Holy Facting Shite - Christie was with Wildstein on September 11th 2013

[malaise]

Gov. Chris Christie is seen with David Wildstein, in red tie, on Sept. 11, 2013, before a ceremony on the 12th anniversary of the 2001 World Trade Center attacks in Manhattan, in a photo obtained by The Wall Street Journal. Sept. 11 was the third day of the lane closures in Fort Lee, N.J.

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Gov. Chris Christie was with the official who arranged the closure of local lanes leading to the George Washington Bridge on Sept. 11, 2013 — the third day of the closures, and well after they had triggered outrage from local officials beset by heavy traffic.

It isn’t known what, if anything, Mr. Christie discussed with David Wildstein that day, when the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey official was among the delegation of Mr. Christie’s representatives who welcomed him to the site of the World Trade Center for the commemoration of the 12th anniversary of the terrorist attacks there.


Also present with Mr. Christie that day were Bill Baroni, the authority’s deputy executive director, who was helping Mr. Wildstein manage the fallout from the closures among local officials, subpoenaed documents show. Also there was David Samson, the Port Authority chairman and close Christie ally, who has said he didn’t learn of the lane closures and traffic in Fort Lee, N.J., until an email from a New York port official ordered the lane closures reversed. Messrs. Samson and Baroni didn’t respond to requests for comment.

“I have had no contact with David Wildstein in a long time, a long time, well before the election,” which was held Nov. 5, Mr. Christie said last week. “You know, I could probably count on one hand the number of conversations I’ve had with David since he worked at the Port Authority. I did not interact with David.”

[alsame]

1. Christie's

head was turned, he didn't see him

[Dawson Leery]

2. You're eyes deceive you! Mr. Wildstein is clearly not in that picture.

Christie may have less than a year in office.

[malaise]

4. Tamron discussing this now

[jsr]

31. They've been ignoring each other:

[klook]

3. Link to article with photos

http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2014/01/14/christie-official-who-arranged-bridge-closures-together-during-fiasco/

The photos themselves can't be linked, so you'll have to go there to see them.

Or go here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024329771 (Thanks, kpete!)

[libdem4life]

5. Definitely a "Pants on Fire" situation. Is it wrong I'm smiling?

[malaise]

6. No - I'm ROFL

[okaawhatever]

13. My thoughts exactly, except mine was, Is it wrong that I'm ROFLMAO? nt

[libdem4life]

28. Naw, just a bunch of Christie's "kids"/understudies.

[dixiegrrrrl]

7. Yep...tis the coverup more than the crime.

Isn't it wonderful that they STILL have not figured out how the internet stores news and pictures ?

[malaise]

9. Wonderful indeed

I'm lovin' it.

[hrmjustin]

8. It's a fake, it's a fake I say!

[malaise]

10. You know I wonder if Christie will feign illness

in the middle of the state of his state. After all his Presidential ambitions are history.

[hrmjustin]

11. Well considering the fact that the dems and the media are not letting this go he just might.

[malaise]

15. He thought he had skated through and the cover-up had worked

until those two emails last week - he thought he would reach today with the new session for the Legislature. Damn this is delish!

[hrmjustin]

18. I would love to know how that paper got those emails.

[malaise]

19. I'm betting it was a ReTHUG insider

Just a hunch

Payback is an itch with an uppercase B

[hrmjustin]

24. Maybe. Christie gets what he deserves.

[Squinch]

51. I have been wondering that too.

[elfin]

26. Cue "anomaly" by monitors during workout

Requiring many, many time-consuming tests before claiming "nothing to see here - move on" just after immediate political danger has passed. With impressive doc testimonials that he is "fit" and ready to be Pres.

[malaise]

29. LOL

Here we go

[tridim]

12. Turns out Christie isn't even good at lying.

From what I can tell he is good at only one thing, being an asshole/bully to as many people as possible.

He had better learn to lie better if he wants the GOP nomination.

[malaise]

22. Lying is really hard work

and Christie has been caught before - he just a nasty, vindictive, sloppy ReTHUG bully.
That's why this is so much fun.

[flamingdem]

43. I so agree

wooooo hoooo

[ProSense]

14. There are

It isn’t known what, if anything, Mr. Christie discussed with David Wildstein that day, when the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey official was among the delegation of Mr. Christie’s representatives who welcomed him to the site of the World Trade Center for the commemoration of the 12th anniversary of the terrorist attacks there.

...three direct routes into NYC from NJ: Holland Tunnel, Lincoln Tunnel and the George Washington Bridge.

Let's say Colonel Christie (http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024320643) was simply a commuter on that day, there is no way in hell he doesn't know that the GWB brigde has been turned into a parking lot.

This was a massive traffic jam on the GWB, EMS delays, angry constituents, police being used as pawns, and everyone in his inner circle frantically communicating about the situation.

It also involves the Port Authority, which is controlled by the Governors of NJ and NY, and the busiest toll brigde in the world.

"For Chris Christie's minions, the anniversary of the September 11 bloodbath was 'time for a traffic jam in Fort Lee.'"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024316406

Former Gov. Huntsman: 'Something Doesn't Connect' With Christie's Knowledge Of Bridge Closure
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024329851

[malaise]

21. Christie is sloppy - he's been caught lying before n/t

[ProSense]

23. Here come the tool:

Christie's Democratic Ally Worries Bridge Scandal Will Become 'Distraction'

One of Chris Christie's Democratic allies in the New Jersey legislature urged his colleagues Tuesday to not be distracted by the George Washington Bridge scandal, an admonition that was met reportedly met with silence.

New Jersey State Sen. President Steve Sweeney (D) made a reference to the media attention generated by the scandal.

