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A new viral video starring New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Newark Mayor Cory Booker (a potential future rival of Christie's) helps underscore the value for politicians in being able to navigate new media and contemporary culture.
The video, released on Tuesday night by Christie's office, shows Booker, the Democratic mayor popularized for his antics of shoveling snow or rushing into a burning building to save a neighbor, running to the rescue every time the Republican governor encounters a mishap. But when Booker is facetiously shown talking to Mitt Romney about a spot on the Republican ticket, Christie intervenes.
The skit was produced for a legislative correspondents' dinner along the line of the White House Correspondents' Association gathering hosted every year in Washington and was quickly passed around.
Humor has always been a part of the modern political campaign -- think Richard Nixon's appearance during his run for president on the television show "Laugh-In." But humor's role has been augmented in the age of social media and viral videos; candidates and politicians, at a bare minimum, now try to show that they’re at least conversational in the language of pop culture and sufficiently self-effacing.
“The Christie video gets the No. 1 rule of political humor: It’s an incredibly powerful weapon, but in order to be able to wield it against others, you have to be willing to turn it on yourself first,” said Jeff Nussbaum, a partner at West Wing Writers, who’s worked on political humor for Democratic candidates and officeholders.
“I think that, more and more, people not only want their elected officials to have policy positions, but they also want these people to be relatable,” he said. “And humor is an incredibly good way for elected officials to show they can relate, laugh and, more importantly, laugh at themselves.”
Humor falls along the continuum of reliability, a trait on which every political candidate hopes to trade.
MSNBC's Alex Wagner and the NOW panel discuss Vice President Biden, the GOP veepstakes, and more on the 2012 horse race.
That broader sense of cultural versatility explains why President Barack Obama drew wild cheers from the audience of ABC”s “The View” when he correctly named which of the Kardashian sisters had divorced her husband 72 days. And it’s why Obama, a few weeks earlier, chose to
participate in a “Slow-Jamming the News” skit on NBC’s “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.”
Sarah Palin’s 2008 appearance on “Saturday Night Live,” alongside parody-doppelganger Tina Fey, served many of the same purposes; it’s why Mitt Romney still might appear on the same show this fall.
Nussbaum suggested, too, that Obama’s use of humor has been most effective in deflecting his fiercest criticism, for instance, his jokes about the origin of his birth certificate in light of public scrutiny from Donald Trump.
But employing humor or trying to seem pop-culture savvy has its limits, and might not work the best for some candidates. It depends on the circumstances.
“When I first saw it, I asked myself, 'Hmm, I wonder if Mitt Romney should do something like that?'” said Republican ad man Fred Davis, who concluded that the presumptive Republican presidential nominee would be served better by a sober campaign emphasizing his competence versus Obama.
“I think most of Romney's attempts at humanizing himself have fallen a little flat,” Davis said. “Romney's path to victory is probably not being funnier than Obama on Letterman; his path to victory is being more competent than Obama.”
(“I’ll say this: I’m not eager to see Mitt Romney at an open mic night anytime soon,” Nussbaum said.)
The risk, though, always involves the humor hitting too close to home.
Some believe Al Gore’s frequent jokes about his stiffness as a candidate reinforced an existing public perception. And President George W. Bush’s jokes about being able to locate weapons of mass destruction in Iraq came against a backdrop of bloodshed in that war, which was heavily predicated on the purported existence of those weapons.
Will New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie toss his hat into the ring for Vice President? Steve Kornacki, Salon.com and Robert Costa, National Review, weigh in.
But if Christie has serious designs on getting a vice presidential nomination, the video may have hurt those chances as much as helped. Christie’s video mentions -- twice -- his status as a favorite pick to round out Mitt Romney’s ticket, including the video’s biggest comedic payoff at the end.
“I think it maybe went one click too far in that direction, but I don’t think it crossed the more dangerous thresholds for humor,” Nussbaum said.
