chris kristi told us a lot about himself. -- chris christie. ryan just seems disingenuous. you get that impression he is playing a role, and he has been playing this role since the time he was a kid. >> if charles was here, he would give you a real one. i did bump into him and mark in florida, as you know. my question was -- how enthusiastic are these delegates about the head of the ticket? >> i think what is really interesting is how at the convention, they have managed to bring together a party with evangelical and the kind of moderates that romney would have represented. i think they have done a good job except for a few of the ron paul-ites. it is a convention that is united by its opposition and open hostility to barack obama. they were going to support whoever was the nominee. mitt romney may have -- may not have been their first choice, but they are falling behind him. i thought chris christie lighted up the place. >> real leaders do not follow polls. real leaders change polls. >> talk about the keynote address. >> it was very tough. it was slightly off message, and

as it chris christie tell us about hihimself. a lot of people giving their own stories and their n narratives. ryan is a poseur. there's nothing genue. you get the impression he played a role and has been playing this rolfrom the time he was a kid. >> if charles were here, he would give you a real -- >> that is not what i mean. >> i did bump into him and mark in florida as you know. my question was -- how enthusiastic are these delegates about theead of the ticket? >> i think what t is really interesting is how at the convention they managed to bring together tea pty with evangelical and the kind of moderates like mitt romney would have represented. i think they have done a a goodd job, except for a few of the ron paul-ites. it has been quite unanimous and quite holding together with a convention that is united in its opposition and on hostility to barack obama. they were going to support whoever was the nominee. mitt romney may not ha been their emotional choice but they are gointo stand in line behind him. i did not thinkhe was

. >> now let's talk about the fraud that is chris christie. his image, he's a regular guy goes down to the boardwalk yells and curses at people. reporter asks him questions he gives rude answers like this. you know tom you must be the thinnest skin guy in america because you think that's a confrontational tone, then, you know, you should really see me when i'm pissed. >> haha, look at this guy. let me tell you about the real chris christie, the one backed, financed by wall street who does their bidding at every turn. jim hammer has a great report about a program called home keeper loan. watch. >> since 2010, home keeper has only approved 498 families for foreclosure assistance, but nearly 2,000 homeowners have been denied help. in fact, less than 4 million of the $300 million has been spent ranking new jersey last among 18 recipient states in giving out these emergency foreclosure funds. >> so, it's a disaster in new jersey ranked second worst on delinquencies on foreclosures, so where's chris christie at. why isn't he spending the money to he

chris christie, this was his moment. as mrs. romney gave a great speech. >> eliot: it was sweet, it was caring, and i think she did a wonderful set up for herself and her husband as was appropriate to the setting. but crises christie did not mention romney until 17 minutes in. >> he mentioned "is" throughout the speech. >> eliot: it was deaf indulgent arrogant business. >> and this is what we saw. this is the campaign where no one's excited about governor romney. in lieu of being likable, he had to send out the crowd to say how likable he was. it was incredible to see how it was the man who wasn't there and they were building it around him. rand paul, paul ryan and chris christie's may an ended. >> eliot: the truthfulness of lies and reality i'm deeply troubled there is greater distance in what politicians say and do and reality. this is a trend that is getting worse. >> we saw this last night. the story of how the mainstream media did pay attention that paul ryan had falsehood is a generous term. there was shading and then outr

we love chris christie. finally, a strip club in canada is now offering help with college tuition for new employees. it'll be easy to spot those students at graduation, because they'll be the ones moving the one tassel to the other side, then two more tassels to the other side. we have a great show tonight. give it up for the roots! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we have a fun show tonight. she is a great actress with a funny new movie called "bachelorette." kirsten dunst is stopping by! [ cheers and applause ] plus, fresh off his keynote address at the republican national convention, new jersey governor chris christie is here! [ cheers and applause ] and we have music from the one and only jason mraz, everybody. they sound good. i heard him rehearsing. they sound awesome. talented, talented guy. hey, guys, it's time to take a look at the stories making headlines today and weigh the good with the bad. it's time for "pros and cons." here we go. ♪ pros and cons pros and cons and pros ♪ >> jimmy: ton

