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Chris Christie: Parents Should Have A Choice On Vaccinating Their Children

Unbelievable: Amid an outbreak of measles that has spread across 14 states, Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey on Monday said that parents “need to have some measure of choice” about vaccinating their children against the virus, breaking with President Obama and much of the medical profession. In remarks here, Mr. Christie stopped short of recommending that parents immunize their …

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Today In Knowing Your Internet Acronyms

Details. (Tipped by JMG reader Mick)

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Chris Christie Launches 2016 PAC

Via the Associated Press: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has taken his firmest step yet toward running for president, launching an organization that allows him to raise money for a potential 2016 campaign. While not a formal entry into the race, opening the political action committee will allow Christie to begin to hire staffers, build the foundations of a campaign …

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LIVE VIDEO: 2016 GOP Clown Car Revue

Rep. Steve King is holding his 2016 GOP Clown Car Revue in Iowa today and pretty much every right wing crackpot contender is there. The Des Moines Register is running a live stream and things are just now kicking off.

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Strong Lead For Hillary In New WaPo Poll

Via the Washington Post: Hillary Rodham Clinton holds double-digit leads over potential Republican challengers Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney as the likely Democratic presidential candidate moves closer to entering the race, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds. Although Clinton, Bush and Romney are all longtime politicians and members of political dynasties, registered voters are less likely to count that …

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Officials Rebel Against Port Authority Plan To End Overnight PATH Train Service

Nighttime workers and nightlife fans in New Jersey will soon have no way to get home from Manhattan if the Port Authority gets its way. Via the Jersey Journal: Several Hudson County officials will join forces with other officials tomorrow to call on the Port Authority to to cancel its proposal to eliminate the overnight PATH service. The press conference, …

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Chris Cristie Hecked At Sandy Event

Via ABC News: This is why some people love him … and some people hate him. N.J. Gov. Chris Christie, appearing along the Jersey Shore to mark the second anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, got heckled by a local activist and former councilman. So Christie did what he does — fire back. “I’m glad you had your day to show off, …

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Tony Perkins: Jeb Bush And Chris Christie Were Not Invited To FRC Hate Summit

Perkins won’t say so, of course, but Bush wasn’t invited because he’s “soft” on immigration and Christie wasn’t invited because he dropped his same-sex marriage appeal to the New Jersey Supreme Court.

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Chris Christie To Koch Brothers: I’ve Already Lost 85 LBS, So, You Know, 2016

Via the New York Times: Behind closed doors at David Koch’s Upper East Side apartment Friday night, Gov. Chris Christie told conservative donors that he has shed 85 pounds since undergoing weight loss surgery last year. The governor’s appearance – inside Mr. Koch’s sprawling 18-room duplex – was strictly off limits to the press, but a guest told us that …

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Christie Attacked From The Right

Via Mediaite: A conservative group has a new ad out going after New Jersey Governor Chris Christie for allowing a liberal state Supreme Court to run rampant and become “one of the most activist courts in the nation,” and the ad ties this straight into why 2016 matters. The spot, put out by Judicial Crisis Network (whose chief counsel and …

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Christie: Keep Fighting Gay Marriage

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie yesterday declared that while same-sex marriage is a done deal is his home state, that’s no reason to stop fighting the issue elsewhere. Speaking to reporters at the National Governors Association, Christie said it is not time for Republicans to drop the issue, which is entrenched in the party’s platform but contributes to the party’s …

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NJ Gov. Chris Christie Slams Texas Gov. Rick Perry On “Ex-Gay” Comment

Via the Los Angeles Times: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who signed legislation barring “gay conversion therapy” in his state, disagreed Friday with Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s comparison of homosexuality to alcoholism, saying it was wrong. “I disagree with him, and I don’t believe that’s an apt analogy and not one that should be made,” Christie said during a San …

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Chris Christie Dances On Tonight Show

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Lambda Legal Vs Chris Christie

Clip description: In an unprecedented move to reshape the NJ Supreme Court, Gov. Christie has refused the reappointments of two sitting justices, making him the only governor in NJ history to do so. Following the Court’s Oct. 2013 decision that was instrumental in providing the freedom for same-sex couples to marry in NJ, he roundly criticized the ruling and disagreed …

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Christie Slams Letterman For Fat Jokes

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Mark Fiore: Sheldon Adelson’s Menagerie

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Chris Christie At CPAC: Democrats Are The Party Of Intolerance, Not The GOP

Chris Christie just told a squealing CPAC audience that Democrats are intolerant because they don’t allow pro-life speakers at their conventions. Brian Tashman rips this apart at Right Wing Watch: “Tell me, sir, the last pro-life Democrat who was allowed to speak at a Democratic convention – and by the way, don’t strain yourself because there’s never been one,” Christie …

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Editorial Of The Day

From the editor of the Newark Star-Ledger: Now that Christie has been knocked back, the leading candidate for the GOP nomination is Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, recently famous for his bizarre rant about women’s libido. And when he fades, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas will be waiting to pick up the …

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Chris Christie To Speak At CPAC

Last year the Tea Party’s CPAC snubbed Chris Christie for being a RINO. But now that Democrats are gleefully jumping on the Bridgegate scandal, he’s coming back. “We are very excited to announce that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will speak at CPAC 2014. At this year’s CPAC – and through our theme ‘ACU’s Golden Anniversary: Getting It Right for …

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