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ProSense

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Thu Jan 9, 2014, 02:14 PM Jan 2014

Christie Heading To Ft. Lee Whether Mayor Wants Him Or Not

Christie Heading To Ft. Lee Whether Mayor Wants Him Or Not

Fort Lee, N.J. Mayor Mark Sokolich doesn't want New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) to come to the borough to apologize for the bridge scandal that gridlocked its streets, but Christie doesn't care.

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NEW... Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich is asking that @govchristie NOT come to town today to apologize. Cites ongoing investigation.
12:45 PM - 9 Jan 2014

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"I don't know him, so I can't be offended and I'm not offended," Christie said in a press conference. "If he wants to meet with me today, I'm happy to meet with him. If he doesn't, I'm still going to go up to Fort Lee today because I think it's important for me to be on the ground there today and to apologize to folks. I'm going to do that."

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/christie_still_visiting_fort_lee

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Christie Heading To Ft. Lee Whether Mayor Wants Him Or Not (Original Post) ProSense Jan 2014 OP
Fuck, who is he going to apologize to, then? randome Jan 2014 #1
He'll just wander around Fort Lee randomly apologizing to people. JaneyVee Jan 2014 #2
And maybe some random people will paste him in the face with an egg or two. randome Jan 2014 #15
This action screams "bully." n/t ProSense Jan 2014 #4
It does, doesn't it? randome Jan 2014 #7
Yep. Arrogant, entitled, "my way or [we'll close] the highway." n/t Tanuki Jan 2014 #13
DUzy! calimary Jan 2014 #20
Yes, it does. Cha Jan 2014 #21
Maybe to the family of 91-year-old Mrs. X, for possibly causing the death of grandma? n/t Tanuki Jan 2014 #8
Oh, but there's no PROOF she died because of that! randome Jan 2014 #9
Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee Shankapotomus Jan 2014 #3
Well, the governor's motorcade and all the press trailing behind him sure will create one. calimary Jan 2014 #23
I'll assume that the people of Ft. Lee are smart enough to see this for what it is, Tanuki Jan 2014 #5
He wants the photo op. calimary Jan 2014 #22
You don't have to know somebody to be offended! What a fuckwad! Rex Jan 2014 #6
shit sandwich wilt the stilt Jan 2014 #10
So he's going to take his motorcade, which will cause traffic problems, justiceischeap Jan 2014 #11
Maybe he'll just take the same chopper that took him to his kid's game? bullwinkle428 Jan 2014 #17
Is he going to bully them? PM Martin Jan 2014 #12
I'm still going to go up to Fort Lee today nykym Jan 2014 #14
Christie's going to do damage control with the Mayor whether the Mayor Lex Jan 2014 #16
Mayor Sokolich says to give his apologies to the People who Cha Jan 2014 #18
+1 Couldn't agree more! B Calm Jan 2014 #19
Maybe he will stand at the bridge entrance with a big sign that says "I'm sorry!" PADemD Jan 2014 #24
 

randome

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1. Fuck, who is he going to apologize to, then?
Thu Jan 9, 2014, 02:16 PM
Jan 2014

Is he going to interrupt classrooms across the city to apologize to school kids? What about the emergency responders who were held up in traffic?
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Everything is a satellite to some other thing.[/center][/font][hr]

 

randome

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15. And maybe some random people will paste him in the face with an egg or two.
Thu Jan 9, 2014, 02:35 PM
Jan 2014

[hr][font color="blue"][center]All things in moderation, including moderation.[/center][/font][hr]

 

randome

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7. It does, doesn't it?
Thu Jan 9, 2014, 02:20 PM
Jan 2014

[hr][font color="blue"][center]You have to play the game to find out why you're playing the game. -Existenz[/center][/font][hr]

Cha

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21. Yes, it does.
Thu Jan 9, 2014, 02:45 PM
Jan 2014

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Chris Christie: "I am not a bully." #bridgegate
This is him yelling at a woman while his wife laughs.

6:33 AM - 9 Jan 2014

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randome

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9. Oh, but there's no PROOF she died because of that!
Thu Jan 9, 2014, 02:24 PM
Jan 2014

[hr][font color="blue"][center]"If you're bored then you're boring." -Harvey Danger[/center][/font][hr]

Tanuki

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5. I'll assume that the people of Ft. Lee are smart enough to see this for what it is,
Thu Jan 9, 2014, 02:19 PM
Jan 2014

namely, utterly insincere "damage control" grandstanding aimed only at preserving
Christie's political viability. Why wasn't it important for him to be on the ground apologizing to people back in September when the crisis was in progress? It evidently became important only when the [projectile] hit the fan.

 

Rex

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6. You don't have to know somebody to be offended! What a fuckwad!
Thu Jan 9, 2014, 02:19 PM
Jan 2014

Clearly Christie is going to lose his job and maybe more. He cannot backpedal enough and evidently is a HORRIBLE liar!

justiceischeap

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11. So he's going to take his motorcade, which will cause traffic problems,
Thu Jan 9, 2014, 02:27 PM
Jan 2014

to apologize for his "staff" causing traffic problems. Makes sense to me.

nykym

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14. I'm still going to go up to Fort Lee today
Thu Jan 9, 2014, 02:33 PM
Jan 2014

and play with some traffic cones, hell I don't need no stinkin' traffic cones my bis ass is fat enough to stop traffic.

Cha

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18. Mayor Sokolich says to give his apologies to the People who
Thu Jan 9, 2014, 02:42 PM
Jan 2014

got screwed in those traffic jams on GWB because of Christie's Top Staff or Christie himself(depending on whether you believe he didn't know jack shit about what was going on).

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