a state helicopter, then pay for it before people start talking about it. and keep saying, i m not using it as a perk of office. he wasn t on state business. he wasn t on state business going and he wasn t on state business coming back. senator, what do you make of him saying he would do it again? it s typical. he doesn t take responsibility for anything he does. and he never admits he made a mistake. do you have a hard time, him using the helicopter, if he pays for it? no, i don t, actually. i don t have a hard time for him. if that s the best transportation, he is the chief executive of the state of new jersey, they decide for security reasons or any other reason that he should be on that helicopter. if it s for personal, business, reimburse the taxpayers. he s asking for sacrifice from everyone else in the state of new jersey. but he didn t step up and say, hey, let me pay for this. absolutely not. not until he was discovered. what do you make of him
new jersey governor chris christie is still defending his spin in the state helicopter. he makes no apologies for his arrogance. we ve got the tape and we got commentary, next. [ male announcer ] to the 5:00 a.m. scholar. the two trains and a bus rider. the i ll sleep when it s done academic. for 80 years, we ve been inspired by you. and we ve been honored to walk with you to help you get where you want to be.
he was noticeably absent from last night s republican presidential debate and tonight governor chris christie of new jersey says he s 100% certain he s not getting in the race. we ll see about that. once again, he is making no apologies for his spin in the state helicopter. last month the governor flew from the state capital in trenton to his son s baseball game in new jersey. from there, he flew to the governor s mansion in princeton to meet with political fund-raisers from iowa trying to convince him to run for president. he eventually paid the state over $2,100 for his trip and at christie s request the state gop kicked in an additional $1,200 for the political leg of his journey. he sat down in an interview with cnn and defended his actions. do you regret it? no. i make no apologies you paid the money back. if the public perceives for a moment that i m using that as a perk of office, that i want to take that away from them right
child s baseball game and he s got the perk of office, known as a state helicopter, then pay for it before people start talking about it. and keep saying, i m not using it as a perk of office. he wasn t on state business. he wasn t on state business going and he wasn t on state business coming back. senator, what do you make of him saying he would do it again? it s typical. he doesn t take responsibility for anything he does. and he never admits he made a mistake. do you have a hard time, him using the helicopter, if he pays for it? no, i don t, actually. i don t have a hard time for him. if that s the best transportation, he is the chief executive of the state of new jersey, they decide for security reasons or any other reason that he should be on that helicopter. if it s for personal, business, reimburse the taxpayers. he s asking for sacrifice from everyone else in the state of
today is that i m a party boot liquor and i can t be my own man. folks, let me tell you something. this is who tim pawlenty is. he s great talking to you about your back, but he can t do it face-to-fact. which means he s not principally in any way, i think pawlenty is pretty much done. is this what republicans are looking for some somebo. he doesan t have a lot of money to win iowa. last night was his shot. his only shot was to go for the jugular and he didn t have the guts to do it. it looks like he s playing for second, maybe vp. tim pawlenty laid an egg last night, but the other minnesotan hit it out of the park. michele bachmann. more on bachmann s big night. chris christie is making no apologies for his adventure in the state helicopter. so, is he running for president? question mark. we have all it details from the