New York Post launches hit piece on Corzine

The New Jersey gubernatorial race may be one of few bright spots for Republicans in the Northeast - but there's no doubt that only the right-wing media has made it competitive.

Republicans are building their campaign against Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine (pictured here) on assailing the nonexistent "robbing of the suburbs" and on touting GOP candidate Chris Christie's record of fighting corruption (even though Christie fixed traffic tickets and was part of the crooked Bush regime).

Christie is an arrogant little prick, but the media has downplayed his videotaped statement in which he smugly defended his life of privilege.

The election is so close that even something Corzine has nothing to do with can cost him - and it has. The media tried to link Corzine to a major New Jersey corruption scandal, even though none of the officials who were nabbed were members of his administration.

The New York Post - a Rupert Murdoch publication - is like a print version of Fox News Channel. They've been in the tank for Christie all along.

The tabloid's bias continues, as the Post has run a story claiming that a Corzine campaign official was arrested on drug charges.

But this turned out to be complete fabrication. The man who was arrested had no connection with the Corzine campaign or the New Jersey Democratic Party whatsoever. The New York Post lied outright.

Thankfully, the New York Post doesn't have a reputation as being the region's "intelligent" paper. The Post is not only right-wing but also features splashy, sensationalistic headlines - instead of smart coverage of serious stories. So most of its readers were probably Christie backers anyway.

The most serious political corruption in modern New Jersey history may be what's to come Tuesday: Even with the GOP's decline, don't think that even the Garden State doesn't have corrupt Republican exurban county bosses. Seven of the state's 21 counties went GOP in the 2008 presidential election.

If there's one thing that's ruled out, it's Chris Christie winning the election without it being rigged to the point that even Boss Hogg would blush. If the GOP gets lucky Tuesday, I'll be at the forefront of the inevitable effort to make sure Christie faces a recall election.

(Source: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/10/31/799117/-Bogus-NY-Post-Hit-Piece-on-Corzine)