‘Explosive documents’ connect Christie, bridge scandal

[Harry Dresden]

hes your asshole not ours

Looks like Christie had no knowledge....
Same excuse Obama uses.
You gettin the picture, stupid?

what do you think?.....TM would defend Democrats even if she heard them planing to overthrow the Country....

 

[Londoner]

To use interstate assets to punish someone merely for supporting another candidate ...

To shut down the busiest bridge in the world so people could not get to work . . .

To shut down the busiest bridge in the world so children could not get to school . . .

To create a traffic jam so large that first responders could reach a dying 91 year old woman on time . . .

Is public corruption on a grand scale.

Chris Christie caused harm to innocent people.

Chris Christie should go to jail.

 

[Harry Dresden]

Christie is a wolf in sheep's clothing.

He is a gluttonous, abusively vindictive beast. It amazes me that so many Americans can so easily be fooled by him.

how many Americans are fooled by these other jerks in Govt,including the ones running the Country now?....look at the posters here in the USMB who defend their precious parties no matter what those assholes do.....we have a few right here in this thread....

 

[oreo]

Shades of Chicago thuggery:

Top Christie Staff Sought Lane Closings as Revenge

Using vital thoroughfares to lean on people for endorsements?

....

The emails indicate that Mr. Christie’s staff and his associates at the Port Authority were closely aware of the political context. Mr. Christie, a Republican, was leaning on local Democratic officials to endorse his re-election bid so that he could then seek his party’s presidential nominationby arguing that he was the candidate who could attract bipartisan support in a blue state.

Mr. Christie won re-election in November by 22 points, and instantly became a leading candidate for his party’s presidential nomination by winning across many demographic groups. His campaign boasted that he had been endorsed by more than 50 local Democratic officials.

But the documents released Wednesday underscore what Republicans as well as Democrats in New Jersey have long said about the governor: that he is a bully who wields fear and favor to get what he wants, and lashes out at even the smallest perceived slights.

During the campaign, as Mr. Christie and his associates leaned on Democratic local officials for endorsements, many mayors whispered that they feared the governor would withhold money or favor if they did not go along. Even Republican lawmakers who have supported Mr. Christie tell stories of being punished when he perceived them as not supporting him enough.

....

Well, you're going to have to have a lot more evidence to convict Christie than that. But it is very interesting.

 

[Londoner]

Gotta love it when the party of law and order defends criminals.

The man shut down the busiest bridge in the country to punish a Democratic Mayor whose only crime was supporting the Democratic candidate for governor.

A 91 year old woman died because first responders were delayed in reaching her.

Christie should be in prison.

(Republicans never tire of pointing out the corruption of democrats. Yet, when one of your party's most powerful leaders gets caught in one of the biggest acts of public corruption in my lifetime, they protect him.)

(Republicans lack moral courage)

 

[Amelia]

Gotta love it when the party of law and order defends criminals.

The man shut down the busiest bridge in the country to punish a Democratic Mayor whose only crime was supporting the Democratic candidate for governor.

A 91 year old woman died because first responders were delayed in reaching her.

Christie should be in prison.

(Republicans never tire of pointing out the corruption of democrats. Yet, when one of your party's most powerful leaders gets caught in one of the biggest acts of public corruption in my lifetime, they protect him.)

(Republicans lack moral courage)

First, you haven't yet made the case that Christie shut the bridge down.

Second, the case hasn't been made that the delay caused the woman's death.

The first one is obviously the most important.



This is not to be construed as a defense of Christie for any of the many things he has in fact done wrong. However, I have not seen evidence that he did anything criminal in relation to the lane closings. Do you care about your credibility at all?

Where is your evidence that he knew about it happening when he could still have stopped it?

 

[Politico]

Nothing has connected him with anything. Fail.

 

[rightwinger]

Resignation is the only option for Christie at this point. This scandal is bad.

