{"id":984,"date":"2011-09-23T21:48:16","date_gmt":"2011-09-24T01:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/changingchannels\/?p=984"},"modified":"2011-09-23T21:48:16","modified_gmt":"2011-09-24T01:48:16","slug":"jersey-sure-chris-christie-should-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/changingchannels\/2011\/09\/jersey-sure-chris-christie-should-run.html","title":{"rendered":"Jersey &#8216;Sure&#8217;: Chris Christie Should Run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am comfortable enough in my manhood to admit this:<\/p>\n<p>I LOVE <strong>Chris Christie<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>A <em>Newsmax<\/em> report that he is reconsidering his\u00a0 previous stand about not running for the presidency is GREAT news.<\/p>\n<p>The guy is a straight shooting, tax-cutting, reporter-mangling conservative Republican and can win the Northeast in a general election.<\/p>\n<p>I like <strong>Rick Perry<\/strong>, I&#8217;m OK with <strong>Mitt Romney<\/strong> &#8230; both especially in comparison with our leadership today &#8230; but no one would electrify the race like Chris Christie.<\/p>\n<p>He is Ronald Reagan, with a dose of Jersey toughness we need today.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_985\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-985\" style=\"width: 207px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/changingchannels\/files\/2011\/09\/Chris_Christie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-985\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/248\/2011\/09\/Chris_Christie-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-985\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Christie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>GET OFF THE BEACH IN ASBURY PARK! he bellowed on TV before the recent floods hit the governor&#8217;s home state of New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>Christie would will the economy to grow just by his positive presence &#8230; and you know what, a little respect for his leadership skills wouldn&#8217;t be so bad either. This guy commands it!<\/p>\n<p>Mess with Chris Christie? The guy will have you for lunch &#8230; OK, that was too easy and just a joke, except for some reporters who have learned the hard way.<\/p>\n<p>The man&#8217;s done a terrific job with the Garden State &#8230; so bring on the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the one reality program worth watching:<\/p>\n<p>The Chris Christie Show &#8230; coming in 2014?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am comfortable enough in my manhood to admit this: I LOVE Chris Christie! A Newsmax report that he is reconsidering his\u00a0 previous stand about not running for the presidency is GREAT news. The guy is a straight shooting, tax-cutting, reporter-mangling conservative Republican and can win the Northeast in a general election. 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