New Jersey governor takes tough stand against 'Jersey Shore'

Harsh words for the show and a $420,000 film tax credit

September 16, 2011 at 4:15AM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Forgot the political doubletalk. A spokesman for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie leaves no middle ground for how the Republican feels about "Jersey Shore," according to NJ.com, the website for the Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger.

The context for the remarks? A call by a Democratic state senator and a national group of Italian-Americans to block a $420,000 tax credit that goes to the show's production company. They didn't mince words either.

Does anyone have anything nice to say about the show?

However, we can't entirely avoid the political speak, as Drewniak explains why Christie can't exactly do anything about the tax credit.

That's better.

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