Posted on 04/10/2012 10:43:23 AM PDT by magellan
Gov. Chris Christie said the country is becoming a "paternalistic entitlement society" this morning in a speech at a conservative conference headed by former President George W. Bush.
Addressing Bush and other national Republicans, Christie said he hasn't seen a less optimistic period in the country in his lifetime.
"Government's telling them stop dreaming, stop striving, we'll take care of you," he said at a theater at the New York Historical Society. "We're turning into a paternalistic entitlement society. That will not just bankrupt us financially, it will bankrupt us morally."
"We'll have a bunch of people sitting on a couch waiting for their next government check," Christie said.
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Well said by the Governor, and dead on-target.
Turning Middle America against the “Welfare Queens” as was done in 1980 will be a crucial part of this campaign.
Correct! There are plenty of the “my way or the highway” types here.
These folks cannot see past their noses.
Because he's making noise only speaking of the result of the problem, not the cause or solution...
We all know there are far too many people collecting gov't benefits...That's not newsworthy...Nor deserving of a pat on the back for acknowledging it...
What does that have to do with the merits of what he said? Look, there are some hard truth that need to be said in this country because there are some pretty tough issues facing us. Whether you like Christie or not, what he said here is something that needed to be said, and I'm glad a prominent Republican had the courage to say it.
I disagree. If all he talked about was too many people on government benefits, he could have blamed "the 1%", "the rich", "evil corporations", or any other liberal boogeyman. Instead, he pointed a finger right at those people and said that a lot of them just didn't have a work ethic, and had an entitlement mentality.
No Democratic/lefty would ever say that. They'd claim it was "blaming the victims", etc. Christie told it like it is. Regardless of his merits on other issues, on this one, he hit a home run.
lol,what the hell are you talking about? It’s 2012 and unions are no longer necessary. The free market does very well taking care of employees wages and benefita and only those looking for a free ride need want unions.
Christie is way past ‘less than perfect’. See post # 26 for a few of his fatal flaws. Talk is real cheap. Look at his record.
He is not a good role model. I don’t think he could pass a stress test. He may just very well die in a bathtub, before noon, tomorrow.
I have more faith in Dick Cheney (I must admit I have a man-crush on him) serving another 4-8 years as P.O.T.U.S.
That is all.
Chris Christie likes to talk big, but what has he actually done? Why isn’t he talking about solutions instead of just rallying people to complain about problems we’ve already known for decades. Yawn.
I don’t know why “conservatives” from other parts of the county can’t get it through their thick heads that politicians like Christie and Romney could never get elected on a “pure” Goldwateresqe platform. The MA legislature is 90% Democrat and veto-proof and has been as long as I can remember. The people of MA are very left-wing and the few conservatives are more libertarian leaning than social conservatives.
Golly, you’re right! We should all remain perched on our butts in front of computer screens and criticize Christie for pointing out that Americans spend too little time producing and too much sitting on their butts.
Mr Governor, rather than giving speeches, please get back to Trenton and get to work on getting this great state back to work.
That is the real question.
I hear talk of a .5% income tax cut in NJ. Very BOLD of him. Wow, a whole .5% before the negotiations with DIMs? What a brave and BOLD move.
That's funny right there.
If Romney had bad attitude and swallowed a Volkswagen, he would be a carbon copy of Christie.
Liberal pukes have no redeeming qualities.
He isn't a ‘prominent Republican’, he's a liberal puke that likes to run his mouth.
Why yes I was correct in listing some of Christie’s fatal flaws, however I never posted that “We should all remain perched on our butts in front of computer screens and criticize Christie for pointing out that Americans spend too little time producing and too much sitting on their butts. “
You must have meant that part of your post for someone else.
I watched a couple of hours of the program online. It was heartening to hear talk of lower taxes to spur economic growth. I haven’t heard that in ages. The fact that Bush chose NYC and the New-York Historical Society for this event is quite interesting. It wouldn’t surprise me if resignations were proffered in protest.
Just because he is too liberal doesn't make him not a Republican. He very clearly is. He is also prominent, which is pretty much inherent in being a governor.
You're entitled to your own opinion. You're just not entitled to your own facts.
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