I can't imagine Tom Corbett drawing this size a crowd. Then again, Governor Garbo doesn't hold town-hall meetings. He doesn't tend to meet.
For a man not running for anything, Christie spent the week appearing on Today, Morning Joe, Imus in the Morning, and Charlie Rose, and sharing Aha! moments on Oprah's Next Chapter. The Divine O admitted, "I don't make a habit of talking to politicians," but she finds Christie so "intriguing."
In the governor's Mendham home, Oprah and Christie discussed their issues with weight, why he's not running for president ("In terms of me, I'll be much more ready four years from now"), and why he's so intriguing.
Before Christie's Voorhees arrival, a video with soaring music trumpeted his achievements, while an advance team of a dozen white guys milled around in dark suits. There was a banner between U.S. and Jersey flags, reading "The Jersey Comeback has Begun," albeit in an unfortunate, dreary industrial gray.
When Christie finally arrived, one man barked, "You're late," the heckling now a staple in the Governor YouTube road show.
"What can I say? Traffic in New Jersey stinks."
Badda boom.
And, with that, the governor began another command performance for a standing-room-only crowd of 400.
Christie's an entertainer, gifted at charming crowds with a blustery ego to match.
He's the anti-Mitt.
The governor's a master of self-deprecation - "people say a lot of things about me; subtlety isn't one of them" - and rarely strays far from himself as subject. "I say things straight and direct. People say, 'Oh, God, I can't believe he said that.' My wife says that all the time." He reels off stats flawlessly and constantly, even if they don't always hold water.
