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Chris Christie On Helicopter Controversy: ‘I Probably Would’ Do It Again

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Clips have appeared online for Piers Morgan’s interview with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie which will air tonight. One clip features an interesting discussion of the scandal the Governor got embroiled in earlier this month when he took a state helicopter to his son’s high school baseball game. Morgan pressed but Christie refused to admit that he’d done anything wrong, saying that he is “a father first.”

The most interesting part came as Morgan, who admitted to admiring Christie but being “disappointed” by the story, pointed out that the Governor had given the money from the trip back to the state and argued that that seemed to be an admission of wrong doing. Morgan explained that it seemed like he was “trying to have it both ways,” admitting it was wrong while saying he didn’t regret it. Christie disagreed, claiming that the money was only about fighting perception.

“I’m not admitting it was wrong. What I’m saying is that, if the public perceives for a moment that I’m using that for a perk of office, I want to take that away from them right away. But I would not make a different decision if I had to do it again because it was important for me as a father to be there for my son.”

Whether or not that’s a strong case from Christie, the story seems to not have as much traction as it initially appeared. Helicopters are fun and all, but what’s a scandal without genital pictures?

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  • kvon

    Hippos generally need assistance in transport.

  • Steve_27

    He disappointed me when he backed the firing of the MTA worker that was fired for burning a page from the Koran while he was off and at a demonstration. That was to terrible a hint of liberalism for me.

  • kvon

    Steve_27 said:
    He disappointed me when he backed the firing of the MTA worker that was fired for burning a page from the Koran while he was off and at a demonstration. That was to terrible a hint of liberalism for me.

    Or a terrible hint of tolerance perhaps?

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    I don’t know about this man. He used his children as an excuse to stay in Florida and hide from the blizzard, and now he uses his son as an excuse for misappropriating a state-owned helicopter. This is clearly Palinesque.

  • Steve_27

    kvon said:
    Hippos generally need assistance in transport.

    Dont get me wrong, your a dumb bastard but I did LMAO. This is false anyway. Hippos get around very well and are even pretty fast.

  • Steve_27

    kvon said:
    Or a terrible hint of tolerance perhaps?

    Tolerance has nothing to do with suppresing free speech.

  • http://www.snowspot.net Snowspot

    I am so tired of Republicans acting obsessed with any misspent dollar… WHEN THEY BANKRUPTED THE COUNTRY SUPPORTING TWO WARS.

    Thanks guy, maybe you should have gotten on top of things with Bush instead of sitting around tallkin bout terrorism, what a bunch of babies.

  • Just4thefax

    Fact: He used the helicopter for state business until deviated to son’s baseball game. Timing issue and nothing else. He paid back the state unlike the other side. Not a Pelosi with a full bar on it flying friends.

  • Just4thefax

    Snowspot said:
    I am so tired of Republicans acting obsessed with any misspent dollar… WHEN THEY BANKRUPTED THE COUNTRY SUPPORTING TWO WARS. Thanks guy, maybe you should have gotten on top of things with Bush instead of sitting around tallkin bout terrorism, what a bunch of babies.

    Fact: Two wars Obama continued and called his own plus added two more and he might just add Yemen to the fold too. Moron.

  • Emma

    Christie is a pig, in more ways than one.

  • kvon

    Steve_27 said:
    Tolerance has nothing to do with suppresing free speech.

    Hate speech and free speech are two different things.

    Odd that the Right is cool with burning Korans but not burning flags.

  • cjd ohio 1

    kvon said:
    Or a terrible hint of tolerance perhaps?

    tolerance lol

  • MediaWhorse

    Every New Jersey citizen wants to be a father first. The question is if it’s appropriate to use state resources in that pursuit.

    Bye bye fatboy.

