"A series of newly obtained emails shows that Gov. Chris Christie's office was closely involved with lane closures on the New Jersey side of the George Washington Bridge in September, and that officials closed the lanes in what appeared to be retribution against the mayor whose town was gridlocked as a result," The New York Times reported Wednesday morning.
Our colleagues at WNYC, who have posted copies of the emails, write that:
"An email message to the central figure in the fray surrounding the closure of traffic lanes to the George Washington Bridge links a top aide to Governor Chris Christie to the growing scandal. 'Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee,' the aide to Christie, Bridget Ann Kelly wrote to David Wildstein. A minute later, Wildstein replied 'got it.' "
you have to be a grade A idiot to try and get away with something leaving a cyber trail he should have used the Maxwell Smart cone of silence written it down and then burned it, better chance of getting away with it the email.
New Jersey's largest newspaper is on the story as well and writes that:
"Gov. Chris Christie's deputy chief of staff had advance knowledge of a plan to shut down local access lanes to the George Washington in September, and was aware that the closures would snarl traffic on Fort Lee streets, according to documents obtained by The Star-Ledger." 'Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee,' read an email message from the deputy, Bridget Anne Kelly, dated Aug. 13, nearly a month before the Sept. 9-13 closures, which snarled traffic and sparked a scandal that has drawn national attention."
it all went to his head he was numero uno HMDIC (head mother... directly in charge), too big to fall, paty favorite for Pres. 2016, "i am all that a three chickens"
"top of the world ah bridge ma"
the bigger you get the more aware and cautious you should be and remember today no matter where or what you will pay for every word.
Another New Jersey newspaper, The Record, starts its report this way:
"Private messages between Governor's Christie's deputy chief of staff and two of his top executives at the Port Authority reveal a vindictive effort to create 'traffic problems in Fort Lee' by shutting lanes to the George Washington Bridge and apparent pleasure at the resulting gridlock."The messages are replete with references and insults to Fort Lee's mayor, who had failed to endorse Christie for re-election and they chronicle how local officials tried to reach the Port Authority in a vain effort to eliminate the paralyzing gridlock that overwhelmed his town of 35,000, which sits in the shadow of the bridge, the world's busiest."
It's All Politics reported in December that "what began as a local story involving The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the agency that oversees the Hudson River crossings between the two states," was already snowballing "into an alleged case of political revenge and abuse of power."
looks as though he had many "47%" oop's, the gift that keeps on giving, next!
