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kpete

(71,988 posts)
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 07:32 PM Jan 2014

"Chris Christie Denies New Hoboken Allegations On Grounds That Source Likes Him Too Much"

Hoboken mayor Dawn Zimmer alleged today on MSNBC’s Up With Steve Kornacki that two members of Chris Christie’s 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 doesn’t sound illegal, and lacks the cackling villainous paper trail of the George Washington Bridge lane closure, but it’s also not exactly good government, either.

Perhaps more interesting is the aggressive response from Christie’s administration. Rather than express contrition or promise to get to the bottom of the allegations, Christie’s aides are attacking the allegations as untrustworthy. Argument number one: MSNBC can’t be trusted because it has always hated Christie!

(Obviously, unless Christie thinks MSNBC faked or distorted Zimmer’s allegations, the credibility of the network that broadcast the allegations is completely immaterial.)

And what about Zimmer? Here’s where argument number two comes in: She can’t be trusted, either, because she has always liked Christie:



http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/01/christie-denies-new-allegations.html

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"Chris Christie Denies New Hoboken Allegations On Grounds That Source Likes Him Too Much" (Original Post) kpete Jan 2014 OP
Nothing to see here... aristocles Jan 2014 #1
That makes it even more compelling.. Dawn Zimmer at one Cha Jan 2014 #2
Their response is ridiculous, as usual... Spazito Jan 2014 #3
i saw a gun to her head on m$nbc this morning....i swear i did!!!! spanone Jan 2014 #4
hmm wonder how many they expect Epiphany4z Jan 2014 #5
Poor baby! hrmjustin Jan 2014 #6
She came off as very credible. ZX86 Jan 2014 #7

Cha

(297,196 posts)
2. That makes it even more compelling.. Dawn Zimmer at one
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 07:40 PM
Jan 2014

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)
3. Their response is ridiculous, as usual...
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 07:45 PM
Jan 2014

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!

Epiphany4z

(2,234 posts)
5. hmm wonder how many they expect
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 08:42 PM
Jan 2014

to come out of the woodwork....

It’s 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.

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