Chris Christie Asked to Leave Amtrak’s Quiet Car After Creating a Clamor

[MADem]

http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/10/25/chris-christie-asked-to-leave-amtraks-quiet-car-after-creating-a-clamor/?smid=nytpolitics&smtyp=cur&_r=0

Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, never the meek or mousy type, had to leave the “quiet car” of the Acela Express train from Washington on Sunday for talking too loudly on his cellphone, a spokeswoman confirmed.

Mr. Christie, a Republican presidential candidate who has been struggling in single digits in polls, was returning from an appearance on “Face the Nation” on CBS.

Mr. Christie’s problems on the quiet car, where passengers are asked not to make phone calls or conduct loud conversations, was first reported by the website Gawker, which quoted a fellow passenger.

Aides to Mr. Christie said the episode was far less dramatic than what was portrayed in the Gawker account. A spokeswoman, Samantha Smith, said that the governor was not yelling, as a fellow passenger had told Gawker. (The passenger also quoted Mr. Christie repeatedly saying “this is frickin’ ridiculous” and expressing anger at his security detail officers.)

And Ms. Smith indicated that the governor had ended up in the car accidentally and left of his accord....

[Wash. state Desk Jet]

1. Conductor here folks

https://s.yimg.com/fz/api/res/1.2/_3AN_ND5WP.bGUvMsSDDeg--/YXBwaWQ9c3JjaGRkO2g9NjU3O3E9OTU7dz01NzQ-/

Yea we got got them real good, kicked their collective butts out of the quite car ,sent them down the rails ,ha ha !

My co worker here wanted to punch that loud mouth right in the face !

[Javaman]

2. "A spokeswoman, Samantha Smith, said that the governor was not yelling"

talking on your cell or just talking in general in the quiet car is the equivalent of yelling.

he's an asshole.

[MADem]

5. Oh, I'll bet he was yelling. That's his default.

He has to work on toning it down....

[ck4829]

3. I love how Smith tries to make him out as the victim of the cruel train

'He ACCIDENTALLY entered the NOTORIOUS quiet car'

[MADem]

4. Yeah, how dare dose snooty bass-tids expect everyone to be QUIET in da

QUIET CAAAAH!!!!

[KamaAina]

6. What was he doing on Amtrak?

Was the bridge too crowded?

[MADem]

7. He was coming from a "FACE THE NATION" gig.

Likely there were no convenient flights--the ACELA is expensive but quick--just as easy to take it than go to the airport.

[KamaAina]

8. Silly MADem. It was a bridge joke.

[madinmaryland]

9. Train time is my time...

Old Metro North ad line years ago. Except when some loudmouthed asshole starts blathering on about their colonostemy bag. I once saw these two old guys (mid to late 70's) damn near beat some young guy up for blathering away on his cell phone.

Now, GET OFF MY TRAIN CAR, YOU DAMN ASSHOLES!!