary debates.
@Redteam: I’ve said before I won’t support HRC based on her Benghazi statements.
Palin over HRC—NEVAH HAPPEN.
Perry could get nom. if Conservs. get behind him early and he stays off the meds. before the debates.Carson a good VP pick if he wants it.
@Ronald J. Ward:
and what road would that be?
@Richard Wheeler:
You can’t possibly believe that HRC would be a good president.
@Ronald J. Ward:
Oh, please tell me, Amazing Kreskin, what is my “alternative historical narrative?”
If you were not such an ass, you would have looked at the website first to see how they actually gather the news. (hint, it’s not like made up shit like BSMBC)
So you think DoJ law suits and FBI investigations are an attempt to “resuscitate” Christie? You really are stupid, aren’t you?
So why don’t you give us more of what the Democrats have to offer? Debbie Wasserman Schultz should have her mug on every show in the nation. She is the gift (for conservatives) that just keeps on giving. Maybe Wasserman-Schultz, Sheila Jackson-Lee and John Conyers could create a panel show where they can show their intellect.
@Richard Wheeler:
Why would he be on meds now? His back surgery was long ago. Or was that just a barb to make it sound like he is a pill head?
Frankly, Rick Perry would make a pretty good president. He’s done well by Texas, that is, compared to your state that is drowing in welfare and illegals worse than any state in the Union. Not to mention that any Californian with two grey cells bumping together are fleeing that state as fast as they can.
@Redteam: Did I say that?? But Palin–no. She wouldn’t be able to get 40% of female vote against HRC. Her unfavorability #’s are huge.
I think a ticket topped by Rubio or Perry has best shot. Palin should stick to fund raising those wealthy male Repub. donors
@Redteam, #54:
The governor of New Jersey and the President of the United States set their philosophical and political differences aside to better respond to the needs of the people of New Jersey following a natural disaster. That’s what any responsible elected officials ought to do under such circumstances.
@Richard Wheeler:
Rubio’s not involved, not a Natural born citizen. We don’t nominate ineligible candidates
@Greg:
I would agree, but that’s not what happened, it was the sucking up part I didn’t care for. Christie’s attempt to make Obama look good.
RW, what do you think of your great leaders actions in allowing this to happen?
Would kinda be like Truman giving Normandy back to the Germans after the D Day invasion.
whoops, forgot to add link:
Redteam
yes we did, and GREG IS RIGHT is right, IT WAS A MAJOR TASK TO TACKLE AND HE SAID IT HIMSELF
THAT PROVE HIM DOING A GOOD JOB AS A PRESIDENT FOR ALL,
NOT A PRESIDENT TO PUNISH THE HELL IN THE PEOPLE WITH HIS PENALTY FOR THOSE UNWILLING TO FOLLOW HIS FOREIGN STYLE POLICY, AND THOSE WHO DID NOT FOLLOW HIS
TWO THOUSANDS PAGES BOOK OF HIS LAWS, SENDING HIS THUGS TO CHECK ON PEOPLE AND COLLECT MONEY ON ONE OF HIS MISSED REGULATION,
AND LET NO ONE DREAM THAT HILARY WOULD DESTROY THAT BOOK IF IN POWER,
SHE WILL CARRY ON HER FRIEND’S POLICY,
THIS AMERICA NEED A BRAND NEW LOOK WITH THE RIGHT PERSON LIKE RICK PERRY WHO HAS A RIGHT WAY TO MAKE THE JOBS COMING, FOR ALL THE PEOPLE,
SARAH PALIN WHO CAN SEE THE DEMOCRATS SECRETS TRICKS BEFORE ANYONE, SHE HAS A GIFT OF PERCEPTION, AND WOULD MAKE A LIST OF ALL THOSE SECRET LAWS SO PERRY WOULD BURN ALL OF IT FOREVER, ANYTHING THAT HAS TORMENTED THE CITIZENS SHE KNOW TO HAVE IT TRASH LIKE THE SYRIANS POISON THERE, ALL THOSE TRASH ARE HERE TO DESTROY,
AND SARAH IS THE ONE TO NOT WASTE ANY TIME, SHE IS CREDIBLE BECAUSE SHE TELL THE TRUTH, NO LIES FROM THE DEMOCRATES,WOULD HAVE A CHANCE TO PENETRATE HER OFFICE,
AND THE PEOPLE WOULD BREATH THE CLEANER AIR AGAIN, AND THE MILITARY ALREADY LOVE HER,
FOLLOW THEIR GUTT’S FEELING THEY ARE VERY SMART AT IT,
PERRYPALIN, OR PALINPERRY, THAT’S A WOW,INCLUDING THEIR NOMINATED LOYALS TO AMERICA,
LOYAL TO SERVE AND OPEN JOBS FOR THE PEOPLE, GREAT IDEAS WOULD FLORISH FROM THEIR INTELLIGENCE FOCUSSING ON AMERICA’S NEEDS,
@Redteam: I think it sucks. I have friends who fought in Fallujah and Ramadi and I know of their courage and bravery.