And Davis, whose ad firm has earned a reputation for its eyebrow-raising humor, said he far prefers to invoke laugh lines when going after other candidates.
“We're really big on humor. But where it plays the biggest role is in making an attack where that doesn’t blow back against the attacker,” he said. “Emotion works in advertising, and humor is a very powerful emotion.”
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If we could just get these Highly Paid Government People who run around the country Slashing Benefits for the Elderly Meals On Wheels for 70 & 80+Year Olds, Taking Away our Kids School Lunches, Taking Away Women's Health Benefits and staying out of their Boodwards and simply care about those Hurting In this Country they will finally realize that the Families hurting is no Joke!
Mitt Romney could try Bully-the-Little-Guy stand-up COMEDY.
Holy crap libbies - Obama's budet goes o'fer in the House and o'fer in the Senate?
Not a single dem will support the pres? Man his budget must really, really suck.
Where the hell is Pelosi? Reid? Chucky Schumer? Anybody?
Man, I hope you all understand you just saw the democratic party, as a whole, jump the shark.
So Amy, serious people and all that....how you feeling about now?
Unserious?
By the way Amy, are you a so called serious person?
Please translate. GOP-speak has no logic.
And you brain, if you seriously can't understand that Obama's budget got exactly zero votes today.
Not one single vote. You get that importance of that, right?
See, I can see dems up for election, but there are hundreds of dems that are not up for election, yet refused to support Obama.
Surely [I can call you surely, right Backhouse?] you get that.
Yet somehow I suspect you do not.
God bless you Backhouse - you are so very amusing. Kinda like Matthews on Jeopardy. :)
It is you that is using the GOP --
Bully-but-never-cooperate lingo, not the President.
Ah Backhouse, there really is no credible way to spin 610-0.
But please, please keep up the good fight. It is so very amusing.
610.
0.
Oh. My. God.
keep praying.
Yeah, I didn't think you'd care to address the 610-0 thing-y.
Hurts, don't it?
Say it with me Backhouse - Obama's budget was not serious. It was terrible and stupid.
It was so stupid not a single dem in congress would vote for it.
And Backhouse that is historic.
Better than sociopathic ~~ the current national wave of GOP bullies.
Someone ate a bowl full of all the liberal talking points this morning. Itd be great if all those things werent just hyped up by the liberal media, but ill assume you arent smart enough to understand that.
Spanky-
And you brain, if you seriously can't understand that Obama's budget got exactly zero votes today.
Not one single vote. You get that importance of that, right?
You spanky, have no idea what the implications are there. But, you will in November 2012 and the next mid term election when all the hillbilly Tea suckers , decrepit inept old white men, and Black slave catchers, like Alan West, are sent back to hills and trail camps.
Americans are sick of Republican and Teabagger brinkmanship. I'm sure you must know the ratings for Congress sucks; particulary the GOP reps.
Bev,
They keep doing the Wully Bully.
And yet bev you still failed to see that Obama's idea of a budget got zero votes, that includes dems.
true dat 6445
And yet bev you still failed to see that Obama's idea of a budget got zero votes, that includes dems.
WhAT you failed to see is HOW, WHAT, & WHY. Don't you just love destroying America; Tea bagger?
And you are? You probably have trouble wiping your own butt. But please tell us about the liberal media.
Uh, okay...lets take a deep breath and stop the spin.
First, what was voted on today was not the President's budget proposal. What was voted on today was this 56-page budget amendment submitted by Sen. Jeff Sessions (R) of Mississippi...
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112sconres41pcs/pdf/BILLS-112sconres41pcs.pdf
The same basic document was submitted by Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R) of South Carolina. They claimed that this was, in fact, the President's budget proposal. Of course, they used general numbers and gave no specifics (please note, budgets are usually 2000-page documents and not 56).
Of course, voting on this and not on a real budget proposal dooms the "budget" to failure.
