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Chris Christie: Republicans shouldn’t have to ‘cater’ to women

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) is advising his party not to “cater” to women with a different message than men because it would be “condescending.” During an interview on Tuesday, Christie told CBS host Charlie Rose that there was a “fallacy about having to cater to a particular sector…

Chris Christie says drug reform a ‘pro-life’ issue

Despite having vetoed a popular bill to refocus police priorities away from nonviolent drug offenders, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie seems to have recognized that being against the drug war is a popular thing these days — and he’s even trying to make that new politick into a pet cause…

NJ Gov. Christie freaks out at Jersey Shore heckler

In a scene that could have come from outtakes of MTV’s popular reality series “Jersey Shore,” New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) was caught by cameras bellowing and storming up the boardwalk in the popular vacation town Seaside Heights, NJ after a man in the crowd insulted him. The footage,…

Gov. Christie blasts ‘stupid’ reporter at press conference

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie — a Republican known for not mincing his words — on Saturday ripped a reporter who asked him an off-topic question. “Did I say on topic? Are you stupid? On topic, on topic. Next question,” Christie angrily said at a press conference. The governor was…

Jon Stewart demolishes Gov. Christie for opposing marijuana decriminalization

On his show Wednesday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart lampooned New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for his opposition to decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana. The New Jersey Assembly has passed legislation that would reduce penalties for marijuana possession, but Christie plans to veto it. Christie said…

Christie: Romney ‘might be able to convince me’ to be VP

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) on Monday said that he could be persuaded to accept the job of vice president because presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is “a convincing guy.” “I really have no interest in being vice president, but if Gov. Romney called and asked me to…

Christie: Americans ‘on couch waiting for government check’

Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says that American are turning into couch potatoes, just sitting around waiting on their next check from the government. Speaking to the Bush Institute Conference on Taxes and Economic Growth in New York City on Tuesday, the first-term governor said that he had “never…

N.J. Senate President: Gov. Christie cannot stop rising tide of equality

New Jersey State Senate President Stephen Sweeney blasted Gov. Chris Christie on Saturday, accusing the governor of placing “his feet firmly on the wrong side of history” by vetoing a bill to legalize same sex marriage. The bill, the Marriage Equality and Religious Exemption Act, was approved by the New…

Gov. Christie: Warren Buffett should just ‘shut up’

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said Tuesday that he was tired of hearing about billionaire investor Warren Buffett, who has lamented the fact that he paid a lower tax rate than his secretary. “He should just write a check and shut up,” Christie said during an appearance on CNN.…

Gov. Christie: Vetoing same sex marriage bill ‘the right thing to do’

Appearing on CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight, which will air Tuesday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie defended his decision to veto legislation that would have granted same sex couples all the marriage rights afforded to heterosexual couples. The bill, the Marriage Equality and Religious Exemption Act, was approved by the New…

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