The Christie-O'Malley feud is on....

[WI_DEM]

"Governor O'Malley is not really worthy of responding to," Christie told a reporter from NorthJersey.com after the show. "I'll tell you the truth: He's not that smart. He's not that good. But he's flippant, so I give him credit for that."

O'Malley had compared Christie to comedian Don Rickles on-air, and not in a good way: "Chris Christie's brand of sort of 'Don Rickles' leadership is unusual. The bombast and all of that stuff is entertaining, but it doesn't make for good governance."

What Christie characterizes as flippant, others might call TV-glib, in a good way.

On July 8, he squared off with Bobby Jindal on ABC's "This Week." The Louisiana governor said America was "going the way of Europe" thanks to what he characterized as the president's failed economic policies.

"You want to talk about going the way of Europe?" O'Malley fired back. "What went the way of Europe were the Swiss bank accounts and American dollars that Mitt Romney stuffed in that offshore Swiss bank account, jobs that he facilitated companies in moving offshore out of places like Ohio, out of Pennsylvania and Maryland."

That's the kind of biting TV retort that led Politico on July 14 to describe O'Malley as "perhaps the sharpest-tongued, most enthusiastic and aggressive advocate for President Barack Obama's re-election campaign."

http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/tv/z-on-tv-blog/bs-ae-zontv-omalley-20120721,0,2777827,full.story

[JaneQPublic]

1. Love our Gov!

O'Malley isn't that smart, Christie? He's smart enough to figure out how to have his state's schools outrank yours year after year.

[JaneQPublic]

4. Maryland #1 in schools

http://www.edweek.org/ew/qc/2012/16src.h31.html?intc=EW-QC12-EWH

[invader zim]

33. that makes one of us

n/t

[BlueMTexpat]

35. Me too! I'm a great fan and very proud.

Martin O'Malley was one of the first of the "Dean Dozens" way back in 2004 - and one that that DFA can truly be proud of!

Christie's patently jealous!

[rurallib]

2. reminds me how much i hated Don Rickles

Oh and Christie is an asshole.

[longship]

5. "Stop with the cockamamie bells!"

Another...

"You know. A deal deal. Maybe the guy's a Republican."

Same flick, one of my faves.

(sorry, from memory.)

[AzDar]

3. Good lord, he's lovely.

O'Malley makes me O'Melty.

[monmouth]

21. Sooo seconded....n/t

[Rosa Luxemburg]

25. It's the Irish in him

[southernyankeebelle]

29. I loved that sharp tongue. It cuts where he has to cut. Way to go.

[joeybee12]

68. He's a little stud muffin!

[karynnj]

6. As to "not smart", I think NJ which had the fifth highest last month, saw the biggest increase in

unemployment this month to 9.6%.

In the past, NJ seemed to be at around the same level as comparable states - such as MA, which is at 6.0%. Maybe it was not so smart to cancel the largest infrastructure project in the nation - the badly needed increased capacity for rail into NYC.

Not to mention, O'Malley looks pleasant and nice while he uses wit to attack Romney. Not like the bully from NJ.

[tilsammans]

49. Thank you for posting that

I moved out of NJ in 2010, and I miss it terribly. But when I remind myself that I escaped most of the Chris Christie Reign of Terror, I miss it much less.

Your list helps.

[LynneSin]

71. I feel the same way about Pennsylvania in light of Tom Corbett being governor

I do miss Pennsylvania but I wouldn't want to live there with someone like Tom Corbett ruining it.

[karynnj]

54. this is the man chosen by Romney to give the keynote speech at a convention with a theme of economic

competence!

I think you should post this several weeks before the convention and encourage people to use it as the basis of letters to the editor right before and after the Christie speech. Make Romney, who did a lackluster job in Massachusetts OWN the mess Christie did in NJ.

[coalition_unwilling]

72. I guess it's bad form to mock obesity here, but really Christie looks

so overweight that he looks like he could have a coronary at any minute. His picture reminds me of the glutton from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

I usually feel bad for people so overweight but I'm having a hard time summoning much sympathy for this guy.

[madinmaryland]

7. Bring it on, Gov!!

O'Malley 2016!!!!

[smokey nj]

8. It's Governor Dreamy vs. Governor Screamy!

[BlueMTexpat]

36. Love it!!! :) eom

[demwing]

65. or the Hunk vs the Chunk? /nt

[awoke_in_2003]

41. Gov. Stud vs Gov. Dud. nt

[one_voice]

9. Hmmm...

O'Malley is hot. I didn't know he had it goin' on like that.

