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Chris Christie is beating the **** out of Piers Morgan
- Thread starter Maverick74
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Are we even talking about the same thing? I think it was a meaningless sound bite for Christie to say that Buffett should just write a cheque if he thinks the rich should pay more taxes. That was a stupid, hackneyed and meaningless partisan comment during an otherwise fairly good performance. It was about as legitimate a response to a key issue as "Piss off."Quote from trefoil:
Umm, no.
That was a perfect thing to say. I disagree with Christie, but that's not what we're talking about here: he was blunt at a time when we have a Prez who has a real hard time being blunt, except of course in his actions. (ask Osama, well, if you can find him...)
People underestimate and continue to underestimate Obama because he isn't blunt in his words. It's just the opposite with Christie.
As for his girth, go to Wal-Mart. Or as an American executive abroad I know tangentially who is equally blunt in his views puts it when he comes back to the US for the occasional meeting with his executive overseers, "I'm back in the land of the lard eaters."
Being thin and in excellent shape, I find this repugnant, but America in general is right there with Christie.
He will be a refreshing change in 2016, by which time forthrightness will be not just prized, but something the average voter will be lusting after with a vengeance.
He is the true Republican analogue to Truman. Lots of Republicans have tried to say they're the inheritors of Truman's ability to speak the truth as he saw it and let the chips fall where they may, but Christie is the only one who gets it not just intellectually but in his bones.
I feel sorry, seriously sorry, for the Dem who gets the nod four years from now. He'll never know what hit him.
The problem is that Morgan keeps interrupting his interviewees when they are trying to answer the very questions he just asked. He should stop steering course mid-sentence. Also, I'm not a fan of some of his stock questions, i.e., "If you could relive one moment..." (At times, he reminds me of the self-important Frasier Crane character.)Quote from denner:
...On the other hand, I'm in complete disagreement with regards to Piers Morgan's interviewing ability. I think that he conducts the best interviews (outside of these political hit pieces). The celebrity interviews are as good as anything on tv. Good questions, provocative answers, it's entertaining.
Quote from Brass:
The problem is that Morgan keeps interrupting his interviewees when they are trying to answer the very questions he just asked. He should stop steering course mid-sentence. Also, I'm not a fan of some of his stock questions, i.e., "If you could relive one moment..." (At times, he reminds me of the self-important Frasier Crane character.)
I agree that the "talking over" style and the interruptions come off as rude and somewhat indifferent. Many times the guest will be talking about a sensitive topic and Morgan will shift gears suddenly and go to an entirely different topic and it can be awkward.
Quote from Brass:
Are we even talking about the same thing? I think it was a meaningless sound bite for Christie to say that Buffett should just write a cheque if he thinks the rich should pay more taxes. That was a stupid, hackneyed and meaningless partisan comment during an otherwise fairly good performance. It was about as legitimate a response to a key issue as "Piss off."
Yeah we're talking about the same thing, and you obviously don't get it.
If you're Christie, this is how you get elected.
Maybe so, but I had regarded him as better than that, political differences notwithstanding. Apart from a few slitherings out of giving a genuine response to some pointed questions, he struck me as being otherwise genuine. That Buffett comment, while perhaps appealing to his base, was not genuine. My comment was about the man himself, not his strategy. I have no doubt he would do well if he ran, and he would certainly and obviously come out head and shoulders above the other GOP contenders.Quote from trefoil:
Yeah we're talking about the same thing, and you obviously don't get it.
If you're Christie, this is how you get elected.
Quote from Brass:
That was singularly the most stupid thing he said in an interview where he otherwise conducted himself quite smoothly. How surprising that you would fall for a cheap and meaningless throw-away sound bite.
Soundbite? Buffett rails on and on about "low" tax rates, but takes a $100K salary and ends up paying just over 17% in taxes. He's the ultimate hypocrite and should be called out for it on every interview.
He really needs to be grilled about why he cheerleads and even helps craft legislation that he profits from...and makes huge profits from TARP.
Buffett is the exact opposite, which makes me wonder about you. He's willing to pay more taxes, but only a fool will be the only one. It's like being the only one not peeing in the pool. Either everybody plays by the rules or there is no game. Seriously, did I really have to tell you that?Quote from MKTrader:
...He's the ultimate hypocrite...
Quote from Brass:
Buffett is the exact opposite, which makes me wonder about you. He's willing to pay more taxes, but only a fool will be the only one. It's like being the only one not peeing in the pool. Either everybody plays by the rules or there is no game. Seriously, did I really have to tell you that?
No, Buffet is a total hypocrite. Take off your blinders. He could be the first in line to say "I'll pay the full current rate since I think it's the right thing to do." If he had an ounce of integrity, he'd do that or shut his trap about taxes.
And he could stop promoting then taking gov't handouts (e.g., TARP) and rely on the "value investing" for which he's supposedly famous. His walk and talk are totally out of line.