Stunning phrase in Christie's inauguration speech...

[MANative]

Just saw the clip on msnbc...no link yet. He said, "...make sure this government works for those who pay for it."

That's one that could come back to haunt him.

[elleng]

1. Damn well could!

[SamKnause]

2. New Jersey

Does anyone think he is referring to the hard working people of New Jersey ?

I would venture a guess that he was referring to all those who back him with their ill gotten gains.

The not so honest, or trustworthy elites want their money worths.

It can be expensive installing a corporate puppet.

[questionseverything]

15. he means the kochs

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=8731

As noteworthy, if not more so, billionaire brother David Koch is heard introducing the Governor and revealing, among other things, that he had met privately with Christie in Koch's New York City office a few months prior, "just the two of us - for about two hours," according to the audio tapes. Afterward, the oil-and-chemical magnate, said to be worth $22 billion (just like his brother, as they both inherited their father's fortune), determined that Christie was "a true political hero" and "my kind of guy."

David Koch's "kind of guy." Well, that's the sort of thing that could leave a mark. Especially when the entire thing is recorded for posterity on audio tape. Perhaps that's why Christie didn't want anybody to know he was hobnobbing with the Kochs...or what he had to say at their secret shindig, including (but hardly limited to):
•Details on wielding extraordinary unitary executive powers to declare a "fiscal emergency" upon taking office in order to impound billions in planned spending ("The good news for all of you and for me is that the governorship in New Jersey is the most powerful constitutional governorship in America.&quot ;
•Snookering and strong-arming Democrats in the state Legislature to cut pensions and benefits and collective bargaining rights from public workers ("You know, I cannot believe how stupid these people are&quot ;
•How the same tactics and strong-arm governance he's brought to New Jersey need to be applied to the country as a whole, and;
•How his next major plan for his Garden State constituents is to crush the power of public school teachers ("We need to take on the teachers' union once and for all.&quot

[SamKnause]

16. The Kochs

The brothers just keep taking and spreading destruction across the country.

Have they found anything their money can not purchase ?

How anyone can admire the moneyed elite is beyond me.

[flamingdem]

3. As in "pay to play for it"

Dude is incorrigible.

[onehandle]

4. A coded message to the lobbyists abandoning the sinking ship like rats. nt

[MANative]

13. Not terribly subtle of him, I'd say! n/t

[pnwmom]

5. And even aside from the pay-to-play issue, it leaves a huge swath of people

out in the cold -- everybody who doesn't pay state taxes: low income people, including many on Social Security, and children.

[CTyankee]

23. Yep! It was a really cold "takers not makers" type of repuke comment...

Even without the scandal it's a real lowdown remark. That snarling bastard deserves to rot in prison...

[winstars]

6. Nice catch, was this on Mrs. Greenspan's show??? nt

[MANative]

14. yes, it was. n/t

[pnwmom]

7. Good catch -- K & R.

[Auntie Bush]

8. I noticed that too when he said it.

What a strange thing to say! Maybe it was a Freudian slip. I wonder why there hasn't been some mention on TV. Big Eddie could have a ball with it.

[MADem]

9. If he was trying to say "taxpayers" that was an inartful turn of phrase.

As bad as these might be...! There shoulda been a few o'these from the audience!!!

[Whisp]

11. It sounds like the Good Angel (a very small, malnourished one) put a sock

in the big Bad Angel and let slip a truth.

[Cha]

31. Uh huh.. like the citizens of Hoboken? those People, Gov? nm

[greymattermom]

10. Increase taxes?

So he's for a tax increase, right?

[seveneyes]

25. Does NJ have any headroom to raise taxes?

Maybe on the wealthy. The normal working stiffs are pretty maxed out.

[wandy]

12. And who said the big guy wasn't honest................

And the Teapublicans will that "they" are the ones paying for a Government that works for the welfare queens.
As the powerfully and well connected suck them dry.

A little like those old Warrener Brother cartoons. Appeals at more than one level.

[Pantagruelsmember]

17. Gov. Lapband talks to the Kochs

So now we need to find a way to subpoena that tape.....

[jwirr]

18. He was just parroting rethug philosophy.

[handmade34]

19. in part...

"...We have no moral option but to heed the voice of the voters and that is exactly what I intend to do.

Today, I thank all those who have once again placed their faith and trust in me and

I make this promise: I will not let up, I will insist we work together and I will make this government truly work for those who pay for it.

I do not believe that New Jerseyans want a bigger, more expensive government that penalizes success and then gives the pittance left to a few in the name of income equity. What New Jerseyans want is an unfettered opportunity to succeed in the way they define success. They want an equal chance at the starting; not a government guaranteed result.

Why? Because through hard work, and being rewarded for hard work, they know they are part of their own success.

We should make sure that government pursues policies that believe in the effort, talent and optimism of New Jerseyans, not in the power of almighty government to fix any problem, real or imagined.

Let’s be different than our neighbors. Let’s put more money in the pockets of our middle class by not taking it out of their pockets in the first place…"

[Spitfire of ATJ]

20. That's the entire Republican mindset right there....

They have convinced themselves that their job is to protect the taxpayers from the "takers" who expect a free ride.

Romney defined it as "the 47%" but in a Blue State it's a given that they MUST be higher than 50%.

That's what makes it a Blue State. It's full of welfare types.

Right?

[another_liberal]

21. Good catch!

Bought and sold, this "government" is.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

22. I actually heard him say that during his speech and it caused me to pause...

It just struck me as an odd thing to say. But then I shrugged and thought, it's Crisp Crispy.

[LibGranny]

24. +1

[Berlum]

26. "If you gots moneybucks, we gots government goodies. The rest of you can suck it." - Christie (R)

[Gothmog]

27. This reflects the makers vs takers mindset that was behind Romney's 47% comment

The GOP actually believe in this crap. They represent the makers and the Democrats are all takers

[flamingdem]

28. ED SCHULTZ just quoted that line

[MANative]

30. good company!! n/t

[Jamaal510]

29. Foot-in-Mouth Disease stikes again. eom

[RobertEarl]

32. The best government money can buy

It's what campaign contributions are all about.