The House of Representatives is a total of 435 voting members. The Senate has a total of 100 members. That makes the maximum number of votes 535. Today's vote was 414-0 and the Senate vote was 99-0. By my math, that makes the score 513-0.
...so apparently the GOP not only has problems with science but math as well.
Backhouse
Bev,
They keep doing the Wully Bully
That in addition to deliberate LIES is all they know.
Da-Noid, Bev - They are so desperate that they will grasp at anything, factual or not. And the only thing Spanky has a handle on, is his little "One eyed Republican!
Obama/Biden - 2012
LOL, the how what and why are because everyone knows he's fail so neither dems nor repubs voted for his idiot ideas.
James Lipton's advise to Romney on how to act human -- Now that is even better. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O288p2Eu6s
And for Pete's sake, can't we go at least one day without Stinky and his crock of crap?
Ah, now TruePatriot - if only someone would advise Obama on how to devise a budget that'd be capable of getting a single vote.
Truepatriot is embarrassed for poor old, lonely Obama.
What up TrueP? Obama got exactly 0 votes. That just sucks.
Hey TruePatriot - you seen those youtube videos of OBama saying he'd cut the deficit in half? Funny, right bug guy?
Yeah, I know, you are not laughing, but rather crying.
Keep on keeping on Truepatriot, you silly libbie warrior you.
Notice how when presented with facts Spanky completely ignores me.
Romney is stiff as hell, he is uncomfortable with people on campaign trail. People will also return the favor - be uncomfortable in voting for him.
Republicans will have at least 60 seats in the senate and Romney will win handily. This economy is tanking again and like it or not the party in power pays. He had a chance to fix the economy early on but chose Obamacare instead. The fact that it isn't the cornerstone of his re election campaign speaks volumes.
Democrats are too cowardly to put up a budget because it would have to look like Ryan's and that would be political suicide. They'd rather lie to the public and demonize republicans than get serious about solutions. Even Obama says entitlements must be addressed but he can't before the election for the same reason.
If the Dems put up a full budget plan the Repubs would reject and tuck it away for a rainy day. Everything that the Repubs have proposed and Obama has tried to give them they have had a change of heart and voted it down..........Things that make you go Hummmmmmmmmmm
Christie's humor is means spirited and demeaning. If you don't agree with him on everything, he will tell you to talk to the hand. Some people enjoy having a rude, bullying governor who insults his state's residents on a regular basis. I guess that is why it works for him. Common decency has become uncommon.
If Mitt tried this, he would fall on his face. Humor is not in his genetic makeup.
Wayne ,
Chris Christie is a political superstar, has a good sense of humor, and can even give credit to Democrat Cory Booker..
You on the other hand, are so pathetic you are just unintentionally funny, thanks for the laughs.
I will say it again. Chris Christie is a bully who embarrasses and demeans residents in public settings at every opportunity. If he doesn't agree with you, he will call you any number of insulting names and even use profanity. What kind of "superstar" does that? His brand of politics has no place in public discourse.
So that was funny, eh. The men in my firehouse used to get course with each other, but we treated each other like brothers. With Christie, if you don't believe in EVERYTHING he says, you are his enemy.
Mittens Romney and Christie are a perfect match, and should be a couple. Bullies both, neither has a sense of humor.
What our friend Bob doesn't get is that if your "humor" is always at the expense at someone else, in a mean spirited way, and if you have to tell others you are being "funny" gosh darn it, you just aren't funny and people don't like it.
Kind of like attacking a kid, having your "posse" hold him down, so Mittens could cut his hair. That was a laugh riot, right Bob?
Yup Bob!
Governor Krispy Creme is a superstar alright, just like rest of the bullies in the GNOP!
The biggest one is on top of the GNOP ballot!
You might want to think about toning down your defense of people like this...
Where, on FOX? If he's such a superstar, why did he not run to win the Republican nomination? OH, that's right, he knew he would lose, just as Romney will. On that, I'll give him credit for. The only thing else he's good at is clearing the room with one of his super sized farts. "Oops, guess the press conference is over!"