  • cjd ohio 1

    kvon said:
    Hate speech and free speech are two different things. Odd that the Right is cool with burning Korans but not burning flags.

    so you think burning the flag should get you fired too, good to know

  • Steve_27

    Snowspot said:
    I am so tired of Republicans acting obsessed with any misspent dollar… WHEN THEY BANKRUPTED THE COUNTRY SUPPORTING TWO WARS. Thanks guy, maybe you should have gotten on top of things with Bush instead of sitting around tallkin bout terrorism, what a bunch of babies.

    You could have possibly had a point if you went some place else. But whining about the wars is typical liberal stupidity. The world supported Afghanistan and Iraq, no matter how you feel about it, was invaded because of good intentions. He was afraid they would hand off wmd’s to terrorist that were already attacking us.

    He found it his priority, rightfully so, to protect us from further and bigger attacks. If thats the case, you dont bitch about that money being spent. It’s not like we put money into building roads or bailing out a company. He was “investing” in keeping a gas attack mushroom cloud from gathering over a USA city. Even the dumbest liberal should understand this.

  • http://www.mediaite.com/tv/glenn-beck-explains-how-the-unions-are-using-teachers-firefighters-and-co ImNotBlue

    Snowspot said:
    I am so tired of Republicans acting obsessed with any misspent dollar… WHEN THEY BANKRUPTED THE COUNTRY SUPPORTING TWO WARS.

    Thanks guy, maybe you should have gotten on top of things with Bush instead of sitting around tallkin bout terrorism, what a bunch of babies.

    Why don’t you cry moar?
    ________________

    I think the real fear is that if they push this story too hard, people will start to look at how OTHER governors, congress people, and the President spend our money. And really… nobody wants that, because they’ll easily find that this helicopter ride is just a drop in the bucket. And what’s the point of a media created scandal, if it has the potential to hurt Democrats too?

  • cjd ohio 1

    MediaWhorse said:
    Every New Jersey citizen wants to be a father first. The question is if it’s appropriate to use state resources in that pursuit. Bye bye fatboy.

    like air force one for fundraisers and vacation

  • Just my Opinion

    kvon said:
    Hippos generally need assistance in transport.

    You are not really proud of that one are you??

  • Just my Opinion

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    I don’t know about this man. He used his children as an excuse to stay in Florida and hide from the blizzard, and now he uses his son as an excuse for misappropriating a state-owned helicopter. This is clearly Palinesque.

    AWWWWW !!

  • http://www.mediaite.com/tv/glenn-beck-explains-how-the-unions-are-using-teachers-firefighters-and-co ImNotBlue

    Just my Opinion said:
    AWWWWW !!

    Didn’t the Mods say something about gratuitous references to Palin? I guess TRRK just can’t help himself.

  • Just my Opinion

    He would win over Obomba tomorrow

  • tchamp

    MediaWhorse said:
    Every New Jersey citizen wants to be a father first. The question is if it’s appropriate to use state resources in that pursuit.

    Bye bye fatboy.

    Yes, exactly. “Why did you strangle the baseball coach when he benched your son?” Hey, I’m a father first.

  • Steve_27

    Just4thefax said:
    Fact: Two wars Obama continued and called his own plus added two more and he might just add Yemen to the fold too. Moron.

    “Called his own” is an understatement. This clown is so lacking in shame that he’s actually going to try and take credit for it in the end. Denounced the whole war effort from the start. Attacked the surge that turned the tide, then has the “audacity” to take credit for a war he openly wanted nothing to do with and actually campaigned against.

    Phenominal nonsense only a liberal can attempt.

  • kvon

    Just my Opinion said:
    You are not really proud of that one are you??

    Yup. Because there is nothing funnier than a fat hypocrite…that’s why I love Rush.

  • writer

    If you want to love Rush, we won’t condemn your lifestyle.

  • AlexRadcliffe

    Just my Opinion said:
    He would win over Obomba tomorrow

    *Gasp!* Implying he’s from Kenya, raised as a Muslim and was trained as a suicide bomber! Racist!!!

  • Steve_27

    kvon said:
    Hate speech and free speech are two different things. Odd that the Right is cool with burning Korans but not burning flags.

