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Friday, January 18, 2013

Guns Christie Has Got Obama's Back, Again

Posted by Charles Mudede on Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 12:23 PM

Republican Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey skewered the National Rifle Association Thursday for referencing the president's children in a political attack commercial.

Speaking in a press conference, the outspoken governor decried the move as "reprehensible" and argued the group lost some credibility by making the ad.

"And I think for any of us who are public figures, you see that kind of ad and you cringe. You cringe because it's just not appropriate in my view to do that," he said. "They've got real issues to debate on this topic. Get to the real issues. Don't be dragging peoples' children into this. It's wrong."

As I've said many times before, expect a split in the GOP. One part will simply become a pro-business party and present a real challenge to the Dems; the other will be sink to the status of a third party for aging and nutty white people.

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Does American politics have room for two major parties that basically work for the interests of business but are decent-to-good with respect to those social issues about which business, loosely construed, are good or don't care?

Maybe they could make enough difference out of which businesses support which party...or, more optimistically, maybe more centrist Republicans could move the Democrats leftward for sheer brand differentiation's sake.

Posted by Gerald Fnord on January 19, 2013 at 4:58 PM

A split Republican or Democratic party makes little sense given the winner-take-all system we have. Such a system strongly encourages large, usually centrist parties with broad interest groups.

It won't happen; expect more of the same.

Posted by ryanmm on January 18, 2013 at 5:28 PM

If the wingnuts had taken Obama up on his offer to cut the safety net, Democrats would probably look like they are ready to split too.

Posted by anon1256 on January 18, 2013 at 4:30 PM

@ 3 Umm No there mainstream conservatives and then there are tea partiers. Christie belongs to the former.

Posted by Seattle14 on January 18, 2013 at 3:56 PM

A split in the Republican Party? HOLY ASSFUCKERS!! I'm glad Tonderai was around to predict this! Thanks for the info!

Posted by Stranger'sWorstNightmare on January 18, 2013 at 3:10 PM

Obama's gonna need a chiropractor.

Posted by sirkowski

on January 18, 2013 at 2:21 PM

It's hard for me to forget Christie's speeches during the campaign in which he promoted some of the most disingenuous anti-Obama rhetoric. He is not principled, but simply opportunistic, and his goals happen to align with Obama's for the moment.

Posted by fletc3her on January 18, 2013 at 2:00 PM

Chris Christie knows what side his bread is buttered on.

Posted by tacomagirl on January 18, 2013 at 1:42 PM

It's a reprehensible ad, but it's also a ridiculously false analogy.

Posted by LukeJoe on January 18, 2013 at 1:25 PM

Them distaters sure do hate Murrikah.

Posted by Will in Seattle

on January 18, 2013 at 1:23 PM

Christie is just another bloated fat Teabagger trying to be "compassionate". Remember, he doesn't give a fuck what happens to you, he just wants to make sure his ass is protected when the distaters hit.

Posted by Cato the Younger Younger on January 18, 2013 at 1:12 PM

Gross. Republican PDA.

Posted by Pol Pot

on January 18, 2013 at 1:05 PM

Christie may well do what McCain & Romney could not-come across as a truer version of an independent candidate. Christie has proven he can tell the crazies to fu** off in true New Jersey style.

Posted by pat L on January 18, 2013 at 12:45 PM