LIVINGSTON, N.J. — The good vibes and enthusiasm that accompanied Republican Gov. Chris Christie’s announcement that he’s running for president Tuesday didn’t extend outside Livingston High School, where hundreds of protesters gathered to take him to task on a number of fronts.
The usual suspects were represented: teachers and public workers who have clashed with Christie over pension payments, environmental advocates, union members and those who have been rubbed the wrong way by his often-blunt putdowns.
As Christie made his announcement inside his old high school, critics chanted, sang and marched behind a bagpiper and gathered in front of a huge, blow-up camel, whose symbolism wasn’t entirely clear.
Some of the highlights:
SIGN, SIGN, EVERYWHERE A SIGN