Thanks to Peggy Noonan of the Wall
Street Journal for pointing out a classic Chris Christie moment.
Street Journal for pointing out a classic Chris Christie moment.
In the New Jersey gubernatorial
debate last night, Christie’s opponent, state Sen. Barbara Buono, tried to out-muscle the Republican incumbent, taking a confrontational tone
throughout. Christie turned the tables, delivering a knockout blow to his
Democratic opponent by killing her with kindness.
debate last night, Christie’s opponent, state Sen. Barbara Buono, tried to out-muscle the Republican incumbent, taking a confrontational tone
throughout. Christie turned the tables, delivering a knockout blow to his
Democratic opponent by killing her with kindness.
Over at conservativeintel.com, they
offered this assessment: “When I think of Chris Christie’s style, I think about
the guy who embarrasses hecklers and cracks wise sharply enough to make his
political opponents’ heads hurt. But sometimes, you can knock your opponent
over with a feather.”
offered this assessment: “When I think of Chris Christie’s style, I think about
the guy who embarrasses hecklers and cracks wise sharply enough to make his
political opponents’ heads hurt. But sometimes, you can knock your opponent
over with a feather.”
At the Save Jersey Blog they wrote this:
“Swinging wildly all night in search of an elusive score,
when asked to ‘say something nice’ about her opponent, Buono stayed
consistently nasty and snorted that Christie was ‘good on late night
television.’
“Gov. Christie remained disciplined and proceeded to compliment Sen. Buono’s
dedication to public service. ‘While we have policy disagreements,’ Christie said
in a serious tone, ‘I would never denigrate her service.’
when asked to ‘say something nice’ about her opponent, Buono stayed
consistently nasty and snorted that Christie was ‘good on late night
television.’
“Gov. Christie remained disciplined and proceeded to compliment Sen. Buono’s
dedication to public service. ‘While we have policy disagreements,’ Christie said
in a serious tone, ‘I would never denigrate her service.’
Watch the video here.
