Not An Isolated Incident: Christie Has Been Repeatedly Accused Of Political Retribution

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http://thinkprogress.org/home/2014/01/09/3141001/aide-fired-vendetta/

Not An Isolated Incident: Christie Has Been Repeatedly Accused Of Political Retribution

By Adam Peck and Josh Israelon January 9, 2014 at 1:20 pm

At a morning press conference on Thursday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced that he had fired Bridget Anne Kelly, a deputy chief of staff and top aide in his administration, for her role in the growing scandal involving the manufactured delays on the George Washington Bridge in an apparent act of political retribution and asked another aide not to seek a top position within the state Republican party.

He denied having advance knowledge about the lane closures or the involvement of his own staff. “I was blindsided yesterday morning,” he said. “I apologize to the people of Fort Lee, I apologize members of the state legislature.” Christie also faced questions about his abrasive leadership style that some have described as bullying, and insisted that those characterizations are untrue.

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But while Christie claimed that this was “not the way this administration has conducted itself over the last four years” and denied being a bully, accusations of political retribution have long surrounded the governor. For instance, former Gov. Richard Codey (D) accused the Christie administration of “sending a message” by denying him state trooper protection after he publicly disagreed with Christie. The same day, a Codey cousin was fired from his position at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and a former Codey aide was removed from the New Jersey Office of Consumer Affairs.

After then State Sen. Sean Kean (R) told a reporter that Christie erred in not calling for a state of emergency sooner, during a 2010 blizzard, Christie’s staff banned Kean from attending the next news conference Christie held in Kean’s home district. A Christie aide told the Star-Ledger that Kean “got what he deserved.” Rutgers Professor Alan Rosenthal saw his state funding slashed after backing a re-districting map more favorable to Democrats and last year, confirmation of a judicial candidate recommended by State Sen. Christopher “Kip” Bateman (R) suddenly stalled after the legislator voted against Christie’s public medical education system reorganization.

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1. Yikes..how can any one flat out say they believe Christie

I understand if some think it's the best thing to do but they should not say anything instead. Your post clearly shows why.

I feel Christie was in-the-know and more... on the bridge closing and I'm thinking the reason he fired Kelly "for lying" to him is because
either she was not supposed to use email and did, she was not supposed to identify Fort Lee by name and did or she assured him there was no way any of this would be found out...and it was.

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2. At the very least

Christie created an environment where retribution was expected for defying him. I believe he knew and approved of the plan.

They really expected to get away with it. They have not been held accountable for the other crap they pulled, so the got emboldened. If he got away with this, the next time would have been worse. He deserves to be impeached, if NJ can do that. You know he won't go away quietly.

I feel sorry for his kids. As they get older they will rebel as most teens do. A father like that, oh my.

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3. So Nixonian

https://www.facebook.com/conservativelogic101

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