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Silent3

(15,188 posts)
Thu Jan 9, 2014, 12:02 PM Jan 2014

I'm hope GWBridgegate inspires the media to finally puncture the Christie/Sandy myth

Christie could conceivably recover from the bridge debacle, but he will be even more completely and truly out of the running for 2016 if the media finally look beyond Christie's well-crafted Sandy PR to see the far less inspiring real story behind his role in the storm recovery effort.

"Where is the money? Only 24% of Allocated Sandy Relief Funds Have Been Distributed" (as of 11/12/2013)
http://fairsharehousing.org/blog/entry/where-is-the-money-only-24-of-allocated-sandy-relief-funds-have-been-distri/

"Was Christie the Hurricane Hero?"
http://video.msnbc.msn.com/all-in-/53410113#53410113

"Watchdog: Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund has raised $32M, doled out $0"
http://www.app.com/article/20130309/NJNEWS20/303100033/Mary-Pat-Christie-charity

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