Posted on 01/13/2014 1:37:03 PM PST by jazusamo
The first time I saw New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on television, a few years ago, my first reaction was astonishment: "A talking Republican!"
It would scarcely have been more astonishing if there had been a talking giraffe. For reasons unknown, most Republican leaders seem to pay very little attention to articulation — certainly as compared to leading Democrats, who seem to pay little attention to anything else.
Governor Christie's nearly two-hour-long press conference last week showed again that he is in a class by himself when it comes to Republicans who can express themselves in the heat of political battle.
When it comes to policies, I might prefer some other Republican as a 2016 presidential candidate. But the bottom line in politics is that you have to get elected, in order to have the power to accomplish anything. It doesn't matter how good your ideas are, if you can't be bothered to articulate them in a way that the voting public can understand.
Chris Christie's press conference showed that, unlike Barack Obama, Christie did not duck the media or sidestep questions. Nor did he resort to euphemisms or cry out, like Hillary Clinton, "What difference, at this point, does it make?"
He met the questions head on and gave unequivocal answers — the kind of answers that could, and should, destroy his political future if they are not true.
More important, Governor Christie quickly fired the people he held responsible for deliberately creating a traffic jam on the George Washington Bridge. Contrast that with the many scandals in Washington for which President Obama has not fired anyone.
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Sen. Ted Cruz has no trouble articulating and he's a Conservative.
GO CRUZ!
Well said
Christie has no trouble articulating his RINO opinions.
I think I would rather listen to Ted Cruz articulating conservative principles.
1-2-ping-a-roo.
Thank you, Jaz.
I would rather go with Cruz as well.
There actually are articulate Repubs but the News Cartel sure in hell does not want to give them air time.
Look who does get aired-—— McCain, Lindsey G, Christie etc.
Amen, and hopefully Lindsey is about to check out.
The media has no credibility. period.
During the sequester when they had law enforcement guarding the federal parks, even the open air ones, that was abuse of power. I did not hear a word from them.
Dr Sowell sez: “Whatever the political fate of Governor Christie, he has provided an example of the kind of articulation that is needed — indeed, imperative — if the Republicans are to have any chance of rescuing this country from the ruinous policies of the past few years.”
Far as I know Cruz is the one.
BUMP!
Great Sowell article as usual. If you want to see someone who is eminently ARTICULATE, check out Nigel Farage’s speeches against the socialist cronies in the EU.
We need guys like him here who could dance circles around Barf Obama’s B.S:
Wooohooo for the UK’s UKIP party (UK’s essential equivalent to Tea Party-Libertarians)!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhGNoZfvRoA
Nigel nails the EU President on Libya:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvqePqEVVkg
Nigel schools Merkl:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gm9q8uabTs
This guy is the new Thatcher or the new Reagan. I wish we had someone here in the US as aggressively articulate for liberty as he is.
Another great one. At 1:34, notice who he’s flanked by (Schiff and Ron Paul).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZap5n3zGZ8
(PASS THESE VIDEOS ON TO YOUR FRIENDS!)
Yes. So now alleged conservatives, on this thread....disagree with Thomas Sowell as well.
Run McCain again retards.
Thank you for the ping my friend.
Either Cruz or Jindal have my vote.
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