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Picture of the Day for May 13, 2015: On the Subject of Chris Christie
Posted by Elaine Magliaro When I came across the following picture on the Internet this morning, I knew I had to post it as a “Picture of the Day.”
Governor Chris Christie’s Extensive Travel Expenses Costing the Taxpayers of New Jersey a Pretty Penny
By Elaine Magliaro On Tuesday, Mark Lagerkvist of New Jersey Watchdog reported that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie had refused “to release nearly $800,000 in American Express credit card bills for the travel costs of his state police security … Continue reading
It’s Only a Game: Is Chris Christie the “Mojo Man” and More for the Dallas Cowboys, Jerry Jones, and the NFL?
By Elaine Magliaro Mark Arco (NJ.com) said that images of the governor of New Jersey celebrating the Dallas Cowboys’ win on Sunday night “created a stir among sports fans on social media.” Barry Petchetsky (Deadspin) wrote that “underripe tomato” Chris … Continue reading
Posted in Conservatives, Corruption, Hypocrisy, New Jersey, Politics, Sports, States, United States
Tagged Andrew Cuomo, Chris Christie, Dallas Cowboys, Ethics, Football, Jerry Jones, NFL, Port Authority
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Stateside New Jersey: The State Paid Fees to Mary Pat Christie’s Firm After State Investment Was Terminated
By Elaine Magliaro During the time that Chris Christie has spent serving as governor of New Jersey, the state “has funneled hundreds of millions of dollars to Wall Street firms as management fees on the state’s pension funds.” Although just a few hundred thousand … Continue reading
Chris Christie Cuts Payments to State Pension Funds Retroactively in Order to Balance Budget…NJ Still Manages to Subsidize the Private Sector to the Tune of $1.57 Billion
BY ELAINE MAGLIARO A couple of weeks ago, Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey announced his plan to use more than $2.43 billion that had been earmarked for public worker pension funding to balance his state’s ailing budget. Salvador Rizzo … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Finance, Conservatives, New Jersey, Politics, States, Wall Street
Tagged Chris Christie, Corporate Subsidies
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Stateside New Jersey: SEC and Manhattan District Attorney’s Office to Investigate Governor Chris Christie’s Diversion of Port Authority Funds
BY ELAINE MAGLIARO Lisa Brennan (Main Justice) broke the news today that “people close to the matter” have said that the Securities and Exchange Commission has joined with the Manhattan District Attorney’s office “to investigate possible misuse of Port Authority of … Continue reading
Sheldon Adelson—Billionaire, Casino Magnate…and Political Kingmaker? (With a Mark Fiore Video)
BY ELAINE MAGLIARO Back in late March, Josh Green of Bloomberg Businessweek spoke on Bloomberg TV about a number of Republican politicians who traveled to Las Vegas to meet with—and “kiss the ring” of—Sheldon Adelson. The politicians—including governors Chris Christie … Continue reading
Posted in Conservatives, Politics, United States
Tagged Chris Christie, John Kasich, Money in Politics, Scott Walker
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Esquire’s Scott Raab Reports That Christie Prosecutor Gets Its Star Witness to Start Talking
BY ELAINE MAGLIARO I was doing research for a new post that I hope to write about Chris Christie and the Mastro Report, which exonerated the governor of New Jersey from any wrongdoing in the Bridgegate scandal, when I came … Continue reading
The Big Sleazy…Jersey Style
BY ELAINE MAGLIARO Last week, Eric Lach of Talking Points Memo (TPM) reported that Randy Mastro, the attorney that had been hired to represent the office of Chris Christie of New Jersey, had asked officials in both Fort Lee and … Continue reading
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