Chris Christie to Heckler: 'Sit Down and Keep Quiet or Get Out'

[Hissyspit]

Source: CBS News

Chris Christie to heckler: "Sit down and keep quiet or get out"

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. - Six hecklers were ejected from a town hall with Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J. after shouting about a political payback scandal that has ensnared his administration. Five were escorted out Thursday after yelling about the George Washington Bridge scandal and other matters.

Police removed the sixth, Rowan University student Michael Brein, after he began shouting about the distribution of Superstorm Sandy aid. The 19-year-old says he's affiliated with the left-leaning Working Family Alliance.

After the first heckler interrupted an audience member's question, Christie stopped the questioner and turned to face the heckler.

"Listen, listen. ... Either sit down and keep quiet or get out, one or the other. We are done with you," Christie said to applause from the mostly supportive audience.


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[liberal N proud]

1. That is the difference between an asshole republican and a Democratic President

Obama would have allowed the person to have a voice. Been to several events and seen it happen where he was heckled and stopped and gave the person a change to air their voice.

One was early in the 08 campaign where some guy posing as a pro-photographer asked if he was going to allow time for the pledge of allegiance. Obama responded by letting this man lead it.

I saw it at another event I was at shortly after he was sworn into office. Event officials were going to remove the heckler and Obama stopped them and let the man speak.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

14. Exactly. nt

[leftynyc]

17. While I would never compare

bully Christie to our President, doesn't giving the heckler the floor just encourage heckling? I think it would be more effective to tell the heckler "I will get to you and your comments but after I address those who played by the rules and didn't interrupt another person".

[Bandit]

28. Didn't work that way for the President. It just made the Hecklers look foolish

One I remember though was a code pink person and Obama let the person have a good ten minutes and actually gave a lengthy response that was respectful and informative. Obama doesn't get heckled very often.

[liberal N proud]

32. Exactly!

[leftynyc]

37. I remember that and agree

the President handled it perfectly. I'm just talking about a larger point.

[Cha]

38. Exactly.. the difference President Obama knows what he stands for and

Christie is based lies and sand.

[SpankMe]

2. "I am not a bully." n/t

[ctsnowman]

4. lol Love it.

[Auntie Bush]

8. Can you just imagine how he'd act if he were president?

[RoccoR5955]

12. Yeah...

If Christie were president, he'd have them taken out back, and have their knees broken with a baseball bat. That's the typical mob treatment!

[Berlum]

30. "I did not have ugly-bully grudge closure with that bridge. Smirk." - Crispy (R)

[JaneQPublic]

3. It is so easy to push his buttons.

Perhaps we should be wishing for Christie as the GOP presidential nominee. Just make sure there's a couple of people at each campaign stop to talk back to him, and the entire country can watch him have a meltdown on national TV.

[jtuck004]

6. It has to be done right, however, because wrong will cause people to see him as victim. Ask any

good defense lawyer how to make that happen...

But there are a lot of creative things that can be done to accomplish the same thing

[CTyankee]

21. He's a big guy with a snarl on his face and a menacing look about him...

he can't play victim with that persona...it just doesn't work. His reputation as a bully is already established...

[jtuck004]

22. Tell that to Richard Nixon. n/t

[CTyankee]

42. You mean the first president ever to resign after seeing the handwriting on the wall with

Watergate?

there might be parallels with Bridgegate.

[jtuck004]

43. Exactly.

The one who pissed on the Constitution and should have crawled into a hole and we would never have seen him again.

"Nixon journeyed to the Soviet Union in 1986 and on his return sent President Reagan a lengthy memorandum containing foreign policy suggestions and his personal impressions of Mikhail Gorbachev.[214] Following this trip, Nixon was ranked in a Gallup poll as one of the ten most admired men in the world.[242]"

One should be careful how one beats up on people. You never know if you might just be making it possible for them to turn their newly discovered status as victim into a successful play for power or rehabilitation.

[Scuba]

5. Compare with Obama's smooth handling of hecklers, on multiple occasions. That's the standard.

[Hoppy]

7. I can't stand Christie but

I have a problem with disruption that deprives others of the right to participate and listen to him...even if he is lying.

Jefferson pointed out that his view of free speech includes the right to present all points of view, even if they are wrong. The open marketplace of ideas will correct them.

Still. Jefferson had not encountered our Supreme Court

[FiveGoodMen]

10. "The open marketplace of ideas will correct them"

That may have been too optimistic.

Most Americans seemingly can't tell truth from lies.

[Javaman]

9. I see crispy is winning friends again...

good, the more he yells the more he proves the point that he's a bully. it's national news now with the bridge scandel.

keep yelling crispy, it only helps us who loath you.

[jenmito]

11. I haven't seen ANYTHING about this on MSNBC yet...

hopefully during the evening/night shows, they'll give this some coverage.

[no_hypocrisy]

13. He's back . . . . . . !

[Skittles]

15. he should take his own advice

[BeyondGeography]

18. Spoken by a man who really does know how to take a seat

[NYC Liberal]

19. Shades of Raygun...

http://m.

[Iliyah]

20. Iv'e seen him yelling at people on video

and the corporate media bushes it off. Pres O remains calm and does allow hecklers to speak and responds to them in a intelligent manner.

