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5. It was that the Sandy money is not going to Sandy victims, and rather it is going to

Sat Feb 1, 2014, 02:35 PM

Feb 2014

projects that are beneficial to Christie politically, that the projects that are being done with the Sandy money are not being given the oversight that is required by law, and that Christie's brother is a director of the company which was hired to DO the oversight that is not happening.

It was a good show.

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so what was Kornacki's Saturday scoop? [View all] grasswire Feb 2014 OP

two good threads on this: mucifer Feb 2014 #1

Thanks mucifer! Cha Feb 2014 #21

It turned out not be a "scoop", it was a rehash of what has already been reported in newspapers... George II Feb 2014 #2

I guess we weren't watching the same show. Kornacki did investigative journalism that mucifer Feb 2014 #4

The center of that discussion, the $18M Belleville developmen t (of which $6M was Sandy funds).... George II Feb 2014 #7

The key difference is the Star Ledger is local, Kornacki is national... Spazito Feb 2014 #10

I don't think the Star Ledger would agree with that, but whatever. I just wish.... George II Feb 2014 #12

Both Steve and Rachel have given credit to the local reporters, have had them... Spazito Feb 2014 #13

+1 mahina Feb 2014 #23

it was sweet to see today, I think he had two older male reporters on one segment, and Voice for Peace Feb 2014 #27

Yes, the local journalists have expressed appreciation to both Steve and Rachel for... Spazito Feb 2014 #32

the Star Ledger thinks they are a national paper? yeah, probably not.... bettyellen Feb 2014 #34

If there is anything that "bugs me" it's people who use others' work without full attribution! George II Feb 2014 #36

I hear Maddow and Kornacki attribute published sources all the time. Not sure what you are going on bettyellen Feb 2014 #37

Had it already been reported that the Integrity Monitors had not been put into place pnwmom Feb 2014 #28

Shhhhhhhhhhh! malaise Feb 2014 #31

I'm not going to go down the list point by point, the fact is he used a LOT of material developed... George II Feb 2014 #33

"there's a sucker born every minute"? nt msongs Feb 2014 #3

It was that the Sandy money is not going to Sandy victims, and rather it is going to Squinch Feb 2014 #5

I saw a mention of Florida and Pennsylvania connection? bettyellen Feb 2014 #6

I was in and out of the room this morning while I was watching it, but I'm going to Squinch Feb 2014 #16

So the Florida thing was that before the federal dollars for Sandy recovery were Squinch Feb 2014 #17

Thank you!! I remember wondering why so many tow trucks that came to Hoboken had deep south license bettyellen Feb 2014 #18

But the 1% has to take care of its own! Haley Barbour and Christie and the Ernst people Squinch Feb 2014 #19

I had to wonder IF or where these guys slept (since hotels were booked solid) and how safe that was bettyellen Feb 2014 #20

And how much money would have been recirculated around Hoboken and all those other Squinch Feb 2014 #22

Zimmer's hands were tied, and some corruption was (unfortunately) expected. But hurting citizens- bettyellen Feb 2014 #24

I do too. I also wonder if there will be any spillover to other places from this. Kornacki is Squinch Feb 2014 #25

Squinch, thanks for your clear simplified summaries of this stuff. Voice for Peace Feb 2014 #29

Well, thanks. I DVR'd it. Had to watch it twice to get it. Squinch Feb 2014 #30

And if I understood correctly complain jane Feb 2014 #14

that was Harrison's PATH bettyellen Feb 2014 #35

haley barbours company from ms got a no bid contract to do sandy clean up, yortsed snacilbuper Feb 2014 #8

It's like halliburton and the military and dick cheney. mucifer Feb 2014 #9

You complain jane Feb 2014 #15

Well, that explains why I saw his mug, one that looked a bit worried, on Andrea Mitchell yesterday.. ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2014 #11

thanks everyone nt grasswire Feb 2014 #26