Comments on: Christie Living Large on Our Dime

By: orionATL

orionATL — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:00:44 +0000

j. cro @39

your comment is the heart of this story.

not,

what has christie done?

but,

why has what christie has done not being reported?

this is yet another incidence of “the dog that did not bark”* – in this case the dog (and i do mean “dog” in the derogatory slang sense) is the new jersey media.

from this point on,

the n.j. media ignoring the story should BE the story, not merely the machinations of the malefactor.

as bob somerby at the daily howler has demonstrated over and over again,
if the media fail to cover a strong story, there is a reason why they are deliberately “missing” that story

and

their missing it must become the focus of the ensuing story.

*a. conan doyle/”silver blaze”.

By: orionATL

orionATL — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:34:49 +0000

400 lbs?

so who’s on top?

By: maryo2

maryo2 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:00:52 +0000

My two cents says that the driving the wrong way on a one way street and hitting a motorcyclist debacle was a drive to score coke. He had a few drinks at the big judge party and his brain said “You know what would be great?” So he headed for his coke dealer.

Pure speculation, based on how few things fat rich depraved deserving elitist men drive after drinking for = sex, cocaine.

By: Ann in AZ

Ann in AZ — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:56:28 +0000

Jon Walker has a fresh cross-post up: “If There Is No Public Option, Blame Harry”

By: Crosstimbers

Crosstimbers — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:50:16 +0000

The ultimate hypocrisy is that, as a U.S. Attorney, he would have prosecuted such abuses.

By: eCAHNomics

eCAHNomics — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:42:26 +0000

Every self-aggrandisement trick they could think of.

By: rosalind

rosalind — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:41:37 +0000

for those just tuning in, ew's post "Confirmed: 7 People, One Kid’s Seat, 4-Door Car" is a good primer on the Christie/Brown nexus.

By: Crosstimbers

Crosstimbers — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:41:18 +0000

Duh. But, I’ve been retired for a couple of years and am no longer suprised to find that absurd changes in regulations took place during the Bush Administration.

By: j.cro

j.cro — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:39:03 +0000

Geez – if you look at NJ.com or APP.com the websites that represent two of New Jersey’s largest newspapers (Star Ledger & Asbury Park Press) there isn’t word one (that I can find) about this story.

I don’t know why I’m surprised.

By: eCAHNomics

eCAHNomics — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:36:57 +0000

What??? You think such a scheme might be subject to abuse? /s