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.

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.

S.E Cupp, a Republican political strategist and CNN "Crossfire" host, said that Christie was "very believable" and "humble and contrite" during his lengthy appearance that she noted would satisfy some people.

"He's not completely out of the woods," Cupp said, noting that there are more questions to be asked.

John King, CNN's chief national correspondent, said it was a defining moment for Christie in terms of his credibility.

"He stood there and took it," King said of the barrage of questions from reporters, noting that his demeanor was uncharacteristically low key. "He understood the gravity of the moment."

CNN Chief Political Analyst Gloria Borger said that Christie did well, expressing humiliation and apologizing. But she said he did not answer why one of his top aides thought apparent retribution was a good thing to do.

"The reasoning behind this still remains an issue," she said.

But situation still could deepen Christie's political woes, David Gergen, a CNN senior political analyst, said on Wednesday.

"If a woman died here," he said of the public safety issue raised in Fort Lee, "he's in deep, deep trouble."

Even if he had nothing to do with the traffic snarls, the allegations could have serious consequences for the two-term governor, analysts said.

"There's something about this that's so petty and so vindictive, and it feeds into this narrative that he's a bully. ... He's going to have to find some way to defuse this to prove he doesn't run a shop like that," said Gergen, a former adviser to several U.S. presidents.

As criticisms of Christie's management style of being heavy handed and petty come to the forefront, Christie said, "I am not a bully." But he added that he is "soul searching" about why he created an environment in which his staff felt they had to lie to him.

Monroe wrote:
Of course, we just find out that the person in charge of investigating the IRS/Obama scandal is an Obama political donor, appointed by Eric Holder and the DOJ! The fix is in . . .

Back to Christie-he fires anyone involved with cone gate, yet the haters are still hating.

After calling them 'abject idiots' (obviously not handling his own staffers with kid gloves, he's an equal opportunity plain talker), do you think he's worried about a smoking gun email somehow connecting him?

Nope, and that's why it's already becoming a non story.

Monroe wrote:
Nope, and that's why it's already becoming a non story.

Monroe wrote:
Of course, we just find out that the person in charge of investigating the IRS/Obama scandal is an Obama political donor, appointed by Eric Holder and the DOJ! The fix is in . . .

Back to Christie-he fires anyone involved with cone gate, yet the haters are still hating.

After calling them 'abject idiots' (obviously not handling his own staffers with kid gloves, he's an equal opportunity plain talker), do you think he's worried about a smoking gun email somehow connecting him?

Nope, and that's why it's already becoming a non story.

The whole article is worth reading to appreciate just how thin-skinned the governor really is. The piece points to example after example of Christie using the power of his office to punish rivals ? even other Republicans ? who?ve offended him in minor and inconsequential ways.
The governor obviously doesn?t want to be blamed for the Fort Lee fiasco, but looking back over the last four years, the available evidence paints a deeply unflattering portrait of an intemperate bully, willing to use the power of his administration to intimidate, punish, and harass.

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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*

The people who would never vote for Christie anyway still won't vote for him. The ever increasing base of people who classify themselves as independents just found more reasons to vote for him. Fringe Republicans can do nothing but admire how he fired staff who are culpable, which they haven't seen from Democrats in the same position.

A human and brilliant response from Christie, taking every single question and answering it-no spin, no dodge.

And he's looking great, for all the self hating fatties who criticize him for his size.

To be clear, though-I loved the fleece, but initials belong on the shirt front, not the sleeve cuffs, Governor!

I know that you have a poster of him above your bed, but if you think this is making him more popular, you are deluded.

He's clearly lying about not knowing what went on.

And you know it.

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*

Monroe wrote:
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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*

The people who would never vote for Christie anyway still won't vote for him. The ever increasing base of people who classify themselves as independents just found more reasons to vote for him. Fringe Republicans can do nothing but admire how he fired staff who are culpable, which they haven't seen from Democrats in the same position.

A human and brilliant response from Christie, taking every single question and answering it-no spin, no dodge.

And he's looking great, for all the self hating fatties who criticize him for his size.

To be clear, though-I loved the fleece, but initials belong on the shirt front, not the sleeve cuffs, Governor!

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*

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Bogart wrote:
Non-stop coverage on MSNBC; Fox mentioned the story once during 3:00 PM show. What a country.

Remind me, did they cover the story when another cheap politician tried to block the roadside near the Mount Rushmore to stick it to the people?

Looking ahead, several state officials have raised the prospect of a criminal investigation, and as state Assemblyman John Wisniewski (D) said on the show last night, there?s an expectation that the matter would be directed to a federal prosecutor because New Jersey prosecutors are appointed by the governor.

JCDame wrote:
It's a traffic jam. We get those in NJ. Please.

borisp wrote:
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Bogart wrote:
Non-stop coverage on MSNBC; Fox mentioned the story once during 3:00 PM show. What a country.

Remind me, did they cover the story when another cheap politician tried to block the roadside near the Mount Rushmore to stick it to the people?

Bogart wrote:
Non-stop coverage on MSNBC; Fox mentioned the story once during 3:00 PM show. What a country.

Bogart wrote:
Non-stop coverage on MSNBC; Fox mentioned the story once during 3:00 PM show. What a country.