I am shocked, shocked…
…to find that gambling is going on here!
I thought that was the way local politics worked in New Jersey—and an awful lot of other places, too. Nor does Sokolich’s new statement shed any light on the question of how involved and/or aware Christie was of the bridge closings:
Is Sokolich even telling the truth now? After all:
…[W]hile Sokolich said he was never told directly that Port Authority help was connected to Christie’s reelection, he said he came to see it as a quid pro quo after emails were made public last month indicating officials in the Christie office, the Port Authority and the governor’s campaign were disappointed with him…On Friday, the governor’s office attacked Sokolich’s new comments, citing a variety of previous statements by him in which he said he did not feel pressured and did not blame Christie for the gridlock that has since blossomed into a major scandal that is the focus of investigations by federal prosecutors and by a state legislative committee.
“What the mayor is now claiming, it’s a direct and absolute contradiction of his public comments up to this point,” said Kevin Roberts, a Christie spokesman.
Roberts also said Sokolich’s endorsement was never considered a priority and pointed to Christie’s previous comment that the mayor was “never on my radar screen.”
I wonder what sort of pressure is being places on Sokolich now, and by whom.
Here’s the movie line reference, though, in case you wanted a refresher:
Curious headline: “GWB Scandal:…”
GWB used to signify George W Bush.
Just a coincidence? Naaah.
The LIVs are just getting their chains pulled again. Pavlovian reflexes.
I’ve seen comments elsewhere asking if they could tell the difference between a regular traffic jam and one of the “Christie Specials”?” Regular TJs were, well, regular/common/frequent.
Yes, this clip is most appropriate because Claude Rains was pressured just like the Fort Lee Mayor is being pressured.
On a side note; Casablanca is one of my favorite movies and that is one of the best lines ever; especially the looks exchanged between Rick and the guy who brings the money.
Perhaps, the only other scene that beats it is the café crowd singing the Marseillaise shortly before this line. The background story on that is many of the cast singing the Marseillaise to defy the Nazis were, themselves, refugees from the Nazis in real life. Which helps to explain why it is such a powerful, and well done, scene.
Charles…
That scene abounds in irony. The ‘Germans’ in the scene also fled the Nazis — in particular the top villain: Conrad Veidt. Hailing from Austria, he ended up in German villain roles time and again.
The song that the ‘Germans’ are singing is the height of irony:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Wacht_am_Rhein
It was penned in the echo of the Napoleonic age — and is entirely oriented towards the defensive logic of defending Germany from further Napoleonic invasions. Truly a counterpoint to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Marseillaise
itself as aggressive an anthem as can be. Napoleon invaded Europe humming this tune.
Weirdly, Adolf chose this exact title as the code name for his 1944 push against the American Army in the Ardennes, aka Battle of the Bulge. The crafty Germans figured that such a classic defensive title would fake out the English and Americans even if they were to hear it in ‘clear air.’
Not withstanding its original emotion, the German tune became an anthem during the Franco-Prussian campaign and, later, in WWI.
What’s really strange is that New Yorkers have even noticed New Jersey.
More particularly, who knew that Jersey had such rough and tumble politics?
In contrast, New York is the height of civility and gracious politics. No-one does anything crass in that state.
Unless your name is O’Keefe, nothing bad will happen in NY
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