After 14 years of watching Christie, a warning: He lies | Moran

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By Tom Moran | Star-Ledger Editorial Board
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on June 27, 2015 at 7:56 PM, updated June 30, 2015 at 11:23 AM

Most Americans don't know Chris Christie like I do, so it's only natural to wonder what testimony I might offer after covering his every move for the last 14 years.

Is it his raw political talent? No, they can see that.

Is it his measurable failure to fix the economy, solve the budget crisis or even repair the crumbling bridges? No, his opponents will cover that if he ever gets traction.

My testimony amounts to a warning: Don't believe a word the man says.

If you have the stomach for it, this column offers some greatest hits in Christie's catalog of lies.

Don't misunderstand me. They all lie, and I get that. But Christie does it with such audacity, and such frequency, that he stands out.

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1. And Isn't It Ironic He's Running On The Platform That He Tells The Truth.....

I guess the bigger the lie (like I'm the truth candidate) the more believable it appears to be.

Where is the Bridgegate investigation now. Is he totally cleared of that or will the bottom fall out for him in the future?

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4. he's claiming he's cleared

but that's a lie, too.



Cher

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2. Are his lips moving? He's lying...

His political career started with a lie (as later proven in court)

It was 1994, and Christie was a 31-year-old lawyer running for the county board in suburban Morris County, N.J. He was making a television ad, saying to the camera that his opponents were “being investigated by the Morris County prosecutor.”

Actually, they weren’t. But Christie’s inaccurate ad ran more than 400 times on cable TV before the June GOP primary. He won.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/chris-christies-1994-ad-was-too-tough-and-inaccurate-for-jersey/2014/01/19/b69f0d86-7ef8-11e3-93c1-0e888170b723_story.html

His opponents were, it turns out, not being investigated by the county prosecutor's office. They sued for defamation and won — even though Christie won the election. (He did then lose his re-election bid four years later.)
Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/news/Washington_Post_unearths_Chris_Christies_94_political_ad_caused_a_defamation_lawsuit.html#ojhhmbACF8L7pI2t.99

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3. k&r...