Rand Paul: Chris Christie Will Regret Going Off On GOP

[DonViejo]

Source: TPM



IGOR BOBIC 3:50 PM EST, FRIDAY JANUARY 18, 2013

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said on Friday that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will come to rue the day he so publicly criticized the Republican party over objecting to Hurricane Sandy relief and the National Rifle Association over a controversial ad about President Obama's daughters.

“I think criticizing the Second Amendment movement and the over-the-top ‘give me my money’ stuff, ‘I want all 60 billion now or I’ll throw a tantrum,’ I don’t think that’s going to play well in the Republican primary,” Paul said on Laura Ingraham's show, according to the Huffington Post.

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Link to full article at HP:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/18/rand-paul-chris-christie_n_2505583.html

[Politicub]

1. There is no douchier douche than the douche Rand Paul

He sounds like a right wing tract when he speaks. Only mindless platitudes with nothing of substance to add to the debate.

[cstanleytech]

14. Actually there are plenty more douches. Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney, John McCain,

George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Bill O'reilly, Sean Hannity, Neil Cavuto, Eric Cantor, John Boehner, Glenn Beck and many many others.

[Politicub]

15. True - a gaggle of douches indeed

[Kurovski]

19. *ahem* Pardon me, but I do believe the proper term is "den" of douches.

[denbot]

20. Oh my..

I thought it was "a bag" of douches.

[Politicub]

22. ROFL - Maybe you use den or bag to denote the degree of douchery

[Kurovski]

24. Well, in some circles...

"sack of crap" wraps it up nicely.

[jberryhill]

29. A plurality of douches is, I believe, a "fountain"

[denbot]

31. I just splatter tested my Kindle, LOL

Too funny!

[Kurovski]

41. LOL

Ohhhh I bet they'd all look just like that, too. All...bent over...and what not.

[DFW]

52. The GOP: The Long Lost Fountain of Douche

Ponce de Leon was looking in the wrong place.

[Katashi_itto]

57. A Plethora of Douches...or to be more accurate....a Dover of of Douches..

[Politicub]

21. I was wondering about that

Thanks for setting me straight!

[Thor_MN]

39. Are you certain it isn't a Cluster of Douches?

[Kurovski]

40. Perhaps in Europe.

A "claque", "dint" or "dread of douches" might be acceptable accross the pond.

It all of it sounds plausible.

[jberryhill]

42. Wasn't that Oliver North's highest military decoration?

He received the Cluster of Douches with extraordinary Fail.

[Pool Hall Ace]

69. *splort!*

[Cha]

18. Yeah. I was so

mad when I read about rand paul's threats I couldn't convey with mere words my opinion of him. But, you did a job!

[MADem]

64. Well, douche is French for shower. A shower is delightful and cleansing. Rand Paul is a turd.

So, I think it's probably more accurate to say there's no turdier turd than the turd Rand Paul!

That really sums him up--a pile of stinking waste.

[Politicub]

68. +1

[TlalocW]

2. Paul and republicans may regret going off on Chris Christie

I'm no fan of the man. He did the right thing in putting politics aside to work with the President, but Paul probably doesn't realize he's pretty popular across the political spectrum right now except for the nutcases in Paul's corner.

TlalocW

[Hekate]

48. Bingo. Chris Christie does not suffer fools gladly, and the GOP is a Ship of Fools.

Rand Paul is an ass.

[MynameisBlarney]

3. I think it's

Ayn Rand Paul that will be regretting the day he threatened Christie.

[Renew Deal]

4. I think it will play just fine

Republicans are tired of losing and they like the tough guy routine.

[MinneapolisMatt]

5. Bahahaha!

Rand Freaking Paul?!?!

[Lobo27]

6. If Christie

joins the Dems, the Gop would implode. It would be such a shit storm, and I would enjoy seeing them trying to clean themselves up.

[elfin]

13. He will never go Dem - don't even think will go Indie

I think he sees himself as a savior of the Repugs ( and the nation, while he is egomaniacally at it) by being such a powerful, media-attracting personage as to shut down the crazies, with blue collar Dem help.

I still see him as a bully at heart, especially in education, and a "connected" crook with the deals with the halfway houses exorbitant contracts, BUT whether such issues trump the media "straight talk" love remains to be seen.

[DearAbby]

16. I dont agree with Christie. the man has political savy

He is willing to step up and take the lead. We need two sane parties. We can't do this alone. I don't like his politics, but I do welcome his courage and leadership.

[DonViejo]

46. For what it's worth...

Joe Scarboro ID's himself, Christie and Jebthro Bush as the real face of the GOP, the real conservatives. Christie can stay in the GOP.

[obama2terms]

37. LOL

It would be 3...2....1....

[tridim]

7. The GOP will regret it when Christie runs against them as an independent in 2016.

And Dems win huge majorities because of it.

[think]

8. Rand is doing his best

to help struggling comedians come up with new material now that Romney and the clown car have left the stage.

[KamaAina]

9. The only thing Christie will regret

is not going off on Paul's ugly rug, too.

[bitchkitty]

49. Oh, my - that is a really bad rug. :( n/t

[xxqqqzme]

66. That's not a rug,

it's shag carpet!

[blm]

10. Americans Regret Rand Paul Going Off His Meds

.

[catbyte]

11. Blah blah blah blah blah. Go away you evil Eddie Haskell and take your criminal spawn with you.

[Marrah_G]

12. He's an idiot

[Cha]

17. K&R Spread Rand Paul's threats around. Ewww, I want to

see what Christie has to say back to the f****** Idiot.

gop Fight!

[nytemare]

23. If by regret, he means taking political capital all the way to the bank..

then yes. I'm sure he will live to regret it.