GOP Governors in Virginia, Wisconsin, Ohio, NJ are balancing budgets and improving the economy.
How is it going in California and Illinois? Where union-poodle liberal Governors are raising taxes and the state economies are tanking.
GOP Governors in Virginia, Wisconsin, Ohio, NJ are balancing budgets and improving the economy.
V-Bob, You better check your facts a little more closely.
Remember the old adage, "Engage your brain before shifting your mouth into gear".
To do that, one must have one. They are in very short supply in the Teabagger camp.
carrot top's humor is mean spirited and demeaning! Christie is a popular Governor and truely a rising star in and outside of NJ. ... carrot top is .....? Well you can say she is well liked at the truck stops she trolls!
Hey Bob in VI,
Our liberal governor in MN is very popular in the latest polls over 50%. Meanwhile the tea party controlled state houses are polling at 23%. Governor Dayton just vetoed their last bill to use our SURPLUS for lowering taxes for business.
Meanwhile, Obama leads Romney in the polls including independents.
And gas in Slayton MN is 3.47 a gallon!!
Bob in Virginia-5210392
GOP Governors in Virginia, Wisconsin, Ohio, NJ are balancing budgets and improving the economy.
How is it going in California and Illinois? Where union-poodle liberal Governors are raising taxes and the state economies are tanking.
BoB, why do you and other righties here keep repeating that LIE about Wisconson Amd Illinois?
G. Walker, has destroyed J-O-B-S in Wisconsin while Gov. Quinn has created by raising taxes
Gov. Walker Disregards Official Jobs Data Now That It Shows Wisconsin Losing Most Jobs In The Nation
Last month, BLS found that Wisconsin had the “largest over-the-year percentage decrease in employment,” losing nearly 1 percent of its jobs from April 2011 to April 2012. Wisconsin was one of only four states to lose jobs over that period
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In other words the cross eyed badger LIED just amost TEABAGGERS & FOX NOISE
Illinois Beats Wisconsin In Job Creation
According to Bloomberg News, Illinois outperformed Wisconsin in job creation in the year after we raised taxes and they inaugurated Walker.
According to Edward Hill, an economist at Cleveland State University, Wisconsin has trouble competing for jobs with Illinois because “it does not have the economic engine of Chicago.”
Which suggests that success or failure of Quinn and Walker has less to do with their governing philosophies, and more to do with the 1818 decision to move the Illinois border from a line level with the southern end of Lake Michigan to a spot 55 miles to the north, thus placing Chicago within Illinois. That ensured that we would become an urban, industrial state, while Wisconsin would become a rural Dairy Republic, prone to electing such lying, right-wing politicians as Joe McCarthy and Scott Walker.
Buy this book! Ward Room blogger Edward McClelland's book, Young Mr. Obama: Chicago and the Making of a Black President, is available on Amazon. Young Mr. Obama includes reporting on President Obama's earliest days in the Windy City, covering how a presumptuous young man transformed himself into presidential material. Buy it now!
Source: http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Illinois-Beats-Wisconsin-In-Job-Creation-148268035.html#ixzz1v5LPZ5Sb
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Illinois-Beats-Wisconsin-In-Job-Creation-148268035.html
Christie and Walker are in fact kicking ass.
Yet somehow Brown and Quinn are sucking eggs.
See gang, when you can go scoreboard, and Walker is about to go medieval on your progressive, union loving behinds, you win.
Cali and Illinois, not so much
See, easy, peasy, fresh and easy.
Spanky your parents must be brother and sister as well. You make absolutely no sense at all. And to top it off, you're not even funny.
Straight up tonyb.
So tell me, what is the current outlook for Walker in Wisc.? Barrenet got the dreaded 'dead cat bounce' after winning the primary, yes? Walker is up and trending even higher, correct?
Oh and Christie? Doing very well. yes? Now how 'bout Illinois and Cali? Circling the old drain, correct?
