Governor Christie Told This Man To 'Sit Down And Shut Up' But He's Running For Office Instead
ThinkProgress
During a Belmar, New Jersey press conference last October, Gov. Chris Christie famously told Jim Keady to “sit down and shut up” when Keady and others protested the governor’s failed Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts. Keady is not listening to the governor.
Instead, he announced last week that he’s running to represent New Jersey’s 30th District in the state Assembly. While reexamining the state’s hurricane recovery efforts would be a priority, the restaurant owner and activist with the New Jersey Organizing Project told ThinkProgress he would use the position to advocate for fixing the state’s failing pension plan, reforming the education system and advocating for the environment of his hometown — all with input from constituents.
“The devastation of the storm was visceral to me — I saw it, I smelled it, I crawled through it — which is why I took particular umbrage with the governor yelling at me telling me I need to roll my sleeves up and do the work,” Keady said. “When I get into the statehouse, I want to open [government] up and I want to shine light on everything and invite every citizen that is interested to the table to help meet the challenges that our state faces, whether they are environmental, fiscal, educational, workforce development, or job creation.”
On the day that Keady interrupted Christie’s press event, the governor also told him to “roll up your sleeves and do something for the people of this city,” yelling that it’s been almost two years “when all you’ve been doing is flapping your mouth and not doing anything.” But Keady told the governor he took a month off work in the aftermath of the storm to help his neighbors recover and has been thinking about getting back into government since.
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the communities of new jersey. 
SO love to see this guy in the NJ legislature - what a PITA he could be to Gov. Crispy!!!!!!!!!!
But they shouldn't hold that up on my account. 
--imm
