Jan 8, 2012 8:31pm

Romney, Christie Clash With Occupy Protesters

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(Elise Amendola)

EXETER, N.H. — At a rally meant to be all about boosting support for Mitt Romney, protesters instead took center stage, evoking colorful responses from both Romney and his outspoken surrogate, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who at one time referred to one of the protestors as “sweetheart.”

“Really?” said Christie, as soon as protestors interrupted him, the second outburst of the night from the group, who had already gone after Romney. “You know, something may go down tonight, but it ain’t going to be jobs, sweetheart.”

“See it’s this confusion that’s out there because if she was in New Jersey like these Jersey girls out there she would know that we’ve created 60,000 new private sector jobs after Jon Corzine killed 120,000,” Christie said. “And if she wasn’t so blinded by her Barack Obama-induced anger, she’d know that American jobs are coming back when Mitt Romney is the next president of the United States, and if she wasn’t so disorientated by the loss of hope and change she’d understand that Mitt Romney is the hope for America’s future.”

Christie continued on, going further to blame the protestor’s anger on Obama.

“See, beware, this is a warning, this is a cautionary tale, be inspired by someone who has built a life that America can be proud of, not by a Chicago ward politician,” Christie said. “I doubt he is, but I hope the president’s watching. I have a message for you Mr. President. This is the type of disoriented anger your cynicism and your division is causing in our country. Bring our country together, stop dividing it, Mr. President.

“On second thought, Mr. President, if you’re up there in the family quarters of the White House, put your feet up and don’t worry about it. Mitt Romney’s going to bring America together,” Christie added.

The protestors, members of a local Occupy Wall Street contingent, had already disrupted Romney’s speech before Christie took the microphone.

Romney, who has dealt with protestors a few times now during his campaign events across the country, quickly shot back, “Oh, this is our regular crowd here.”

“We’re happy to have you guys express your views,” he said. “Next time do it with more courtesy.”

But when Romney was approached again by protestors in the overflow room after the event, his patience seemed to have been worn thin.

As protestors yelled about who was to blame for the failing economy, Romney spun around on his heels, going back to address the crowd.

“You know what?” Romney said. “This president has caused a deepening recession and is responsible for 25 million Americans being out of work or stopped working or not being able to get jobs, and let me tell you, this president’s been a failure and that’s one of the reasons I’m running is to help you get a job.”

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Amazing to see fantasy meet fantasy and everyone thinks it is reality but no one can tell the difference between fantasy and reality – they just keep yapping their gums.

Posted by: Fairy godmother | January 8, 2012, 8:54 pm 8:54 pm

Christie must’ve been cranky from not eating in the past 5 minutes

Posted by: Anonymous | January 8, 2012, 9:07 pm 9:07 pm

YIKES !!! Christie is a walking heart attack waiting to happen.

Posted by: michael | January 8, 2012, 9:11 pm 9:11 pm

Poor mindless OWS hippies paid for by George Soros and started by a Canadian company—absolutely clueless about what has really happened to the jobs, taxpayer money, and our future thanks to Chi-town corrupt politics Perhaps she needed a picture drawn for her?

Posted by: saysaysaid | January 8, 2012, 9:17 pm 9:17 pm

Wow, Saysaysaid, you are really intelligent about your history……Yeeee-ah…….

Way to go OWS….This is what you should be doing attacking the Reichties as they stand and give their lie speech……..

And Saysay, yeeee-ah, blame the Democrats even though the Reichties such as Newt Gingrich and Santorum are the one whom cause the meltdown of 2008….Then there was the Empirer and Chief that the Reichties such as yourself put into office in the early 2000′s…..Whom invaded another country for revenge of Father…….

Must be hard to look in that mirror in the morning……huh

OWS…..KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!!!!!……Remember the Pea Party and what they did!!!!!!!!!!…..

