Barbour: ‘I Would Love For Christie To Put A Hot Poker To Obama’s Butt’ [View all]

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Source: TPM

Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said that he wished New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie had "put a hot poker to Obama's butt" in his keynote speech at the Republican National Convention," according to a report from Bloomberg Businessweek.

Barbour spoke at a fundraiser and briefing in Tampa last Thursday put on by Karl Rove, who co-founded the American Crossroads super PAC and its sister non-profit. Barbour is a former adviser to the groups.

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From that Bloomberg Businessweek article:

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-09-04/exclusive-how-karl-roves-super-pac-plays-the-senate#p1

Barbour offered a brief assessment of the Republican National Convention. “While I would love for [Chris] Christie to put a hot poker to Obama’s butt,” said Barbour of the RNC keynote speaker, “I thought he did what he was supposed to do.”

Editing to add that this was at the same American Crossroads briefing where Karl Rove "joked" about murdering Todd Akin.

This Bloomberg Businessweek article has new details about that briefing and what was said then.

They weren't aware a journalist was present. This is how these pigs talk to one another when they don't think it'll get media attention.

As the Bloomberg journalist explained:

I had been invited to attend as the guest of a significant Republican donor who knew that I was a journalist. At no point was I presented with, nor did I agree to, restrictions regarding the information I heard. Upon my arrival at the breakfast, I was not asked if I was a journalist. I gave my name, identified the person who had invited me, received a wristband, and was ushered into the dining room. American Crossroads disputes this version of events but declined to comment further.