Throughout history the Sunnis and Shiites have battled each other. Our invasion created a fragile and temporary fix. I hate to say it, but in 20/20 hindsight, we shouldn’t have gone in.
Afghanistan is an even worse cluster fuck.
Rubio’s good to go.
Christy sucked up to get aid to his constituents—smart— Conservs.don’t like him. Liberals don’t like him. The people of New Jersey love him.
05 @ #60,
Good lord dude, you deny and manipulate what you write in one comment to the next, regardless of the fact it’s in black and white in that very thread. From any credibility standpoint, you’ve pretty much cashed in your chips. And I understand and realize you disagree, deny, don’t understand, or need a link or some other ridiculously stupid shit to prove it, which you would deny that very existence as well.
Are you seriously putting Weasels in a category of “professional news outlets”? Just too funny!
Redteam @54, you’re correct that CC wasn’t damaged goods but he is now. What once was construed as a strong willed disciplined candidate has now become a member of everything that’s wrong with politics. That Humpty Dumpty may be placed back on the wall but will never be the same.
@58,
You see, this is where hypotheticals and wishful thinking goes down in flames when confronted with reality. You guys remind me of the Rogers and Hammerstein classic Cinderella where Julie Andrews sings “in my own little corner in my own little chair, I can be whatever I want to be”. Whatever you want becomes real because, uh, well, “Obama is bad” or “Benghazi” or when Dr John has his ass handed to him he can claim victory by calling me a pedophile which you guys unanimously fall in line to support him with silly accolades akin to a retarded seal clapping their flippers together and chanting “ork, ork, ork”.
Ben Carson endorses a great deal that average Americans do not want and has a long history of unhinged statements inconsistent with main stream Americans. He equates PPACA to slavery, he claims white liberals are racists, equates same-sex marriage with NAMBLA and bestiality, admits government assistance help secure his career but wants to now cut everyone else off, opposes minimum wage, and has pushed the Todd “legitimate rape” Aiken envelope by saying “riled up” women should be “re-educated” on abortion. Civil rights attorney and talk radio host Leo Terrell calls him “the puppet of Sean Hannity”.
And much of this spew you may very well agree with BUT it’s not going to fly outside of the corner where you can be anything you want to be. You can create what you like in your dream world and claim victory to your fabricated arguments on FA but you’re being delusional by thinking such a wacko bird could actually appeal to enough voters to win the WH in the real world.
Richard Wheeler
she has a lot of woman willing to vote for her,
and don’t you worry about them MEN VOTING FOR HER AND RICK PERRY,
they already know what a wonderfull government they would make FOR ALL AMERICA,
AT LAST,
@Richard Wheeler:
anyone that doesn’t have a problem with nominating ineligible people, such as Obama should have no problem with Rubio. Myself, I’ll go with the constitution.
Whether we should have gone into Iraq is a moot question. Once in, we shouldn’t have surrendered. Blame BHO for the surrender and the ClusterF**k in Afghan.
@Redteam, #66:
WW2 was a war between nation states. There was a clearly defined, attainable end point to the conflict, and strong popular support among the people of occupied nations for the Allied cause. With Afghanistan, there are more differences than similarities.
What was the clearly defined, attainable end point in Afghanistan? What, exactly, was the unaccomplished mission that was turned over to the Obama administration?