Posted by: ReichwingisClueless | January 8, 2012, 10:00 pm 10:00 pm

Christie looks like he is sweating grease !! What a windbag !!

Posted by: Marty in Dallas | January 8, 2012, 10:13 pm 10:13 pm

Romney should be careful not to assume, as so many do, that Occupy protesters all don’t have jobs. Also, it’s not such a good idea to blame the current President for all the problems in the economy because the problems started before he even took office, and that can be verified by looking back at dated articles written in newspapers. Thirdly, it’s not such a good idea to anger people who identify with the Occupy group because if Romney wins, he will have to work with them to solve the problems. After all, many of the gripes of the Tea Party and Occupy are very similar. The difference is identifying the cause of the problems and figuring out what to do about them.

Posted by: mettahu | January 8, 2012, 10:18 pm 10:18 pm

Christie has the gall to blame Obama after he killed all those transportation jobs. Another big fat (and I mean FAT) blowhard whose looking to scapegoat the president for Christie’s own failure as a governor. Shame on you Christie.

Posted by: Speak the Truth | January 8, 2012, 10:21 pm 10:21 pm

OWS is self-destructing and this is a good thing. OWS is an embarrassment for America. They are quickly finding out that Obama is taking in Wall Street money left and right and has lied to them as he has done continuously over the past three years. November is coming and Obama will soon receive his pink slip and eviction notice! No Plan…..NO Clue…..NOBAMA 2012!

Posted by: David | January 8, 2012, 10:23 pm 10:23 pm

What amazes me is that NOBAMA wants to cut the military budget to almost nothing, but refuses to touch entitlements. Romney & Christie are driving this message and many Americans are now realizing this to be true…..that Obama really DOES want America to become a ‘welfare’ state. Obama is a disgrace and will soon be booted out of the White House. It is honestly true that Barack Obam is the WORST POTUS in modern history…even worse than Jimmy Carter! No Plan….No Clue…NOBAMA 2012!

Posted by: David | January 8, 2012, 10:32 pm 10:32 pm

I’m not getting how the rude bully appeals to so many people. If anybody has any anger it’s this blowhard. Total jerk.

Posted by: lexingtonlady | January 8, 2012, 10:36 pm 10:36 pm

Really David? Cut the military budget to “almost nothing?” You guys slay me.

Posted by: lexingtonlady | January 8, 2012, 10:37 pm 10:37 pm

The circus is over, America is growing tired of this loudmouth bully who will never get a second term in NJ no matter how many times he shows up on Morning Joe and Fox. He spends more time in New York, in front of the cameras, than he does in the state he’s supposed to be running. He’s done nothing but further his business interests and media career and has been a stooge for the Koch brothers and other right-wing oligarchs. I’m glad to see that the people are giving it right back…give em hell, this blowhard can’t stand to be challenged by the “little people” in his state.

Posted by: Matt | January 8, 2012, 10:38 pm 10:38 pm

LOL!…. both of them (Romney and Christie), apparently, don’t have a problem with “putting food on the table”.

Republicans… you just gotta laugh at their lack of understanding of what it’s like to live in the middle income brackets.

Posted by: "R's" Are Fun To Watch | January 8, 2012, 10:39 pm 10:39 pm

So lets say by some miracle of heaven, or actually it will be hell, if Romney escapes this thing and somehow pulls out a win, can anyone imagine that huge, ginormous behemoth sitting down with a foreign leader and telling him….Blame Obama sweetheart, you ignoramous….That’s how he speaks to people. Condescending, insulting, and HUGELY arrogant. But he has nothing to be arrogant about. His Hugeness and Willard do nothing but spout about everything they hate, who they hate, and how they hate that people are picking on WillarEd. WHAT IN THE HELL ARE YOU GOING TO DO??? Willard never has a solution, just constant nagging and complaining. The problem with Willard and His Hugeness is….the American people are not stupid. We know neither one of them are worth any substance.

