This is why Chris Christie didn't run for President.....

[matmar]

http://www.theawl.com/2011/09/the-chris-christie-madoff-attack-ad-that-writes-itself

Before he was flying in state helicopters to his kid's baseball games, Christie was flying on private jets as part of the law firm Dughi, Hewit & Palatucci, for whom, as a lobbyist, the future governor fought for the rights of Wall Street. In fact, one of Christie's primary lobbying projects on behalf of Wall Street was to win an exemption for securities fraud from New Jersey's Consumer Fraud Act. For those Americans whose 401(k)s have been gouged in the last few years, that won't play well. (The only reason this wasn't much of an issue in his gubernatorial campaign was because his opponent was Jon Corzine, who sucked off Wall Street's teat with even more gusto than Christie.)

But it gets worse for Christie.

In a detail that practically writes its own commercial script, the Wall Street client on whose behalf Christie lobbied was the Securities Industry Association. Which, at that time, was led by one Mr. Bernard Madoff.

The bottom line for Obama's communication team: As a lobbyist, Chris Christie worked to remove securities fraud from a consumer fraud act on behalf of an organization run by Bernie Madoff.

It's exactly the kind of scandal that's easy to understand no matter who you are, involves a universally despised villain who has come to represent all the illegality of the 2008 market collapse, and it would be devastating to Christie in much-needed Florida.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/10/03/1022317/-Christie-has-a-Bernie-Madoff-Problem

[CurtEastPoint]

1. At first I thought his firm was 'Dewey Hughie and Louie'

[liberaltrucker]

2. Looked like Dewey, Cheatham, and Howe to me.

:)

[BiggJawn]

4. We must've hit "submit" at the same time...

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

17. LOL

:rofl:

[Kurovski]

19. Cheatham's daughter went on to form

Beadum, Cheatham and Robb.

[SpiralHawk]

22. + 1,000

Sooo Republicon.

[BiggJawn]

3. Dewey, Cheatham, and Howe? n/t

[boston bean]

6. say it out loud. nt

Do We Cheat'em and How?

[Raster]

20. Hooked on phonics worked for me

[WinkyDink]

25. It's an old JOKE.

[CTyankee]

5. I have emailed MOrning Joe with a message: Hey, Mika, you're always gushing about Christie!

Are you going to investigate whether or not this story is true? Isn't that what journalists do?"

I also said I'd be waiting and watching to see if this gets mentioned on the show...

Hah!

[malaise]

9. Love it

:hi: :rofl:

[CTyankee]

10. I've decided to "get on their case" at Morning Joe. They have a "convenient"

email address where you can send in your ideas for what the show should be covering. I've decided to become their scourge...

[blm]

13. and why didn't they discover this fact back when he was running? Madoff was big news then, too.

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[CTyankee]

14. Why, indeed!

So I'm glad I asked the question. I can't believe I'm the only one asking these types of questions. But I will continue to ask.

I also sent an email about that disgusting interview with Bill Bennett earlier this week. He was complaining about "liberal bias" at his alma mater, Williams College (also Mika's alma mater). I wrote and asked why Mr. Bennett even attended that school if it was biased? Why didn't he seek out a school, perhaps Ole Miss or one of those RW Christian colleges down South, to go to? How could he possibly get a good education at schools with"liberal bias"? :rofl:

[blm]

15. keep at it, amigo

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[Enthusiast]

28. They're gonna put you on ignore.

[xchrom]

7. Recommend

[TomClash]

8. Bernie Madoff never ran the Securities Industry Association nt

[woodsprite]

11. He sat on the Board of Directors

according to a Google search.

www.sec.gov/news/studies/2009/oig-509/exhibit-0222.pdf
Madoff...served as a member of the board of directors of the Securities Industry Association. In 1983 Madoff Securities opened a London office...

Another source (www.timetoast.com/timelines/100681) says Madoff sat on the Board of Directors of the Securities Industry Association, which merged with the Bond Market Association in 2006 to form SIFMA.

Traders Magazine lists him as one of two vice-chairmen.

[DCKit]

12. Thank you for the clarification. nt

[spooky3]

16. I suspect there are plenty of reasons in addition to this one.

I don't care what the media folks say-- if Christie were a governor of a state that is NOT right next door to NY, only the RW types would pay any attention to him.

[Kurovski]

18. Really folks, he's just plain awful.

He's a such a strong-arm arrogant fuxer.

I hope this little "chore"--and whatever else comes out--keeps him forever in the shitcan.

[CoffeeCat]

21. Anyone see the Charlie Rose interview with...

...Home Depot co-founder Ken Langone? The guy is so 'in the tank' for Chris Christie
and was practically in tears because of Christie's announcement that he wouldn't run.

Langone also defends Goldman Sachs and is a heavy-handed cheerleader for today's
sociopathic brand of capitalism in this country.

Christie is their man. They know he'll keep the corruption going.

It's really rather sick. These people are the Sopranos of politics.

Too bad, like Tony Soprano--at least one of them isn't enlightened enough to know that they
need massive psychotherapy. Paging Dr. Melfie?

[Enthusiast]

29. PLUS ONE! nt

[rucky]

23. Why is this just now coming out?

[mwb970]

24. Christie is a huge jerk.

The reason he didn't run is that people outside of NJ would find out what a horrible man he is.

[Vinca]

26. Holy shiite. That explains it. He worked to deregulate Madoff.

[Enthusiast]

27. Damn!

"Christie worked for Bernie Madoff!"