By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog
The Christie/Paul 2016 skirmish got ugly on Tuesday evening, Save Jerseyans.
Responding to Christie, who inferred that the libertarian Senator was a hypocrite for bringing home federal money to Kentucky, Rand Paul told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that “[t]his is the king of bacon talking about bacon,”
Sigh…
Watch:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkF5S_DPy9w
Earlier Tuesday, during a Sandy relocation funds announcement, Gov. Christie had responded to Sen. Paul’s latest attack with unsolicited advice: “if Senator Paul wants to start looking at where he’s going to cut spending to afford defense, maybe he should start cutting the pork barrel spending that he brings home to Kentucky.” Listen:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFV0-Px7reA
Others in the champions’ respective camps weighed in, too, with U.S Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) defending Paul and Asm. Jon Bramnick (R-NJ) remarking on Facebook that “Rand Paul is making a big mistake picking a fight with New Jersy [sic] Governor Chris Christie.”
You may not love the tone of their back-and-forth, Save Jerseyans, but at least they’re engaging on substance!
It’s a hugely important discussion for the GOP to have if we want to develop a united front (and an ethos for electing Republicans) in the next presidential cycle.
And for what it’s worth, both men made perfectly good points once you get past the insults: (1) Gov. Christie did look the other way on a lot of pork/waste in the Sandy bill, but (2) relatively affluent states like New Jersey do redistribute a substantial portion of their wealth to poorer states like Sen. Paul’s Kentucky.
Your thoughts, Save Jerseyans?
Escalation: @GovChristie accused Paul of hypocrisy; @SenRandPaul says he’s “the King of Bacon” http://t.co/gtDnLKYZn8 #tcot #savejersey
Oh no he didn’t!
Yes, Senator Rand Paul did… http://t.co/UBzWc1NQQL
RT @MattRooneyNJ: Oh no he didn’t!
Yes, Senator Rand Paul did… http://t.co/UBzWc1NQQL
It´s funny how it was also an unintentional fat joke.
WAS the bacon remark unintentional?
Christie is fat and a RINO (possibly a liberal) and Rand should be our next President..The End.
Once again, Republicans fighting each other rather than uniting to champion the middle class. I think I’ll run for President. I have managerial experience, have worked all my life for what I have – with no help from governmental programs, grew up in Camden so I know something about defense, know quite a bit about the education system & the direction we need to move in – so, vote for me!
I enjoy the wing-nuts going after one another. It highlights the split in the GOP, especially with the yahoo states primary voters Christie would have to bend over backward to appease if he chooses to run for Prez, assuming he can beat Buono.
The rinos are disgusting.. Vote them OUT..
Whatever chance Christie had of running in 2016 on the GOP ticket is now gone. If the GOP wants to lose to Hillary then they will keep pushing Rubio and Christie down our throats. If they want to win, then they will push new blood like Rand and Cruz…the libertarians, or more libertarian than the Red or Blue Big Government party
#ICYMI Archives: “This is the King of Bacon” http://t.co/yhW4g3e8ck
Though I am not a fan of Christie, he was defending Hurricane Sandy money. For that reason, Paul is out of bounds, plus, you don´t make fat jokes. That is an intentional fat joke. It tells us how low Paul will sink. I wouldn´t vote for Paul if he ran for dog catcher.
I´m tired of seeing Christie on Late Night TV while my taxes go up and he plots his run for the Presidency.
KING(S) OF BACON ARE EPIC MEAL TIME!
Beer summit…or maybe a hoagie summit.
ding dong is a gonner