. >> now let's talk about the fraud that is chris christie. his image, he's a regular guy goes down to the boardwalk yells and curses at people. reporter asks him questions he gives rude answers like this. you know tom you must be the thinnest skin guy in america because you think that's a confrontational tone then, you know, you should really see me when i'm pissed. >> haha, look at this guy. let me tell you about the real chris christie, the one backed, financed by wall street who does their bidding at every turn. jim hammer has a great report about a program called home keeper loan. watch. >> since 2010, home keeper has only approved 498 families for foreclosure assistance, but nearly 2,000 homeowners have been denied help. in fact, less than 4 million of the $300 million has been spent ranking new jersey last among 18 recipient states in giving out these emergency foreclosure funds. >> so, it's a disaster in new jersey ranked second worst on delinquencies on foreclosures, so where's chris christie at. why isn't he spending the money to hel

and the governor of new jersey, governor chris christie. let's look at the state of the race, the key battleground states, nine of them, we've done polling in all, here's a result in all nine, it's obama advantage across the board. look at ohio, plus seven. look at virginia, plus five. these are key states. is the race over? >> absolutely not. and that happened pretty quickly, right, david, you saw change in the polls happen quickly. i'm here to tell you this morning. it can happen quickly back the other way. i think the beginning of that is wednesday, when governor romney for the first time gets on the same stage as the president of the united states, people can make a direct comparison about them and their visions for the future and wednesday night is the restart of the campaign and i think you'll start to see the numbers move back in the other direction. >> how do you restart the campaign, governor, at the last moment where you can reach tens of millions of people. why isn't it too late to believe that the presidential debates, after you

chris christie at the republican convention chris christie referred to the california governor as retread brown challenge christie to a race as well as a chin up and push up on test areas on cn and >>> of the 74 and that next month here's some experience and wisdom, i warmed up in my speech and said christie i challenge you to a 3 mi. race price and checkups or pushups >>> your saying he's overweight >>> it says this old retread can beat you any day of the week. >>> christie responded last week telling reporters " brown can have that contest with himself " >>> with a lever to weekend on experts predicted the price of gas would drop but not the case. average price of a gallon of gas jumped 8¢ in the past two weeks it is now $3.84, we pay more in california at $4.83 in san francisco the highest at $4.19. this small community near oakland hills fights to keep its postmaster 53 road elaine m. tyrrell the sad to see the soul of the neighborhood. in a cost-cutting effort the u.s. postal service it says it is eliminating her job. town residents campaign to save her job by trying to bring in mor

i did not think there was much natural statement in the room until chris christie's vote. i thought he lit it up. >> real leaders do not follow polls. real leaders change polls. >> take up the keynote address. >> it was very tough, slightly off message, and could have been titled "chris christie in 2016. it was not so much a keynote as a man announcing his own path to the presidency. i do not think it fit in very well with the message of either the nominee or the vice presidential nominee. it was chris christie making his national debut, and he did well. >> he mentioned romney's name seven times and his own 37, and it was a long time before he mentioned romney's name. he is the keynote speaker. he is supposed to get everybody keyed up for this nominee. >> you do get the sense that christie and rubio was talking more about themselves. >> let's keep the keynote address in perspective. remember the great speech andrew cuomo gave a behalf of walter mondale? look at what happened to mondale. look at the speech in 1956 on behalf of at least even sen. >> barack obama 2004. >> the

