Just in: Chris Christie cancels his only scheduled event for the day.

[kpete]

Yep, Chris Christie Really Jammed Jersey Traffic For Political Revenge

For months, it had been rumored: Gov. Chris Christie's office ordered a traffic jam on the Jersey side of the George Washington Bridge to screw a mayor who had reneged on endorsing the governor. Today, a smoking gun emerged in the form of a Christie deputy's one-line email:
Read More:
http://gawker.com/yep-chris-christie-really-jammed-jersey-traffic-for-po-1497032624

Monsters
Who thinks like this:

In one exchange of text messages on the second day of the lane closures, Wildstein alludes to messages the Fort Lee mayor had left complaining that school buses were having trouble getting through the traffic.

“Is it wrong that I’m smiling,” the recipient of the text message responded to Wildstein. The person’s identity is not clear because the documents are partially redacted for unknown reasons.

“No,” Wildstein wrote in response.

“I feel badly about the kids,” the person replied to Wildstein. “I guess.”

“They are the children of Buono voters,”

Wildstein wrote, making a reference to Barbara Buono, the Democratic candidate for governor, who lost to Christie in a landslide in November.

http://www.northjersey.com/news/christie_kelly_bridge_lane_closures_emails.html

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EMAILS HERE:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/01/09/nyregion/09christie-email-documents.html
Good Synopsis Here:
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/01/chris-christie-2016-a-bridge-to-nowhere.html

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Christie Cancels Public Event Amid Bridge Scandal Revelations
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/christie-cancels-public-event-amid-bridge-scandal-revelations

[CatWoman]

1. who thinks like that?

republicans.

[malaise]

7. Christie sure is the bigga bully

The Boss was correct to avoid this ReTHUG scumbag

What will these thugs not do for power. What if there were a major accident or fire, or a heart attack.
Nothing matters but power - expose these morons.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

2. Yea he wont be Warren's opponent for 2016! nt

[bigdarryl]

3. Funny how this is a national news story BUT not in my state of NJ

The press in NJ I'm convinced is scared of this guy

[jsr]

9. It was NJ papers that broke the story

http://www.northjersey.com/news/christie_kelly_bridge_lane_closures_emails.html

http://www.app.com/article/20140108/NJNEWS1002/301080057/Chris-Christie-George-Washington-Bridge

[WinkyDink]

21. Ahem:

Newark Star-Ledger: http://www.nj.com/news/

Asbury Park Press: http://www.app.com/article/20140108/NJNEWS1002/301080057/Chris-Christie-George-Washington-Bridge?nclick_check=1

[George II]

28. It's all over the NJ newspapers

[NOVA_Dem]

4. This will likely help Christie get the (R) nomination.

The TP's main complaint seems to be that he isn't belligerent enough to Latinos, Muslims, and Dems. This ought to let them know that he's willing to be the true dirtball they want in office.

[pa28]

6. Correct. This is a resume booster for Christie.

Exactly the kind of behavior that makes Republicans wet their pants with excitement.

[NOVA_Dem]

12. The base likes mean. His bigger problem will be not joining the fight against Obamacare. n/t

[onehandle]

5. He was never going to come even close to the nomination.

Now he won't even run.

Buh-bye, The Bully™

[Le Taz Hot]

8. Anyone thinking this is going to hurt Christie's chances

to win the nomination or the presidency is delusional. Remember, the Republicans were able to get Geroge W in the White House and W was arguably the stupidest man on the planet. Christie will be easy peasy.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

14. Bookmarked for the 2016 RNC results. n/t

[Le Taz Hot]

18. And if I'm right, you'll be returning to say,

"Yes LTH, you were right." Uh huh.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

19. Uh huh. And if you were wrong, you will come back and say so? n/t

[Le Taz Hot]

20. Why not?

I've no problem doing mea culpas.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

22. Exactly! Don't judge someone you don't know. nt

[Le Taz Hot]

23. OK, this conversation just went off the deep end.

You have yourself a good day, y'hear?

[ChisolmTrailDem]

24. What is "deep end" about me also not being a stranger to mea culpas? If I feel something

I said was wrong, I will admit it.

And you, indeed, did not know that about me.

Who's off the deep end?

[awoke_in_2003]

39. I think you are

reading a lot more into it.

[Gormy Cuss]

10. The line about the kids being children of Buono voters told me the writer is a POS.

Christie's exposed with this story. If the actors involved aren't writing resignation letters today then Christie will have a hard time separating himself from this pettiness.

