# I pit NJ Gov Chris Christie for saying an idiotic thing about Civil Rights

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**Created:** [January 27, 2012, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-nj-gov-chris-christie-for-saying-an-idiotic-thing-about-civil-rights/610798 "2012-01-27T01:13:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Enuma\_Elish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5e9695/32.png) [@Enuma\_Elish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enuma_Elish)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-nj-gov-chris-christie-for-saying-an-idiotic-thing-about-civil-rights/610798/61 "2012-02-18T00:12:57Z")

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I heard Christie is having the flags in New Jersey lowered to half mast in honor of Whitney Houston - anyone else see this?

I mean she is a war veteran, of course - - - - if you count the war on drugs…

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-nj-gov-chris-christie-for-saying-an-idiotic-thing-about-civil-rights/610798/62 "2012-02-18T05:59:12Z")

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> [@Enuma\_Elish](#):
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> I heard Christie is having the flags in New Jersey lowered to half mast in honor of Whitney Houston - anyone else see this?

Yes. I’m glad he can be so decisive on important issues like this while furiously trying to dodge responsibility for the gay marriage thing.

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