Comments on: What Did Christie Apologize For?

By: Graham Shevlin

Graham Shevlin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:20:59 +0000

So let me see if I get this right…he started out by being a bloviating idiot, and now he is merely a sort-of-apologetic bloviating idiot?

By: scotte

scotte — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:38:38 +0000

Christie’s comments have added one important bit to the discussion.
As a Republican Governor (and presumably state party spokesperson) he has explicitly framed marriage equality as a civil rights issue. NOM, FRC and others must be miserable as they realize that Christie has, in a couple of comments, shot huge holes in years of “but it’s not anything like civil rights” arguments.
Maybe this is his stealth contribution to marriage equality?

By: Timothy Kincaid

Timothy Kincaid — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:50:24 +0000

Zeke, maybe. It’s all a bit of a guess at this point.

By: TampaZeke

TampaZeke — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:30:12 +0000

The latest poll I saw was more like 49% for and 47% against. Hardly numbers that would make Christie feel would pass by a vote of the people.

I think you give Christie too much credit.

I think he DOES support marriage equality but, like the president, he’s a politician first and a defender freedom, liberty, equality and the constitution second.

By: Timothy Kincaid

Timothy Kincaid — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:16:05 +0000

Regan,

Schwarzenegger vetoed the marriage bills because they contradicted an initiative and could not do so. When the court found that the marriage ban was unconstitutional, they specifically stated that the legislature could not reverse a vote of the people and that Schwarzenegger was correct.

He opposed Proposition 8.

By: Timothy Kincaid

Timothy Kincaid — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:13:47 +0000

Eric,

It may not be an accurate assessment, but considering that the polls show that New Jersey residents support marriage equality by about 55% to 40% it certainly isn’t naive to assume that the voters would approve such an initiative.

By: Stefan

Stefan — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:02:44 +0000

Don’t compare Schwarzenegger to Christie. Had he signed gay marriage legislation it would’ve been overturned in court since Prop. 22 banned it. He simply did it to avoid legal wrangling.

By: Regan DuCasse

Regan DuCasse — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:38:45 +0000

He’s vowing to veto a bill passed by the legislature, who ARE representing their people, right?
Certainly was true here when the CA legislature voted to pass marriage EQ, and did so twice.
And Gov. Arnold Schwartzeneggar vetoed it twice.

Christie doesn’t support marriage equality, I’m sure he’s COUNTING on the popular vote to ban it. Kinda contradicts that he believes it won’t be banned, don’t cha think?

By: Eric in Oakland

Eric in Oakland — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:07:34 +0000

Timothy said: “However,it does raise what I have suspected for a while. I think Christie believes that a New Jersey vote would approve marriage. If you take that assumption, what he says makes more sense.”

That would appear to be a very naive view for Mr. Christie to hold. He doesn’t strike me as naive.

By: Eric in Oakland

Eric in Oakland — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:02:30 +0000

” And I apologize for that, because that’s my job. My job is to clearly communicate all the time”

Well, I guess he is still not doing his job well. I have no idea what he was trying to communicate then or now. Wouldn’t this have been an ideal time to clarify his previous comment which he admits was not clearly communicated?