You see my man, they were saying Greece was all good, just a month ago. And yet, today we see huge runs on the banks there, and that it is about to exit the Eurozone. RIP greece, Rip Italy. Rip Cali and Illinois.
What up tonyb? It really is easy, peasy and fresh and easy.
I hadnt realized christie is a liberal.
Walker will be recalled. Wisconsinites hate him. Go somewhere else besides FUX and you would know, db. California was and has been in financial trouble for over 30 years. This just didn't start, moron. Of course you wouldn't know that because you only listen to the fascist propaganda from FUX. And quit pretending to talk like you have street cred. You sound like an idiot. No one has used the term "straight up" in well over 20 years.
He isn't. To be a liberal you have to be relatively intelligent and realize there are other people around you. The other side is neither. And you have nothing of value to add to any of these conversations, so I suggest you get back to watching Larry the Cable Guy.
Northstar FL
Meanwhile, Obama leads Romney in the polls including independents.
And gas in Slayton MN is 3.47 a gallon!!
Speaking of Gas check out what a Koched up, FOX, pundit, bobble-head, said:
Control the gas prices. You know, it’s amazing. [I’m hoping gasoline stays close
to five dollars in November], because that will be the reason. [No joke]. Think
about it everything gets affected by it, your groceries commute, commutation
costs.”
http://www.politicususa.com/fox-news-un-american-gas-prices.html
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This I watched on TV with my own two eyes. I can't stand that loud, mouth, shrill Dylan Ratigan; so I switch over to FOX to get the current LIES & innuendos.
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Yup, she said it. It immediately reminded me of them CLAPPING when Chicago lost the Olympics. Of course, we know the ircorriguble idiots on the right have already vowed to scorch the earth the day President Obama took his oath.
It has been documented.
A book reveals that Republicans held secret meeting deciding to obstruct EVERYTHING President Obama tried to do the DAY he was inaugurated.
Do Not Ask What Good We Do: Inside the U.S. House of
Representatives [Hardcover]
Robert Draper (Author)
http://www.amazon.com/Not-Ask-What-Good-Representatives/dp/1451642083
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Great Americans my a** these people are akin to traitors and should br tried for treason!!!
wow Bev, where do you find the time to post such nonsense?
It all boils down to: are we better off today than we were $5 trillion ago? Most definitely not!
Every time i see Christie i think of a big sobering St Bernard ..and Romney reminds of a big prancing French Poodle !
Walker will not be recalled, he's polling almost double digits above his rival. Not even the DNC is wasting money on the contest.
You are very mis-informed, even WI union leadership is admitting Walker will win and the Milwaukee Journal, Barrett Hometown newspaper is backing Walker.WI is already a done deal and Barrett lost.. Also this will be hurting Obama in the worst way. So get away from whatever your huffing and get some facts..
Christie...the perfect guy to be the GOP Mascot.
And Obama has decided to attack Romney's wife! Between the two, I'd take Christy's humor over Obama's (soon to become even more vicious) campaign thus far!
Free Market fan
And Obama has decided to attack Romney's wife!
Yea, what did President Obama say about Romney's wife? Can't say can you?
Christie would make a great Mascot for the Republicans. He's kind of lampoonish and generally well liked.
As far as Obama going negative. Welcome to American politics. If you don't go negative you don't get elected. Just look at what Romney did to his Republican opponents in the primaries. Now he expects them to endorse him with all his hearts? No wonder Santorum sent an email.
Since Obama can't run on his record the only thing he can do is go negative.
It would be a very stupid move for Romney to have anything to do with Christie, that would be almost be the same as obamer and biden. Christie is a joke.
In order to use humor on the campaign trail, Mr. Romney would have to be funny. As is, he is merely laughable.
On September 16, 1968, Richard Nixon, then candidate for President, appeared on Laugh-In and uttered the famous words, "Sock it to me?"
