New scandal for Chris Christie

[Jay]

That is a very funny video.

[NrM]

He had to say he was sorry.  He got caught red handed.  Either he knew this was happening or he's completely incapable of controlling his own staff.

I liked this guy, but I can see others who like this guy already willing to let this go when there is absolutely no way they should.

You really think this scandal doesn't make him the favorite for the GOP anymore? Seriously?

[mtangelsfan]

It should.  It is really bad.  

[Taylor]

This will be forgotten by the time 2016 rolls around.

[jshep]

People actually got fired and a politician said he's sorry.  Good start. This would be a good guide to the ones in Washington that are constantly lying to us and no one ever seems to be accountable anymore.

 

I don't know that Washington really needs more guides on buck passing.

 

Christie is showing remarkable aptitude at it though, so there's that.

Edited January 12, 2014 by jshep

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[NJHalo]

Sitting in Orlando soaking up the last bit of sunshine before I return to the freezer known as NJ. I think all will be forgotten when 2016 rolls around. It will help if Hillary runs. He can compare this scandal to Benghazi, and let the public decide which is worse.

Better yet, why not just admit he did it? Tell everyone that is how he deals with his own state, imagine what I will do to countries that F with us?

[Jason]

Sitting in Orlando soaking up the last bit of sunshine before I return to the freezer known as NJ. I think all will be forgotten when 2016 rolls around. It will help if Hillary runs. He can compare this scandal to Benghazi, and let the public decide which is worse.

Better yet, why not just admit he did it? Tell everyone that is how he deals with his own state, imagine what I will do to countries that F with us?

How many people died with his scandal?

[RallyMo]

How many people died with his scandal?

 

Only three as best I can tell, but this lapse in judgment on such a small scale certainly indicates that he'll make petty decisions that will lead to scores more deaths when there is more at stake. It's disgusting.

Edited January 12, 2014 by RallyMo

[HaloMagic]

He can compare this scandal to Benghazi, and let the public decide which is worse.

You think it would be wise for him to bring this up during an election? How arrogant would it be to say "at least my scandal wasn't as bad"?

Plus, the Benghazi scandal involves incompetence followed by coverup. This one involves legitimate petty revenge-driven malfeasance. No way I want that kind of person in that position of power. They'd be completely untrustworthy.

For what its worth I'm not convinced that Christie was in on this which in my mind brings him back down to the level of incompetence in not picking a good staff. And definitely less people died as a result of this incompetence on his part. But still no way he should be comparing the two on the campaign trail. Saying sorry, denying he knew, and trying to move on is about the only thing he should be doing with this thing.

Edited January 12, 2014 by HaloMagic

[Jason]

It's better that these poor decision making abilities come out now before we vote them into a higher office. I undertstand that no one we vote for is perfet but some of these things are just down right stupid and have no good justification. It's one thing to make a mistake when acting in good faith but this is getting ridiculous.

Edited January 12, 2014 by Angels N Skins

[Make Angels Great Again]

What evidence is there that Christie had a hand in this, other than the fact that the people who are already known to have done it worked beneath him?

 

People really need to hold their horses before wanting someone burnt at the stake.

[HaloMagic]

Well, he picked the staff that committed the act. So he has shitty judgement of people.

[mtangelsfan]

What evidence is there that Christie had a hand in this, other than the fact that the people who are already known to have done it worked beneath him?

 

People really need to hold their horses before wanting someone burnt at the stake.

 

What kind of leader is he when his top people are doing this right under his nose?  You would almost have to believe they would think he would approve even if they kept him insulated from the actual incident.

[Tank]

Well, he picked the staff that committed the act. So he has shitty judgement of people.

Based one incident? Lol, that's quite a stretch.

[Make Angels Great Again]

What kind of leader is he when his top people are doing this right under his nose?  You would almost have to believe they would think he would approve even if they kept him insulated from the actual incident.

 

 

Some serious reaching going on here by you and HaloMagic.

[Make Angels Great Again]

Well, he picked the staff that committed the act. So he has shitty judgement of people.

 

 

And your judgement of people is flawless? If you were a hiring manager for a large corporation i'm sure your employees would all be perfect do gooders.

 

That's incredibly short-sighted and a weak cop out.

[Make Angels Great Again]

What kind of leader is he when his top people are doing this right under his nose?  You would almost have to believe they would think he would approve even if they kept him insulated from the actual incident.

 

What is he supposed to do? Check all his staff's e-mail's daily and go through all their paperwork to make sure they aren't conjuring these scandals?

[HaloMagic]

And your judgement of people is flawless? If you were a hiring manager for a large corporation i'm sure your employees would all be perfect do gooders.

That's incredibly short-sighted and a weak cop out.

I'm not a governor, he's not a hiring manager at a large corporation, and these weren't people way under him. These were people right under him. The ones he personally picked. The ones he interacted with everyday. And they felt perfectly fine doing this. Which worries me. It wasn't one person. It was many. And it's not about them not being do

"perfect do gooders". It's about them committing possible criminal malfeasance. Either he knew and encouraged it, he picked a full staff of terrible people, or he runs a negligently loose executive office where the people under him all run wild. None of those are good and I'd be hard pressed to vote someone in the the office of POTUS who has that issue open on his resume.

Edited January 13, 2014 by HaloMagic

[Jason]

The fact that he picks idiots to work for him means he's already qualified for president.

[mtangelsfan]

What is he supposed to do? Check all his staff's e-mail's daily and go through all their paperwork to make sure they aren't conjuring these scandals?

 

No, his people aren't supposed to believe that a vindictive act against a group of innocent people would be an acceptable thing to do.  Especially since Christie himself said that his top people are like "a family".

[Make Angels Great Again]

Newsflash, people can be deceptive, welcome to the real world.

[mtangelsfan]

Newsflash................   So can governors.

[Make Angels Great Again]

So let's assume that he is even though there is zero evidence of the fact.

[mtangelsfan]

I'm actually not.  I am understanding that one of two things has occured.  He either knew or people directly underneath him did and felt he would approve of them doing what they did.