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Sometimes it's the simple things
Reader comment on item: Why Chris Christie Will Never Be President of the United States
Submitted by Dan Schwartz (United States), Jan 8, 2014 at 16:54
While I've cited both this article and Andrew McCarthy's followup many times, sometimes it's the simple, easy-to-understand things -- The K.I.S.S. principle -- that are the most effective.
From the LA Times, we have Email scandal: Here's why Chris Christie will never be president. Turns out they found the e-mails where he ordered lane closures leading to the George Washington Bridge to jam up traffic in Fort Lee for hours.
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| I don't think it was principle... [37 words] | Leslie | Sep 10, 2017 23:50 | 240766 | ||
| This blog entry never fails to bring a smile to my face... [114 words] | Leslie | Jan 2, 2017 13:03 | 235062 | ||
| Updated URL for 8/6/2011 McCarthy article [29 words] | Dan Schwartz | Aug 6, 2016 17:43 | 231230 | ||
| 2 | It's become a choice between Trump and chaos. [71 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Michael S | Mar 14, 2016 02:41 | 228407 | |
 Trump or any Pol may have a Trap, but one of Trumps virtues is his uncensored Twitter Account [245 words] | Mike Conlon | Mar 20, 2016 00:01 | 228407 | ||
| A vote for Cruz is a vote for Hillary [39 words] | MIchael S | Mar 25, 2016 00:04 | 228407 | ||
| Trump and his advisors are inteligent, qualified and pro-Israel [1097 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Michael S | Mar 29, 2016 04:30 | 228407 | ||
| You and I can be confident that another Mike is voting the same way [67 words] | Mike Conlon | Mar 29, 2016 04:39 | 228407 | ||
| It's about Democracy vs. Corruption and Oligarchy [545 words] | Michael S | Apr 4, 2016 07:47 | 228407 | ||
| Trump, Cruz and others [653 words] | Michael S | Apr 5, 2016 05:39 | 228407 | ||
| "Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter" [33 words] | Alex | Mar 4, 2016 09:39 | 228302 | ||
| One Appeaser Down [54 words] | LindaK | Feb 14, 2016 00:26 | 228068 | ||
| Seems like you were right: Chris Christie Finds Himself Squeezed Not Just by Bush but by Walker [16 words] | PezDispenser | Feb 21, 2015 10:32 | 221869 | ||
| 1 | Christie's benefit from supporting Islamic causes [284 words] | Prashant | May 10, 2014 12:09 | 214772 | |
| Chris Christie is his own worst enemy [53 words] | dhimmi no more | Mar 31, 2014 07:20 | 214156 | ||
 Sometimes it's the simple things [70 words] | Dan Schwartz | Jan 8, 2014 16:54 | 212527 | ||
| no comments in response to 8 "updates" since 9/30/12, the last on 8/7/13?! [6 words] | dcdoc | Aug 18, 2013 19:08 | 209068 | ||
| Support Freedom [77 words] | Dan | Sep 30, 2012 21:39 | 199313 | ||
| Focus on the facts, not physical issues [126 words] | stranchan | Jun 28, 2012 04:07 | 196777 | ||
| 2 | Christie cannot be trusted re islamic lunacy [87 words] | Domenic Pepe | Apr 5, 2012 10:28 | 194989 | |
| 1 | Christie as VP? [31 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | scully | Mar 21, 2012 15:47 | 194622 | |
| 2 | Puzzling stance [73 words] | sara | Mar 18, 2012 19:49 | 194497 | |
| 1 | More dangerous than islamists.... [14 words] | car313 | Oct 11, 2011 02:48 | 189960 | |
| Vote bank politicians are indeed very dangerous [22 words] | Prashant | Oct 12, 2011 22:49 | 189960 | ||
| They Still Want Him To Jump In The Race [39 words] | Mark D | Sep 12, 2011 00:22 | 189280 | ||
| Christie will never be nominated to be US President [148 words] | Isaac Flaks | Aug 22, 2011 08:35 | 188598 | ||
| 1 | Candidates for President of the US 2012 elections [282 words] | Isaac Flaks | Aug 21, 2011 06:08 | 188527 | |
| Allen West? [47 words] | Diane | Aug 24, 2011 21:02 | 188527 | ||
| Two Words [2 words] | Geno M. | Oct 18, 2011 22:40 | 188527 | ||
| Courtly garb [29 words] | Mark McAndrew | Aug 18, 2011 10:01 | 188481 | ||
| 1 | Sharia law in American courts [22 words] | G. Dyer | Aug 17, 2011 12:49 | 188463 | |