I'm surprised CC's wife was smiling in the background.

[Beacool]

23. I'm not, she always has that inane grin when her disgusting husband speaks.

And I thought that Nancy looked like a groupie when she stared in adoration at her Ronnie.

[davidpdx]

40. Fixed

I'm not, she always has that insane grin when her disgusting husband speaks.

[Beacool]

44. You're right, it's more "insane" than "inane".

[SunSeeker]

24. NJ folks are REALLY pissed off about Christie not getting Sandy money to those it was meant for.

That heckler represents a very common anger in NJ, one that eclipses anger over the bridge scandal. And like the bridge scandal, Christie is trying to ignore it or bullshit his way through. It's not working.

Yeah, that heckler was rude and was interrupting another person. But his anger is justified, and he is right about demanding answers. Christie may be able to shut that man up, but the demands for answers will not stop.

[bluestateguy]

25. Heckling is childish and infantile

It accomplishes nothing but to make the hecklers look like pouting spoiled children.

And people can't cheer on hecklers of Christie while dismissing hecklers of Obama as idiots. You have to be consistent.

[Laxman]

33. This Is Exactly Right....

this was a golden opportunity to ask Christie direct questions about Sandy aid and Bridgegate-the questions he claims he's never been asked at Town Halls before. Instead the heckler is a prop in a Christie YouTube video. And, after watching the video, this wasn't really all that bad of behavior on Christie's part. Instead, the heckler looks immature and identifies himself with the Working Families Alliance.

[Cha]

39. I'ts not about the hecking.. it's how it's handled.

[davidpdx]

41. I agree

As much as I hate Christie, it is a bit hypocritical to excuse it one time and cheer it on the next. When the batshit woman from Code Pink heckled Michelle Obama I was one of the ones who said it was wrong.

Christie is an ******* and the anger he shows when dealing with things convinces me he's not fit for any office, that includes dog catcher.

[SoapBox]

26. Fuck off...Bully.

What a dick.

[Gothmog]

27. Christie's tactics are no longer working

In the past, people would look at the clips of this conduct and admire how tough he was. Now, people are seeing Christie as a bully and his act is no longer working

[Laxman]

29. I Have Problems With This....

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and its not so much with Christie. Christie telling a heckler to be quiet isn't news. It really isn't. Its part of his stock & trade. After watching the video, this wasn't even vintage Christie bully-mode behavior. He's listening to a question from the woman and this guy is yelling over the questioner. This was not the typical over-the-top rude Christie behavior. Whatever this guy was yelling didn't even make it to the tape. Then he goes outside and identifies himself as being "affiliated" with the Working Family Alliance. Those are the folks who filed the ethics complaint about Samson. Serious people with real policy credentials and clout who have been on the front lines battling Christie when most others have been afraid to. Their representatives don't behave this way. But now to the public, they're "represented" by some guy shouting out-of-turn at Christie from the audience.

Getting into one of these "town hall" meetings is a fete in and of itself. Christie has made a point of saying he's never been asked about Bridgegate or any other scandals at these meetings. That has been by design. The crowds are restricted as much as possible to make them "safe". Instead of using this coup as an opportunity to actually ask Christie direct questions this guy yells incoherently and makes himself a prop for Christie. So, instead of making a real headline by asking Christie the questions he's been ducking for months now you get a YouTube moment that is filed along with the dozens of other instances of similar behavior. Its of zero value.

The woman's question-regarding Abbott Districts- was a Christie softball designed to allow him to spout about sending school aid to distressed districts. Every thing about these town halls is contrived. The requisite old guys with their American Legion hats, sympathetic family types...the entire crowd is a choreographed part of the show. I actually have to question the legitimacy of the heckler-to the point that I would inquire if he was a plant from Christie's side- because this was way more damaging than helpful in making Christie accountable in the public eye.

If this guy was legit, he blew an opportunity to ask Christie a hard well-thought out question that would have made it to the tape-and Christie would have either answered or ducked it-either way the point would have been made. Instead there's just a YouTube video of Christie telling a rude guy to be quiet.

[Mr.Bill]

31. Actually my first reaction

was that it's a huge improvement over his usual SHUT UP!! YOU'RE STUPID!!

[SkatmanRoth]

34. Chris Christie does not care anymore

He is a fat loser who will never hold another political office. What does he care if he makes people in the audience angry. They are only his continuances that voted him into office. He is their employee and represents the citizens of New Jersey, but Christie is really just collecting a pay check while he rides out his time in office until the next election.

[BlueStater]

35. The heckler interrupted another person who was asking a question.

As much as I think Christie is an asshole and that his political career should rightfully be over, I can't really blame him for how he reacted here.

[6000eliot]

36. George W. Christie

[DeSwiss]

45. K&R

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"Sit down and keep quiet or get out!
Geeze, waz a guy haf to do to get a little peace around here?!"
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- Resign?

[jsr]

46. "Get in my belly or Get out"

[Arugula Latte]

47. "Shut up or I'll have my goons throw you off the George Washingt -- oops, I've said too much."

[uppityperson]

48. Thank you! nt

[24601]

49. Just don't heckle Kerry - unless you like tasers

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Florida_Taser_incident