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ThreeforTea
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Chris Christie News Conference now
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will hold a news conference today at 11 a.m. ET. A state senator wants a federal probe of lane closures that may have been politically motivated.
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Ayne11
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Re: Chris Christie News Conference now
Oh you mean when he closed down the bridge out of spite?
How about the time he said he was going to take a bat to a 70 year old lady's face...
This guy is such a thug.
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| Posted 1/9/14 11:15 AM |
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ThreeforTea
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Re: Chris Christie News Conference now
Posted by Ayne11
How about the time he said he was going to take a bat to a 70 year old lady's face...
This guy is such a thug.
what?? that's crazy!!
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| Posted 1/9/14 11:16 AM |
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KristenRSF
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Chris Christie News Conference now
Everyone praises this guy left and right and I don't get it. He's such an asshole.
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| Posted 1/9/14 11:22 AM |
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PearlJamChick
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Re: Chris Christie News Conference now
He is such a complete douchecanoe.
I hope that this ruins any of his dreams of 2016!
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| Posted 1/9/14 11:25 AM |
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BargainMama
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Chris Christie News Conference now
He fired his aide Bridget Kelly (in case anyone isn't watching)
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| Posted 1/9/14 11:25 AM |
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Ayne11
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Re: Chris Christie News Conference now
Posted by forevermylilgirls
Posted by Ayne11
How about the time he said he was going to take a bat to a 70 year old lady's face...
This guy is such a thug.
what?? that's crazy!!
Yep!
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Using harsh terms to attack his critics has been a regular feature of Gov. Chris Christie’s 15 months in office, and Democratic officials, wary of his and the voters’ wrath, have usually offered only a muted response.
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But this week, when Mr. Christie, a Republican, used violent imagery in talking about a Democratic lawmaker — a widowed grandmother, to boot — Democrats saw an opening, criticizing him en masse and demanding an apology.
The episode began at a news conference on Wednesday, when the governor brought up State Senator Loretta Weinberg, a Democrat from Bergen County, who had accused him of hypocrisy. Mr. Christie said Ms. Weinberg was the hypocrite, asking reporters, “Can you guys please take the bat out on her for once?”
There was not much outcry at first, but Ms. Weinberg drew sympathetic news coverage and Mr. Christie’s remark lighted up comment pages on news Web sites. Then, on Thursday and Friday, Democrats issued a flurry of statements scolding the governor.
The Assembly speaker, Sheila Y. Oliver, called the governor’s statement “a new low in public discourse.” Stephen M. Sweeney, the Senate president, called it “offensive, indecent and so far beneath the standing of a public official it boggles the mind how the governor could even think of uttering it.”
Michael Drewniak, the governor’s press secretary, said it was clear that Mr. Christie was simply accusing the news media of being too easy on Ms. Weinberg, and that “ratcheting it up beyond that is partisan politics at its worst.”
Mr. Christie’s instinct when criticized is generally to counterattack, not explain himself. He has labeled the teachers’ union “political thugs,” accused other officials of lying, and charged teachers with “using students like drug mules” to carry political messages.
Such tough talk is off-putting to some voters, but it captivates just as many, said Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute.
¶ “There may come a time when most people think he’s gone too far,” Mr. Murray said. “Democrats feel this might have been that point, and they want to take advantage.”
For much of last year, Democrats shied away from confrontation with the governor, fearing that the wave that had swept so many Republicans into office would endanger them in this year’s legislative elections.
After years in which Democrats were firmly in control of the state and had a huge advantage in campaign cash, Republicans, with Mr. Christie, have erased that gap.
The governor’s fight with Ms. Weinberg was about “double dipping” by New Jersey elected officials, which he wants to abolish. Two weeks ago, it was reported that the Essex County executive, Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr., had begun collecting a government pension while still collecting his salary. Mr. DiVincenzo, a Democrat, is a powerful figure and one of the governor’s most outspoken allies, and both have demanded reform of an unsustainable pension system.
