With the exception of OJ Simpson taking the stand testifying in his own defense at the Nicole and Ron murder, what we saw displayed today at Governor Christie’s press conference was the greatest display of bold faced lying, one lie after another, that we are ever likely to see in a public hearing. Rush Limbaugh even caught him in a major lie that those with any kind of legal background would pickup instantly. Christie testified that “For two nights I’ve been sleepless, tossing and turning over this issue”. However Christie also testified in some detail that “I never heard about this story at all till after my workout yesterday morning when I was apprised of the situation”. Clearly that would be at best be - - One Night of sleeplessness, and not two. Christie claims that he never even MET the mayor of Ft Lee. You know this is false because Ft Lee is a major “terminus city” of the George Washington Bridge. That’s my understanding. Nobody ever asked Christie that I’m aware of the all important question of “When you as governor became aware of this four day marathon traffic jam on the bridge backing up traffic for miles and even keeping Paramedics to their appointed rounds- - - as governor surely you must have then have made a massive inquiry as to just what went wrong”. But today he claims it’s all a complete surprise. Christie said “I’m not a vindictive or bullying type of person. I’m just emotionally expressive” as though people don’t know the difference. But there are three or four major political vendettas played out in just the previous two years. One involved a State Senator who went against Christie- - and Christie retaliated by just eliminating his senate district. In another case there was this Political science Rutkers University professor who was specifically appointed by Christie to this board in charge of drawing the redistricting lines. Apparently the process called for an independent vote tie breaker. The good professor said “The democratic map seems a lot more workable and stable tome”. Christie responded by cutting the funding for Rutkers University political science program impacting many innocent students. But now we are to believe Christie doesn’t have a vindictive bone in his body. And yet as in the text below you will note that last month’s Christie was making jokes about the massive traffic snaffoo. That strikes me as a mighty un-funny issue. Nobody was cracking jokes at San Francisco airport when that near fatal disaster occurred last summer on the bay. There are just certain things you don’t joke about. But now we learn that since someone from the New York side had to cross over into New Jersey and reopen the bridge- - THAT guy was retaliated against. And as you will note from the text- - these hand picked associates of Governor Christie - - “tell him everything” and “we are like a family”. I have no doubt that’s true. Just as I have no doubt that if one of these people HAD - - done it on his own - - that man would have been instantly fingered by Governor Christie within a DAY OR TWO last September, when the event took place. We wouldn’t even be talking about this now. People don’t go against Governor Christie. They’re afraid of him. Now they’ll even purger themselves for him, at least to a point. But this is an interstate commerce interference, and therefore a Federal Crime, and those federal investigators can be relentless and they’ll break witnesses down. Rush Limbaugh in a clip played by Randy Rhodes said “Fox news is the only media outlet that isn’t exploiting this story because all of the other media outlets are salivating to take Governor Christie down”. Since when did Rush Limbaugh join the Christie for President committee. I thought the Tea Party hated the NY Governor. Unless, of course, they themselves know they’ve really got no one else.
Let’s talk about 501-C4 tax exempt groups. As you know, you and I cannot make a political contribution, no matter the size, and claim a tax deduction for it. The IRS will be all over us. And it’s the job of the IRS to screen 501-C4 applicant groups to make sure that they aren’t political to get this priveliged tax exempt status. So nature if there is anything Political in their name, be they from the Left or the Right, they will be flagged. So basically the Tea Party is putting President Obama on trial for the IRS - - doing its job. The scandal is NOT that these groups were audited, but that Every One of them, GOT their 501-C4 tax exempt status, without exception. There is no scandal, except for that Randy Rhodes caller. He wanted to tie it in somehow to the coverage of Governor Christie today. Keep in mind groups like the Heritage Foundation have this privileged status- - and apparently I didn’t know David Koch, father of David and Charles Koch was the founder of the John Birch Society. I thought it was a guy named Robert Welsh. Apparently the Kato institute building is fancy and ornate and plush- - but the Kato Institute gets tax exempt status. It seems that Washington DC is awash in right wing groups, that just might take over and run the place one day. Keep in mind- - these groups are the ultimate in political groups. Now they can give perhaps in excess of forty percent more than they could before to their favorite congressman - - because of their tax exempt status. So it could be argued that President Obama is aiding and abeting his own undoing. Just like we actually subsidize businesses who relocate to China or whatever. It’s strange but it’s as though minorities at the border in the abstract see two signs greeting them. One says “No Wetbacks Allowed Here” and the other reads “Help Wanted”. It’s a paradox to them. I look forward to the day when all of these right wing groups get swept out of Washington, and I’m sure the democrats will happily pay moving expenses to move back to Wyoming or wherever they came from. If all they have to attack the Obama administration are these tired horses such as this IRS so called scandal, and “Fast and Furious” and Bengazi, or perhaps that Obama is hostile tword the nation of Israel, I don’t know- - then these groups have zip and should just pack it in right now.
HERE ARE SOME OF GOVERNOR CHRISY'S REMARKS THIS MORNING
I will tell you, though, it's been written a lot over the last couple of days about what a tight-knit staff I have and how closely everyone works together, and that is true. And ever since the time I was U.S. attorney, I've engendered the sense and feeling among the people closest to me that we're a family, and we work together and we tell each other truth, we support each other when we need to be supported, and we admonish each other when we need to be admonished. I am heartbroken that someone who I permitted to be in that circle of trust for the last five years betrayed my trust. I would never have come out here four or five weeks ago and made a joke about these lane closures if I had ever had an inkling that anyone on my staff would have been so stupid but to be involved and then so deceitful as to just -- just to not disclose the information of their involvement to me when directly asked by their superior. And those questions were not asked, by the way, just once; they were asked repeatedly.
On a personal note - - I plan to at least sharply reduce smoking in 2014 and am not entirely willing to give up all of the progress I made in those eight days I had no money at all to buy cigarettes. In terms of the Cosmic Stuff and messages from Dead People - - as of now I plan to scale way back on this and have no immediate plans to do anything in this area. What I hope to do if I can- - is to tie in some sort of Metaphysical or Cosmic Awareness- - to real life events that can be demonstrated- - both as to the wisdom of not believing "There are realms we don't know about" but also if possible some clue or Indication that "other realms" as such actually exist other than just my Word. I guess I'm tired of doing the Johnny one note solo act. I need to put my energy into things that are applicable into actually making me into a better person.
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