"The headlines in the recent press cannot become a distraction," Sweeney said in remarks on the senate floor, according to reporter Matt Katz.

Katz noted that Sweeney did not receive applause for the remark.

The investigation into the politically motivated lane closures on the bridge has exposed a divide among New Jersey Democrats. State Sen. Richard Codey (D) said Monday that "Democratic power brokers" in the state were trying to halt the probe, but the newly sworn-in speaker of the state Assembly, Democrat Vincent Prieto, shot that down.

- more -

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/steve-sweeney-christie-ally-bridge-scandal-distraction

Christie Expected To Address Bridge Scandal In Speech
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024328445

[markpkessinger]

30. Not to nit pick here . . .

. . . but there are three direct connections to Manhattan from NJ. There are also three bridges connecting NJ to Staten Island, which is part of NYC: the Outerbridge Crossing, the Goethals Bridge and the Bayonne Bridge.

[ProSense]

32. NYC

". . . but there are three direct connections to Manhattan from NJ. There are also three bridges connecting NJ to Staten Island, which is part of NYC: the Outerbridge Crossing, the Goethals Bridge and the Bayonne Bridge."

...meaning Manhattan. You could take the Verrazano bridge, and enter Manhattan via the Battery Tunnel or Brooklyn Bridge, but I was referring to direct connections to Manhattan.

Still doesn't change the point about Christie.

[markpkessinger]

33. Of course it doesn't change your central point . . .

. . . It's just that, having lived in NYC for 30+ years, I know how sensitive this point can be for Staten Islanders.

[ProSense]

40. I know,

"It's just that, having lived in NYC for 30+ years, I know how sensitive this point can be for Staten Islanders."

...I grew up in the city. Point taken.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

48. Dad lived in the Newark area, then moved to Jersey City and lived there for over 30 years.

For us, it's now easy just to take the PATH, but of course, many people can't do that due to access. The point being that what Christie and his minions did was criminal.

I'm hoping that the local media and the NY national media stay on top of this. It's sad that I have to say this, but I feel that the national Democratic Party should stay out of it as much as possible because Christie and his cheerleaders, plus the Corporate Media, will just write it off as a Democratic-Party witch hunt. But the local Jersey reporting on this--which captures the attention of the entire Tri-State area--has been nothing short of brilliant!

[PCIntern]

16. Some people say that they're laughing at WTC Attack jokes...

I have not heard information to the contrary...

[malaise]

20. Don't rule it out

They're sick enough

[BeyondGeography]

52. A somber gathering to commemorate the occasion it is not

If that seems petty, I challenge anyone to find a similar photo of Barack Obama and cohorts yucking it up at a 9/11 memorial. Faux would have pounced with glee.

[Politicalboi]

53. Had they taken

Selfies then maybe we'd get somewhere

[Katashi_itto]

17. No Wildstein there. Nope. Lets talk about Benghazi

[Orsino]

25. Am I missing something incriminating?

September 11th could reasonably be called "long before the election."

(I mean, something more incriminating than being photographed with Wildstein at all.)

[ProSense]

27. Considering

"September 11th could reasonably be called 'long before the election.'"

...that Wildstein was picked to be his "eyes and ears" in the PA (http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024323343), how is it possibly for Christie to make this statement:

“I have had no contact with David Wildstein in a long time, a long time, well before the election,” which was held Nov. 5, Mr. Christie said last week. “You know, I could probably count on one hand the number of conversations I’ve had with David since he worked at the Port Authority. I did not interact with David.”

The last part is complete bullshit.

[malaise]

54. By the way that's Samson in that photo I posted in the OP

as well between the two of them

[malaise]

41. It was in the middle of the bridge crisis

and the next day he was with Bridget Kelly walking after the boardwalk fire but he knew nothing. Too many lies - way too many.

[Rex]

34. Wow, he just magically finds a new way to fuck himself over each and every day!

The SMARTEST thing CC can do right now is STFU and lawyer up! Something tells me he is way too much of a narcissist to see the writing on the wall.

[malaise]

35. Andrew Sullivan

http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2014/01/14/christie-is-busted/
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This sure doesn’t look good to me: Christie is photographed yukking it up with David Wildstein and Bill Baroni of the Port Authority three days into the GWB traffic scheme to punish a Democratic mayor for not endorsing him. That follows the governor’s insistence that he could barely remember any serious interaction with Wildstein “for a long time”. That could still be true, depending on your definition of a long time, but it sure looks fishy to me. And it will, I presume, to potential primary voters.

[Historic NY]

36. "I did not have talks with that man".

[malaise]

37. Live link

http://www.njtvonline.org/news/uncategorized/njtv-news-special-report-the-state-of-the-state/

[marions ghost]

38. hahaha

[flamingdem]

44. Snort

[Whisp]

55. lol. He has to say that numerous times over a whole fricken year

to be genuine.

[calimary]

39. Isn't that the same guy he says he hasn't seen or spent time with in donkey's years?

David Who? Yeah, that's the ticket. David Who! See - you don't even have to change his monogram then!

[malaise]

46. Didn't even know him at school (yeh right - coach tore that to bits)

and hadn't seen him in a very long time.

[MyNameGoesHere]

42. Warm up that Fox analyst seat, we have a new candidate.

that is unless he does a little time in the pokey first.

[flamingdem]

45. Give him a barcalounger

[Botany]

47. Dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014697138

[DallasNE]

49. Who Is The Woman In That Picture

Is that Kelly? We know that Kelly was with the Governor on the day she pulled the trigger to close the traffic lanes on the GWB because she was photographed working on her cell phone as she walked with Christie near the scene of a fire.

[malaise]

50. Don't know who this is

but the boardwalk photo with Kelly was in New Jersey - this was New York.