Christie jokes about his poor sense of direction
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Christie jokes about his poor sense of direction
Pollsters love to ask whether people think the country is headed in the right direction.
In a speech to the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Wednesday, Gov. Christie joked about his terrible sense of direction.
"I was on the phone with someone this morning and he said to me, 'Where is this speech you’re giving in Philadelphia,' and I said, 'I have absolutely no idea. I know it’s in Philadelphia and when the car stops and when I see a state trooper standing on the sidewalk, I’ll know we’re close.'"
For the record, the event took place at 200 South Broad Street.
After getting some laughs, Christie continued, apparently off-script.
"I have among the worst senses of direction, I think it’s conservative to say in New Jersey and probably in America," Christie said. "This is how bad my sense of direction is - you know when you get to that corner and you don’t know which way you’re going, if you should go right or left and your instinct tells you to go right? So I say well I must be wrong so I’m going to go left. Then I start second guessing whether the left is the incorrect way to go because that’s also my instinct. That’s about where I am."
Perhaps feeling comfortable in a friendly crowd, the governor also took a few digs at Democratic legislators.
Speaking of the income tax surcharge on individuals and small businesses that earn over $400,000 annually, Christie said, "They call this the Millionaire’s Tax. That may tell you about some of the education of some of the people in the Legislature, but $400,000 is not a millionaire. But only in the world of the Democratic caucus is someone who has income of over $100,000 a millionaire."
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I guess he doesn't know the difference between income of $400,000 and net worth of over a million. SAD! It would be hard for a person who constantly makes $400,000 a year not to end up a millionare.— Taxes- Great Job, Christie! Keep up the good work!— philagirl215
- Since when does income of $400k mean millionaire? Is he really that stupid? Nice of him to joke about issues like this when there are thousands of people about to lose their jobs in NJ because of him.— MarkinSJ
- This is a monster growing to legendary proportions before our very eyes. Not all of history is in old books. Someday your grandchildren will ask you about the beast who destroyed New Jersey.— Delaware Jim
- Republicans seem to be impressed when someone is decisive and a "man of action". It's an old fashion image of the ideal man. However, today, they no longer care whether the decision was the right decision or the smart decision. News flash for Christie: 98% of small business owners make under $400 so no small business jobs will be effected as you've been saying. There's no historic evidence that lowering taxes for the wealthy creates jobs. Reagan tried the trickle down philosophy and economist agree that it failed as a job creation strategy. Bush Jr tried it with the same dismal results. The net worth gap between the wealthy and the middle class has widened considerably over the last 30 years. That tells you where the money went. In the bank. The days of wealthy investors providing funding for innovation in the marketplace are long over. That's now what's going on these days. Now, investment firms are about making money off of shuffling paper around. They have no value add to the economy so there's no reason to not to leave the tax increase on the wealthy in place.— MikeP
- If you were handed the mess that Christie started with thanks to Whitman,McGreevy and Corzine along with the New Jersey legislature,you would go drastic too. When Maryland put in the so-called millionaires tax,it did one thing-reduced revenue. People moved to Florida and Virginia. NJ has created nothing but government jobs for over a decade. It has to stop and the state entitlements have to stop with it.— Tired of Journos
Still waiting for a sound fiscal plan from the NJ Dems. How bout it Wisniewski? Don't like what Christie is proposing? Let's hear a better idea. Not the same old tired ideas that have not worked in the past.