[sufrommich]

11. This whole story is just mind boggling. The dude

is like a mafia boss only less deadly.

[Baitball Blogger]

13. That sick shit needs to be stopped before it spreads.

That kind of crooked political behavior has a way of spreading and Florida seems to be the intersection point for all bad ideas. Before you know it, it will set an example and you have goons in the community egging on the city to do inspections on private property owners they don't like, or shaking him down with adverse possession claims that might spoil a sale. And if a city isn't pure as the driven snow, they just might bring in a shady city manager that can make it all happen.

It's all hypothetical, of course.

[jsr]

15. “They are the children of Buono voters”

And there you have it. In black and white.

[marions ghost]

40. Right

the polarization that is killing this country...

[giftedgirl77]

16. I don't know about others in NJ but considering

the other dirty shit that goes on there I don't think this is all that shocking.

[herding cats]

17. Ms Bridget Kelly is going down for this.

I will guarantee you she's been told someone is going to have to jump on this grenade and that someone is her. Not that she shouldn't go down, but everyone of them involved should lose their careers over these mafia style revenge tactics.

A few other names to watch for are David Wildstein top Christie executive at the Port Authority, David Samson Chairman of the Port Authority, Bill Stepien the new state GOP chairman and Christie's reelection campaign manager, and Michael Drewnaik who is Christie's spokesperson. David Wildstein is the easiest one to lay this on after Bridget Kelly, but all the rest received at least some form of communication about what was being done there.

[yellowcanine]

36. And not just her. The web of lies in the coverup goes right to Christie himself.

Christie made jokes about moving traffic cones and talked about why Ft. Lee needed 3 lanes to justify the cover story of a "traffic study." Personally I think he may have known about it before hand the way he acted but at the least he was complicit in the attempted cover-up, which was a lame attempt, at that. This ends Christie's chances of a national political future. They weren't that great anyway, given the way the Republicans have been rapidly souring on him, but this kills it. And if it does come out that he had prior knowledge - which it will if he did - Bridget Kelly will make sure of that to save her own sorry butt - he won't be serving out his term as governor.

[herding cats]

42. I suspect Christie knew beforehand, too.

I'm not so certain Bridget Kelly will turn on Christie, not at first anyway. Not due to a sense of misplaced loyalty, but due to a sense of fear for what retaliation she'd face if she does. She's being singled out to take the fall, which may sound like the lesser of two evils to her at the moment. Lesser that is until this turns into criminal charges, which appears to be where this is heading. When she realizes that she'll sing like a canary. I suspect Christie is going to hang onto his position as governor as long as he can. I won't be surprised if they have to recall him to get him out before his time is up. What's he got to lose by staying? After all, it's like you said his chances at a national political career are over.

[yellowcanine]

44. NJ legislature can impeach, I believe - which will happen if it is shown that Christie knew.

The redacted name makes me wonder.

[herding cats]

45. I didn't realize the could impeach him.

That will make the process quicker if it comes out he did know about. You, me and everyone else are wondering about that redacted name. Whoever that person is they somehow managed to keep their name out of the fray. In the near future they're going to have to come up with an answer so to why it was redacted at least, even if they don't say who it was.

[KansDem]

25. What's wrong, Gov? Stuck in traffic?

[hollysmom]

26. nope - he likes helicopter rides n/t

[BeyondGeography]

27. Nice image, would-be Prez guy

[malaise]

32. Great toon

[yellowcanine]

37. Devastating cartoon and the end of Christie for Prez.

This story is going viral this week.

[BeyondGeography]

38. It's not helpful

I'll say that.

[giftedgirl77]

43. Awesome......

[Spitfire of ATJ]

29. The stupidity,...I swear, the Mob knows better than to leave traces.

[bklyncowgirl]

31. We had a CIA director brought down over e-mails

I can't get over the stupidity of it myself, but I suppose that political operatives think that they will never face the consequences for their actions.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

33. The way the Beltway feels, the Republicans have no choice but to run this thug.

[George II]

30. Thankfully the original, unredacted emails are in the hands of the legislative investigators...

...would not be surprised if the name underneath the black marks is "Chris Christie" himself!

[geardaddy]

34. Chris Christie cancels his only scheduled event for the day.

Going to Krispy Kreme?

[haydukelives]

35. would this be

Chicago style politics.

[Lint Head]

41. Tony Soprano cancels an event? Hmmmmmmm.