Lt. Gov Kim Guadagno's LOOPHOLE in her statement

[Tx4obama]

Today she said:

“I deny any suggestion made by Mayor Zimmer that there was ever any condition on the release of Sandy funds by me,” Guadagno told reporters.

It was Chrisitie's 'condition on the release of Sandy funds' - not Guadagno's.

Guadagno was delivering Christie's message.

Looks like the lawyers wrote that statement!


VIDEO here: http://www.mediaite.com/online/nj-lt-gov-dismisses-hoboken-mayors-false-and-illogical-allegations/

[Gidney N Cloyd]

1. Yup.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024361232#post2

[Hissyspit]

9. Good catch. nt

[rocktivity]

2. The first part of that statement doesn't work too well, either

"I deny any suggestions made by Mayor Zimmer" and "I deny saying what Zimmer said that I said" are two entirely different things.


rocktivity

[ProSense]

3. They're lying and

engaging in obfuscation. For example, after spending the last day slamming Zimmer's claim about the amount she received, a Christie official basically confirmed the amount. They insisted the city got $70 million, funds that have nothing to do with what Zimmer requested, and now, they're changing the story to say it went to residents.

They're conflating funds to create confusion.

Christie Official: Most Sandy Aid Went To Hoboken Residents, Not The City
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/sandy-hoboken-relief-funds

[Tx4obama]

6. Yep, an addtional article excerpt below

Christie’s storm czar Mark Ferzan, in a rare phone chat with reporters, said Monday that Zimmer’s claim that Hoboken got just $342,000 of the $127 million they requested was “a mischaracterization.”

“I'm scratching my head a little bit about any community that’s getting the short end of the stick,” said Ferzan, who said Hoboken actually got $70 million in recovery aid.

But of that aid money, Christie’s storm czar confirmed what Zimmer said earlier — that $43 million of the aid Hoboken got was from flood insurance money and some $15 million more came from the feds.

-snip-

Here: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/n-lt-governor-slams-false-illogical-claims-article-1.1585322

So, the 58+ million was NOT from the Sandy aid fund Christie has to hand out.

[Laxman]

12. Mark Ferzan Is Another...

refugee from the Christie U.S. Attorney's office. He doesn't sneeze in public without it being cleared from the Governor's office. He "runs" the GORR- the Governor's Office of Recovery & Rebuilding. The money that Hoboken has received came from the Federal Government, not the State.

[mountain grammy]

19. Wonder how Jamie Dimon felt when he heard this one:

"In the article, published Monday, Christie likened his plight to that of Jamie Dimon, the JPMorgan honcho whose bank suffered a record $6.2 billion trading loss because of a risky rogue trader known as the London Whale.

“How could Jamie Dimon not have known about a trade that was being put on by a trader in London?” Christie mused. “Well, you know, I think it’s fairly safe to say that Jamie Dimon didn’t know that a trade was being put on and that when people lied about it, he didn’t know they were lying.”

All the rats stick together and can sink together.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/n-lt-governor-slams-false-illogical-claims-article-1.1585322#ixzz2qzwilujk

[flamingdem]

11. That was just such an obvious lie, but it's being

repeated without the necessary clarifications.

[Cha]

22. Right.. that kinda proves they're lying in my book. and,

of course, candy crowley latched on to it. nice little Christie bootlicker.

[onehandle]

4. Total weasel words, just like her bully boss. nt

[Gothmog]

5. I saw the video

She was reading a prepared statement. I have no doubt that a lawyer wrote this statement.

[longship]

7. The dreaded non-denial denial.

I am going to watch my All the President's Men DVD tonight in honor of the Christie administration's responses.

In that flick, Jason Robards Jr. -- as WaPo's legendary Ben Bradley -- schools his people (and the audience) of what a non-denial denial is, and when to circle the wagons.

So far, from what I've read, it's all been non-denial denial.

I've looked for a video of the scene on UTube but no success. It's a good one. It's also very appropriate to this story.

[Hissyspit]

8. Wow, she's a nasty one.

Check this out:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024362024

[WillyT]

10. K & R !!!

[DeSwiss]

13. These people.....

...have no idea when to STFU!

- Isn't it great!?!?!

K&R

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''You were supposed to fall on the sword
Guadagno -- not just close to it!!!!''[/center]

[bigdarryl]

14. That woman looks WICKED

[Cha]

15. When you're smearin', bullying, and lyin' all the time..

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there's got to be "loopholes".

Thanks Tx.. wanna read in a bit.. but, for now.. a kick and rec.

[arely staircase]

16. I could tell she was full of shit by the phoney outraged affectations in her voice

thank you for finding the loophole in the wording itself.

[Blue_In_AK]

21. That's what I thought, too.

Like those murderers on 48 Hours when they're professing their innocence before the trial.

[kairos12]

17. It won't hold if she is placed under oath. She won't go to jail for Chris Soprano.

[nikto]

18. it depends on what the meaning of, "was", is

[Dawson Leery]

20. k/r

[blm]

23. That was my first thought, too. Said with such bravado. Lawyer-built straw-man.

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[SleeplessinSoCal]

24. She wasn't under oath. When she is - will the 5th amendment protect her too? n/t

[DallasNE]

25. The Odd Way She Said Several Things

Pointed to her statement being prepared by lawyers. And I picked up on the "by me" when she said it.

[Gothmog]

27. This statement was scripted by a lawyer

It was obvious to me that this statement was scripted. The Gibson Dunn lawyer hired by Christie for his office is a crisis management lawyer and this is the type of statement that I would expect from this firm

[Turbineguy]

26. When she said that

I thought it was just to set herself up to become Governor after Christie gets the chop.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

28. Good catch !!!