Chris Christie "livid" that he wasn't picked as Trump VP

[yellowcanine]

I so hope this is true.

While Gingrich seems to have been a good sport about Trump’s ultimate decision to go with Pence, according to the Weekly Standard, Christie was “livid.”

While minding my own business at the Starbucks inside the Westin hotel this morning, I saw a man engage Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort in conversation about the VP selection process. The man, whom I couldn't identify, suggested that Pence was a smart pick and Gingrich would've been a disaster.
"Christie was livid, right?" the man said at one point. "Yeah," Manafort replied.
In an interview with MSNBC on Thursday, Christie did say he would be upset if he didn’t end up getting picked.

"I mean, obviously, I'm a competitive person. So I'm not going to say it won't bother me, if I'm not selected. Of course it bothers you a little bit. 'Cause if you're a competitive person, like I am, and you're used to winning, like I am — again, you don't like coming in second, ever," the governor told Nicolle Wallace.

http://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2016/07/18/christie-reportedly-livid-he-wasnt-chosen-as-trumps-vp-n2194114

[hamsterjill]

1. Of course Christie was livid.

He's sold his soul to Don the Con, and he got conned. Christie is so much like Trump that he wasn't expecting to get conned. He thought Don the Con only conned other people.

I have a sneaky suspicion that Christie is the reason that Don the Con was trying to renege on Pence as late as midnight before the announcement. Christie may have still be promoting himself.

[glennward]

22. I am livid that he even thought he should be considered. nt

[no_hypocrisy]

2. So livid . . . .

[MADem]

14. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!

That is a picture of pure vitriol, isn't it?

Either that or the seat belt buckle is pinching him, big time!

[tclambert]

16. Can almost . . . squeeze into . . . this seat.

[politicaljunkie41910]

23. My guess is that Christie likes living in Government housing which is why he wanted the VP job.

Boy I love it when a real a$$hole gets Trumped.

[Mendocino]

27. He's so mad, he's going to go full Godzilla

and shut down a bridge. Oh wait...

[ohnoyoudidnt]

34. Shades of Tony Soprano. nt

[True Dough]

3. Christie

Well, if he plays his cards right he still might wind up with a cabinet post in a Trump administration, although I hope like hell there is never any Trump administration!

[greymattermom]

4. If he's that competitive

he'll see that as a booby prize.

[True Dough]

20. He is a boob!

Probably worthy of a booby prize.

[alcibiades_mystery]

5. Christie thinks that the VP pick will actually be President, because Trump will resign

This was his route to the Presidency. Then, with incumbency, he could easily win a second term, is Christie's thinking.

The whole thing is delusional, but that's the calculus. He essentially ruined his reputation (such that it was) groveling to Trump and becoming a national laughingstock as Trump's sycophantic minion. All for the Presidency. And now he doesn't even get that. Of course he's livid. What would be interesting is whether he goes anti-Trump behind it. Trump has probably promised him Attorney General to stay in the camp, but that's a real job, and Christie doesn't want it.

[JustAnotherGen]

6. ITA with this

[marble falls]

7. He'll be voting for Hilary as a protest vote.

[rjsquirrel]

8. Hopefully this is he end of his career eom

[Hortensis]

15. He must have been, and be, desperate to

have thrown in with a losing and poisonous candidate like Trump. We know it's not principle that's keeping 98% of the Republicans who won't be seen with him away.

[rocktivity]

25. It's definitely the beginning of the end

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now that David Samson, his political BFF and former Port Authority appointee, has plead guilty in an abuse of power case. Christie allowed Samson to run the PA while also running a law firm whose clients did business with the PA -- he can be impeached for that alone. And he's not out from under BridgeGate either.

I hope you folks are familiar with the DU Christie Crime Digest:
Vol. 1 | Vol. 2 | Vol. 3


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[NWCorona]

9. What did he expect lol

[LiberalLovinLug]

10. Ah...poor Chris

And then he didn't even get the biscuit.

[Onyrleft]

11. Vid of Christie's reaction.

[No Vested Interest]

12. Some, including myself, believe Trump would resign the Presidency at some point,

if he were to be elected president.
Perhaps Christie, and even Pence, believe there's a strong likelihood that would happen.

That could certainly account for major disappointment for Christie, who could have seen himself rising to be TopDog at a future point.

May we never see the day that Trump is elected President of the US.

[MADem]

13. What. Did. He. EXPECT? I mean, really!!!

The minute Trump cast him as a dogsbody, that's all he was gonna be.

The contest was over for him when he was filmed standing behind Trump, with furtive darting eyes.

