March 06, 2014

Christie Speaks at CPAC, Gets Standing Ovation
— Ace

Allah discusses this and provides links to people, like @freddoso, who were there.

Below is linked excerpts from his speech. I cannot judge if the speech is standing-o worthy because the excepts are, of course, the most basic, obvious things. Stuff like "we have to start saying what we're for, and not just what we're against." This is an obvious thought which virtually everyone says, and the only way to judge whether or not this was an effective part of the speech is to hear the details he then turned to, which the excerpts, of course, leave out.

Of course Christie also had to contrast Republican governors, such as himself, who do things, with Republican congressmen who, in his telling, only talk about doing things.

I think in another context this would be a standard piece of puffery that raises no objections, but these words from Christie provoke a certain suspicious response from many. Because many people in the conservative movement think he's throwing the rest of the party under the bus to advance himself.

Which is standard political behavior, to be sure, but I think many people are alarmed by the suggestion that the federal-level GOP ought to just roll over for Obama and Reid.

As Christie, I'm sure, would remind you, when speaking about himself, doing the right thing is not necessarily doing the popular thing, but I don't hear him defending the congressional Republicans for doing the right, if unpopular, thing.

Eh, maybe I'll listen to the whole thing when it gets released.

In the meantime, there are excerpts, and also this report on McConnell's "lukewarm" reception and his own speech.

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1 First?

Posted by: EC at March 06, 2014 11:22 AM (GQ8sn)

2 4th/

Posted by: Big Swingin Al at March 06, 2014 11:23 AM (iWo0u)

3 Why is he there and why should conservatives give a DIABLO any kind of ovation? What this kind of stuff tells me is that CPAC is no longer an organization that promotes conservatism.



Let him go back and kiss Obama's ass some more.

Posted by: Vic[/i] at March 06, 2014 11:23 AM (T2V/1)

4 The SCOAMF is a gutless pussy.

Posted by: Insomniac at March 06, 2014 11:23 AM (DrWcr)

5

3rd?

 

Posted by: Big Swingin Al at March 06, 2014 11:24 AM (iWo0u)

6 "Our ideas are better than theirs."

True, but we can't GET our ideas to the masses. 

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at March 06, 2014 11:24 AM (fwARV)

7

I quit

 

Posted by: Big Swingin Al at March 06, 2014 11:24 AM (iWo0u)

8 To which I respond: Christie is the new Ron Paul. I piss on his supporters and their applauding hands.

Posted by: soothsayer at March 06, 2014 11:25 AM (/eo9F)

9 I think Christie would have preferred a  sitting-in-the-Barcalounger  ovation.

Posted by: Roy at March 06, 2014 11:25 AM (VndSC)

10 Let me guess... politics should be secondary to our principles. You know, for the children.

Posted by: Mega, AoS Commenter of the Year at March 06, 2014 11:25 AM (hHFOx)

11 Go to hell, Donut Boy.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 06, 2014 11:25 AM (8ZskC)

12 Yeah, that paper saying the obesity rate for kids plummeted 43% is ... bullshit. The Obesity Rate for Children Has Not Plummeted Despite what the New York Times tells you. Razib Khan http://tinyurl.com/ml28rp3

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 06, 2014 11:26 AM (ZPrif)

13 Naah, he would have preferred a standing eatation at the sandwich bar.

Posted by: Vic[/i] at March 06, 2014 11:26 AM (T2V/1)

14 Excuse me, how did the RGA go from Rick Perry leadership to Krispy Kreme leadership.?

Posted by: phreshone at March 06, 2014 11:26 AM (Q6pxP)

15 I get a feeling the ovation was more because of the endless attacks on him by the Left. But after his complete snoozer of a non-speech at the RNC convention, I'll pass on watching it.

Posted by: Citizen X at March 06, 2014 11:26 AM (7ObY1)

16 I haven't seen any evidence of Christie doing the right thing anyway. Taxes aren't down, gun rights are curtailed, Republicans haven't gained in statewide office. He's like Rudy. Its all about him, not about moving the cause forward. He, like other North East RINOs, has done nothing to deepen the bench, help his party in other states (Hello Rob Astorino) and has actually hurt members of his own party.

Posted by: Iblis at March 06, 2014 11:26 AM (9221z)

17 If only Arlen Specter was still breathing, I bet he'd give a great speech at CPAC too.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 06, 2014 11:26 AM (8ZskC)

18 How can CPAC support a guy who misused state traffic cones and stuff?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 06, 2014 11:27 AM (8ZskC)

19 Were his goons there?

Posted by: Dr Spank at March 06, 2014 11:27 AM (P1WNR)

20 I guess he made a big impression.

Posted by: Mega, AoS Commenter of the Year at March 06, 2014 11:27 AM (hHFOx)

21 From what I heard, Christie said nothing. Christie's speeches are short on substance, long on finger-wagging. All he talks about is how Republican-voters need to change and how important it is to support candidates who "work with" Democrats.

Posted by: soothsayer at March 06, 2014 11:27 AM (/eo9F)

22 Former front runner takes a bow,

Posted by: redenzo at March 06, 2014 11:27 AM (WCnJW)

23 He had gravitas.  Or gravity.  Or gravy.

Posted by: The MSM, Now With 20% More Objectivity at March 06, 2014 11:28 AM (8ZskC)

24 Euromaidan PR ‏@EuromaidanPR Barroso: We will sign very shortly the first political chapters of the Association Agreement w #Ukraine. @BarrosoEU @radiosvoboda |PR News

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 06, 2014 11:28 AM (ZPrif)

25 Meh.  If those excerpts were an accurate indicator of the rest of his speech, then it wasn't all that good.  Besides, I don't want our government to do more, I want it doing less. 

Posted by: Insomniac at March 06, 2014 11:28 AM (DrWcr)

26 Was his BFF SCOAMF there to hold his hand again. TFG2 is what I shall call Crispy Creme.

Posted by: Schwalbe: The Me-262© at March 06, 2014 11:28 AM (9Bdcz)

27 22 Former front runner takes a bow,

Posted by: redenzo at March 06, 2014 03:27 PM (WCnJW)



He has never been in the front except as told in lies by WaPo and the NYT.

Posted by: Vic[/i] at March 06, 2014 11:28 AM (T2V/1)

28 With Carly Fiorina being the Chairman of the ACU Foundation, they probably infiltrated hundreds of Rino's into CPAC...  The GOPe must wrestle back control of the party at all costs

Posted by: phreshone at March 06, 2014 11:28 AM (Q6pxP)

29 So, okay. He yelled at a teacher's union shill once and told her to STFU. That said, Kris Kreosote is a fat douchebag who is exactly what we don't need. We potentially have a much stronger and more conservative field. We don't need this fat cacazote.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 06, 2014 11:28 AM (olDqf)

30 and also this report on McConnell's "lukewarm" reception and his own speech. A seaturtle that can speak should get a standing O regardless of what he says.

Posted by: toby928© at March 06, 2014 11:28 AM (QupBk)

31 Christie should be a lesson--never jump on a candidate's caboose too fast.

Posted by: tasker at March 06, 2014 11:29 AM (RJMhd)

32 BIG applause for Trump just now. "Either we have borders or we don't"

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 06, 2014 11:29 AM (DmNpO)

33 And what is his record? He's a bit anti-second amendment, isn't he? Has he turned things around in a dramatic fashion like say, Scott Walker? Has he increased freedom or does he run a high-tax, business unfriendly state (that hasn't moved from the cellar)? He can mouth sound bites, but can he really do anything? Eh, pass.

Posted by: Warthog at March 06, 2014 11:29 AM (WDySP)

34 He went on a little long on the Godzilla  stuff.

Posted by: eleven at March 06, 2014 11:29 AM (GXZgZ)

35 go ahead run, you fat fuck. I'll be staying home.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 06, 2014 11:29 AM (HVff2)

36

I defend the fat man against all media.  National office, no thanks.

 

Federalist had a great piece which showed that his win in NJ wasn't all that impressive.  He won by suppressing the democrat vote, not gaining more votes than he originally won by.

 

Democrats will not be suppressed when it comes to the WH.

Posted by: prescient11 at March 06, 2014 11:30 AM (tVTLU)

37 Yes, you must work with us jackasses, my Rino friends

Posted by: Chuck U Schumer at March 06, 2014 11:30 AM (Q6pxP)

38 This big asshole Christie has a Very Good chance of winning the nom in 2016 if Rand Paul (probably) and Christie have a 'spoiler' (e.g., Huckabee) in the contest.

Posted by: soothsayer at March 06, 2014 11:30 AM (/eo9F)

39 Chrisite/Crist 2016 : Bacon.

Posted by: Dr Spank at March 06, 2014 11:30 AM (P1WNR)

40 The Obesity Rate for Children Has Not Plummeted Despite what the New York Times tells you. Razib Khan http://tinyurl.com/ml28rp3 So, two primary takeaways. The first concerns how the sausage is made in modern science, and the question is: Why was this even published in the first place, with all the caveats? Because a great deal of research manages to get published. Where there’s a will, there’s a way. So when you read a headline that appears too good to be true, remember: Just because it appears in a reputable journal does not mean that a study has “proved” anything. A far bigger issue is that studies like these, and the headlines that result, drive the discussion about public health and policy in this country. The media seizes on sexy results, amplifies them without due skepticism, and the public is misled. This can impact billions of dollars allocated to campaigns meant to capitalize on the supposed implications of scientific studies. It's hardly an academic footnote in this case. Commentators are already attempting to adduce the reasons for the decline in obesity in this age, pointing to the dietary changes in preschool menus, awareness campaigns, and exercise programs that specifically target tots. Let’s not congratulate these policies just yet, because the most likely upshot is that this finding won't be verified over time. In other words, it is probably a statistical fluke. I will be thrilled if studies with more methodological rigor prove me wrong.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 06, 2014 11:30 AM (ZPrif)

41 Christie should be a lesson--never jump on a candidate's caboose too fast.

I agree.

Posted by: Marco Rubio, Ultraconservative MegaPrincipled Rock Star of the Decade at March 06, 2014 11:30 AM (hHFOx)

42 32 BIG applause for Trump just now.

"Either we have borders or we don't"

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 06, 2014 03:29 PM (DmNpO)


Another one you have to ask why he got an invite.  Hell, he has never been a Republican, much less a conservative.

Posted by: Vic[/i] at March 06, 2014 11:30 AM (T2V/1)

43 39 Chrisite/Crist 2016 : Bacon.

Posted by: Dr Spank at March 06, 2014 03:30 PM (P1WNR)

 

Annoying Orange.

Posted by: Insomniac at March 06, 2014 11:30 AM (DrWcr)

44 Chrisite/Crist 2016 : Bacon.

Posted by: Dr Spank at March 06, 2014 03:30 PM (P1WNR)



Fat Man and Little Boy?



