A day in the life of Vice President Chris Christie.

[Laxman]

5. All Good Parody....

has its roots in the truth. And the hyperbole or exaggeration is only separated from reality by a degree or two. This is an actual quote from court documents in the Hunterdon County Sheriff's case that Christie and his cronies squashed:

The motion papers say another subpoenaed source, William McGovern, who was in charge of the sheriff case, supplied a document saying O'Grady advised him and others it would be "'in the best interests of their families not to drag up the sheriffs' case'" and went so far as to threaten his job, saying, "'I'm sure there's a Mrs. McGovern who appreciates your paycheck.'"

Intimidation and coercion are part of Christie's tools of the trade. The humorous exchange you created above in the Original Post is not far from the reality of how Christie operates.