Christie Exhumes Ghost of Ghouliani In 9/11 Lies at Debate (Reply #104)

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104. Christie Exhumes Ghost of Ghouliani In 9/11 Lies at Debate

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Having survived my hangover from the Fixed News Mental And Moral Midget Mass Mud Wrestling Marathon (I mean, the Fox News 2015 GOP debate), I was able to evaluate Christie's performance. I'm happy to say that the way his true colors showed through rivaled Donald Trump's -- but that's not to say he wasn't set up a little.

For Fox News, the marching orders were clear -- make Jeb Bush look better and frontrunner Donald Trump look worse. Bush got softball questions that allowed him to appear passionate yet lucid; Trump was prodded into his trademark ranting and raving; and Christie was pitted against a candidate who opposes him on an issue, insuring that he'd lose his cool and go into bully attack mode:

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ThinkProgress:...Christie said..."I was appointed U.S. Attorney by President Bush on September 10th, 2001, and the world changed enormously the next day, and that happened in my state. This is not theoretical to me..." In his closing remarks, Christie repeated the claim and date.

DailyKos: Setting aside that it is the (Foreign Intelligence) "Surveillance" Court...(not the Foreign Intelligence "Service" Court)...and that U.S. attorneys don't go before the FISC, there's a big problem here. Maybe Christie was so affected by the events of that day and the aftermath that his memory has got all foggy...Christie wasn't nominated for the U.S. attorney post until December (2001) of that year and started in January 2002...

EmptyWheel.com: The intervening crisis caused by the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington then delayed action on the nomination. In the interview for (his biography), Christie said he didn't hear again from the White House for two weeks and that things were slowed because there were no available FBI agents to do background checks, as they had been assigned to investigating the 9/11 attacks...

UPDATE: In an absolutely hysterical attempt to rebut the clear fact that he was not nominated when he said he was, Christie's people said he was informed he would be on September 10 at 4:30...But the rest of the explanation makes it clear they hadn't even done a background check yet!

Asbury Park Press: What actually happened on Sept. 10, 2001 is that Christie was informed by the White House that President George W. Bush had decided to nominate him as U.S. attorney. In a 2011 interview for (his) biography...Christie said the job offer was formally extended on that date by White House counsel Alberto Gonzales in a 4:30 p.m. phone call...

Christie spokesman Kevin Roberts said the reports criticizing Christie's use of the word 'appointed' have "been totally incorrect" and pointed to morning newspaper coverage from Sept. 11, 2001 saying Christie had been nominated a day earlier.

If the background check had not begun, never mind been completed, prior to September 2001, then Christie had been neither nominated nor appointed -- he'd only been put "under consideration" for the position. And deflecting from his hugging that evil President Obama by saying he can only remember hugging those affected by 9/11 is downright shabby. Doesn't he remember that Joe Biden practically kicked Rudy Guiliani out the 2008 presidential race single-handedly (single-footedly?) by describing him as "a noun, a verb, and 9/11"?

rocktivity

P.S. 9/11 happened in YOUR state, Governor Soprano? No, it happened in the state NEXT to yours -- the one that's CONNECTED to your state by "bridges" and "tunnels!"

