Hurricane Sandy survivor: Chris Christie is sitting on $800 million meant for disaster relief

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Source: Raw Story

New Jersey activist and Hurricane Sandy survivor filmed during a confrontation with Gov. Chris Christie (R) on Wednesday accused his administration of short-changing a $1.1 billion federal relief package meant to help residents.

“Only 20 percent of those dollars have gotten to the people,” James Keady told MSNBC host Chris Hayes. “Of the $1.1 billion, $219 million has gone out. That means that the governor and his staff in Trenton are sitting on $800 million.”

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Keady faced off with Christie as the governor gave a speech in Belmar commemorating two years since the hurricane devastated New Jersey. Video of the encounter shows Keady standing in front of Christie bearing a sign saying, “Get Sandy families back in their homes,” prompting Christie to berate him from the stage.

“I’m glad you had your day to show off, but we’re the ones who are here to actually do the work,” Christie told him. “So turn around and get your 15 minutes of fame and then maybe take your jacket off and roll up your sleeves and do something for the people of this state.”

Christie later added that if he had 1,000 things to do during the day, dinner with Keady “would be 1,001,” and told him to “sit down and shut up.”

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/10/hurricane-sandy-survivor-chris-christie-is-sitting-on-800-million-meant-for-disaster-relief/

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1. The video:

Unbelievable

[Thinkingabout]

2. He may be able to get away with his hateful rude remarks in NJ but it will not fly in lots of places

It is a terrible uncontrollable rage and I would hope his family does not experience the same but I have a feeling he does not turn this off when he goes home. It is with the same rage they shut down the bridge.

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5. I have a feeling you are right.

His wife standing behind him with that plastered on smile is telling, imo. She has had that same look on her face during previous bullying attempts.

[malaise]

3. Crispie Christie appears to have spent too much time

mirroring the Sopranos - he a despicable obnoxious bully - i.e. a quintessential ReTHUG scumbag.

OK I held back some...

[FSogol]

4. Kurt Vonnegut once said that what made Dick Nixon different from other politicians was that

Nixon seriously hated the American Public. I see the exact same quality in Christie. Christie can't restraint himself from acting like an asshole and treating everyone with contempt.