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In reply to the discussion: Christie Crime Digest Volume III [View all]rocktivity
(44,594 posts)117. Mourning 9/11, Christie Style
Observer.com: On (September 9), Gov. Chris Christie took a swipe at Mayor Bill de Blasio for a culture of lawlessness in New York City. Police Commissioner Bill Bratton smacked back hard, calling Mr. Christie a fool and warning him to stay within your own neighborhood and even bringing up Bridgegate. When he gets Trenton, when he gets Newark, when he gets Camden to be anywhere near as safe as New York City, then he might be able to criticize us," Mr. Bratton added on NY1s Inside City Hall.
For shame, and two days before 9/11, when New York and New Jersey should be united by grief. Way to set a good example for your constituents, guys, and to look presidential, Chris. But why?
This (story) is the product of interviews with two people who were present...(The) bad blood...dates back four years...September 11, 2011 (was) the 10th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center. On September 10, the Christie family drove...(to) the Intercontinental Hotel in Midtown, because coming into the city the next morning with all the security around the Ground Zero ceremony would certainly be a hassle. The dignitaries...always have to gather early so that everyone is in place for the 8:46 a.m. commemoration...Because it was the 10th anniversary, President Obama and (former) President Bush were to join Gov. Cuomo, Gov. Christie and (New York City's mayor) in laying a wreath...So around 7 a.m., the Christie family loaded into the details SUV...The route had been thoroughly rehearsed by Mr. Christies advance team, in conjunction with the state police and Secret Service...
David Samson, Bill Baroni, David Wildstein and Port Authority Superintendent of Public Safety Michael A. Fedorko were among a large group of PA brass as well as two NJ state troopers and a contingent of Port Authority police officers who were standing at the gate on West Street at the corner of Vesey waiting for the governors car to arrive. All of a sudden...a New York City police officer...stopped the motorcade in the street and said, You cant go here. You cant come in. The NJ state trooper...showed his identification and told the officer...This is Gov. Christie and his family in the SUV. The officer...said he had his instructions from New York City police about who had been cleared by the Secret Service and he wont budge.
Then the Port Authority police guy got out of his car, which elevates the situation from a police-to-police courtesy, since Port Authority police have police power in the entire State of New York. He explained to the officer that the governor needed to be driven through but this cop wont budge. The PAPD guy said, Why dont you call a supervisor? The cop replied, I dont have to. Ive been told no. According to two people, the entire delegation witnessing the scene had the feeling from the officers tone that he had been specifically told not to let Gov. Christie in. As the argument intensified...Gov. Christie exited the car...and began screaming at the cop...Ill walk the rest of the way! He took a few steps, then turned back and said, clear as a bell, (to) "tell (the New York City Police Commissioner) to go fuck himself."
David Samson, Bill Baroni, David Wildstein and Port Authority Superintendent of Public Safety Michael A. Fedorko were among a large group of PA brass as well as two NJ state troopers and a contingent of Port Authority police officers who were standing at the gate on West Street at the corner of Vesey waiting for the governors car to arrive. All of a sudden...a New York City police officer...stopped the motorcade in the street and said, You cant go here. You cant come in. The NJ state trooper...showed his identification and told the officer...This is Gov. Christie and his family in the SUV. The officer...said he had his instructions from New York City police about who had been cleared by the Secret Service and he wont budge.
Then the Port Authority police guy got out of his car, which elevates the situation from a police-to-police courtesy, since Port Authority police have police power in the entire State of New York. He explained to the officer that the governor needed to be driven through but this cop wont budge. The PAPD guy said, Why dont you call a supervisor? The cop replied, I dont have to. Ive been told no. According to two people, the entire delegation witnessing the scene had the feeling from the officers tone that he had been specifically told not to let Gov. Christie in. As the argument intensified...Gov. Christie exited the car...and began screaming at the cop...Ill walk the rest of the way! He took a few steps, then turned back and said, clear as a bell, (to) "tell (the New York City Police Commissioner) to go fuck himself."
The NYC cop didn't recognize either Christie or a uniformed New Jersey state trooper, blew off a Port Authority official and refused to double-check with his chain of command? And to think that the very reason why Christie was there was to honor a day that forced the entire nation to be more diligent about coordinating its security measures. I would say that Christie and his party still has every right to be angry at New York City's police commissioner and mayor, except...except that in 2011, New York City's police commissioner and mayor were Ray Kelly and Mike Bloomberg, NOT Bill Di Blasio and Bill Bratton...
He can't even carry a grudge right.
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I know what you mean.. There's been so much illegality in the christie admin and from christie
Cha
May 2015
#9
my first thought when I saw skinny Wildstein was "the people behind Christie radiation poisoned him"
Backwoodsrider
May 2015
#33
Also known as "Christie's Forty-Seven-Percent-Moment" (Good-natured jabs, my donkey)
rocktivity
May 2015
#50
Is Christie's publicly-financed self-exonerating Mastro report about to come back to haunt him?
rocktivity
Jun 2015
#56
You rock Laxman!!! While the non-memories of "Fitzmas" still hurt, I think this is different...
winstars
Jun 2015
#61
I have said all along, he will never get convicted of any crime. He seems to let others....
Logical
Jun 2015
#73
Christie's latest power failure: Another storm, another self-serving response
rocktivity
Jun 2015
#80
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rocktivity
Jun 2015
#85
Christie Confirms Bruce Is Still His Fave NJ Musician, Gets Ovation From Bruce's Fans
rocktivity
Aug 2015
#98
He's Being Funded By A Tabloid? That Explains Why He's Started Talking Like One
rocktivity
Aug 2015
#99
Didn't Christie just fantasize about beating a woman and then serving her with a subpoena?
rocktivity
Feb 2016
#138