Chris Cristie to NJEA: "You Punch Them, I Punch You"

The New Jersey taxpayer finally has a real hero in their corner. Check out this video of Christie at a town hall meeting in Robbinsville, New Jersey. Listen to his schoolyard bully analogy for how he is going to handle the NJEA.

I am totally against human cloning. However, I think I could look the other way, if 50 copies of Christie were made. Go Christie, punch their lights out!

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“Two Stones” Cristie tells teacher to find a new job is she doesn’t like education budget

How is this for honest and refreshing? New Jersey governor Chris “Two Stones” Christie held a little town hall meeting in a school gymnasium. After the chat, he opened the floor to questions and here is what happened:

But borough teacher Rita Wilson, a Kearny resident, argued that if she were paid $3 an hour for the 30 children in her class, she’d be earning $83,000, and she makes nothing near that.

"You’re getting more than that if you include the cost of your benefits," Christie interrupted.

When Wilson, who has a master’s degree, said she was not being compensated for her education and experience, Christie said:

"Well, you know then that you don’t have to do it." Some in the audience applauded.

Christie said he would not have had to impose cuts to education if the teachers union had agreed to his call for a one-year salary freeze and a 1.5 percent increase in employee benefit contributions.

"Your union said that is the greatest assault on public education in the history of the state," Christie said. "That’s why the union has no credibility, stupid statements like that."

KA-POW! One shot of reality right between the eyes. Those of us in the private sector have long understood that if your pay sucks, you pack your bags for greener pastures. Why has this simple logic escaped public sector employees? Because greedy unions fill their heads with nonsense.

To show you how much nonsense this woman has, here is what she said to reporters after the exchange with Christie:

Surrounded by reporters after she spoke, Wilson said she was shaking from the encounter, and worried she might get in trouble for speaking out.

Get in trouble for speaking out? Oh please! The NJEA will probably make her the new poster child in their war against Cristie.  This is how some union employees think. They believe they are all just scraping by on the salaries they make. Even when they are receiving annual salary increases double that of the private sector, they believe they are the underdogs. Now that we are all going broke, it is time for them to end their delusions. 

 

Oh and to all you Chris Christie 2012 fans; hands off! The big boy is staying right here until 2014!

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Via: Hot Air

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Apology NOT accepted: Christie wants author of “prayer” memo fired

Last week I told you about a NJ teacher’s union head that wrote a prayer in a memo to staffers that called for the death of Chris Christie. 

"Dear Lord this year you have taken away my favorite actor, Patrick Swayze, my favorite actress, Farrah Fawcett, my favorite singer, Michael Jackson, and my favorite salesman, Billy Mays. I just wanted to let you know that Chris Christie is my favorite governor." 

The author of the memo, Joe Coppola head of the Bergen County teacher’s union, and NJEA president Barbara Keshishian had both apologized for the memo. Keshishian meet with Christie personally, only to be rebuffed. 

Associated Press:[…] Christie spokesman Mike Drewniak said the governor wants Bergen County teachers union head Joe Coppola fired for his "irresponsible" memo. The memo from the Bergen County Education Association to its locals included a closing prayer that read:

"Dear Lord this year you have taken away my favorite actor, Patrick Swayze, my favorite actress, Farrah Fawcett, my favorite singer, Michael Jackson, and my favorite salesman, Billy Mays. I just wanted to let you know that Chris Christie is my favorite governor."

Coppola and New Jersey Education Association President Barbara Keshishian have apologized for the memo. Coppola has said the "prayer" was a joke and was never meant to be made public.

Keshishian left her first face-to-face meeting with the governor after 15 minutes Monday afternoon when she refused to fire Coppola.

"Barbara does not have the authority to fire him," New Jersey Education Association spokesman Steve Bakersaid. "She doesn't intend to ask for his resignation. He has made an apology to the governor; it is a sincere apology. She considers that to be the end of that issue."

Drewniak said Keshishian walked out on the governor. Baker said Keshishian left when the governor showed her the door. […] 

I like Chris Christie more and more. Regular readers will know how I have complained about these bogus apologies many, many times before.  We all know no one really means them and the only reason people give the apologies in the first place is because the get caught on the wrong side of public opinion. I hope Christie gets this guy canned; it will be one less bottom feeder sucking off the public trough.

Unions are already losing support of some Democrats in the NJ legislature and just a quick read through the comments section, you can see why.

Via: Drudge

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NJ teachers union “prays” for Gov. Chris Christie’s death

Bergen County Education Association president Joe Coppola closed a memo to union members with the following prayer: 

"Dear Lord this year you have taken away my favorite actor, Patrick Swayze, my favorite actress, Farrah Fawcett, my favorite singer, Michael Jackson, and my favorite salesman, Billy Mays. I just wanted to let you know that Chris Christie is my favorite governor."  

Of course Mr. Coppola is saying it was just a joke. Riiiight, we all know that if Governor Christie had joked the same way about anyone in the teachers union no one on the left would be laughing.

NJEA (New Jersey Education Association) President Barbara Keshishian was quick to respond. 

"NJEA condemns the inappropriate 'prayer' contained in a letter sent by the NJEA Bergen County regional offices and our Bergen County affiliate. Language such as that has no place in civil discourse. It was intended as humor, but it is not funny. Our ongoing discussion with Gov. Christie is centered on serious issues of significant importance to the state, and that must be the focus of all our conversation. We deeply regret that the 'prayer' reference was included in the letter, and we apologize to Gov. Christie for both the content of the 'prayer' and the lack of respect it demonstrated. 

"I will be reaching out to Gov. Christie's office to apologize personally on behalf of all NJEA members."

Chris Christie’s response to the “prayer” and NJEA’s apology and his response isn’t all that forgiving: 

"I’m sure there are teachers all across New Jersey who, when they learn about this today are going to be ashamed," said Christie, at an appearance in New Brunswick.  "I wonder what the children of New Jersey will think when the leadership of the teachers union is praying for the governor to die?"

Christie said he was aware of Keshishian’s statement of apology. He said he didn’t view the joke as a threat, but rather a wish.

"They have finally lifted their veil," said the governor of the NJEA. "I don’t think this is a threat. I think it’s a wish. A wish in some ways might be more perverse than a threat."

As Christie goes about bringing NJ’s spending back to some resemblance of reality, expect the greedy public sector unions to get uglier and uglier. They simply refuse to let the gravy train end.

Via: Memeorandum

Via: CBS News

Via: North Jersey.com