Comments on: Chris Christie, Former US Attorney, Claims He’s Still “Got” Federal Prosecutors, Talked with Them about State Jobs

By: Mr.Golden

Mr.Golden — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:02:48 +0000

The most damning thing for christie is his connection to hudson county republican chiarman Jose Arango. Arango political career is finish. he give spare republican funds to corruupt democrats in exchange for no show job. That greasy slime walk with christie in union city this month undressing every woman with eyes and winking like a fool with dust in his eye. we need real republican leaderss in nj and hudson county. not ones who say ‘do like I say, not like I do.’ christie lost my vote with Arango the fraud and rino. thiat is a republican in name only.

By: Jim33

Jim33 — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:19:20 +0000

Another thing always pops into my mind when I wonder about Christie. Somewhere in this talk did he throw in a gratuitous “fight terrorism” line? He usually does, and yet, it’s starkly obvious he did nothing in his term to target suspects in “the war on terror.” And NJ was the staging ground for the 9/11 hijackers and home to a good many of the victims and first responders.

The one terror arrest, the Dix Six, was a citizen discovery, not the FBI’s, and he didn’t do much in prosecuting them.

He never went after terror cells that I’m of a mind still foment here. Same with the Mafia, stronger than ever in NJ, imho. I think “Housewives of New Jersey” was the biggest tip so far on that.

He almost solely was a “political corruption” Johnny one note, while there is so much more federal criminal activity here.

By: Jim33

Jim33 — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:12:19 +0000

I’m going to add the “newspapers” line as the fifth choice and say that’s the stealth bomb in that little arsenal. It’s not unlikely he had Hart in mind.

I hear him saying it’s payback time for his critics who have spoken in the media.

But I’m thinking even more nefariously. Don’t AUSAs have access to all kinds of federal information-keeping at all security levels? It works closely with the FBI, which in recent years has been revealed to have been stockpiling all sorts of data on political enemies. It has a desk of computer hackers to track publicly anonymous people without subpeona, as well.

So, while most governors wouldn’t have access to personal information on political enemies and couldn’t get it, Christie will come in with a whole team of people loaded for bear on all critics.

By: Boston1775

Boston1775 — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:14:15 +0000

Great video, EW

You know, I kept wondering why there weren’t more episodes of
Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Who knew Jeff Garlin was a US Attorney?

By: NationHahn

NationHahn — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:53:27 +0000

Does it really surprise you?

By: Loo Hoo.

Loo Hoo. — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:04:28 +0000

Good for you, TH!

By: ThurmanHart

ThurmanHart — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:53:41 +0000

Kim Guadagno was never one of Christie’s Assistant US Attorneys. When Christie was appointed as US Attorney, Guadagno was working as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of New Jersey. Her stint in the USA office was prior to that.

Other than that, I think you’re spot on.

By: Teddy Partridge

Teddy Partridge — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:39:41 +0000

5. I was sleeping with the subordinate I gave a secret loan to.

By: LabDancer

LabDancer — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:28:38 +0000

Again – french toast.

By: klynn

klynn — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:23:36 +0000

Great comment. I second EW’s request.