New Jersey governor Chris Christie spoke earlier today at Rep. Steve King’s Iowa Freedom Summit in Des Moines. Christie may well have been the 2016 presidential candidate at the confab with the reputation for the most moderate conservative views. But while at first he was greeted with very modest applause, at the end of his 25 minute speech, he received a standing ovation from the conservative crowd:
“The world can’t do without a second American century, and neither can my children or yours do without America being a strong, resolute leader in this world. I will guarantee you this, for me, I will not be willingly a part of a generation that makes John Adams repent in heaven for having made the sacrifices that he and our Founding Fathers made for the liberty we enjoy and the freedom we live under today, and I’m here today because I do not believe that any of the patriots in this room want to be a part of a generation that turns over to our children a lesser, smaller America than the one that was given to us.
“It is time for us to stand up and fight together for the country that we were given, for the country we believe in, for the country the world needs, and for the country I want my children and your children’s to have. If you are willing to fight with me, I will always stand with you and fight with you and tell you the truth. God bless this country, and God bless all of you.”
Christie was certainly not the best received candidate at the confab. But he was apparently able to win over the crowd.