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155 replies	Author	Time	Post
Christie Crime Digest Volume III [View all]	Laxman	May 2015	OP
I Couldn't Have Said It Better Myself.....	Laxman	May 2015	#1
k&r...	spanone	May 2015	#2
Just To Be Clear...	Laxman	May 2015	#3
What's the matter with (Mary Pat's) kids today?	rocktivity	May 2015	#4
For your work, Laxman.. I thank you!	Cha	May 2015	#5
Thank YOU Cha....	Laxman	May 2015	#6
I know what you mean.. There's been so much illegality in the christie admin and from christie	Cha	May 2015	#9
I Was Trying To Decide....	Laxman	May 2015	#7
That's almost more than my entire wardrobe!	Beach Rat	May 2015	#11
Beautifully presented	malaise	May 2015	#8
In A Shocking Development......	Laxman	May 2015	#10
Some Pretty Damning Stuff....	Laxman	May 2015	#12
Fascinating stuff	malaise	May 2015	#13
Too bad Christie and Wildstein aren't friends anymore	rocktivity	May 2015	#14
Well For Starters....	Laxman	May 2015	#15
This message was self-deleted by its author	rocktivity	May 2015	#19
Thank you	wheniwasincongress	May 2015	#16
I'm Glad You Like Them....	Laxman	May 2015	#17
Nobody Needs To Know.....	Laxman	May 2015	#18
"Kelly has been sending up signals she wanted to make a deal for a year.	rocktivity	May 2015	#20
Let's make a deal Monty!	Beach Rat	May 2015	#36
It's Hard To Decide...	Laxman	May 2015	#21
If We're All Being Honest....	Laxman	May 2015	#22
K & R	malaise	May 2015	#23
So comprehensive it's overwhelming	davidpdx	May 2015	#24
It's Hard To Know What Is Best....	Laxman	May 2015	#25
Christie's Funneling of Pension Money....	Laxman	May 2015	#26
I'll stock up on popcorn	malaise	May 2015	#28
Christie Has Gotten Exactly What WE Paid For...	Laxman	May 2015	#27
While Christie Is Busy "Squeezing The Orange"....	Laxman	May 2015	#29
"IF" they go to trial?	Backwoodsrider	May 2015	#30
Well That's An Ominous Post.....	Laxman	May 2015	#31
my first thought when I saw skinny Wildstein was "the people behind Christie radiation poisoned him"	Backwoodsrider	May 2015	#33
Once Again The Interests Of The People Of NJ....	Laxman	May 2015	#32
he probably keeps his conscience intoxicated with food	Backwoodsrider	May 2015	#34
In Our Latest Episode Of "Chris Christie-Fiscal Conservative".....	Laxman	May 2015	#35
Now THIS Is What Real Leadership Looks Like.....	Laxman	May 2015	#37
If You've Been Reading The Crime Digest.....	Laxman	May 2015	#38
Is He Actually Mentally Ill....	Laxman	May 2015	#39
The man is sick	malaise	May 2015	#40
It's Good To Be The King....	Laxman	May 2015	#41
Different rules for the fat cats	malaise	May 2015	#42
Boink.	Scurrilous	May 2015	#43
I Urge An Apology From Everyone On DU.....	Laxman	May 2015	#44
He has really lost it	malaise	May 2015	#45
If Your Opponent Is Choleric Of Temper....	Laxman	May 2015	#46
This message was self-deleted by its author	rocktivity	May 2015	#47
Also known as "Christie's Forty-Seven-Percent-Moment" (Good-natured jabs, my donkey)	rocktivity	May 2015	#50
See, Somebody Else Is Sorry Too....	Laxman	May 2015	#48
Apparently The U.S. Attorney Is Not Finished.....	Laxman	May 2015	#49
Memorial Day-A Time To Reflect....	Laxman	May 2015	#51
This message was self-deleted by its author	rocktivity	May 2015	#52
Bodyguard-Gate Update	rocktivity	May 2015	#53
Sweet	malaise	May 2015	#54
"Receipts? We ain't got no recepits. We don't need no receipts.	rocktivity	Jun 2015	#55
Is Christie's publicly-financed self-exonerating Mastro report about to come back to haunt him?	rocktivity	Jun 2015	#56
