NJ Gov. Chris Christie to give keynote address at Republican National Convention

FoxNews.com ^ | August 14, 2012 | AP

[carriage_hill]

Chris Christie, the sometimes abrasive but always entertaining governor of New Jersey, is set to be announced Tuesday as the keynote speaker for the Republicans' national convention later this month.

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The scheduling decision was first reported online by USA Today early Tuesday and confirmed by Republican officials directly involved in convention planning. The Republican officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because the formal announcement was not planned until later Tuesday.

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[carriage_hill]

The big "non-secret" has leaked-out.

[abercrombie_guy_38]

OMG He’s not conservative enough! /sarc

[Happy Rain]

The GOP-e thinks he is the best RINO to stop the Tea Party in 2016 if Mitt loses so they gotta groom him...Son of a Mitt as it were.

[DemforBush]

I’m looking forward to this one. I don’t agree with Christie on everything, but I love his no BS way of speaking. Good choice for a keynote speaker. Glad he’s not the VP pick (grin), but a good choice for keynote, IMHO.

[carriage_hill]

He’s “earning his stripes” in the NJ Trenches, as it were. He’ll be a contender in ‘16, if he doesn’t have any serious weight-related health problems. He’s a GOP-e ‘darling’.

[carriage_hill]

Where have we heard that before? He’s made-to-order for GOP-e.

[jb729]

If every conservative treated the left as the joke they are, the way Christie does it, we’d never lose an election.

[jb729]

If we had more Tea Party candidates who could chew the left the way Christie does, then we wouldn’t have to worry about Christie getting nominated. The only one even remotely close is Gingrich, and even he isn’t the perfect conservative and he’s got way too much personal baggage.

[Happy Rain]

I guess in a RED (as in Far Left) Blue (as in Far Left-go figure) State like Jersey a man like Christie looks like Goldwater.

He could only be a Democrat here in SC.

[carriage_hill]

I do like him about 90% of the time. The other 10%... meh. He does what he has to in that RAT-infested place. I lived there and worked in Midtown for 20+yrs, before moving west in ‘89. Haven’t been/won’t go back, since.

[carriage_hill]

You can put that on an endless loop and keep playing it. He’s perfect for GOP-e.

[carriage_hill]

Sure tells us where the GOP-e comes-out on everything, if he’s to be the new *rising star for 2016*, doesn’t it?

[Happy Rain]

The Left and the GOP-e share two things in common: A love for Big Government and a hate for Christian Conservatives.

[Focault's Pendulum]

Did you know you’re not even allowed to pump your own gas in New Jersey? Some worthless union scuzzball must pump it for you.

There's no union involved. It's a minimum wage job.

[carriage_hill]

Sadly, so true. I’ve always said that the GOP-e is just the lib-dems’ “away jersey”. Flip-side of the same coin. Not a damned dimes worth of difference.

[Timber Rattler]

Suits Romney perfectly---it'll be RINOs on parade.

And in the meantime...

Palin's Absence From Convention May Expose Rift

[LibLieSlayer]

I knew about this from FR 2 weeks ago... He is still fat, progressive and an arse... I will NOT be watching.

LLS

[carriage_hill]

It’s definitely “old news”, and I doubt that I’ll watch any of it, either. We all know how “the script is written” and how it’s going to go, way ahead of time. No surprises; all very scripted, except for what the RP-ers will do. Any thoughts on their possible antics?

[carriage_hill]

Yikes! What a contrast.

[LibLieSlayer]

I don't know but I will watch if they do something. Someone needs to remind these progressive republicans that they are not the center of anyone’s Universe.

LLS

[Flintlock]

I can hear it now................

We wuvv the muzies, we wuvv the muzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzziess.
And BTW—you are ALL ISLAMOPHOBES!

[kevinm13]

Conservatives are few and far between and Gov. Christie is fiscally conservative. He can articulate the issues as well as anybody and he manages to shut the unions out in NJ which I thank him for.

For all the doubters about Christie, stop whining and complaining that he isn’t “conservative-enough”. He is governor of a deep blue state with a few of us conservatives to keep it sane. I don’t agree with everything he says or positions he takes but I do agree far more than I disagree. Other than Ronald Reagan, we have few “saints” on the conservative side who can do no wrong. Save the complaints about Christie and heap those on 0bama. There is plenty to complain about there. Far better use of energy.

[Absolutely Nobama]

Krispie Kreme Christie alert!

The keynote should have gone to Rand Paul or Jim DeMint, also known as real Republicans.