And when his wife ROLLED HER EYES at a Tee Rump presser, it was all over save the tears.

[Marie Marie]

37. She rolled her eyes?

I thought that her only expression was that creepy, plastered on smile.

[MADem]

38. It was .... PRICELESS. It made me LIKE her!!!!

I'll bet she'll be a quiet crossover.

[bucolic_frolic]

47. The frightening thing about that man

is he actually believes the bs he puts out, not a doubt in his mind about anything

[MADem]

48. It will be interesting to see him debase himself this evening.

That said, I'm sure Mary Pat is relieved as hell that she won't be expected to stump for the Drumpf.

[dflprincess]

41. My thought has been that Christie may be mad

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but I'd bet his wife is relieved. I thought she looked like she wanted to anywhere but near Trump when she was on stage with him.

[MADem]

42. LOL--visual proof of that at post 38! nt

[rocktivity]

17. Ever heard of balancing a presidential election ticket, Chris?

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Obama pre-empted doubts about his age, race, and lack of foreign policy chops by picking the older and wiser former Foreign Relations committee chairman Joe Biden. John Kerry picked John Edwards to help attract the young, the female, and non-Northeastern voters. So why would even someone as tone deaf as Duh Donald(TM) pick a personal and political clone of himself?

I think the real reason why Christie might be livid is not only because Gingrich was the runner up, but now he realizes that he has no place in the Trump administration whatsoever -- if he was slated become a cabinet member or attorney general, he wouldn't have been on the VP list in the first place!


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[NBachers]

18. But, doesn't he get the silver tiara and the Violet 1st runner-up sash?

[rateyes]

24. Well, he certainly wasn't going to be chosen as

Mr. Congeniality.

[4lbs]

19. Too bad.... so sad.

[LeftRant]

21. I guess he's going back on the Oreos...

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-christie-no-more-oreos

[SwankyXomb]

26. He's still got a chance!

Douse Pence in BBQ sauce and turn Christie loose!

[Motley13]

28. I think it boils down that dim don & cc could have been in court at the same time

Bridgegate for cc, rape for deranged don, leaving no one to destroy the country

[Bucky]

29. Christie might be a loser here, but if you sell comfort food in NJ, you might just be a winner

[tallahasseedem]

30. And NJ teachers, unions, and residents are livid...

that we have to deal with this asshole. I hope that the teachers start taunting his ass.

[Yavin4]

31. Chris, it's Time to put on some Adele. Eat some ice cream, and cry it all out.

[SummerSnow]

32. You shouldn't have forgot his diet coke when you went to McDonald's for him Chris

[icv03985]

33. you order sh*t, you eat sh*t

All I can hear is that comedic line from Richard Pryor's album - "...you order sh*t, you eat sh*t..." Well, mr christie, you ordered a plateful of Dumpster Trump and now you have to dine on it. Bon Appetit!

[DonCoquixote]

35. In every version of Faust

aka the "sell your soul to the devil" trope, there is the point where the Seller realizes just how bad a mistake they made. I rare ones, they avoid hell, but in most, they are dragged to it.

This is where Chris begins to BURN, and I will enjoy hearing him squeal like the pig that he is.

[heresAthingdotcom]

36. Christie prosecuted the government's case against Kushner's father, Charles Kushner

In 2004, Christie as U.S. attorney for New Jersey prosecuted the government's case against Kushner's father, Charles Kushner, the real estate executive, philanthropist and political donor. The elder Kushner pleaded guilty in federal court to 18 felonies, including making illegal campaign contributions and evading taxes.

Christie, who endorsed Trump shortly after ending his own presidential campaigns, is heading the mogul's transition team. Kushner, who married Trump's eldest daughter Ivanka in 2009, is a close adviser to his father-in-law.

http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/07/christies_past_as_corruption_fighting_us_attorney.html

[Ilsa]

39. They didn't bother calling the two runners-up, either, did they?

Didn't CC and Newt find out via social media or tv?

[TygrBright]

40. Go Jersey on him, Chris! n/t

[Lunabell]

43. I fully expected him to get the nod.

Trump is the NY preppie and Christie is his NJ muscle. You know they're buds and it must have really yanked Christie's chain.

[Cha]

44. Sounds true, doesn't it?

Mahalo, yallerdawg.. remember when we all wanted Christie to do down so bad?

It happened!

[downeastdaniel]

45. Now where is my tiny violin, ah, here it is...Deepest sympathy to you my little horror, Mr. Christie

[bucolic_frolic]

46. I think Newt would have given us far more difficulty than the other two

He's a sly conniving weasel who is deft at avoiding responsibility
and quick to reply all in the same motion