# Christie endorses Trump **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [February 26, 2016, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christie-endorses-trump/747230 "2016-02-26T18:14:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2016, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christie-endorses-trump/747230/141 "2016-03-04T00:36:58Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > (Underline added) > > Who is this “we” you are referring to? Who do you believe you are speaking for? Oh, you know, there’s me and the Bilderberg Group, the 5 surviving shooters from 11/22/63, the Symbionese Liberation Army, Saul Alinsky…just the usual. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2016, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christie-endorses-trump/747230/142 "2016-03-04T00:42:26Z")
**doorhinge** , did Christie reveal himself to be a vindictive asshole and bully with that episode, or didn’t he? Hint:Yes, he did. That’s why he’s now reduced to calling Trump “Sir”. ---
**Author:** ![Thing\_Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2016, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christie-endorses-trump/747230/143 "2016-03-04T08:09:34Z")
> [@tullsterx](#): > > Well, he was sucking-it-up in Jerry Jones box at the Cowboys stadium. . . he’s a born suck-up. The governor of New Jersey partying with Jerry Jones! That was disgusting. Jerry Jones! There’s Trump’s ideal running mate! ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2016, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christie-endorses-trump/747230/144 "2016-03-04T14:58:39Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > **doorhinge** , did Christie reveal himself to be a vindictive asshole and bully with that episode, or didn’t he? Then you agree that the GW Bridge was not closed. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2016, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christie-endorses-trump/747230/145 "2016-03-04T15:09:47Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > (post shortened) > > When was the GW Bridge closed? Or more specifically, when do you remember the GW Bridge actually being closed? Wasn’t that done to prevent all those thousands of muslims cheering the 9/11 attacks from stampeding across it? ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2016, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christie-endorses-trump/747230/146 "2016-03-04T17:18:57Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > Wasn’t that done to prevent all those thousands of muslims cheering the 9/11 attacks from stampeding across it? Did DNC/MSNBC tell you that? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2016, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christie-endorses-trump/747230/147 "2016-03-04T17:43:08Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > Then you agree that the GW Bridge was not closed. Except for people in Fort Lee. Have you realized yet that it’s over? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christie-endorses-trump/747230/148 "2016-03-04T17:51:09Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > Did DNC/MSNBC tell you that? Well, that was a disappointing attempt at a _riposte_. Please exert a little more effort next time. ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2016, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christie-endorses-trump/747230/149 "2016-03-04T19:18:38Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > It was over when he closed the GW Bridge. > > It was only a few years ago, back around Sandy, when there were Serious-Minded People thinking the only way for the GOP to win the WH was to nominate … him. > [@doorhinge](#): > > (post shortened) > > When was the GW Bridge closed? Or more specifically, when do you remember the GW Bridge actually being closed? > [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > When Christie Crony Kelly and Christie Crony Wildstein hit on the idea to punish Fort Lee’s mayor. Your loyalty is notable, but really, when do you remember it meaning anything else, in terms of Christie’s political future? > [@doorhinge](#): > > The GW Bridge was never closed. I wonder what else you’re mistaken about? > [@doorhinge](#): > > Then you agree that the GW Bridge was not closed. > [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Except for people in Fort Lee. > > Have you realized yet that it’s over? Ahem. You, **ElvisL1ves** , were the one who brought it up. Have you realized yet that it’s over? ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2016, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christie-endorses-trump/747230/150 "2016-03-04T19:27:48Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > Well, that was a disappointing attempt at a _riposte_. Please exert a little more effort next time. “Riposte”? I asked a question. It’s amazing how little effort is required to clarify an issue. Much less than that required by jumping to a conclusion. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2016, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christie-endorses-trump/747230/151 "2016-03-04T19:38:43Z")
They shut down lanes on the bridge. Now some indictments should be expected to come down. OK? Now move along to the next exit. You got GPS? ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2016, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christie-endorses-trump/747230/152 "2016-03-04T20:06:12Z")
> [@drad\_dog](#): > > They shut down lanes on the bridge. Now some indictments should be expected to come down. OK? Now move along to the next exit. You got GPS? No, the scallywags at PANYNJ (Port Authority New York and New Jersey) did not shut down lanes on the bridge, but you obviously have no way of knowing that. OTOH, I have GPS units that actually work. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2016, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christie-endorses-trump/747230/153 "2016-03-04T21:47:48Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > Are we (you and I) talking about the PANYNJ entrance lane closures in September 2013, or did you want to talk about the entire history of the bridge? You said “The GW Bridge was never closed.” Are you now backing away from your statement? Sure looks like it. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2016, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christie-endorses-trump/747230/154 "2016-03-05T02:08:59Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > Have you realized yet that it’s over? Even Christie knows it, and he knows why, too. But you don’t. ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2016, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christie-endorses-trump/747230/155 "2016-03-07T21:42:12Z")
