Rachel Maddow's theory on GWB scandal picked up by NY Mag, Raw Story, The Wire, HuffPo, more

[highplainsdem]

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/01/maddow-christie-theory.html

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/09/rachel-maddow-fort-lees-mayor-no-there-was-another-target-of-bridge-gate/

http://www.thewire.com/politics/2014/01/chris-christies-war-democrats-over-new-jersey-supreme-court-behind-bridgeghazi/356873/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/09/rachel-maddow-chris-christie_n_4572367.html

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/maddow-nj-bridge-scandal-was-political-revenge-but-maybe-not-for-the-reason-you-think%E2%80%A6/

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/01/10/maddow_was_senate_leader_target_of_nj_scandal_121190.html


Very glad to see her theory getting more media attention.

My best guess as to why the retaliation took the form of a traffic jam -- that it was viewed by Christie & Co. as "a roadblock as payback for a roadblock" -- and why the GWB would have been the preferred target because of something Loretta Weinberg had written earlier:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024310252

[Kingofalldems]

1. I like this one.

Repubs cower in fear of Rachel Maddow.

[Gothmog]

2. I am very glad that this theory is getting attention

Rachel did a great job last night and this theory makes sense

[okaawhatever]

3. I read in the comment section of something yesterday about some woman Christie also had it out for.

I think it was a state legislator. They claimed Christie said "has anyone taken a bat to this woman yet?" I believe they had a link. I'd like to figure out who that is. He is nothing but hate.

[DURHAM D]

4. Your answer is in the OP.

just follow the link at the bottom

[okaawhatever]

6. OK, great thanks. nt

[bettyellen]

7. Weinberg, she blocked two early judicial appointments and heads the Dems in her district- which

includes Ft Lee.

[highplainsdem]

8. Christie said that about Loretta Weinberg in 2011. Link to story/video at CrooksAndLiars.com:

http://crooksandliars.com/david/chris-christie-urges-reporters-take-bat-76-y

[okaawhatever]

22. Thanks for that link. That's the first one I saw that gave the background on the story. You've gotta

love how he claims she's a hypocrite for claiming both a pension and a salary when scores of members of his party do it. He's using hypocrisy to claim someone else is a hypocrite. Yep, definitely Republican.

[highplainsdem]

23. You're welcome! And I completely agree with what you said about Christie.

[Tx4obama]

20. DU link that has info regarding Loretta Weinberg in the 'comments', below

Here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024307835

[herding cats]

5. It's a good theory worth being explored further.

She and her team did an excellent job putting two and two together on that one. It definitely makes more sense than that he was going after the mayor for not endorsing him.

[Gin]

9. This story and the timeline make more sense...Rachel laid it out perfectly.

[rhett o rick]

10. Thanks for posting this. I do have a question. What good does retaliation do unless people know

that you did it?

[efhmc]

16. Doubly better if someone else gets the blame for not solving the problem.

I think that was the hope.

[arcane1]

27. All that matters is that the retaliatee knows it.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

11. Great ! Hope it extends to those on MSNBC - Thomas Roberts acted like a

dumbbell today

[monmouth3]

12. If Rachel is correct on this and I do believe she is onto something, I hope she gets a Pultizer.

This is investigative journalism at its very best..Go Rachel.

[wryter2000]

13. Seems to me it doesn't have to be one or the other

They could have decided to go after Fort Lee for both this and the lack of endorsement from the mayor.

[debunkthis]

14. Not that I dispute the theory...

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However, I do feel compelled to point out the fact that here we are freely discussing a "conspiracy theory" while accounts have been banned from posting here for discussing other theories, on different topics, that have as much potential to be correct as Rachel's theory mentioned here in this case.

Any thoughts on that EarlG?

[Dawgs]

15. Sorry, but why should I believe this story over mayor story?

Is there actual proof for either of them?

[justiceischeap]

17. This theory, in essence, would make almost everything he said yesterday

be the truth. Especially if you parse it like some lawyers would--because the closures weren't about the Mayor but this legislator.

[Tarheel_Dem]

18. I found Rachel's theory a very plausible one. nt

[florida08]

19. hahahaha love The Wire

Bridgeghazi... Priceless

[dorkzilla]

21. Well the timeline is pretty damning, and it clearly shows Christie had a motive, but

….the only thing that doesn't make sense to me is why would they go after Fort Lee because its in Weinberg's district. What's the point unless she lives there? Wouldn't shutting down traffic Teaneck (where I think she lives) have been a clearer signal to Ms. Weinberg?

[Cha]

24. You cannot deny the TIMING of the Closure.. If

there were other reasons then they will come out.

thanks Rachel.. thank you, highplainsdem

[IDemo]

25. Heard this mentioned on NPR this afternoon as well n/t

[yodermon]

26. I heard that too..they mentioned Rachel by name, which

I thought was cool