Posted by: EC at March 06, 2014 11:31 AM (GQ8sn)

45 He's a damaged brand, so naturally the big GOP donors love him. [Long sigh]

Posted by: joncelli at March 06, 2014 11:31 AM (RD7QR)

46 33 Posted by: Warthog at March 06, 2014 03:29 PM (WDySP)



He is big anti-second amendment.

Posted by: Vic[/i] at March 06, 2014 11:31 AM (T2V/1)

47 Yeah, he sounds arrogant, but I still think it was a "smart" speech for him. Like I mentioned in the previous thread in ot - he has a take away from being head of the Governor's Association. He sees the broad spectrum of achievements from the governor's across the nation, and gives them just kudos. He is able to give clarity to the fact that governor's have to lead. They have no choice. Yes, he talks up himself. He's confident. He's self-serving. And, he's a natural at the podium. Complete, with the trained, odd, hand gesture that is taught to so many speakers/hopefuls. I soured on Christie as much as the next guy, but, he did pretty well, considering. Is it enough to climb back up from Sandy Schmoozing, or the Bridgegate? Dunno.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at March 06, 2014 11:31 AM (IXrOn)

48 Allahpundit is sounding all butthurt in that Mitch McConnell CPAC speech post

Posted by: Anderson Cooper at March 06, 2014 11:31 AM (Q6pxP)

49 I'd like to see Christie run. You know, actually run. It'd be a seismic event.

Posted by: ScoggDog at March 06, 2014 11:31 AM (XaJ3Z)

50 2014 Ladies and Gentlemen, 2014

Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 06, 2014 11:32 AM (t3UFN)

51 He's a damaged brand

No, no, no. He once damaged a brand.

Posted by: Mega, AoS Commenter of the Year at March 06, 2014 11:32 AM (hHFOx)

52 Chrisite/Crist 2016 : A Twinkie In Every Pot.

Posted by: Dr Spank at March 06, 2014 11:32 AM (P1WNR)

53 That was ironic understatement.

Posted by: Warthog at March 06, 2014 11:32 AM (WDySP)

54

Christie can say all the sweet political words he wants.   I'd   go for Rubio over Christie, and I'm not much feeling the     Presidential    love for Rubio either.   Rubio proved himself a rube   with his amnesty shilling,  but Christie's an out-and-out   RINO,  full stop.  

 

I give him props for standing up to the teacher's unions, but that's all I've seen from him that I find praiseworthy.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/u][/b][/i] at March 06, 2014 11:32 AM (4df7R)

55 Go to hell, Donut Boy. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 06, 2014 03:25 PM (8ZskC) /sigh I hate when people bring up donuts. I have a donut shop just around the corner...

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at March 06, 2014 11:33 AM (IXrOn)

56 He went on a little long on the Godzilla stuff.>>

No mention of his brother The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man?

Posted by: Buzzsaw at March 06, 2014 11:33 AM (wrS2o)

57 has anyone objectively looked at what he has done? property taxes are still going up employers are fleeing the state they are in terrible financial trouble he is good at dressing down teacher union types but what exactly has he done

Posted by: anthony weiner at March 06, 2014 11:33 AM (zOTsN)

58 Another one you have to ask why he got an invite. Hell, he has never been a Republican, much less a conservative. *** I don't trust him but he just got a standing O at the end of his speech.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 06, 2014 11:33 AM (DmNpO)

59 He is big anti-second amendment. Posted by: Vic at March 06, 2014 03:31 PM (T2V/1) Understatement

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 06, 2014 11:33 AM (HVff2)

60 Governor's who do things... like stab the party's nominee in the back, and do whatever they can to help the guy who's destroying the country get re-elected.  Things like that?  Convenient for Christie's plans that there's no incumbent Republican President in the election Christie wants to run in.

Posted by: dirks strewn at March 06, 2014 11:33 AM (kfcYC)

61 Are we allowed to make snarky comments about Christie being the future of  conservatism, or would that be off limits? 

Posted by: BurtTC at March 06, 2014 11:33 AM (TOk1P)

62 Good move, GOP.

Let's push a governor from one of the most gun controlling, high taxing, business unfriendly, screwed up states in the country.
 
That way all the folks in the red states who don't have that will rush to the polls the way the base did for McCain and Romney. And because America in general needs more of what NJ's got.

Oh, and bonus points for making sure he's a smartass who thinks he's the only guy in the room with a brain.  Because that's new and improved.

Posted by: B at March 06, 2014 11:34 AM (5OEha)

63 How can you rethuglikkkans cheer that lane-closing monster?

Posted by: Chrissy Mathews at March 06, 2014 11:34 AM (Q6pxP)

64 One thing I did notice, he was very soft at taking any swings at the SCOAMF.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at March 06, 2014 11:34 AM (IXrOn)

65 When I think of Christie I picture him swinging around holding hands with Obama with I Will Always Love You blaring in the background. No thanks.

Posted by: Beagle at March 06, 2014 11:34 AM (sOtz/)

66

...how important it is to support candidates who "work with" Democrats.

 

 

FUCK

THAT

NOISE

Posted by: drill_thrawl at March 06, 2014 11:35 AM (H84UO)

67 He had gravitas. Or gravity. Or gravy.

He's 23% gravy.

Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b][/s][/s] at March 06, 2014 11:35 AM (P7Wsr)

68 btw, therightscoop has all the speeches. I'm on Mike Lee, atm.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at March 06, 2014 11:35 AM (IXrOn)

69 Just going to drop this off here.... Chris Christie implemented the ObamaCare Medicaid expansion. Actions are more important than words.

Posted by: DrewM. at March 06, 2014 11:35 AM (8dNrT)

70 I must be realllllyyyy out of touch with the Conservative 'movement'... Christie gets more applause than Cruz??? /facepalm

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 06, 2014 11:35 AM (84gbM)

71 Of course Christie also had to contrast Republican governors, such as himself, who do things, with Republican congressmen who, in his telling, only talk about doing things.
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For example, has one Republican congressman given the president a hug? No. They really are a do nothing group aren't they?

Posted by: Chris Christie at March 06, 2014 11:36 AM (P3U0f)

72 but what exactly has he done

Posted by: anthony weiner at March 06, 2014 03:33 PM (zOTsN)



Close down a bridge lane.


Posted by: EC at March 06, 2014 11:36 AM (GQ8sn)

73 My governor rocks, Scottie F-ing Walker

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 06, 2014 11:36 AM (HVff2)

74 do the people at CPAC play yucky cookie?

Posted by: The Dude at March 06, 2014 11:36 AM (bStrg)

75 If you let him close a lane on a bridge, the next thing you know, people will start expecting those union DoT workers to do their jobs and fill the pot-holes

Posted by: Rachael Maddow at March 06, 2014 11:36 AM (Q6pxP)

76 he also refused to campaign for other republicans what has he done? I think the standing ovation was more for his withstanding the onslaught of the democrats and the MFM (BIRM) than anything he said or did

Posted by: anthony weiner at March 06, 2014 11:36 AM (zOTsN)

77 At this point a better  question might be  whether  the CPAP  folks  have anything to do with the future of conservatism. 

Posted by: BurtTC at March 06, 2014 11:37 AM (TOk1P)

78

He had gravitas. Or gravity. Or gravy.


He's 23% gravy.

 

Posted by: bonhomme at March 06, 2014 03:35 PM (P7Wsr)

 

The remaining 77% is    pork   drippings   and cornbread.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/u][/b][/i] at March 06, 2014 11:37 AM (4df7R)

79 Let's push a governor from one of the most gun controlling, high taxing, business unfriendly, screwed up states in the country.
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We must nominate an electable moderate like McCain or Romney. These rightwingers like Bush 43and Reagan will only lose...

Posted by: The Republican Establishment at March 06, 2014 11:37 AM (P3U0f)

80

do the people at CPAC play yucky cookie?

 

Why?  Is  Neidermeyer  there?

Posted by: eleven at March 06, 2014 11:37 AM (GXZgZ)

81 Are we allowed to make snarky comments about Christie being the future of conservatism, or would that be off limits? Posted by: BurtTC at March 06, 2014 03:33 PM (TOk1P) Or we could always do fat jokes.

Posted by: Warthog at March 06, 2014 11:37 AM (WDySP)

82 You so beeg! Why you no eat bejtabool?  

YOU GO NOW!

Posted by: Buffet owner [/i] [/b] at March 06, 2014 11:38 AM (Y/M/K)

83 Actions are more important than words. Posted by: DrewM. at March 06, 2014 03:35 PM (8dNrT) Yes.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at March 06, 2014 11:38 AM (IXrOn)

84 but what exactly has he done
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Many, many horrible things.

Posted by: Buffet owners of NJ at March 06, 2014 11:38 AM (P3U0f)

85 One thing I did notice, he was very soft at taking any swings at the SCOAMF.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at March 06, 2014 03:34 PM (IXrOn)

Sure he wasn't just clumsily trying to get his arms around him for another tender moment?

Posted by: Heralder at March 06, 2014 11:38 AM (/Mxso)

86 Chris Christie 2016:   Too Big To Fail.


Posted by: EC at March 06, 2014 11:38 AM (GQ8sn)

87 Work WITH Democrats? I'd rather we work OVER Democrats. Leg-irons, sledgehammers, rockpilesÂ…

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 06, 2014 11:38 AM (olDqf)

88 78 He had gravitas. Or gravity. Or gravy.
He's 23% gravy.

Posted by: bonhomme at March 06, 2014 03:35 PM (P7Wsr)

The remaining 77% is pork drippings and cornbread.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at March 06, 2014 03:37 PM (4df7R)


And me nowhere close to a Waffle House, dammit.

Posted by: joncelli at March 06, 2014 11:38 AM (RD7QR)

89

I object to placing GWB and Reagan in the same sentence.

 

I like GWB as a guy, but it's not even the same planet.

Posted by: prescient11 at March 06, 2014 11:38 AM (tVTLU)

90 77 At this point a better question might be whether the CPAP folks have anything to do with the future of conservatism.

Posted by: BurtTC at March 06, 2014 03:37 PM (TOk1P)




I resemble that remark

Posted by: Carly Fiorina, Chairman ACU Foundation at March 06, 2014 11:38 AM (Q6pxP)

91 CHRISTIE / BUSH 2016!!!


Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at March 06, 2014 11:38 AM (0LHZx)

92 Actions are more important than words.
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Ah hem...two elections prove you wrong bitter clinger

Posted by: Barack Obama at March 06, 2014 11:38 AM (P3U0f)

93 His speech wasn't a speech, it was a scold.

Posted by: soothsayer at March 06, 2014 11:39 AM (/eo9F)

94 Ace, therightscoop has 'em all as quickly as possible. Christie's is there.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at March 06, 2014 11:39 AM (IXrOn)

95 65 When I think of Christie I picture him swinging around holding hands with Obama with I Will Always Love You blaring in the background. No thanks.
***

Great, now I'm stuck with a mental picture of Christie carrying JugEars around like that movie poster for The Bodyguard.