By 1974, both were cancelled.
In order to use humor on the campaign trail, Mr. Romney would have to be funny. As is, he is merely laughable.
Noid - You're on a roll today. Keep up the good work.....
Obama/Biden - 2012
What's really laughable is Obama's last 4 years! No, it is a crying shame!
The comedy team of "Mitten's and Christy" - Kind of like a poor man's "Laurel an Hardy".....
GT, I admit there is a physical resemblance between the two, but those two are just not funny. Both prey upon the most unfortunate people in our society. There are no laughs there.
Wayne - I was definitely hitting on the physical appearance only. "Laurel and Hardy" were great.
How about "Fatty Arbuckle"?
I know. It is painful to live in a neighboring state. You hear this guy Christie on the radio and TV all of the time.
You know what would really be funny. Mitten's being interviewed on "Colbert Nation"... LMAO just thinking about it!
Now that I'm thinking about it. Christie would be a bad choice for Romney. He'd overshadow Romney to much and steal the spotlight. He'd be a more likable version of Sarah Palin.
It's a little more than purely physical, I mean one's tall, skinny, and clueless, and the other is short, round and very nasty. And we do laugh at both pairs, but with Laurel and Hardy it's intentional.
Wayne you could not be more correct in your comment. Thank you, well said!
Thanks Sandie. It needs to be said.
Wayne-1656909
GT, I admit there is a physical resemblance between the two, but those two are just not funny. Both prey upon the most unfortunate people in our society. There are no laughs there.
The clown show continues; nonetheless . Ha Ha the Keystone Cop ans spinmaster
You know what would really be funny. Mitten's being interviewed on "Colbert Nation"... LMAO just thinking about it!
Christie is a bully who loves to throw his "weight" around.
Not someone I would choose as a friend. I guess he and Romney are good for each other. They both think they are better than everyone else. Typical republican way of thinking.
throw his "weight" around
Ramboet - No pun intended? LOL
I will be laughing so hard in November, when your failed President loses big!
Breaking news: another chuckle, showing again, the great leadership skills of your candidate!
"Obama budget defeated 99-0 in Senate"
V-Bob -I will be laughing so hard in November, when your failed President loses big!
There you go "Man of LaMancha", chasing those pesky wind-mills again.......
Obama/Biden - 2012
See Bob to the GT's of the world - Obama's budget butthurt is just a windmill.
That is funny, in a sad way.
O'fer my man, not a single vote in the House or the Senate.
Say GT - are there any dems in either of those places? What gives my man? Is that budget just that horrid?
Congress v. Obama today: 610-0
Oh holy hell gang, this isn't even fun anymore.
Math is hard, except when is isn't.
Exit question - just how bad at this is Obama?
Spanky-
Probably offered something to the Repubes that the Dems didn't like.......
“I think most of Romney's attempts at humanizing himself have fallen a little flat,” Davis said.
There is an explanation for that. Romney the Barber lacks empathy for fellow humans. Mitt the Barber, Mitt the Knife, Mitt the Stiff. His pattern of behavior is consistent with that of a psychopath. This doesn't mean he could be an ax murderer, it means he is likely to follow a particular pattern of behavior.
"Psychopaths possess a general lack of empathy. It includes deficiencies in comprehension and appreciation of others’ experiences and motivations, lack of tolerance of differing perspectives and diminished understanding of the effects of own behavior on others. At an extreme they are simply unable to understand the emotional states of other people, except in a purely detached, intellectual sense. Other people are thus little more than objects for their personal gratification. They are not disturbed by the suffering of others, nor do they take pleasure in making others happy. This callousness extends to everybody, family and strangers alike. They neglect other people's needs and desires and can casually inflict extreme cruelty."
Wikipedia, Psychopathy
One has to be pretty cold to loot companies like Bain did. Also, the comment "Corporations are people too" has strange implications.
Loyal - I don't think he's a psychopath. However, I do think he has a touch of "Ausberger's Syndrome".