This is not a made up scandal either, like "Benghazigate" , which was just the GOP trying to make the Democrats look as bad at foreign policy as the GOP looked because of their Iraq War flops & failures. Their attempt failed to catch on because the few deaths in Libya, although very sad, paled in comparison to the GOP-created bloodbath of the Iraq War Mistake.

Chris Krispy Creme even won the election going away. What was the pay back for? If every one in Fort Lee voted Democratic, Gov. Fatsoprano would have won anyway. The whole thing is bizarre. He clearly does not have the temperament for the White House, and needs to stand down on any potential run.

Oh well, conservatives. Guess you'll have to nominate one of your undetectable right wing kookadoodledoos instead of the used-to-be electable Gov. of Jerky

No direct link (yet) to Christie, despite your fervent hopes.

I doubt if there will be a direct link

There was never a direct link of Nixon to Watergate but it became a question of.....What did you know and when did you know it?

Nixon blundered horribly on that question as he tried to deflect the blame and engage in sacrificial firings

Christie has the next two days to embrace this thing, show some humility, accept full responsibility and apologize to the people of Ft Lee

 

[paperview]

Pretty good piece here on it that breaks it down a bit:

Concluding:

And if he did smell a rat and just stopped asking questions so he wouldn’t know, he is in essence part of the cover-up. In any case, the reputation he has built for himself—a man of no-nonsense, let-the-chips-fall-where-they-may action—would have suggested that he’d have wanted to get to the bottom of this himself long before now. That he didn’t and has been doing the usual tawdry dance that politicians do in this circumstance is another incriminating indicator.


He can fire Bridget Kelly and a few other people today, or soon, and try to take charge of this. He can demand an investigation. But the fact that he hasn’t done that already is suspicious. Remember the hurricane-era Christie? My state and my people come first, the hell with the politics. That was laudable. But his posture here has been the direct opposite. Here it’s been politics first. He’s not completely knocked out by this yet. There seems a good chance he will be knocked out by it. But even if he’s not, that old Christie is tarnished forever.

Christie: Three Possibilities (Two Require That He Resign) - The Daily Beast

 

[Votto]

Shades of Chicago thuggery:

Top Christie Staff Sought Lane Closings as Revenge

Using vital thoroughfares to lean on people for endorsements?

....

The emails indicate that Mr. Christie’s staff and his associates at the Port Authority were closely aware of the political context. Mr. Christie, a Republican, was leaning on local Democratic officials to endorse his re-election bid so that he could then seek his party’s presidential nominationby arguing that he was the candidate who could attract bipartisan support in a blue state.

Mr. Christie won re-election in November by 22 points, and instantly became a leading candidate for his party’s presidential nomination by winning across many demographic groups. His campaign boasted that he had been endorsed by more than 50 local Democratic officials.

But the documents released Wednesday underscore what Republicans as well as Democrats in New Jersey have long said about the governor: that he is a bully who wields fear and favor to get what he wants, and lashes out at even the smallest perceived slights.

During the campaign, as Mr. Christie and his associates leaned on Democratic local officials for endorsements, many mayors whispered that they feared the governor would withhold money or favor if they did not go along. Even Republican lawmakers who have supported Mr. Christie tell stories of being punished when he perceived them as not supporting him enough.

....

Impressive.

Could Christie be a thug like Obama? If so, he very well may be the next President.

 

[rightwinger]

Gotta love it when the party of law and order defends criminals.

The man shut down the busiest bridge in the country to punish a Democratic Mayor whose only crime was supporting the Democratic candidate for governor.

A 91 year old woman died because first responders were delayed in reaching her.

Christie should be in prison.

(Republicans never tire of pointing out the corruption of democrats. Yet, when one of your party's most powerful leaders gets caught in one of the biggest acts of public corruption in my lifetime, they protect him.)

(Republicans lack moral courage)

First, you haven't yet made the case that Christie shut the bridge down.

Second, the case hasn't been made that the delay caused the woman's death.

The first one is obviously the most important.



This is not to be construed as a defense of Christie for any of the many things he has in fact done wrong. However, I have not seen evidence that he did anything criminal in relation to the lane closings. Do you care about your credibility at all?

