When he was elected in 2009 to be governor of a state with a historic Democratic-lean, Christie quickly
became YouTube sensation and bulldog of the Republican party for his
blunt style. He dealt the NJEA and its supporters numerous public blows, berating them for abusing the system and holding political office holders hostage. His style quick brought about pressure for him to run for the White
House in 2012. He briefly considered changing his mind against running
this fall, but didn’t and instead endorsed Mitt Romney, whom he has been
campaigning hard for ever since.
During an interview that is scheduled to air on Oprah Winfrey's OWN Network this Sunday, Winfrey, (who endorsed President Barack Obama during the 2008
presidential election), asked Christie what advice Christie he had for
the President and what he thought about Obama’s chances for re-election.
Surprisingly, Christie warned that those who underestimate Obama as a
campaigner do so at their own peril. In my mind, he was being just being honest. “He is as good a politician as
I’ve ever seen … he’s really good at it. And I think he’s very
charismatic. And I think he’s genuine. I think what he says he believes
he believes. That’s a very dangerous politician.”
But Christie was quick to say that Obama was weak in governing, and
needed to work on his relationships with adversaries — something
Christie has credited with helping him pass major changes to New
Jersey’s pension and health benefits systems. “If he had asked me a
year ago, I would have said, “So, Mr. President, make John Boehner your
best friend in the whole world. Have him over for dinner. Have him for
golf regularly. Call him on the phone talk, to him, charm him, make him
your pal.”
So why didn’t he run for the White House himself? Christie said he
wasn’t sure that his “true compass” thought he was ready. “Is that
compass telling you that you may be ready four years from now?” Winfrey
asked. “Who knows? It depends on who wins. Is the president re-elected?
Does a Republican win? I don’t know,” Christie said. “But in terms of
me, I’ll be much more ready four years from now than I am now.”
Well I don’t understand politics to well but what I would agree with in this article is the quote about when a politician believes in what they say because I think it makes them more passionate about the topic they are talking about.
ReplyDeleteI would have to agree. That seems to be the source of Chris Christie's appeal to people.
ReplyDeleteHe is definitely vice president material. Too bad he won't run for president. In my opinion all the presidential candidates right now are goofballs in there own way. Just my opinion.
ReplyDeleteGood video from the interview, I'm a big Christie fan.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I thought it was a really good interview overall. He was very open about a lot of things
DeleteThe video is a nice touch and while I don't follow politics I still liked your article.
ReplyDeleteHe's a great candidate, I'm just surprised he dropped out.
ReplyDeleteStrong article, people not familiar with politics can still understand the message of this.
ReplyDeleteIn China it's a very big different,and I don’t understand politics, maybe you can explan more detal.
ReplyDeleteIt's like what Nimish said, he seems like such a great candidate! It's a shame he's not running.
ReplyDeleteI think Christie is doing some great things for this state. I wish he'd run for president, He's got the right attitude for what we need right now.
ReplyDeletePersonally I am not very interested in politics but it looks he did some great job. I will vote for him:)
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