In the most recent revelations, from the NJ Governor himself, we find out he was 'all over' the GW Bridge Lane Shutdown fiasco in Fort Lee -- as soon as he found out about it that is.
And we found out he wanted answers, damn it! From that 'moment of discovery' forward ...
Governor Backs Off Pension Threat, Dismisses Media Focus On Bridgegate
by Mark J. Magyar, njspotlight.com -- Feb 4, 2014
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The most important revelation on Bridgegate last night [on "Ask the Governor" on NJ 101.5 FM] was Christie’s disclosure that he specifically asked his chief of staff, Kevin O’Dowd, and his chief counsel, Charlie McKenna, to look into the allegations raised in an October 1 Wall Street Journal story that quoted the September 13 email by Patrick Foye, the Port Authority’s executive director, ordering the toll lanes from Fort Lee heading into the George Washington Bridge to be reopened and declaring that federal and state laws might have been broken by their closure.
“I read it in the Wall Street Journal,” Christie said. “And it was that day then when I read that Pat Foye was saying, ‘I didn’t know about this. It wasn’t cleared through me.’ And whatever else he said in that email. That’s when I asked my chief of staff and chief counsel. I said to them 'Hey, would you look into this and see what’s going on here?'”
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Funny we are only hearing about this revised tale of a very curious Christie ...
NOW.
Kind of makes you wonder what his chief of staff and his chief counsel found out? What did they tell the Governor, now that he was "on the hunt for the truth"?
Well if the NJ Governor's general reaction to the press, after 'kicking off his own inquiry', are any indication -- it would seem his keen curiosity about the GW Bridge Lane Shutdown fiasco in Fort Lee, had been seriously quench by what he was told ...
Kathy Sullivan: Chris Christie’s bridge scandal will not go away
by Kathy Sullivan, unionleader.com -- Jan 13. 2014
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Initially, [on Dec 2, 2013] Christie denied any involvement by his administration, reacting with his trademark sarcasm. When asked about the closures by New Jersey newspapers, he “dismissed questions about political retribution by joking that he moved the cones himself.” He also tried to distract from the issue by attacking the nerve of Fort Lee to have the ramps, saying, “The fact that one town has three lanes dedicated to it, that kind of gets me sauced.” This statement failed to take into account that folks from towns other than Fort Lee use the ramps. [...]
Kind of makes you wonder what his chief of staff and his chief counsel found out? What did they tell the Governor, now that he was
"on the campaign to bury the truth"?
If Chrisite's contemporaneous actions at the time are any indication -- The NJ Governor wanted answers, Alright! Just not the kind of answers he is likely to want to talk about much -- NOW.
Curiosity, is apparently a two-way street for Chris Christie -- Why is that Foye character stirring up so much trouble anyway? Does he think he's some sort of 'white knight' for the citizens or something?
Inquiring Chisties (and Samsons) urgently want to know ...
Governors Spoke Privately About Bridge Controversy
Chris Christie Complained to Andrew Cuomo That His Appointee Was Pressing Too Hard for Answers
by Ted Mann, Erica Orden and Heather Haddon, wsj.com -- Dec. 12, 2013
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Mr. Christie, a Republican, complained in a private phone call to Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, that Patrick Foye, the executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, was pressing too hard to get to the bottom of why the number of toll lanes onto the bridge from Fort Lee, N.J. was cut from three to one in early September, according to this person. The lane closures occurred without notice to local authorities, officials have said, and snarled traffic for a week in the small borough on the Hudson River bluffs.
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The exchange appears to stand in contrast to Mr. Christie's public remarks on the bridge matter. At a briefing on Dec. 2, the governor mocked a legislative inquiry on the lane closures and joked that he himself had moved the traffic cones that winnowed local access to the bridge.
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Mr. Foye, testifying under oath on Monday after receiving a subpoena, said he didn't believe Mr. Baroni's version of the events was true. "I'm not aware of any traffic study," he said.
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Kind of makes you wonder what his chief of staff and his chief counsel found out? What did they tell the Governor, now that he was
"on the back-channel warpath to silence his critics?
If the NJ Governor ends up selling the public, now on this "newly revised version of events" -- one in which "he only wanted the truth"
-- well either the public is more easily duped than I would have thought; or this new "curious" Chris Christie is a much more a skilful politician, than I would care to admit.
Neither of these, should be an acceptable outcome. For inquiring minds, seeking the truth.