From: Josh Levitt
buonoforgovernor.com
buonoforgovernor.com
Media outlets are calling out Governor Christie for his desperate attempt to distract voters from the issues at hand in this election, specifically the Christie administration's decision to waste millions in recovery funds on an advertising campaign just to secure his starring role. No matter how Governor Christie tries to distract New Jerseyans, he cannot hide from his abysmal record and the important issues facing voters this November. See for yourself below...
Our thin-skinned governor: Editorial
The Star-Ledger Editorial Board
…Buono, unlike Letterman, has never criticized the governor over his weight. She was objecting to his shameless self-promotion in the TV campaign, and the fact that the governor's team agreed to pay $2 million extra for a campaign that ensured the governor would personally appear in the advertisements. That kind of self-promotion by a governor is illegal in some states, including New York. And remember, to pay for it the governor dipped into a pot of money earmarked for Sandy victims, many of whom remain in desperate shape. It was special to hear the governor say that Buono's comments are "beneath the office she is seeking." This is a guy who loves to roll in the mud, who calls his critics numbnuts, liars and idiots. Who knew he could be so thin-skinned himself?
The Star-Ledger Editorial Board
…Buono, unlike Letterman, has never criticized the governor over his weight. She was objecting to his shameless self-promotion in the TV campaign, and the fact that the governor's team agreed to pay $2 million extra for a campaign that ensured the governor would personally appear in the advertisements. That kind of self-promotion by a governor is illegal in some states, including New York. And remember, to pay for it the governor dipped into a pot of money earmarked for Sandy victims, many of whom remain in desperate shape. It was special to hear the governor say that Buono's comments are "beneath the office she is seeking." This is a guy who loves to roll in the mud, who calls his critics numbnuts, liars and idiots. Who knew he could be so thin-skinned himself?
Gov. Christie's brilliant disguise
Asbury Park Press Editorial Board
...Buono's point is valid: Candidate Christie shamelessly chose to star in in a federally funded ad campaign promoting the rebirth of the Jersey Shore. Can you blame anyone for mistaking them as campaign ads?
Asbury Park Press Editorial Board
...Buono's point is valid: Candidate Christie shamelessly chose to star in in a federally funded ad campaign promoting the rebirth of the Jersey Shore. Can you blame anyone for mistaking them as campaign ads?
Stile: Christie has made weight the issue
By Charlie Stile//The Record
...By plucking a clumsy laugh line from an overlooked Buono event, and recasting it as a below-the-belt smear, Christie ginned up a flap about his weight and made it the dominant story of the campaign, rather than his questionable role in a Memorial Day-to-Labor Day bombardment of radio and television ads, or the questionable payment of an extra $2 million on a politically connected firm that guaranteed Christie's role in the ads.
...But Christie's attack may also reflect some gnawing anxiety about Buono. Christie's commanding 30-point lead shrank to a not-so-commanding 20 points before the unofficial start of the Labor Day season. It's not the kind of trend line that augurs a double-digit blowout, the prize that many observers believe Christie is coveting. Such a victory would anoint him as the Electable One, the Northeast Republican with the best chances of winning the White House in 2016.
By Charlie Stile//The Record
...By plucking a clumsy laugh line from an overlooked Buono event, and recasting it as a below-the-belt smear, Christie ginned up a flap about his weight and made it the dominant story of the campaign, rather than his questionable role in a Memorial Day-to-Labor Day bombardment of radio and television ads, or the questionable payment of an extra $2 million on a politically connected firm that guaranteed Christie's role in the ads.
...But Christie's attack may also reflect some gnawing anxiety about Buono. Christie's commanding 30-point lead shrank to a not-so-commanding 20 points before the unofficial start of the Labor Day season. It's not the kind of trend line that augurs a double-digit blowout, the prize that many observers believe Christie is coveting. Such a victory would anoint him as the Electable One, the Northeast Republican with the best chances of winning the White House in 2016.
Watching Chris Christie abandon his tough-guy persona
By Steve Benen//MSNBC
...Here's the problem: Barbara Buono, the governor's Democratic challenger, didn't make derisive comments about Christie's weight. She criticized the governor for spending $25 million in public funds on an ad campaign encouraging tourism for the Jersey Shore, only to make himself the star of the taxpayer-financed commercials during his re-election campaign.
By Steve Benen//MSNBC
...Here's the problem: Barbara Buono, the governor's Democratic challenger, didn't make derisive comments about Christie's weight. She criticized the governor for spending $25 million in public funds on an ad campaign encouraging tourism for the Jersey Shore, only to make himself the star of the taxpayer-financed commercials during his re-election campaign.
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