NJ Star-Ledger Regrets Endorsing Christie: 'We Blew This One'

[DonViejo]

CAITLIN MACNEAL – FEBRUARY 9, 2014, 10:29 AM EST

The Newark Star-Ledger's editorial page editor on Sunday explained why he had some regrets about endorsing New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) in 2013, but stopped short of saying he would never support the scandal-laden politician again.

"An endorsement is not a love embrace. It is a choice between two flawed human beings. And the winner is often the less bad option," editor Tom Moran wrote in a column. "But yes, we blew this one."

Moran said that the paper new about many of Christie's flaws, but that they did not understand the extent of his corruption.

"Yes, we knew Christie was a bully. But we didn't know his crew was crazy enough to put people's lives at risk in Fort Lee as a means to pressure the mayor," he wrote. "We didn’t know he would use Hurricane Sandy aid as a political slush fund."

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[gopiscrap]

1. THat newspaper needs to be sued

[brooklynite]

2. Sued for what?

[gopiscrap]

5. malpractice

they are just a bunch of fucking corporate whores like any other business. When a business fucks up, they get sued!

[brooklynite]

7. So having a different opinion is now a crime?

[gopiscrap]

10. First of all, I didn't say it was a crime

it's a tort. A civil wrong, not criminal wrong. It's one thing to have a different opinion between private parties. These folks were giving advise on how to vote and you wouldn't believe how many people follow that!

[brooklynite]

12. So when the Koch Brothers sue the NY Times for their endorsement, that'll be okay too

...or is in only actionable when it's a position you disagree with?

I invite you to read the First Amendment of the US Constitution.

[gopiscrap]

17. I didn't say that

what I said, is if they endorse some one who in office breaks the law or is impeached or resigned in disgrace, then they are a sueable.

[brooklynite]

18. How many Democrats voted for Christie?

Are they just as culpable? Or is your position that they're too stupid to have made the decision themselves?

[gopiscrap]

19. doesn't matter a vote in a private exercise

by the individual not for public consumption that is paid for.

[Botany]

3. "We didn’t know he would use Hurricane Sandy aid as a political slush fund."

And that will sink Christie no matter what the outcome of bridge gate.

[gopiscrap]

6. God, I hope so!

[malaise]

9. And they all know this is going to be exposed so all rats are jumping ship including

the paper's editor

[Cha]

13. Yeah, looks like they believe Mayor Zimmer without

further evidence! I know I do.

[Laxman]

4. Duplicative Thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024469125

[Cha]

14. thanks for the link.. I'll K&R both!

[BlueStreak]

8. At least they have the integrety to acknowledge their error and not go with

the "Condoleeza Rice defense" (i.e. "who could possibly have foreseen this?&quot I think they deserve some credit for that even though the original endorsement is puzzling and troubling.

[nyquil_man]

11. So they've established that they endorsed a bad candidate.

But what was so bad about Buono? All the article says is that she "wasn't ready to be governor" because Christie was unbeatable.

Why not just come out and say that they endorsed him because they knew he was going to win? There's no need for all this "lesser of two evils" stuff.

[arthritisR_US]

16. Good point! nt

[Cha]

15. Mayor Barbara Buono didn't have the resume that

Christie did but that turns out to be a good thing for the People of NJ.

Christie was prepared to help himself and his toads.

Mahalo DonViejo~

[rocktivity]

20. TORO TURD!

You endorsed Governor Soprano because you didn't want to be on record as endorsing an obvious loser -- Buono's "flaw" was that not even the DNC thought her run was worth the effort. Now that someone else stuck out his neck and declared that the emperor has no clothes, you're reverting to Bush II mode and piling on simply because it's safe!


rocktivity

[davidthegnome]

21. Get a brain, moran!

[Loaded Liberal Dem]

22. They sure did!