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Christie: Obama ‘Has Kept Every Promise He’s Made’ On Sandy Relief

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LOL This makes Christie's chances of being elected president in 2016 greater, unfortunately for him it decreases his chances of being nominated by the Republican Party.

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Christie: Obama 'Has Kept Every Promise He's Made' On Sandy Relief | TPM LiveWire


New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said Monday that despite the criticism he's taken from some on the right for his embrace of President Barack Obama following Superstorm Sandy, the popular Republican wouldn't have done anything differently.


Appearing on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on the six-month anniversary of Sandy, Christie was asked by host Joe Scarborough if he regrets his bipartisan response to the storm, which battered the Northeast a week before last year's election.


"No. No," the normally outspoken Christie said.


Christie then elaborated, saying he wasn't concerned about the presidential election in the immediate aftermath of Sandy.


"I say the same thing to all my critics, no matter where they are on the spectrum, that is I've got a job to do. And the fact is there was nothing else that ever crossed my mind in the days after," Christie said. "You wake up on Tuesday, October 30th, 7 million of your 8.8 million citizens out of power, there's not a school opened, not a water treatment or waste water treatment plant is operational. Fifty-one gas stations in the whole state are open. You're not sitting there worrying about presidential politics, Joe."


Christie said that while he was a supporter of 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney — and disagrees with Obama virtually across the board — he has to tip his hat to the President's response to Sandy.

(snip)
 
Christie has openly condemned 100% of all Republican members of Congress, after giving Romney's keynote nominating speech ended up boycotting Romney's campaign events, and gave an unqualified endorsement of Obama as president instead.

Christie has no chance of obtaining the Republican nomination, which is reasonable given his open declaration of hatred of all Republican officials and his ongoing campaigning for Obama. For half a year, Christie has been a militant supporter of Democrats and bitter attacker of Republicans. There certainly are reasons for Democrats to love him, but in general only enemies love a backstabber.
 
Christie has openly condemned 100% of all Republican members of Congress, after giving Romney's keynote nominating speech ended up boycotting Romney's campaign events, and gave an unqualified endorsement of Obama as president instead.

Christie has no chance of obtaining the Republican nomination, which is reasonable given his open declaration of hatred of all Republican officials and his ongoing campaigning for Obama. For half a year, Christie has been a militant supporter of Democrats and bitter attacker of Republicans. There certainly are reasons for Democrats to love him, but in general only enemies love a backstabber.
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I'm kind of wondering when he'll defect to the Democratic Party. Just as a career move, if he wants to go anywhere, or at this point just stay Governor he might have to.
 
LOL This makes Christie's chances of being elected president in 2016 greater, unfortunately for him it decreases his chances of being nominated by the Republican Party.

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Christie: Obama 'Has Kept Every Promise He's Made' On Sandy Relief | TPM LiveWire


New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said Monday that despite the criticism he's taken from some on the right for his embrace of President Barack Obama following Superstorm Sandy, the popular Republican wouldn't have done anything differently.


Appearing on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on the six-month anniversary of Sandy, Christie was asked by host Joe Scarborough if he regrets his bipartisan response to the storm, which battered the Northeast a week before last year's election.


"No. No," the normally outspoken Christie said.


Christie then elaborated, saying he wasn't concerned about the presidential election in the immediate aftermath of Sandy.


"I say the same thing to all my critics, no matter where they are on the spectrum, that is I've got a job to do. And the fact is there was nothing else that ever crossed my mind in the days after," Christie said. "You wake up on Tuesday, October 30th, 7 million of your 8.8 million citizens out of power, there's not a school opened, not a water treatment or waste water treatment plant is operational. Fifty-one gas stations in the whole state are open. You're not sitting there worrying about presidential politics, Joe."


Christie said that while he was a supporter of 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney — and disagrees with Obama virtually across the board — he has to tip his hat to the President's response to Sandy.

(snip)

I think he'd have an excellent chance of being elected. Unfortunately, he has almost no chance of being nominated. Republican primary voters like their nominees to be crazy and to loathe the President. Christie fails on both counts.
 
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I'm kind of wondering when he'll defect to the Democratic Party. Just as a career move, if he wants to go anywhere, or at this point just stay Governor he might have to.

Perhaps hoping to be the darling of a third party. Bloomberg imploded over his his Mr. Nanny mayor of NYC.
 
