Blog 7

The first article I found about Chris Christie comes from the Huffington post which is traditionally a liberal magazine. The article is about a question asked in the debate that had to do with fantasy football and how Christie was appalled when they asked him a question like that and he brushed off the question and talked about other hot issues pressing the country. The article ripped Christie apart for not thinking this is a serious topic. According to the article, this issue is really important because "But despite his apparent incredulity, the reality about daily fantasy sports is that unresolved questions about the industry matter to millions of Americans. And those questions could fall squarely under the purview of Congress, federal regulators and potentially the next president" (Waldron, 2015). The article also goes on to say " While Christie might not view fantasy sports or gambling as a topic that rises to the level of a presidential debate, the next Oval Office occupant might not be able to simply brush it off" (Waldron, 2015). The tone is not as harsh as you would expect for a liberal magazine talking about a republican, but the writer has no problem pointing out that Christie is wrong for taking this issue so lightly. The writer then goes onto to talk about Christie's remark of "Let them play" referring to letting the American people play fantasy football (online gambling) is consistent with his beliefs because in New Jersey he signed a bill to legalized online gambling (Waldron, 2015).
 


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chris-christie-fantasy-sports_56324609e4b0631799114717?utm_hp_ref=chris-christie

The next article is written by Fox News which has the reputation of being strong conservative views. The article is based off of the recent incident of Governor Christie being escorted out of the "quiet car" on an Amtrak train for allegedly yelling on his phone (Foxnews.com). This article has a much different tone than the Huffington post article. This article is about telling the point of view of another passenger who contradicts the original story told by someone else saying Christie was yelling at someone on his phone. The name of this woman is Katie Klabusich and she claims to have been sitting with Christie at a table on the train and according to a tweet she posted claimed " Chris Christie was super courteous & possibly the least intrusive in-public phone person ever" (Foxnews.com). This article portrays Christie has a good person and apparently was not being as obnoxious as the first article portrayed him as.

 


 http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/10/26/fellow-amtrak-passenger-disputes-screaming-christie-story/

If someone were to of just read the first article, the Huffington Post one, people might think Christie would not be a caring president because he is over looking an issue that affects millions of Americans. After covering governor Christie he seems more like the person portrayed in the Fox News article. Some people might be less inclined to vote for him because of how he is overlooking the Fan Duel issue, but some might also look to support him because he is for online gambling. I don't think the Huffington Post article will hurt him too much, but I think the Fox News article can help him a lot.