> [@Ravenman](#): > > You said “The GW Bridge was never closed.” Are you now backing away from your statement? Sure looks like it. I said more than that. (\*He did? Yes, he did.) \*Maybe you prefer taking statements out of context? Your choice. You could pick a longer time frame if you prefer. **ElvisL1ves** and I were discussing the PANYNJ entrance lane closures in September 2013. The GW Bridge was never closed during that time. Did you wish to expand the discussion to include the entire life span of the GW Bridge? \*Quote: Originally Posted by **ElvisL1ves** It was over when he closed the GW Bridge. It was only a few years ago, back around Sandy, when there were Serious-Minded People thinking the only way for the GOP to win the WH was to nominate … him. Quote: Originally Posted by **doorhinge** (post shortened) When was the GW Bridge closed? Or more specifically, when do you remember the GW Bridge actually being closed? Quote: Originally Posted by **ElvisL1ves** When Christie Crony Kelly and Christie Crony Wildstein hit on the idea to punish Fort Lee’s mayor. Your loyalty is notable, but really, when do you remember it meaning anything else, in terms of Christie’s political future? Quote: Originally Posted by **doorhinge** The GW Bridge was never closed. I wonder what else you’re mistaken about?\* ---
**Author:** ![MacCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maccat/32/216_2.png) [@MacCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacCat)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2016, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christie-endorses-trump/747230/156 "2016-03-08T02:03:48Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > No, the scallywags at PANYNJ (Port Authority New York and New Jersey) did not shut down lanes on the bridge, but you obviously have no way of knowing that. The “scallywags” :rolleyes: did not shut down _ **lanes** _ on the bridge, true. > [@](#): > > [Vanity Fair](http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2015/12/chris-christie-bridgegate-scandal) > > On the first day of school in Fort Lee, the Port Authority’s police department moved traffic cones near the George Washington Bridge without warning, forcing three lanes of cars through a single toll booth at the foot of **the world’s busiest bridge**. The gridlock lasted for four days, making buses full of students late for class and outraging commuters, and only ended when the executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the agency that owns New York City’s area airports and the bridges and tunnels across the Hudson River, ordered that Fort Lee’s ordinary access be restored. > > For a time, agency officials claimed that the operation had been a mismanaged traffic study. But in early January 2014, leaked e-mails suggested that two of Christie’s top appointees at the Port Authority had colluded with a deputy chief of staff in Christie’s statehouse office to choreograph the operation. I remember both my kids first day of school (ever), and what a big deal it was, neighbors, friends and relatives with video cameras. These “scallywags” ruined a milestone day in many families lives by their scheme, not to mention commuters trying to get to their jobs and businesses. Little kids excited and nervous, forced to sit in traffic for hours for political retribution is heinous. > [@](#): > > [Central Jersey.com](http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/opinion/editorials/2016/02/22/bridgegate-high-cost-self-interest/80765732/) > > If you add numbers collected by reporter Matt Katz at WNYC reflecting related legal bills for state and Port Authority employees, and the costs of the Legislature’s own investigation, Bridgegate expenses exceed $13 million. Legal expenses in excess of $13 million, let alone how much it cost business for those four days. Christie is a ridiculous figure, appropriately exhibited in the Trump hostage situation. If he knew of the scheme, he’s beyond contempt, and if he didn’t know what his **Deputy Chief of Staff** was up to, it just shows his utter incompetence. NJ citizens have spoken… > [@](#): > > [Capital NY](http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/new-jersey/2016/03/8592485/new-poll-shows-christie-approval-new-jersey-lowest-point) > > The poll, which was conducted in the days before and after the Trump endorsement last week, found Christie’s approval rating fell from 33 percent before he announced his support to 27 percent after. Disapproval increased from 59 percent to 64. ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2016, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christie-endorses-trump/747230/157 "2016-03-08T19:19:42Z")
> [@MacCat](#): > > The “scallywags” :rolleyes: did not shut down _ **lanes** _ on the bridge, true. (post shortened) Yes, the GW Bridge was not closed. It obvious that the scallywags at PANYNJ (Port Authority New York and New Jersey) were responsible for ruining your family’s milestone day. And the Ft Lee mayor was too incompetent to get the situation corrected. Was he re-elected? The LSM and DNC chose to distort the facts during the multiple investigations of what came to be known as Bridgegate. To date, neither the LSM or the DNC have been able to provide any proof that Christie was involved in the PANYNJ operation. That doesn’t stop some members of the Democrat collective from incorrectly claiming that Christie closed the GW Bridge. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2016, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christie-endorses-trump/747230/158 "2016-03-08T19:23:26Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > It obvious that the scallywags at PANYNJ (Port Authority New York and New Jersey) were responsible for ruining your family’s milestone day. And the Ft Lee mayor was too incompetent to get the situation corrected. Please expand on this. What did the mayor fail to do? Does he have some direct authority over the port authority or the running of the bridge that I haven’t read about? ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2016, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christie-endorses-trump/747230/159 "2016-03-08T19:31:09Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > Please expand on this. What did the mayor fail to do? Does he have some direct authority over the port authority or the running of the bridge that I haven’t read about? Well, he refused to be bullied into endorsing Christie for Governor. So there’s at least one thing he could’ve done to prevent the closing. ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2016, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christie-endorses-trump/747230/160 "2016-03-08T21:54:47Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > Please expand on this. What did the mayor fail to do? Does he have some direct authority over the port authority or the running of the bridge that I haven’t read about? There are plenty of other threads where I’ve shared my views on Bridgegate and on the Mayor of Ft Lee. I’m sure your search feature works as well as mine. The PANYNJ reassigned the lanes on the entrance ramp. The PANYNJ corrected the issue five days later. The GW Bridge was never closed. I expect a mayor, as the duly elected representative of the people, to see that the problem is fixed ASAP. Five days for a simple lane reassignment??? To move traffic cones back to where they were??? I expect mayors to call everybody and their brother in order to identify the problem and call in every favor owed them in order to correct the problem. Luckily, for the people using the Ft Lee entrance, someone at PANYNJ knew what they were doing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christie-endorses-trump/747230.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christie-endorses-trump/747230.md?page=9)