This morning New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie joined Morning Joe to talk about last night’s Arizona debate and his reasons for vetoing a bill that would allow same-sex marriage in his state.
Aside from Christie, the day’s panel included New York Magazine’s John Heilemann, former DLC chair Harold Ford Jr., and the Washington Post’s Jonathan Capehart, who is openly gay and frequently writes about gay issues.
Here’s how some of the conversation went (We’ll be adding to the conversation):
Joe Scarborough: I had heard before just generally, because we don’t focus a whole lot on social issues here. But I had heard generally that you were pro-life but when it came to gay marriage you were a little more libertarian about it.
Christie: No
Scarborough: Is that not the case?
Christie: Not the case. Obviously.
Scarborough: Do you support civil unions?
Christie: Yes
Scarborough: So you’re like the president. You support civil unions but not gay marriage.
Christie: I have the exact same position as the president.
Scarborough: But you’re called a bigot for taking that position and the president’s called enlightened because he really doesn’t believe what he’s saying.
Christie: Because I’m a Republican and he’s a Democrat. The Democrats in my state who are criticizing me are saying my feet are firmly planted on the wrong side of justice. I said yesterday my feet are firmly planted next to President Obama’s. And they don’t criticize him.
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