Christie, Official Who Arranged Bridge Closures Were Together During Fiasco

[kpete]

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Source: Wall Street Journal

Gov. Chris Christie was with the official who arranged the closure of local lanes leading to the George Washington Bridge on Sept. 11, 2013 — the third day of the closures, and well after they had triggered outrage from local officials beset by heavy traffic.


It isn’t known what, if anything, Mr. Christie discussed with David Wildstein that day, when the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey official was among the delegation of Mr. Christie’s representatives who welcomed him to the site of the World Trade Center for the commemoration of the 12th anniversary of the terrorist attacks there.

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Mr. Christie addressed Mr. Wildstein in a news conference last week, saying he had not encountered him “in a long time.”

“I have had no contact with David Wildstein in a long time, a long time, well before the election,” which was held Nov. 5, Mr. Christie said last week. “You know, I could probably count on one hand the number of conversations I’ve had with David since he worked at the Port Authority. I did not interact with David.”

Read more: http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2014/01/14/christie-official-who-arranged-bridge-closures-together-during-fiasco/

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[warrior1]

1. He's such a fucking liar.

Gov. Chris Christie is seen with David Wildstein, in red tie, on Sept. 11, 2013, before a ceremony on the 12th anniversary of the 2001 World Trade Center attacks in Manhattan, in a photo obtained by The Wall Street Journal. Sept. 11 was the third day of the lane closures in Fort Lee, N.J.

[kpete]

2. Thanks, warrior1

I forgot to post the pic,

peace,
kp

[warrior1]

11. right back at ya

[corkhead]

12. Isn't that Uncle Junior in the background with his hand to his mouth?

[AZ Mike]

14. This is going to make Christie....

....really sad.

[livetohike]

3. Toast!!So he couldn't remember seeing/talking with a friend from high school days on Sept. 11, 2013.

What is his excuse, now that this picture is out? He has dementia?

[Berlum]

4. This appears to be kind of a...

[Stuart G]

5. Good By ...Asshole...nt

[pnwmom]

6. So how did Christie get to NY? Did he take the GWB?

Didn't he at least hear about the terrible traffic? Why didn't he throw a fit and order it opened up again?

[VWolf]

15. If he was going to the WTC,

he probably took the Holland Tunnel .... or a helicopter.

[pnwmom]

16. Thanks. n/t

[Cha]

32. He took a state chopper to Ft Lee to apology to citizens for the assholiness of his admin.

Not him, though.. he knows nothing.

Paul Begala ✔ @PaulBegala
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Tone deaf much? @GovChristie took state chopper to Ft Lee so he wouldn't sit in traffic on his way to apologize to citizens stuck in traffic
12:17 PM - 9 Jan 2014

[pnwmom]

33. Of course he did! How could I not have realized? n/t

[pnwmom]

7. For once, I'm starting to appreciate the Wall Street Journal's reporting. n/t

[elleng]

29. They generally do good reporting, imo.

Its their editorializing that STINKS!!!

[rtracey]

8. I can hear him now

He was in the meeting, he kept raising his arms saying....ahhhhh don't tell me anything, don't say anything...hey do this but ahhhhh I don't want to know, but I want you to f' with that mayor....ahhhh but keep it too yourself......as so on and so on....

[Swede Atlanta]

9. I don't consider less than 60 days a "long, long time".......

I would characterize that as we hadn't seen one another or spoken to one another in the weeks leading to the election. But to suggest it was a long, long time when it was in fact less than 60 days stretches things.

At first I was willing to give him some slack and think perhaps while he had created a culture of retribution perhaps this is one where his underlings were gleefully doing their own thing. But as more and more of these facts come out it is increasingly clear Christie was in the thick of it.

[Botany]

10. Christie should save the State of new Jersey the time and trouble and step down when he speaks ....

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.... to the New Jersey legislature today. The above posted picture from 9/11 and this one
from 9/12



which shows Kelly texting to Wildstein about their cover story of a "traffic study" not only
shows Christie to be a liar but it puts the bridge closing square into his lap.

[certainot]

13. that's almost 2 months, right? sept to nov. certainly not a "long time" but well within republican

capabilities for denial.

[thesquanderer]

18. Two months is a long time in the Republican world

because after all, the earth is only 5000 years old. So two months probably qualifies as an eon.

[riqster]

20. Well, time IS relative, I guess...

[klook]

26. and dinosaurs *still* walk the earth!

... as proven by the Republican Party.

[certainot]

30. you'r right, i forgot! everything's relative....

[BobbyBoring]

21. Yep

It seems Benghazi was ages ago!

[barbtries]

17. lying sack of shit.

[Kingofalldems]

19. Caught lying. Smoking gun.

Yep.

[Dollface]

22. Et tu WSJ?

[Amonester]

23. Drip...drip...drip...

Keeps going, and going, and going, and...

[catbyte]

24. Yeah, well, Governor, I guess 90 days is "a long, long time"...

...if you're 8 years old!

Unbelievable.

[Iliyah]

25. But but CC wasn't looking at him!

[Cha]

34. Right, Iliyah.. he knows Nothing that goes on

around him.



But, it looks like Wildstein has his hand out to shake if CC will ever stop looking at the camera.

[olddad56]

27. This guy is just George W. Bush with an eating problem. Same integrity, same trustworthiness.

[SunSeeker]

28. What is so craven is they were blocking the very bridge people used to escape on 9/11. nt

[Cha]

31. Ooooops! Another one of Chris Christie's Damn Lies Exposed

Again!

thanks k