    Not cool with it like I do it. Just said the guy shouldn’t be fired for it. Get it?

    And why the hell would you expect me or anyone else to be cool with burning my flag anyway?

  • http://www.mediaite.com/tv/glenn-beck-explains-how-the-unions-are-using-teachers-firefighters-and-co ImNotBlue

    kvon said:
    Yup. Because there is nothing funnier than a fat hypocrite…that’s why I love Rush.

    And Michael Moore?

  • Steve_27

    AlexRadcliffe said:
    *Gasp!* Implying he’s from Kenya, raised as a Muslim and was trained as a suicide bomber! Racist!!!

    What?

  • Liberal Tormentor

    Kvon says:

    Odd that the Right is cool with burning Korans but not burning flags.

    As usual, you are wrong.

  • AlexRadcliffe

    Steve_27 said:
    What?

    Sorry was mimicking sentiments I’ve been reading on MediaMatters.org…I don’t think I’ve ever been more angry at a single website in my life.

  • Just my Opinion

    kvon said:
    Yup. Because there is nothing funnier than a fat hypocrite…that’s why I love Rush.

    Odd are, either you, your wife, or one of your kids is a Lardass!
    Or all——————
    Statistics!!!!!

  • Just my Opinion

    AlexRadcliffe said:
    *Gasp!* Implying he’s from Kenya, raised as a Muslim and was trained as a suicide bomber! Racist!!!

    HUH????????????????

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    ImNotBlue said:
    Just my Opinion said:
    AWWWWW !!

    Didn’t the Mods say something about gratuitous references to Palin? I guess TRRK just can’t help himself.

    Adicalray Ightistray Epublicanray Eactionariesray ovelay itchessnay, utbay onay oneway elseway oesday.

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    ImNotBlue said:
    kvon said:
    Yup. Because there is nothing funnier than a fat hypocrite…that’s why I love Rush.

    And Michael Moore?

    It will probably flabbergast you to learn this, but libruls don’t all that often engage in idol worship. I’ve met few libruls who can take Michael Moore. But, all Radical Rightist Republican Reactionaries seem to love the Morbidly Obese Governor.

  • Jersey Shore Conservative

    I don’t have a problem with this, just as I don’t have a problem with the president using AF1, etc. for personal trips. It’s a matter of security / safety.

    In fact, I think the NJ governor should use the helicopter at ALL times. Drivers here are totally insane. Remember this?:
    http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/13/nyregion/13corzine.html

    CAMDEN, N.J., April 12 — Gov. Jon S. Corzine underwent surgery on Thursday night after a car accident in which he broke his left leg, sternum, collarbone, six ribs on each side and a lower vertebra, state police and other government officials said. He was in critical but stable condition at midnight, sedated and on a breathing tube.

  • kvon

    Liberal Tormentor said:
    Kvon says:

    Odd that the Right is cool with burning Korans but not burning flags.

    As usual, you are wrong.

    So the Right isn’t constantly pushing a flag burning amendment to the Constitution?

    You are simply ignorant.

  • Glackin

    Steve_27 said:
    You could have possibly had a point if you went some place else. But whining about the wars is typical liberal stupidity. The world supported Afghanistan and Iraq, no matter how you feel about it, was invaded because of good intentions. He was afraid they would hand off wmd’s to terrorist that were already attacking us.

    He found it his priority, rightfully so, to protect us from further and bigger attacks. If thats the case, you dont bitch about that money being spent. It’s not like we put money into building roads or bailing out a company. He was “investing” in keeping a gas attack mushroom cloud from gathering over a USA city. Even the dumbest liberal should understand this.

    AND HE DID IT ALL OFF THE BOOKS!
    If defending this country was his priority, why in HELL didn’t he pay for it?
    Why did he hide it with SIX increases in the National Debt, all approved by a GOP-run Congress?
    GOP’ers claim the Democratic Party is all, “Tax and spend.”
    When they had control; they were all, “Borrow and spend.”
    Face it Steve, W. & Co. sold the USA to China and Saudi Arabia.
    It was nice of the Saudi Prince to hold W’s hand AFTER he f#cked him.

