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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"Chris Christie Denies New Hoboken Allegations On Grounds That Source Likes Him Too Much"
Hoboken mayor Dawn Zimmer alleged today on MSNBCs Up With Steve Kornacki that two members of Chris Christies administration told her the state would deny her city funds to repair the damage from Hurricane Sandy unless she acceded to a development project Christie favored. This doesnt sound illegal, and lacks the cackling villainous paper trail of the George Washington Bridge lane closure, but its also not exactly good government, either.
Perhaps more interesting is the aggressive response from Christies administration. Rather than express contrition or promise to get to the bottom of the allegations, Christies aides are attacking the allegations as untrustworthy. Argument number one: MSNBC cant be trusted because it has always hated Christie!
(Obviously, unless Christie thinks MSNBC faked or distorted Zimmers allegations, the credibility of the network that broadcast the allegations is completely immaterial.)
And what about Zimmer? Heres where argument number two comes in: She cant be trusted, either, because she has always liked Christie:
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/01/christie-denies-new-allegations.html
aristocles
(594 posts)Just The Great Game of Politics as usual. Move along.
Cha
(297,196 posts)point called Christie her "beloved governor". She finally came out with what happened.. having been scared in the past that she would get even less funds for Sandy rebuilding.
So you can't bring out the facts on Christie according to Christie if you like him too much or don't like him too much? You have to be Goldilocks?
Spazito
(50,331 posts)As to the "nearly three-minute attack ad", are they referring to Lawrence O'Donnell's mock ad from his show? If so, that is hilarious!
spanone
(135,831 posts)Epiphany4z
(2,234 posts)to come out of the woodwork....
Its very clear partisan politics are at play here as Democratic mayors with a political axe to grind come out of the woodwork and try to get their faces on television.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)ZX86
(1,428 posts)What motivation would be for her to lie?