Were Gov. Christie to run for President, do you feel it’s time to tone down the “Jersey attitude” and look more “presidential” – whatever that means?

In other words, not fly off the handle and give what could be considered great sound bites that we here all seem to love – but possibly will not play out in Peoria?

Case in point was his latest vocal blast at a local activist who heckled the Governor to “finish the job” – reportedly voicing dissatisfaction at the pace of disbursal of REMM monies that the state had promised to displaced homeowners in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.

“People have been on the wait list for years. People have lots of struggles with paperwork. People have commitments to have funding get to them; it doesn’t get to them,” said Amanda Devecka-Rinear, Director of the New Jersey Organizing Project, which launched the online campaign.

“This is a $1.1 billion dollar program. It only has $291 million. That’s $1.1 billion to $291 million out the door to families,” she said.

Information from the campaign highlighted 2,426 families are still on the waiting list and 2,426 were rejected who need to be reconsidered.

“We picked this program in particular because of how far it needs to come and this is a program that the Christie Administration has oversight over,” Devecka-Rinear said.

The bearer of the message was one Jim Keady, a former Asbury Park city councilman – who confronted the Governor in Belmar by wanting answers to his questions as to why the slow pace of REMM disbursements – and holding a sign up that said, “Finish the Job!”

If you check this out:, you’ll see that Keady is no stranger to confrontation. No matter where you fall on the political spectrum, he addresses issues of what he feels are grave injustices.

Some would say Keady's a rabble rouser (in fact, one caller to my show last week hinted as much); and picked the wrong venue to vent the frustrations of the scores that have been left homeless by the now 2 year old storm.

Just the other day, he appeared on the air with Dennis and Judi, in what turned out to be a pleasant conversation about bring attention to the problem.

Who knows? Some might argue that he was baiting the Governor. Still, Keady got to bring attention to his cause – with the help of the Governor who wigged out for all to see.

The point of all this is the following.

Whether or not you agree with the tactics of Keady or his cause – does the Governor’s style suit you? Is this what we want in a president? Some would say that it’s just what we need.

Some “Jersey attitude” in the Oval Office!

However, does this play in Peoria? My guess is “no!”

MTV’s “Jersey Shore” to a certain extent has already done enough damage – the rest of the country might not be enamored with the state’s standard-bearer and his “take no prisoners Jersey attitude!”

Were Gov. Christie to run for President, should he tone down his act?

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