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Feds Launch Criminal Probe Of Christie Administration

assetContentFederal law enforcement officials have launched a criminal investigation of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and members of his administration, pursuing allegations the governor and his staff broke the law when they quashed grand jury indictments against Christie supporters, International Business Times has learned. Two criminal investigators from the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday interviewed… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: February 5th, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Chris Christie, Christie Administration, Crime, Crime and Punishment, Paul Fishman, U.S. Attorney | Tags: , , , , , , | 12 Comments »

Opinion: The many appetites of Chris Christie

Rev Alexander SantoraBy REV. ALEXANDER M. SANTORA GUEST COLUMNIST Gov. Chris Christie is a man of many hungers. Early in his administration, pundits made fun of his weight, and he turned the tables on them by laughing along with them even to go so far as to eat a doughnut on “The Late Show with David Letterman.” But… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: February 4th, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Chris Christie, Opinion | Tags: , , | 14 Comments »

Is Christie’s attempt to stabilize Atlantic City backfiring?

PHILADELPHIA — Whatever New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie intended when he appointed a team of bankruptcy and restructuring experts to devise a plan to stabilize Atlantic City, N.J.’s finances, what he got was a firestorm that may have exacerbated the city’s plight. Officials delayed a $12 million bond offering last week after Moody’s Investors Service sharply… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: February 3rd, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Atlantic City, Chris Christie | Tags: , , , , , | Comments Off on Is Christie’s attempt to stabilize Atlantic City backfiring?

Christie’s vaccine comments may hurt as much as help in Iowa 2016 race

assetContentTRENTON — By calling for “balance” on the issue of vaccinations, Gov. Chris Christie stepped into a political minefield where it’s unclear whether he’d win over as many potential presidential primary voters as he could lose, experts say. On one hand, two of the first three early primary states have among the lowest measles vaccination rates… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: February 3rd, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Chris Christie | Tags: , , , , | 2 Comments »

LMFAO

(h/t Matt Rooney @ SaveJersey)

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Posted: January 30th, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Chris Christie | Tags: , , , , , , , | 2 Comments »

Sweeney slams Christie’s Atlantic City plan, says governor plans bankruptcy for city

assetContent (36)TRENTON — Senate President Stephen Sweeney today slammed Gov. Chris Christie for appointing an emergency manager in Atlantic City as a sign that his administration wants the resort to declare bankruptcy, and pledged a “big fight” against such a move. “This state is in trouble. This state has had eight bond rating downgrades. We all know… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: January 30th, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: Atlantic City, Chris Christie, Stephen Sweeney | Tags: , , , , , , | Comments Off on Sweeney slams Christie’s Atlantic City plan, says governor plans bankruptcy for city

Another self-inflicted injury? LMFAO!

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Did no one in the Christie camp notice that the acronym for the Governor’s presidential exploratory PAC’s website, LeadershipMattersForAmerica.Org is LMFAO?

Brad Woodhouse, President of Americans United for Change and American Bridge and the former communications director of the Democratic National Committee noticed and it only took him an hour to get a graphic out on twitter:

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Posted: January 29th, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Chris Christie | Tags: , , , , , , | 5 Comments »

Christie meeting with Israeli president Rivlin canceled

assetContent (35)TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie’s planned Thursday afternoon meeting with Israeli president Reuven Rivlin in New York City has been canceled, the Governor’s office said today. Rivlin is scheduled to return to Israel after addressing today’s noontime meeting of the UN General Assembly, which was convened to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day. A spokesman for the… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: January 28th, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Chris Christie, Israel | Tags: , , , , , | Comments Off on Christie meeting with Israeli president Rivlin canceled

Christie endorses Rick Perry?

By Art Gallagher

A facebook page that promoted Governor Chris Christie’s reelection in 2013 and is now linked to his presidential exploratory PAC posted a endorsement of former Texas Governor Rick Perry’s PAC last night.

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Christie and Perry are both competing in the “pre-primary” for the 2016 GOP Presidential nomination.  Both men spoke at the Iowa Freedom Summit on Saturday.

Christie is not known for saying nice things about his opponents.

On Monday, while New Jersey was preparing for winter storm dud Juno, the following video promoting Christie’s PAC was posted on the page:

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Posted: January 28th, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Chris Christie, Rick Perry | Tags: , , | 1 Comment »

Wisconsin Gov. Walker follows Christie in setting up 2016 fundraising committee

assetContent (35)WASHINGTON — Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, a potential rival to Gov. Chris Christie for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, has set up his own federal fundraising committee, albeit with a twist. Walker’s Our American Revival filed papers with the Internal Revenue Service as a political committee under Section 527 of the tax code, meaning that… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: January 27th, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Chris Christie, Scott Walker | Tags: , , | 4 Comments »