Graphic courtesy of Hoboken411.com
Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer said the U.S. Attorney’s Office has asked her to stop talking about her allegations that top officials in the Christie Administration told her that Sandy Relief money was contingent upon her approving a development for the Rockefeller Group, according to HudsonCountyTV.
“The US Attorney’s office has asked that we do not conduct additional media interviews and we are respecting their request. I stand by my previous statements and remain willing to testify under oath about all of the facts in this case.”
How convenient.
The U.S. Attorney’s office has not confirmed that they made such a request, or that they have even met with Zimmer.
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Posted: January 22nd, 2014 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Dawn Zimmer, Hoboken | Tags: Bridgegate, Dawn Zimmer, Lie detector, polygraph, U.S. Attorney's Office, Up with Steve Kornacki | 3 Comments »
The Bridgegate controversy has had a significant negative effect on national voters opinions of Governor Chris Christie as a potential president, according to a Quinnipiac University Poll released today.
The governor’s net favorable ratings have taken a 26 point hit since the December 11, 2013 Q Poll. Today, American voters have a favorable opinion of Christie by 33%-30% with 34% reserving judgement. In December, 47% had a favorable opinion of Christie, 23% unfavorable and 28% said they hadn’t heard enough.
With 65% support from Democratic voters, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has no significant competition for the 2016 Democratic nomination for president.
Clinton would beat Christie is the 2016 election were today, by a 46%-38% margin. In the December poll, Christie edged Clinton by 1 point, 41%-40%.
Christie’s support has weakened with Republicans nationally as well. In December he lead the crowded field and had a 4 point lead over his closest competitor, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul. In today’s poll, Christie is in a statistical tie with Paul, Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan and former Florida governor Jeb Bush.
The survey of 1933 registered voters was taken from January 15-19. Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer’s allegations that the Christie Administration withheld Sandy Relief because he did not push through a development that Christie favored did not become public until the 18th and likely have little impact on today’s poll.
Posted: January 21st, 2014 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics | Tags: Chris Christie, Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush, Paul Ryan, Quinnipiac poll, Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, Rand Paul | 24 Comments »
Today, once again, the people of New Jersey have given me the opportunity to serve. And I thank each and every citizen for that honor. And once again, I have taken an oath where I have sworn to promote the peace and prosperity of our great state and its citizens. It is an oath that I have lived by for the last four years. It is the oath I will live by for every day I am privileged to call myself your Governor.
The oath though, is just a symbol of the bond we have created with each other over the last four years.
We have endured the worst economic recession of our lifetimes and we have begun to triumph over it.
We have confronted entrenched interests and their endless stream of money that have previously stood in the way of fiscal sanity for our state, and educational excellence for our children. Together, we have pushed those interests back, and put our children’s future first.
We have survived the worst natural disaster in our state’s history and worked together to restore, renew and rebuild the state we love.
Each one of these challenges has been met by a new, unified force in public life – a New Jersey setting the tone for an entire nation. A tough New Jersey. A resilient New Jersey. A Proud New Jersey.
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Posted: January 21st, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Chris Christie | Tags: Christie Inauguration 2014 | 1 Comment »
Public Works crews have pre-treated county roads in advance of storm
FREEHOLD, NJ – Meteorologists predict more than eight inches of snow could fall in Monmouth County in the next 24 hours, and the County’s Public Works crews have been busy today applying liquid salt brine and rock salt to the County roads.
“Pre-treating the roads is key,” said Freeholder Thomas A. Arnone, liaison to the County’s Department of Public Works and Engineering. “The County’s snow room is open and we are monitoring the storm’s progress and we have 135 trucks outfitted with spreading and plowing capabilities.”
Road crews from the County’s Department of Public Works and Engineering have applied liquid salt brine to the County’s roads; they are now following up with an application of salt treated with magnesium chloride. The pre-treatment prevents the snow and ice from bonding to the road surface, making it easier for the plows to clear the snow. The County maintains about 1,000 lane miles of roads.
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Posted: January 21st, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Monmouth County, Press Release | Tags: John Tobia, Monmouth County, Press Release, Public works, Snow, Tom Arnone | 1 Comment »
Courtesy of NJTV. Broadcast starts at 11:30 am
Posted: January 21st, 2014 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Chris Christie | Tags: Chris Christie, Christie Inauguration 2014, Second Inaugural Address | Comments Off on Christie’s Swearing In and Second Inaugural Address — Live Feed
Governor Chris Christie’s press office has announced that the Inaugural celebration scheduled for tonight at Ellis Island has been cancelled due to anticipated severe winter weather.
Posted: January 21st, 2014 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Chris Christie | Tags: Chris Christie, Christie Inauguration 2014, Ellis Island, Inaugural cancelled | 1 Comment »
“Our dreams are the same: a good job, a great education for our children, safe streets in our neighborhood and core values which give our lives real meaning. Those dreams are not unique to any one group in our state. “
Governor Chris Christie has released the following excerpts of his second Inaugural Address:
“The people of this state know that the only way forward is if we are all willing to take on what is politically unpopular. If we are all willing to share in the sacrifice. If we are all willing to be in this together…
“I do not believe that New Jerseyans want a bigger, more expensive government that penalizes success and then gives the pittance left to a few in the name of income equity. What New Jerseyans want is an unfettered opportunity to succeed in the way they define success. They want an equal chance at the starting; not a government guaranteed result.
“Why? Because through hard work, and being rewarded for hard work, they know they are part of their own success.
“We should make sure that government pursues policies that believe in the effort, talent and optimism of New Jerseyans, not in the power of almighty government to fix any problem, real or imagined.”
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Posted: January 21st, 2014 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Chris Christie, Uncategorized | Tags: Chris Christie, Second Inaugural Address | Comments Off on Christie Will Call For Smaller Government, Opportunity and Unity In Inaugural Address
