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Christie's Little Bro Blasts Bridge Scandal Coverage
Christie's Little Bro Blasts Bridge Scandal Coverage
Todd Christie, the younger brother of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), has a lot to say about the ongoing scandal over last September's lane closures...In a series of updates posted on his personal Facebook page since Friday, Todd slammed reporters covering the story and defended his brother.
On Saturday, Todd published two posts about the scandal including this critique of the "objective cable channels:"
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Todd is a millionaire former Wall Street trader who has advised his brother and aided his political efforts since their high school days when Chris was a three-term class president.
The governor has adopted a conciliatory tone in his public statements about the scandal. In the marathon press conference he gave last week and in the brief acknowledgment of the issue that preceded his State of the State address Tuesday, he expressed regret about the closures, which led to days of gridlock in Fort Lee, N.J., and vowed to take action against aides found to have been involved in ordering the shutdown for political reasons.
In contrast, Todd's posts have been righteously indignant. They have implied the issue is not deserving of attention and expressed anger at members of the media who have focused on it. Todd's candid comments on social media could be viewed as a rare glimpse into the Christie id. In private, away from the cameras and press aides, are those closest to the governor enraged the scandal is making headlines?
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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/todd-christie-bridge-facebook
Todd Christie, the younger brother of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), has a lot to say about the ongoing scandal over last September's lane closures...In a series of updates posted on his personal Facebook page since Friday, Todd slammed reporters covering the story and defended his brother.
On Saturday, Todd published two posts about the scandal including this critique of the "objective cable channels:"
<...>
Todd is a millionaire former Wall Street trader who has advised his brother and aided his political efforts since their high school days when Chris was a three-term class president.
The governor has adopted a conciliatory tone in his public statements about the scandal. In the marathon press conference he gave last week and in the brief acknowledgment of the issue that preceded his State of the State address Tuesday, he expressed regret about the closures, which led to days of gridlock in Fort Lee, N.J., and vowed to take action against aides found to have been involved in ordering the shutdown for political reasons.
In contrast, Todd's posts have been righteously indignant. They have implied the issue is not deserving of attention and expressed anger at members of the media who have focused on it. Todd's candid comments on social media could be viewed as a rare glimpse into the Christie id. In private, away from the cameras and press aides, are those closest to the governor enraged the scandal is making headlines?
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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/todd-christie-bridge-facebook
Christie's office blames "left-wing blogs" for "wild-eyed conspiracy theory"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024331688
Quinnipiac NJ poll: If Christie knew, 55 percent say "removed from office" or "removed/prosecuted"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024333693
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