AS this thread closes in on its first anniversary, all I can say is "thanks for giving a shit -- 14,000 times!"
With Christie's presidential outlook looking increasingly murkier, and the series of federal level investigations hanging over him like the proverbial Monty Python 16 ton weight, what will 2015 hold for Governor Soprano? Well, it's not off to a good start: Quote:
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Break out your hankies and a copy of Blood On Blood: here comes a tear-jerking story about friendship Christie style -- and I DO mean "jerking."
Here's Christie with his old pal David Samson, the guy who resigned the chairmanship of the Port Authority purely out of unselfishness. He was so loyal to Christie he refused to take a salary for the job, scraping by on what he could earn from a law firm he owns that has clients who do business with the Port Authority! Well, would you believe that those meanies in the New Jersey legislature had the unmitigated gall to question their relationship anyhow? But Samson didn't take it lying down -- on December 9, he filed a lawsuit claiming that New Jersey officials weren't qualified to investigate him because the Port Authority is a bi-state agency under federal jurisdiction. But he withdrew the lawsuit two weeks later. Why? For the answer, we might have to look at one of Christie's other good friends, New York Mayor Andew Cuomo: Quote:
And through it all, Christie's love for Samson shines through like a diamond. All together now: Blood on blood, one on one |
In case you didn't know, Christie is an American football fanatic. His favorite team? Not the New York Giants or New York Jets -- I mean, those teams PLAY in East Rutherford, New Jersey, but just because they feed the state's economy is no reason to support them. No, it turns out that though he did his civic duty when the Giants won the Super Bowl in 2012, Christie's true NFL loyalties run about 1500 miles southwest of East Rutherford:
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Jerry Jones-Gate Update
We last left our hero appearing to have confessed to violating state ethics laws by accepting gifts from Dallas Cowboys football team owner Jerry Jones, who also just happens to own part of a company that is not only doing business with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, but got the business with Christie's help. However, our cat on a hot tin roof has yet again landed on his feet:
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What must have happened is that not wanting to unduly (and possibly unethically) influence Christie (who had no business influencing the Port Authority commission anyway), Jones said nothing of his bidding for the PA contract when they first spoke during the summer of 2013. And note that it's Christie who mentions not knowing who'd be in charge of the specific "concessions" as opposed to knowing who would be in charge of the project's general "development and operation" -- surely that wasn't a mere slip of the tongue. Meanwhile, some rouge Christie or Cuomo underling wrote press releases that should have made more of a distinction between "calling" on a telephone and a "call" to action (after all, why have a commission if the governors have the power to tell them how to vote? No wonder the governors are considering dismissing their board of directors). Of course, that works if you believe what Christie told the radio show as opposed to what he told PBS about knowing Christie for five years. If you don't, then shame on you for effectively calling him a liar! |
Despite being good enough friends with New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft to help dump ice water over Jon's head, Christie didn't get an invitation from him to attend this year's Super Bowl -- he spent the weekend in England instead. The questions about his relationship with Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones did not dissolve with the Cowboys championship hopes, however -- quite the opposite! According to Christie himself: Quote:
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Fortunately, the Jones camp has finally stepped forward to clear things up once and for all. According to a spokesman: Quote:
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The reviews are in about Christie's Super Bowl weekend in England:
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Chrsitie's aerial adventures aren't quite over. During his Super Bowl weekend in London, this appeared in the New York Times:
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http://www.aircraftcompare.com/aircraft_images/256.jpg http://jetsetworldwideinc.com/images...X_Interior.jpg Price: Roughly $5M US. Keep Christie's size in mind, and consider that perhaps he prefers private jets because they have more seat and leg room. And now for the bad news: Quote:
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Here's a recap list of his "friends" in case you'd missed it ;) http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/1...hangs-out-with |
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JON BON JOVI, ROCK STAR: The Jersey rocker known for liking Democrats became friendly with Christie after Bon Jovi's daughter nearly died from a drug overdose. When Christie signed a Good Samaritan bill providing legal protection to those who call 911 for drug overdoses, Bon Jovi came to the bill signing. He later gave $1 million to the Sandy Relief Fund started by Christie's wife and toured his Sandy-ravaged hometown, Sayreville, with the governor. They warmly embraced when they saw each other that day.Now, I know that Stephanie's OD happened in New York, not New Jersey, and that she wasn't criminally charged because New York has had a Good Samaritan OD law since 2011. But there's the potential for a problem here, depending on exactly how much "later" Jon made his Sandy Relief Fund donation. Quote:
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Christie vetoed the New Jersey OD bill in mid-October of 2012. Sandy hit in late October. The Sandy Relief Fund came into being in early November. Stephanie's OD was in mid-November. Jon "plays a role" in changing Christie's mind about an OD bill by the following May. Then Jon, who had a twelve-year-old New Jersey charity apparatus of his own, donated a million to Christie's wife's charity in July? The problem is that federal prosecutors might DECIDE it's a problem -- that is, they might wonder if Jon's donation actually "represents" payment for Christie's "changing his mind" about the OD bill! |
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http://youtu.be/ekomXrzOF3A?t=5m57s Could it be that what was taken into account was that both Stephanie and her family are from NJ instead of focusing on the State where the OD occured? With that twist they made her fall under this new NJ bill and Jon was very grateful. |
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And I'm sure Jon WAS very grateful -- the law may have saved his daughter's life, and it definitely saved her from having a criminal record. It's probably what inspired him to get involved with getting a New Jersey version passed. |
Sorry, I got confused, I thought there was no NY Good Samaritan law and the NJ one was the first one. Now I've just checked and it says "... New York's new 911 Good Samaritan Law that went into effect on September 18, 2011."