Posted by: cavsfanaholid | January 8, 2012, 10:50 pm 10:50 pm

@Lexington…why is it that you Liberals are such hypocrites? Why is it that its ok for Obama to take millions from Wall Street lobbyists and this is ok…why is it that you are so blind to the evilness and deceit of Barack Obama? He had a Democrat controlled Congress for two years and did nothing about jobs…..he was to busy shoving healthcare down the throats of Americans. Simpson-Boyles had a great budget proposal that landed on Obama’s desk and what did he do with it..he threw it in the trash. Obama, with his stupidity, presented a budget that was voted down, by both Democrats & Republicans, 97-0. It has been over 1,000 days since the Democrats have presented a budget. Liberals keep attacking the GOP for not ‘working together’ when in all actuality it is the Democrats that refuse to be partisan. Obama is a disgrace and thankfully, November is coming and America can kick Obama to the curb. No Plan….No Clue….NOBAMA 2012!

Posted by: David | January 8, 2012, 10:51 pm 10:51 pm

freddie and fannie started the dwonfall of the economy ,,,,, and who started it ? why barney frank and sen dodd along with bill clinton ,,, all dems ,,,, they were giving loans to people who did not deseve it or could even hope to pay for it ,,,, oh yeah lets not forget obama and his stimlus which uterly failed and healthcare ,,, trying to tell me i have to buy it (mandate) ,,, i guess dems dont read the commerce laws very much ,,, hmm what else solyandra anyone ,,,,, another one no budget for over 3 years now ,,,what the hell is up with that ,,,,and why is washington so afraid of a balance budget amd ,,, which is what we need

Posted by: ron | January 8, 2012, 10:56 pm 10:56 pm

Romney and his surrogates sound more shrill and desperate be the day. Romney wants this election so bad, he is willing to say, or do, or pay anything for it. He’s gone from weird to scary and dangerous.

Posted by: Woody | January 8, 2012, 10:57 pm 10:57 pm

Barack Obama will finally be exposed for his lies and deceit in 2012. Solyndra has Obama’s fingerprints all over it. Added to this, Fast & Furious. Issa will continue to pressure Obama and Holder, who, btw, is receiving more and more requests to resign from both Democrats and Republicans. The SCOTUS will strike down ObamaCare, which is Obama’s hope for a “lame legacy.” Unemployment will go back up in January as seasonal workers are laid back off. So many people have quit looking for work, however, the liberal media refuses to acknowledge this. Obama’s failed policies are being exposed . “We the People” are sick of his failed agenda…..Obama is not a leader. A leader seeks to ‘unite’ and Obama seeks to ‘divide & conquer’. Continue, America…as we UNITE to rid America of this community organizer who has no clue how to be a leader. No Plan…..No Clue…NOBAMA 2012!

Posted by: David | January 8, 2012, 11:03 pm 11:03 pm

The real motive for the Democrat backed Occupy movement is to disrupt the democratic process of the Republican primary and will continue right up to the election.

Posted by: Andy | January 8, 2012, 11:04 pm 11:04 pm

lovingly reported by mainstream media, if it was tea party heckling obozo, it might have a slightly different spin (eyes roll BIGTIME)

Posted by: amusedpcdayton | January 8, 2012, 11:05 pm 11:05 pm

amazing how after posting 1 message in the past hour, i am posting too fast, apparently roosting for wrong side

Posted by: posting too fast | January 8, 2012, 11:09 pm 11:09 pm

Yawn. So we have the tweedle dee’s and the tweedle dum’s out in full force yammering at each other in the comment thread.

I’m talking to you, the pro-Democrat and pro-Republican people yammering at each other. “Shallow R” etc.

Don’t you all realize the real problem is that you are in love with each other.

Just kiss and get it over with.

Posted by: Robert | January 8, 2012, 11:15 pm 11:15 pm

What’s up? Does he think insulting the president will create jobs?

