Forbes endorses Christie

By Matt Friedman | April 8th, 2009 - 10:29pm
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Republican publishing tycoon and New Jersey native Steve Forbes today endorsed former U.S. Attorney Chris Christie for governor in a column in his magazine.  

Likening Christie to former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Forbes – who ran for the GOP presidential nomination in 1996 and 2000 – said that Christie “comes across as a leader who has the smarts and determination to get big things done” and “won't let conventional political wisdom deter him from his course.”  

In the column, Forbes lamented New Jersey’s lagging economic growth, blaming the state’s economic stagnation not on the national economic climate, but on high taxes.

“A New Jersey governor's powers are the strongest in the nation, and Christie is a man who will know how to use them to their fullest.”

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Not Christie!!!!

Submitted by DanMickelsonNJ on April 9, 2009 - 8:08am.

We can't afford to nominate another corrupt politician. Republicans have to stand together. Go to www.christieiscorrupt.com to sign the petition and urge Christie to get out of the race: for the good of the Republican Party.

NJ needs to take advice from

Submitted by RussOCNJ on April 9, 2009 - 9:43am.

NJ needs to take advice from NY on how to run the state. While we are at it maybe we can follow Califoria's lead as well. We can just raise the income tax to 85%

Forbes is a hypocrite.

Submitted by Demsandonts on April 9, 2009 - 5:45pm.

Steve Forbes is such a hypocrite that he would rather endorse his country club gold buddy Chris Christie than endorse Mayor Steve Lonegan who embraced his "flat" tax for New Jersey income earners!

Forbes ran for president twice and got beat (96 & 00).

His father ran for governor (1957) and got beat too.

No news here...

Vote Column "A" - All the way!

I agree with Demsanddonts

Submitted by CliffordCase on April 9, 2009 - 6:52pm.

"Forbes ran for president twice and got beat (96 & 00)."

Forbes is an even bigger loser than Losegan. At least Losegan is smart enough to get others, including taxpayers, to pay for his losing. Forbes was so stupid he wasted millions of his own inheritance and never even won a primary.

Corzine won twice so he got his money's worth (at least worth it to him).

I have to admit it does seem peculiar someone would spend $60 million of their own money just so they can raise taxes on everyone else.

“If you’re unwilling to compete for these votes, and if you’re unable to win these votes, then you’ve got to wonder if you belong on the ballot at all." -- Chris Christie on Steve Lonegan's decision not to attend the Bergen County Republican c

Clean Campaigns

Submitted by Astraea on April 10, 2009 - 6:19am.

I guess it shouldn't surprise me that Chris Christie tells all of his supporters he wants a clean campaign that doesn't sling mud on his opponents .. but the Lonegan operatives & fanatics are already out there with their misleading & inaccurate material.

Last week we got what looked like a generic political newspaper, that was totally for Lonegan. But when you looked closer, you saw that it was just one of his own campaign mailings, or from an organization that he started.

Stever Forbes

Submitted by RINOkiller on April 13, 2009 - 6:50am.

Why would you be surprised when Forbes endorses another Wall St. guy? The Christie brothers and Forbes move in the same social circles. Chris lives in Mendaham, a place Forbes can easily relate to. Lonegan's Bogota is not on his radar. Ask yourself why Forbes would not endorse Lonegan, a man whose ideology is so close to Forbes? Plus, what is a Forbes endorsement worth considering his own electoral history. It is a non-event, yet it annoys me that Forbes could be so phony. I had heretofore thought well of him, but he has proven himself just another phony.

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