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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBWHAHAHAHA: Chris Christie STABS Rand Paul in His RED STATE 'MOOCHER HEART'
Like a scene from Animal House.....
If theres one thing that really hurts a red state conservative, its reminding them that their states tend to be welfare bums living off of the generosity of prosperous blue states. The 47%, if you will, who wont take responsibility for themselves. On Tuesday, Republican Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie used that fact to return fire against Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, who accused Christie and Republican Representative Peter King of being the reason the government was bankrupt. Speaking at a news conference on Tuesday, Christie scoffed at Pauls gimme, gimme, gimme jabs and reminded everyone that New Jersey is a donor state, according to Politickernj, getting 61 cents back on the dollar while Rands Kentucky gets $1.51 for every dollar.
I find it interesting that Sen. Paul is accusing us of having a Gimme, gimme, gimme attitude toward federal spending when in fact New Jersey is a donor state and we get 61 cents back on every dollar we send to Washington. Interestingly, Kentucky gets $1.51 on every dollar they send to Washington, Christie said,"
So if Sen. Paul wants to start looking at where hes going to cut spending to afford defense, maybe he should start looking at the pork barrel spending he brings home to Kentucky.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/30/chris-christie-rand-paul_n_3677558.html
So if Sen. Paul wants to start looking at where hes going to cut spending to afford defense, maybe he should start looking at the pork barrel spending he brings home to Kentucky.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/30/chris-christie-rand-paul_n_3677558.html
Over the last few days, Republicans King Christie have been tearing into Republican Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and his anti-war NSA foot pounding, saying he is weakening the Republican Partys bona fides on national security. So Paul took it to the next level, slamming both King and Christie for being takers who are bankrupting the government. Paul said, The people who want to criticize me and call me names, they are precisely the same people who are unwilling to cut the spending. They are Gimme, gimme, gimme all my Sandy money now. Those are the people who are bankrupting the government and not allowing enough money be left over for national defense.
So now Christie fires back that if Pauls state werent such a loser welfare state, maybe we wouldnt be broke. True enough, the Washington Posts Dana Milbank called the idea of red states secession from the union a Confederacy of Takers. He wrote, Red states receive, on average, far more from the federal government in expenditures than they pay in taxes. The balance is the opposite in blue states. The secession petitions, therefore, give the opportunity to create what would be, in a fiscal sense, a far more perfect union. Who can forget Talking Points Memos red state welfare status map, using 2010 data they compiled from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Internal Revenue Service:
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http://www.politicususa.com/2013/07/30/chris-christie-stabs-rand-paul-red-state-heart-reminding-jersey-donor-state.html
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BWHAHAHAHA: Chris Christie STABS Rand Paul in His RED STATE 'MOOCHER HEART' (Original Post)
Segami
Jul 2013
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think
(11,641 posts)1. I almost think Paul & Christie knew some of us needed a laugh today
TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)2. GOP food fight, with chef Christie serving the evening meal.
mick063
(2,424 posts)3. Because I am liberal, I couldn't vote for this Blue Dog.
But that is what he is.
A blue dog that could switch to (D) and some would applaud.
Trajan
(19,089 posts)4. I always find these numbers to be most useful
in shutting down the right wing buffoons who falsely declare their red states as superior to blue states ...
Plain math wins the day ... so simple and so irrefutable ...
Thanks
Kingofalldems
(38,469 posts)5. Some fantastic DUers have been pointing this out for years.
Segami
(14,923 posts)14. And lets continue pointing it out for many more years....
KentuckyWoman
(6,690 posts)6. Rand and Mitch are mine unfortunately
I live under taxation without representation.
brer cat
(24,593 posts)9. You have my deepest sympathy, KentuckyWoman.
A belated welcome to DU.
roamer65
(36,747 posts)7. Get 'em Chris...get 'em.
mercuryblues
(14,537 posts)8. Dont you
love it when they eat their own.
CTyankee
(63,912 posts)13. they do our work for us! Heh!
City Lights
(25,171 posts)10. This needs to be pointed out more frequently.
sad-cafe
(1,277 posts)11. I think Christie will run and sadly will get many D voters
He seems to appeal to a lot of different people
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)12. Is that some 2016 positioning going on?...nt
Sid