Tag: Chris Christie
The Chris Christie Brand of Persuasion
He doesn’t always try to persuade you with reason. He makes you feel that your life’s going to be very unhappy if you don’t do what he says.
— Former New Jersey Gov. Tom Kean (R), quoted by the New Yorker, on Gov. Chris Christie (R).
Newark Star Ledger Tries to Take Back 2013 Christie Endorsement
Yes, we knew Christie was a bully. But we didn’t know his crew was crazy enough to put people’s lives at risk in Fort Lee as a means to pressure the mayor. We didn’t know he would use Hurricane Sandy aid as a political slush fund. And we certainly didn’t know that Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer was sitting on a credible charge of extortion by Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno.
— The Newark Star Ledger, walking back its endorsement of Gov. Chris Christie (R) in last year’s gubernatorial election.
Word of the Day
Rom-denfreude (noun) — The pleasure Mitt Romney loyalists are taking in the struggles of Chris Christie. The condition is prevalent, stemming from a range of perceived Christie slights towards Romney during the 2012 campaign, which several Romney loyalists ticked off quickly — and with still-evident bitterness.
— Ken Vogel, on Politico.
Charlie Cook: Christie Was a Long Shot for 2016 Before Bridgegate
Charlie Cook is one of the most hard-nosed — and accurate — political prognosticators around. When my take on political events agrees with his, it’s reassuring. When it doesn’t, it is alarming or worse, depending on the issue at hand. In the case of Chris Christie’s chances of becoming president in 2016, even prior to the Bridgegate scandal, it is reassuring to learn Charlie Cook’s take was similar to mine:
Think for a moment who makes up the Republican Party, and most specifically the part of the GOP base that dominates the presidential nomination process. Think about the people they seriously considered for their party’s presidential nomination last time around. Think Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Rick Santorum, Rick Perry, and Newt Gingrich. Now, quickly, think Christie. Now think Sesame Street: “One of these things is not like the others; one of these things just doesn’t belong.” […]
Christie’s Approval Rating Remains High
59%
Gov. Chris Christie’s (R) approval rate, with just 32% disapproving, a new Monmouth University/Asbury Park Press poll shows. In addition, 52% say they don’t believe Christie was involved in the plot to punish the mayor of Fort Lee, NJ by creating a traffic jam on the George Washington Bridge, while 34% believe he was involved.
Most N.J. Voters Think Christie Is Lying
54%
Of New Jersey voters think it’s likely “Governor Chris Christie was aware of the Fort Lee traffic lane closures before they happened and should resign if this is proven,” a new Rasmussen Reports poll finds. And “56% of New Jersey voters believe Christie should resign if it is proven that he approved of retaliation against an elected official who refused to support him.”
Fox News Ignores Christie’s Bridgegate Scandal – Until Shep Smith Mentions It Briefly, Invites Viewers to ‘Google It’
This is how propaganda works, Fox News-style.
Nearly six hours after the story first broke — and well after both CNN and MSNBC first covered it in detail — Fox News finally devoted a short segment to the bridge scandal during Shepard Smith Reporting.
While declining to delve into the details of the damning emails — Shep Smith informed viewers that “they’re an easy Google away if you want to take a look” — Smith nonetheless concluded that, “the emails will be trouble for Governor Christie at least in local politics for quite some time. And if he decides to run for president, rest assured they’ll end up in campaign ads. There’s no question about it.”
