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Joementum posted:Costa has Christie people telling him that they doubt any of the top staff will get fired over this, which would be shocking since at least three of them were on the email chain and who knows what's in those redacted portions. chutzpah.txt Every now and then, a supposedly calculated and well-placed politician does something that makes you realize they've never been rational actors. Not even in the sociopathic, self-focused sense.
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Chris Christie's only fans seem to consist entirely of obnoxious Italian uncles. You know the kind. I can't imagine anyone else voting for the guy.
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Jumpingmanjim posted:I think they have to sacrifice young law clerks to keep him going now. The upper floors of the Supreme Court building is actually the Sanctum Imperialis, where Scalia has a Golden Throne used to maintain his lifeforce for millenia of SCOTUS service.
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Captain Mog posted:Chris Christie's only fans seem to consist entirely of obnoxious Italian uncles. You know the kind. I can't imagine anyone else voting for the guy. Do you mean the kind that usually moves to Flawrda, opens up a shady brakes and mufflers shop, and hires people exactly like him so they can gently caress around in the garage making jokes about women and minorities who walk in the door?
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Jan 10, 2014 18:50
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Hell, you know my uncle Gino? (not uncle by blood)
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Radish posted:He might run but I don't think he's smart enough or has enough intelligent backers to really get far unless he is literally all the GOP has by next election. He was one of my dark horses in the Christie demographic camp in case Christie himself didn't pan out for whatever reason and I'm very glad I have money on him now.
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Captain Mog posted:Chris Christie's only fans seem to consist entirely of obnoxious Italian uncles. You know the kind. I can't imagine anyone else voting for the guy. Yes, I have a family full of these from New York, oddly. The Entire Universe posted:Do you mean the kind that usually moves to Flawrda, opens up a shady brakes and mufflers shop, and hires people exactly like him so they can gently caress around in the garage making jokes about women and minorities who walk in the door? Or doing custom masonry work or pulling a pension after working a state job for 30+ years.
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DNC is out with a Christie ad. It's fairly brutal. I like it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0RfDjmvthM
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Jan 11, 2014 01:25
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They missed the best clip where he's berating a teacher as usual and says something like "Hey toots, that's not the only thing that's going down tonight!" Other than choking on his fifth plate of cannolis for the day, it's pretty much peak Christie.
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Jan 11, 2014 01:35
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dilbertschalter posted:Good job pulling that directly from the Brian Schweitzer interview a few days ago (with the same phrasing too). Huh - believe it or not, that was not the reference I intended. I'd been rereading Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail over the past few days, though.
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Jan 11, 2014 02:37
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Gorilla Desperado posted:DNC is out with a Christie ad. It's fairly brutal. I like it. Ugh. They should have waited to see if a GOP group would release one first. Now they won't lay a hand on it.
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Jan 11, 2014 03:25
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Okay, that's actually pretty clever. I'm pretty interested to see how Christie survives this scandal, and even a little surprised that it managed to touch him at all. I remember hearing something about it a while ago but it was all rumors and innuendos at the time - the fact that it suddenly became a possibly career-ending scandal overnight was quite a shock. So long as they never find hard proof that the Governor knew about it/gave the order himself he'll probably weather it fine, 2016 is a long time from now. It's just a sign of how vulnerable he is if he and his staff don't stay on their best behaviour.
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I can't believe that pretty much every GOP staffer acts like a College Republican rear end in a top hat. Any time internal emails are released, it's the same attitude towards anyone who disagrees with them.
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Oh oh I've got one. "When Clinton staffers left the White House they took all the "W" keys off of the keyboards. This is basically the same thing. Sandy Burglar; Benghazi."
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Sandy Burglar was one of those rare times when some talk radio idiot - and it's always Limbaugh - transcends blaring angry spittle and propaganda and says something that makes me laugh. I don't listen to them like the Dittohead thread crowd, so I don't keep close track, but it does happen on occasion that something gets coined that cracks me up. Sandy Burglar was one of those times. That's just a perfect nickname.The X-man cometh posted:Biden also has a whole list of people who appreciate his kind words on being elected Mayor of Boston. 
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Dolash posted:Okay, that's actually pretty clever. Depends on how it's resolved. Right now, there are enough inconsistencies and questions that even if no hard evidence of Christie lying surfaces, it'll continue to dog him. It's unlikely to sink him entirely, but it's the sort of thing that will remain a land mine on Christie's route to the nomination. What happens if he secures it only for some aide to come forward or e-mail to surface that implicates him directly? This raises the possibility of a Goldwater-style suicide mission, which is heartening. But the donor base and establishment still probably have enough power over the process and the propaganda organs to push some flyover state governor to the nomination instead. Perry's a likelier nominee at this point than Christie.