Posted by: B at March 06, 2014 11:39 AM (5OEha)

96 "I'd go for Rubio over Christie" If these are the only choices then forget it.

Posted by: Decaf at March 06, 2014 11:39 AM (Bwva0)

97 The moment I saw the fat man strolling arm in arm down the beach with Obama a few days before the election, I vowed I would never consider voting for him for anything, and I am sticking to it.

Posted by: Beef at March 06, 2014 11:39 AM (XERws)

98

Gaze upon your candidate, o' faithful Republicans, for He has been chosen to lead you.
Just like that there knee slappin good ole boy down home middle class flyover state guns n Bibles family values "Mitt" Romney was fairly selected to lead you.
Piss on this game. It's rigged, and unlike the methOnWheels county carnival, you won't be taking any cheap shit Honduran made stuffed animals home with you.  Closing, and curious, did the fat fuck have a huge, dripping sammich jammed gill-deep in his maw as he annoited thy collective heads with the sacred Oils of Big Tent?

Posted by: Todd Bridges, first to go bad, last to go down at March 06, 2014 11:39 AM (x60m8)

99 AP asks what would Mitch have to do? Keep control of your caucus, "leader." Even if you disagreed with the shutdown (like Boehner did), you keep your rank and file quiet. Boehner, for his foibles, was able to keep the House in line and generally on point. The Senate? Every two-bit senator was out on the Sunday talk shows blasting their own side. That shouldn't fly. At all.

Posted by: AMDG at March 06, 2014 11:39 AM (t7OO0)

100 Posted by: BurtTC at March 06, 2014 03:37 PM (TOk1P) As Cruz said in his speech (as he quoted one of his favorite movies)... Conservative... you keepa using that word....

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 06, 2014 11:39 AM (84gbM)

101 Why not add CPAP to the transnational progressive collective? They've already got the Republican Party...

Posted by: 18-1 at March 06, 2014 11:40 AM (P3U0f)

102 Why? Is Neidermeyer there?

Posted by: eleven at March 06, 2014 03:37 PM (GXZgZ)


even I don't think Neidermeyer plays yucky cookie

Posted by: The Dude at March 06, 2014 11:40 AM (bStrg)

103 More like Too Big to Sail

Posted by: Mega, AoS Commenter of the Year at March 06, 2014 11:40 AM (hHFOx)

104 So is this post about Christie or CPAC?

Posted by: eleven at March 06, 2014 11:40 AM (GXZgZ)

105 I'm sure Rubio is glad Christie got the nod to speak. 

As the old joke goes, when you and your friend are being chased by a bear, you don't have to outrun the bear, you just need to outrun your friend.

Posted by: pep at March 06, 2014 11:40 AM (6TB1Z)

106 When CPAC invites the likes of Krispy, McConnell and Ryan, it's time to give up on CPAC.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 06, 2014 11:40 AM (olDqf)

107 off icky sock

Posted by: thunderb at March 06, 2014 11:40 AM (zOTsN)

108 A donut in every pot!

Posted by: Truck Monkey at March 06, 2014 11:40 AM (32Ze2)

109 Great, now I'm stuck with a mental picture of Christie carrying JugEars around like that movie poster for The Bodyguard.

Posted by: B at March 06, 2014 03:39 PM (5OEha)

 

Oh Lord...   And Obammy's   wearing   that weird as   fuck    metallic outfit with the weird helmet-hat...

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/u][/b][/i] at March 06, 2014 11:40 AM (4df7R)

110 I have two questions for anyone seeking the Republican nomination. 1) What have you done to advance Conservatism locally? 2) What have you done to advance Conservatism nationally? The answer to those would tell me pretty much everything I need to know.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 06, 2014 11:40 AM (da5Wo)

111 "I'd go for Rubio over Christie"
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Hey, we'll give you at least one more...

Posted by: The RNC present Jeb Bush for President at March 06, 2014 11:41 AM (P3U0f)

112 Damn Son! Chris, you need to lose you some weight!

Posted by: Preznit Taft, Destroyer of Old Country Buffet at March 06, 2014 11:41 AM (x60m8)

113 Ooops...I didn't know yucky cookie was a thing.  Is it a thing?

Posted by: eleven at March 06, 2014 11:41 AM (GXZgZ)

114

If Christie can cut through the iron curtain of the media to express at least some conservative ideas, then I'm all for it.  As president?  No, but hell no.

 

He's just another northeastern moderate who'd eventually try to kill any real conservative thought  in the repub party.  He's a Rove guy.

Posted by: Soona at March 06, 2014 11:41 AM (rOX4+)

115 As Cruz said in his speech (as he quoted one of his favorite movies)... Conservative... you keepa using that word.... Posted by: Romeo13 at March 06, 2014 03:39 PM (84gbM) sorry if I was not clear with my snark.... Cruz used the line about Obama using the word 'smidgen'.... I was paraphrasing Cruz... paraphrasing a movie.... LOL...

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 06, 2014 11:41 AM (84gbM)

116 Christie is a big fat tub of goo who walks around with a huge skid mark growing in his shorts. And those are his strong points....

Posted by: IrishEd at March 06, 2014 11:41 AM (D0NZx)

117

If only Christie would have stumbled and fell on Choom Boy.

 

The Crazy Uncle Joe Administration would have to be an improvement.

Posted by: ScoggDog at March 06, 2014 11:41 AM (XaJ3Z)

118 Hehe. Compare and contrast Mike Lee's with Christie's speech. Christie's name dropping list versus Lee's. omg, funny. RINO v TeaParty

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at March 06, 2014 11:41 AM (IXrOn)

119 We're boned.

Posted by: that guy that always thinks we're boned at March 06, 2014 11:41 AM (QupBk)

120

>>>How can you rethuglikkkans cheer that lane-closing monster?

 

That's the hilarious thing about "Bridgegate". Everywhere in this thread you can find primary-killing dirt on Christie: Anti-2ndA, hasn't had results that count, NJ in tatters, taxes up, etc. No GOP guy would vote for him were this widely known. And the LEFT natters on about nothingburgers becoz they can't relate.

Posted by: Bigby's Frozen Fingers at March 06, 2014 11:41 AM (3ZtZW)

121 I'll wait for the standing O until someone gets himself or herself elected and adopts the Obama l'etat-c'est-moi principle for cutting most executive branch agencies 40% on his first day in office. I'll do it, if anyone cares to support my candidacy. I"ll also personally frog-march Eric Holder to the parking lot and handcuff him to a bollard in the parking lot until he hands over his passport.

Posted by: JEM at March 06, 2014 11:41 AM (o+SC1)

122 "Christie gets more applause than Cruz??? " CPAC officially jumps the shark.

Posted by: Decaf at March 06, 2014 11:41 AM (Bwva0)

123

One thing I did notice, he was very soft at taking any swings at the SCOAMF.

 

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at March 06, 2014 03:34 PM (IXrOn)

 

 

That's the   cornbread.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/u][/b][/i] at March 06, 2014 11:42 AM (4df7R)

124 Christie/Crist 2016 : Are You Gonna Eat That?

Posted by: Dr Spank at March 06, 2014 11:42 AM (P1WNR)

125 106 When CPAC invites the likes of Krispy, McConnell and Ryan, it's time to give up on CPAC.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 06, 2014 03:40 PM (olDqf)

 


CPAC has been lost to the GOPe.... Just walk away.

Posted by: The Humungus at March 06, 2014 11:42 AM (Q6pxP)

126 109 Great, now I'm stuck with a mental picture of Christie carrying JugEars around like that movie poster for The Bodyguard.
Posted by: B at March 06, 2014 03:39 PM (5OEha)

Oh Lord... And Obammy's wearing that weird as fuck metallic outfit with the weird helmet-hat...

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at March 06, 2014 03:40 PM (4df7R)


Does that mean that SCOAMF is going to belt out that song? While making eyes at Christie?

Posted by: joncelli at March 06, 2014 11:42 AM (RD7QR)

127 We are the ones we have been thinking about.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at March 06, 2014 11:43 AM (HFap2)

128 would Christie dismantle JEFCare?

Posted by: thunderb at March 06, 2014 11:43 AM (zOTsN)

129 Crist/Christie 2016 :  Orange Crush

Posted by: pep at March 06, 2014 11:43 AM (6TB1Z)

130 Would he reduce spending?

Posted by: thunderb at March 06, 2014 11:43 AM (zOTsN)

131 Prediction: Hillary will choose Christie as her running mate.


Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at March 06, 2014 11:43 AM (0LHZx)

132 would Christie dismantle JEFCare?

Posted by: thunderb at March 06, 2014 03:43 PM (zOTsN)


I wouldn't say dismantle, consume sure but not dismantle

Posted by: The Dude at March 06, 2014 11:43 AM (bStrg)

133 Hey did Christie mention the fucks at Rutgers who do not want Condi Rice to speak there?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 06, 2014 11:43 AM (t3UFN)

134 I was paraphrasing Cruz... paraphrasing a movie.... LOL... Posted by: Romeo13 at March 06, 2014 03:41 PM (84gbM) seems to be Cruz's new thing celebrity impressions dunno, he just seems so "square" to pull them off, but, he tries

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at March 06, 2014 11:43 AM (IXrOn)

135 8
To which I respond: Christie is the new Ron Paul.

I piss on his supporters and their applauding hands.

Posted by: soothsayer

 

I wouldn't piss on them if they were on fire, and they should be for the epic stupidity exhibited by Chrisie for thinking any conservatives would vote for him.

Posted by: Gmac at March 06, 2014 11:44 AM (4pjhs)

136 "I won't let you down" [again]. Why did Mitch feel the need to say this? Won't let down WHO?

Posted by: Meremortal at March 06, 2014 11:44 AM (1Y+hH)

137 @95 B And IIIIIIIIiiii....Iiiiiiiiiii will always love youuuuUuuUuuuUuu.

Posted by: Beagle at March 06, 2014 11:44 AM (sOtz/)

138 He won by suppressing the democrat vote, not gaining more votes than he originally won by. How does one suppress the Dem vote in a deep blue state?

Posted by: Citizen X at March 06, 2014 11:44 AM (7ObY1)

139 131 Prediction: Hillary will choose Christie as her running mate. Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at March 06, 2014 03:43 PM (0LHZx) I hope so. That means Democrats stay home. Even the dead ones.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 06, 2014 11:44 AM (olDqf)

140


1) What have you done to advance Conservatism locally?