As much as I like Christies with his bluntness and no BS attitude, he has to learn when to keep his mouth closed, or he will become a fail in politics for either side.
 
Perhaps hoping to be the darling of a third party. Bloomberg imploded over his his Mr. Nanny mayor of NYC.

Christie doesn't have the money to run on his own. Bloomberg doesn't need a party, if he wants to, he'll run.
 
As much as I like Christies with his bluntness and no BS attitude, he has to learn when to keep his mouth closed, or he will become a fail in politics for either side.

It's called Political Correctness, righty-style.
 
I don't think you understand what the term political correctness means.

It's basically the same thing. There are certain things you can't say without arousing ire. On the right side of the spectrum, saying something nice about Obama is one of them.
 
Oh god the right is going to grill him over this. "Obama doing something right!!! NOOOO!!!"
 
Keeping an unConstitutional promise is not exactly something to be lauded for. Regardless of which party you are a member of.

Governor Christie seems like a nice enough guy. We all know where nice guys finish, don't we. IF he has further political ambitions he needs to look long and hard at what he's been doing and where he wants his support to come from. I wouldn't ever vote for him, but I'm sure that there are plenty of Republicans who would. so long as he "repents" and sees the error of his ways. Otherwise, he's as good as done in the GOP, and I'm not sure the Democrats really want him either.
 
All I can say is, obama must not have promised very much.




"Hurricane Sandy’s homeless are still feeling the pain six months after the super storm ravaged the East Coast, namely in New York and New Jersey.

Tens of thousands of people are still homeless as they deal with a slow and frustrating recovery from the storm that flooded parts of the subway system and caused billions of dollars in damage.




Housing, business, tourism, and coastal protection also remain major problems as summer vacation —and hurricane season — approaches. New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo stated on Thursday:

Read more at Hurricane Sandy Homeless Still Number In The Thousands
 
All I can say is, obama must not have promised very much.




"Hurricane Sandy’s homeless are still feeling the pain six months after the super storm ravaged the East Coast, namely in New York and New Jersey.

Tens of thousands of people are still homeless as they deal with a slow and frustrating recovery from the storm that flooded parts of the subway system and caused billions of dollars in damage.




Housing, business, tourism, and coastal protection also remain major problems as summer vacation —and hurricane season — approaches. New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo stated on Thursday:

Read more at Hurricane Sandy Homeless Still Number In The Thousands

Just can't stand it, can you? Somebody said something nice about the president. It just has to be false somehow, right? :lamo
 
You know, sometimes I think it might actually be worth my while to re-join the Republican Party (where, for instance, my great-grandfather was employed as a minor functionary for Dwight Eisenhower early in his first term). It's my ancestral home. It's where I belong.

Then I take a close look at it, squint my eyes a bit, and see it's still full of a bunch of lying Dixiecrats who call the Northeastern Republicans - who were there a century before they were born - RINOs.
 
All I can say is, obama must not have promised very much.
He didn't promise to wave a magic wand and make all the damage disappear, if that's what you mean. ;)

Thousands of homes and businesses were destroyed, along with lots of infrastructure. Widespread damage means there's a crunch for skilled contractors and supplies. And of course, Congress only authorized reconstruction funds 3 months ago.

We also have to figure out what to do about areas that we now realize are prone to flooding. Should we rebuild in the same spots with the same style of homes? Who should pay for flood insurance? Should we abandon what was once usable real estate?

For example, the Rockaways were badly hit by the storm, and are likely to be hit again. It was mostly middle- and low-income housing, including lots of larger apartment buildings. Rebuilding in the same spot would take time, and expose those individuals to another weather event. But real estate is at a premium in New York City, and infrastructure has its limits, so we can't arbitrarily declare we will build a huge housing complex in the middle of Brooklyn (and have it go up overnight) to relocate the affected individuals.
 
Then I take a close look at it, squint my eyes a bit, and see it's still full of a bunch of lying Dixiecrats who call the Northeastern Republicans - who were there a century before they were born - RINOs.
And yet, they get elected in several of the most populous states in the US. hmmmm ;)
 
He didn't promise to wave a magic wand and make all the damage disappear, if that's what you mean. ;)

Thousands of homes and businesses were destroyed, along with lots of infrastructure. Widespread damage means there's a crunch for skilled contractors and supplies. And of course, Congress only authorized reconstruction funds 3 months ago.

