Governor Christie on Meet the Press: Washington is Talking at Each Other, Not With Each Other

MR. GREGORY: Where have Republicans been culpable for the paralysis in Washington? You've spoke about the president. What about...

GOV. CHRISTIE: I've spoken about both, David.

MR. GREGORY: ...what, what role do Republicans play?

GOV. CHRISTIE: Listen, you know, and I've said this before. I, I think that, that people are spending too much time talking at each other and not talking with each other. Look at New Jersey. Now in New Jersey I have a Democratic legislature. They say some of the most unspeakable things about me publicly. On the other hand, though, I do not take that personally. I still bring them in the room. We sit down, we talk and we resolve things because we're put in these jobs to accomplish things, not just to posture and pose. And so my point to Republicans has been to you've got to force those conversations. Now if the president's not interested in having them, and if he's not interested in developing those relationships, then there's little the Republicans can do. But to the extent that we've contributed to not having those relationships happen, then there's a culpability there.

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• New Jersey
• Governor Christie
• Chris Christie
• Meet the Press
• David Gregory
• Newt Gingrich
• Mitt Romney
• 2012
• Jersey Comeback
• Tax Cut

[nmr20067]

@garak99 Really? Now that will be a good one. But really I don't thing Newt will have the balls to do it right now. Like I said, they have recent history together that Newt does not want the far right to know about. I hope Al brings that up. Like I said, Newt is not my guy. I don't like him.

[garak99]

@nmr20067 Newt and Al may be getting together real soon for a interview

[nmr20067]

@garak99 And it's funny you bring up Newt. Newt and Al were hanging out two years ago touring cities for some cause. So maybe Uncle Al should call Newt and tell him to stop his race baiting. I agree on that. No one does that better than Al Sharpton, so Newt should leave it to Al.

[nmr20067]

@garak99 Hey we can agree on Newt. I don't like him one bit and thing he is an a-hole. But yeah, I will say it again, Uncle Al is a joke. He needs to pay his millions in taxes so poor people can benefit from the millions he makes. That's what your side says, so I agree, the hypocrite Al should pay up.

[garak99]

@nmr20067 "Uncle Al Sharpton" sounds like something like Newt Gingrich would say alongside "Food Stamps, Janitors that make outrages salaries because of Unions, Kids in the poor neighborhoods don't have roll models"All racially  suggestive but that was not your intent correct ?

[nmr20067]

@garak99 LOL I am an independent who will admit Fox is right leaning. But so what, your station, msDNC, has one republican on since getting rid Pat. Ed is a joke. This is the same guy that MSDNC suspended last year for calling a WOMAN - Laura Ingraham - a WHORE. And this is who you look up to?? Wow. Where are the women rights groups on that? BTW....I only like your "Occupy" people when they occupied Congress and the Supreme Court last week. Now they are getting somewhere.

[garak99]

@nmr20067 There Ratings are fine not FOX (We Make it Up and You Fools Believe It) News ratings but fine I do not think Rachel is any more Democrat than I am I am a Independent. And Ed he is one of the few people on TV that supports working middle class. Why is it when FOX covers a protest or Occupy story do people stand behind the reporter and chant "FOX News Lies, FOX News Lies" yet when Ed covered the WI Union Busting protest he was cheered by those same people ?

[nmr20067]

@garak99 And Uncle Al Sharpton?? The great race debater...oops, I meant race baiter. You're right, I don't want to see an interview with an old, tried race hustler that cannot even pay his fair share of taxes. Uncle Al owes the state of NY and federal government well over a million dollars for years of unpaid taxes! But yet his show talks about the 1% and 5% who don't pay their fair share. Yeah, I don't want to see your Governor interview with a sorry, hypocritical race hustler.

[nmr20067]

@garak99 Rachel Maddow and Ed Schultz? No one has to worry to much about them because their rating are in the toilet. And Ol Lawrence O is hanging on for dear life at the 10pm spot. Maybe Rachel can stop being such a good Democrat and finally cover your corrupt former Governor and have him on and ask him where's the money he told the Congress he can't find. lol Go thing Obama gave Corzine the money back. They should have gave it to the poor like good libs would have.

[june372]

@garak99 Ah, okay, I mistakenly thought you were sane. Good luck with that and I hope you keep your promise of commenting on every single video until his term ends.