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4. Expedited contracts?
Sun Jan 19, 2014, 10:21 AM
Jan 2014

Do you think that construction activity is part of the scheme to drum up work where profits can be expected to pass on to the GOP as contributions?

So, where you see heightened activity, it's possible that it's also a GOP fund center?

Good work! WhiteTara Jan 2014 #1
tag leftyohiolib Jan 2014 #2
Toast! ebbie15644 Jan 2014 #3
Expedited contracts? Baitball Blogger Jan 2014 #4
I had to highlight this: Baitball Blogger Jan 2014 #5
Yeah, I couldn't figure out at first why the Port Authority study came back only giving pnwmom Jan 2014 #8
Every state which relies on construction and where there is big money, Baitball Blogger Jan 2014 #11
I have a former in-law who used to work in construction in NJ -- so I heard some stories. n/t pnwmom Jan 2014 #14
Wow! This is an amazing post! Squinch Jan 2014 #6
This shit's about to get ugly, now we're getting into RICO. giftedgirl77 Jan 2014 #7
MAN, this is a juicy post. Gotta spend some more time with it! calimary Jan 2014 #9
Thank you, calimary. pnwmom Jan 2014 #13
I have always found that behavior off-putting. Certainly nothing I'd vote for. calimary Jan 2014 #84
You may be onto something. He's a bully, but he's their bully, so it's okay. Well, he's not mine! pnwmom Jan 2014 #85
I've read a couple of articles recently that have changed the word bully to thug or thuggish. The okaawhatever Jan 2014 #86
Agreed. This certainly qualifies as thuggish behavior. calimary Jan 2014 #89
He is also a bully, as in his interactions with teachers and others who question him. JDPriestly Jan 2014 #102
Yet, he was "colorful", and many liked that. Bullies should never win, NT juajen Feb 2014 #114
Christie is Warden Norton with unlimited power. tridim Jan 2014 #10
Spot on! Lisa D Feb 2014 #111
where`s the mob in all of this ? madrchsod Jan 2014 #12
I think this is mob tactics taken to a higher level starroute Jan 2014 #27
never thought of that..... madrchsod Jan 2014 #91
good post.. putting it all together. mountain grammy Jan 2014 #15
Well done! Great Dot connecting. DURHAM D Jan 2014 #16
Impressive sulphurdunn Jan 2014 #17
We can only hope Cirque du So-What Jan 2014 #18
Brava!! salin Jan 2014 #19
Wow pnwmom!! Thank you for putting this all together livetohike Jan 2014 #20
GOOD WORK. aquart Jan 2014 #21
Excellent work Justice Jan 2014 #22
this will make a good movie. barbtries Jan 2014 #23
I've been thinking about that ever since I heard about the traffic jams. pnwmom Jan 2014 #24
It just needs a Mexican-American fake sheik. nt valerief Jan 2014 #44
And J-Law. Who should she play? n/t pnwmom Jan 2014 #45
Briget Kelly, of course! And Amy Adams does "earnest" well. She could be Mayor Zimmer. nt valerief Jan 2014 #46
But Kelly is way too old. Isn't there anyone younger pnwmom Jan 2014 #48
Well, American Hustle made the players way younger than the actual Abscam players were. valerief Jan 2014 #49
Hah! Yes. I wish I could afford to buy the movie rights. pnwmom Jan 2014 #51
Or a real Arabian sheik! nt valerief Jan 2014 #54
Thank you. dotymed Jan 2014 #25
I just noticed that this is posted in Politics 2014. DURHAM D Jan 2014 #26
Wow - is your last name in real life Kornacki? elfin Jan 2014 #28
oh, it will appear NJCher Jan 2014 #97
Hope mtasselin Jan 2014 #29
Please also investigate the cancellation of the ARC Hudson River tunnel BumRushDaShow Jan 2014 #30
The cancelled Tunnel project was the BIGGEST PROJECT in the tri-state area DontTreadOnMe Jan 2014 #34
Plus the state was ordered to repay the feds when he did cancel it BumRushDaShow Jan 2014 #57
I'm sure he had several reasons, but a big one was... JHB Sep 2014 #124
They must turn over every stone and prosecute Enthusiast Jan 2014 #31
I saw this last night on twitter and posted and it sank like a rock. warrior1 Jan 2014 #32
People are catching on. Too bad it sank like a rock, though. n/t pnwmom Jan 2014 #39
msnbc could use you! k&r polichick Jan 2014 #33
Excellent--bookmarking. panader0 Jan 2014 #35
Holy mackerel! Love this post. Every cloud has a Silverstein lining, it appears. nt valerief Jan 2014 #36
"Every cloud has a Silverstein lining" - perfect! polichick Jan 2014 #42
if these clowns heaven05 Jan 2014 #37
This is an awesome post Z_California Jan 2014 #38
Excellent investigative work. I appreciate what you have done. Jacoby365 Jan 2014 #40
Back when this scandal first broke, WeekendWarrior Jan 2014 #41
