Chris Christie thread

[Ben Kenobi]

No, his problem is because he believes that rules apply to everyone except him. Hence why it's ok for him to use n*gger but nobody can call him a f*g.

[kentonio]

Christie now being investigated about Hurricane Sandy funds.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...usaolp00000003

[The Mad Monk]

I mean, I can appreciate the comedic value, but it is the opposite of important.

No, this kind of pettiness is exactly what you do NOT want sitting in the White House. If he had a hand in this, he's done. I say this as a Christie supporter.

[DinoDoc]

No, this kind of pettiness is exactly what you do NOT want sitting in the White House. If he had a hand in this, he's done. I say this as a Christie supporter.

Obama's reelection shows that it is exactly that kind of pettiness America wants in the White House.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

No, this kind of pettiness is exactly what you do NOT want sitting in the White House. If he had a hand in this, he's done. I say this as a Christie supporter.

Yup, the last thing we want is a self absorbed thin skinned vindictive jerk as POTUS.

[The Mad Monk]

Christie now being investigated about Hurricane Sandy funds.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...usaolp00000003

This, on the other hand, should be nothing.

[kentonio]

Obama's reelection shows that it is exactly that kind of pettiness America wants in the White House.

Yup, the last thing we want is a self absorbed thin skinned vindictive jerk as POTUS.

Oh boooosh! You two are such an adorable double act, you so funny!

[Guynemer]

No, this kind of pettiness is exactly what you do NOT want sitting in the White House. If he had a hand in this, he's done. I say this as a Christie supporter.

Every politician is like this in every party. It is a goddamned job requirement to get as far as they do.

[The Mad Monk]

...so we should just accept it?

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Well you can always vote for Hillary who is renowned for her even temper and lack of enemy lists.

[DaShi]

Ogie is right. Conservatives won't hold their candidates to the same standards they hold democrats. Christie could **** a puppy and still get a republican nod for the White House.

[kentonio]

I don't think that's true, they were already turning against him for helping Obama before the election and now the pressure is mounting. He'll be lucky to walk away from this.

[kentonio]

Cuccinelli sticks the boot in..

Ken Cuccinelli: Chris Christie Should Step Down From RGA Post

During a Tuesday appearance on CNN's "Crossfire," former Virginia attorney general and gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli (R) said New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie should step down from his post as chair of the Republican Governors Association amid the so-called Bridgegate scandal.

When asked by cohost Van Jones if it's "fair" for Christie to remain chairman while a federal investigation is underway, Cuccinelli suggested the Republican governor is distracting from the party's goals in a key election year.

"I think just from the perspective of setting aside this as an issue in other races, it makes sense for him to step aside in that role," Cuccinelli said. "He does not serve the goals of that organization by staying as chairman. That doesn't mean any of the charges, political or otherwise, are substantive or not. It doesn't matter, perception is reality."

Watch Cuccinelli's remarks above.

Christie is currently embroiled in a growing scandal surrounding his aides' decision to close access lanes to the George Washington Bridge as apparent payback for a Democratic mayor who declined to endorse Christie during his reelection bid. The scandal has been further complicated by Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer's claims that Christie's administration threatened to withhold recovery aid after Superstorm Sandy if she did not support a lucrative real estate development.

Cuccinelli's remarks may be his own small-scale form of political retribution.

Back in November, NBC's Chuck Todd reported that Christie had declined to campaign with the tea party-backed Cuccinelli:

I heard from one Republican source who said, "Where was Chris Christie?" In fact, saying that they made an effort -- apparently some senior conservative Republicans reached out to Christie and asked him to come down to Virginia and campaign for Cuccinelli and Christie said no. So, it's -- that's sort of the way you feel this is going to play out...it's a lot closer than Republicans thought. A lot of Cuccinelli supporters are a little bit bitter right now looking at the result, thinking, "What if?"

Cuccinelli was narrowly defeated in the 2013 race by former Democratic National Committee chair Terry McAuliffe.

[pchang]

follow the money

[Dinner]

The big scandal is how he used Sandy recovery funds as a weapon in a highly illegal manner. He literally told one mayor she had to provide special favors for a developer who was a campaign donor for Christie or he'd illegally block all recovery funds to her city. The mayor secretly recorded the conversation and wrote it down in her diary. If that is true and can be proven then the guy is going to jail for corruption.