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Christie: Talking gun control is not enough
CBS News ^ | January 9, 2013

Posted on 01/09/2013 11:11:08 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J., called for a comprehensive approach to reducing gun violence Wednesday on "CBS This Morning," saying, "If all we talk about is just controlling guns, which we should talk about, then we're not doing enough."

Christie said, "In New Jersey, we have the second toughest gun laws in America already," but suggested that restrictions on firearms are insufficient.

The governor decried the "stigma about mental illness treatment in this country" that prevents mentally ill people from seeking help as one contributing factor to gun violence.

He also spoke to the need to "talk about substance abuse" and examine the "violence in these video games," adding, "I don't allow 'Call of Duty' in my home."

Asked by "CBS This Morning" co-host Norah O'Donnell why he did not address gun control in his State of the State address on Tuesday, Christie said it was just a matter of prioritizing.

"In a half-hour address, you pick and choose what you're going to talk about," explaining that the ongoing recovery from Superstorm Sandy took precedence.

Christie added even if his harsh words for House Republicans when decided to postpone a vote on the Sandy relief package offended members of his own party, "I don't worry about that."

"Sandy is and was above politics, and should be. And if my party is not putting it above politics, they're gonna hear from me about it."

He continued, "In the end, the decision that I criticized was one that the speaker made," but said, "I think we have the whole House of Representatives listening to us now."(continued)

(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...


TOPICS: New Jersey; Issues; Parties
KEYWORDS: banglist; chrischristie; guncontrol; newjersey
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To: Last Dakotan

No, but I have two eyes and can see that he is huge.

21 posted on 01/09/2013 11:42:45 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (I'll raise $2million for Sarah Palin's presidential run. What'll you do?)
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To: Gaffer

seriously - having been that heavy - I can tell you from experience the guy has blood sugar issues, Hiatal hernia, apnea, high blood pressure, heart disease, liver issues etc....all the freakin statins and bp meds will not fix morbidly obese - my guess is that he has a serious health crisis in the next 24 mos


22 posted on 01/09/2013 11:44:11 AM PST by Revelation 911 (hump scratching n'er do well.....all strung out on chicken wings and venison jerky)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
I can hear his advisers after this. “Dadburn Chris , I said right, next try veering to your other right, Ok?”
23 posted on 01/09/2013 11:45:58 AM PST by Idaho_Cowboy (Ride for the Brand. Joshua 24:15)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“I don’t allow ‘Call of Duty’ in my home.”


He also doesn’t allow a scale in his home either..because he would need one big enough to weigh an elephant


24 posted on 01/09/2013 11:46:26 AM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Revelation 911

I certainly can understand that. In light of his more recent proclivity to dwell on the dark side of liberalism, I can’t say I’ll be heart broken when his heart explodes.


25 posted on 01/09/2013 11:46:53 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: Sarah Barracuda

I guess that’s because most home scales top out at 300. For him, you’re right....a trip to Barnum and Bailey’s or the zoo is more appropriate.


26 posted on 01/09/2013 11:48:43 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

No one is interested in even good ideas if coming from Christie. He is as dangerous to conservatives and to freedom as a serpent, and much noisier.

We’re about to have to endure some political whiplash as all these politicians jockey for position to get the conservative base support necessary to mount a primary and capture the Establishment cash that actually wins primaries.

Things look hopeless for me to tolerate the R Party shell game.


27 posted on 01/09/2013 11:48:43 AM PST by RitaOK ( VIVA CHRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming.)
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To: LucianOfSamasota

The GOP is that far gone, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Christie as the frontrunner..the media adores him(For now of course, behind the scenes they are laughing their asses off)


28 posted on 01/09/2013 11:48:46 AM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

For about the first month after his election a lot of freepers were too.


29 posted on 01/09/2013 11:49:00 AM PST by chae (I was anti-Obama before it was cool)
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To: LucianOfSamasota

And to think that the blond republikan “conservative” talk show hostess, washername, thought that Christie was a good candidate for POTUS in 2012.

You can’t trust anyone these days especially not “conservatives”.


30 posted on 01/09/2013 11:49:00 AM PST by 353FMG ( I refuse to specify whether I am serious or sarcastic -- I respect FReepers too much.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Governor, the only thing gun laws like our existing ones do is deprive honest, law abiding citizens like me of the right to self defense. What makes you think that more are necessary?

A better solution is to allow anyone who wishes to be armed to arm themseves, and get anyone who can’t be trusted to bear arms off the street permanently.


31 posted on 01/09/2013 11:49:09 AM PST by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed &water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS, NOW & FOREVER!)
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To: rarestia

I’m somewhat “V” shaped, so that even at 5’11” I only look about 280-290.


32 posted on 01/09/2013 11:50:42 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (I'll raise $2million for Sarah Palin's presidential run. What'll you do?)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

If he is really interested in his weight, he can always go to a roadside truck scale.


33 posted on 01/09/2013 11:52:25 AM PST by 353FMG ( I refuse to specify whether I am serious or sarcastic -- I respect FReepers too much.)
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To: Gargantua
And this corpulent, cottage-cheese-assed wannabe muzzle-snatcher is supposely a conservative?

To my knowledge he has never claimed to be conservative. That label was put on him by the RATs trying to defeat him, and by a misguided Ann Coulter.

34 posted on 01/09/2013 11:54:08 AM PST by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed &water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS, NOW & FOREVER!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
There are actually people looking at this guy for 2016? Seriously?

We have a new tradition here in the USSA: The DNC selects the Republican candidate they wish their candidate to run against. It seemed to work pretty well for them the last 2 times, so they're going to make the tradition permanent.

35 posted on 01/09/2013 11:54:31 AM PST by Cementjungle
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

New Jersey Governor Pork Porkie weighs in.
I am already sick of that bloated big mouth.


36 posted on 01/09/2013 11:55:31 AM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: Gargantua

Interesting question.

Ann C. has opted for the fence sitting moderate perch, co-opted apparently by the money crowd in the Establishment.


37 posted on 01/09/2013 11:56:05 AM PST by RitaOK ( VIVA CHRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

TRAITOR


38 posted on 01/09/2013 11:57:03 AM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Don’t be fooled by this fat-ass, Lou Costello-look-a-like f’ing RINO. He’s no conservative.


39 posted on 01/09/2013 12:02:01 PM PST by jmacusa (Political correctness is cultural Marxism. I'm not a Marxist.)
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To: JimRed

Ann Coulter is not misguided but delusional.


40 posted on 01/09/2013 12:02:07 PM PST by The_Media_never_lie (Actually, they lie when it suits them! The crooked MS media must be defeated any way it can be done!)
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