Posted by: NoFlyZone2 | January 8, 2012, 11:23 pm 11:23 pm

My god, he even speaks like he is from Jersey! Cripe, I expected Snooki to run over in a flash! And I wonder exactly WHAT were those jobs created in that state? Bedsheet turners in cheap hotels when ya can’t afford one in NY? retail at Walmart? supersizing your drinks at MickeyD’s??

Posted by: Baron | January 8, 2012, 11:41 pm 11:41 pm

There for all of America to see: The ignorant, rude, spoiled, entitled, disruptive, littering, incoherent, property-destroying, lets-take-a-dump-in-public OWS crowd.

Yep. Keep aligning yourselves with this, Obama and Pelosi!!! Keep cheering them on!

Posted by: fthosay85 | January 8, 2012, 11:49 pm 11:49 pm

The truth is that under the Republicans and Bush – from 2000 to 2008 the debt tripled, net gain in jobs of only 2million – the same as all of just 2011, tripled gas prices, invaded Iraq and Afgainstain at a cost of $4 Trillion, responsible for the worst recession in our lift times, and not one single positive lasting impact in their 8 years of rule. For the past 3 years the Republicans have done everything to keep us in the worse economy/recession possible. If you were from another country it would really appear that the Republicans are only about big bussiness, the super rich and anti americans.

Obama — granted could have and should have done more. His problem is that he wanted to trust the Republican to do the right thing – but the truth is they have done everything they could keep us in the worse resesion every – one that they created.

Posted by: stevebolola1 | January 9, 2012, 12:00 am 12:00 am

I am so tired of politicians screaming insults at each other and not substantiating anything. That goes for both sides, and the people who drink.

Posted by: miriam cartwright | January 9, 2012, 12:08 am 12:08 am

amazing how after posting 1 message in the past hour, i am posting too fast, apparently roosting for wrong side POSTED BY: POSTING TOO FAST **********What posting??????

Posted by: michael | January 9, 2012, 12:10 am 12:10 am

I miss Chris Farley

Posted by: andrew | January 9, 2012, 12:12 am 12:12 am

The only “rude Bullies” here are the occupy bolsheviks… And the only way to take out an ugly bully is to take em head on..Way to shout em down Chris!!

Posted by: Pep | January 9, 2012, 12:14 am 12:14 am

Jabba the hut has spoken

Posted by: mochica | January 9, 2012, 12:16 am 12:16 am

The real motive for the Democrat backed Occupy movement is to disrupt the democratic process of
the Republican primary and will continue right up to the election. POSTED BY: ANDY****************
** If this is what you call a democratic process, then you’ve been watching too many soap opera
shows

Posted by: michael | January 9, 2012, 12:22 am 12:22 am

Christie is nothing more that the pompous schoolyard bully that really needs a good ol’ fashioned political beat down. It is very easy to tell this guy has used his enormous stature to intimidate anyone and everyone since childhood. He may be able to get away with it in his town but on the national stage, American’s are not easily intimated.

Posted by: dan | January 9, 2012, 12:48 am 12:48 am

The fringe—both the OWS and TeaParty types—have hijacked both parties. Where are all the normal, rational people who really listen to each other and solve problems by working together? Whatever happened to “we?” Everything is an “us vs. them” war which allows our representatives to throw their hands up and avoid accomplishing anything—except their own re-elections. No one wins if the country continues to swirl the bowl. With what goes on here on these boards, is it any wonder nothing gets done in Congress? We need a handful of true leaders who can actually make some progress. Problem is, if one starts to give a little, his/her own party and the fringe nut jobs will eat them alive.

Posted by: LagunaTriMom | January 9, 2012, 1:11 am 1:11 am

Good God, he’s HUGE!!!!!!!!

