Reader: Chris Christie shouldn’t criticize life in Colorado when his state of New Jersey is a toilet

During a recent visit to Colorado to stump for Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez (and raise his national profile in advance of an expected bid for the 2016 presidential nomination), New Jersey Governor Chris Christie defended criticizing Colorado's quality of life following legalization of limited marijuana sales. Our post on...
By Michael RobertsJuly 31, 2014
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During a recent visit to Colorado to stump for Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez (and raise his national profile in advance of an expected bid for the 2016 presidential nomination), New Jersey Governor Chris Christie defended criticizing Colorado’s quality of life following legalization of limited marijuana sales. Our post on the topic inspired plenty of vitriol from readers. Here’s an example.

See also: Chris Christie defends saying pot hurts quality of life in Colorado during fundraising visit

Johnny Zimmerman writes:

He wants to compare quality of life between Colorado, a beautiful mountain state where the air, and environment is actually somewhat clean. And that toilet he calls a state which has the most toxic waste dumps of any state in the US. There is no comparison and only a moron would think otherwise.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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