Where is your evidence that he knew about it happening when he could still have stopped it?

First, you haven't yet made the case that Christie shut the bridge down.
It has been established that the NJ Governors office shut down the bridge

Second, the case hasn't been made that the delay caused the woman's death.
She was 91. What the hell? Old people die and she wasn't going to live much longer anyway

 

[martybegan]

Gotta love it when the party of law and order defends criminals.

The man shut down the busiest bridge in the country to punish a Democratic Mayor whose only crime was supporting the Democratic candidate for governor.

A 91 year old woman died because first responders were delayed in reaching her.

Christie should be in prison.

(Republicans never tire of pointing out the corruption of democrats. Yet, when one of your party's most powerful leaders gets caught in one of the biggest acts of public corruption in my lifetime, they protect him.)

(Republicans lack moral courage)

First, you haven't yet made the case that Christie shut the bridge down.

Second, the case hasn't been made that the delay caused the woman's death.

The first one is obviously the most important.



This is not to be construed as a defense of Christie for any of the many things he has in fact done wrong. However, I have not seen evidence that he did anything criminal in relation to the lane closings. Do you care about your credibility at all?

Where is your evidence that he knew about it happening when he could still have stopped it?

First, you haven't yet made the case that Christie shut the bridge down.
It has been established that the NJ Governors office shut down the bridge

Second, the case hasn't been made that the delay caused the woman's death.
She was 91. What the hell? Old people die and she wasn't going to live much longer anyway

The bridge wasn't shut down, assigned lanes to a side entrance were assigned to the main feeder from I-95/I-80.

And it wasnt of traffic being caused by this shift, it was a question of MORE traffic.

 

[Votto]

Gotta love it when the party of law and order defends criminals.

The man shut down the busiest bridge in the country to punish a Democratic Mayor whose only crime was supporting the Democratic candidate for governor.

A 91 year old woman died because first responders were delayed in reaching her.

Christie should be in prison.

(Republicans never tire of pointing out the corruption of democrats. Yet, when one of your party's most powerful leaders gets caught in one of the biggest acts of public corruption in my lifetime, they protect him.)

(Republicans lack moral courage)

First, you haven't yet made the case that Christie shut the bridge down.

Second, the case hasn't been made that the delay caused the woman's death.

The first one is obviously the most important.



This is not to be construed as a defense of Christie for any of the many things he has in fact done wrong. However, I have not seen evidence that he did anything criminal in relation to the lane closings. Do you care about your credibility at all?

Where is your evidence that he knew about it happening when he could still have stopped it?

First, you haven't yet made the case that Christie shut the bridge down.
It has been established that the NJ Governors office shut down the bridge

Second, the case hasn't been made that the delay caused the woman's death.
She was 91. What the hell? Old people die and she wasn't going to live much longer anyway

It's looking as if you should get your taxes in order if Chris Christie wins the Oval Office.

This goes for the rest of you Demoncrats.

Just know that even though I am saddened that America is now a dictatorship through such displays, I will still chuckle a bit.

Does Christie have the morally bankrupt character needed to win the Oval Office? It looks like more and more that he does.

 

[rightwinger]

First, you haven't yet made the case that Christie shut the bridge down.

Second, the case hasn't been made that the delay caused the woman's death.

The first one is obviously the most important.



This is not to be construed as a defense of Christie for any of the many things he has in fact done wrong. However, I have not seen evidence that he did anything criminal in relation to the lane closings. Do you care about your credibility at all?

Where is your evidence that he knew about it happening when he could still have stopped it?

First, you haven't yet made the case that Christie shut the bridge down.
It has been established that the NJ Governors office shut down the bridge

Second, the case hasn't been made that the delay caused the woman's death.
She was 91. What the hell? Old people die and she wasn't going to live much longer anyway

The bridge wasn't shut down, assigned lanes to a side entrance were assigned to the main feeder from I-95/I-80.

