Dem Mayor: I Got 'Enhanced' Access To NJ Officials After Endorsing Christie

[ProSense]

Dem Mayor: I Got 'Enhanced' Access To NJ Officials After Endorsing Christie

Long Branch, N.J. Mayor Adam Schneider (D) on Saturday said he got "enhanced" access to state officials after he endorsed Gov. Chris Christie (R) during his re-election campaign.

Schneider told the Washington Post that a few months after he endorsed the governor, he contacted his office about an issue he couldn't get resolved by the state utility board.

"I'm not talking to any more underlings, and I'm not being delegated to," Schneider told Christie's aides. "I got what I needed."

The Long Branch mayor believes his success with Christie's office can be attributed to the endorsement.

The Washington Post reported that Democratic mayors who supported Christie said that the benefits they reaped from doing so outweighed frustration from fellow liberals who did not endorse the governor.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/long-branch-mayor-enhanced-access-christie-endorsement

WNYC: More New Jersey Mayors Say They Think They Were Punished For Not Playing Along w/ Christie
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024316953

KABOOM: "Pay For Play" - Christie Used Sandy Funds for Samson
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024351971

[BumRushDaShow]

1. I expect there is quite alot of this

I.e., bipartisan back-patting as part of the pay to play. Sadly, it's the Jersey way. I wouldn't be surprised if there aren't any on this side of the Delaware River involved too.... Everyone is looking at the PA of NY/NJ and but no one has checked the DRPA (Delaware River Port Authority, which handles similar but between PA & NJ). We share 100+ miles of riverfront.

[mazzarro]

2. Will someoe explain this, please

The Washington Post reported that Democratic mayors who supported Christie said that the benefits they reaped from doing so outweighed frustration from fellow liberals who did not endorse the governor.

Is this saying that the Dem mayors that endorsed Christie think that overall Christie's actions in denying access and government support to those other Dem mayors who did not endorse him was acceptable and good for the citizens of New Jersey?

[Demit]

4. That made me scratch my head, too

Like "hey, we got stuff, and that outweighs your frustration, so nyah nyah?" Clunky writing, and I can't tell if it's TPM's or WaPo's.

[monmouth3]

3. I was at first shocked to read that the Spring Lake Mayor had supported Christie but then realized

she had a boardwalk and other expensive projects to fix. She is a Democrat...

http://www.politickernj.com/67193/spring-lake-mayor-endorses-christie

[Thinkingabout]

5. Not that I am excusing actions by Christie amd his aides but similiar occurrences happened in

Louisiana after Katrina, Louisiana had a Democrat governor and Senator and New Orleans had a Democrat mayor. Mississippi had Republican officials and got the larger among of the funds.

[ProSense]

6. No, that post pretty much is "excusing actions by Christie." n/t

[WinkyDink]

7. Are you unaware of the adjective form "Democratic"?

[go west young man]

8. Just wanted you to know that someone alerted on your post in this thread.

I just served on the jury and personally I can't understand why your post was alerted on. I remember a time at DU when any matter could be discussed and there was not this much censorship from disgruntled members. It truly is sad when a simple statement like yours gets you accused of being a Rush Limbaugh follower (which is what the alerter wrote about you). I just wanted to let you know you were alerted upon as DU doesn't let people fully know someone else has opened a jury case against them.

[go west young man]

9. The jury results were 6 for Leave It Alone.

At least there is hope for DU yet. Glad to see other DU'ers felt the same about this ridiculous alert and hope the alerter realizes they are part of the problem at DU.

[SunSeeker]

10. Please don't adopt Fox's incorrect grammar. It is DEMOCRATIC officials.

Democrat is not an adjective. Fox/Boehner/Limbaugh use it as an adjective as a pejorative, with an emphasis on the "rat" syllable. It is a childish, obnoxious insult. Please stop it. It makes your posts read like the work of a right wing troll.

But if your point is the Bush administration dragged their feet to help areas headed by Democratic officials and Christie is just another GOP shakedown criminal, I agree with you. That was your point, right?

[silvershadow]

11. The Lincoln Bedroom of New Jersey. nt

[Cha]

12. And, Mayor Steven Fulop of Jersey City got very Unenhanced

access after he turned down Christie's offer to endorse him. These guys are lookin' so smart!