On April 3, The Star-Ledger published an article stating that Mr. Christie does not criticize friends like Mr. DiVincenzo, though he berates others for similar practices. Ms. Weinberg was quoted in the article saying, “there’s obviously double standards.”
The next day, she revealed that she, too, had started collecting a government pension while a legislator. She could have begun years earlier, but did so only after losing most of her savings in the Bernard L. Madoff debacle.
On Wednesday, Mr. Christie referred to her quotation in The Star-Ledger, and said she had done the same thing as Mr. DiVincenzo.
“Can you guys please take the bat out on her for once?” he asked reporters. “She’s the queen of double standard.”
While Ms. Weinberg and Mr. DiVincenzo took advantage of the same law, their cases are quite different. She is 76, an age at which Social Security, 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts require people to collect pension payments, whether or not they are working. He is 58, not old enough to collect Social Security, or to withdraw money from any retirement accounts without penalties.
Mr. DiVincenzo is paid more than $153,000 a year for his full-time position, and his pension is almost $69,000 a year. The salary for Ms. Weinberg’s part-time job is $49,000, and her pension is about $36,000.
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| Posted 1/9/14 11:33 AM |
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Ayne11
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Re: Chris Christie News Conference now
Posted by BargainMama
He fired his aide Bridget Kelly (in case anyone isn't watching)
Yeah, I'm sure she really took the initiative to do this behind his back on his behalf. 
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| Posted 1/9/14 11:35 AM |
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ThreeforTea
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Re: Chris Christie News Conference now
Posted by Ayne11
Posted by forevermylilgirls
Posted by Ayne11
How about the time he said he was going to take a bat to a 70 year old lady's face...
This guy is such a thug.
what?? that's crazy!!
Yep!
Article
Using harsh terms to attack his critics has been a regular feature of Gov. Chris Christie’s 15 months in office, and Democratic officials, wary of his and the voters’ wrath, have usually offered only a muted response.
Related
But this week, when Mr. Christie, a Republican, used violent imagery in talking about a Democratic lawmaker — a widowed grandmother, to boot — Democrats saw an opening, criticizing him en masse and demanding an apology.
The episode began at a news conference on Wednesday, when the governor brought up State Senator Loretta Weinberg, a Democrat from Bergen County, who had accused him of hypocrisy. Mr. Christie said Ms. Weinberg was the hypocrite, asking reporters, “Can you guys please take the bat out on her for once?”
There was not much outcry at first, but Ms. Weinberg drew sympathetic news coverage and Mr. Christie’s remark lighted up comment pages on news Web sites. Then, on Thursday and Friday, Democrats issued a flurry of statements scolding the governor.
The Assembly speaker, Sheila Y. Oliver, called the governor’s statement “a new low in public discourse.” Stephen M. Sweeney, the Senate president, called it “offensive, indecent and so far beneath the standing of a public official it boggles the mind how the governor could even think of uttering it.”
Michael Drewniak, the governor’s press secretary, said it was clear that Mr. Christie was simply accusing the news media of being too easy on Ms. Weinberg, and that “ratcheting it up beyond that is partisan politics at its worst.”
Mr. Christie’s instinct when criticized is generally to counterattack, not explain himself. He has labeled the teachers’ union “political thugs,” accused other officials of lying, and charged teachers with “using students like drug mules” to carry political messages.
Such tough talk is off-putting to some voters, but it captivates just as many, said Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute.
¶ “There may come a time when most people think he’s gone too far,” Mr. Murray said. “Democrats feel this might have been that point, and they want to take advantage.”
For much of last year, Democrats shied away from confrontation with the governor, fearing that the wave that had swept so many Republicans into office would endanger them in this year’s legislative elections.
After years in which Democrats were firmly in control of the state and had a huge advantage in campaign cash, Republicans, with Mr. Christie, have erased that gap.
