Christie Addresses Reagan Library: Obama A "Bystander In The Oval Office"

Christie Addresses Reagan Library: Obama A "Bystander In The Oval Office"

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• ronald reagan

[DocStrange88]

Wow - after three years of being told that America's decline is just "something we'll have to get used to" (Biden) and watching a man sometimes in the Oval Office who spends more time on the golf course and on vacation than doing the job of President while the country goes to hell - this speech is like a breath of fresh air and reminded me of the days of Reagan when we were prosperous, proud and free.

[rocky19421]

It's hilarious to watch the Republican "sideshow" embracing candidates­" one minute and aborting them the next in their vain attempt to find another Ronald Reagan. The party has drifted so far to the right and embraced such extremists and nutcases that they've lost credibilit­y with independen­ts and moderates. They're afraid of them, and rightfully so. Lets see now, first was Palin. Next was Bachman. Then came Perry. Now, Christie..LOL

[jiujiu]

@lbages222 Hah, I knew that it didn't seem right when I heard him say it. He meant blase, haha. Bad proofreading on that.

[lbages222]

Smart guy or not, he almost immediately and wrongly uses the French word passe, meaning dated, when he should use blase, meaning unimpressed or indifferent. That speech must have been read by his team too. It's not a big mistake but it's embarrassing that no-one picked it up.

[plinkenstein]

He was able to work with a democratic house in NJ and got many of the fore mentioned pension reforms passed. He is leading by example and tackling the issues no one else was willing to touch.

[plinkenstein]

@plinkenstein Despite all that, he has a high approval rating 54% in NJ. The reason? He tells the truth. Yes many people also hate him but he is honest and not worried about being reelected.

[plinkenstein]

@plinkenstein NJ state employees get 92% of health benefits for state workers (higher than NY 83% and Higher than federal Gov employee 66%) Further, the majority of teachers pay nothing and if you teach long enough, those benefits continue for life. Christie has asked the teachers union to take a one year pay freeze and contribute 1.5 towards medical benefits. He was vilified. For not building the tunnel that we can't afford?... vilified etc, etc.

[plinkenstein]

@mrfreedomdemocracy1 Several states have higher unemployment than the national average. Most every state is suffering but you center out Christie. We have the highest property taxes in the nation, the third highest debt load, much caused by many who came before Christie and made promises to the unions, i.e. benefits for teachers, police, firefighters etc, that are now unsustainable in this climate. We can't build a 10 billion dollar tunnel to NY because we don't have the bucks. Continued.

[plinkenstein]

@TylerThrashPeace You may be right about all those factors however you are stringing together some things that may not be connected. At least you have the decency not to blame Bush:)

[TylerThrashPeace]

@plinkenstein Obama's economic policies were working before the Arab spring, Japan earthquake and tsunami and then the European debt crisis hit(what a year!). If you look back to 2010, America's GDP was at 2.9 percent, almost 3 percent. Economist at the end of the year said if all is normall they predict US economy could grow by 3.5 percent in 2011. Unemployment dropped too 8.7 down a whole 1%, and at the fastest 4 month rate drop in 50 years. But when all the external factors hit, thingswentbad

[plinkenstein]

@mrfreedomdemocracy1 What do you have mental telepathy? Since when am I a Fox fan? And where did I say I hate Obama? I don't hate Obama and was glad when he was elected. He has been awesome militarily in fighting the war on radical Islam. His policies for the economical growth are not working. He and congress both are to blame. The federal government is too big and bloated. Christie doesn't care if he is vilified. He is at east trying to the right things in NJ.

[mrfreedomdemocracy1]

@plinkenstein Again where are your numbers? If you like a candidate you should tell us why? what did he accomplished? I SAVE YOU TIME .... NOTHING, HE ACTUALLY WORSEN THE SITUATION BECAUSE SCHOOLS ARE WORSE, NO TRANSPORTATION (HIGH SPEED TRAIN BLOCKED), NO INFRASTRUCTURE (BRIDGES, ROADS, ETC.), NO INVESTMENTS IN RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ETC. WHERE THE FUCKING ARE THE JOBS AFTER HE GAVE THE MONEY TO CORPORATIONS IF THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS SKYROCKETING AND IS HIGHT THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE?