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BumRushDaShow

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12. Do you remember the last "famous" NJ Governor?
Sat Sep 15, 2012, 09:16 PM
Sep 2012

A woman by the name of Christine Todd Whitman? A "rising star" because she was a female rethuglican governor when their party discovered women existed? And she became famous for feeling up a black teen alleged "criminal" who was found to be completely innocent?



Where is she now other than being a reminder of the horrible cancers that 9/11 first-responders are suffering when she lead the EPA and had them proclaim that there was nothing toxic from debris of 2, 110 story towers and other nearby buildings that collapsed?

I.e., NJ rethug governors (other than maybe Tom Kean who was more moderate) have gone further and further into loud-mouth RW posturing and they are ultimately always replaced by Democrats after going too far. The pattern is clear and the party doesn't even bother trying to make NJ even "lean Democrat". They always show it deep blue.

Edit to add - They would use Christie as a mouthpiece but they'll never take the state and don't expect to. It's just like when NY had Pataki in there. They used him as a surrogate but never expected NY to suddenly go red.

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More good news!!! NJ!!! [View all] PCIntern Sep 2012 OP
!!! Liberal_in_LA Sep 2012 #1
You should read the comments of some of the fuckers PCIntern Sep 2012 #2
And you would be correct about that. I'm certain. n/t tilsammans Sep 2012 #3
Does Christie lose his bona fides and street cred to the Party if he can't deliver NJ? no_hypocrisy Sep 2012 #4
Despite the fact that NJ last voted for a rethug in 1992 BumRushDaShow Sep 2012 #5
Here's my point: no_hypocrisy Sep 2012 #8
Do you remember the last "famous" NJ Governor? BumRushDaShow Sep 2012 #12
wow I totally forgot about that. hrmjustin Sep 2012 #18
Another fucker... Nt PCIntern Sep 2012 #6
Jersey's not a swing state; neither is PA alcibiades_mystery Sep 2012 #7
If it were single digits, they'd be PCIntern Sep 2012 #8
I don't take anything for granted with these Cha Sep 2012 #14
The voter ID /vote suppression bill has not been overturned. We are not out of the woods yet, only AlinPA Sep 2012 #15
No offense, Al, but I remember your same concern 4 years ago alcibiades_mystery Sep 2012 #16
Obama will carry NJ from 350,000-600,000 votes. My guess is 500,000 votes. hrmjustin Sep 2012 #17
Isn't New Jersey a Democratic state? Baitball Blogger Sep 2012 #10
Not sure I'd consider it "good news"... brooklynite Sep 2012 #11
But, Christie was the Gopropaganda Keynote.. Cha Sep 2012 #13
"32 percent of those who watched the Republican convention were less likely to vote for tblue Sep 2012 #19
Thanks, but NJ has never been in the slightest doubt (nt) Nye Bevan Sep 2012 #20
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