THE MAN who many courted until the very end to run for president this year stormed in after Ann Romney’s softer love centric speech and laid the hammer down. Christie’s job was delivering the tough love. Whether anyone was watching that is persuadable wants to hear that their families will be asked to sacrifice more as Wall Street gets off without any punishment for taking our financial system down is another story entirely.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, famous for rarely mincing words, prescribed a dose of tough medicine tonight in his keynote speech at the Republican National Convention, telling party delegates and the nation that the solutions to the country’s economic ills “will not be painless.”
“Our problems are big and the solutions will not be painless,” he said. “We all must share in the sacrifice. Any leader that tells us differently is simply not telling the truth.”
The video above was Gov. Chris Christie’s introduction before a speech that by accounts had him using the word “I” 32 times, while uttering the nominee’s name only 7.
Democrats “believe in teacher’s unions. We [Republicans] believe in teachers.”
Republicans have forgotten that it’s unions that built the middle class. It’s why liberals like me were incensed when Pres. Obama blew off Wisconsin, after Democrats in that state voted against the union candidate and decided to nominate a Democrat who bragged about not being a union man.
The case for austerity to come was in every word Gov Christie uttered: “Our leaders today have decided it is more important to be popular, to do what is easy and say ‘yes,’ rather than to say no when ‘no’ is what’s required.”
As things stand today, voters are going to deliver some hard news to Republicans, answering “no” at the ballot box.
They’ve got a long way to go before Mitt Romney’s image will be redrawn, because they didn’t do it last night. With Mrs. Romney’s loving ode slamming up against Gov. Christie’s brute force, the collision became a clang of opposing sounds that were as confusing as their separate scores.
“Our problems are big and the solutions will not be painless,” he said. “We all must share in the sacrifice. Any leader that tells us differently is simply not telling the truth.”
The problems will be not be painless for the 99% but the 1% will never have to sacrifice. That’s the truth if he had told it straight.
Speaking of pain, it can’t be any more painful than what the past 3 1/2 years have been. Higher unemployment, wasted, failed, huge amounts of stimulus money, that we the taxpayers are straddled with, with nothing to show for it. Where is all that money, by the way? Hmm. Median incomes down by $4000.00, higher insurance rates, higher food costs, higher gas, an ever shrinking Middle Class, because of Obama’s failed policies. Feels like the Obamas are waging War on the Middle Class.
The middle class started to shrink a long time before Obama became president. And for as long as I have been alive the conservatives have waged war on the middle and working classes in this country.
1.”Speaking of pain, it can’t be any more painful than what the past 3 1/2 years have been.”
Yes, if the repugnantklan/teabagger/UBERChristian liars get into office it can and will get allot worse…except for the 1% of course.
2.” Higher unemployment,”
Unemployment is to high but it has been stabalized for some time now and the simple math facts are there are 4 million new jobs then when President Obama took office.
3.”wasted, failed, huge amounts of stimulus money, that we the taxpayers are straddled with, with nothing to show for it.”
GM is alive and well, the banks are alive, roadways and bridges are being repaired.
4.” Where is all that money, by the way? Hmm.”
See answer to #3
5.” Median incomes down by $4000.00, ”
Blame Bush and the obstructionist repugnantklan/teabagger House
6.”higher insurance rates,”
Insurance rates have NOTHING to do with the economy….ask the 1% that OWNS the insurance companies why they are making record profits and are screwing the middle class.
6.”higher food costs,”
I see you bought the limpwithnoballs line about Obama controlling the weather!
7.”higher gas,”
This is what we call in the reality based universe a simple straight up LIE. Gas prices are down…but you and your repugnantklan/teabagger assmonkey cohorts LOVED screaming it was President Obama’s fault when they were high but STFU when they went down…Hmmmmm.
8.”an ever shrinking Middle Class,”
But a healthy, vibrant, richer then ever 1%.
9.”because of Obama’s failed policies. ”
See answer to #7
10.” Feels like the Obamas are waging War on the Middle Class.”
So, it wasn’t the fact that the repugnantklan/teabagger/UBERChristiuans have spent their time as a majority in the house saying NO to and blocking everything the President and the Dems have proposed? The repugnantklan/teabagger/UBERChristians House is nothimng more then a bunch of Domestic Terrorists. They have waged economic warfare against the American people in general and Gays and women and Blacks in particular.
Oh, and I forgot to mention the crappy housing market. Can’t get much more painful than this. I’m ready for some GOOD CHANGE!
And where did this avalanche of problems start but with George Bush who squandered a surplus, took us into a war that cost this country billions and a multitude of other mistakes in the 8 years that he was president and you want the Obama administration to straighten it out in less than 4 years? What the hell are you smoking? I’m sick of the conservatives complaining when they have contributed to the problems existing today because they refused to work with Obama, You can’t lay it at the feet of Obama.