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Christie's relationships with first-class flying and his BFF ex-Port Authority chairman David Samson have collided in mid-air:
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http://rocktivity.com/Graphics/pilot2.gif The latest dispatch from Crew Christie Airlines --"You're The Graft Beneath Our Wings":
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During Jerry Jones-Gate, the Christie camp claimed that it was a partisan attack launched by a PAC supporting Hillary Clinton:
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Well, Christie has officially launched his own PAC, which I'm sure he's all set to operate on a higher ethical plane than the Democrats: Quote:
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P.S. The Web address for Christie's PAC is LeadershipMattersForAmerica.Org -- LMAFO for short! |
Another one bites the dust
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This just in: I am now more convinced than ever that Christie received orders "from on high" to fire Mike Drewniak. Why?
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Before delving into this episode of As the World (of Chris Christie) Turns (Our Stomachs), we'll have to make a quick side trip to California, then backtrack fourteen years to when Arnold Schwarzenegger was running for governor:
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All of which has what to do with Christie? Well, as the saying goes, if you don't know your history, you're doomed to repeat it: Quote:
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Looks like Christie isn't going to skate as smoothly on his Exxon Mobil settlement as Governor Schwarzenegger did on his Enron settlement. Accepting 2.7 cents on the dollar has generated more than a little attention. Members of the New Jersey state assembly have filed a counter suit, are planning hearings and are calling for the resignation of the current state attorney general. And if you need to have it spelled out, no less than the venerable New York Times put in their two point seven cent's worth with an editorial titled Chris Christie’s Exxon Settlement Is Bad for New Jersey (an editorial -- they're in the business of all the NEWS that's fit to print). But is everybody overreacting? After all, nine billion dollars IS a lot a money, and courts have been known to reduce lawsuit settlements they deemed excessive.
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Good news -- the New York Times editorial about Christie's 2.7-cents-on-the-dollar ExxonMobil settlement delivers considerably more substance than its title promises:
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News of the settlement wasn't supposed to break until April 6. But when Christie realized that he wasn't going to get applauded like, well, Bruce Springsteen over this, he outsourced the blame: Quote:
ExxonMobil must be proud that they're being given the responsibility of the cleanup rather than the state hiring someone else. But they must be feeling pretty damned guilty, too. Now, here's how it's supposed to work in America: The plaintiff tells the court what they think they should be paid by the defendant, and why. The defendant tries to talk the plaintiff into taking less out of fear that the court will make them pay more. If the court decides the plaintiff is asking for too much money, the court will award the plaintiff get less money. If the plaintiff allows the defendant to decide that the plaintiff is asking for too much money, the plaintiff will most likely get even less money than the court would award: The actual legal term for that is "getting screwed." The thing is, Christie himself started out as a lawyer -- doesn't he understand any of that? |
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http://www.rocktivity.com/video/christieExxon.webm Which makes his settling for 2.7 cents on the dollar makes Christie look either more corrupt, more incompetent, or more insane than ever -- take your pick! |
Hey, babe, let's take a walk on Wild(stein) side:
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• As a 16-year-old kid, he sued over a local school board election. Quote:
And you thought Jon and Richie had New Jersey's most dysfunctional relationship. |
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April 15 is federal tax day in America -- and this year, Chris Christie celebrated it in a way that can only be described as Chris Christie-ish:
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And what's HIS excuse for being an obese, lazy gluttonous pig? |
In case you'd have missed it... ;)
That's a funny one! And so was KA's reaction. https://gma.yahoo.com/christie-ally-...opstories.html re:gluttony :lol: Jon Bon Jovi and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie at Lure Fishbar… http://pagesix.com/2015/04/27/sightings-1999/ |
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And speaking of kids, guess who's suddenly noticed that she's left hers home alone too much? Quote:
