Chris Christie is friends with New York Jets Coach, Rex Ryan. So when a Daily News reporter Manish Mehta seemed a little eager to get an answer from Rex at a press conference. Christie had to chime in.
Rex’s decision to play quarterback and former USC star, Mark Sanchez in a meaningless pre-season game that resulted to the quarterback getting hurt, prompted the persistent reporter to ask his series of questions second guessing Rex’s decision. Rex took offence to the reporter’s questions and Christie tried to defend his friend, referring to the reporter as an “idiot.”
Said Christie;
“Idiot. The guy’s a complete idiot. Self-consumed, underpaid, reporter. The only reason he’s empowered is we’re spending all this time this morning talking about Manish Mehta who, by the way, I couldn’t pick out of a police lineup.”
Christie apparently forgot he was talking about a reporter from a New York newspaper and not one from New Jersey and The Daily News made sure he remembered. On the Tuesday morning paper, this was The News’ headline:
I just LOVE the way these politicians demean ordinary people…right to their faces. AND THEN go on the campaign trail telling everybody “they are for the everyday people…and vote for ME.”