Christie Apologizes After Civil-Rights Remarks Turn Into Weapon for Foes
New Jersey (STONJ1) Governor Chris Christie, who once urged reporters to “take the bat out” on a 76-year- old legislator, called union leaders “political thugs,” and a lawmaker “numbnuts,” is saying he’s sorry for his latest remarks.
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Christie, a 49-year-old Republican, was accused of ignorance by black leaders after responding last week to Democratic lawmakers’ statements that gay marriage is a civil right and therefore shouldn’t be put before voters as a ballot question. In a radio appearance last night he apologized for the remark.
“People would have been happy with a referendum on civil rights rather than fighting and dying in the streets of the South,” Christie told reporters Jan. 24 in Bridgewater.
The comments brought Georgia Representative John Lewis, a Democrat and veteran of the U.S. civil-rights movement, to Trenton. They also drew criticism from Newark Mayor Cory Booker, a black Democrat who has allied with the governor on efforts to improve urban schooling.
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STFU!! 