On the other hand, if Christie gets indicted, too, you'd think they'd need all the income they can get their hands on. But on the OTHER other hand, neither of Mary Pat's hands are that clean -- the firm she's leaving continued to collect fees for a state pension fund that was no longer theirs. Are the Feds starting to breathe down HER neck, too? Did she jump from her job because she knew she'd get pushed? Or WAS she pushed? Quote:
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Here are some of Christie's (old) comments about the Bridge scandal. [From the NYTimes]
December 2013: “At the end of this, you know you and your paper will owe an apology to Senator Baroni and Mr. Wildstein,” Mr. Christie told the Wall Street Journal. (David Wildstein pleaded guilty today; Bill Baroni was indicted.) December 2013: “A mistake got made,” Mr. Christie said, explaining that reports about retribution to punish the mayor of Fort Lee had been “sensationalized.” (Mr. Wildstein said in court today that punishing the mayor was the exact goal of the lane closings.) |
Too bad Chris Christie and David Wildstein aren't friends anymore. Otherwise David could clue Chris in about the diet he's on.
If it weren't for Bridge(t)gate, you'd think he was terminally ill. Seems like only yesterday when the man on the left was smirking in state court while his lawyer promised that he'd tell all as soon as he got total immunity from state AND federal prosecution. Instead, he got what barely qualifies as a plea deal. Directly from the court documents: Quote:
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Meanwhile, I'm sure you've noticed that Christie isn't involved in this round of indictments -- and I'm sure you're not surprised that Christie is heralding it as a moral victory: Quote:
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who are wearing what I have been advised are clothing of the Vineyard Vines variety -- $40 US for shirts, $65 for skirts, $26 for T-shirts -- and you should see what their ADULT clothing sells for! |
The post-Bridge(t)-Gate Indictments edition of Chris Christie is back on the job(s) of being New Jersey governor and trying to be United States president. Venturing out on first town hall meeting in weeks, he bragged that "I'm not proud or happy of what happened, but I'm going to stop apologizing for it too...I'm moving on from it now because I've lived through 15 months of three investigations that have now confirmed everything I said 15 months ago." Except that even his own investigation didn't involve the people who were indicted. Anyway, he's back at work:
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It has long been my theory that head prosecutor Paul Fishman has not offered immunity to the Christie Crony Crew because he can nail Christie without having to rely on snitches. That theory has just been bolstered: Quote:
"Give us immunity and we'll tell all!" they've been crying out for a year. To which Fishman has replied, "Sorry -- we don't have any immunity deals in stock. But we have plenty of nice plea deals." Wildstein blinked and took one. Now the fun REALLY begins... |
A closer look at Governor Sopranos' food budget:
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Can't this be moved to the NBJ section? This isn't about Bruce or anything music related anymore.
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About that Romney quote: it was made at a fundraiser that was supposed to be closed to the press and the public, but a waiter videotaped it. Here's Christie speaking at a recent annual press fundraiser: Quote:
He was more interested in taking the opportunity to curse out the press than in taking the opportunity to at least appear to be presidential (which he could have made public). With the event being off the record, the press would be too embarrassed to quote him, and if they did, he could always deny it. Well, an audio recording has been made public, forcing Christie's spokesperson to reiterate that “all of the songs and acts of the night, including the Governor’s obvious parody of himself, were in jest and along with the spirit of the evening." What are those ripping and rattling noises? Well, let's just say that there appears to be a hole in Governor Soprano's marble bag... |
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Blatter's problem, like Christie's, is that there's a federal investigation of him because some of his direct underlings have been caught taking bribes and such. Like Christie, Blatter was re-elected despite the resulting controversy, considers himself exonerated since he wasn't directly implicated and says he's ready to get his house back in order and move on. Well, Christie's quest to "rebuild trust" has recently gotten some "bad news:" Quote:
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http://www.rocktivity.com/Graphics/christieBadges.jpg "Receipts? I ain't got to show you no stinking receipts!" P.S. Sepp Blatter announced his resignation today, much to the publicly expressed delight of FIFA's sponsors...hint, hint... |
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P.S. And she'll be happy to know that seeing "a looming public relations disaster," the firm’s hourly rate of $650 an hour was negotiated down to $350 an hour! |
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