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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.
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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 isnt 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. Christies representatives who welcomed him to the site of the World Trade Center for the commemoration of the 12th anniversary of the terrorist attacks there.
Also present with Mr. Christie that day were Bill Baroni, the authoritys deputy executive director, who was helping Mr. Wildstein manage the fallout from the closures among local officials, subpoenaed documents show. Also there was David Samson, the Port Authority chairman and close Christie ally, who has said he didnt learn of the lane closures and traffic in Fort Lee, N.J., until an email from a New York port official ordered the lane closures reversed. Messrs. Samson and Baroni didnt respond to requests for comment.
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 Ive had with David since he worked at the Port Authority. I did not interact with David.
alsame
(7,784 posts)head was turned, he didn't see him
Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)Christie may have less than a year in office.
malaise
(269,157 posts)jsr
(7,712 posts)klook
(12,165 posts)The photos themselves can't be linked, so you'll have to go there to see them.
Or go here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024329771 (Thanks, kpete!)
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)malaise
(269,157 posts)okaawhatever
(9,462 posts)libdem4life
(13,877 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)Isn't it wonderful that they STILL have not figured out how the internet stores news and pictures ?
malaise
(269,157 posts)I'm lovin' it.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)malaise
(269,157 posts)in the middle of the state of his state. After all his Presidential ambitions are history.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)malaise
(269,157 posts)until those two emails last week - he thought he would reach today with the new session for the Legislature. Damn this is delish!
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)malaise
(269,157 posts)Just a hunch
Payback is an itch with an uppercase B
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Squinch
(51,005 posts)elfin
(6,262 posts)Requiring many, many time-consuming tests before claiming "nothing to see here - move on" just after immediate political danger has passed. With impressive doc testimonials that he is "fit" and ready to be Pres.
Here we go
tridim
(45,358 posts)From what I can tell he is good at only one thing, being an asshole/bully to as many people as possible.
He had better learn to lie better if he wants the GOP nomination.
malaise
(269,157 posts)and Christie has been caught before - he just a nasty, vindictive, sloppy ReTHUG bully.
That's why this is so much fun.
flamingdem
(39,321 posts)ProSense
(116,464 posts)...three direct routes into NYC from NJ: Holland Tunnel, Lincoln Tunnel and the George Washington Bridge.
Let's say Colonel Christie (http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024320643) was simply a commuter on that day, there is no way in hell he doesn't know that the GWB brigde has been turned into a parking lot.
This was a massive traffic jam on the GWB, EMS delays, angry constituents, police being used as pawns, and everyone in his inner circle frantically communicating about the situation.
It also involves the Port Authority, which is controlled by the Governors of NJ and NY, and the busiest toll brigde in the world.
"For Chris Christie's minions, the anniversary of the September 11 bloodbath was 'time for a traffic jam in Fort Lee.'"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024316406
Former Gov. Huntsman: 'Something Doesn't Connect' With Christie's Knowledge Of Bridge Closure
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024329851
malaise
(269,157 posts)ProSense
(116,464 posts)One of Chris Christie's Democratic allies in the New Jersey legislature urged his colleagues Tuesday to not be distracted by the George Washington Bridge scandal, an admonition that was met reportedly met with silence.
New Jersey State Sen. President Steve Sweeney (D) made a reference to the media attention generated by the scandal.
"The headlines in the recent press cannot become a distraction," Sweeney said in remarks on the senate floor, according to reporter Matt Katz.
Katz noted that Sweeney did not receive applause for the remark.
The investigation into the politically motivated lane closures on the bridge has exposed a divide among New Jersey Democrats. State Sen. Richard Codey (D) said Monday that "Democratic power brokers" in the state were trying to halt the probe, but the newly sworn-in speaker of the state Assembly, Democrat Vincent Prieto, shot that down.
