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In reply to the discussion: Top Christie Staff Sought Lane Closings as Revenge [View all]Gothmog
(146,271 posts)101. Juanita Jean has a great letter to Christie
http://www.juanitajean.com/2014/01/08/an-open-letter-to-chris-chistie/
Hey Chris,
Hows it going?
Well, that was probably the wrong way to start. You aint having a star spangled day, right?
I just read this at CNN.E-mails emerged on Wednesday purportedly from top aides to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie bolstering suggestions that George Washington Bridge lane closures last year that tied up traffic stemmed from a political vendetta and not bureaucratic incompetence as his administration claimed.
I know you want to be president one day and people generally dont mind political vendettas. In fact, most folks kinda enjoy them.
Except, of damn course, when it means they have to pay for it by sitting in damn traffic which you damn caused. Thats when they say, Well, Damn Chris Christie. He aint sitting his bohunkus in this traffic.
And, you know about that whole The Buck Stops Here thing? Dude, you missed the bus. Youre so out there that you wont get the Today Show until tomorrow.Christie said in a statement that what Ive seen today is unacceptable, adding that he was misled by a member of his staff and knew nothing about what had transpired.
Now how long did that take you?
Sweetie, I could have told you two months ago before all this started that you cannot trust Republicans. Most of them lie so much that they have to hire someone to call the dogs. Hell, theyll lie when the truth makes a better story. Sometimes they lie just to stay in practice.A source close to Christie said there will probably be some sacrificial firing and thatll be it.
Come clean or go home, Darlin. People wont mind if you mess around on your wife, if you start a war just for the helluva it, or scream You Lie at the State of the Union Address. Youll still be reelected. But, traffic. Well, thats a whole nother ball of wax.
And, by the way, when are public officials going to learn that emails from the office belong to the public? Seriously, didnt you learn anything from Jack Abramoff?
Love and Fried Okra,
Juanita Jean Herownself
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marble falls
Jan 2014
#121
The Democrats control the state legislature and will pursue this to the end
Swede Atlanta
Jan 2014
#5
News reports say that Wildstein himself released the emails as a result of the subpoena.
yardwork
Jan 2014
#105
Well this kind of changes the whole fake bi-partisan "I'm just working for the people of NJ" BS
dorkzilla
Jan 2014
#16
It would be greatly appreciated if people stop their references to his weight.....
George II
Jan 2014
#45
I understand. I'm a curvy girl, but in his case I think his weight has a LOT to do with his head
dorkzilla
Jan 2014
#64
I think you should call him something more respectful than Governor Sandwiches
rocktivity
Jan 2014
#99
Christie might as well send himself a fish, his political career sleeps with the fishes now
DainBramaged
Jan 2014
#17
Both of the people who resigned in December have retained criminal defense attorneys.
George II
Jan 2014
#73
If any of those 60 Dems can PROVE that Christie threatened to screw them over
rocktivity
Jan 2014
#100
Amazing that a NJ public official refers to the lower level of the GW Bridge as....
George II
Jan 2014
#39
She has reported on this, and no doubt with these emails will do a follow up.
George II
Jan 2014
#70
Interesting tidbit from the MJ article - Baroni and Wildstein have retained CRIMINAL attorneys!
George II
Jan 2014
#58
back when Malloy won as governor, he and Christie were at odds with each other...
CTyankee
Jan 2014
#93
One might extrapolate this to be considered interfering with interstate commerce....
George II
Jan 2014
#61
It's just ASSUMED by Republicans that they can pin everything on the "Other".
Spitfire of ATJ
Jan 2014
#75
The NY Times has changed the headline for that story - no longer speculating:
George II
Jan 2014
#82
Is that a current photo? Stomach stapling isn't an automatic cure-all -- you have to do YOUR part.
rocktivity
Jan 2014
#86
I wouldn't put it past him, but it would be a pretty big lie...and besides, he was prolly
CTyankee
Jan 2014
#94
I think that initially he lost about 40 lbs. which showed pretty well....altho not
CTyankee
Jan 2014
#102
You'd probably be able to see it if there were a before and after set of pics next to each other...
CTyankee
Jan 2014
#132
P.S. There will hopefully be a sacrificial RESIGNATION, and YOU will be it.
rocktivity
Jan 2014
#104
If you want to know who the Republican candidate is going to be, follow Karl "the fixer" Rove.
rhett o rick
Jan 2014
#109
Ah yes, but he can screw up the candidacy of Christie if he is still working
rhett o rick
Jan 2014
#115
You can find the complete timeline (with more details) at this link for the Bergen Record:
George II
Jan 2014
#113
1) There's legal liability here, I'm not sure what. 2) We'll know he's done when his own party
grahamhgreen
Jan 2014
#118
I knew he was a mean, retaliatory asshole, but this is beyond even that. . .
BigDemVoter
Jan 2014
#122