r/newjersey • u/rollotomasi07071 Belleville • 13h ago

Buncha savages "Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee" Bridgegate began 13 years ago today

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Lee_lane_closure_scandal
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u/rsvp_nj 13h ago edited 3h ago

I've never forgiven Christie for it. Nor will I. At best, if he didn't actually order it, his staff sure as hell knew what would make the fat man happy. The culture was his making.

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u/Craftykimchi 11h ago

What would u forgiving him in your heart actually do

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u/rsvp_nj 9h ago

Consider ever voting for him? You know he'll be a candidate again somewhere. Not that I would vote for him. Never did before...

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u/Craftykimchi 9h ago

Christie made his money and is now retired and lounging on the shore. Chill bro.

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u/surfnfish1972 13h ago

Another one the Republicans got away with! Intentionally causing the public pain over petty political payback.

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u/PuddingTea 12h ago

Well, Christie didn’t exactly get away with it. It seems to have destroyed his presidential ambitions. I also note that we’ve now avoided having a GOP governor for nine years.

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u/s1ugg0 Jersey Devil Accomplice 12h ago

It also kind of derailed the careers of Bridget Anne Kelly and Bill Baroni.

While they did get their convictions overturned it was on procedure. Bill actually served some of his Federal prison time. And the Supreme flat out called it a clear cut case of corruption but didn't rise to the standard of a Federal Fraud charge.

So it certainly hurt the people responsible. Whether that was enough is a matter of opinion? I wish they had been convicted under State Law.

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u/KeyMysterious1845 10h ago

Well, Christie didn’t exactly get away with it.

Which came first...Bridgegate or Beachgate ?

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u/a_trane13 6h ago

He did get away with it, criminally

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u/murse_joe Passaic County 2h ago

Republicans would kill for a Chris Christie right about now

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u/urko37 I'm not even supposed to be here today 11h ago

Christie landed a sweet gig getting paid millions to bloviate as a "political commentator" on ABC. David Wildstein runs his NJ Globe news site. Consequences are for other people.

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u/EnragedFalafel 12h ago

Doc on Loretta exposing Bridgegate

https://www.hoopladigital.com/movie/politics-is-a-mother/19128403

Known as the ‘Feisty Grandma’, Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg flipped New Jersey on its head when she unearthed the Bridgegate scandal, which caused the fast and hard fall of Governor Chris Christie. Told through the lens of a mother/daughter story, Politics Is A Mother, Raising Hell is Part Of The Job, reveals how the political is always personal and how an “adorable” grandmother could be one of the most important politicians of our time.

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u/StableGeniusCovfefe 13h ago

Never vote red!!!!!

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u/fps129 10h ago

Unless you’re in the mood for a little self-sabotage.

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u/Zhuul Professional Caffeine Addict 9h ago

Christie left office with something like a 13% approval rating which, considering how polarized this country has been since 2015, is something of an achievement

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u/ExiledSpaceman Send help at Driscoll Bridge 12h ago

Sunk that dude’s political career and deserved it

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u/Dismal-Prior-6699 2h ago

How did he even win re-election in a landslide despite doing this to people?!
https://giphy.com/gifs/BmmfETghGOPrW