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Christie Calls Democrat 'Numb-Nuts'
It’s open war in New Jersey, where Gov. Chris Christie ripped a pro-gay-marriage state assemblyman as “numb-nuts” on Monday in response to the state lawmaker’s suggestion that the governor would have supported pro-segregation leaders.
“You have numb nuts like Reed Gusciora who put out a statement comparing me to George Wallace and Lester Maddox. Now, come on guys, at some point, you’ve got to able to call BS on those kind of press releases,” Christie said, according to a video posted on the New Jersey Star-Ledger’s website.
“I think quite frankly that those who say things like that like Gusciora should be ashamed of themselves, that they’re that desperate to try to change the topic on this issue that they would actually raise those folks, reprehensible people in America’s history,” the governor said.
Christie was referring to a statement released by Gusciora’s office last Thursday, in which the sponsor of legislation to legalize same sex marriage said, “Govs. Lester Maddox and George Wallace would have found allies in Chris Christie over efforts by the Justice Department to end segregation in the South.”
Gusciora, who is openly gay, said he was compelled to make the remarks in response to Christie’s comment that people would have been happy to have a referendum on civil rights rather than fight and die in the South – which the governor insisted on Monday was clearly not mean to be taken literally.
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It’s open war in New Jersey, where Gov. Chris Christie ripped a pro-gay-marriage state assemblyman as “numb-nuts” on Monday in response to the state lawmaker’s suggestion that the governor would have supported pro-segregation leaders.
“You have numb nuts like Reed Gusciora who put out a statement comparing me to George Wallace and Lester Maddox. Now, come on guys, at some point, you’ve got to able to call BS on those kind of press releases,” Christie said, according to a video posted on the New Jersey Star-Ledger’s website.
“I think quite frankly that those who say things like that like Gusciora should be ashamed of themselves, that they’re that desperate to try to change the topic on this issue that they would actually raise those folks, reprehensible people in America’s history,” the governor said.
Christie was referring to a statement released by Gusciora’s office last Thursday, in which the sponsor of legislation to legalize same sex marriage said, “Govs. Lester Maddox and George Wallace would have found allies in Chris Christie over efforts by the Justice Department to end segregation in the South.”
Gusciora, who is openly gay, said he was compelled to make the remarks in response to Christie’s comment that people would have been happy to have a referendum on civil rights rather than fight and die in the South – which the governor insisted on Monday was clearly not mean to be taken literally.
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