"New Jersey Governor Christie Picks Gay Black Man, Asian For Top Court"

CBS Philly.com ^ | January 23, 2012

[Politics4US]

"TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie moved to diversify the state’s all-white Supreme Court on Monday by proposing two firsts: the nominations of an openly gay black man and a Korean-born law enforcer to fill two vacancies.

Christie announced the nominations at a Statehouse news conference attended by both nominees and their families. If confirmed, Bruce A. Harris would become New Jersey’s first openly gay justice, and Phillip H. Kwon would become its first Asian representative and the first person born outside the United States to be sworn in."

[Smogger]

I frankly don’t care whether these people are horny white men or bulemic Asians, if they’re adherants to the Constitution and will judge fairly without legislating from the bench.

Hear, hear!

[Smogger]

in case anyone thinks that Christie simply appointed the best available legal minds to the Court who...

Stop right there. Is that how you think judges are selected? You simply go out there and get the "best available legal minds?" Not withstanding the fact that the "best" is subjective, and that you are probably going to appoint someone with your ideological bent regardless of their "legal mind", you are completely ignorant of the fact that appointing judges is a very political exercise. No one goes out and simply appoints "the best legal minds." As if all of those people even want to be judges.

[chessplayer]

The transgendered lesbians are going to be angry. Obviously Christie is a transgenderedlesbianophobe.

[stevio]

Yep, and we should listen to him and elect romney so he can do this PC BS on the national level. America’s done.

[Grunthor]

“New Jersey Governor Christie Picks Gay Black Man, Asian For Top Court”

Are they qualified to sit on the bench?

[skeeter]

Not withstanding the fact that the "best" is subjective, and that you are probably going to appoint someone with your ideological bent regardless of their "legal mind"

Right. A leader who values the constitution will appoint a constitutionalist. A leftist social engineer trying to force radical societal change will appoint homosexuals.

That may be the reason most of us are upset with Christie, doncha think?

[TigersEye]

What? You want real information not neurotic emotional responses? lol

[chessplayer]

Are they qualified to sit on the bench?

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Doesn’t matter anymore. Being a member of this or that group is whats important.

[DemforBush]

I looked up Kwon, and the guy has a pretty darned impressive resume: http://nj.gov/oag/oag/faag.html . He hasn’t been a judge before, which is a fair criticism. But he certainly has plenty of experience in law and law enforcement. I honestly don’t have a big problem with this pick.

All I’ve been able to find online about Harris is that he is a lawyer and a first-term mayor of a borough in a Republican-leaning area. That seems mighty thin for the top court, even at a state level. Now, there may be a lot more to Harris’ career. I’m just basing it on what I’ve been able to find.

[Friendofgeorge]

Not surprising coming from a Governor that wears panties!

[presently no screen name]

Looks like he’s preparing his resume for a presidential run on the democratic ticket in 2016. Maybe Newt will be his VP.

[rcrngroup]

And he thinks NEWT is an embarrassment to the party. Christie is becoming New Jersey’s answer to Scott Brown.

You're exactly correct on both counts. I guess fatso Christie got a twofer for affirmative action political correctness..... a black faggot, satisfies the queer's agenda and the black minority agenda. What a POS Christie has turned out to be.... just like Scott Brown siding with the demoRATs & queers most of the time (which I think he most definitely is....queer that is)

[SlargTarg]

I am sooo glad Christie is no longer our favorite Conservative anymore because I haven’t liked or trusted that fat POS from day 1 and have really wanted to say so. What the hell has he EVER done for Conservatism anyways? NOTHING!

The stupid party is easily suckered in by a slick talker who bashes some liberal constituency now and again.

Beware!

[Vaquero]

Ann Coulter must be celebrating this news.

I knew she went nuts and is backing Willard...

...is she a faghag too???

[US Navy Vet]

So what is is “Governor”, “A Live Boy or a Dead Horse”?

[Maverick68]

I agree.
I will take a Conservative gay man who respects the Constitution over idiots like that “wise Latina woman” anyday...

[flintsilver7]

What on earth does Paterno have to do with this? I can’t remember, but I have to assume that you were (and are) one of the reactionaries wanting to tar and feather Paterno based on an alternate reality of your own creation.

[bmwcyle]

Embarrassing Fat RINO.

[flintsilver7]

I don’t care if there are 1,000 posts condeming Christie. What is important is whether they are qualified or not. I don’t know about Harris, but it certainly seems like Kwon has an impressive resume. Here I thought it was the left that cared so much about labels. It certainly seems like it’s just as much of a problem here.

[skeeter]

It certainly seems like it’s just as much of a problem here.

Only to those who have a problem making moral distinctions.

Given the current state of our judicial system, with liberal activists running wild and ruling based on their own personal preferences, I hardly think the majority reaction to Christie's rhetoric is insane. More like common sense.