[stratman1969]

Oh boy, Ann Coulter will be in ecstasy.

[jimfree]

Nice to hear it confirmed. Put it to them Chris!

[jimfree]

Yes, Blondie gets to hear both her faves this cycle.

[carriage_hill]

They’ve helped the murderous muzzie filth establish a major beachhead inside the gates, just as the treasonous lib-dems have.

[carriage_hill]

He’s far better than the creeps we had as govs during the late-60s, the 70s & 80s when I lived there/ worked in NYC.

[carriage_hill]

DeMint or Coburn, perhaps. I don’t know much about Rand; need to do some research, I admit.

[carriage_hill]

She’s really lip-locked to Crispy Creme & Co.

[Absolutely Nobama]

Don’t worry. Rand’s not the loon his dad Whatshisname (He’s become an Orwellian “unperson” finally.) is. He believes in national defense.

:)

[carriage_hill]

RuPaul & LibTards Co truly worry me; how Texas has continually re-elected that perennial loonytoon, is far beyond me.

[oust the louse]

“He’ll be a contender in ‘16,”

Why on 16? You planning on R & R losing to Obama? We may not need anyone in 16 if that magic moron gets re-elected. Here’s how it goes down, Romney wins in 12-16. Ryan wins in 20-24...got it?

[NeverEVERKerry]

Why on 16? You planning on R & R losing to Obama? We may not need anyone in 16 if that magic moron gets re-elected. Here’s how it goes down, Romney wins in 12-16. Ryan wins in 20-24...got it?

Haven't you heard? FReepers gave up on this election because the GOP ticket is not conservative enough.

Guess they'd rather have Obama stay in power to prove a point to the GOPe and have a clear conscience than to force the pResident out while holding their nose casting their vote .

I fail to see the logic of sitting out. If you do happen to figure out their logic, please share it. I'm baffled and PISSED.

[bayouranger]

Robert Spencer: Christie capitulates to Islamic supremacists New Jersey Governor Chris Christie held an Iftar dinner at the Governor’s Mansion in late July. He took the opportunity to declare himself a foursquare tool of jihadists and Islamic supremacists, and even adopted their language in deriding those who have pointed out how he has allowed himself to be compromised by them. http://www.jihadwatch.org/2012/08/robert-spencer-christie-capitulates-to-islamic-supremacists.html

[carriage_hill]

“...Romney wins in 12-16. Ryan wins in 20-24...”

Sounds like a winner to me. HE’s the one planning to run in ‘16 - “needs a job” - read the article. He said it.

[LyinLibs]

Christie will be reading a selection from the koran.

[carriage_hill]

OMG. I didn’t know about that. ‘Diarrhea Law’ can’t be far behind.

[presently no screen name]

Damn he’s big! No self control.

It carries over to... he’ll wrap his arm around anything.

[Friendofgeorge]

I wont be watching any of it, unless there is a change in Gov Palin`s invitation to speak.

Nothing to stop Paul Ryan from saying to Mitt (during peanut butter/honey sandwich), hey Mitt I really feel bad about my good friend Sarah being excluded from the convention, are you sure that`s a good idea?

He could say that

[presently no screen name]

he’s got way too much personal baggage.

Being godless and a KNOWN LIAR is having more baggage than a person wanting to be president of USA ought to have - in a third world nation it would work.

[ichabod1]

I’m predicting the lowest viewership EVER by any measure for convention coverage for BOTH parties. The rats are probably going to have to hire shills to fill the seats in the convention hall.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

For what this is worth, the Independents, wobbly RINOs, and even some liberals in my office are VERY impressed with Christie. I know that doesn’t do anything to burnish his conservative credentials such as they are, but a lot of people may end up watching the convention at the very least.

[Uri’el-2012]

Gov. Crispy Cream of NJ is absolutely the wrong OPTIC for the party.

He will represent a party which is out of touch with starving poor people.

[MacMattico]

Christie's twice the man Obama is! ( In more ways then one!)

[Colonel_Flagg]

As was posted yesterday, lead cowboy at the RINO Rodeo.

[married21]

“He will represent a party which is out of touch with starving poor people.”

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Maybe he will be a visual sign of solidarity with all the obese poor people.

[Uri’el-2012]

Anyone who is so morbidly obese is mentally ill.

400 lbs of PORK in a barrel is the wrong message for the Party

[LibFreeUSA]

They let this non-photogenic ego-maniac islamo-loving Noreasterner speak (and Key Note at that), and won’t let an accomplished true blue patriot like Sarah Palin near the microphone.