The governor’s fight with Ms. Weinberg was about “double dipping” by New Jersey elected officials, which he wants to abolish. Two weeks ago, it was reported that the Essex County executive, Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr., had begun collecting a government pension while still collecting his salary. Mr. DiVincenzo, a Democrat, is a powerful figure and one of the governor’s most outspoken allies, and both have demanded reform of an unsustainable pension system.
On April 3, The Star-Ledger published an article stating that Mr. Christie does not criticize friends like Mr. DiVincenzo, though he berates others for similar practices. Ms. Weinberg was quoted in the article saying, “there’s obviously double standards.”
The next day, she revealed that she, too, had started collecting a government pension while a legislator. She could have begun years earlier, but did so only after losing most of her savings in the Bernard L. Madoff debacle.
On Wednesday, Mr. Christie referred to her quotation in The Star-Ledger, and said she had done the same thing as Mr. DiVincenzo.
“Can you guys please take the bat out on her for once?” he asked reporters. “She’s the queen of double standard.”
While Ms. Weinberg and Mr. DiVincenzo took advantage of the same law, their cases are quite different. She is 76, an age at which Social Security, 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts require people to collect pension payments, whether or not they are working. He is 58, not old enough to collect Social Security, or to withdraw money from any retirement accounts without penalties.
Mr. DiVincenzo is paid more than $153,000 a year for his full-time position, and his pension is almost $69,000 a year. The salary for Ms. Weinberg’s part-time job is $49,000, and her pension is about $36,000.
wow..
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ElizaRags35
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Re: Chris Christie News Conference now
Posted by PearlJamChick
He is such a complete douchecanoe.
I hope that this ruins any of his dreams of 2016!
Couldn't agree more. He's an asshole.
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| Posted 1/9/14 11:51 AM |
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FTM427
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Chris Christie News Conference now
They should charge whoever is responsible with manslaughter. An EMS team had to jump a curb in order to get around traffic to get to a call and a person in cardiac arrest died! Its unfathomable that these people would do such a childish thing which put many innocent peoples lives in potential danger. And they laughed about it! Politics is so ridiculous!!!
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| Posted 1/9/14 12:13 PM |
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Ayne11
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Re: Chris Christie News Conference now
If I was this chick I would hire Judy Smith (The real Olivia Pope) and clear my name. I honestly do not think for one minute she made the decision to do this on her own...
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I'm conservative and I CAN'T STAND and DONT TRUST Christie AT ALL. He's a bully and a typical politician. I would write in a name before voting for him!
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| Posted 1/9/14 12:45 PM |
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BargainMama
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Re: Chris Christie News Conference now
Posted by FTM427
They should charge whoever is responsible with manslaughter. An EMS team had to jump a curb in order to get around traffic to get to a call and a person in cardiac arrest died! Its unfathomable that these people would do such a childish thing which put many innocent peoples lives in potential danger. And they laughed about it! Politics is so ridiculous!!!
That woman's family member was just interviewed and said she really didn't think that would have made a difference (if she got to the hospital sooner). She said she was in her 90's and really believe she was gone as soon as she went into cardiac arrest.
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Re: Chris Christie News Conference now
Posted by Ayne11
Posted by forevermylilgirls
Posted by Ayne11
How about the time he said he was going to take a bat to a 70 year old lady's face...
This guy is such a thug.
what?? that's crazy!!
Yep!
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I don't like him, but I think you are going a little far to say that he said he was going to take a bat to a 70 yo's face. He never said he was going to to hit her with anything - he wanted the reporters to criticize her instead of him. It was a poor phrase to use, but no where in there do I see him saying anything close to him wanting to hit her in the face.
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| Posted 1/9/14 12:56 PM |
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Ayne11
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Re: Chris Christie News Conference now
Posted by sameinitials
Posted by Ayne11
Posted by forevermylilgirls
Posted by Ayne11
How about the time he said he was going to take a bat to a 70 year old lady's face...