This Is Interesting....	Laxman	Jun 2015	#57
Gloom, Despair, Agony: The Mastro Report is Gone	rocktivity	Jun 2015	#58
They Seem To Have Gotten....	Laxman	Jun 2015	#59
Link fixed, thanks	rocktivity	Jun 2015	#62
Freaking awesome	malaise	Jun 2015	#60
You rock Laxman!!! While the non-memories of "Fitzmas" still hurt, I think this is different...	winstars	Jun 2015	#61
It Appears That Mr. Wildstein Knows...	Laxman	Jun 2015	#63
Some Confirmation From Other Sources....	Laxman	Jun 2015	#64
Christie's Ethics Commissioner Slams Down The Feather Of Justice	rocktivity	Jun 2015	#65
Just For A Little Context.....	Laxman	Jun 2015	#66
K & R	malaise	Jun 2015	#67
What The State Supreme Court Giveth, HUD Hath Taketh Away	rocktivity	Jun 2015	#68
I Know Haley Barbour Is Your Friend...	Laxman	Jun 2015	#69
Christie Keeps Going Around Saying....	Laxman	Jun 2015	#70
Are The Rats Turning On Each Other....	Laxman	Jun 2015	#71
Sounds to me like they're saying that a judge is incapable	rocktivity	Jun 2015	#72
The day is coming when Christie	malaise	Jun 2015	#74
I have said all along, he will never get convicted of any crime. He seems to let others....	Logical	Jun 2015	#73
Yes, it's entirely possible that he'll never be convicted	rocktivity	Jun 2015	#75
+1000 for that. I hate the man. I so bad want him to go away for ever. nt	Logical	Jun 2015	#76
now what?	Backwoodsrider	Jun 2015	#77
So Christie Is Going To Take The Plunge....	Laxman	Jun 2015	#78
Christie's cure for domestic terrorism? Make Love, Not Law	rocktivity	Jun 2015	#79
Christie's latest power failure: Another storm, another self-serving response	rocktivity	Jun 2015	#80
Time To Break Out The Fleece.....	Laxman	Jun 2015	#81
Christie's House of (Race) Cards	rocktivity	Jun 2015	#82
I love the smell of vindication in the morning	rocktivity	Jun 2015	#83
And let the Crew Christie Presidental Campaign screwups begin!	rocktivity	Jun 2015	#84
UPDATE: (Hillary Supporter) Jon Bon Jovi Says He Gave (Hillary Opponent) Christie Permission	rocktivity	Jun 2015	#85
4. He's lost control of his campaign slogan's Twitter hashtag	rocktivity	Jul 2015	#86
6. His campaign launch speech drew mixed reviews	rocktivity	Jul 2015	#87
Even the LAWYERS are lawyering up???	rocktivity	Jul 2015	#88
k & r	flamingdem	Jul 2015	#89
Is The U.S. Attorney's Office Compromised.....	Laxman	Jul 2015	#90
Even YOU saw a need to differentiate Bridge(t)-Gate from the Hunterdon Mess	rocktivity	Jul 2015	#91
Laxman Nails The Mastro Report Subpoena: It's "We're Not Worthy!" Time	rocktivity	Jul 2015	#92
Too nice to yell at people at town hall meetings anymore -- or too tired?	rocktivity	Jul 2015	#93
Well Here's A Rock About To Be Turned Over....	Laxman	Jul 2015	#94
Here's Rachel Maddow's reporting on the Hunterdon Mess from last January	rocktivity	Jul 2015	#96
Christie Doesn't Know Any Of These People.....	Laxman	Jul 2015	#97
Christie Health Commissioner Suddenly Decides She's Sick Of Her Job	rocktivity	Jul 2015	#95
Christie Confirms Bruce Is Still His Fave NJ Musician, Gets Ovation From Bruce's Fans	rocktivity	Aug 2015	#98
He's Being Funded By A Tabloid? That Explains Why He's Started Talking Like One	rocktivity	Aug 2015	#99
Christie takes money from Exxon Lobbying Firm	rocktivity	Aug 2015	#100
This message was self-deleted by its author	rocktivity	Aug 2015	#101
We're Cooked As A Country....	Laxman	Aug 2015	#103
Christie's national explanation of the tunnel (to nowhere)	rocktivity	Aug 2015	#102
Christie Exhumes Ghost of Ghouliani In 9/11 Lies at Debate	rocktivity	Aug 2015	#104
