Presidential candidate and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) swears he’s still a Bruce Springsteen fan — despite comments he made last month that he preferred another New Jersey rocker, Jon Bon Jovi.
Christie has long been a superfan of “The Boss,” having reportedly attended 130 Springsteen concerts. But his comments last month appeared to be a slight to Springsteen, who made fun of Christie’s BridgeGate scandal during an appearance on NBC comedian Jimmy Fallon’s show.
Christie tried to explain his recent answer on Sunday to Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
“It’s not an egregious flip flop,” Christie said.
Christie and his wife Mary Pat answered a series of either/or questions last month, from conservative pundit Laura Ingraham. Among them, she asked, “Bruce Springsteen or Bon Jovi?”
Mary Pat asked for clarification: “Their music or their person?”
“No explanation,” Ingraham replied.
After a pause, the governor’s wife settled on Bon Jovi.
The governor agreed: “Bon Jovi.”
But Christie said on “State of the Union” that he was referring to who he preferred as a friend.
“Jon And Dorothea Bon Jovi are friends of ours. They’re good friends of ours, and that was my answer,” Christie told Tapper on the Sunday program. “Bruce’s music is still my favorite music. Come on. Are you kidding?”
Watch the exchange from CNN:
"Bruce’s music is still my favorite music. Come on. Are you kidding?”
Which is why my policies are exactly the opposite of what Bruce preaches…What a load.
Mmmmm, ham and waffles…
Excuse me? Bon Jovi or Springstien? What sort of stupid question is that?
Global climate change
the wrecked NE corridor transportation cystern (wrecked by CC personally)
Iran agreement
Israel’s secret war on Gaza and the West Bank
Keystone
Fracking earthquakes and aquifer destruction
Threats to take down the EPA
small government except when it pertains to medical marijuana or abortion rights
ANY of these issues are more important and far more informative than asking whose music he likes. Except in one way. Christie will insult, badger, push and threaten when it suits him. When given an opportunity to pander, he will grab that faster than a 24 burger sack from White Castle, with extra fries.
The Bon Jovis prefer the Obamas as friends, Chris. They go to his house for parties and perform for him and everything…
Isn’t Bon Jovi a Democrat? Wasn’t there talk of him running for office?