2) What have you done to advance Conservatism nationally?

 

==

 

Define 'conservative'. Compare/contrast limited government to small govt for extra credit.

Posted by: Bigby's Frozen Fingers at March 06, 2014 11:44 AM (3ZtZW)

141 From CNSNews It's like the new "Dreamers" Amnesty has created some new incentives or something. --- The Department of Health and Human Services is estimating in its new budget proposal that the number of unaccompanied alien children who will be caught having illegally entered the United States will rise to 60,000 in fiscal 2014. That is up about 815 percent from the 6,560 unaccompanied alien children (UAC) who were apprehended in the U.S. only three years ago in fiscal 2011. “Since FY 2011, the annual number of arriving UAC has increased from 6,560 to an estimated 60,000 for FY 2014,” says HHS’s “Budget in Brief.” “On average between 7,000 and 8,000 children are served annually in this program,” says the fact sheet. “In Fiscal Year 2012 (October 1, 2011 – September 30, 2012), this number jumped dramatically, with a total of 13,625 children served by ORR that year. In FY2013, this overall increase continued, resulting in 24,668 UAC referrals from DHS for the 12-month reporting period.”

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 06, 2014 11:44 AM (ZPrif)

142 Christie specifically calls out Walker as his friend. I think that was a *wink*wink.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at March 06, 2014 11:45 AM (IXrOn)

143 "Saying what we're for" is how we got all this chamber-of-commerce socialism.
"What we're for," or should be, is in most cases a government that wouldn't do this. Now your Republican Party can't get out of a lot of things -- Internal Improvements and The Transcontinental Railroad were in the original platform, and even though TFG can't pronounce his name, Rooooootherford Hayes began the federal involvement with school curriculum -- and that's always going to drag on them. "We're for" less waste, fraud and abuse. Meh.

But how do you positively present "what we're for" when it comes to taking money from taxpayers to pay for the inability of solar energy to support itself, for example? Once you even mention it, you're bound to spending federal money, even if you cut it back to basic research grants -- and then you're talking "cuts." So you face a future of endless expanding compromises, just what the GOP has been. If you boldly torture syntax and announce "We're for an open market in energy, where all players are free to compete," it's going to take a greenie newsanal yst five minutes to unpack that for the LIV's. It's...a cut!

So I think this approach is and always has been goofy. You have to show people why fed good-goods that they're used to are hurting them. That has never yet been a project for the GOP. And even most of us here think the only way they'll get that message is to let the good-good warehouse catch fire. "Like Rome."

Posted by: Stringer Davis at March 06, 2014 11:45 AM (xq1UY)

144 Why? Is Neidermeyer there? *** Slow clap

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 06, 2014 11:45 AM (DmNpO)

145

Posted by: Meremortal at March 06, 2014 03:44 PM (1Y+hH)


'Dear Rubes, keep voting assholes"

Posted by: The Dude at March 06, 2014 11:45 AM (bStrg)

146 Any GOP candidate who, upon election, does not immediately cut the EPA's budget, headcount, and scope of responsibility 40% deserves to be blown up.

Posted by: JEM at March 06, 2014 11:45 AM (o+SC1)

147 The Crazy Uncle Joe Administration would have to be an improvement.
___
And that is why today I will officially seek a declaration of war on Mars - we have all seen the news stories, the people killed by their war machines. I saw with my own eyes on TV as their horrible tripods laid waste to whole cities...almost killing Tom Cruise for God's sake.

Well my friends, as President Franklin once said, "A million for defense, not a penny for aliens." And I mean to make that America's rallying cry over the course of this war.


Posted by: President Joe Biden after confusing netflix and CNN at March 06, 2014 11:45 AM (P3U0f)

148 I wouldn't piss on them if they were on fire In fairness, I'd piss on them if I wasn't able to beat the fire out with a logging chain first.

Posted by: toby928© at March 06, 2014 11:46 AM (QupBk)

149 CPAC, C-PAP. Smear it.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 06, 2014 11:46 AM (olDqf)

150 Nope. He sold us out to Obama. Now he wants to say we have to "win elections." No shit Sherlock. How are you gonna do that? Bash the tea party and offer big government-lite hoping the press will be a little less hard on you? IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN. Show me you want to defeat the press. Total war. Sway voters to our side. Deceit is their tactic; don't think we can use it to win elections too. You have to make a case for conservatism. You can merely adopt the darkness. It betrays you because the democrats were born in it.

Posted by: Z Ryan at March 06, 2014 11:46 AM (fMK2m)

151 Does that mean that SCOAMF is going to belt out that song? While making eyes at Christie?
***

He'll have to. It's for gdm sure Zero won't be toting Christie.

Posted by: B at March 06, 2014 11:46 AM (5OEha)

152 Serious question -- on what issues is Christie a Republican and not a Democrat? Which views does he hold that force him to be a Repub and not a Dem?

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 06, 2014 11:46 AM (ZPrif)

153 When studying the movement of objects near Christie, do I use regular Newtonian Physics - or do I have to kick over to the rules of Space-Time ?

Posted by: ScoggDog at March 06, 2014 11:46 AM (XaJ3Z)

154 146 Any GOP candidate who, upon election, does not immediately cut the EPA's budget, headcount, and scope of responsibility 40% deserves to be blown up. Posted by: JEM at March 06, 2014 03:45 PM (o+SC1) You blow Krispy up any more, he gonna 'splode.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 06, 2014 11:46 AM (olDqf)

155 I hope so. That means Democrats stay home. Even the dead ones.


Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 06, 2014 03:44 PM (olDqf)


_____


You kidding me? As soon as he's Hillary's veep, MSNBC will pronounce Christe the greatest man to ever live. And Hillary's entire campaign will be, the GOP is so extreme, even one of its greatest leaders decided to join the Democrats.


Hillary will win 55% of the vote easy...without even having to cheat.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at March 06, 2014 11:46 AM (0LHZx)

156 Millions of undocumented workers are living in the shadow of Chris Christie.

Posted by: El Gobernador Jeb Bush at March 06, 2014 11:47 AM (8ZskC)

157

146 -

 

You can't blow them up.  That would be a violation of environmental regulations. 

Posted by: Eee Pee Aye! at March 06, 2014 11:47 AM (TOk1P)

158 Fuck that fat stupid RINO POS...

i wouldn't vote for him with a gun to my head.

Posted by: redc1c4 at March 06, 2014 11:47 AM (q+fqH)

159 @146:  Here here.
 
Plus eliminate the Departments of Energy and Education.

Posted by: Beef at March 06, 2014 11:48 AM (XERws)

160 152 Serious question -- on what issues is Christie a Republican and not a Democrat? Which views does he hold that force him to be a Repub and not a Dem?

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 06, 2014 03:46 PM (ZPrif)


________


Trick question. There is no difference between the GOP and DNC on 99% of issues. There is difference between liberals and conservatives. But the modern day GOP is liberal as is the modern day DNC.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at March 06, 2014 11:48 AM (0LHZx)

161

149 -

 

Alls I know is, if CPAP catches on in this context, I expect royalty checks. 

Posted by: BurtTC at March 06, 2014 11:48 AM (TOk1P)

162 How does one suppress the Dem vote in a deep blue state?
___
Announce special sales for EBT card holders at the local stores?

Posted by: Obligatory at March 06, 2014 11:48 AM (P3U0f)

163

Citizen X:

 

I do not know.  Dems ran a shitty candidate I guess.  If you look at the raw vote total - the NUMBER of votes the dem candidate got was way way below Christie's opponent last time.

 

Federalist piece said two reasons for it:  1) air of inevitability.  the question was always not am i going to win, but by how much.  So effective it kept dems at home.; and 2) dems had a shitty candidate and gave her no support.

 

A real inspiring politician gets MORE PEOPLE to vote for him for reelection.  Chrisite barely and I mean barely moved the needle.  Only reason why his margin was so large is that a shit ton of dems stayed home.

Posted by: prescient11 at March 06, 2014 11:48 AM (tVTLU)

164 So now instead of Christie/Bush it's going to be Bush/Christie? If anyone read the taxation sidebar the other day you would be interested to know that under Christie, trucks from out of State companies, with no other presence in his State, merely picking up or dropping off something in NJ are still being hijacked at truck stops and not released until an $1100 corporate tax is paid. The article said things were a little better under Christie.

Posted by: Daybrother at March 06, 2014 11:48 AM (bgUUt)

165 That's the hilarious thing about "Bridgegate". Everywhere in this thread you can find primary-killing dirt on Christie: Anti-2ndA, hasn't had results that count, NJ in tatters, taxes up, etc. No GOP guy would vote for him were this widely known. And the LEFT natters on about nothingburgers becoz they can't relate.

Posted by: Bigby's Frozen Fingers at March 06, 2014 03:41 PM (3ZtZW)

 

Honestly, I don't think Bridgegate is a nothingburger.   Yeah, the way the MFM was COVERING it was nothingburger:  they focused on how it was oh, so mean, and oh, so nasty!     Look at all the pain it caused all these people who got stuck on the bridge!

 

My problem    stems      not from the fact    that it was just plain mean -- which it was --   but   from the fact    that Bridgegate    was       more evidence of a disturbing tred among politicians to use the powers of their office for     vindictive attacks.    Whether or not   Christie knew what was happening  (and I'm pretty damn sure he DID know, or at least had an inkling)    it speaks to the    character    of the people he has in place around him   that they would feel this was an acceptable use of the     power of the governor's office.      

 

Sorry,   but    that's the final straw.   Christie's dead to me.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/u][/b][/i] at March 06, 2014 11:48 AM (4df7R)

166 Just one immigration reform plank? It's wafer thin!

Posted by: toby928© at March 06, 2014 11:48 AM (QupBk)

167 Christie likes to contrast himself as a fat man who actually eats food, as opposed to chefs, who just make food, and write about food, and talk about food.

Posted by: General Zod at March 06, 2014 11:49 AM (2+bRt)

168 Standing ovation for Christie? Yeah, why not? After all Obama got re-elected and nothing makes sense any more.

Posted by: Decaf at March 06, 2014 11:49 AM (Bwva0)

169 Blah.  I can't stand him.

Posted by: CLIMATE DENIED at March 06, 2014 11:49 AM (Lbv/k)

170 Serious question -- on what issues is Christie a Republican and not a Democrat? Which views does he hold that force him to be a Repub and not a Dem? Posted by: Flatbush Joe he is pro life he is pro school choice he hates teachers unions that's it

Posted by: thunderb at March 06, 2014 11:49 AM (zOTsN)

171 For anyone stupid enough to think Christie will get any message, conservative or otherwise, through the MFM as POTUS, I have three words for you:

John "Maverick" McCain.

