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Re: The Trials of Gov. Christie - Not what he appears
Delicious.
Delicious.
Livingston, I presume, is the Hotel California for Christie. He can never leave.
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Re: The Trials of Gov. Christie - Not what he appears
It's just the Governor's way of observing the Constitutional rights of his appointee, David Wildstein . . .Comment
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Re: The Trials of Gov. Christie - Not what he appears
who gives a crud. sorry guys, a politician caught lying, covering up, what's so shocking?? Entertainment, absolutely if you're in to that sort of thing. Frankly I'm sick of the MSM telling me who are going to be my 2 choices in 2016. OK, so now I have to hear who the next rep front-runner is for the next 2 years; yuk. America, America, what hath thou become.Comment
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Re: The Trials of Gov. Christie - Not what he appears
if you're not going to laugh at this stuff, you're going to cry. might as well enjoy the entertainment value fwiw.Originally posted by vinoveri View Post
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Re: The Trials of Gov. Christie - Not what he appears
I can laugh at the folly and hubris of individuals, but when I see the duping and willing cooperation of the majority I do indeed tend to tears (actually still in the anger phase, but can sense the peaceful surrender of hopelessness and acceptance beginning to liberate my angst - whether I'm following the path of Seneca or Winston Smith is another questionOriginally posted by jk View Post
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as long as you avoid room 101.....Originally posted by vinoveri View PostI can laugh at the folly and hubris of individuals, but when I see the duping and willing cooperation of the majority I do indeed tend to tears (actually still in the anger phase, but can sense the peaceful surrender of hopelessness and acceptance beginning to liberate my angst - whether I'm following the path of Seneca or Winston Smith is another question)Comment
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seems like a lot of effort to put into one poor schlub. is big brother THAT needy, that he needs the love of winston smith? [as opposed to just eliminating him?]Originally posted by Woodsman View Post
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Re: The Trials of Gov. Christie - Not what he appears
Eh. It's a living.Originally posted by jk View PostComment
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lol. i guess it keeps the henchmen busy.Originally posted by Woodsman View PostComment
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Re: The Trials of Gov. Christie - Not what he appears
Something could be posted on the Gov everyday - he can't keep his mouth shut. The more he talks about Jersey politics, the more sordid it becomes. Nothing unique to the Christie administration there.
Some thought of him as the next new thing, a real difference maker. More a run-of-the-mill American pol with anger management issues.
Christie's now become our Hindenburg. Once the future, until it exploded . . . spectacularly over New Jersey.
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Okay, now I have to get a new keyboard. Hindenburg.Originally posted by don View PostChristie's now become our Hindenburg.
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Re: The Trials of Gov. Christie - Not what he appears
Apropos (I couldn't resist):Originally posted by don View PostSomething could be posted on the Gov everyday - he can't keep his mouth shut. The more he talks about Jersey politics, the more sordid it becomes. Nothing unique to the Christie administration there.
Some thought of him as the next new thing, a real difference maker. More a run-of-the-mill American pol with anger management issues.
Christie's now become our Hindenburg. Once the future, until it exploded . . . spectacularly over New Jersey.
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Re: The Trials of Gov. Christie - Not what he appears
After a 16-month federal investigation into the George Washington Bridge lane closings scandal, a judge in New Jersey on Friday unsealed indictments against two people close to Gov. Chris Christie, outlining a conspiracy to exact political vengeance against a mayor for his failure to endorse the governor’s re-election.
Breaking his long silence over the inquiry, the United States attorney for New Jersey, Paul J. Fishman, announced the indictments at a news conference on Friday afternoon. He said that the conspirators “callously victimized” the citizens of Fort Lee, purposely scheduling the lane-closing plan to coincide with the first day of school. Then, he said, they sought to cover up the scheme with a “sham” story of a traffic study.
Bill Baroni, the former deputy executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and Bridget Anne Kelly, a former deputy chief of staff to Mr. Christie, were charged with nine counts, including conspiracy to commit fraud by “knowingly converting and intentionally misapplying property of an organization receiving federal benefits.”
David Wildstein, another former Port Authority official and a high school friend of Mr. Christie, pleaded guilty at the United States District Court in Newark to conspiracy to commit fraud and conspiracy against civil rights.
Mr. Fishman said that Mr. Wildstein corroborated the allegations in the indictment.
“Based on the evidence that is currently available to us, we’re not going to charge anyone else in this scheme,” Mr. Fishman said.
But Mr. Fishman added that “there may come a time” when other, unindicted co-conspirators are identified.
Mr. Wildstein’s lawyer, Alan Zegas, reiterated on Friday his client’s contention that “evidence exists” that Mr. Christie knew about the lane closings as they occurred.
“There is a lot more that will come out,” he said. “Unfortunately, I am not in a position to talk about the matter in detail.”
“The conspirators concocted and promoted a sham story that reducing the number of lanes and tollbooths accessible to the local approach was for a traffic study,” according to the indictment.
The story was invented “to conceal the conspirators’ true punitive purpose.”
On Friday morning, Judge Susan D. Wigenton, who presided over the case, laid out the conspiracy involving the three Christie confidants. She asked Mr. Wildstein a laundry list of questions, all of which he answered with a soft “yes,” while standing at the defense table.
She asked if he conspired with Mr. Baroni and Ms. Kelly to shut down lanes to retaliate against Mayor Mark Sokolich of Fort Lee for not endorsing Mr. Christie in his 2013 re-election campaign.
“Did you agree with Mr. Baroni and Ms. Kelly to punish Mayor Sokolich by causing significant lane access problems,” the judge asked, staring down from the bench at Mr. Wildstein.
“Yes,” Mr. Wildstein answered.
Mr. Wildstein has been a central figure in the scandal ever since it emerged in that he had received an email from Ms. Kelly in August 2013 saying that it was “time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee.”
“Got it,” he replied.
His decision to plead guilty has been closely watched to see if he indicates what role – if any — Mr. Christie had in the lane closings, which gridlocked the town of Fort Lee over several days, stranding emergency vehicles, commuters and school buses on the bridge to Manhattan.
Earlier, Mr. Wildstein told several people in the Christie administration that he had discussed the lane closings with the governor as they were happening, an assertion the governor denies.
Each count that Mr. Wildstein pleaded guilty to carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison, but Mr. Fishman said he was very cooperative with investigators, and would almost certainly not face a punishment that severe. Mr. Baroni and Ms. Kelly face higher maximum penalties — around 86 combined years — but again would likely not be sentenced to it.
On Friday morning, Mr. Christie was in Virginia, where he delivered a political speech to 300 people at the Northern Virginia Leadership Conference.
Mr. Christie, in a nod to the developments in the bridge inquiry, opened his remarks with a joke.
“Who am I to tell anyone not to go off script,” he said, before giving a speech that largely stuck to the script as he talked about reforming entitlements and cutting government spending.
He also spoke about the importance of trust.
Was that the joke?Comment
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