Over the last few weeks, investigative journalist Brad Friedman has been publishing articles that have exposed what really occurred at a Koch Brothers secret meeting in Colorado earlier this year. One of the revelations was that New Jersey governor Chris Christie was the guest of honor and keynote speaker at the event – a revelation that isn’t sitting well with New Jersey citizens....
Read MoreMike Papantonio appears on The Ed Show on MSNBC to discuss Chris Christie’s decision to not enter the presidential race (at least for now,) and why Christie would have been the GOP’s best bet for a 2012 victory....
Read MoreBillionaires are lining up behind Chris Christie, but is the New Jersey governor even healthy enough to run? The same question was posed about John McCain in 2008, and the GOP learned that voters actually do take a candidate’s health into consideration....
Read MoreNew Jersey Governor Chris Christie is once again attacking the teachers’ union in his state by trying to enforce ineffective and unfair performance-based pay standards for teachers. Mike Papantonio appears on The Ed Show to discuss the benefits of the teachers’ union, as well as to give some insight into why Christie is such a...
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The right-wing GOP can certainly be a study in contradictions. Case in point: as New Jersey governor Chris Christie is moving forward on transgender equality in his state, Donald Trump is quickly moving to reverse all such gains. This week, Governor Christie signed off on S. 3067, which orders New Jersey’s Commissioner of Education to start coming up with guidelines providing “a supportive and nondiscriminatory environment for transgender students” in the Garden State’s public schools. According to this law, such guidelines should include protections for transgender students from discrimination and harassment, while allowing them to participate in gender-segregated activities (i.e.,...
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