Posted by: B at March 06, 2014 11:49 AM (5OEha)

172 Still a loooong way out, but right now, If I had to guess, I'd say the GOPe is going to end up running Scott Walker or Rick Perry. Maybe Jindal, who I like, but I don't think he can win. Definitely NOT Jebbie. Texas is in the bag anyway, Perry or no Perry, but Wisconsin would be a nice pickup. Hell, running a guy who can actually win his own state would be a win for the GOPe. My personal preference is for Rand Paul, if he can continue to avoid the sins of the father.

Posted by: Citizen X at March 06, 2014 11:50 AM (7ObY1)

173 CPAC people giving a standing ovation to a dick rider #smh

Posted by: The Dude at March 06, 2014 11:50 AM (bStrg)

174 Chrisite much like rubio and ryan is an utter fraud.

Posted by: Kreplach at March 06, 2014 11:50 AM (IyKYr)

175 Mitch McCains Bitch McConnell waving that gun with Bon Jovi playing in the background was just cringeworthy. I guess the CPAC crowd are all cheap dates and give standing o's and invites to pretty much anyone now.

Posted by: L, elle at March 06, 2014 11:50 AM (0xqKe)

176 There is no difference between the GOP and DNC on 99% of issues.
___
That is NOT true.

You see, Obama wants to run Obamacare, and I want to run a fixed Obamacare.

Totally different. He doesn't even pay off *my* friends for God's sake!

Posted by: John Boehner at March 06, 2014 11:50 AM (P3U0f)

177 @152 issues which make Christie R Ah... candy in school cafeterias?

Posted by: Beagle at March 06, 2014 11:50 AM (sOtz/)

178 Just wondering, but does CPAC have one of those chocolate fountains?

Posted by: Meghan McCain, Titular Republican of Tomorrow at March 06, 2014 11:51 AM (8ZskC)

179

>>>How does one suppress the Dem vote in a deep blue state?

 

Empty the cities out.

Posted by: Bigby's Frozen Fingers at March 06, 2014 11:52 AM (3ZtZW)

180 Ok, so he's pro school choice which the teacher's unions hate. How pro-life is he? Cause Clinton was "personally pro-life", right? Being "personally pro-life" is okay with Dems as long as your actual votes are to keep the abortion factories going strong.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 06, 2014 11:52 AM (ZPrif)

181 I do not know. Dems ran a shitty candidate I guess. If you look at the raw vote total - the NUMBER of votes the dem candidate got was way way below Christie's opponent last time. But the Dems running a shitty candidate is NOT the same as Christie suppressing the vote. Look, I'm no fan of Fat Boy, but with MSDNC and the administration (birm) accusing the GOPe of suppressing the vote everywhere, we should be careful with that kind of talk.

Posted by: Citizen X at March 06, 2014 11:52 AM (7ObY1)

182 Well, according to porky and King, doing the right thing is having kickbacks in a fund supposed to go for hurricane victims.

Posted by: ryukyu at March 06, 2014 11:52 AM (C6XFd)

183 Just wondering, but does CPAC have one of those chocolate fountains?

Posted by: Meghan McCain, Titular Republican of Tomorrow at March 06, 2014 03:51 PM (8ZskC)


yes, the hershey fountain pours right into republican votes mouths

Posted by: The Dude at March 06, 2014 11:52 AM (bStrg)

184 A: Chris Christie is from New Jersey. B: People--all people--from New Jersey are mutants. C: Chris Christie is a mutant.

Posted by: General Zod at March 06, 2014 11:52 AM (2+bRt)

185 How does one suppress the Dem vote in a deep blue state? Empty the cities out. Posted by: Bigby's Frozen Fingers close some bridge traffic

Posted by: thunderb at March 06, 2014 11:52 AM (zOTsN)

186 Chrisite much like rubio and ryan is an utter fraud.
***
As long as the Republican party will re-elect people who talk conservative for a few weeks every election and govern left for the rest of the time we will continue to get more of them.

Christie sees that the Republicans have nominated John McAmnesty and Mitt Romneycare in the last two elections and believes that being a liberal, even on the biggest issues of the day, is NOT a problem in getting the Republican nomination.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 06, 2014 11:53 AM (P3U0f)

187 I have just folded space from Kentucky. Many new dams in Kentucky.

Posted by: Mitch McConnell at March 06, 2014 11:53 AM (QupBk)

188 Just one immigration reform plank? It's wafer thin! ----- Heh Heh.

Posted by: Daybrother at March 06, 2014 11:54 AM (fXpC7)

189 Buono was a shitty candidate and people in NJ, dem or pub, have a deep mistrust of the teachers unions

Posted by: thunderb at March 06, 2014 11:54 AM (zOTsN)

190 I'll take that Hillary picks Christie bet for $500. Ace holds the money?

Posted by: Meremortal at March 06, 2014 11:54 AM (1Y+hH)

191 Just wondering, but does CPAC have one of those chocolate fountains?
___
We did. We also used to have napkins and paper towels.

Posted by: CPAP Caterer giving Christie the evil eye at March 06, 2014 11:54 AM (P3U0f)

192 "Today is the day that the oceans began to recede... ...oh, wait a minute, it's just the governor coming out of the surf after his daily swim."

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at March 06, 2014 11:55 AM (g4TxM)

193 CPAC has been lost to the GOPe.... Just walk away.

Posted by: The Humungus at March 06, 2014 03:42 PM (Q6pxP)

 

 

-------------------------------------------------

 

 

I agree.  That's been evident since right  after 2010.  Way too much Tea Party celebration to suit the northeast/Rove  mentality.  This next election won't be won by appearances on media-approved events like CPAC, but in the trenches with the grassroots organizations.  CPAC is only there to try to get people  to donate to the RNC.

 

The RNC is dead to me.  I'll be donating to only the individuals I support.

 

 

Posted by: Soona at March 06, 2014 11:56 AM (rOX4+)

194 Do we win in '12 if Christie doesn't give cover for you know who after Sandy? Probably not. It it closer? Yes.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at March 06, 2014 11:56 AM (659DL)

195 How does one suppress the Dem vote in a deep blue state? ____________________ Hello..... (waves)

Posted by: Planned Parenthood at March 06, 2014 11:56 AM (32Ze2)

196 Bridgegate showed one of two things: 1) He did something wrong or 2) He's ineffective against the media both are disqualifiers.

Posted by: Z Ryan at March 06, 2014 11:56 AM (fMK2m)

197 When CPAC invites the likes of Krispy, McConnell and Ryan, it's time to give up on CPAC.

Because it would be genius politics for a conservative political conference to NOT invite the only nationally-viable conservative political party's leader in the US Senate, leader of that party's governors, and that party's last VP nominee to speak to them for 15 minutes each.

Genius politics, I tell you.  And you wonder why some people, maybe most people, in the national Republican party generally ignore the far right wing. 


Posted by: trumpetdaddy at March 06, 2014 11:56 AM (YhH+L)

198 Ok, so he's pro school choice which the teacher's unions hate. How pro-life is he? Cause Clinton was "personally pro-life", right? Being "personally pro-life" is okay with Dems as long as your actual votes are to keep the abortion factories going strong. Posted by: Flatbush Joe he is personally pro life and vetoed funding for Planned Parenthood IIRC

Posted by: thunderb at March 06, 2014 11:56 AM (zOTsN)

199 This clearly is not the same CPAC that gave our Chief Ewok a 'Blogger of the Year' award in 2008 and AoSHQ 'Blog of the Year' in 2013


Posted by: phreshone at March 06, 2014 11:56 AM (Q6pxP)

200 C'mon guys. Christie has to be at least 50% doughnut.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at March 06, 2014 11:56 AM (oFCZn)

201 $40k monthly retainer fee. That's a lot of cheddar. The Interpreter ‏@Interpreter_Mag Ukraine Liveblog: Meet the American businessmen who are lobbying for Putin in Washington DC http://bit.ly/1gVyzhs

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 06, 2014 11:56 AM (ZPrif)

202

CitizenX:  I'm not talking about suppression per se, let's call it disheartening dems.

 

He basically made them give up and not even show up to the polls.  Did anyone here even question whether he'd win reelection???  The raw numbers tell the tale.

Posted by: prescient11 at March 06, 2014 11:57 AM (tVTLU)

203 So RNC , losing my gun rights to a Republican will be better than losing them to a Democrat ? Fuck that . I'll vote for the libertarian first .

Posted by: awkward davies at March 06, 2014 11:57 AM (whqez)

204 Mittens didn't stand a chance. What lost the election for him is that people who actually VOTED FOR Juan McLame stayed home, instead of voting for him. Bottom line.

Posted by: Truck Monkey at March 06, 2014 11:57 AM (32Ze2)

205

OT,    but  what's   the deal with all the severed animal heads showing up in    NYC  parks?   First a goat's head in    Prospect Park,  now   severed    rooster    heads in Dr. Ronald McNair Park...      Are we thinking     santeria,   voodoo,      or just straight up necromancy?  

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/u][/b][/i] at March 06, 2014 11:58 AM (4df7R)

206 Pro school choice and hates teachers unions, huh? Still have to see some red meat on guns, low taxes, immigration freeze, Obamacare repeal, the stuff that matters. Looks to me like XXL is holding low cards.

Posted by: General Zod at March 06, 2014 11:58 AM (2+bRt)

207 And you wonder why some people, maybe most people, in the national Republican party generally ignore the far right wing. Apparently it pays well.

Posted by: toby928© at March 06, 2014 11:58 AM (QupBk)

208 All these people who hate most Republicans and want to see them lose should stop torturing themselves by pretending to be Republicans.  It just makes them suffer.

There is already a party dedicated to talking trash about elected Republicans, demonizing our leadership, and defeating our candidates.  It's called the "Democratic Party."

If you agree with their goals, why not just go join them, and leave us the Fluke alone?

Posted by: Adjoran at March 06, 2014 11:58 AM (QIQ6j)

209 Did you ever get on a trampoline with a really fat kid? That's kind of how I imagine this standing ovation starting.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at March 06, 2014 11:58 AM (g4TxM)

210 >>> 180 Ok, so he's pro school choice which the teacher's unions hate. How pro-life is he? Cause Clinton was "personally pro-life", right? Being "personally pro-life" is okay with Dems as long as your actual votes are to keep the abortion factories going strong. Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 06, 2014 03:52 PM (ZPrif) I think he actually is pro-life. IIRC, he defunded Planned Parenthood

Posted by: L, elle at March 06, 2014 11:59 AM (0xqKe)

211 "Genius politics, I tell you. And you wonder why some people, maybe most people, in the national Republican party generally ignore the far right wing." I don't wonder, I know. The founding principles mean little or nothing to the GOPe, which is a self-serving bunch of hypocrites.