we'll ask new jersey governor chris christie, and one-time adversary, newt gingrich. so far romney is sticking to a familiar theme, but does he need to do more? >> i will lower the tax rate. he wants to creat to raise them. i'll create jobs and he'll kill them. also marsha blackburn, bob shrum, and larry sabato from the university of virginia center for politics. as we head into first presidential debate, we'll talk about the state of america at home and abroad with the distinguished panel. michelle rhee, former head of the washington, d.c. school system and founder of students first. economist mark zandi of moody analytics. bob woodward, author of "the price of politics" and hendrick smith, author of the new book "who stole the american dream?." it's all ahead on "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news in washington, "face the nation" with bob schieffer. >> schieffer: and we welcome now to the broadcast new jersey governor chris christie. governor, thank you for being here. governor i have to start off by saying i don't hear very many republicans

that was the tone that chris christie took. mitt romney was respected, i think, even admired, but not loved. at the democratic convention, it was the opposite story. people there loved barack obama, and that transmitted itself and people were dedicated to his election such as bill clinton, a former enemy in a way, who is now working very hard, and as you always say, the person likely to win, the candidate likely to win is the one with the sun in his face. in this case the democratic convention had the sun in its face and the republican one didn't, and i think that carries forth. people get a message from that. >> look at these numbers. we are starting to see new numbers. a new cnn/opinion research roll has a six-point lead. 52%, 46%. that poll was tied, 48% before the democratic convention. the gallup daily tracking poll which is a week long average of voter opinions shows obama up by five outside the margin of errors, 49%, 44%. that first one impresses me more than the second one. when you start getting over 50% it looks real

but first, joining me now, the republican governor of new jersey chris christie. welcome back to "meet the press." >> happy to be back, david. good morning. >> the key battleground states, nine of them, we've been polling in nine of them, and all nine it's obama advantage across the board. look at ohio, plus seven. virginia, plus five. these are key states. is the race over? >> absolutely not. and that happened pretty quickly, right, david? you saw the change in those polls happen very quickly. and i'm here to tell you it can happen very quickly back the other way, and i think the beginning of that is wednesday night when governor romney for the first time gets on the same stage with the president of the united states and people can make a direct comparison about them and their visions for the future. and wednesday night is the restart of this campaign and i think you'll see the numbers start to move right back in the other direction. >> how do you restart a campaign, governor, at that last moment where you can reach tens of millions of people? why isn't it too la

chris christy joining jimmie fallon. and envoked a familiar thing about compromise when talking about nancy pelosi. >> she's a big part of the problem. it is true. because -- listen, in any of the leaders are part of the problem if they are not trying to make a difference. you can't say we talk to each other and you are a leader, you have to make a difference. >> gretchen: governor christie ended a tribute to the man bruce springstein. ♪ >> gretchen: of course that is thunder road. governor christy, how many ringstein concerts has he been through? y >> brian: mantatory. >> steve: instead of pledge of allegiance they have produce. >> steve: they had tornado warnings. where are the flash lights again? i told her where they were. those are out of batteries. >> brian: that's what went on in new jersey. >> steve: last night here in charlotte it was night one of the democrats. and as they kicked off the three-day convention last night was crafted to appeal to women hence the first lady and latinos hence the mayor of san anto

i'm wondering for chris christie, did this torpedo such talk? >> no. chris is a great speaker and he will continue to be a great speaker. if he keeps going in new jersey at the pace that he is going now, he will be very popular. no matter what happens in this election. that popularity is not going to depend upon mitt romney winning. so i think he is secure for the time being. of course, you never know. there are two things that i wish could have been, instead of a great keynote speech. i think the first of all, he should be able to get more specifics into the argument. there was a front-page story in which mitt romney said he had plans. this is in "the new york times", it was two issues ago, the sunday paper. he says that i have plans and i have no intention to change them for my vice president or anyone else. if i were obama, would say, look, i have more friends than you have. and they are all available to the people of the united states of america. the house and nothing moves in with the republicans wanted to her. and they are in the senate. but they