This guy is such a thug.
what?? that's crazy!!
Yep!
Article
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I don't like him, but I think you are going a little far to say that he said he was going to take a bat to a 70 yo's face. He never said he was going to to hit her with anything - he wanted the reporters to criticize her instead of him. It was a poor phrase to use, but no where in there do I see him saying anything close to him wanting to hit her in the face.
I thought I remembered him saying to her face, the article proves me wrong that he didn't say those exact words.
But, C'mon that's a pretty disgusting thing to say about anyone let alone a 76 year old woman, Out loud at a press conference no less. At least she has a sense of humor, I did read she has a bat in her office with her face on it (or something to that effect)
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sameinitials
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Re: Chris Christie News Conference now
Posted by Ayne11
Posted by sameinitials
Posted by Ayne11
Posted by forevermylilgirls
Posted by Ayne11
How about the time he said he was going to take a bat to a 70 year old lady's face...
This guy is such a thug.
what?? that's crazy!!
Yep!
Article
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I don't like him, but I think you are going a little far to say that he said he was going to take a bat to a 70 yo's face. He never said he was going to to hit her with anything - he wanted the reporters to criticize her instead of him. It was a poor phrase to use, but no where in there do I see him saying anything close to him wanting to hit her in the face.
I thought I remembered him saying to her face, the article proves me wrong that he didn't say those exact words.
But, C'mon that's a pretty disgusting thing to say about anyone let alone a 76 year old woman, Out loud at a press conference no less. At least she has a sense of humor, I did read she has a bat in her office with her face on it (or something to that effect)
I just don't think he meant it like that. It was a poor choice of words, but he just meant that the reporters should "beat up on" someone else instead of him.
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Re: Chris Christie News Conference now
Posted by Ayne11
If I was this chick I would hire Judy Smith (The real Olivia Pope) and clear my name. I honestly do not think for one minute she made the decision to do this on her own...
totally
if it turns out he knew about this (which come on we all know he did) it will RUIN him
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Re: Chris Christie News Conference now
Posted by KristenRSF
Everyone praises this guy left and right and I don't get it. He's such an asshole.
Hurricane Sandy is what boosted his stock tremendously. Before a lot of people hated him here in NJ.
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lakadema
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Re: Chris Christie News Conference now
I have a question about the woman who was fired. Let's say he knew about this all along and she has taken the fall. Isn't her career ruined now? How would she get another job? What happens to someone like her when they take the fall for their boss?
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Ayne11
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Re: Chris Christie News Conference now
Posted by lakadema
I have a question about the woman who was fired. Let's say he knew about this all along and she has taken the fall. Isn't her career ruined now? How would she get another job? What happens to someone like her when they take the fall for their boss?
That's why I'm saying she needs Judy Smith!! IF she was the scapegoat, she needs to sue for wrongful termination & put his team/office on blast.
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Re: Chris Christie News Conference now
Posted by lakadema
I have a question about the woman who was fired. Let's say he knew about this all along and she has taken the fall. Isn't her career ruined now? How would she get another job? What happens to someone like her when they take the fall for their boss?
They sue. And sometimes win. At least the one's at my job did.
ETA: For wrongful termination.
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FTM427
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Chris Christie News Conference now
If he knew and she is taking the fall for him, then she is getting PAID big time! Because as you said this is basically ruining any chance of her getting another job.
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Re: Chris Christie News Conference now
I really do not believe that he claims he had NO CLUE what was going on... riiiiight....
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Re: Chris Christie News Conference now
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Posted by Ayne11
If I was this chick I would hire Judy Smith (The real Olivia Pope) and clear my name. I honestly do not think for one minute she made the decision to do this on her own...
totally
if it turns out he knew about this (which come on we all know he did) it will RUIN him
I don't know if I agree with this. Unfortunately 2016 is a long way away and people tend to forget....
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