And it wasnt of traffic being caused by this shift, it was a question of MORE traffic.

The City of Ft Lee was shut down as planned by the Governors office
That is the issue

 

[Edgetho]

Christie is a total and complete bitch. I can't stand the man.

I actually do hope this queers his chance at the White House because I think that whoever we nominate will be a Shoo-In.

After 8 years of dimocrap incompetence....

Oh yeah

 

[Seawytch]

Ya gotta wonder what he's promising the staff that falls on their swords. He's got to be careful...he pisses one of them off and they roll over on him.

 

[R.D.]

Up until now he claimed neither he or his staff had anything to do with this. Now some pretty damning emails have come out showing his staff laughing about it -- and well, it's not looking too good for the upcoming Pressy hopeful.

The Bergen Record”s Shawn Boburg published details that connect the scandal to the governor’s office in ways that raise the stakes of the controversy considerably.

A cache of private messages between Governor’s Christie’s deputy chief of staff and his two top executives at the Port Authority reveal a vindictive effort to create “traffic problems in Fort Lee,” apparent pleasure at the resulting gridlock, and insults used to refer to the borough’s mayor, who had failed to endorse Christie for re-election.

The documents obtained by The Record also raise serious doubts about months of claims by the Christie administration that the September closures of local access lanes to the George Washington Bridge were part of a traffic study initiated solely by the Port Authority. Instead, they show that one of the governor’s top aides was deeply involved in the decision to choke off the borough’s access to the bridge, and they provide the strongest indication yet that it was part of a politically-motivated vendetta – a notion that Christie has publicly denied.

​

In mid-August, just a few weeks before the lane closures, Bridget Anne Kelly, one of three deputies on Christie’s senior staff, emailed David Wildstein, the top Christie executive at the Port Authority who ordered the closures.

“Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee,” she told him. “Got it,” he replied.

'Explosive documents' connect Christie, bridge scandal | MSNBC

Christie cancelled his only public appearance today. He's got some splainin' to do.

To which we say: Please proceed, Governor...

Christie lost me when he had two state elections about a month apart. Elections are not free. They cost money and Christie could have saved the state of New Jersey a bunch of money by combining the two elections. However, Christie did not want to be on a ballot with Cory Booker despite the fact Christie and Booker were not running against each other. If he would throw away the state of New Jersey's money without any concern, why should I trust him with my tax money
The absolutely last thing this country needs is a vindictive president who can put his finger on the "button" if he gets pissed!

This, plus his not appointing an R to Lautenburgs seat for the interim

But he lost me long before that.

 

[Edgetho]

Ya gotta wonder what he's promising the staff that falls on their swords. He's got to be careful...he pisses one of them off and they roll over on him.

You got to understand..... Sometimes 'Staff' does things like this without the knowledge of their Boss.

Why? Because they're petty little bitches themselves.

I do NOT believe Nixon ordered the Watergate break-in anymore than I believe that obama ordered the IRS to go after the Tea Party.

Or that obama is personally ordering the cover-ups on Benghazi, Fast and Furious, etc.

These people on the 'Staff' of powerful Executives have egos, often fragile egos. And they have enemies. And they can often be petty and obnoxious.

As far as Christie?

I could not care less what happens to him. I do NOT like the man.

I don't trust him. At all

Brewer has a bigger set of balls than fatass Christie. I would MUCH rather see her on the ticket, too.

Christie can kiss my ass.

I have no idea what you dimocraps are all excited about. Christie was YOUR guy, not ours

 

[Theowl32]

Pretty bad.

Does this compare to any of the scandals done by Obama?

Liberals are so funny. Pathetic hypocrites, but funny.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

I hear Christie fined a staffer for talking to a Democrat...oh wait

Christie said, "If you like your traffic pattern, you can keep it. period" Oh wait

Christie armed a violent drug gang that murdered a border guard...oh wait

Christie got a call from a Consulate that was under siege by AQ and he went back to bed with bff Reggie Love and said "Let them die"...oh wait