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October 20, 2009
CHRISTIE'S NEW HEADACHE.... Over the summer, struggling badly, New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine's (D) campaign settled on a specific line of attack against Republican Chris Christie: he applies one set of rules to the public, and applies a different set of rules to himself. Thanks to a barrage of negative ads, and some unfortunate revelations, the criticism started to stick and the polls improved for the incumbent. Now, with just two weeks left before Election Day in the Garden State, a story like this one may prove devastating.
Gabriel Winant noted that the story is so embarrassing for Christie, "you'd think the governor wrote it himself." It's not especially complicated. Christie extended a $46,000 loan to his friend Brown, and neglected to report it on his tax returns and ethics filings. That's bad. When the story broke, Christie said Brown hadn't helped his campaign, which was false. That's worse. And Brown not only played a role in supporting the campaign, but seems to have played fast and loose with her authority. That's much worse. With two weeks remaining, this isn't what Christie needed to help get back on track. —Steve Benen 12:40 PM Permalink | Trackbacks | Comments (14)
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... and Christie is just as FAT as Michael Moore ! Posted by: wilson46201 on October 20, 2009 at 12:45 PM | PERMALINKThis absolutely wraps up my decision on who to vote for! I am voting for Chris Christie! It is better to have a known crook in office than one who you suspect is a crook. Posted by: A Jersey Resident on October 20, 2009 at 12:52 PM | PERMALINKChristie is a garallous, self-important boob--he reminds me of one of the corrupt pols from an episode of The Sopranos. He's an embarrassment to himself and the GOP. If possible, I'd like to limit the damage to just those parties, rather than the state of NJ itself. Please, GOP: Better candidates. I'd like a choice other than Corzine--not just someone else, someone better. Posted by: Jamey on October 20, 2009 at 12:56 PM | PERMALINKNice to see the Alternate Reality Republican Chowder and Marching Society out busy so early in the day. You two morons are to be commended for your ceaseless efforts to prove that Homo Sap the biped that lacks frontal lobes and opposable thumbs can use computers just like a real person. Posted by: TCinLA on October 20, 2009 at 12:57 PM | PERMALINK"With two weeks remaining, this isn't what Christie needed to help get back on track.' George Soros! MoveOn.org! Socialism! Have some apple pie! Posted by: Li'l Mikey Steele on October 20, 2009 at 1:10 PM | PERMALINKChristie is the perfect rep for the GOP, to paraphrase Peter Griffin, "a fat white guy who fears change". The voters understand that the necessity to constantly battle the forces of creeping nazi-based liberalism sometimes results in Republicans suffering routine ethical and moral lapses in judgement and character, and will vote accordingly. Posted by: qwerty on October 20, 2009 at 1:13 PM | PERMALINKJamey...I find it amusing that you have no problem using a sterotype against italian-americans when referring to Mr Christie. Are all Italians in the MOB? Posted by: johnnj on October 20, 2009 at 1:24 PM | PERMALINKSo when does the illicit sexual relationship between Christie and Brown get revealed? Posted by: Bobo Teh Clown on October 20, 2009 at 2:08 PM | PERMALINKAs a federal government employee who like all of us is repeatedly indoctrinated about the very strict ethics laws in regard to federal employees....this $46K loan to an employee, who on top of it you have promoted twice, strikes me as suspect on the face of it and possibly illegal. Although of course we know by now that the concept of government ethics, even to (particularly to?) Republican lawyers who were Bush administration political appointees was "Ethics rules? What ethics rules?" Any experts in this out there? If this woman had an asset - her house - couldn't she have gotten a loan for a slightly higher interest rate on the open market and avoid ethics problems, or trade in her Mercedes for a Focus or something? Why not? I'm thinking that there's a lot more fire connected with this smoke. Posted by: emjayay on October 20, 2009 at 3:56 PM | PERMALINKI think Bobo is on to something. A $46k POA seems about right. Posted by: st john on October 20, 2009 at 4:27 PM | PERMALINKFrom his Wikipedia entry Christie has also been criticized by some Democrats for what they say are attempts to tarnish candidates facing election; they point, for instance, to Christie's well-publicized subpoenaing of Senator Robert Menendez during his contested 2006 campaign, just two months before the election. Wow... It's almost as if what goes around, comes around... Posted by: Mary Contrary on October 21, 2009 at 1:17 AM | PERMALINK
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