By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog
The opening of a Jersey City drug treatment center isn’t particularly controversial, Save Jerseyans, and the event itself was attended by members of both parties (drug sentencing reform has been a cornerstone of Governor Christie’s anti-crime and economic policies; I’m less of a fan of the watered-down “ban the box” legislation). No harm no foul with a little non-partisan interaction, right?
Still, politics is a game of optics, and it isn’t always a fair game truth be told, so I can’t help but imagine this photograph, snapped by Jennifer Brown for The Record, showing up in a 2016 GOP primary attack ad…
Can you see it in your mind’s eye? First “the hug” and, now, the hands! Silly? Maybe. But since when was politics not silly? Oof… you can tell how uncomfortable he feels:
Chris Christie holds Nancy Pelosi’s hand while listening to Jim McGreevey pray. This is real. pic.twitter.com/0KpRiCDXQJ
— Scott Fallon (@ScottFallon2) September 15, 2014
Here’s more footage from the event via the Governor’s office:
Obama and Christie post Sandy, Deux.
His face reads anyone have purell
This hurts my eyes …
Who was the elderly guy nodding off in the video? Please don’t tell me he is a legislator or judge.
Who next gov? Harry Reid?
I wouldn’t be seen with McSleezy and WTH is Pelosi doing in NJ?