Chris Christie blames his wife for his lack of a job with Trump

[skdo23]

@Ukulele_Ike

Hey, we all enjoy a good Christie fat joke.

C’mon, it’s Christie! It’s not like you’re teasing a sympathetic person with human feelings.

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That’s him on the right. I think we now know the real reason they closed down the beach this weekend.

Chris Christie Uses Beach He Shut Down To The Public For His Family

[Robot_Arm]

@Corry_El

…and told me Christie said he was offered mid tier cabinet positions including Homeland Security. He didn’t want a no win job like that (you’re a nobody unless there’s a big successful attack, then it’s your fault) or stuff like Commerce etc. because he’d rather go make money in the private sector as ‘friend of the president’, which he still is according to Christie.

So, he’s totally abandoned such quaint, outdated notions as serving the country; good to know.

[Sherrerd]

The beach thing–along with the blatant public lie (“I didn’t get any sun”)—seems to indicate he’s given up all political ambitions. This isn’t the sort of bullying that bully-worshippers crave. It’s just pure FU-All-Of-U.

One might speculate that he’s been offered a lucrative job in the private sector, but…doing what? He’s PR poison, now–15% approval rating in NJ, according to a Quinnipeac poll–and that was back in June. Who is going to hire him to do anything?

“The fact is, who cares?” Christie said at a press conference Tuesday. … “I’ve said to you over and over and over again: Poll numbers matter when you’re running for something. When you’re not running for something, they don’t matter a bit. And I don’t care.”
Only 15% of New Jersey voters of approve the governor’s job, according to a Quinnipiac poll earlier this month. His disapproval rating went up to 81%, breaking his previous record of 77%, according to the poll.

Chris Christie on His 15% Approval Rating: ‘Who Cares?’ | TIME

[Evan_Drake]

Maybe we’ve been robbed of the ‘Who Cares ? presidency’…

[Alessan]

@Sherrerd

It’s just pure FU-All-Of-U.

To be fair, that *is *the New Jersey state motto.

[John_Mace]

@Alessan

To be fair, that *is *the New Jersey state motto.

No, the state motto is: F-ALL-OF-YOUS.

[Sherrerd]

(I did ponder making the phrase more Joisey-ish, a la “F-Yas-All, Ya F-ers”, but figured it might be a bit much.)

[Blue_Blistering_Barnacle]

@John_Mace

No, the state motto is: F-ALL-OF-YOUS.

Wouldn’t that be “F-ALL-OF-YOUSE”?

[Elendil_s_Heir]

Woohoo, now he’s a meme!: http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/04/us/chris-christie-beach-meme-trnd/index.html

[elbows]

So, if I’m understanding this correctly, he first closed the beach to the public, THEN took him and his family to the beach for the day, is that about right?

Ok, well then, why is the discussion about his use of language? Or why it’s his wife’s fault he’s not working in the Trump Administration? Or the NJ motto?

I’m confused why all the ‘regular’ people, who were forbidden beach access, aren’t instead talking about how him and his family then spent the day at the very beach he closed. How is his use of ‘you’s’, or ‘youse’, the issue?

I love the beach and would be really pissy if it was closed only to discover that the guy who closed it spent a lovely day there with his family, the entire beach to himself!

But instead the focus is on why he doesn’t work with Trump. Colour me confused!

[Northern_Piper]

Check the posting dates.

This thread started in January and petered out after 19 posts. It was a semi-serious discussion of why Christie wasn’t in Trump’s cabinet.

Then yesterday that cheeky Elendil’s Heir posted an update on Christie’s July 4 activities, which has triggered considerable mockery.

[RTFirefly]

@Bricker

Body shaming. Shocking.

Down at the beach, he’s a lucky man, he’s the only one who gets a tan.

[John_Mace]

@Blue_Blistering_Barnacle

Wouldn’t that be “F-ALL-OF-YOUSE”?

There’s a correct spelling of that word? Who knew?

[elbows]

Thanks! I totally missed the dates, Doh!

(And now I see a thread all about the whole beach closing thing too!)

[Hari_Seldon]

@Robot_Arm

So, he’s totally abandoned such quaint, outdated notions as serving the country; good to know.

You cannot abandon something you never had.

[Elendil_s_Heir]

@Hari_Seldon

You cannot abandon something you never had.

Well, I’m not a Christie fan in the least, but that seems a little harsh to me. He served as U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, was willing to serve as either Romney’s or Trump’s VP, and ran for President himself. It wasn’t all blind ambition.

[foolsguinea]

Yeah, I think he’s angry and burned out after this last year. He endorsed Trump, followed him around, and just got kicked for it, including by Trump. I think Christie isn’t completely evil, but he is petty, and he knows his career is done, so he’s just…done.

[sinjin]

@foolsguinea

Yeah, I think he’s angry and burned out after this last year. He endorsed Trump, followed him around, and just got kicked for it, including by Trump. I think Christie isn’t completely evil, but he is petty, and he knows his career is done, so he’s just…done.

I think this does make him totally evil. He closed the beach to thousands of Jersey families on Independence Day weekend just because he could and used it for himself. These people made plans in advance that were then cancelled because of his snit fit. How can you not call that evil and self serving?

[foolsguinea]

Good point.

[Isamu]

@Corry_El

He didn’t want a no win job like that (you’re a nobody unless there’s a big successful attack, then it’s your fault) or stuff like Commerce etc. because he’d rather go make money in the private sector

An interesting mindset. It’s clear he has zero interest in helping America and is completely self-focussed.