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    Jersey Shore Conservative said:
    I don’t have a problem with this, just as I don’t have a problem with the president using AF1, etc. for personal trips. It’s a matter of security / safety.

    In fact, I think the NJ governor should use the helicopter at ALL times. Drivers here are totally insane. Remember this?:
    http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/13/nyregion/13corzine.html

    CAMDEN, N.J., April 12 — Gov. Jon S. Corzine underwent surgery on Thursday night after a car accident in which he broke his left leg, sternum, collarbone, six ribs on each side and a lower vertebra, state police and other government officials said. He was in critical but stable condition at midnight, sedated and on a breathing tube.

    I think he should walk. No stopping at Wawa for Ding Dongs, Twinkies and Chocolate Milk.

  • Jersey Shore Conservative

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    I think he should walk. No stopping at Wawa for Ding Dongs, Twinkies and Chocolate Milk.

    That’s not very nice… but funny as hell. LMAO.

  • Bennybombom

    I’m just amazed the helicopter took off.

  • RichS

    Steve_27 said:
    Tolerance has nothing to do with suppresing free speech.

    To a liberal, tolerance is supressing speech the liberal doesn’t agree with. For an example look at just about any of the Real Racist King’s posts.

  • MediaWhorse

    cjd ohio 1 said:
    like air force one for fundraisers and vacation

    Every president is REQUIRED to use Air Force One for air travel.

    Fat governors are not.

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    Bennybombom said:
    I’m just amazed the helicopter took off.

    What? You’ve never seen “Operation Dumbo Drop”?

  • cjd ohio 1

    kvon said:
    So the Right isn’t constantly pushing a flag burning amendment to the Constitution? You are simply ignorant.

    so your for a flag burning amendment wow

  • cjd ohio 1

    MediaWhorse said:
    Every president is REQUIRED to use Air Force One for air travel. Fat governors are not.

    at the states expense, and just so you know any military plane the president is on is air force one

  • RichS

    Snowspot said:
    I am so tired of Republicans acting obsessed with any misspent dollar… WHEN THEY BANKRUPTED THE COUNTRY SUPPORTING TWO WARS. Thanks guy, maybe you should have gotten on top of things with Bush instead of sitting around tallkin bout terrorism, what a bunch of babies.

    Yeah, what slackers! They should have been supporting four wars like President Obama. Although he did cut costs by writing a memo to himself that made it ok for him to go to war without the expense of getting permission from Congress.

  • Glackin

    Say what you want about Christie, he never met a cannoli he didn’t lick. (like?)

  • cjd ohio 1

    MediaWhorse said:
    Every president is REQUIRED to use Air Force One for air travel. Fat governors are not.

    required lol

  • Just my Opinion

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    Adicalray Ightistray Epublicanray Eactionariesray ovelay itchessnay, utbay onay oneway elseway oesday.

    Rigginfray idiotfray !!!

  • Glackin

    cjd ohio 1 said:
    at the states expense, and just so you know any military plane the president is on is air force one

    WRONG!
    Just bustin’. But, when POTUS is on a chopper, it is “Marine 1″. I know how you LUV nits.

  • catfishjuggling

    I like this guy. He made a mistake and he owned it. Bully on him.

    I may not be in line with his politics, but I can respect this. If it were Governor Palin, she’d have doubled down on her need for the helicopter.

    Take what you can get.

  • cjd ohio 1

    Glackin said:
    WRONG!Just bustin’. But, when POTUS is on a chopper, it is “Marine 1″. I know how you LUV nits.

    true and navy one, mistake by saying military plane, but dummy a chopper is not a plane lol

  • cjd ohio 1

    Glackin said:
    WRONG!Just bustin’. But, when POTUS is on a chopper, it is “Marine 1″. I know how you LUV nits.

    do you know the difference between a chopper and a plane? never mind you dont

  • http://www.mediaite.com/tv/glenn-beck-explains-how-the-unions-are-using-teachers-firefighters-and-co ImNotBlue

    @ Royal

    So liberals aren’t a fan of Moore? Really? So the right doesn’t like him, and yet his movies seem to (hypocritically) make make money. He appears on MSNBC often enough, and at the DNC conventions. Sooooo… what would that make him?