@Redteam: Iraquiis told us to get out–blame their Govt and their military for the disintegration.
BHO does own Afghan.
Your consistent–Wrong on BHO and Rubio—About 80% of the electorate disagree with you on this.–Is Cruz eligible?
Ronald J. Wards
PLEASE SPARE US THAT LIBTARD SONG,
WHO SAID THAT AMERICA CAN NO MORE DREAM, AND EXPRESS HER WISH FOR THE NEAR FUTURE COMMING SOON,
THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING,
HOLD YOUR BREATH, THERE IS A LOT MORE COMMING TO SHOW THE DREAMS OF FREEDOM, ARE POSSIBLE,
FOR ALL AMERICAN WHO WILL UNITE FOR THAT WISH, BECAUSE THEY DREAM IT ALREADY,
WE CAN MAKE THEM COMME TRUE
AND THEY ALREADY VOTE FOR A WAKO BIRD, YOU CAN’T BEAT IT,
@Ronald J. Ward:
Look, RJW, maybe with the low information, brain dead left wingers that you associate with answering questions with questions constitutes answers. That b/s doesn’t fly with me, and you should know that and all your mindless blathering about chips only shows that you are not willing to answer my original question.
So………….you want to try again and tell me: what is my “alternative historical narrative?”
I know you’re just as short of facts as you are on intellect, but at least pretend to try to give a direct answer.
GREG
IT WAS TURN OVER WITH THE THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE ENDED PROPERLY,
WITH VICTORY,
INSTEAD OF BUTCHRY BECAUSE OF A RESTRAINED NEW ROE,
@retire05:
No.
@Greg:
We didn’t expect any American president to surrender in a war. Obama is the first.
@Ronald J. Ward:
Lesson #1, RJW; don’t let your mouth write a check your ass can’t cash.
I’ll count that coup.
@Richard Wheeler:
–Is Cruz eligible?
Freedom of speech is not up for a popularity vote. Gun ownership is not up for a popularity vote. The constitution was not written to be interpreted by the popularity of an issue. Cruz? No. Not a NBC.
Have to be born of two citizen parents.
@Ronald J. Ward:in 69 you said;
My statement was that Christie was never NOT damaged goods. He was always damaged from conservative point of view.
@Redteam:
That is stated in the U.S. Constitution in what clause?
@Redteam:
I seem to recall that capturing or killing the people who were responsible for 9/11 had something to do with the initial invasion. I don’t seem to remember anything about an open-ended occupation of Afghanistan—something that has never really ended well for any foreign power that has undertaken the task.
We’ve already been there for over 12 years. Afghanistan—which I supported, back when Osama bin Laden was still running loose—has become the longest war in U.S. history. Beyond the achieving the original mission, no clear end has ever been in sight.
Consider this estimate from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, which appeared in an article published by Global Research:
How much is Fallujah worth to us?
@Redteam: I stand corrected.
Regardless, as far as a serious political contended, CC bothered me. It really doesn’t matter how you feel about him as you’d vote for him in a heartbeat over Clinton or Warren or about any Democrat. You know this to be true. As always, presidential victories come down to swing states, independent voters, or those fence sitters. Another factor would be those that stay home rather than hold their noses.
CC had potential. He still does but he’s certainly stumped his toe. Perry, Palin, Carson, Bachmann, West, Trump, Walsh,King, and a few more are abject jokes, nut jobs, coocoo for cocopuffs that while sure to energize the crazies, will fall flat on the big stage, not to mention the inability for them to pull the big bucks out of the big boy’s pockets.
Speaking of big boy donors, it doesn’t help the RNC that their #2 and #3 biggest donors, Harold Simmons and Bob Perry both died last year. Their contributions of around $50 million was more than #4 though #13 combined.
It’s going to be hard enough making up ground with donors without putting intellectual lightweights and ideological idiots in the arena.
05 @79, you do that.
@Greg:
Just whatever you think the USA’s commitments are worth. BHO seems to think surrender is the best option. Seems as if he has plenty of liberal support.
@Ronald J. Ward:
I’m not sure I could pull that switch for Christie, even holding my nose and with bathroom spray fragrance. It would still stink.
