"The people of New Jersey are just angry because they are afraid they will lose me to the rest of America, and I won't be able to completely destroy New Jersey's economy with my trickle-down economics," stated Christie, who had made sure his state continued to fail to recover even the jobs it lost in 2008.
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Governor Chris Christie speaking at the 2014 CPAC in Maryland. (Above) (Photo: Gage Skidmore) |
The governor refused to comment on his single-digit national poll numbers or his approval rating in New Jersey being around 30%, except to very loudly warn the press to "stop asking stupid questions, okay?"
The press conference abruptly ended when an unidentified member of the press mused out loud that Christie would look like "the biggest chicken ever."