- more -
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/steve-sweeney-christie-ally-bridge-scandal-distraction
Christie Expected To Address Bridge Scandal In Speech
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024328445
markpkessinger
(8,401 posts). . . but there are three direct connections to Manhattan from NJ. There are also three bridges connecting NJ to Staten Island, which is part of NYC: the Outerbridge Crossing, the Goethals Bridge and the Bayonne Bridge.
ProSense
(116,464 posts)". . . but there are three direct connections to Manhattan from NJ. There are also three bridges connecting NJ to Staten Island, which is part of NYC: the Outerbridge Crossing, the Goethals Bridge and the Bayonne Bridge."
...meaning Manhattan. You could take the Verrazano bridge, and enter Manhattan via the Battery Tunnel or Brooklyn Bridge, but I was referring to direct connections to Manhattan.
Still doesn't change the point about Christie.
markpkessinger
(8,401 posts). . . It's just that, having lived in NYC for 30+ years, I know how sensitive this point can be for Staten Islanders.
ProSense
(116,464 posts)"It's just that, having lived in NYC for 30+ years, I know how sensitive this point can be for Staten Islanders."
...I grew up in the city. Point taken.
Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)For us, it's now easy just to take the PATH, but of course, many people can't do that due to access. The point being that what Christie and his minions did was criminal.
I'm hoping that the local media and the NY national media stay on top of this. It's sad that I have to say this, but I feel that the national Democratic Party should stay out of it as much as possible because Christie and his cheerleaders, plus the Corporate Media, will just write it off as a Democratic-Party witch hunt. But the local Jersey reporting on this--which captures the attention of the entire Tri-State area--has been nothing short of brilliant!
PCIntern
(25,583 posts)I have not heard information to the contrary...
malaise
(269,157 posts)They're sick enough
BeyondGeography
(39,379 posts)If that seems petty, I challenge anyone to find a similar photo of Barack Obama and cohorts yucking it up at a 9/11 memorial. Faux would have pounced with glee.
Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)Selfies then maybe we'd get somewhere
Katashi_itto
(10,175 posts)Orsino
(37,428 posts)September 11th could reasonably be called "long before the election."
(I mean, something more incriminating than being photographed with Wildstein at all.)
ProSense
(116,464 posts)"September 11th could reasonably be called 'long before the election.'"
...that Wildstein was picked to be his "eyes and ears" in the PA (http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024323343), how is it possibly for Christie to make this statement:
The last part is complete bullshit.
malaise
(269,157 posts)as well between the two of them
malaise
(269,157 posts)and the next day he was with Bridget Kelly walking after the boardwalk fire but he knew nothing. Too many lies - way too many.
Rex
(65,616 posts)The SMARTEST thing CC can do right now is STFU and lawyer up! Something tells me he is way too much of a narcissist to see the writing on the wall.
malaise
(269,157 posts)<snip>
This sure doesnt look good to me: Christie is photographed yukking it up with David Wildstein and Bill Baroni of the Port Authority three days into the GWB traffic scheme to punish a Democratic mayor for not endorsing him. That follows the governors insistence that he could barely remember any serious interaction with Wildstein for a long time. That could still be true, depending on your definition of a long time, but it sure looks fishy to me. And it will, I presume, to potential primary voters.
Historic NY
(37,453 posts)malaise
(269,157 posts)marions ghost
(19,841 posts)flamingdem
(39,321 posts)Whisp
(24,096 posts)to be genuine.
calimary
(81,466 posts)David Who? Yeah, that's the ticket. David Who! See - you don't even have to change his monogram then!
malaise
(269,157 posts)and hadn't seen him in a very long time.
MyNameGoesHere
(7,638 posts)that is unless he does a little time in the pokey first.
flamingdem
(39,321 posts)DallasNE
(7,403 posts)Is that Kelly? We know that Kelly was with the Governor on the day she pulled the trigger to close the traffic lanes on the GWB because she was photographed working on her cell phone as she walked with Christie near the scene of a fire.
malaise
(269,157 posts)but the boardwalk photo with Kelly was in New Jersey - this was New York.