Video: NJ governor to give keynote at RNC

>> official. two weeks from tonight new jersey governor chris christie will deliver the keynote address at the republican national convention in tampa. the governor told " usa today " he plans to make an emphatic argument on behalf of governmental approaches. will it be classic christie?

>> you have numb nuts like reid kashura who put out a statement comparing me to lester maddox . at some point you've got to be able to call bs.

>> first of all, it's none of your business. i don't ask you where you send your kids to school. don't bother me about where i send mine.

>> the president knew it was due for failure so didn't get involved. what the hell are we paying for you?

>> michael sheer shear of the "new york times." thank you so much for being with us.

>> happy to.

>> i assume the governor will tone down some of that blustering conversation we've seen with him in the past?

>> maybe a little bit. look, that's what has earned him the spot here at the convention. i mean, there's a feeling that that sort of blunt, brash kind of abrasive, edgy, i'm going to tell it like it is, that's his schtick. that's what might appeal to the swing voters in some of these swing states , that's who they want to appeal to. that's the kind of message they want to send.

>> is this a traditional role for the keynote? after all, we know keynotes in the past have worked for folks that have considered running for president in the future. clearly something the governor has thought about.

>> he's definitely thought about it. toyed with it late last year. decided not to. there's a ying and yang of these speeches. barack obama gave the keynote speech at one point who clearly we all remember. there's a whole list. we could go through many conventions and nobody could remember who the keynote speaker was. it sometimes works and sometimes opportunity. chris christie has never been on a kind of -- has never sort of demonstrated this schtick of his on such a big national stage.

>> there's another big name that's now being confirmed that will be speaking, introducing romney, as a matter of fact. senator marco rubio .

>> right. look, it's sort of -- they're using both of these guys who were in their own right potential presidential or vice presidential picks to send messages. in rubio's case he's a guy who's beloved by the tea party . he's also, you know, potentially has outreach to hispanic voters. all of that can be very helpful. while rubio doesn't get the keynote speech , look, there isn't almost a better, more high-profile position than coming right before the nominee, in this case mitt romney , accepts the nomination. that's a big, highly watched moment coming from just a couple of weeks.york times." thank you, my friend.

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