How To Loot A Public Pension.....	Laxman	Aug 2015	#105
Anatomy Of A Sellout.....	Laxman	Aug 2015	#106
Breathtaking Arrogance? How About Heart-Stopping Arrogance?	rocktivity	Aug 2015	#107
Where Have I Seen This Before.....	Laxman	Aug 2015	#108
This Is Very Interesting.....	Laxman	Aug 2015	#109
Well, it confirms both our suspicions	rocktivity	Aug 2015	#110
Duplicate Duh Donald!	rocktivity	Aug 2015	#111
Fedex Was A Modest Contributor.....	Laxman	Sep 2015	#112
Duplicating Duh Donald: Christie Flip-Flops on Bruce Springsteen*	rocktivity	Sep 2015	#113
K & R	malaise	Sep 2015	#114
Mayday, Mayday! This Is The Chairman's Flight.....	Laxman	Sep 2015	#115
Crew Christie Airlines -- "You're The Graft Beneath Our Wings!"	rocktivity	Sep 2015	#116
Mourning 9/11, Christie Style	rocktivity	Sep 2015	#117
Another 9/11, another Christie em-boor-ass-ment	rocktivity	Sep 2015	#120
This Is Looking More And More Like...	Laxman	Sep 2015	#118
Remember the new job Christie's Health Commissoner suddenly took?	rocktivity	Sep 2015	#119
Christie declares state of emergency (for his national media coveage)	rocktivity	Oct 2015	#121
What A Great Leader....	Laxman	Oct 2015	#122
Commander In Chump	rocktivity	Oct 2015	#123
The Adulterous National Guard Commander....	Laxman	Oct 2015	#125
Another Friday News Dump...	Laxman	Oct 2015	#124
You mean it WASN'T a typo?	rocktivity	Oct 2015	#127
Governor For Sale....	Laxman	Oct 2015	#126
The Video Version Of....	Laxman	Oct 2015	#128
Christie's Gut Check Week (a metaphor, not a weight joke)	rocktivity	Nov 2015	#129
He ain't heavy (if you'll pardon the expression) he's his brother	rocktivity	Nov 2015	#130
Will Bill Baroni end up an April fool?	rocktivity	Nov 2015	#131
it finally makes sense	Backwoodsrider	Dec 2015	#132
Goody -- that means we can add destroying evidence to his charges	rocktivity	Dec 2015	#133
Just A Little Slip.....	Laxman	Dec 2015	#134
Just What Are These Guys Hiding...	Laxman	Dec 2015	#135
case now amping up	Backwoodsrider	Dec 2015	#136
Christie Call To NY Gov Coumo RE Foye Surfaces In Bridge(t)-Gate Book	rocktivity	Jan 2016	#137
Didn't Christie just fantasize about beating a woman and then serving her with a subpoena?	rocktivity	Feb 2016	#138
Good for the judge.	Beacool	Feb 2016	#139
any grounds appeal?	Backwoodsrider	Feb 2016	#140
I Wish I Knew Where This Was Going.....	Laxman	Feb 2016	#141
An Amazing Summation Of Christie.....	Laxman	Feb 2016	#142
Chris who?	Backwoodsrider	Feb 2016	#143
An Amazing Summation Of Christie (Written Thirty-Five Years Ago)	rocktivity	Mar 2016	#147
"Like Any Good Monster, He Just Came Back Stronger." -- Ice T	rocktivity	Feb 2016	#144
Fighting for absolute political power while fighting off obscurity	rocktivity	Mar 2016	#145
Six NJ Newspapers Join Together......	Laxman	Mar 2016	#146
"Who are you going to believe -- me, or my lying face?"	rocktivity	Mar 2016	#148
And you may find yourself...trying to work for President Trump	rocktivity	Mar 2016	#149
Just When He Thought It Was Safe To Stand Next To Trump Again	rocktivity	Apr 2016	#150
After a drought of news, he gives us a deluge --	rocktivity	Jul 2016	#151
Doesn't It Feel Good....	Laxman	Jul 2016	#152
Working His Way Back To Duh Donald™	rocktivity	Jul 2016	#153
Melania Trump Said She Got "A Little Help" With Her Convention Speech	rocktivity	Jul 2016	#154
Christie's RNC Kangaroo Court (He Supplied The Pouch)	rocktivity	Jul 2016	#155

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