I think Christie was right on the mark. The presidency shouldn't be a popularity contest. I'm guessing he was probably referring in part to Romney's general "stiffness;" Romney, unlike Bush, isn't a guy you'd love to have a beer with. But he can still get the job done.

I watched the convention and the "mash up" of clips and I believe what the commentators were saying is that Ann was focusing on a "warm" love for her husband, and empathy for people in tough situations...Christie was talking about "tough love," like making hard decisions for the good of the whole versus making the popular decision. I.e. clamping down on expenses that may benefit the individual but not the country as a whole. They're contradictory also because Christie was contrasting love and respect while Ann was talking about the importance of love. Kind of complicated but I see where buzzfeed was going with this.

Great speeches- Ann Romney was very effective in connecting with the audience and the public. Her life and family have been affected by both breast cancer and MS. The stories of people and families dealing with illnesses touch us all. Remember the positive response to First Lady Betty Ford talking about her own cancer diagnosis and her addiction to pain meds. She said what many had feared to say.
Can't wait for Paul Ryan's speech tonight.
Christie took on a lot of powerful interests in NJ especially the public employee unions and the culture of political corruption that seems to thrive in NJ.

I think Romney is the type of guy you could have a beer with if he wasn't a Mormon.
Sometimes he probably wishes he wasn't a Mormon, in his dreams......
Jim@ccfiile.com

I think both speeches were remarkably alike. Ann Romney talked about her love for Mitt and her family. Christie talked about how his mother's "tough love" made him who he is today, and what it has led him to do. I thought they were both well done. Mrs. Romney surprised me with how effective she was (I didn't know she had had both M.S. AND breast cancer). Christie surprised me by being more accommodating to compromise and less pugilistic than some other times I've seen him.

I'm voting Republican...but the irony of someone in his physical shape attempting to give America a lesson in "saying no being the right thing to do" was just a little too comical.

Still better than Obama.

Just a bunch of shady politicians running their mouths.

I like Christie. Anne Romney seemed very nice, like most first ladies. I want to give Mitt a chance, he did a great job as governor here and he cant do any worse than our current President. His religious beliefs are irrelevant to being President but he's a Republican so he will get criticized for everything.

Romney 2012

Machiavelli asked the same question Christie asked, only slightly differently. He asked, "is it better for a leader to be loved or feared".

As someone who has MS and breast cancer... I have always had health insurance. I was recently told by the insurance company that I HAD to go on to the public dime, because I was eligible. In other words, Blue Cross is still being paid full premiums to be my "second payer" while Medicare is paying my bills. I bet that didn't happen to Anne Romney..