i'm wondering for chris christie, did this torpedo such talk? >> no. chris is a great speaker and he will continue to be a great speaker. if he keeps going in new jersey at the pace that he is going now, he will be very popular. no matter what happens in this election. that popularity is not going to depend upon mitt romney winning. so i think he is secure for the time being. of course, you never know. there are two things that i wish could have been, instead of a great keynote speech. i think the first of all, he should be able to get more specifics into the argument. there was a front-page story in which mitt romney said he had plans. this is in "the new york times", it was two issues ago, the sunday paper. he says that i have plans and i have no intention to change them for my vice president or anyone else. if i were obama, i would say, look, i have more friends than you have. and they are all available to the people of the united states of america. the house and nothing moves in with the republicans wanted to her. and they are in the senate. but th

be healthy. . >>> you just can't beat new jersey governor chris christie. no holds barred keynote speech stirred up plenty of controversy. he was pointed in his criticism of president obama. if you were going to tear down the president, how would you do that? >> i've done that many times. this is a guy who i think for the last 3 1 years has been in a dark room looking for the light switch of leadership. there's a lot to be said about that. the fact of the matter is, i really believe that case has already been made, piers. that case has been made against the president. we need -- there's nothing new anyone's going to figure out about the president in the next 69 days. they need to find out things about our philosophy. i worked very closely with the romney campaign. they have my draft. knew what i wanted to say. they didn't change a word of my speech. >> when it comes to the president, do you think he's an honest man? >> yeah. >> you do? >> sure. >> you don't think he misleads the american public? >> i think he misleads people in political commercials. i don'

bill, new jersey's governor, chris christi, he's taking on teachers unions. here he is at the republican national convention. >> we believe that the majority of teachers in america know our system must be reformed to put students first so that america can compete. they believe in teachers unions. we believe in teachers. >> the they, of course, he's talking about there, obama administration officials. bill, does a romney administration have any shot at genuine school reform if it antagonizes union leaders? >> yes, it does, not if it antagonizes all the teachers, but that's the distinction that chris christie's making. and increasingly, christine, that's the distinction the public's making, between teachers who can be good or bad or in the middle and teachers unions, which for the most part have been inhibiting any serious kind of education reform. ronald reagan won a majority of teachers. more teachers voted for ronald reagan than walter mondale, and this could happen again if people see the future of education in somewhat different and unconventional terms. i

be healthy. . >>> you just can't beat new jersey governor chris christie. no holds barred keynote speech stirred up plenty of controversy. he was pointed in his criticism of president obama. if you were going to tear down the president, how would you do that? >> i've done that many times. this is a guy who i think for the last 3 1/2 years has been in a dark room looking for the light switch of leadership. there's a lot to be said about that. the fact of the matter is, i really believe that case has already been made, piers. that case has been made against the president. we need -- there's nothing new anyone's going to figure out about the president in the next 69 days. they need to find out things about our philosophy. i worked very closely with the romney campaign. they have my draft. knew what i wanted to say. they didn't change a word of my speech. >> when it comes to the president, do you think he's an honest man? >> yeah. >> you do? >> sure. >> you don't think he misleads the american public? >> i think he misleads people in political commercials. i do

chris christie up there giving testimonials to themselves. they barely got around to paying for their supper they were so full of themselves. romney has had two chippies going over to get acquainted with the brits and going to tampa to get the kudos. in both cases he ended up laying more eggs than the easter bunny but people like the easter bu y bunny. joining me is howard fineman and jim vandehei. it seems to me what happened the last two weeks was patently obvious. within convention worked, one didn't. one was sweet, one was sour. one you felt the vibes of happiness. the other one was you felt something but it was usually hatred of the president. >> yeah. well, chris, i spent every evening on the floor of the convention at both conventions, and at the republican convention there was a dutiful feel to it, and as you said, a lot of the speakers were speaking for themselves and speaking in a sort of dark and gloomy foreboding tone. that was the tone that chris clity took. mitt romney was respected, i think, even admired, but not loved. at the