We also have to figure out what to do about areas that we now realize are prone to flooding. Should we rebuild in the same spots with the same style of homes? Who should pay for flood insurance? Should we abandon what was once usable real estate?

For example, the Rockaways were badly hit by the storm, and are likely to be hit again. It was mostly middle- and low-income housing, including lots of larger apartment buildings. Rebuilding in the same spot would take time, and expose those individuals to another weather event. But real estate is at a premium in New York City, and infrastructure has its limits, so we can't arbitrarily declare we will build a huge housing complex in the middle of Brooklyn (and have it go up overnight) to relocate the affected individuals.

Yet Bush was supposed to get Nawlins fixed overnight in a hurricane that devastated 100 square miles.
 
Yet Bush was supposed to get Nawlins fixed overnight in a hurricane that devastated 100 square miles.

You right-wingers always complain when someone supporting Obama brings up Bush. Don't you know that Bush isn't president any more?
 
Yet Bush was supposed to get Nawlins fixed overnight in a hurricane that devastated 100 square miles.
The problem wasn't that "Bush didn't fix New Orleans overnight." It's that the administration didn't take the threat seriously, and botched the immediate aftermath. FEMA was run by an incompetent man with no relevant experience. The failures were almost immediately apparent.

However, I will say that not all of the Katrina problems is Bush's fault. The local and state governments weren't exactly on top of things -- New Orleans in particular is not exactly known for efficient government. IIRC Nagin dragged his heels about evacuation, and apparently some of the issues in the Superdome were wildly exaggerated. Southern Louisiana's economy is not as robust as NJ and NY.

It's also possible or arguable that the overwhelming failure of Katrian put the spotlight on FEMA and disaster prep, which resulted in better preparation for Sandy -- much in the same way that Bush 41's poor response to Andrew forced the issue for Clinton.

FEMA's performance in Katrina was an example of a self-fulfilling prophesy; if you are the ones running the government, and you categorically believe that "government can't be efficient or effective," then you're not a good candidate for making government efficient or effective. It's a recipe for failure. Obama, in contrast, knew that he had to whip FEMA into shape, believed that it was entirely possible to whip FEMA into shape, and the end result was a significantly improved response on all counts.

Last but not least: Whatever his flaws, Christie does not suck up or pull punches. If he didn't think Obama was supporting the recovery efforts, he would undoubtedly express his opinion, in public, in blunt and colorful terms.
 
"Brownie, you're doing a great job!"
 
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I'm kind of wondering when he'll defect to the Democratic Party.

Do they have better catered events? Christie can't resist a buffet.
 
LOL This makes Christie's chances of being elected president in 2016 greater, unfortunately for him it decreases his chances of being nominated by the Republican Party.

Christie%20and%20Obama-cropped-proto-custom_28.jpg



Christie: Obama 'Has Kept Every Promise He's Made' On Sandy Relief | TPM LiveWire


New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said Monday that despite the criticism he's taken from some on the right for his embrace of President Barack Obama following Superstorm Sandy, the popular Republican wouldn't have done anything differently.


Appearing on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on the six-month anniversary of Sandy, Christie was asked by host Joe Scarborough if he regrets his bipartisan response to the storm, which battered the Northeast a week before last year's election.


"No. No," the normally outspoken Christie said.


Christie then elaborated, saying he wasn't concerned about the presidential election in the immediate aftermath of Sandy.


"I say the same thing to all my critics, no matter where they are on the spectrum, that is I've got a job to do. And the fact is there was nothing else that ever crossed my mind in the days after," Christie said. "You wake up on Tuesday, October 30th, 7 million of your 8.8 million citizens out of power, there's not a school opened, not a water treatment or waste water treatment plant is operational. Fifty-one gas stations in the whole state are open. You're not sitting there worrying about presidential politics, Joe."


Christie said that while he was a supporter of 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney — and disagrees with Obama virtually across the board — he has to tip his hat to the President's response to Sandy.

(snip)

I do not know how independents would look at a presidential candidate Christie, it is too far out and baseball season and the NBA playoff are on their mind more than presidential politics. But I do think Christie as Governor of New Jersey and the President did a good job in the aftermath of Sandy. My hat off to both. This is one instance where Obama and Christie were Americans first, Democrats and Republicans second. We need more of this.
 
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