Chris Christie

zitothebrave said:
Really? McCain I can see as a maybe, but Romney is as dull as a baseball bat. Johnson at least has some personality.
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I'm not saying Romney's personality was good, I'm just saying Gary Johnson's personality is that bad in regards to running for President. Romney did have good statesmanship in his personality, but just wasn't very relatable. You need both statesmanship and relatability. Gary Johnson has neither, imo. He doesn't seem very presidential and only the libertarians relate to him.
 
Thought it might be a good time to revisit this thread and see just how well Gov Christie is weathering the storm - and, the "everybody does it" meme.
Interesting to note which (D) Governors have been in the drink with Christie since the first of the year

Let's move on
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FLEMINGTON, N.J. — For several weeks, since it went national, Gov. Christie has dismissed “Bridgegate” as a story driven by partisan enemies and the media. To support that claim Christie rightly noted that in his town halls since January not one of the dozens of voters he engaged directly asked him about it.

http://www.salon.com/2014/03/21/par...in_town_hall_over_bridge_flap_for_first_time/
 
Good night Chris Christie. Don't let the door hit you ...

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Before the bridge scandal, Christie was known as a governor who transcended New Jersey’s reputation for toxic politics and toxic dumps. He took on the exploding costs of the state’s pension system, reformed property taxes, and worked with his opponents in the legislature, and he provided decisive leadership after the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. But the scandal hinted at a darker story line: that Christie’s barrelling style, and the dealmaking that had secured his rise through New Jersey politics, might as easily undo him.

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/04/14/crossing-christie
 
57Brave said:
Good night Chris Christie. Don't let the door hit you ...

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Before the bridge scandal, Christie was known as a governor who transcended New Jersey’s reputation for toxic politics and toxic dumps. He took on the exploding costs of the state’s pension system, reformed property taxes, and worked with his opponents in the legislature, and he provided decisive leadership after the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. But the scandal hinted at a darker story line: that Christie’s barrelling style, and the dealmaking that had secured his rise through New Jersey politics, might as easily undo him.

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/04/14/crossing-christie
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This is kind of revisionist. Christie managed to be a somewhat conservative governor in a blue state, but he ruled like a bull in a china shop. To me, the thing that has been most telling about his tenure in New Jersey is his attempt to dismantle the decision in the Abbott v. Burke education funding lawsuit pretty much by fiat until the Supreme Court stepped back in and told him he had to undo the cuts in funding he had ordered. Unlike Scott Walker (who I detest), who ran his program through the Wisconsin legislature, Christie did so much of his governing outside of the process.
 
Christie was a mediocre governor. He was better than Corzine, but that's not saying much. Corzine was your stereotypical corrupt NJ politician.
 
I confess to liking Chris Christie, whatever his faults. If I were in NJ or anywhere close, I might feel differently, but from afar I kinda think he's ok.
 
Provided he isn't indicted ,, does he have a future in politics
or has he used it up?

I still think he was set up with the bridge closings
 
Julio3000 said:
I confess to liking Chris Christie, whatever his faults. If I were in NJ or anywhere close, I might feel differently, but from afar I kinda think he's ok.
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It's hard not to like Christie at least a little bit, I mean he was a Dallas Cowbys fan growing up and idolized Roger Staubach. He even has one of his signed footballs in his office
 
been a while since we looked in on Trumps presumptive AG and errand boy

This is what a scandal looks like. Only took 2 years to flush out

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http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/loca...394560041.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_NYBrand

Key members of the New Jersey Assembly have begun researching whether or not to bring articles of impeachment against Gov. Chris Christie, NBC 4 New York has learned.

This follows early testimony in the George Washington Bridge scandal trial, which some Assembly members believe shows the Republican governor had more knowledge of the lane closures in Fort Lee during and after that week in 2013 then he has led the public to believe.

Christie Was Told About Plan to Close GWB Lanes: Prosecutor

One committee chairman who did not want to be named said "clearly obstruction of justice" would be an obvious charge against the governor.

Spokespeople for Christie were not immediately available to comment.

The decision on impeachment will be up to Democratic Speaker Vincent Prieto and if he gives the go-ahead, the Assembly Judiciary Committee would begin the process.