Posted by: Meremortal at March 06, 2014 11:59 AM (1Y+hH)

212 Testing 123

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 06, 2014 11:59 AM (olDqf)

213 Paul/McCotter 2016 lololol I'm gonna go shoot some heroin now.

Posted by: Z Ryan at March 06, 2014 12:00 PM (fMK2m)

214 I want Rick Perry and Scott Walker. We need Perry and Walker.

Posted by: Truck Monkey at March 06, 2014 12:00 PM (32Ze2)

215 All these people who hate most Republicans and want to see them lose should stop torturing themselves by pretending to be Republicans. Way ahead of ya, brah.

Posted by: toby928© at March 06, 2014 12:00 PM (QupBk)

216 Buono? Victor Buono? Now that would have been a match-up for the ages.

I'm sorry. I'm sick of the fat guy jokes too. But that was a low, hanging fat guy.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at March 06, 2014 12:00 PM (xq1UY)

217
Way ahead of ya, brah.

Posted by: toby928© at March 06, 2014 04:00 PM (QupBk)


that should be breh to be up to date on lingo

Posted by: The Dude at March 06, 2014 12:00 PM (bStrg)

218

I heard a blurb  on one  of the news shows earlier today, and I wasn't much listening  until I heard Miss Lindsey talk about something  the liberals were supposedly doing  (and he was against it).

 

I  don't know if he was at CPAP or somewhere else, but I almost drove off the road when I heard it.  And I  wasn't even in a car! 

Posted by: BurtTC at March 06, 2014 12:01 PM (TOk1P)

219

Bill Clinton took credit for all the good things that the Republicans did in the 90's, when they controlled both houses of Congress.

 

Barky is the same sort of shameless liar.

 

Any 'good ideas' that might get passed in the House, and then by some miracle get passed in today's Senate...would be coopted by the Dems and claimed as 'theirs'.

 

So until we have the Senate...it would be politically foolish, unfortunately, to pass bills that would save Barky and the Dems from themselves.

 

 

Posted by: wheatie at March 06, 2014 12:01 PM (W4wxS)

220 Katie Curic redux: gwen ifill ✔ @gwenifill Follow Congrats @crowleyCNN on receiving the #Goldsmith Career Award tonight at Harvard! 6:17 PM - 5 Mar 2014 The fact that these media apparatchiks, these Palace Guards, line up and salivate to receive their prop awards from the Regime makes me sick to my fucking stomach.

Posted by: Citizen X at March 06, 2014 12:01 PM (7ObY1)

221 that should be breh to be up to date on lingo Is broheim still kosher?

Posted by: toby928© at March 06, 2014 12:01 PM (QupBk)

222 You'll get this guy or Jeb. Your choice, suckers

Posted by: RNC at March 06, 2014 12:02 PM (M2qTM)

223 Mittens didn't stand a chance. What lost the election for him is that people who actually VOTED FOR Juan McLame stayed home, instead of voting for him. Bottom line. False. Romney won more votes than McCain.

Posted by: Elizabeth Warren at March 06, 2014 12:02 PM (SY2Kh)

224 I just noticed the Oort cloud surrounding him.

Posted by: tubal at March 06, 2014 12:02 PM (YEQ2h)

225 201 C'mon guys. Christie has to be at least 50% doughnut. Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at March 06, 2014 03:56 PM (oFCZn) The other 50% is the hole.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 06, 2014 12:02 PM (olDqf)

226

 >>>I'm not talking about suppression per se, let's call it disheartening dems.

 

Well, there's also making pot legal. Call it disincentiving Dems for just about everything including the vote.

Posted by: Bigby's Frozen Fingers at March 06, 2014 12:02 PM (3ZtZW)

227 All these people who hate most Republicans and want to see them lose should stop torturing themselves by pretending to be Republicans. I have never been a registered Republican. Independent. I just got roofied is all.

Posted by: Daybrother at March 06, 2014 12:03 PM (TWUqg)

228 Is broheim still kosher?

Posted by: toby928© at March 06, 2014 04:01 PM (QupBk)


not since the mid 90's

Posted by: The Dude at March 06, 2014 12:03 PM (bStrg)

229 I am unmoved.

Posted by: Colon Bowel at March 06, 2014 12:03 PM (NYgyW)

230 I want Rick Perry and Scott Walker. We need Perry and Walker. *** I am a Rand fangirl but I really think the above combo is my first choice. I chose Perry, Walker, and Rand in the RNC straw poll

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 06, 2014 12:03 PM (DmNpO)

231

209  -

 

Sorry chum, you and your leaders left us.  We didn't leave them. 

Posted by: BurtTC at March 06, 2014 12:03 PM (TOk1P)

232 You'll get this guy or Jeb. Your choice, suckers Posted by: RNC The Whigs called. They said to remember to pick up their dry-cleaning on your way to the scrapheap.

Posted by: Brother Cavil at March 06, 2014 12:03 PM (naUcP)

233 how big is the stoner vote serious

Posted by: thunderb at March 06, 2014 12:03 PM (zOTsN)

234 FREE WEED

Posted by: 2X4 at March 06, 2014 12:03 PM (QupBk)

235 I tell you what I'm for, folks.  Anybody not named Christie or Bush.  And flatulence.

Posted by: Fritz at March 06, 2014 12:03 PM (PnMCP)

236 CPAC Conservatives pretending As Commies?

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 06, 2014 12:03 PM (HVff2)

237 I hope Harvard didn't cheap out on the spread.

Posted by: Candy Crowley at March 06, 2014 12:04 PM (Aif/5)

238 "All these people who hate most Republicans and want to see them lose should stop torturing themselves by pretending to be Republicans." I figured that out 7 years ago.

Posted by: Meremortal at March 06, 2014 12:04 PM (1Y+hH)

239 What is the "GOPe" thing? I get that it's supposed to be a mocking slur -- I just don't get it. Is it supposed to rhyme with soap, pronounced with a hard G? I assume it's supposed to be something like "Repukes" I get that one, it has the work "puke" in it. Can somebody explain the "GOPe" thing? Is it a reference to something?

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 06, 2014 12:04 PM (ZPrif)

240 I would bet all of ace's millions that no where in this speech or any future speeches by Christie will you find the well known conciliatory phrase, 'we need to bridge the gap.....'

Posted by: Lynn Meeurers at March 06, 2014 12:04 PM (Kz9dH)

241 Pro school choice and hates teachers unions, huh?

Still have to see some red meat on guns, low taxes, immigration freeze, Obamacare repeal, the stuff that matters.

Looks to me like XXL is holding low cards.

Posted by: General Zod at March 06, 2014 03:58 PM (2+bRt)

 

 

"IÂ’m not much different from Andrew Cuomo. I probably agree with him on 98% of the issues."

- Chris Christie

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/02/19/Christie-Cuomo

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/u][/b][/i] at March 06, 2014 12:04 PM (4df7R)

242 There's, like, not a dime bag's worth of difference between the Democrats and the Republicans, man.

Posted by: The Stoner Vote at March 06, 2014 12:04 PM (DrWcr)

243 Did Fat Fuck ask for a moment of silence for Saint Nelson Rockefeller?

Posted by: Captain Hate at March 06, 2014 12:05 PM (NI2j4)

244 not since the mid 90's I'm from the Cretaceous Era so it's cool.

Posted by: toby928© at March 06, 2014 12:05 PM (QupBk)

245 I just don't think the stoner vote would win any elections for us, but I am willing to be proved wrong

Posted by: thunderb at March 06, 2014 12:05 PM (zOTsN)

246 I am a Rand fangirl but I really think the above combo is my first choice. I chose Perry, Walker, and Rand in the RNC straw poll Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 06, 2014 04:03 PM (DmNpO) Rand's position on amnesty is just too much for me at this time. Not sure about his foreign policy either. His old man is a cuckoo bird not Cruz.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 06, 2014 12:05 PM (HVff2)

247

215 I want Rick Perry and Scott Walker. We need Perry and Walker.

 

Yep.

Posted by: wheatie at March 06, 2014 12:05 PM (W4wxS)

248 If you agree with their goals, why not just go join them, and leave us the Fluke alone? Posted by: Adjoran at March 06, 2014 03:58 PM (QIQ6j) Because we do now bow to your binary decision set? Because there is nothing in the Constitution that makes this a Two Party ONLY system? Because we don't like EITHER party right now? So a Pox on both your Houses? And for the record... Registered Independent soon after George Bush created the Dept. of Homeland Security, but left the FBI (you know, the ones who do internal US espionage) out of it...

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 06, 2014 12:05 PM (84gbM)

249 They  didn't  cheer  round  boy,  they  were  cheering  the  stage  hands- nobody  thought  they  could  construct  a  stage  that  would  support  the  weight  of  that  statist  fat  fuck.

Posted by: Larsen E. Whipsnade at March 06, 2014 12:06 PM (rXcBX)

250 Can somebody explain the "GOPe" thing? Is it a reference to something?

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 06, 2014 04:04 PM (ZPrif)



GOP establishment

Posted by: Captain Hate at March 06, 2014 12:06 PM (NI2j4)

251 Sorry, But Christie is a bridge too far.

Posted by: rd at March 06, 2014 12:06 PM (D+lxs)

252 244 Did Fat Fuck ask for a moment of silence for Saint Nelson Rockefeller? Posted by: Captain Hate at March 06, 2014 04:05 PM (NI2j4 Just awesome.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 06, 2014 12:06 PM (HVff2)

253 only thing the GOP needs is a 2 gallon jug of gas and a match

Posted by: The Dude at March 06, 2014 12:06 PM (bStrg)

254 Was never much a fan of the blustery Christie, except when he was yelling at that teacher. Other than that, I haven't had much reason to see him as anything but what he's shown me. A big-mouth Jersey toolbag.

Posted by: DangerGirl at March 06, 2014 12:06 PM (GrtrJ)

255

>>>Genius politics, I tell you. And you wonder why some people, maybe most people, in the national Republican party generally ignore the far right wing."

 

One side or the other has to give. I vote you, you vote me. So I'm voting somewhere else. Works for you? Good, glad to help.

 

O and hey, I'm not "far" anything but you still lost me. Keep on keepin' on, milquetoast.

Posted by: Bigby's Frozen Fingers at March 06, 2014 12:06 PM (3ZtZW)

256 I wonder if Christie's mass is sufficient to enable the classic Slingshot maneuver.

Posted by: ScoggDog at March 06, 2014 12:06 PM (XaJ3Z)

257 Christie wins the coveted Tepid Air "hey, fat, pasty dudes can be Conservative, too!!11!!" endorsement in 5...4...3...2....

Posted by: MrScribbler at March 06, 2014 12:07 PM (jiM5S)

258 Is it true that   Christie brought down the house with the line "Hey, Mitch. Come on up here and pull my finger."

Posted by: Roy at March 06, 2014 12:07 PM (VndSC)

259 When the likes of McCain, Graham, or Christie speak, I pretty much zone out. Christie used up the last of his cred when he embraced Obama days before a pivotal election.

