Chris Christie endorses Donald Trump

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie today endorsed his former rival, Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination. The Advocate reported that Christie pointed to his family’s long friendship with Trump’s family, saying that he finalized his endorsement the day before, concluding that Trump was the best candidate to ensure that “Hillary Clinton doesn’t get within…

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Chris Christie laughs off his veto of trans bill

Today, during an interview with conservative radio host Michael Medved, Republican presidential candidate and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie laughed about his recent veto of legislation that would have streamlined the process in his state for transgender people to change the gender marker on their birth certificates. On the show, Christie defended the veto by…

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The first Republican presidential primary debate: Bring it on!

Tuesday, Fox News announced the 10 participants in the first Republican presidential primary debate: Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, Mike Huckabee, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Chris Christie and John Kasich. With that question answered, we can start prognosticating about the issues and staging. Below are some questions to consider when…

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Leading From the Rear: Carl DeMaio and the Republican Party

Message from the Publisher: I would have laughed out loud if it wasn’t so sad, Carl DeMaio issued a statement after the Supreme Court ruling that partially said the following “Opposition to marriage equality has cost the Republican Party supporters – particularly among the younger generation. This decision provides a reflection point for the Republican…

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The religious right would do better to share the streets

Politicians, pundits and preachers arguing in favor of Religious Freedom Restoration Acts (RFRAs) have coalesced behind a metaphor: Tolerance is a two way street. All they want is the same respect for religion that the LGBT community is requesting for sexual orientation and gender identity. In their view, LGBT activists are on the march, aggressively…

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Fox News falsely claims Chris Christie didn’t veto marriage equality legislation

Media Matters for America latest post reveals Fox News attempting to paint Gov. Chris Christie as a moderate on social issues, falsely claiming that he had refused to veto legislation that would have legalized same-sex marriage in New Jersey. On the Nov. 10 edition of Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace, Fox News reporter Carl Cameron discussed Gov. Christie’s political reputation among…

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