Christie 'Flat Out Lied' in GWB Case: Ex-Aide

It takes a majority of the 80-member Assembly to vote articles of impeachment.

If it passes the Democrat-controlled body, the trial would be in the Senate, where two-thirds of senators would be needed to convict. Although Democrats hold a majority in the Senate, they would need three Republican senators to join them if all Democrats vote to convict.

Gov. Christie Orders Shutdown of NJ Transportation Projects

Christie is nearing the end of his second term, with a new governor due to be sworn in 16 months from now. The one-time presidential candidate and key Donald Trump advisor is often mentioned as a possible attorney general in a Trump administration.

Earlier this month, Christie acknowledged to MSNBC that the bridge scandal was likely a factor in Trump passing him over for vice president.

Source: Key NJ Legislators Looking at Christie Impeachment: Sources | NBC New York http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/loca...?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_NYBrand#ixzz4L5ly0klo
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Wildstein testifies Christie staffers used personal email addresses in order to keep emails secret #Bridgegate

Michael Cohen
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Michael Cohen Retweeted Katie Kyros

I'm old enough to remember when Chris Christie attacked Hillary Clinton for using a private email account
 
BREAKING: David Wildstein testifies that he and Bill Baroni "bragged" to @GovChristie abt GWB lane closures as they were going on
 
There is a political analogy between Christie and Trump. Christie's original appeal was his image as someone who would tell it like it is and stand up to power. He was often shown on TV telling reporters and dissenters to "shut up!"
He promoted that tough image which he thought might propel him to become the Republican presidential nominee. As it turned out, we now know that both Christie and Trump are egregiously cynical politicians and liars unfit to hold any public office. The question isn't, should Christie be impeached?
It is how and when.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/28/nyregion/bridgegate-trial-chris-christie.html?_r=1
 
at it's core replace the name Chris Christie with HRC

isn't this the scandal that since 1990 people have tried to pin to HRC ?

I see no speculation a potential Attorney General used his influence to not be indicted -- (payed off?)

Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't there a death in an emergency vehicle stuck in bridge closure traffic ?

Suppose the name Clinton was attached to Bridgegate.

Where there is actual malfeasance yet Gov Christie gets to stand outside.
Replace the name David Wildstein with Sidney Blumenthal . The reaction ???

Do I smell a double standard --
why ?
 
57Brave said:
There is a political analogy between Christie and Trump. Christie's original appeal was his image as someone who would tell it like it is and stand up to power. He was often shown on TV telling reporters and dissenters to "shut up!"
He promoted that tough image which he thought might propel him to become the Republican presidential nominee. As it turned out, we now know that both Christie and Trump are egregiously cynical politicians and liars unfit to hold any public office. The question isn't, should Christie be impeached?
It is how and when.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/28/nyregion/bridgegate-trial-chris-christie.html?_r=1
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So the issue here is Christie and Trump are liars?

GO HILARY!!
 
no, the issue is (R) and (L) have the scandal they have been looking for for 25 years right under their noses.
All the intrigue, political backstabbing, influence peddling,election bullying, abuse of power, vengeance ...
Wondering - didn't we just explore ALL of those characteristics of a scandal and attach them to someone ?

No, this isn't about HRC, it is about cherry picking , double standards and willfull ignorance of fact and reality.
Or simply turning a blind eye to what Bedell calls "your team"

Can anyone link the Fox News report on yesterdays proceedings?
Drudge or Breitbart --

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Lock Chris Christie up!

While the New Jersey governor has long denied that he knew about the George Washington Bridge lane closures until after they were reported in the news, David Wildstein, the mastermind behind Bridgegate, testified on Tuesday that he and Bill Baroni, the governor’s appointee at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, had “bragged” about the lane closings to Christie as they were happening during a 9/11 memorial ceremony. Christie, he testified, laughed in response. Needless to say, the governor did nothing to intervene in the following two days during which the lanes were closed and traffic snarled into a multi-day gridlock.

https://newrepublic.com/minutes/137266/lock-chris-christie-up
 
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BREAKING: Kelly & Baroni were reached charged with 7 counts. Both found guilty on ALL charges. #Bridgegate
 
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