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Chris Christie: America Becoming "A Bunch of People Sitting on a Couch Waiting for Their Next Government Check"

Sam1304 Wrote: Apr 11, 2012 9:50 AM

I was hoping Marco Rubio would be the VP nominee now I think Romney needs someone like Christie who tells it like it is, who can speak intelligently off the cuff, who has the combativeness to go after the Obama hacks who lie and distort all the time...however, if Christie were to be the nominee he would have to lose a ton of weight because he has asthma and would collapse on the trail...it's time Chris...man up and lose the weight for your own sake, the sake of your family and your country...it's time!!!

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MacQ - Texas Wrote: Apr 11, 2012 10:20 AM

Sorry, don't agree. Christie is a good governor. But he would be polarizing on the ticket. Didn't we learn from last time that's not a good idea?

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Chris Christie: America Becoming "A Bunch of People Sitting on a Couch Waiting for Their Next Government Check"

Conservatives love brash New Jersey Governor Chris Christie because he always speaks his mind, and his remarks at a forum on the economy (hosted by George W. Bush) were no different. Christie talked about the nation's bleak outlook, thanks to out-of-control entitlement spending -- and as usual, he didn't mince words.

Christie spent most of his 30-minute speech on New Jersey budget issues, but brought up national policy toward the end. He said it is the least optimistic period he’s ever seen for the nation.

"It’s because government’s now telling them, stop dreaming, stop striving, we’ll...

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