[SemperEadem]

25. not that I will ever give a shit about rand paul has to say

but it'll be interesting if christie deigns to give him the elbow from the sky...

[southernyankeebelle]

26. If he decides to run for president I think he could run as an independent. But he should stick

it out and force the right wingers out of the party and maybe he could get liberals and moderate republicans back into their party. Who knows. Either way I won't be voting for him anyway. His temper is way to bad.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

27. Pfft. Christie may be

a dick but he's not stupid. I think he's taking a calculated risk that the teabaggers and paulists are on their way down, and that by 2016 the GOPers may have recovered a semblance of sanity. I wouldn't be so sure - the stoopid is powerful among the GOP - but there are some cracks in the hull that are starting to spread. I think Christie is planning on selling himself as one of the few GOPers that didn't completely give into the stoopid or sell out to the teabaggers.

Like I said - he's a dick but not an idiot.

[DJ13]

28. You'll be sorry you big bully!

[SalmonChantedEvening]

30. No, he won't.

Rand is too foolish to understand that Christie is the only future the GOP has. A sensible, loyal opposition. The days of Paul and his ilk are numbered, for if they are not, the party will sink into oblivion that the Whigs will laugh at.

[HockeyMom]

32. Putting aside NATIONAL aspirations,

he will probably sail to clear victory again in New Jersey.

[Thinkingabout]

33. Ron Paul and his followers along with the TP has a hold on the Republican party but

With the recent cliff voting Boehner has found refuge in getting the Democrats to vote with him and he can get the votes he needs to get things done. We don't need Rand Paul stupid, we need those capable of governing.

[southern_belle]

34. Sounds like a threat to me...

[Justitia]

50. Oh, it's on! Rand Paul just went all Buckwild on the Jersey Shore.

I don't like Christie, but I would love to see him throw down on that whiny, smarmy, raccoon-rug wearing idiot.

[southern_belle]

54. +1

[olddad56]

35. I think that Chris Christie is positioning himself for a presidental run in 2016.

Just not sure which party he wants to represent.

[flamingdem]

36. It's gunna be Jeb

[OldRedneck]

38. Does the phrase "Put out a contract" have any meaning here?

Rand Paul best watch out. Better start wearing a bullet-proof vest. Have is wife go start the car. When eating out, always face the door.

After all, Christie is from NEW JERSEY and you know he has mob friends.

[Moosepoop]

53. I hope you aren't being serious.

Christie's a dick in a lot of ways, but accusing him of planning to "put out a contract" on another person is wrong.

So is the assertion that anyone from New Jersey must be connected to the mob.

If your post was meant to be tongue-in-cheek, please say so. Thanks! And, welcome to DU.

[ramapo]

43. Don't threaten my governor!

I've had little good to say about Christie since he was elected. His whole bully act has been pretty annoying and his anti-teacher rhetoric has been plain obnoxious. But Christie has been spot on regarding Sandy relief and the NRA. And I've got to give him a lot of credit on how he handled the immediate aftermath of Sandy, especially his interactions with Obama.

Rand is nothing but a little POS and if he thinks Christie takes well to threats, well he might find out that Chris Christie gets the last laugh. Christie is a guy who could actually reclaim the Republican Party from the nuts.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

44. Rand Paul has a screw loose

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

45. Fuck Rand Paul

And Fuck Ron Paul too.

[and-justice-for-all]

47. ....

[davidpdx]

51. I have to think Christie is laughing in private at his own party

They have been imploding for a long time now and have lost the last two presidential elections. This year they blew their chance to take the Senate by fielding idiot candidates and lost seats in the House.

If I were him I just stand there and say "bring it on" which is essentially what he's been doing.

[CBHagman]

55. Kentucky receives more per federal tax dollar paid...

...than does New Jersey, one of the top so-called donor states. Figures vary by year, but sometimes New Jersey is the top donor state. See link below.

[url]http://visualeconomics.creditloan.com/united-states-federal-tax-dollars/[/url]

Quite apart from Paul's hypocrisy, there's his sheer mean-spiritedness and shortsightedness. The East Coast was hit by a rare and unbelievably damaging storm, and on top of that it's an area of dense population and high economic activity. Sane, mature politicians treat the states like members of a family, not like enemy rivals.

[madville]

56. Paul is correct in a way, Christie may play well in his area

Christie may connect with the New Jersey/New York area but everywhere else his actions could be a liability.

I don't see Christie getting through the primary in 2016. It will be someone like Rubio or Jeb or who knows.

A Christie independent run would certainly be entertaining and could be dangerous for either side since Christie seems to have some appeal to independents as some Democrats in his region.

[Odin2005]

58. Shut up, Randy.

[truthisfreedom]

59. Re-interpretation: GOP very bitter about truth.

GOP will punish anyone who tells the truth. Ever.

[MrSlayer]

60. He's right and we're lucky.

Because I think Christie would win in 2016 fairly easy. The good thing is that he'll never get past a teabagger primary.

[NYtoBush-Drop Dead]

61. LOL!

Keep going Rand and you can be your party's nominee in 16 and you will be beaten more soundly than RMoney. Better yet go home to your crazy son before he goes off to jail and try to do some parenting...

[libodem]

62. Rand

Eat shit and die.

[Kennah]

63. Does Paul plan to get medieval on Christie's buttocks?

[Fearless]

67. I slept with a Republican once. I sure regretted going off on him too.

I don't even want to think about Christie and/or Paul and/or the rest of the GOP.

[Jamaal510]

70. I regret seeing Rand Paul's ignorant father run for president

and having the media take their fringe ideas seriously.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

71. I hate to see the Republicans eat their own ...

... that always seemed to be the Democratic Party's mode of operation.