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Rocknation's JournalI've got his campaign slogan ready
Unless being more subtle would work better:
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"As long as the slut and that crazy female canine take the fifth, this report clears me."
That's not exactly what New Jersey governor Chris "Governor Soprano" Christie said in his interview with Diane Sawyer -- but he might as well have. From the report's executive summary:
Because Stepien was her benefactor, Kelly relied heavily on him during this transition. And at some point after Stepiens departure to run the campaign, Kelly and Stepien became personally involved, although, by early August 2013, their personal relationship had cooled, apparently at Stepiens choice, and they largely stopped speaking.
Kelly -- a vengeful woman scorned?
Even crediting this notebooks contents as genuine, however, they are only as accurate as the perceptions of the writer...what other witnesses say she then told them is not corroboration either because it is as unreliable as the perceptions she recounts...
Whatever subjective perceptions she may have do not match objective reality, as reflected in the hard evidence uncovered during our investigation.
Zimmer -- an incompetent hysteric?
Rachel Maddow sure picked up on it:
"Given that Stepien`s personal relationship apparently cooled by Stepien and Kelly`s personal relationship apparently cooled by early August 2013" -- I mean, essentially they`re going throughout this report over and over again, did we mention that he dumped her?
...They have disproved (Zimmer's) allegations because they found a photo of her yawning...(A)s you can see here, the narrative here, figure five, "a person does not normally yawn when being threatened, coerced, or spoken to improperly."
Well, that is damning evidence...but it`s not all...Look at figure six. What is that? Mayor Zimmer of Hoboken, New Jersey, caught smiling...The hard evidence that she once yawned. Also that she once smiled.
You know how women are. Boy crazy. That`s why it happened. You know how it is.
But Rachel's a woman, of course, and a gay one at that -- her objectivity on slut shaming is compromised right out of the gate. Besides, you know how MSNBC is -- liberal crazy; GOP shaming. That's why it happened. Surely the rest of the media doesn't feel that way:
Raw Story: Slut-shaming Bridget Kelly: How she ranks among historys greatest political sluts
New York Times: Irate Friends See Sexism in Report on Former Christie Aide
Huffington Post: Christie Report Finds A Culprit: A Scorned, 'Emotional' Woman
NYC.org: A Jilted Lover, a 'Crazy' Man and Diane Sawyer: What Christie Crisis Management Looks Like
Salon: Christies creepy misogyny: Behold his despicable blame Bridget strategy
New York Magazine: Chris Christie Bridgegate Report Slammed As Sexist
Media Matters: Will Megyn Kelly Ignore Sexist Attacks In Report Commissioned By Christie?
NorthJersey.com: Hoboken mayor portrayed as confused in report commissioned by Christie's office
Hmm. Well, surely a voyage through the Twitterverse will prove my point:
it's telling that the only woman featured in Christie Bridge report gets trampled/slimed in print by Gov's hand-picked attorney.
If I were Bridget Anne Kelly, I'd stop protecting whoever I was protecting," says @morningmika "A woman should never be treated that way."
Christie's report all but says bridge closings happened because it was that time of the month
Fake traffic studies know no fury like a lover scorned
Wow, even Fox News says Christie's #BridgeGate report "slutshames" Bridget Kelly
Hmm. Well, maybe it's a good thing David Samson resigned today -- Christie certainly needed the media distraction!
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THE BOMBSHELL HAS LANDED!
Inquiry Is Said to Clear Christie, but Thats His Lawyers Verdict
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/03/24/nyregion/inquiry-is-said-to-clear-christie-but-thats-his-lawyers-verdict.html
Now, after 70 interviews and at least $1 million in legal fees to be paid by state taxpayers...it has uncovered no evidence that the governor was involved in the plotting or directing of the lane closings.
...(T)he lawyers were able to piece together communications leading up to, during and after the lane shutdowns, despite the lack of cooperation from Ms. Kelly, Mr. Stepien and Mr. Wildstein...
That means it's all over, then -- what a relief! Christie is innocent, David Samson was ignored, the taxpayer's money was well spent, the lawyers pocketed a mint though their firm is representing the Port Authority in a lawsuit, and law and order are restored -- EVERYBODY wins!
UPDATE: Report (begins page 42) - Summary (16 pages) - Cover Letter (4 pages)
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My definitive, quintessential DU moment was winning all of Congress in 2006
with the help of Howard Dean's fifty state strategy. Otherwise, Obama would have been impossible. Runners up:
Georgie's "Mission Accomplished" Banner
The Kaloogian Photo: Instanbul or Baghdad?
Outing Jeff Gannon
The Al Qeada Job Application
The Moran Family Reunion
Not Buying The "Pretzel-Dunce" Story
Neil Munro Could Dish It Out, But Couldn't Take It -- (Click Here for Video)
Steve Colbert: "The Emperor Has No Clothes -- And There Isn't Much Of An Emperor, Either!"
(Click Here for Video)
2012 Republican Convention, Democratic (Underground) Backdrops
(Click Here for Video)
Let's Keep This (Thread) Kicked Till Franken Is Seated Or Hell Freezes Over
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