Are you from N.J. or is it like that everywhere? n/t pnwmom Jan 2014 #47
Does Rachel and Steve Kornacki know about this? Great post... Sancho Jan 2014 #43
Well, my dot-connecting is largely speculation. pnwmom Jan 2014 #50
BOOM goes the dynamite. truebluegreen Jan 2014 #52
"General" Sampson may wind up in the stockade. MNBrewer Jan 2014 #53
Impressive work, pnwmom! Very impressive! n/t FourScore Jan 2014 #55
VERY nicely done, pnwmom NastyRiffraff Jan 2014 #56
This explains why Baroni et al were so pissed off when the cones were pulled up on day 5. SunSeeker Jan 2014 #58
Wow, excellent work! Spazito Jan 2014 #59
Please post this in GD senseandsensibility Jan 2014 #60
+1 Please do! Matariki Jan 2014 #101
K & R !!! WillyT Jan 2014 #61
Wow. Great post! And it makes me sick what crooked assholes these guys are. loudsue Jan 2014 #62
Great post! Samson has flamingdem Jan 2014 #63
damn you're good! BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2014 #64
Real issue is who are development principles CtDemoFarmer Jan 2014 #65
Ain't it a shame they don't have a Republican on the NY side to cover for them? Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #66
I wonder if Bloomberg had anything to do with helping keep this quiet. loudsue Jan 2014 #67
This is "amateur night in Dixieland" compared to your efforts rocktivity Jan 2014 #68
The same Silverstein who made $$$ from WTC insurance after 9-11??? dixiegrrrrl Jan 2014 #69
yep same silverstein questionseverything Jan 2014 #77
Thanks, questionseverything! That link is a goldmine. hedda_foil Jan 2014 #98
I have some odd stuff on Silverstein and the WTC in my notes starroute Jan 2014 #92
I did not realize he had owned it for only 9 months... dixiegrrrrl Jan 2014 #93
He shows up in 9/11 conspiracy theories for his remark about "pulling" Building 7 starroute Jan 2014 #94
Daily Kos has been all over this angle recently. DirkGently Jan 2014 #70
Whoa. Especially the second post, and the 2007 article it links to on “pay to play.” THANKS! pnwmom Jan 2014 #75
Outstanding post n/t me b zola Jan 2014 #71
Give that girl an A+ on her report! Hekate Jan 2014 #72
K&R. Someone tell Fox. Coyotl Jan 2014 #73
One can connect all the dots....yet Madam Mossfern Jan 2014 #74
If he's telling the truth about not knowing, there WOULD be evidence rocktivity Jan 2014 #79
I'm K&Ring the dwindling handful of posts in this forum that actually go after REPUBLICANS Number23 Jan 2014 #76
Who woke up with a horse's head in their bed? Arugula Latte Jan 2014 #78
great informative thread. bookmarking Liberal_in_LA Jan 2014 #80
But... but... he doesn't know anything!! Initech Jan 2014 #81
Follow the money. n/t krispos42 Jan 2014 #82
thank you so much, pnwmom.. I'm going Cha Jan 2014 #83
Laura Vecsey from Daily Kos: "Smoking Gun for Bridgegate might rest w/Losing Bidders" nashville_brook Jan 2014 #87
K&R for magnificent work! nt Mnemosyne Jan 2014 #88
Thanks for the great post. nm rhett o rick Jan 2014 #90
Thank you pnwmom for your informative, illuminating post! notgoinback Jan 2014 #95
Yes, Maddow and Kornaki really opened this all up for me. pnwmom Jan 2014 #96
It's always about the money. That's their drug of choice. nt valerief Jan 2014 #99
Excellent, excellent post! Matariki Jan 2014 #100
Great post. Great research pnwmom. Thanks. K&R. JDPriestly Jan 2014 #103
But how can this info possibly be an adequate counter-argument to the GOP's claim of... nikto Jan 2014 #104
K and R. nt MaeScott Jan 2014 #105
marked for later Lil Missy Jan 2014 #106
K&R. myrna minx Jan 2014 #107
GWB is really a smokescreen for the larger NJ political scandal AlisonSchusterShea Feb 2014 #108
Are you saying that Christie opposes the mall? pnwmom Feb 2014 #109
Wow! sendero Feb 2014 #110
So pleased to see this is still pretty high up among the posts on this forum! calimary Feb 2014 #112
Thank you, Calimary! pnwmom Feb 2014 #113
If you're not already a reporter, you should be. idendoit Feb 2014 #115
Thank you. I'm not but I have great respect for the profession n/t pnwmom Feb 2014 #116
I have no doubt money was involved in some way davidpdx Feb 2014 #117
Bump for others to read n/t malaise Mar 2014 #118
Thanks, malaise. pnwmom Mar 2014 #119
It was an excellent post malaise Mar 2014 #120
I just saw what he did pnwmom Mar 2014 #121
It's why I joined DU malaise Mar 2014 #122
Talking Points Memo Kick rocktivity Sep 2014 #123
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