Atsushi wrote:

How media covered Christie. This is the biggest news today.

http://observer.com/2014/01/chris-christie-coverage/

Crazy_Chester wrote:
At this point, I would have more respect for Christie if he fessed up and admitted that he told Kelly to send that email (which is what really happened).

If what he said today was true (and it isn't), then he is completely out of the loop and has a staff made up largely of total jerks and morons.

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Monroe wrote:
Good manners mean more to me than correct spelling, generally, especially with smartphones and tiny keyboards in the mix.

Seriously, are you suggesting that calling people who don't agree with you politically the Loony Left to be within the realm of good manners?

Atsushi wrote:
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/11 ... dal-leaves-many-questions

Better than fiction!

PremiumContent wrote:
Christie didn't know anything, yet he was actively trying to cover up the investigation a month ago.

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/S ... 4477704579254012674389146

Crazy_Chester wrote:
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Crazy_Chester wrote:
The more relevant point is that this move DID delay ambulances. Whether or not this woman could have been saved is not the point. Messing with traffic is damn dangerous.

And I ask again, what if this woman had been your mother? Would you so casually shrug Bridgegate off?

My mother died at 67, if she made 91 I'd have been thrilled. I'd love to see a stat on how many 91 year old women survive heart attacks under any circumstances, let alone a few minute delay in response from an ambulance.

Still missing the point. Purposely, I assume.

Vigilante wrote:
People keep mentioning Benghazi. It's already been proven that the attack was spontaneous and then co-opted by local warlords. Kind of like looting a store. Stevens didn't want a massive security detail. He was well liked by Libyans and had just helped them win their liberation. He knew things weren't great there but no one knew of any specific threats. The anti-Islamic film sparked the outrage and warlords co-opted the outrage to make a political statement. Only thing I disagree with is that Obama has allowed the prime suspect to remain free. In any case, this Christie thing will probably blow over by next year. He just better hope he kept a reasonable distance from the actual machinations. Kind of like what Healy did in the pay for play scandal. No doubt Christie knew something but for his sake he better hope that only his subordinates take the fall.

user1111 wrote:
A Jersey City man armed with a loaded handgun was arrested last night in the parking deck of the Downtown luxury high-rise building where he lives, officials confirmed this morning.

The man drew attention from police in Glen Rock and Ridgewood in Bergen County and Jefferson in Morris County after reports that he had threatened a relative.

The man was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon when he was located by Jersey City police in his high-end vehicle in the the parking deck of 77 Hudson St.

Details on the man's arrest were not immediately available.

Is this the rich peoples building? Hmmmm
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... ge_authorities_say_1.html

Crazy_Chester wrote:
The more relevant point is that this move DID delay ambulances. Whether or not this woman could have been saved is not the point. Messing with traffic is damn dangerous.

And I ask again, what if this woman had been your mother? Would you so casually shrug Bridgegate off?

stc4blues wrote:
I saw the press conference, and it was a convincing performance. But there is this:

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Bogart wrote:
It's true that there is nothing (yet) to prove that Christie knew about this. However, common sense tell us that his aides and political advisors would not be acting so recklessly without his approval or a strong basis to believe he approved based on prior behavior.

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Monroe wrote:
Haters gonna hate, lol.

But the real issue, vis a vis 2016, is what will be the bigger scandal

Bridgegate in NJ, in which there were a couple additional traffic jams added to the thousands daily in NJ

or

Benghazigate, in which four Americans were killed, dozens injured, no one held accountable for not increasing security in a North Africa Arab country on the anniversary of 9/11 after repeated requests to Mrs. Clinton's office, and where we still have no knowledge of what Mrs. Clinton did during the attack-no email trail, no phone records, zero accountability, and no one fired for their poor decisions.

And Mrs. Clinton hasn't given an hour long press conference taking question after question about her role, as Secretary of State in charge, about her leadership and accountability.

Maybe Christie should have said 'what's the difference'?

And did you notice how Christie calmly responded to certain questions that were trying to get him to lose his cool? Didn't work.

http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationn ... sey-bridge-death-20140108,0,2864014.story

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In September, according to a report from the Bergen Record, paramedics trying to reach an unconscious 91-year-old woman in Fort Lee, N.J., got stuck in a traffic jam that had apparently been created by Christie's associates as political punishment for the borough's mayor, a Democrat. Multiple lanes were forced to merge into one, gridlocking traffic for days.

The woman later died at a hospital of cardiac arrest, according to a Sept. 10 letter that EMS coordinator Paul Favia sent to the borough's mayor.

"Paramedics were delayed due to heavy traffic on Fort Lee Road and had to meet the ambulance en-route to the hospital instead of on the scene," Favia wrote, the Record reported.

Although Favia did not explicitly blame the woman's death on the traffic delay -- the paramedics got to her in seven minutes -- it was one of four such delays reported by the coordinator, the newspaper reported.

nyrgravey9 wrote:
Hahaha, haters. Still waiting to see proof Christie was responsible for any of this.

At least he manned up, faced the press right away, apologized, etc. Wish the same could be said for others *cough cough Hillary* *cough cough Barry*

Binky wrote:
Yes, and the Port Authority is an independent agency in charge of the bridge.
Why would Christie want to create a huge traffic jam?
Why would Christie purposely lose Federal money for New Jersey education with the Race To The Top program?
Why would Christie turn down Federal Transportation Money for the ARC Tunnel?

Binky wrote:
Everyone seems so eager to blame this on Fulop, at the same time we learn exactly what Christie did to the mayor of Fort Lee with the GW Bridge lane closures.
Think maybe the legislation would have passed had Fulop endorsed Christie?
Has everyone for gotten Brett Schundler's experience working for Christie and the Race to the Top education funding?
It's a pattern, folks.
It's not Fulop's fault. I'm glad he is shining a light on this petty tit-for-tat by the State, carried on at our expense.

user1111 wrote:
I have 5 employees that work for me and they don't send emails on my behalf without me knowing about it. Lets not make excuses for a bully who's staff did a shitty thing. If he did not know what his staff was doing, what kind of leader is that? Not a very good one.

user1111 wrote:
Wow really? They didn't seem to change much, so what did they do just change the name and sign? The decor looks the same and those huge statues on the patio are still there.

Yvonne wrote:
Let us not forget two police officers did something similar by driving in the water. It is dark in the early morning hours. The city has no problem issuing parking tickets but doesn't recognize the danger this cause?

hero69 wrote:
some republicans would say christie is a sell-out