    Oh, and if you don’t think the left has idol worship, I’d like to introduce you to a one, Barack Obama. Not sure how you forgot him. Maybe its racism.

    Anyway… please continue using nicknames, pig latin, and insulting language. It makes my argument that you shouldn’t be taken seriously so much easier. It’s very Christian of you (knowing how you see yourself as super Christian).

  • Glackin

    cjd ohio 1 said:
    do you know the difference between a chopper and a plane? never mind you dont

    Flown both. Licensed for fixed wing and gliders. You?

  • cjd ohio 1

    Glackin said:
    Flown both. Licensed for fixed wing and gliders. You?

    well wow, and licensed and you cant tell the difference

  • ostracario

    What is with this site and all of the trolls? I think there must be more trolls here than on any other media site around. Sometimes I get a certain joy out of the comments because they make me feel better about me. But then there are the other times when I just feel sad for the trolls. Poor trolls.

  • Glackin

    The nits fits yer wits,LOL

  • cjd ohio 1

    Glackin said:
    Flown both. Licensed for fixed wing and gliders. You?

    is that fixed wing choppers or glider choppers?

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    ImNotBlue said:
    It’s very Christian of you (knowing how you see yourself as super Christian).

    Actually, I sin greatly.

  • cjd ohio 1

    Glackin said:
    WRONG!Just bustin’. But, when POTUS is on a chopper, it is “Marine 1″. I know how you LUV nits.

    if i said military aircraft you would be right, but said plane, and i did make a mistake because if he is on a navy plane it would be navy one, but you cant even correct my statement right, lol

  • http://www.mediaite.com/tv/glenn-beck-explains-how-the-unions-are-using-teachers-firefighters-and-co ImNotBlue

    @ Royal

    And that’s okay with you?

    Seems like someone who knew they sinned so much, would make some effort to do a better job. Apparently, you disagree, as you’ve made no effort, and remain one of the most hypocrital and meanspirited people on this site.

    How odd.

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    ImNotBlue said:
    @ Royal

    And that’s okay with you?

    Seems like someone who knew they sinned so much, would make some effort to do a better job. Apparently, you disagree, as you’ve made no effort, and remain one of the most hypocrital and meanspirited people on this site.

    How odd.

    I’m fine with God and God’s church, but thanks for your concern.

  • http://www.mediaite.com/tv/glenn-beck-explains-how-the-unions-are-using-teachers-firefighters-and-co ImNotBlue

    @ Royal

    So you feel that being a great sinner, willfully sinning, and knowingly continuing to sin is upholding God’s word?

    Is that what you believe? It requires no actual effort on your part?

  • lonestar77

    “Whether or not that’s a strong case from Christie, the story seems to not have as much traction as all of us lefties had hoped it would. ”

    There. Fixed it for ya, Jon.

  • Steve_27

    Glackin said:
    AND HE DID IT ALL OFF THE BOOKS!If defending this country was his priority, why in HELL didn’t he pay for it?Why did he hide it with SIX increases in the National Debt, all approved by a GOP-run Congress?GOP’ers claim the Democratic Party is all, “Tax and spend.”When they had control; they were all, “Borrow and spend.”Face it Steve, W. & Co. sold the USA to China and Saudi Arabia.It was nice of the Saudi Prince to hold W’s hand AFTER he f#cked him.

    If you cant respond to whats in the post, then you should just ignore it. No one will notice and you’ll be better off.

    Now you look stupid.

  • LOGICandREASON

    Jon Bershad “scandal” ??

  • X-3

    LOGICandREASON said:
    Jon Bershad “scandal” ??

    It’s the lame-arsed medialite spin machine L&R.

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