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Christie's office blames "left-wing blogs" for "wild-eyed conspiracy theory"
Christie's Office Blasts 'Wild-Eyed Conspiracy' Theories In Bridge Scandal
New Jersey Gov. Christie's (R) office apparently thinks "left-wing blogs" are to blame for the competing theories about who and what was behind the decision to close lanes on the George Washington Bridge in September.
In a short statement to CNN on Tuesday, Christie spokesman Colin Reed blasted the theories, including those that posit the closures, which tied up traffic for days in Fort Lee, N.J., were to get revenge on rivals or possibly linked to a local real estate development.
"We're not commenting on every wild-eyed conspiracy theory that's originating on left-wing blogs," Reed told the cable news network.
One of the theories that has been floated by New Jersey Democrats is that the shutdown was revenge against a local mayor who declined to endorse Christie's re-election. Another, first raised by MSNBC host Rachel Maddow, is that it was retaliation against a local senator who blocked the governor's court nominees. A third, raised by MSNBC host Steve Kornacki and former Jersey political reporter Brian Murphy, is that the closures may have been somehow tied to a nearby real estate development.
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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/christie-conspiracy-theory
New Jersey Gov. Christie's (R) office apparently thinks "left-wing blogs" are to blame for the competing theories about who and what was behind the decision to close lanes on the George Washington Bridge in September.
In a short statement to CNN on Tuesday, Christie spokesman Colin Reed blasted the theories, including those that posit the closures, which tied up traffic for days in Fort Lee, N.J., were to get revenge on rivals or possibly linked to a local real estate development.
"We're not commenting on every wild-eyed conspiracy theory that's originating on left-wing blogs," Reed told the cable news network.
One of the theories that has been floated by New Jersey Democrats is that the shutdown was revenge against a local mayor who declined to endorse Christie's re-election. Another, first raised by MSNBC host Rachel Maddow, is that it was retaliation against a local senator who blocked the governor's court nominees. A third, raised by MSNBC host Steve Kornacki and former Jersey political reporter Brian Murphy, is that the closures may have been somehow tied to a nearby real estate development.
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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/christie-conspiracy-theory
Yeah, "left-wing blogs" forced his office to commit crimes. Guess Christie is getting that cocky feeling back after his damage-control speech: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024331570
NJ Lawmakers Will Plan Next Round Of Bridge Subpoenas Thursday
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024330615
Former Gov. Huntsman: 'Something Doesn't Connect' With Christie's Knowledge Of Bridge Closure
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024329851
High School Baseball Coach Says Christie, Wildstein Did In Fact Travel In The Same Circles
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024323343
"Wall Street Journal show Christie standing next to Wildstein on Sept. 11"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024329168
It was Bridget Kelly
Josh Marshall
There's been a mystery about just who David Wildstein was texting with in those now infamous texts where he says "I feel badly about the kids ... I guess" and the mystery person replies "They are the children of Buono voters." Well, it was Bridget Kelly.
Ryan Lizza I believe incontrovertibly proves that here.
What remains unclear to me is this: just how did a seemingly real time screen capture end up in this document dump? Unless I'm not thinking this through properly (a real possibility) there's no way that image, with battery and connectivity meters showing, comes into being unless you screen cap it at the time or soon after it happens. Since it identifies Kelly as the counter-texter, the phone is clearly Wildstein's and also certainly he made the screen cap. But why?
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/bridget-kelly-was-the-texter
Josh Marshall
There's been a mystery about just who David Wildstein was texting with in those now infamous texts where he says "I feel badly about the kids ... I guess" and the mystery person replies "They are the children of Buono voters." Well, it was Bridget Kelly.
Ryan Lizza I believe incontrovertibly proves that here.
Ryan Lizza @RyanLizza
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Here's the evidence for Bridget Kelly being the person on the other end of these infamous Wildstein texts:
4:00 PM - 11 Jan 2014
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What remains unclear to me is this: just how did a seemingly real time screen capture end up in this document dump? Unless I'm not thinking this through properly (a real possibility) there's no way that image, with battery and connectivity meters showing, comes into being unless you screen cap it at the time or soon after it happens. Since it identifies Kelly as the counter-texter, the phone is clearly Wildstein's and also certainly he made the screen cap. But why?
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/bridget-kelly-was-the-texter
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The r/w blogs would rather treat this like it never happened, and might be. I don't care.
We're shouting 'Benghazi'! 
And it's not just the left wing, it's any serious written news source and/or organization or blog, as well as TV. If we're all so wrong, whatcha worried about? 
...like the Star-Ledger.
they might stop saying what a swell pal of Obama's he is when he runs for pres. So...you know...just in case...
