Sat Jul 31, 2010 at 10:49:54 AM EDT
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| Chris Christie, media darling. You can hardly turn on a television without watching our governor laugh his way through his star turns. But while the governor is out exporting his zeitgeist, his actions are taking a real toll on New Jersey women, and over the objections of a bipartisan group of legislators. And he's ignoring them not because he's busy budget-bashing, but because of the larger culture war he's waging. And women's health clinics, well, everybody knows they lead to ... you know.
Our friend Jack Bohrer (JRB) has a sharp piece in the current issue of The Aquarian. You should go read all of it, but here's how it starts:
It's not good for New Jersey to have a bar that celebrates the moment when a large intoxicated man punched out a petite young lady over a stolen drink. But stop by The Beachcomber in Seaside Heights and maybe you'll get to sit in "Snooki's Chair," the very perch from which the MTV's Jersey Shore starlet was knocked. And don't worry if the seat's taken: you can still order a "Snooki Punch," which swishes rum, melon liquor, pineapple juice and cream into a cocktail that no one would dare fight over.
Stuff like this hurts New Jersey's image because we can't help but talk about it. Then there are the things that don't get mentioned but actually hurt real live New Jerseyans. Like when late on a Friday, the state's own governor knocks out tens of thousands of women, only to step over them on his way to Washington and New York to appear on national TV shows. Once there, he and major media personalities act like those women don't even exist, choosing instead to laugh it up about the antics of the punched-out New Yorker and her suntanned crew.
Right? Good, now flip on over to The Aquarian and read the rest. Totally worth it. The Christie/Snooki photo will give you the giggles; the piece will make you want to chew glass. |
| Rosi Efthim :: You don't get to Snooki-punch 136,000 Jersey Girls and get away with it |
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