A Sincere And Heartfelt Apology To Governor Christie
I was out most of the day today and have just had the opportunity to review the investigative report prepared on behalf of Governor Christie by Randy Mastro and his firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. After reading just a few pages of this fine piece of in-depth analysis of the circumstances surrounding the GWB lane closures, it became apparent to me that I owe the governor an apology. I may have given people here on DU the impression that Governor Christie has engaged in a pattern of abuse and misconduct while in office. The Christie Crime Digest currently lists 60 separate instances of untoward or unsavory behavior on the part of the governor and his close associates. Additionally, I have provided several other accounts of incidents and instances of unseemly activity. Someone reading through this list might get the impression that the governor has engaged in a pattern of misbehavior and abuse of his powers. You might even come to the conclusion that he is a person of low morals and for that I am truly sorry. For after reading through this report, I now see that I was wrong and that I never should have given anyone that impression. I have now come to the conclusion that he has NO morals.
He blames everything on Bridget Kelly. He calls Dawn Zimmer a liar. He tells a fairy tale of having tears in his eyes when he learned of his betrayal by his trusted staffers. David Wildstein's claim that he told Christie of the lane closures on September 11th? He has no recollection. He is strutting around like a peacock waving his exoneration for all to see. A report with more holes than an old pair of socks. No interviews with Kelly, Stepien, Baroni, Wildstein or Zimmer, yet is still somehow comprehensive. This report even goes on to sully Bridget Kelly as the "scorned woman" by exposing her relationship with Stepien that they have tried so hard to keep secret. Was this to shed any additional light on the circumstances surrounding Christie's actions? No, it was a gratuitous shot to further diminish her character and credibility. The report goes on page after page, all the while laying blame everywhere else but on Christie and his inner circle of advisers. THEY are the true victims here. Tarred by the behavior of a few bad apples who abused their trust and confidence. It takes a special kind of person to do this. A person with no morals at all.
This report is a huge gamble by the governor. He plays the people of New Jersey as gullible rubes who would believe the findings in this sham of a report. He clings to hopes of running for president as he drops this report on us and then runs to Las Vegas to kiss the hand of Sheldon Adelson and beg for his blessing. He tapes an interview with Diane Sawyer in an attempt to rehabilitate his candidacy because after all, this is all about him. So ignore a career in public service that is replete with episode after episode of abuse and bullying. Ignore the list of 60 (and growing) items in the Crime Digest-they all didn't really happen. Ignore Dawn Zimmer-she's the liar here, right? (in case you need some assistance in this regard refer to Why Dawn Zimmer is Telling the Truth) Ignore the intellectual insult that the entirety of Mr. Mastro's report represents and go straight to the page that says it wasn't his fault. That's all that matters. I'm sorry governor-I completely underestimated the depths of your depravity and what a truly horrible person your are. Here's to hoping that life delivers everything you so richly deserve.
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that was spent to arrive at this "obvious" conclusion came from mine and my neighbor's hard earned tax dollars. 
down a pot-hole ridden road. Every time you hear about schools that need books and materials. When you read about the failure to make appropriate contributions to the pension fund. No money for a second tunnel to NYC. No money for open space and parks. Just remember how easy it was to find over a million dollars for this piece of....
thanks Lax~
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Had to make a big public apology myself once:
http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rocknation/432
I guess you'll be shutting down the Christie Crime Digest, then. You should also apologize to its readers for wasting their time, and the DU admins for wasting their bandwidth.
rocktivity
P.S. http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251332290
Just not the right lessons. 
he was probably bitter that Christie didn't hire Wolff & Samson to do the investigation!
How did Wolff & Samson miss out on this job? 
rocktivity
with the family shoe business! (yes this is his family's store in Bernardsville, NJ)
Here's to hoping that his report plays a part in giving Christie the boot! (Mastro's is having a giant boot sale now!)