but let's begin with the romney camp, new jersey governor chris christie. good morning. >> good morning, george. >> since the convention, romney has fallen behind in the battlegrounds. new polls out this morning, ohio and iowa, behind. governor romney has to shake things up wednesday night. >> he's going to, i mean, every time mitt romney has been confronted in this campaign with one of these moments, he has come through the debate and performing extraordinarily well. contrasting himself and his vision to whoever the opponent was at that time. when we get to thursday morning, you'll be saying it's a brand-new race with 33 days to go. >> that hasn't happened yet. on the one hand he has to be assertive with the president but like wbl the voters. how does that happen. >> be truthful. if you tell the truth about what's going on in our country, people are going to understand that's critical of the president's stewardship, also to lay out a positive and hopeful vision for what the future can be for our children and grandchildren under a romney administration. rom

my candid conversations with chris christie and jeb bush. >> we need to tell peep the truth. we need to make hard choices. we need to implement that now. >> i love my country. i see decline in the future unless we begin to solve these problems. >> john and cindy mccain. tough talk on republican todd akin. >> he should no longer be the candidate of the republican party of missouri. >> rick and karen santorum. >> barack obama believes the government should do more and you cannot trust the private sector. >> condoleezza rice. >> what they really wanted was you as vp. >> first of all, nobody wanted that, especially me. >> and the mitt romney you don't know from his sons. >> you say he seems laid back? is that what you said? >> yes, his hair is too perfect. >> this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening. i'm here at the cnn grill. the republican convention has been wrapping up. tonight we begin with faith, family and mitt romney. today, they're more likable, more down to earth. with their mother ann, just might be his secret weapons. >> can you do it without the ear piece in? >>

chris christie, this was his moment. as mrs. romney gave a great speech. >> eliot: it was sweet, it was caring, and i think she did a wonderful set up for herself and her husband as was appropriate to the setting. but crises christie did not mention romney until 17 minutes in. >> he mentioned "is" throughout the speech. >> eliot: it was deaf indulgent arrogant business. >> and this is what we saw. this is the campaign where no one's excited about governor romney. likable, he had to send out the crowd to say how likable he was. it was incredible to see how it was the man who wasn't there and they were building it around him. rand paul, paul ryan and chris christie's may an ended. >> eliot: the truthfulness of lies and reality i'm deeply troubled there is greater distance in what politicians say and do and reality. this is a trend that is getting worse. >> we saw this last night. the story of how the mainstream media did pay attention that paul ryan had falsehood is a generous term. there was shading and then outright lies. the fa

the that's what chris christie says. on fox news sunday, bill crystal actually found himself complimenting the obama administrations' record while advising the romney campaign to focus on the next four years instead of the last four years. >> if this election is just about the last four years, it's a muddy verdict. bush was president during the financial melt down, the obama team has turned that around pretty well. >> and david brooks thinks he knows a moderate republican when he sees one. and that mitt romney is faking it when he tries to sell right wing extremism. >> mitt romney does not have the passion for the stuff he's talking about. he's a problem sofr. i think he's a nonideological person. and he's faking it. >> rush limbaugh who pretty much hates everything that david brooks has to say, reacted this way to david brooks on his radio show today. >> ideological age that romney can't do it? isn't that why you told us he would be the best nominee? am i wrong -- am i missing something here? isn't that why brooks and o

new jersey governor, chris christie, the speech. some loved it. critics said it was too much about chris christie and new jersey and not enough about mitt romney. what did voters think of the speech? the poll numbers are now out. that's next. became difficult.lest ts i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my rheumatologist and he prescribed enbrel. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, and stop joint damage. because enbrel, etanercept, suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, and nervous system and blood disorders have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. don't start enbrel if you have an infection like the flu. tell your doctor if you're prone to infections, have cuts or sores, have had hepatitis b, have been treated for heart failure, or if, while on enbrel, yo

