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malaise

(269,157 posts)
Tue Jun 16, 2015, 03:28 PM Jun 2015

Chris Christie's local newspaper says he'll start World War III if he's president

http://www.businessinsider.com/chris-christie-will-start-world-war-iii-says-nj-paper-2015-6
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The editorial board of New Jersey's most important and largest newspaper, The Star Ledger, is questioning whether Christie will cause World War III if he's elected president.

Here's a sample of the editorial:

Gov Chris Christie says that if he were president, he'd be blunt with Russia and Iran.

He told this to a room of more than 150 Iowa Republicans last Thursday. If he decides to run, and wins, he said, the "bluntness and directness, and straightforwardness" he's known for would steer foreign relations.

This is a scary picture. Can't you just hear him telling Vladimir Putin to "sit down and shut up"? Calling the Ayatollah "numb nuts"?

The idea that all America really needs is a Jersey guy who tells it like it is — or, some might say, a chest pounder — could very well put us on the brink of nuclear war.

Christie is New Jersey's governor, so this is pretty rough coming from the home crowd.
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Keep this school yard bully away from the Presidency
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Chris Christie's local newspaper says he'll start World War III if he's president (Original Post) malaise Jun 2015 OP
I think it's difficult to be president when you are in jail tularetom Jun 2015 #1
Fingers crossed malaise Jun 2015 #2
Keep Christie away from anyone he fugures is weaker than him. marble falls Jun 2015 #3
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