And awfully cold to do what MIttens did to that young man he attacked, and then claimed not to "remember".
Only a few reasons that is possible: The most plausible explanation is that he is lying. OR, He wants to be President, oh so badly, and this might make him look like a spoiled rich kid. OR, he is a sociopath, and cannot empathize with others, since he views everyone else as tools to get what Mitty wants.
Loyal, Newday - Whatever's inside Willard's little peanut, we won't need to worry about it after November....
Obama/Biden - 2012
Willard and posse bully and assault a classmate as teens then as an adult Willard treats the family pet Seamus like crap.
Something is wrong with Willard......
GT, I have to disagree. Win or lose Romney will be back in 2016. People like that don't give up until they get what they want or as they see it get what they are entitled to.
Now I know why I like Governor Christie so much. He tells it like it is and won't be shouted down by jerks from the left. Also I just love the way the left wing nuts on First Read rush on line to try and demonize the man. Go Christie, keep the left wing nuts going crazy. I really find it funny that most of the hateful name calling of Christie and the posts against him are from people who don't even live in New Jersey.
Also I just love the way the left wing nuts on First Read rush on line to try and demonize the man
Sfc - Thats not true. How can I demonize someone who has a broad face and a little round belly,
that shakes when he laughs like a bowlful of jelly! He is chubby and plump, a right jolly old
elf, and I laugh when I see him, in spite of myself!
LOL!
Obama/Biden - 2012
GT, See you are showing your stupidity again. Get a life.
GT,
I can never understand the need to put people down. What good can come from that? Have you every been on the receiving side?
We need to find some middle ground and enough with the insults.
The need to put others down generally comes from low self esteem. By making others look small the aggressor feels like they are bigger.
Mitt Romney will reach and balance a budget and the economy will start growing, interest rates will go up, gas and groceries prices will go down so fast, Romney is a successful businessman with amazing business experience Romney will take our country out of debts and he will create lots jobs for all Americans. Current administration in the White House did not reach a budget, big spending, taxes, bailouts, stimulis packages, therefore the economy is worse and the nation will be into more debts, that will harm America's families economic recovery . Vote Mitt Romney you will be better off than we are right now. Romney 2012. ,
Staneve - I don't know where you're getting your info, but Mitten's 'most recent' economic plan will add $10 Trillion to our debt over the next ten years. I emphasize 'most recent' because it will probably change again before the weeks out, depending on who he's pandering too.....
Obama/Biden - 2012
Pigs will fly, hell will freeze over and there will be a chicken in every pot. You better check with Mitt the Barber before you commit him to such an ambitious agenda.
Does Mitt get credit for the recent drop in gas prices?
BTW, the House of Representatives is responsible for developing the federal budget according to the constitution.
hey stan, that's the same crap we heard in 2010. What happened? Oh, that's right, the GOP Liars Brigade pulled a fast one on you. How does it feel to be deceived? So now you think old Mitt Romney's going to do it by himself. You're too gullible if you fall for that. Mitt's only plan is to rope off the country for his rich buddies like a Manhattan nightclub. The rest of us won't get in. And the best part is, you'll be standing in line with the rest of us.
Republicans ran on repealing Obamacare, making him a one term president and stopping democrat destruction. They are doing exactly what they were elected to do. This gave them the biggest victory in 70 years.
On the other hand, after the shellacking democrats didn't change direction one bit. Even Clinton wasn't that stupid.
Those that ignore 2010 are doomed to repeat it.
How many doughnuts did it take to make this clip??
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How many doughnuts did it take to make this clip??
Since Gov Krispy Kreme runs New Jersey like the Soprano, he probably cooked the books, Only, a person without fear of being taken out could do an audit.
@Beverly in Chicago,
By the looks of Christie, he love's to cook up just about everything, animal, mineral, soft metals,Road Kill, Dumpsters,Bird Feeders,under Bleachers, and dog dishes...are you missing some Garbage?
love your post.