my candid conversations with chris christie and jeb bush. >> we need to tell peep the truth. we need to make hard choices. we need to implement that now. >> i love my country. i see decline in the future unless we begin to solve these problems. >> john and cindy mccain. tough talk on republican todd akin. >> he should no longer be the candidate of the republican party missouri. >> rick and karen santorum. >> barack obama believes the government should do more and you cannot trust the private sector. >> condoleezza rice. >> what they really wanted was you as vp. >> first of all, nobody wanted that, especially me. >> and the mitt romney you don't know from his sons. >> you say he seems laid back? is that what you said? >> yes, his hair is too perfect. >> this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening. i'm here at the cnn grill. the republican convention has been wrapping up. tonight we begin with faith, family and mitt romney. today, they're more likable, more down to earth. with their mother ann, just might be his secret weapons. >> can you do it without the ear piece in? >> no

chris christie trade barbs. at the republican convention chris christie referred to jerry brown as a retread jerry brown renewed his challenge to a racy and chain up contest >>> of the 74 and a half next month there is some experience and wisdom i got warmed up and i said ok christie i challenge you to a 3 mi. race and try some chain up us and pushups. >>> your saying he's overweight >>> no essentially this old retread can beat you any day of the week >>> christie responded and told reporters: brocken have that contest with himself " >>> if the helicopter got shot down than it was the other helicoptered at dna and photos >>> a mission for the ages the first time a firsthand account of the raid that killed osama bin laden's. one group of california's schoolchildren are skirting state guidelines the trend health officials could put other classmates in danger. >>> things are warming up in the bay area not big-time but looking pretty good for,,,,,,,,, >>> memorial service held this morning to honor public safety mem

the enthusiasm from chris christie and paul ryan may be run counter to the candidate's desire and lower the bar and make it easier for him to appear to overachieve. the romney campaign recognizes the polls haven't been going their way and talked a long time the debates will be an important moment. and paul ryan was essentially trying to set the stage for mitt romney by framing the issues as the romney-ryan ticket sees them, almost five weeks away. >> we can either have a dynamic growing economy that produces opportunity or a stagnant economy that fosssters dependency. we can stick with the failed policies of the last four years, or a brighter future. stagnation versus growth. dependency versus opportunity and upward mobility. that's a classic choice, a clear difference that we're offering. >> romney returns to boston for the weekend and this morning, church and debate prep and tomorrow off to denver getting ready for the face-off on wednesday night, harris. >> harris: it's interesting how they prepare, the practice sessions. do we know how governor romney's practice sessions are going?

jerry brown is defending his challenge with chris christie. the challenge christie to three mile run. in was not a swipe at the republican governors wait it was to show that he could still keep up. >> i was throwing some red meat to the republicans when they said that i was a retread. he was 14 when i was running against jimmy carter. so i am old and i shouldn't be a hair -- here. i got warmed up and one of my speeches so i challenged him to a 3 mi. race. this basically says that this old retread can beat you any day of the week. chris christie said that brown can have back contests with himself. >>darya: they are cute but as cdc is warning the public about these turtles. (car horn) paying with your smartphone instead of cash... (phone rings) that's a step forward. with chase quickpay, you can send money directly to anyone's checking account. i guess he's a kicker... again, again! oh, no you don't! take a step forward and chase what matters. i only use french's french fried onions on my crunchy onion chicken because it's america's number one b

mike, chris christie is doing the sunday shows on behalf of mitt romney. haven't seen him traveling as much. what's the schedule like? >> recently i was in missouri and utah and new hampshire. >> was he with todd aakin? >> he was the governor. >> he was in iowa as well? >> he was for a member of congress, and he's going to travel more, especially in a lot of governors' races and mitt romney as well. >> you know, on the surrogate front it's interesting. bill clinton is everywhere. melissa, i saw an e-mail out here. barack obama said after the debate he's meeting up with bill clinton again. who is the running mate, biden or clinton? >> biden is definitely the running mate. look, as the former president and as a former president two terms that the party is willing to put out there. the difference is george b. bush is a two-term president. the republican party does not have george w. bush on the trail, despite the fact that mr. romney has many bush advisers particularly in foreign policy. there's nothing like someone that held that office during good economic