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malaise

(269,004 posts)
Tue Feb 18, 2014, 08:33 AM Feb 2014

Sing Wildstein sing: Newly uncensored messages under review by NJ lawmakers

http://www.northjersey.com/news/Lawmakers_in_GWB_lane_closure_probe_reviewing_newly_uncensored_messages.html
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The legislative panel investigating the George Washington Bridge lane closures now possesses un-redacted documents from a key witness, and lawmakers are working to make those once-secret details part of their public records.

Those documents come from David Wildstein, a former executive appointed by Governor Christie to the Port Authority, who carried out the lane closures that tied up traffic in Fort Lee for four days in September. In documents he originally provided to lawmakers, Wildstein included a series of text messages sent during and after the closures. But he had blacked out portions of those messages, hiding the identities of his partners in some of those conversations.

Some of those partial text messages were the focus this past weekend of an MSNBC report that Wildstein had toured the traffic with a Port Authority police officer who grew up with Christie, Lt. Thomas “Chip” Michaels.

The governor’s office denied that Christie received any information about the lane closures from Michaels, or Michaels’ brother Jeff, a lobbyist.

Full Coverage by The Record: Chris Christie and the GWB scandal

“The governor has never had any conversations with either Jeff or Chip Michaels on this topic,” spokesman Colin Reed said Monday.

Assemblyman John Wisniewski, co-chairman of the New Jersey Legislative Select Committee on Investigation, said Monday that the panel’s attorney received the new documents last week from Wildstein’s lawyer.
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Wildstein appears to be singing louder than birds before a hurricane
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Sing Wildstein sing: Newly uncensored messages under review by NJ lawmakers (Original Post) malaise Feb 2014 OP
Nothing like the smell of burnt toast early in the morning madokie Feb 2014 #1
You're welcome malaise Feb 2014 #2
Wildstein must be pissed at madaboutharry Feb 2014 #3
or Don't you Burn your Bridges Behind You malaise Feb 2014 #4
I dedicate this song to Dave the Weasal! Dread Pirate Roberts Feb 2014 #5
Particularly since he was probably doing the 'baseball jock's' homework! MADem Feb 2014 #12
I'm hearing some Phantom of the Opera music in the background. tanyev Feb 2014 #6
K&r... spanone Feb 2014 #7
I love that song. ProSense Feb 2014 #8
Oh My!!! Ex-Christie campaign manager Stepien won't turn over documents to legislative panel malaise Feb 2014 #11
Wildstein you make my heart sing GreatCaesarsGhost Feb 2014 #9
I like it! Nice ring Cha Feb 2014 #15
The plot thickens. Like tar. Gov. Crispie the tarbaby. I like the sound of that. TxVietVet Feb 2014 #10
Lol! Cha Feb 2014 #16
Atta boy, Wildstein! that's what we like.. "Uncensored"! Cha Feb 2014 #13
Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah hahahahahaha Wildstein - O'Toole statement ready malaise Feb 2014 #14

madokie

(51,076 posts)
1. Nothing like the smell of burnt toast early in the morning
Tue Feb 18, 2014, 08:41 AM
Feb 2014

thanks, Malaise.
Those of us who gives a rats behind really like this news.
I have no use for a liar or a thief, Christie is both.

malaise

(269,004 posts)
2. You're welcome
Tue Feb 18, 2014, 08:44 AM
Feb 2014

I can't wait for the end of Christie
Can you imagine how nervous the goons are about now - business as usual has been severely disrupted. Who can be trusted? I'd pay to be a fly on the wall.

madaboutharry

(40,211 posts)
3. Wildstein must be pissed at
Tue Feb 18, 2014, 09:00 AM
Feb 2014

the "I don't know what David was doing in high school" diss. Moral of the story: Be careful who you throw under the bus.

malaise

(269,004 posts)
11. Oh My!!! Ex-Christie campaign manager Stepien won't turn over documents to legislative panel
Tue Feb 18, 2014, 02:19 PM
Feb 2014
http://www.northjersey.com/news/GWB_probe_Ex-Christie_campaign_manager_wont_turn_over_documents_to_legislative_panel.html
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Governor Christie’s former campaign manager will not provide documents to a state legislative panel investigating the George Washington Bridge lane closures.

Bill Stepien’s attorney sent a letter to the lawyer representing the committee today, saying his client continues to invoke his constitutional right against self-incrimination and would not provide documents.
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TxVietVet

(1,905 posts)
10. The plot thickens. Like tar. Gov. Crispie the tarbaby. I like the sound of that.
Tue Feb 18, 2014, 10:09 AM
Feb 2014

Everyday, the cinch on his bad ass tightens. Tighter, tighter, tighter. As each little revelation comes out, Crispie's crew starts with denial then demonizing. Then, you know the investigators have hit a ripe spot.

Cha

(297,246 posts)
13. Atta boy, Wildstein! that's what we like.. "Uncensored"!
Wed Feb 19, 2014, 05:00 AM
Feb 2014
Oh, and btw.. Colin Reed is damn liar speaking for damn liars.

LoL.. "my name is David Wildstein and I'm pissed!" rofl

Quit trying to be a downer, Holly..

"Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi, one of the four Republicans on the 12-member investigative committee, said she hasn’t seen the new documents but doesn’t think they contain a “smoking gun.” “If anything of note had come forward yet on the redactions, in all likelihood, it would have been leaked to you,” she said."

malaise

(269,004 posts)
14. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah hahahahahaha Wildstein - O'Toole statement ready
Wed Feb 19, 2014, 05:57 AM
Feb 2014

- that was minutes after Baroni's lying testimony about the Study. Rachel last night
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show

Loved the section with Tim Kaine and burning bridges


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