LOL CHRIS CHRISTIE: But Guys, Don't You Remember All Those Scandals Involving Democrats? - Page 3 - Politics and Economics

David Wildstein, the guy that went to high school with Christie but was not cool enough to hang out with Christie, plead the fifth to every question asked by the state assembly panel.

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/0...ge-101973.html

01-09-2014 , 03:50 PM

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Almost zero chance imo.

In what world do underlings go to those lengths for their boss without ever even mentioning it to him?

"If Christie didn't know, then aides did the plot solo, lied to him before the Dec presser, turned over emails to Democrats w/o telling him, and then quit their Port Authority jobs w/o telling him why." - Mark Halperin

its funny u posted this halperin quote right after my post because that is pretty much what i am trying to understand what christie seems to be saying here.

01-09-2014 , 03:55 PM

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so the underlings are going to close the bridge behind his back (back up traffic on 9-11 btw)

NEVER FORGET

01-09-2014 , 03:59 PM

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well hey man this is the busiest bridge in the world to the city that was hit on 9-11...and ur gonna stop first responders like that? i mean just imagine the unimaginable... some boston marathon kettle bomb or w/e and they **** storm we would have.

01-09-2014 , 04:04 PM

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Nope.

Uh, yeah. You went from "lol he couldn't have been blindsided, it was in the WSJ" to "well he obviously doesn't micromanage traffic studies enough if he didn't know about this"

01-09-2014 , 04:05 PM

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Anyone have any idea how big Christie's staff is? Like if you pick the ten guys closest to Christie are these guys there?

01-09-2014 , 04:07 PM

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Bush lied, Obama lies, Christie lies. He will make as great a president as the last 2.

01-09-2014 , 04:09 PM

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Christie will be twice the president that Bush or Obama was.

Spoiler:

01-09-2014 , 04:18 PM

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I'd wear my shirt untucked all the time

01-09-2014 , 04:21 PM

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Bush lied, Obama lies, Christie lies. He will make as great a president as the last 2.

initial claims for state unemployment benefits declined 15,000 to a seasonally adjusted 330,000, the Labor Department said on Thursday.

gdp growth 4.1 last quarter. deficit falling at record pace. stock market record high. property values rebounding.

if obamacare works out, i think obama will go down as one of the greatest presidents. bin laden dead, out of iraq, out of afghanistan, kept the homeland safe, iran halts nuclear program and closed society agrees to inspections, gay rights...at some point results matter.

and the result of bush was economic depression, wars, and misery.

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01-09-2014 , 04:30 PM

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Uh, yeah. You went from "lol he couldn't have been blindsided, it was in the WSJ" to "well he obviously doesn't micromanage traffic studies enough if he didn't know about this"

You've misread. I'm not saying anything different than anyone else is saying in here. The idea that Christie did not know anything is tenuous given the increasing reports that something wasn't right. You got tripped up because I proposed a counterfactual in which if he didn't know then he would be an inept manager, not because he didn't know anything about traffic studies, but because if an underling is accused of wrong doing and you are aware of the accusation you don't take their word for it, you ask for proof to CYA.

That's not anything different from how about every scandal goes. Either the manager knew and was complacent or they didn't and was inept.

01-09-2014 , 04:33 PM

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initial claims for state unemployment benefits declined 15,000 to a seasonally adjusted 330,000, the Labor Department said on Thursday.

gdp growth 4.1 last quarter. deficit falling at record pace. stock market record high. property values rebounding.

if obamacare works out, i think obama will go down as one of the greatest presidents. bin laden dead, out of iraq, out of afghanistan, kept the homeland safe, iran halts nuclear program and closed society agrees to inspections, gay rights...at some point results matter.

and the result of bush was economic depression, wars, and misery.

Uh try that one again.

And LOL at 4.1 gdp last quarter. That was due to increasing inventories not increased real gdp. And the Iran thing is yet to be realized. If Iran is just using this as a stall tactic will Obama be one of the worst presidents? It could go either way.

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01-09-2014 , 04:36 PM

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No, I got "tripped up" because your GOTCHA evidence was a WSJ article that didn't prove anything you were leaning on it for.

01-09-2014 , 04:39 PM

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If that helps you sleep at night.

01-09-2014 , 04:44 PM

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Waited until after election.

Smart move.

Guilty.

01-09-2014 , 04:45 PM

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ok dude

WSJ clearly scooped all the other news guys by three months.

01-09-2014 , 04:48 PM

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Charlie Weis Chris Christie is fat, yo.

Get it? He's fat!

01-09-2014 , 04:49 PM

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Conservatives aren't jumping to Christie's defense

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mckaycoppins...fense?s=mobile

But Democrats are

http://www.buzzfeed.com/evanmcsan/de...r-man?s=mobile

01-09-2014 , 04:49 PM

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Anyone have any idea how big Christie's staff is? Like if you pick the ten guys closest to Christie are these guys there?

Watching the presser now, wow so he's basically firing Toby Ziegler and Josh Lyman

edit: actually more like Josh Lyman and Bruno Gianelli

01-09-2014 , 04:50 PM

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When emergency services are affected and you do a phony traffic analysis to jam up traffic as a vendeta makes you wonder what youll do when you dont get your way as president.

Lots of people will get fired on his staff. Will it cost hi m the nomination?

Morning Workout? Two donuts and a coffee

Unless there's a lot more to this... no it doesn't cost him the nomination. Plenty of other things could though.

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Chill out guys, it's not as if Chris Christie has a history of throwing people under the bus or anything.

Man remember when liberals were mocking the 'thrown under the bus' comments about Obama? Can we make that a full time any campaign thing or is that going to be one party only on this board?

01-09-2014 , 04:53 PM

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this should rustle dems more than R's imo, because christie actually seemed like a republican with half a brain, so if he got nominated would kind of been a win/win.

granted if he actually knew about this thing then I have to retract the half a brain thing

01-09-2014 , 04:54 PM

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idk Romney certainly had more than half a brain.

01-09-2014 , 04:55 PM

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Christie is probably toast.

More so because the primaries are going to tear him completely apart. Conservatives already don't trust moderates and the fact Conservatives are coming out so strong against this looks like they were lying in wait for weakness and see this as a chance to pounce.

There is definitely a chance this becomes a bigger issue. There can be criminal investigations, and if that happens rut roh!

01-09-2014 , 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by SenorKeeed

idk Romney certainly had more than half a brain.

i dont disagree, I was more talking compared to all the tea party favorites

If the R's hadn't ruined Romney between him being governor and running for prez, I think he would have made a pretty good president

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