Christie: I’m Not Gonna Give Up The Fight Against Gay Marriage

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie talks with reporters at the National Governors Association convention Saturday, July 12, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) is not ready to let go of his crusade against gay marriage, even though the issue has been “settled” in his state.

“I don’t think that there’s going to be some major referee who’s going to say now it’s time to stop,” Christie told reporters at the National Governors Association meeting on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn., according to Time magazine. “Certainly I’m not going to, because these are opinions that I feel strongly about.”

Christie contended it was not time for Republicans to give up its opposition to marriage equality, but said it was important for people on both sides of the argument to establish mutual respect.

“The country will resolve this over a period of time, but do I think it’s resolved now? No,” Christie said, according to Time.

Christie also told reporters he did not have a prediction about how the debate will play out because he does not “have a crystal ball.”

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  1. What fight is that exactly. I think it’s the fight between him having to actually be clear on his stance and him remaining vague in hopes of pissing off the least people.

    Bridgeghazi is still a huge cloud following Chris Christie around everyday of his life. He can pretend to be past it or unconcerned but that is all that really matters to him and his future. He should be advocating for greatly improved prison conditions because that is more apropos to him, if, you get my drift.

  2. Fine with me.
    I honest-to-God, no snark, do not understand why the GOP insists on being the party of government-in-your-bedroom [1]. Even they should be able to figure out that voters who like to get it on outnumber the ones who don’t.
    However, if they want to continue to kill their appeal among women (50% of the vote) or younger voters (~15%), great.
    I’m speaking as a Democrat, of course.


    [1] In its myriad forms besides their opposition to gay marriage, such as their opposition to access to birth control of all sorts (including abortion), and to every form of private consenting-adult sexual expression that isn’t straight married couples specifically trying to keep the species from dying out; abstinence “education,” which amounts to using public resources to propagandize the GOP policy that sex is this terrible, horrible, deadly thing.

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