Is CPAC regressing? Do they actually get suckered into red-meat rhetoric when the speaker's performance doesn't actually match it? Sounds like the attendees need more seasoning.

Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at March 06, 2014 12:07 PM (1CroS)

260

240...Can somebody explain the "GOPe" thing? Is it a reference to something?

 

--------

 

GOP establishment.

Posted by: wheatie at March 06, 2014 12:07 PM (W4wxS)

261 Fat man is dead to me.

Posted by: gdonovan at March 06, 2014 12:08 PM (8SKB7)

262 Ah, did not get that. GOP establishment. Gotcha. I'm used to the lower case "e" to being some sort of eco/enviro thing. Was confused.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 06, 2014 12:09 PM (ZPrif)

263

CPAC only gives standing Os.

 

The Dems gave  the SCOAMF   non-stop  screaming Os.

Posted by: Roy at March 06, 2014 12:09 PM (VndSC)

264 Woah.... You should ask the little missus about my Dutch Ovens. The White House NEEDS my Dutch Ovens.

Posted by: Chris Crispy at March 06, 2014 12:09 PM (32Ze2)

265 When the likes of McCain, Graham, or Christie speak, I pretty much zone out. Christie used up the last of his cred when he embraced Obama days before a pivotal election. They being RINOs renders it impossible that they might have something worthwhile to say in a speech?

Posted by: Hollowpoint at March 06, 2014 12:10 PM (SY2Kh)

266

I prefer  brosef  like my father before me and his father before him.  

 

 

 

These kids with their brehs.......

Posted by: eleven at March 06, 2014 12:10 PM (VhqUZ)

267

Because there is nothing in the Constitution that makes this a Two Party ONLY system?

 

No, but two parties is almost guaranteed by the Single Member District Plurality system of voting.  In parliaments with proportional representation you can get strong third parties.  Here, if you have a strong third party it knocks off the weaker of the predominant two in a couple of cycles.

Posted by: Frumious Bandersnatch at March 06, 2014 12:11 PM (A0sHn)

268 PPP's newest Arizona poll finds that John McCain is unpopular with Republicans, Democrats, and independents alike and has now become the least popular Senator in the country. Only 30% of Arizonans approve of the job McCain is doing to 54% who disapprove. There isn't much variability in his numbers by party- he's at 35/55 with Republicans, 29/53 with Democrats, and 25/55 with independents. McCain trails in hypothetical general election match ups with both 2012 nominee Richard Carmona (41/35) and former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords (42/35). He would lead though in a match up with former Governor Janet Napolitano, 44/36. This has the potential to be an interesting one in 2016. “The low opinion both Republicans and Democrats have of John McCain now means he could be vulnerable in both the primary and the general election next time around,” said Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling. “George McGovern lost his Senate seat 8 years after losing his Presidential bid and McCain could suffer a similar fate.” bwbahahahahahhahahahaha

Posted by: thunderb at March 06, 2014 12:11 PM (zOTsN)

269 Didn't he have gastric bypass or lap band surgery or something?  Why's he still fat?

Posted by: bicentennialguy at March 06, 2014 12:11 PM (vg8iE)

270 Perry endorsed Dewhurst over Cruz when he is not expected as governor to endorse primary races.

Posted by: Lynn Meeurers at March 06, 2014 12:11 PM (Kz9dH)

271 So the fat guy's CPAP smear was positive?  Uh Oh

Posted by: CSMBigBird at March 06, 2014 12:11 PM (jsWA8)

272 Let's not get our titties in a ringer over this obnoxious fat stooge. 2016 is still two years off.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 06, 2014 12:12 PM (olDqf)

273

Here's what's happened to CPAC:    it's turned into the   Republican/GOP   version of Comic-Con.      Everyone goes to it because they all want to be seen   by   the    "base."

 

The problem is, the people who      attend CPAC don't want to see these      old    fossils   of the   GOPe.   They want   new blood,   fresh  voices:   Ted Cruz,   Mike Lee, Trey Gowdy,   Mia Love,  Benjamin Carson, etc.     No one goes to CPAC to listen to Bitch McConnell.    Why not drag Bob Dole out of    retirement and put his   senile ass up onstage while you're at it.    It'd be about as effective.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/u][/b][/i] at March 06, 2014 12:12 PM (4df7R)

274 220 Bill Clinton took credit for all the good things that the Republicans did in the 90's, when they controlled both houses of Congress. Barky is the same sort of shameless liar. Any 'good ideas' that might get passed in the House, and then by some miracle get passed in today's Senate...would be coopted by the Dems and claimed as 'theirs'. So until we have the Senate...it would be politically foolish, unfortunately, to pass bills that would save Barky and the Dems from themselves. Posted by: wheatie Reagan got blamed for everything the democratic House proposed that involved funding as I recall when they had the Senate as well. Having said that, the president always gets blamed. My concern is that Boner said he wants to 'fix' the ACA after elections.

Posted by: Daybrother at March 06, 2014 12:12 PM (DYtoS)

275
Video of Gov. Christie's speech and the crowd's response:

http://youtu.be/OuUlCxCyTZQ?t=2m7s

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at March 06, 2014 12:12 PM (kdS6q)

276 Didn't he have gastric bypass or lap band surgery or something? Why's he still fat?

Posted by: bicentennialguy at March 06, 2014 04:11 PM (vg8iE)


lap band doesn't fix jowls

Posted by: The Dude at March 06, 2014 12:12 PM (bStrg)

277 Too bad we had to run that fat head Rob Ford look alike against Juan McLame last time. The GOP could fuck up a wet dream.

Posted by: Truck Monkey at March 06, 2014 12:12 PM (32Ze2)

278 "They being RINOs renders it impossible that they might have something worthwhile to say in a speech?"

Making the speech is easy

actually getting some movement in the right direction is another mixed metaphor entirely.


Posted by: Colon Bowel at March 06, 2014 12:12 PM (NYgyW)

279 Is broheim still kosher? Posted by: toby928© at March 06, 2014 04:01 PM

You got that right, mang.

Posted by: MrScribbler at March 06, 2014 12:13 PM (jiM5S)

280 Collin Powell going to speak too?

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 06, 2014 12:14 PM (HVff2)

281 You can tell from former photos of Christie that yes, he has slimmed down somewhat since his lap band surgery. Yes, he's still fat and in other important breaking news-the sun rise rose today and will tomorrow!!!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2014 12:15 PM (XyM/Y)

282 The only way I'll vote Christie is if he and Zombie Swayze re-enact the classic SNL Chris Farley skit.

Posted by: ScoggDog at March 06, 2014 12:15 PM (XaJ3Z)

283

The bottom line point is -- why are we looking at Christie.

 

A blue state is fucked up and he won there.  Yay!!!

 

But he barely won the first time, and didn't increase his vote total on reelection.  So his one supposed strength is not that strong.

 

Not that compelling of a case.  I kind of like him, but just in general, b/c he's fat and kind of funny.  He is not the leader of the GOP nor very conservative.

Posted by: prescient11 at March 06, 2014 12:15 PM (tVTLU)

284 "PPP's newest Arizona poll finds that John McCain is unpopular with Republicans, Democrats, and independents alike and has now become the least popular Senator in the country. Only 30% of Arizonans approve of the job McCain is doing to 54% who disapprove. There isn't much variability in his numbers by party- he's at 35/55 with Republicans, 29/53 with Democrats, and 25/55 with independents."

So in other words, he holds a consistent level of appeal that crosses the aisle?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 06, 2014 12:15 PM (wMsMv)

285 Chris CHRISTIE is FAT.

Posted by: elevenwing plover at March 06, 2014 12:15 PM (GXZgZ)

286 Has anyone ever seen Chris Cristie and the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man in the same room?

Posted by: phreshone at March 06, 2014 12:15 PM (Q6pxP)

287 Is this the same Chris Christie that gave a ho-hum speech endorsing Mitt Romney a few years ago? A speech that others have described as more about Christie then Romney. Strange that all of a sudden he can generate the enthusiasm required for a standing ovation. Regardless, I want nothing to do with him as a nominee.

Posted by: SE Pa Moron [/i] at March 06, 2014 12:15 PM (CnA98)

288
They being RINOs renders it impossible that they might have something worthwhile to say in a speech?

 

Posted by: Hollowpoint at March 06, 2014 04:10 PM (SY2Kh)

 

 

They being WHO THEY ARE renders it impossible that they have something worthwhile to say,   because   their past      statements    have   all proven that   they only say   things they think will play well politically,  not things they actually believe   and certainly nothing they intend to follow through on.

 

There might be some RINOs who have earned the benefit of the doubt and get at least a cursory listen, but   McCain, Graham and Christie?    No.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/u][/b][/i] at March 06, 2014 12:16 PM (4df7R)

289 GOP, the party of wet farts

Posted by: The Dude at March 06, 2014 12:16 PM (bStrg)

290 Obama was the most left-wing member of the Senate when he was nominated. Repubs and Dems are similar. They always nominate the most left-wing guy in their party.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 06, 2014 12:17 PM (ZPrif)

291 Has anyone ever seen Chris Cristie and the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man in the same room?
Posted by: phreshone at March 06, 2014 04:15 PM

Only at Hot Air.

Posted by: MrScribbler at March 06, 2014 12:17 PM (jiM5S)

292 McCain is the least popular senator in the nation but "teabagger" "whackobirds" are out of touch with what the people want? mmmkkkaaayyyy

Posted by: thunderb at March 06, 2014 12:17 PM (zOTsN)

293 "We leveled Broheim back in '44." ---Zombie 8th Air Force.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 06, 2014 12:17 PM (olDqf)

294 The problem is, the people who attend CPAC don't want to see these old fossils of the GOPe. And yet- standing ovation for Christie.

Posted by: Hollowpoint at March 06, 2014 12:18 PM (SY2Kh)

295 Are we sure it was applause or was it the sound of Christie shitting his pants?

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at March 06, 2014 12:18 PM (oFCZn)

296 290 GOP, the party of wet farts

Posted by: The Dude at March 06, 2014 04:16 PM (bStrg)



Second look at the Republican Party???

Posted by: Martin Bashir at March 06, 2014 12:18 PM (Q6pxP)

297 Did Christie say he was leaving politics forever? I can see him getting a standing-O for that.

Posted by: Zombie John Gotti at March 06, 2014 12:18 PM (nj9sX)

298 They being WHO THEY ARE renders it impossible that they have something worthwhile to say, because their past statements have all proven that they only say things they think will play well politically, not things they actually believe and certainly nothing they intend to follow through on. There might be some RINOs who have earned the benefit of the doubt and get at least a cursory listen, but McCain, Graham and Christie? No. Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at March 06, 2014 04:16 PM (4df7R) DING DING DING DING!!!! Spot on. Hell, even Obama has been known to spout conservative platitudes. But like Christie, McCain and Graham all they are, are words.

