If the taxpayers paid for it, I would be outraged. Jerry Jones paid for it. He's a billionaire and won't miss it. Am I missing something?

is what will Jerry Jones get from the Gov. for providing these goodies. He already has profited via a contract authorized by Christie. Looks, walks, and talks like a duck

...a governor has to report non-monetary gifts of $200 or more. He's been to at least two or three football games with Jones in NJ and Philadelphia and hasn't reported them yet (one would think a football ticket in a luxury box is more than $200)

Also, a governor can only accept gifts from a "personal friend", not a business man.

Finally, a couple of years ago Jones' company was awarded a multi-million dollar contract to run restaurants for the Port Authority, at Christie's recommendation. THEN he and Jones became "personal friends" and became eligible to receive gifts.

....and Christie brought his wife and four children to Dallas with him.

but under what circumstances do you find it acceptable for a sitting public official to accept a gift-let alone a gift with a value of in excess of $20,000? It is NEVER acceptable for a public official to accept gifts. This is a guy who warned about local officials even accepting a sandwich from a local deli owner when he was U.S. Attorney. Now look at him. Have we become so desensitized and accepting of a privileged class that we can no longer discern that this is just wrong on its face?

Now, lets add to the equation that Jerry Jones firm just received a contract with the Port Authority valued at over $850 million that the Christie administration pushed for. Does it look unethical to you yet?

The relationships of the rich and powerful with elected officials extends beyond just large campaign donations. Christie got there because of his position, not some fabled friendship with Jerry Jones. That is the appearance of impropriety. That is unethical.

....the contract was awarded on March 19, 2013.

Bizarre coincidence? I seriously doubt it.

free stuff.

They always say that about Democrats, eg: The "Obama Phone". Just rich!

Corps do too. It seats about 50 people and they invite friends or sometimes give the seats to a charity group for a game.

Its not like any republican gave Christie 'bribe money' or a cut into any business or real estate investment tips for closing a bridge... or did they?

Republicans never liked Christie, remember Romney? he constantly avoided pictures with Christie and never even had him to the family mansions once.

Our former Governor was just sentenced to 2 years in club fed for an clear quid pro quo issue. Governor Christie clearly feels that he can do what he wants and that no one will challenge him. I do not understand why the people of the State of New Jersey have foisted this guy upon the nation. he is a bully and someone has to take him down.

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This has nothing to do with what team he roots for, who he hugged or how he attempted to jump up and down. There are millions of Cowboy fans. They weren't all sitting in the owner's box. They weren't all flown down on the owner's jet. They didn't all get access to the field to meet the team. Only one did. Chris Christie. This is about a public official accepting a gift with a value in the tens of thousands of dollars (do the math and you'll see it adds up quickly) from a man who did business with an agency that Christie has influence over-the Port Authority of NY & NJ. Christie accepted a gift that was only available to him via his elected position and certainly has the appearance of a quid pro quo or even an attempt to gain greater influence over him in the future. These aren't best buddies. These aren't old friends. This is an elected official taking a very expensive gift from a business man looking to gain influence. The former governor of Virginia just went to federal prison the other day for arguably less.

Seems like every Republican engaging in misbehavior always escapes the day of reckoning. A woman died as a result of that petty political retribution. At the time I thought that would be the end of the Governor. All they do is wait it out until something else hits the headlines. This will be the same.

of what has been happening. The U.S. Attorney's investigation continues. This is not an easy case. Nobody's talking, the relationships are complex and the subject matter is broad and diverse. Today is the one year aniversary of the "time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee" e-mail being unearthed by the Record :

...that is doing their investigation, looking for testimony from Bill Baroni.

The Federal investigation is proceeding, the state is on quasi-hold pending the result of the Federal investigation.

What's wrong with this guy?

at around $20,000. Wow were we wrong! It comes in at over $125,000!

I wonder if he's still planning on traveling to Green Bay on Sunday? Is he taking a Greyhound bus this time?

He said he'll be paying for his own travel and tickets this time.

If the image below depicting CBS estimates is correct, I doubt he can afford the golden ticket treatment again!