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The X-man cometh posted:I can't believe that pretty much every GOP staffer acts like a College Republican rear end in a top hat. Any time internal emails are released, it's the same attitude towards anyone who disagrees with them. The College Republican is merely the larval stage of these people. They don't change.
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The Entire Universe posted:Do you mean the kind that usually moves to Flawrda, opens up a shady brakes and mufflers shop, and hires people exactly like him so they can gently caress around in the garage making jokes about women and minorities who walk in the door? Nice racism against Italians in this thread, makes me feel like I'm back on the 30s.
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dorkasaurus_rex posted:Nice racism against Italians in this thread, makes me feel like I'm back on the 30s. 
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I'm sure Chinese Americans feel just fine though. The abhorrent anti-Italian racism within that gruesome neighborhood. Nonsense fucked around with this message at 20:19 on Jan 12, 2014 |
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Jan 12, 2014 20:11
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dorkasaurus_rex posted:Nice racism against Italians in this thread, makes me feel like I'm back on the 30s. Why don't you go steal a delivery truck about it.
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Jan 12, 2014 20:16
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The Insect Court posted:Perry's a likelier nominee at this point than Christie. I don't agree, buuuut
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Jan 12, 2014 21:02
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Perry's kept his head down. I'd say it's extremely likely his stock goes higher in the next year as others implode. If I had playmoney I'd buy into him big and see where I'm at in 12-14 months.
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dorkasaurus_rex posted:Nice racism against Italians in this thread, makes me feel like I'm back on the 30s. Anti-white racism 
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Corek posted:Anti-white racism this doesn't make it less stupid fyi Aliquid posted:Perry's kept his head down. I'd say it's extremely likely his stock goes higher in the next year as others implode. If I had playmoney I'd buy into him big and see where I'm at in 12-14 months. This and also 200 to 1 is completely absurd, house mortgaging odds. Like, I'm amazed a functioning human being decided to do this to himself. Any Euros reading this thread should really have massive $ ready on the sportsbooks.
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Corek posted:Anti-white racism Italians ain't white 
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Adar posted:this doesn't make it less stupid fyi Is this one of those books where you can cash in when his odds go down (stock goes up, however you want to say it)? Because that's the only way I see this not burning that bet.
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GROVER CURES HOUSE posted:Italians ain't white Some people from northern Italy would say just that about people from the southern half.
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mdemone posted:Is this one of those books where you can cash in when his odds go down (stock goes up, however you want to say it)? Because that's the only way I see this not burning that bet. It's an exchange (works in a way sort of similar to a stock exchange) so yes it is.
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Adar posted:I don't agree, buuuut He's next in line, which isn't inconsequential in the GOP. He's crazy enough to not freak out the Tea Party but not a nihilistic arsonist who will turn off the donor and establishment base. What got him last time was establishment support and money lining up behind Romney fairly early on and not showing enough contempt for hispanics. The former's unlikely to repeat itself since there's no Romney-alike with Christie's collapse, and if any sort of immigration reform gets passed the salience of the latter to the base decreases. I don't see any Beltway GOPers making it through. The usual obstacles to a Representative or Senator getting the nod are amplified for Republicans. They're either completely batshit, which scares off the money men, or they've proven themselves commie RINO traitors to the Tea Party. Maybe it'll be Walker or some other governor, but no chance for Ryan or Paul or Cruz barring Goldwater/McCarthy loss of party control.
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The Insect Court posted:He's next in line, which isn't inconsequential in the GOP. There are at least two other people running with an equal claim to that.
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The Insect Court posted:if any sort of immigration reform gets passed the salience of the latter to the base decreases. I'm not sure that's necessarily the case - if immigration reform passes with only 20 GOP votes this year or in 2015 with even fewer, why wouldn't the right wing be all up in arms about "RINO BETRAYAL"? It's not like it'd be a done deal in Fall 2015 - it'd still be phasing in implementation-wise or pretty new.
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Joementum posted:There are at least two other people running with an equal claim to that. Well much better claims, Jon Huntsman accrued more votes (and delegates) than Perry.
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OneThousandMonkeys posted:http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-chris-christie-sandy-funds-20140113,0,1864963.story Hahaha he spent Sandy funds on that ad? Oh boy, this man doesn't have a friend on Earth right now.
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SedanChair posted:Hahaha he spent Sandy funds on that ad? Oh boy, this man doesn't have a friend on Earth right now. It was probably foolish to think that a politician as loud-mouthed and so easily riled as Christie ever had his political house in order.
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