I take it these are the ones the libs are most concerned about. (by the way, who is Walsh and King? )
Is that why BHO is fundraising 7 days a week? Because it’s a shoo in?
@Ronald J. Ward:
Perry,
Palin,Carson,West,
and a few more are abject jokes, nut jobs, coocoo for cocopuffs that while sure to energize the crazies,
Why don’t you tell us what magnificent achievements you have managed to rack up in your life, RJW? Governor of the most successful state in the nation for almost 14 years? Nope. World renowned physician? Nope. Rank of Lt. Col. who stood by his men at the risk of his own career? Nope. Multi-millionaire? Nope.
How about Congressman/woman or Senator? Nope.
So frankly, it shows just what a petty little weasel you are, RJW, to call any of these people “abject jokes, nut jobs or coocoo for cocoapuffs” when your greatest achievement was probably learning to tie your shoes.
@Redteam: I was at Khe Sanh in 1968. We fought Gen. Giap who had beaten tha French at Dien Bien Phu in 54– He paid dearly. Al Queda paid dearly in Fallujah at the hands of the Marines in 04.
Was it Nixons fault the ARVN couldn’t beat the NVA? Obama’s fault Iraqii Army can’t hold down Sunni/ Al Queda surge?
U.S Marines are a strike force not an occupier—Still Undefeated, proud, and ready to go.
Semper Fi
@Richard Wheeler:
I remember history a little differently. I remember that Nixon did defeat the NVA. I recall that the Congress surrendered after Nixon had won. Is it Obama’s fault, absolutely, it’s his strategy to surrender, not the US strategy. Congress (yes they were Dimocrats) gave up in VietNam, the President (yes he’s a dimocrat) gave up in Iraq. Love those Dimocrat strategists.
@Redteam: Nixon didn’t defeat NVA–remember Kissinger diplomacy? I don’t blame Nixon and as I said, U.S. Marines have kicked ass in all 4 major conflicts since 52, including Korea.
I’m interested in your thoughts re O5’s Cruz/Constitution query.
@Redteam, #85:
You’re dodging the question. Do you want to commit to another $75,000 per U.S. household of borrowed money? People seem to get upset if even a small fraction of that is spent for food stamps or healthcare. And when did we commit ourselves to a permanent effort to control the course of history in Afghanistan? I don’t seem to remember when we signed on for that one.
@retire05:
the one that says “natural born citizen”
@Richard Wheeler:
speaking correctly since the US military forces did, and he was the CinC of those military forces. After the NVN were defeated the Congress withdrew funding for continued operation’s which meant the military forces had to leave. Had nothing to do with Kissinger diplomacy, had everything to do with Dimocrats in congress diplomacy.
@Greg:
When you became an American citizen. In America we elect a congress and a president to decide policy and to enforce laws. Once the congress votes to enter into a war, it is then the function that they and the president do all they can to support and enforce that effort. It is not their place to go part way and give up. I don’t care about the cost. Just print more money, as long as we’re printing it to give to illegal aliens we may as well print it to pay the military.
Just be sure it is being spent with American companies and to pay US workers. Should help the economy.
It’s part of conservative alternate history that the NVA and VC were soundly defeated, but the Democratic Party then surrendered? No wonder we seem to be doomed to periodically repeat our errors.
@Richard Wheeler:
ever hear of Case-Church Amendment?
Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Seems the Dims want to repeat it.
@Greg: I direct you to the Case Church amendment just above. Why have you forgotten it? All Americans (that count) know that the NVA were defeated when the Dimocrats surrendered.
@Greg: Exactly. I find it ironic that you and I are the only two in this discussion that were actually ON THE GROUND in RVN.
That’s NVA RT.
@Redteam: Note U.S forces had been pulled out under Vietnamization–does sound like Iraq and Afghan..
Passage of Case Church was overwhelming and bi-partisan.
Do you ever tire of being so blindly partisan?
@Richard Wheeler:
I get a little tired of attempting to re-educate liberals that went to Ivy league schools and received toilet paper diploma’s in boxes of Cracker Jacks,
in RVN. RVN = Republic Viet Nam
That’s NVA NVA = North Vietnamese Army