| baby with bathwater [157 words] | michael hayutin | Aug 12, 2011 14:59 | 188333 | ||
| Unfit For Higher Office [47 words] | Mark D. | Aug 13, 2011 19:09 | 188333 | ||
| 1 | Sharia vs Religious Arbitration [135 words] | Jimmy | Aug 12, 2011 13:16 | 188332 | |
| Private contracts based on Sharia [75 words] | Prashant | Aug 12, 2011 20:43 | 188332 | ||
| I Need An Answer For This Post [151 words] | Mark D. | Aug 13, 2011 19:13 | 188332 | ||
| 1 | Chris Chrisie blew it big time [41 words] | Joubin | Aug 11, 2011 22:37 | 188310 | |
| Chris Christie Sells His Soul to the Hightest Bidders To Gain The Governorship [116 words] | Renee Bouvier | Sep 9, 2011 19:03 | 188310 | ||
| Media [58 words] | Mark D. | Aug 11, 2011 22:00 | 188304 | ||
| Vote [57 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Mark D. | Aug 10, 2011 22:02 | 188279 | ||
| Voting For Christie [33 words] | Mark D. | Aug 11, 2011 22:05 | 188279 | ||
| Republican Jews of New Jersey Voting for Christie A Second Time Around? [96 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Renee Bouvier | Sep 9, 2011 19:11 | 188279 | ||
| 90 to 95% of NJ Republicans Will Vote For Him, But... [47 words] | Mark D. | Sep 12, 2011 00:09 | 188279 | ||
| ... out of context [87 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | BroughInCT | Aug 10, 2011 18:44 | 188264 | ||
| 8 | Pamela Geller's attack on Rick Perry [187 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | lucretius | Aug 15, 2011 06:01 | 188264 | |
| 4 | Pipes on the "moderate" Aga Khan [713 words] | Hesperado | Aug 31, 2011 15:34 | 188264 | |
| Norquist and Aga Khan [155 words] | Ron Edge | Sep 3, 2011 10:33 | 188264 | ||
| 1 | anti-Islamism vs Islamophobia [1109 words] | lucretius | Sep 4, 2011 05:50 | 188264 | |
| One slight correction to my previous comment [43 words] | Hesperado | Sep 4, 2011 18:49 | 188264 | ||
| I agree and I am baffled by Pipes and many "Conservatives" on this issue [76 words] | Hesperado | Sep 4, 2011 18:55 | 188264 | ||
| 1 | More on Geller and Spencer [127 words] | lucretius | Sep 6, 2011 01:50 | 188264 | |
| another response to Pamela Geller [691 words] | lucretius | Sep 10, 2011 13:03 | 188264 | ||
| Look behind the curtain [419 words] | zane | Sep 18, 2011 16:36 | 188264 | ||
| You lose [197 words] | James | Jan 13, 2015 04:30 | 188264 | ||
| Why Chris Christie will never be President of the United States. He definitely Blew it! [60 words] | Anne | Aug 10, 2011 08:58 | 188257 | ||
| Christie will never be President (?) [24 words] | Jules Posten | Aug 9, 2011 19:54 | 188233 | ||
| Sorry, Gov. Christie [37 words] | lee raines | Aug 9, 2011 19:14 | 188232 | ||
| Christie [29 words] | Dave Weinbaum | Aug 9, 2011 17:50 | 188231 | ||
| Somthing rotten in the state of NJ [212 words] | Peter Herz | Aug 9, 2011 15:58 | 188230 | ||
| This is what Chris Christie is defendng [42 words] | Louise M. Smith | Aug 9, 2011 13:02 | 188225 | ||
| Christie's comments [83 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Malbuff | Aug 9, 2011 08:36 | 188217 | ||
| 2 | Sharia Law is a non issue [23 words] | SC | Aug 8, 2011 12:41 | 188203 | |
| Soothsayer in our midst [5 words] | aspacia | Aug 9, 2011 11:53 | 188203 | ||
| Moving On With Sharia [52 words] | Mark D. | Aug 13, 2011 19:26 | 188203 | ||
| 1 | Its the economy (not Sharia). [14 words] | Looking Closely | Aug 8, 2011 11:38 | 188200 | |
| New Jersey [57 words] | Mark D. | Aug 11, 2011 22:19 | 188200 | ||
| 1 | The guy is too tempermental and too loose with the truth- look at what he did to Bret Schundler [48 words] | David Anderson | Aug 8, 2011 08:40 | 188193 | |
| Marginally Controllable Temper [41 words] | Mark D. | Aug 11, 2011 22:28 | 188193 | ||
| 3 | Has Sohail Mohammed ever ruled in a way... [49 words] | Chung | Aug 8, 2011 08:24 | 188192 | |
| There is a problem with this Imam. [14 words] | aspacia | Aug 9, 2011 11:58 | 188192 | ||
| he's cracking up [35 words] | 97tr9o7iukjchx | Aug 8, 2011 07:32 | 188191 | ||
| 4 | Gov. Christie [29 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Connecticut Lawyer | Aug 8, 2011 06:36 | 188189 | |
