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Related: About this forumChristie praises Obama, doesn’t ‘give a damn’ about Romney photo op
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 9:05 EDT
The presidential candidates have canceled all campaign events on Tuesday, but Republican New Jersey Chris Christie seemed to be stumping for President Barack Obama by appearing several networks to praise the federal response to Hurricane Sandy.
In an interview on NBC, Christie called Obama outstanding for expediting relief efforts. He also told MSNBC that Obama deserves great credit.
He gave me his number at the White House and told me to call him if I needed anything, Christie said.
The New Jersey governor even took his message to Fox News, saying that Obama had helped tremendously.
I spoke to the president three times yesterday, he explained. He called me for the last time at midnight last night asking what he could do. I said, if you can expedite designating New Jersey as a major disaster area that that would help us to get federal money and resources in here as quickly as possible to help clean up the damage here.
The president was great last night, Christie continued. He said he would get it done. At 2 a.m., I got a call from FEMA to answer a couple of final questions and then he signed the declaration this morning. So I have to give the president great credit. Hes been on the phone with me three times in the last 24 hours. Hes been very attentive, and anything that Ive asked for, hes gotten to me. So, I thank the president publicly for that. Hes done as far as Im concerned a great job for New Jersey.
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theinquisitivechad
(322 posts)That's our Prez. Thoughts and prayers with NJ and NJ
demwing
(16,916 posts)"Governor Christ Christie (D NJ), praised President Obama today..."
LibDemAlways
(15,139 posts)comments about Ds must be derogatory unless uttered by politicians specifically identified as Dem - regardless of actual party affiliation. And, in that case, said comments will be edited down to no more than one or two seconds with generous time given for rebuttal.
polichick
(37,152 posts)Last edited Tue Oct 30, 2012, 11:19 AM - Edit history (1)
Edit: On second thought, he's looking ahead to his own run, right?
MatthewStLouis
(904 posts)Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)he's more buoyant than most
Props to him for putting his peeps ahead of pastisanship during this horrific event.