Chris Christie Mocks Income Inequality, Praises George W. Bush

[Ichingcarpenter]

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) on Tuesday criticized Democrats' focus on income inequality, speaking in Chicago in one of his first major public appearances since his administration was engulfed by scandal.

"You want income equality? That is mediocrity," he said. "Everybody can have an equal, mediocre salary."

"The debate that needs to be had between the two parties needs to be: Do we want equality of income, or greatness of opportunity?” he added. “The opportunity for greatness excites the American people much more."

During an hour-long question-and-answer session with Greg Brown, the chairman and CEO of Motorola Solutions Inc., Christie also took the opportunity to praise former President George W. Bush.

"The guy won two national elections," Christie said. “How easy has that looked the last 8 years. He was, first, an outstanding political candidate. And I think he was grossly underappreciated by his own country and his own party as a politician."


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/12/chris-christie-inequality_n_4773369.html


I hope he keeps talking with his foot in his mouth.

[Cha]

1. lol

"The guy won two national elections," Christie said. “How easy has that looked the last 8 years. He was, first, an outstanding political candidate. And I think he was grossly underappreciated by his own country and his own party as a politician."

bush is just gross.. same for Christie.

[malaise]

2. Never forget that Christie was beaten to a pulp in Jersey politics after thsoe nasty ads

for which he not only had to settle financially, but also had to write a humiliating apology in the newspaper.
Then Bush gave him than US attorney position after he raised loads of money for the campaign.

Wasn't Christie one of the young goons in Florida 2000? Truth be told Christie is the quintessence of a thug - a ReTHUG.

[Cha]

6. Was christie one of those thugs from Florida?!

I forgot about Christie getting appointed US attorney by bush.. no wonder he's praising bush(but, does even bush want to be praised by him?). But, hey when he was down before bush picked him up out of the gutter... maybe he's hoping for a redux?

[madokie]

3. More like foot in mouth, talking out his ass

He's toast anyway its sliced

[trusty elf]

4. "You want income equality? That is mediocrity." *Warning* Fairly rude photo :-/

[IMG][/IMG]

[Ichingcarpenter]

5. Yikes

someone had a lot of time in photoshop on that one.

Or was that a real AP photo?.....LOL

[trusty elf]

7. I'm the culprit

[Ichingcarpenter]

8. Great Job

I'm impressed with the skill.

[trusty elf]

9. Thanks!

I might get in trouble for this one, though!

[LeftofObama]

12. You're getting a heart for that!

[trusty elf]

13. Very sweet of you!

Thanks!

[xfundy]

26. The best part is the pink slime.

YUK.

*And the Dorothea Lange pic. Perfect!

ETA: Oh, look, I got a heart on! Thanks, anonymous giver!

[pampango]

10. He is playing the hard-core (and richer) part of the republican base. Just fund raising? Showing the

base that is is a 'hard-core' conservative to prepare the way for the presidential primary season that will be dominated by the 'hard-core'?



http://www.gallup.com/poll/166904/dissatisfied-income-wealth-distribution.aspx http://www.people-press.org/2014/01/23/most-see-inequality-growing-but-partisans-differ-over-solutions/

What Christie and the hard-core base does not realize (or conveniently choose to ignore) is that a majority of republicans is dissatisfied with the distribution of income, realize that it is getting worse and worse and want to raise the minimum wage.

[gelsdorf]

11. "The guy won two national elections,"

Huh..............the dickens you say!

[TBF]

16. IKR, if you count the one where

the Supreme Court appointed him.

[NYC Liberal]

17. And even if you do count it...more people voted for Gore than Bush.

The country as a whole rejected him. Even ignoring the Supreme Court appointment, he only won by a quirk in the system.

[TBF]

18. That too. nt

[Snotcicles]

14. Income equality vs Opportunity for greatness. How about Opportunity Equality?

And if everyone achieved greatness wouldn't greatness become mediocre?

[Alkene]

15. +1 "Opportunity equality"

Right on.

[El_Johns]

21. "Greatness" can only exist as a concept where most are less than "mediocre" just as great wealth can

exist only in contrast with great poverty.

I prefer the pattern of the late new deal through 60s, where there was mass competence to excellence.

[Snotcicles]

22. I don't know who said it but I was thinking of the quote,

"Only mediocre men are at their best all of the time"

[lpbk2713]

19. That figures.

As the strains of "Wind Beneath my Wings" can be faintly heard in the background.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=c9ZMDPf9hZw#t=66

[reformist2]

20. A guaranteed equal but mediocre salary? Sounds better than what most people have now!

I don't think Repugs know what they're getting into, making fun of income inequality like that...

[Victor_c3]

23. Sounds reasonable to me

the mean (not to be confused with median) income in 2011 was $69,821.

However, the republicans wrongfully assume that the lefties want to make everyone earn exactly the same. Maybe I'm wrong in assuming this, but that isn't what the left wants. They want more of the gains from our productivity to flow back down to us at a little more than a mere trickle. They want someone who works 40 hours a week a minimum wage to be able to support themselves without government assistance.

I believe that a person who goes to school and gets a PhD in science or engineering should make more money than a person who drives a bus, but it doesn't mean that the bus driver shouldn't make a livable wage. Minimum wage, in my opinion, should earn you enough money that if two people in a household work 40 hours a week each, that they can live a middle class lifestyle and not need food stamps and other public assistance and they should be able to raise a family with reasonable comfort.

[efhmc]

24. Don't you mean he was appointed by the SCOTUS after he lost the first election,

and stole the second one.

[The Wizard]

25. Christie is confused

Bush no longer has pardon power.

[madinmaryland]

27. STFU, Donut-Fucker. We do not want 99% of the country to have SHITTY salaries and 1% of

the country to have incredibly HUGH salaries.

Again, STFU, Donut Fucker.

[Dirty Socialist]

28. Appealing to The Foolish Wannabes

Only one percent will get rich. The rest are stuck in the middle or at the bottom. It's a pipe dream for most.

[Gothmog]

29. Christie really wants to change the topic

Christie is hoping that someone will look someplace else other than New Jersey

[DhhD]

30. And if Christie goes to jail he is projecting that another Bush will give him a pardon and

appoint him to a post just like before. It is the Criminal Mind set way of life; getting away with it. GWB got away with 2 elections and escaped a war crimes trial. IMO, Christie thinks Jeb can get away with another one, and also come to his rescue.