| 1 | always more yings than yangs [48 words] | egoist | Aug 8, 2011 06:31 | 188188 | |
| 1 | Who was the judge? [38 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Seven Machos | Aug 8, 2011 00:39 | 188183 | |
| Well then what's the issue? [48 words] | Seven Machos | Aug 8, 2011 21:59 | 188183 | ||
| 2 | His other Achilles Heel [9 words] | Gary S. | Aug 7, 2011 23:54 | 188181 | |
| 3 | BIG BRAIN [116 words] | VEERESH | Aug 7, 2011 22:24 | 188179 | |
| 1 | Saw It [19 words] | Mark D. | Aug 7, 2011 18:57 | 188171 | |
| Fifth Column advances [16 words] | aspacia | Aug 7, 2011 14:39 | 188161 | ||
| GOVERNOR, GET A GRIP!!! [42 words] | Lovey in Las Vegas | Aug 7, 2011 12:18 | 188157 | ||
| 3 | Sharia Law appointee [92 words] | margaret metcalf | Aug 7, 2011 11:21 | 188154 | |
| 3 | Open mouth, insert foot [128 words] | Rebecca Moulds | Aug 7, 2011 10:14 | 188152 | |
| 2 | To those misguided conservatives [54 words] | Yossi bar Negev | Aug 7, 2011 05:51 | 188144 | |
| 4 | All this "crap" [128 words] | Michael the K | Aug 7, 2011 05:25 | 188142 | |
| The Arab World in the papers [50 words] | Mark D. | Aug 13, 2011 20:55 | 188142 | ||
| 2 | Ecumenical Jihad [102 words] | Martien Pennings | Aug 7, 2011 01:23 | 188139 | |
| Alliance With Muslims [40 words] | Mark D. | Aug 11, 2011 22:12 | 188139 | ||
| Another one bites the dust [124 words] | Susan | Aug 7, 2011 01:10 | 188138 | ||
| 3 | Christie will lose supporters [51 words] | Kathy | Aug 6, 2011 23:59 | 188136 | |
| 1 | Christie, we must not allow our country to be the United States of Americastan [120 words] | NuritG | Aug 6, 2011 22:56 | 188133 | |
| Excellent point -- Support or antipathy for Sharia IS THE TRUE LITMUS TEST! [301 words] | GWK | Aug 6, 2011 22:47 | 188132 | ||
| Unhappy with Chris Christie [63 words] | Alan | Aug 6, 2011 22:16 | 188130 | ||
| Sharia Law [200 words] | Richard M. Pious | Aug 6, 2011 21:40 | 188129 | ||
| Follow the money? [27 words] | Larry | Aug 6, 2011 21:06 | 188127 | ||
| 8 | Misinterpretation [66 words] | Pat Benjamin | Aug 6, 2011 19:42 | 188123 | |
| It is a question of judgement [9 words] | aspacia | Aug 7, 2011 14:41 | 188123 | ||
| 2 | Separation of Church and State [68 words] | Mark D. | Aug 6, 2011 15:33 | 188118 | |
| 11 | 'Crazies' [84 words] | Nick | Aug 6, 2011 08:18 | 188109 | |
| Deficit more imminent threat than Sharia [234 words] | John in Michigan, USA | Aug 6, 2011 21:34 | 188109 | ||
| 1 | Christie is off on this one [15 words] | aspacia | Aug 7, 2011 14:43 | 188109 | |
| reply to UK [155 words] | Bob - USA | Aug 7, 2011 16:11 | 188109 | ||
| Response [136 words] | Nick | Aug 11, 2011 19:11 | 188109 | ||
| 8 | Big Mouth, Small Brain [73 words] | jd | Aug 6, 2011 07:47 | 188107 | |
| Big mouth small brain [73 words] | saigarje | Aug 7, 2011 22:01 | 188107 | ||
| 2 | Christie has several Achilles heels [57 words] | Alistair | Aug 8, 2011 09:13 | 188107 | |
| Two things [63 words] | gorgo | Aug 8, 2011 09:42 | 188107 | ||
| 9 | Sharia Law [65 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Mark D. | Aug 6, 2011 00:07 | 188095 | |
| Creeping Sharia [62 words] | aspacia | Aug 7, 2011 14:47 | 188095 | ||
| Conservative vs Neoconservative [79 words] | fuzzface | Aug 9, 2011 14:53 | 188095 | ||
| 1 | Christie ... [19 words] | Mark D. | Aug 5, 2011 23:55 | 188094 | |
| Christie [14 words] | Mark D. | Aug 5, 2011 23:51 | 188093 | ||
| 1 | Unbelieveable [18 words] | JACOB | Aug 6, 2011 22:19 | 188093 | |
| 1 | I agree with Dr. Pipes [137 words] | Fred Weiss | Aug 7, 2011 03:47 | 188093 | |
| neoMcCarthyism [83 words] | ameer_r2 | Aug 7, 2011 06:32 | 188093 | ||
| 1 | Out of the race even if he wasn't in it. [41 words] | JAL | Aug 8, 2011 00:47 | 188093 | |
| 1 | Gun grabber [28 words] | CC | Aug 8, 2011 08:42 | 188093 | |
| Republicans Incredibly Stupid? [45 words] | Mark D. | Aug 8, 2011 19:47 | 188093 | ||
| McCarthy [13 words] | Mark D. | Aug 10, 2011 22:14 | 188093 |
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