Tag: New Jersey
From the ‘People Unclear on the Concept’ File
They want me to stay.
— Gov. Chris Christie (R), quoted by the New York Times, explaining why a poll showed that New Jersey residents, by a 65% to 29% margin, think he would not make a good president.
Christie Breaks His Old Disapproval Rating
54%
Of New Jersey voters disapprove of the way Gov. Chris Christie (R) is doing his job — his highest disapproval ever — while 41% approve, according to a new Rutgers-Eagleton poll.
Rauner Calls N.J. a ‘Disaster’
They’re going down the drain, and they ain’t turning it around.
— Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R), having some harsh words for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), who campaigned hard for his election last year, the AP reports. Rauner said that New Jersey “is lost” he said the situation in the state is a disaster.
Christie Hits New Low in Home State
35%
Portion of New Jersey registered voters who say they approve of Gov. Chris Christie’s (R) job performance, compared to 51% who disapprove, according to a new Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind survey. Those figures mark the lowest approval and highest disapproval ratings ever recorded by the poll.
Chris Christie has Received 77 Diet Books
77
Number of books about the topics of diet, exercise, bariatric surgery or self-help weight loss that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s (R) has received since he’s been in office. “The records show that gift-givers have seen fit to shower the governor with virtually every diet book, CD, DVD and weight loss kit available,” the Newark Star Ledger reports.
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- New York Times: The Vanishing Male Worker: How America Fell Behind
- TPM Cafe: Face It, We Don’t Have Another Fighter Like Barbara Boxer
- Salon: ‘Has America Gone Crazy?’
- NJ.com: Chris Christie’s Out-of-State Travel Cost Taxpayers at Least $1 Million
- Buzzfeed: Ben Carson’s History Book Plagiarizes SocialismSucks.Net And Many Other Sources
- Huffington Post: Latest GOP Obamacare Bill Could Add $53 Billion To Deficit, CBO Says
Rendell Mocks Christie’s Love of the Dallas Cowboys
“If you are a Jerseyite or a Pennsylvanian and you’re rooting for the Cowboys, it means you’re not secure in yourself and you wanted to root for a team that was a team in your youth that was a constant winner. … How can a Jersey guy be a Cowboys fan? It’s pathetic.
— Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D, commenting on Gov. Chris Christie’s (R) unapologetic love for the Dallas Cowboys, CNN reports.
New Jersey Voters Don’t Want Christie for Prez
53% to 40%
Margin by which New Jersey voters say that Gov. Chris Christie (R) would not make a good president, a new Quinnipiac poll finds.
Sorry, Beltway Media, Chris Christie Will Never Be President
New Jersey GOP Gov. Chris Christie got into another bully-boy spat on camera this week when a constituent heckled Christie over his abysmal record on the state’s recovery from Hurricane Sandy, which hit the coast two years ago. Records show that the Christie administration has disbursed about $300 million of the $1.1 billion federal recovery fund to New Jersey homeowners affected by the storm.
