Chris Christie in Speech at 2015 CPAC conference

On Principles & Values: Sometimes must tell constituents to sit down & shut up

In a twenty-minute Q&A session, Christie repeatedly argued that the media has given conservatives the wrong idea about him. Again and again, he trashed the media, suggesting that "when you do things that I've done, when you take on a lot of these special interests that they [the media] support, they'll kill you." He also argued that he's much more conservative than you might expect, bragging about how he proved that a pro-life Republican could win in the Northeast. "Don't believe what the media will tell you," he said.

Christie tried to portray his fiery persona as just what Washington needs. When asked about his temper and specifically a past comment that a constituent should sit down and shut up, Christie answered, "Sometimes people need to be told to sit down and shut up," to cheers and applause. "There should be more of that stuff in Washington, DC," he added. "Someone should say it's time to shut up."

Source: Vox.com coverage of 2015 Conservative Political Action Conf. Feb 27, 2015

The above quotations are from Speeches to Conservative Political Action Conference, Feb. 26-27, 2015. Click here for other excerpts from Speeches to Conservative Political Action Conference, Feb. 26-27, 2015. Click here for other excerpts by Chris Christie. Click here for a profile of Chris Christie.
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