Chris Christie crushed on Twitter over Cowboys rooting
By Jonathan Lehman
December 15, 2014 | 11:15am
Chris Christie knows all about outrageous three-lane traffic snarls, so the New Jersey governor should be well prepared for the backlash he’s facing for backing the Cowboys over the Giants or Eagles — the two favorite teams of his constituents and the Cowboys’ sworn rivals.
Christie, the pivotal figure in the Bridgegate scandal and a long-rumored Republican presidential candidate for 2016, opened himself up to venom with a nationally televised appearance Sunday night in Cowboys owner Jerry Jones’ suite at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field.
https://nypost.com/2014/12/15/chris-christie-crushed-on-twitter-over-cowboys-rooting/
Christie responds to backlash
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie defended his longtime love for the Dallas Cowboys on Monday after his cheering for the team sparked a social media firestorm.
Christie was spotted high-fiving Cowboys owner Jerry Jones in a luxury box Sunday night at the Cowboys-Philadelphia Eagles game.
The interactions prompted a wave of hate on Twitter from angry Eagles fans, who apparently were unaware the governor has long been a Cowboys fan despite his New Jersey roots.
Christie responded to the meltdown Monday morning with an unscheduled appearance on WPG Talk Radio 1450.
He told listeners he’s never made a secret of his Cowboys fandom and said he would never change his team loyalties to score political points.
“I love passionate sports fans. I really do. I’m a passionate sports fan. And so I can’t say that I was the least bit surprised by the reaction of some Eagles fans,” he said
I couldn’t get past the first few sentences. What a terribly-written article. The man has been completely cleared of any involvement in Bridgegate, yet the writer doesn’t appear to be keeping up. It’s like a blog entry from some lefty loon.
Cowboys suck!
He can root for whoever he wants.
What I really dislike is the way he ‘sucks up’ to Springsteen whose a flaming left wing liberal.
I think the Guv’s position on Bruce is like many of us who have enjoyed his music since the early days. Back then, although Bruce was an avowed man of the people, it was only in the past 10 years or so that he publicly outed himself as a devout lefty. Like a lot of us older fans, we learned to separate the musician Bruce from the political Bruce. Not to be confused with the $300 million net worth Bruce.
I wonder how many cheese steaks he can eat without breaking the lap band….
#4: it was pretty clear back in the 80’s that Born in the USA was an anti establishment / anti Military Industrial Complex Song. I guess it takes a while for you Conservative types to figure things out, or maybe you have to wait until some pundit tells you what to think, I don’t know.
If he is a Cowboys fan and has been for life, then I am jealous of his ability to watch the game from the owners box. You can’t fault a guy for being loyal to his team.
I’m a Dolphins fan. I go to Giants Stadium and root against the Jets whenever I get the chance. Doesn’t have anything to do with my feelings towards Jersey and the people here (except most of the Jets fans who are arguably the least refined in all of Football).
So who cares if slim shady wants to sit with Jerry Jones?
Ha Ha
Yeah, but it was great how Bruce’s lefty “Born in the USA” was used to mobilize conservatives and stoke the fires of patriotism and boost President Reagan’s initiatives.
sweet!