Posted by: tom | January 9, 2012, 1:13 am 1:13 am

I would have liked to have seen the occupy protest, in the context of the response. Just reading about the response seems one-sided

Posted by: Patrick | January 9, 2012, 3:21 am 3:21 am

I’ve changed my mind about Christie, just look at that picture !!! Just a big mouth throwing his weight around, he’s in it for himself.

Posted by: inthegrumpyone | January 9, 2012, 3:25 am 3:25 am

Why do the media insist on calling the Occupy participants “protesters” instead of “complainers”, when they offer no specific objectives or steps for getting from here to there – only the vague utopian lament “Things just aren’t fair.” Outside of Grimm and Andersen, when have things EVER been “fair”?

Posted by: MyTake | January 9, 2012, 3:32 am 3:32 am

Cute name, OWS. Too bad the press has yet to mention who is funding them and why they seem to come after Republican candidates. I thought it was this “graas roots” movement after any and all “wrongdoers” . Yet, the man in the highest offcie in the land who took more money from wall street than anyone, that took more money from everyone period, is somehow held up as a courageous fighter of fraud and abuse?

I’ll say one thing to the Presidents favor. He has made the Republicans look like a bunch of hooligans while he himself moves quietly about ,making stinks, and then leaving the room.

Posted by: david | January 9, 2012, 4:23 am 4:23 am

I guess Romney and Christie think Occupy and the rest of the hoi polloi in this country need to remember their station in life and get ready to be walked on again. (sarcasm directed at Romney and Christie)

Posted by: whatever | January 9, 2012, 5:10 am 5:10 am

Wow, with all the stuff wrong with this country, the only thing people have to say is “wow, Christie’s fat!” You know what? Who cares? It’s not like your cholesterol level rises from looking at his pictures. It’s not like his weight is going to give YOU a heart attack.

Besides, it’s not like this is really coming as a surprise to any of you. You knew he was fat before this article hit, and you know he’s going to be fat in the next article he’s in, so really any comments about it are as dumb as saying “wow, that water sure is wet.”

Yes…we know it’s wet. It’s water.

Posted by: AmericaThePitiful | January 9, 2012, 5:36 am 5:36 am

My Gawd is Christie FAT!! He is a walking heart attack!

Posted by: GetAGrip007 | January 9, 2012, 5:50 am 5:50 am

I like how all the liberals are calling Christie fat but they all worship Michael Moore…..

Posted by: Tyler | January 9, 2012, 5:59 am 5:59 am

They just don’t get it the Republicans have the money to create the jobs but all are jobs are going over sea. So who is at fault? The Republicans!
The only good Republican is either unemployed or Dead

Posted by: tom | January 9, 2012, 6:14 am 6:14 am

The more I watch the Republicans the more I think they are a blend of government + Wall Street = Gall Street. I admit I’ve been walking down Gall Street for far too long now.

Posted by: abbynormal | January 9, 2012, 7:07 am 7:07 am

Is that Jabba the Gut?

Posted by: Michael | January 9, 2012, 8:42 am 8:42 am

Christie, shut up. The only reason you won the NJ election is because you were up against a pro-illegal alien candidate. If it weren’t for that, you would not be where you are.

Do you all really want Christie on the ballot as Romney’s running mate? You don’t know what you’re asking for. Actually, you would do NJ a favor by making that happen! The man is a thug, loves his cronies, and uses state resources to take a damned helicopter ride to his son’s baseball game!!!

Posted by: Harry Dixon | January 9, 2012, 10:21 am 10:21 am

Wow, what a great day for hypocrites. A Congressman mentions that Michelle Obama has a rather large backside, and that was called racism. I,ve read 100 posts that refer to Chris Christie,s weight, and in worse ways than Sensenbrenner comment ob Muchelle.

One day you Libs should judge yourselves as you judge others.

Posted by: Lenny weiss | January 9, 2012, 10:45 am 10:45 am

Please find something for Ted Oberg to do around the station. He is no reporter!