My money is on O'Malley for the win, he's smart and knows what he's talking about. Christie is an ignorant bully.

Did I mention he was hot?

[whathehell]

13. O'Malley = Hot....Christie = Not

to say the least!

[JNelson6563]

24. +1

[CTyankee]

17. Is that O'Malley on the left? Holy sheeet...

poor Christie. That' really unfair to post those two pics side by side...

I think O'Malley is going to drive Christie over the edge...O'Malley is just too, um, hot...just as you said...

[trof]

20. Yeah...Wow! BUFF, hunh?

And we just got wimpy ol' Doc Bentley.
Alabama

In the blue shirt, no tie.

[CTyankee]

27. He's not so bad...is he an R or a D and I'll tell you if I like him...

[trof]

38. This is ALABAMA, son. They're ALL Rs.

Every single state office.

[CTyankee]

43. well, then, ...

[karynnj]

60. What might drive Christie over the edge is if Springsteen played with O'Malley

Christie has been whining that Springsteen won't do anything with him for NJ. (He also had the lack of sense to publicly ask him to play at his inaugural ball - and was turned down - even though he had attended 130 some shows.)

[CTyankee]

61. sounds like Christie is just one big ole ball of insecurity...lessee here...

he bullies women and the elderly and snarls at people on the street who question his policies or ask him questions that he (understandably) doesn't want to hear, much less to answer...then he has to have an aid gently walk him away before making himself look uglier...

[LynneSin]

73. How can someone attend 130 Bruce Springsteen shows and still vote for GOP - I do not understand

I was at the Springsteen show in Philly where Chris Christie was in attendance. In fact Christie sat about 10 rows ahead of us and I got stuck with some Christie Goon standing right behind me the entire show (I was sitting on an end seat where there were rows behind us but no seats behind my row.)

I'm sure Bruce was very aware that Christie was in the audience, he really was right there by the front left corner of the stage. But not only did Springsteen not mention Christie's name even once but many times, before he would sing a song, Bruce would talk about the plight of the working class and how we have to do more to help them.

Christie is all proud about the fact that they opened another Casino in Atlantic City and he wants Bruce to play at the grand opening over labor day weekend. NJ doesn't need another Casino - they have plenty of them and honestly, the industry is hurting because gambling is now allowed in neighboring states of DE, NJ and PA. I don't have an issue with gambling, but I've seen gambling addiction up close and it's not pretty. A better way of spending that money would have been to build the new tunnel between NYC and NJ so that traffic wouldn't be so bad between the 2 states.

Christie will probably do the same thing he did with the inauguration - he'll hire some 2nd rate Springsteen tribute band to play at his event. Maybe he can get a 2nd rate Bon Jovi band to open the show since Bon Jovi wouldn't do anything for Christie either!

[Xyzse]

10. I'm pretty happy with my Governor.

Damn, he has pretty decent guns.

[Larkspur]

11. O'Malley knows who the reall bullies are -- narcissist governors like Christie and Jindal

and he's not afraid to attack them for their bad ideas.

Christie only feels brave bashing women, teachers and those who don't have a microphone to call him out on his b.s.

[blm]

12. And, O'Malley didn't help Bernie Madoff's schemes avoid NJ's consumer fraud laws - Christie did.

Christie was the lawyer hired by a securities group led by Madoff to get securities fraud exempted from NJ's consumer fraud laws.

[deutsey]

14. Go, O'Malley!

Christie looks like he's saying: "One of these days, Norton...One of these days...Zap, pow, to the mooon!"

[CTyankee]

44. No, I think it was "One of these days, ALICE..." not a man, his wife...and the last line

was "pow, right in the kisser."

It scared me as a kid...

[deutsey]

48. It's breen a while

Ralph yelled at his friend Norton (Art Carney) a lot, too, but I think you're right that he reserved the "one of these days" line for his wife Alice.

But he did alternate between threatening to hit her in the kisser and send her to moon.

I always thought it was an odd show when I was a kid. Alice always seemed so miserable all the time.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

15. O'Malley sucks? Look at the great things my governor did for this state?

Job growth, up. Poverty down. Violent crimes, down. Economy? Great, compared to Jersey.

Maryland? Top 5 in education. Prince George's County is #1 in terms of per capita income among black Americans. Montgomery County where I live is #1 or #2 in terms of per capita income, school attainment and attrition.

