Emily Friedman at ABC Reports: There was no lack of exuberance tonight in the Hawkeye State, where New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie came out swinging during a campaign stop on behalf of Mitt Romney, making veiled references about who might embarrass the country as president and referring to President Obama as a disappointment.
“First and foremost, when we look at these candidates, say, ‘Is this the kind of person that is always going to make me proud in the Oval Office and I’m never going to worry will embarrass America, that I never have to worry will do something that will make me ashamed?’” said Christie, speaking at the headquarters for Kum & Go, a gas and convenience chain in West Des Moines.
“He just won’t,” said Christie of Romney.
“Maybe we should expect that from all our leaders but we’ve learned over time we don’t always get it,” Christie added, seeming to reference former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, whose career has been marred by scandal.
But Christie was perhaps most on his game when handling a group of raucous Occupy Iowa Caucus protestors, who butted in during his speech with chants of “Put people first! Put people first!”
At first laughing, Christie then engaged, saying, “You’re so angry aren’t you, so terrible.”
“Work it all out, work it all out of yourselves,” said the oft-brash Christie. “You know what? We’re used to dealing with jokers like this in New Jersey all the time.”
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