Posted by: AgnesEinstein | January 9, 2012, 10:53 am 10:53 am

What is it that Republicans like about rude people. I can’t stomach Christie and Mitt is full of crap regarding Obama’s failure. The MESS that our President faced when he took office in 2009 was excessive and it would have taken ANY President at LEAST one term or longer to straighten it out. So now these men with the SAME ideas that PUT our Nation into this mess want to come back (Hopefull, NEVER) to finish their total destruction of the economy of the USA! It was and IS bad policy to have a Republican SAYING he’ll fix things when in reality, they will do NOTHING for the Average American as they proven over the past 30 years. Romney is truly an a-wipe with his condescending attitude just because he THINKS he will be the nominee. I hope he doesn’t make it and I pray that a good man like Jon Huntsman DOES!!!!

Posted by: demNme5 | January 9, 2012, 11:03 am 11:03 am

Note to David: Obviously you are not on social security which is money taken out of our pay our entire working years. Entitlement program????There is no reason to have this a vocal point at this time…it is secure and should be left alone…it is fine and will be until 2026. We can work on it later and it should not be a point in every agreement. For some, this is all they have and without it they would have to probably sell the homes they have lived in for years and many have and have resorted to eating dog food to save on money. Is this what you really want? If the republicans get in…it will be privitized and so will medicare and we will get 1500 per year for our health care. If you have cancer….that is one chemo session…what do you do for the rest of them? This is, assuming you can get an insurance company to cover you with any lifelong disease including diabetes, high blood pressure and the like. Our medical future will once again be in the hands of the insurance companies which are pouring money into the republican campaign. Honestly, until something like th is affects you…you cannot understand what this will do for the general public. I watched my daughter fight her insurance company and cancer and realize how unsettling this can be for anyone who is ill. Pres. Obama’s bill assures you of coverage and you cannot be thrown off when you get sick…and you can keep your child on your coverage until age 26 so he/she may finish college. It is less stressful to know that you are covered and cannot be thrown off. It is nice to be idealistic but when reality bites you in the butt…you see things differently.

Posted by: Talmag | January 9, 2012, 11:05 am 11:05 am

I like how all the liberals are calling Christie fat but they all worship Michael Moore…..Posted by: Tyler | January 9, 2012, 5:59 am.

Christie IS fat. So is Moore. Not all Liberals worship, or even like, Moore. One could easily turn around your statement: “I like how the Conservatives call Michael Moore fat, but they all worship Chris Christie.” Neither statement makes much sense, does it.

Posted by: A Cynic | January 9, 2012, 12:01 pm 12:01 pm

@ DEM: Thank You Dem!:Posted by: demNme5 | January 9, 2012, 11:03 am 11:03 am

Note to David: Obviously you are not on social security which is money taken out of our pay our entire working years. Entitlement program????There is no reason to have this a vocal point at this time…it is secure and should be left alone…it is fine and will be until 2026. We can work on it later and it should not be a point in every agreement. For some, this is all they have and without it they would have to probably sell the homes they have lived in for years and many have and have resorted to eating dog food to save on money. Is this what you really want? If the republicans get in…it will be privitized and so will medicare and we will get 1500 per year for our health care. If you have cancer….that is one chemo session…what do you do for the rest of them? This is, assuming you can get an insurance company to cover you with any lifelong disease including diabetes, high blood pressure and the like. Our medical future will once again be in the hands of the insurance companies which are pouring money into the republican campaign. Honestly, until something like th is affects you…you cannot understand what this will do for the general public. I watched my daughter fight her insurance company and cancer and realize how unsettling this can be for anyone who is ill. Pres. Obama’s bill assures you of coverage and you cannot be thrown off when you get sick…and you can keep your child on your coverage until age 26 so he/she may finish college. It is less stressful to know that you are covered and cannot be thrown off. It is nice to be idealistic but when reality bites you in the butt…you see things differently.

Posted by: Sethnicity | January 9, 2012, 4:15 pm 4:15 pm

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