Posted by: DangerGirl at March 06, 2014 12:18 PM (GrtrJ)

299 If they have Colin fucking Powell speak then CPAC is a fucking joke.

Posted by: prescient11 at March 06, 2014 12:19 PM (tVTLU)

300 287 Has anyone ever seen Chris Cristie and the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man in the same room? Posted by: phreshone Has anyone seen a room big enough? (lololfatdamnit I'm doing it now too)

Posted by: Z Ryan at March 06, 2014 12:19 PM (fMK2m)

301 And yet- standing ovation for Christie.

Posted by: Hollowpoint at March 06, 2014 04:18 PM (SY2Kh)


to be fair, people at something like CPAC are always the heaviest kool-aid drinkers

Posted by: The Dude at March 06, 2014 12:19 PM (bStrg)

302 Senator Gabby Giffords? Damn.

Posted by: Biff Boffo at March 06, 2014 12:19 PM (YmPwQ)

303

275...Reagan got blamed for everything the democratic House proposed that involved funding as I recall when they had the Senate as well. Having said that, the president always gets blamed. My concern is that Boner said he wants to 'fix' the ACA after elections.

 

Posted by: Daybrother at March 06, 2014 04:12 PM (DYtoS) 

 

--------

 

Yep.

And GHWBush got blamed for a tax increase that the Dem-controlled Congress added to a military funding bill.

 

Boner has to go.

He now looks to the Dems in the House as his voting base.

Posted by: wheatie at March 06, 2014 12:19 PM (W4wxS)

304 Don't trust Christie any farther than I can throw him.

Posted by: iNC Ref at March 06, 2014 12:19 PM (yf/IC)

305
what's happened to CPAC
Posted by: MWR


From CPAC's own demograpic info on their site:

CPAC participants are 48% female
   
65% of National CPAC registrants purchase Student Tickets placing them between the ages of 18-25

CPAC conferences principally attract registrants from within five hour drive of the host city. 71% of Washington, D.C. conference registrants are from the Northeastern U.S.

So the audience is young. female and from deep Blue Mordor.

Doesn't really reflect the Republican, let alone conservative base.

http://tinyurl.com/lk9rs4v

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at March 06, 2014 12:19 PM (kdS6q)

306 I really think he got the standing O not for what he says or does but because the big democrap/media complex turned on him and he seems to be holding his own nothing more

Posted by: thunderb at March 06, 2014 12:20 PM (zOTsN)

307 "We leveled Broheim back in '44." ---Zombie 8th Air Force. Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 06, 2014 04:17 PM

That's gotta be teh threadwinner, damn you.

Posted by: MrScribbler at March 06, 2014 12:20 PM (jiM5S)

308 Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at March 06, 2014 04:19 PM (kdS6q) Nail. Head. Hammer.

Posted by: Lynn Meeurers at March 06, 2014 12:21 PM (Kz9dH)

309 He's a damaged brand
--------------------
No, no, no. He once damaged a brand.
------------------------------
No, no, no. He once damaged a brand new Ford F-350 by sitting in it.

Posted by: irright at March 06, 2014 12:21 PM (8GKDa)

310 Grabs Mic from J.J. Sefton....... Drops it for him

Posted by: Truck Monkey at March 06, 2014 12:21 PM (32Ze2)

311

So the audience is young. female and from deep Blue Mordor.

 

Well, half female anyway.

Posted by: elevenwing plover at March 06, 2014 12:22 PM (GXZgZ)

312 " the suggestion that the federal-level GOP ought to just roll over for Obama and Reid"

If you heard this during the speech, it is probably an indication of severe brain damage or possibly a tumor.  Seek medical attention right away. 

You could die, or become one of the raving idiots to whom everyone is a RINO traitor. 

Posted by: Adjoran at March 06, 2014 12:22 PM (QIQ6j)

313

>>And yet- standing ovation for Christie.

 

What kinda people attend CPAC anyhow? I imagine people with a career interest, mostly.

Posted by: Bigby's Frozen Fingers at March 06, 2014 12:22 PM (3ZtZW)

314 Nood  about sci-fi  nerd rage and PC bitchiness.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/u][/b][/i] at March 06, 2014 12:22 PM (4df7R)

315 Hollowpoint: "They being RINOs renders it impossible that they might have something worthwhile to say in a speech?"

In a word, yes.

In more than a word, when statements don't match record, then why listen to them? Or if declarations of conservatism are betrayed by policy. They are pulling my chain; or trying to. Sorry. I'm tired of keeping candidates propped up by cherry-picking the worthwhile bits.

Let's call it the Gell-Mann of politics. A politician makes many "conservative" statements. Time passes. He then does nothing or less than nothing to advance them even to the point of damaging conservative movement. He then makes another statement perhaps of even a red meat sort. Am I supposed to feed the Amnesia and cheer for the guy?

Nope. Worthwhile speech not matched by action is useless. Worse, the speech is used as a rhetorical tool to manipulate. At the point where I feel the manipulation to be offensive (and there are certainly degrees to be considered here), I'm not bothering to pick out the wheat from the chaff. It's all chaff.

Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at March 06, 2014 12:23 PM (1CroS)

316 Adjoran how would you characterize Christies positions? who is to the left of him and still calls himself a republican?

Posted by: thunderb at March 06, 2014 12:24 PM (zOTsN)

317 to be fair, people at something like CPAC are always the heaviest kool-aid drinkers This is their speaking schedule: http://www.cpac.org/schedule-events Ted Cruz, Jim DeMint, Mike Lee, Sarah Palin, Rand Paul- they're on the list too. Point is, it doesn't render the listener impure if they appreciate a speech by someone they disagree with politically. Is it really necessary to ensconce ourselves in a bubble?

Posted by: Hollowpoint at March 06, 2014 12:25 PM (SY2Kh)

318 Nood about sci-fi nerd rage and PC bitchiness. Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at March 06, 2014 04:22 PM

* yawns *

Guess I'd better go water the begonias....

Posted by: MrScribbler at March 06, 2014 12:26 PM (jiM5S)

319 McCain is the least popular senator in the nation ---- The interesting thing is that he spent a new record amount on his last Senate race--over 20 million-- running as far to the right as Cruz. Az voted him in and immediately he went right back to his old positions; further Left actually. So he Arlen Spectered himself without actually switching parties. At this rate he may become a memé in American history like a muppet or a fast food commercial.

Posted by: Daybrother at March 06, 2014 12:26 PM (eZHcZ)

320 Judging by what Guy Benson had to say, Marco was on the top of his game today ("This may have been the best speech of the day:") and Jindal was flat, as usual.

He also said that Cruz being the opening speaker had a line of people waiting to get in, versus the usually late arriving CPAC crowd.

Posted by: phreshone at March 06, 2014 12:27 PM (Q6pxP)

321 CPAC conferences principally attract registrants from within five hour drive of the host city. 71% of Washington, D.C. conference registrants are from the Northeastern U.S.

So the audience is young. female and from deep Blue Mordor.

Doesn't really reflect the Republican, let alone conservative base.

http://tinyurl.com/lk9rs4v

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at March 06, 2014 04:19 PM (kdS6q)

 

 

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Thank you.  I've been wondering about that.   I've always thought  that this  event had a very narrow scope of political opinion.  Now I know why.  It's mostly people who are defending their government or government related jobs. 

Posted by: Soona at March 06, 2014 12:27 PM (rOX4+)

322
Well, half female anyway.
Posted by: elevenwing plover




After decades of liberal indoctrination, the purported masculinity of any male under 25 is both fragile and questionable.


Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at March 06, 2014 12:28 PM (kdS6q)

323 Christie could be fucking Kate Upton, and I still would not give a shit about him.

Posted by: nip at March 06, 2014 12:36 PM (SxlUl)

324 I am going to New Jersey-fy all of America. First, we outlaw all guns. Second, raise taxes, third, stampout non-public Schools... Yes, yes, I am the real Republican you have been waiting for!

Posted by: Chris Christie at March 06, 2014 12:36 PM (Ad9WL)

325 When does Chris Cristie speak?

Posted by: gm at March 06, 2014 12:54 PM (/kBoL)

326 Wow - my brain went to mush - Â… what I meant to say: When does Charlie Crist speak?

Posted by: gm at March 06, 2014 12:55 PM (/kBoL)

327 "Christie Speaks at CPAC, Gets Standing Ovation" that's the problem with CPAC and why I pay no attention to it whatsoever. hopes it dies, today, this very minute hopefully.

Posted by: Shoey at March 06, 2014 01:07 PM (Y7jCH)

328 I haven't read the comments --or the post, frankly-- but my first reaction is Oh Gawd No.

Posted by: Y-not at March 06, 2014 01:17 PM (zDsvJ)

329 287 Has anyone ever seen Chris Cristie and the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man in the same room?

Posted by: phreshone at March 06, 2014 04:15 PM (Q6pxP)


That would be physically unpossible.

Posted by: Say What? at March 06, 2014 01:28 PM (Q9qpj)

330 Fcuk u, fatman. And if the "powers that be" try to ram this RINO asshole down my throat, they can go piss up a rope.

Posted by: bill_in_kennesaw at March 06, 2014 01:35 PM (f28MD)

331 All I heard was a half a room full of  worthless rancid meat cheering for some guy in a fat man suit.

Posted by: Borders Language Culture at March 06, 2014 01:36 PM (Cs2tJ)

332 Wait for it.  Huckabee to speak tomorrow

Posted by: NCwoof at March 06, 2014 01:40 PM (aUQgu)

333 Also for your social needs:  R Santorum

Posted by: NCwoof at March 06, 2014 01:40 PM (aUQgu)

334 EWWWWWWWWWWW! This should not happen at CPAC of all places.

THIS is why we can't have nice things!!!

Posted by: Aslan's Girl at March 06, 2014 02:12 PM (KL49F)

335 Fuck that fat man who got gastric-bypass and still can't lose weight? Holy shit how much does he eat? He will stab us in the back as quick as you can blink an eye... He's done it before and he'll do it again. Rice/Gowdy 2016... A Brilliant Gay Black Woman and a White Southern Ass Kicking Prosecutor Who Speaks His Mind? We can't lose...

Posted by: Kaptain Amerika at March 06, 2014 02:54 PM (F9D1m)

336 Maybe he can win without the southern states. When the UAW has a Local in Chattanooga is when someone with a NJ accent and attitude carries the South.

Posted by: Huggy at March 06, 2014 05:14 PM (3pjOr)

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