Christie can't say much about Jersey. While his fat ass is traveling all over the country for Robme, his state is suffering. And his job approval is also suffering. Shouldn't he be more concerned about his own budget deficit and all of state's problems?

[Chan790]

53. All of that is why I want Marty to run in 2016 for President.

Not only do I think he can win, I think he'll twist the knife in the GOP as he goes in for the kill.

[spanone]

16. k&r...

[JaneQPublic]

18. More O'Malley Eye Candy

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

19. I think that first picture is from the Maryland Inaugural Ball. I was there and my governor is FINE!

[JaneQPublic]

57. Lucky You!

I received an invitation to the Inaugural Ball but couldn't go.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

58. Hopefully we'll have a reason to celebrate in January and you can go then. It was great!!

[seabeyond]

37. I LOVE the last picture. nothing like a man, holding a boys hand. love it. nt

[one_voice]

39. swoon...

drool...

It's so very wrong to objectify him like this...but DAYUM...

Ok, I will behave myself now.

[AnnieBW]

47. The Last Pic Is from the Annual Polar Bear Plunge

Gov. O'Malley has plunged every year since before he was mayor of Baltimore. The kid next to him his his "plunging buddy", who has Down's Syndrome.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

69. It's official.

I believe I now have my first heterosexual man-crush.

[Fawke Em]

22. Martin O'Malley... sigh.

[Quantess]

23. I like how they juxtapose

the physically fit man next to the heart-attack-waiting-to-happen.

[Smilo]

26. Buttttt Christie is hot

......... under the collar ALL the time.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

30. Can we have more O'Malley photos?

http://patch.com/A-gJF2

[CTyankee]

45. That first pic....sweeeet...

[montanacowboy]

31. I have had my eye on this guy for a while

and suggested in a thread last week he should give the KEYNOTE at the convention ---

but these two pics juxtaposed are just too much for me, Pepsi up the nose!

bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Cristie Creme his waistline is three times that of O'Malley's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Scuba]

32. O'Malley's tops. He took Scott Walker's lunch money....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002903563

[Ineeda]

40. 2016: O'Malley/Warren or Warren/O'Malley?

We can hope. And it would be nice to have two consecutive administrations with gorgeous, smart people of good will.

[uponit7771]

42. Warren\O'Malley no doubt...Warren has the right words to say O'Malley is the attack dog...

...and would be perfect at it.

[PragmaticLiberal]

46. I would reverse the order just because O'Malley has actual governing experience.

Either way, it's potentially an intriguing ticket.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

51. O'Malley 2016

[Pisces]

50. Wow, I loved that going the way of Europe comeback!!! O'Malley is on it and should be on every

Sunday against these loud mouth morons!!!!

[JI7]

52. 2016 , will it be a Christie Vs O'Malley Race ?

[CTyankee]

56. Man, that would be pathetic. Christie just appeals to bullies and tea party crazies.

he has no anger control. An overly large man with a snarl. that's attractive!

VERSUS

a handsome, smiling but tough fighter with a proven track record as a governor. A nice guy but one who won't let himself be shoved around.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

59. O'Malley would win

Christie is just a blob with no vision

[avebury]

62. How about O'Malley for the Keynote speech at the Convention if

Warren isn't selected? While the keynote speech might help Warren in her senate race maybe giving the keynote speech to O'Malley might catepault O'Malley into the forefront for the 2016 Presidential race.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

67. I was about to say the problems that a keynote speech could create for a future candidate....

....but then I remember a certain other governor, a Bill something or other, who had a pretty disasterous keynote speech at the 1988 Convention and it didn't seem to hurt him in the long run.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

63. In judging this feud, it's best to bring in each governor's respective fictional alter-ego.

For Governor O'Malley, it would be this:



And for Chris Christie, it would be this:




(I know, I know, that was a cheap shot. But all's fair in politics and douchebags.....)

[LynneSin]

64. O'MAlley has to be the 2nd coolest governor in the United States

#1 always goes to my governor Jack Markell!!!

[Arkana]

66. We could be looking at the matchup in 2016 right here.

[tallahasseedem]

70. I loved his appearance against Jindal...

however, I had no idea that this guy is as HOT as he is...OMG! Fitting that he's going up against my home state's dud guv.

[LibertyLover]

74. I loves me some Martin O'Malley!

I am so darn proud of my governor. Not only is he good looking and can rock, but he makes sense too.