>> it's very interesting, because it's a side of chris christie that he seemed to try to suppress a little bit during his campaign so far. perhaps amid some worries that bullying behavior might sort of anger voters in iowa, and new hampshire. these small town hall events. this was the first time we saw the real, authentic chris christie i think that many voters have perceived in the past of his highlight reels in confrontations with voters in new jersey. the fact that chris christie is, you know, he needs to make a mark. it's almost like donald trump, as you said, has stolen his shtick. christie is barely registering in the polls in iowa and he's not doing an awful lot better in the national polls. so he really needs to make something happen and perhaps this is an opportunity, he's spotted where he can sort of put himself across as a little bit more robust than he has so far. >> steven, i'm hearing, i don't know if it's two things or an inconsistency here, if this is something he tried to suppress early on, is this exchange christie not being able to