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@Beverly in Chicago,
love your post.
Yes, Christie will cook and eat anything his fat a** can get hold. Did you see all the hot dogs he ate on vacation while his city was in a snow storm?
I loved it when Chris Christie got in the people's helicopter on the tax payers dime to go his son's baseball game and the helicopter nearly tipped over.
Beverly, the man had to take a helicopter...a fork lift was too slow!
eye2eye-3869672
Beverly, the man had to take a helicopter...a fork lift was too slow
No, he needed a fork lift to get in the helicopter. A crane would have been better.
There is one occasion the State Police would have called Christie first....if there had been an overturned semi of dunkin donuts!
And what about that cow in the white house? Moo! Sorry I had to sink to your despicable level but you guys need a dose of your own medicine.
you need a doze of reality Phil
Christie looks like he swallowed Michelle whole then ate a side of ribs, two steaks, three cakes and an asian family of 4.
This video rocks! Christie is saving taxpayers money and Booker has done an amazing job with Newark. There are beautiful condos there now with a view of the Manhattan skyline. Kudos to both these guys.
I'm surprised that you can still find a Republican and Democrat that can get along well enough to do something like this anymore.
Considering all the hate and personal slurs against Christy on this thread, surprising indeed.
Mo Romney comes across as a rich, elite, well grromed, mirthless, blood sucking, unAmerican, corporate raider...that says he loves his family, that he is religious, and will do whatever the Teaparty tells him to do. However, if the Teaparty was not the GOP's current "shotcaller" then he might be backing a "woman's right to choose, or even Gay Marriage." What a phony ass mf!
LTC Rattus, USA, ret.
Too bad he'll be the next president, isn't it. Grow up.
Mitt has zero humor....he can't even handle one-liners! Even his handlers have now shut him down...no more attempts at humor, no more answering questions without a script, only interview on Fox where they pander to him with soft questions.
When Mitt gets on the debate stage next to President Obama, it will be so obvious who is the intellect, who is composed, who is compassionate, who has knowledge and professionalism....and it ain't Mitt!
Obama is a fascist and it shows. Attacking the supreme court, bypassing congress, etc. That my friends is fascism. There are three branches of government Obama, not one but THREE. You don't get to be king.
But things are soooo grim for soooo many right now. Take mr grover, the gop, & the rushbo cutting the food stamp program. While refusing to raise taxes back up to the clinton tax levels when we had a surplus. You can cheer those people by making jokes about govt but food is still food.
It is democrats killing all those programs. Since they'd rather demonize republicans than fix the problem, they will all go bankrupt, slashing benefits for everybody.
humor and willard is an oxymoron....he is soooo very awkward.
On the other hand Obama is a joke.
"Fatty" Arbuckle is Back - & he ain't pretty!
The key words are in the headline: "...will Mitt Romney follow suit?" The answer is no, because Mittens is nothing but an empty suit ... and with no sense of humor.
If only...... willard had a real personality...
He could seem almost.... human..
And if Obama didn't hang with terrorists and black, racists and America haters he'd almost be human.
Funny Valhalla, on your "hang with your terrorists" deal.
All those terrorists droned to death in Afghanistan & Yemen might disagree with you.
Would you rather he hang with white racists?? Perhaps he'll have a beer with you sometime.
And the America haters??? Well, I'm with you. I suggest we take out Karzai at the earliest opportunity. That's the America hater he's hung with recently.
On the article, I applaud both Christie & Booker. A repub & a Dem actually putting something together is a great thing. If only it could carry over nationally.
This is why I actually like Christie. He genuinely seems like a warm and likable guy. He can poke fun at himself and doesn't get upset when others do as well.
I still don't want to see him as Romney's VP choice though. Because if anything it would seem like a sell out to me and I'd end up losing some respect for Christie.
Christie is totally on the other side of the fence from me...but he is a force of nature. You can't help but like him.