The idea of a Chris Christie presidential run has attracted the support of some prominent conservatives, Ann Coulter among them. But Mark Levin isn’t eager to see the Republican New Jersey governor enter the race.
On his Monday talk radio program, Levin blasted Christie for his tone in addressing New Jerseyans before Hurricane Irene’s arrival on Friday. (h/t The Right Scoop)
“This is a governor — he’s an elected official,” Levin said. “He’s talking to his citizens this way. People aren’t hanging around on the beach to get a tan when it’s overcast, windy and raining. And ‘get out of your beach house.’ In other words, drop everything you own. Drop everything you have because the governor says so. And if you don’t do it, you get maligned by the governor. Now this is a man whose ego is completely out of control.”
Levin explained that homeowners should have been left to make their own evacuation decisions. The governor, he insisted, could have encouraged an evacuation and explained that people ignoring his plea would do so at their own risks, without the benefit of public services.
Christie, Levin said, was missing the point: Beachgoers weren’t the only ones in the storm’s path, and some had their entire livelihoods at stake on the Jersey shore.
“We’re not talking about just surfers on the beach,” sniped Levin. “He said ‘get out of your beach houses.’ Well, what do you think you have along the coast? Homes, beach house I guess we can call them, condominiums, small businesses. The governor’s job is to provide people with information and if he thinks they should leave based on the best information he has. He should strongly encourage it. He shouldn’t belittle them. He shouldn’t scream at them. He shouldn’t call them names. Just say it like a statesman, you big slob.”