OMG, still blaming Bush, you’ve got to be kidding me. You need to take your blinders off and get a reality check. Yes, Bush screwed up doing the bailout. I agree. But, as far as the war goes, quit blaming just him, he had the blessing of his DEMOCRATIC Congress, again, I’m sure you have your blinders on for that one too. Oh and what about this Obama care, apparently you don’t get that this is going to royally screw the middle class.
1.”OMG, still blaming Bush, you’ve got to be kidding me.”
Well, when it STOPS being the result of Bush Crime family screw ups we’ll stop pointing that out!
2.” You need to take your blinders off and get a reality check.”
See answer to #2
3.” Yes, Bush screwed up doing the bailout. I agree. But, as far as the war goes, quit blaming just him, he had the blessing of his DEMOCRATIC Congress,”
When people are provided with lies and false information by the torturer in Chief it’s kinda hard to blame them for coming to the wrong conclusion isn’t it? OOOPS, forgot who I’m addressing here, rational and logic don’t count.
3.”again, I’m sure you have your blinders on for that one too. ”
See answer to #2
4.” Oh and what about this Obama care, apparently you don’t get that this is going to royally screw the middle class.”
You REALLY need to stop getting your talking points from fuax not news and limpwithnoballs. EVERY independent economic body that has looked at Obama care and looked at the repugnantklan/teabagger/UBERChristian offerins has cited HUGE savings under Obamacare and HUGE costs to the middle class under the conSERvative schemes.
2.” You need to take your blinders off and get a reality check.”
See answer to # ONE…typo.
You need to quit listening to the liberal liars in the media and get a clue to what is really going on in the world, Sec. I mean, Dumb debbie Wasserman Schultz is about as dumb as they come. And you called Sarah Palin a moron???
I meant to say High ranking democrats, i.e, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, etc.
I just get a real tickle out of how the repugnantklan/teabaggin/UBERChristians just keep vomiting up the same meaningless, disconnected from truth or reality memes. makes them look real…….well kinda stupid really.
I agree with you, Jane Austen. Well said.
The case for austerity to come was in every word Gov Christie uttered: “Our leaders today have decided it is more important to be popular, to do what is easy and say ‘yes,’ rather than to say no when ‘no’ is what’s required.”
As things stand today, voters are going to deliver some hard news to Republicans, answering “no” at the ballot box.
Pardon the interruption, Ms. Marsh, there is a phone call for you from someone identifying themselves as Reality Check………..
CBS News Poll. Aug. 22-26, 2012. N=1,051 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.
“Which candidate would do a better job handling the economy and unemployment?”
Obama
Romney
38% 52%
Gee, funny how you left out that the majority of voters felt President Obama would do more to help the middle class….why was that? Couldn’t be a little intellectual dishonesty could it? I’m sure it couldn’t be that….I mean conSERvatives have all those family values and stuff right?
Nationwide registered voter polls are worthless.
Romney’s Electoral College challenge is huge right now.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/27/1124861/-Why-CNN-s-latest-Florida-poll-should-panic-GOP
Here’s a lil poll from a “red” state casual seemed to mysteriously miss also.
Bottom line is that among likely voters, Obama is ahead 50-46 in Florida, and just about even at 47-48 in North Carolina.
Even “likely voter” polls have their problems, but they tend to be more accurate than “registered voter” or “adult population” polls when compared to election results.
Refused to work with Obama??????????????????????????//
Give me a f-cking break.
Every post you spew disinformation in???????????????????
Give us a fracking break!
BS, Sec. you’re one spewing lies and false information. Your lack of objectivity is so bad, and your mind is so misguided, it’s makes me feel sorry for you .
Awwww, gee, that’s real sweet. But you needn’t bother feeling sorry for me. I will be enjoying this election plenty as you and your conSERvative cohorts swear, sweat, gnash teeth and howl at the moon as Mitt da Twit and Ayn rand get taught just how politics is done.
Taylor Marsh August 29, 2012 at 1:37 pm #
Nationwide registered voter polls are worthless.
LOL, my fickle, goal-post moving friend.
Just don’t expect docility from me next time you quote a national poll here to write a post from.
Commenters can act however they like, as long as you play by the rules and make issues the subject.
Registered voter polls don’t mean squat. Likely voters count, with only a handful of battleground states worth citing at all.
It’s an Electoral race for Romney, which is up hill right now, however, as I’ve said all along it remains advantage Obama, though Romney has a boatload of money and 2 months where things can change, but it will require that Team Obama of the President falter.
It would also require that team Mittens/Ayn Rand stop tripping over their lies at every step.