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121. Thanks Gen.. from your link..

Fri Jan 31, 2014, 09:57 PM

Jan 2014

"And now, we are reminded of the accusations of Ben Barlyn, a former Hunterdon County prosecutor who says he was fired because he refused to drop a case against a Christie ally. For the past year, he’s been striving to prove his story, paying through the nose for a civil lawsuit against the state while telling it to anyone who will listen.

Barlyn says that after he secured an indictment in 2010 against Hunterdon County Sheriff Deborah Trout, a Republican with political ties to Christie, he was fired and the case hastily killed by Christie’s appointed attorney general at the time, Paula Dow. The real story isn’t the mundane crimes that were alleged: hiring without proper background checks, making employees sign loyalty oaths, threatening critics and producing fake police badges for a prominent Christie donor. It’s the possible abuse of power by the administration’s head prosecutor."

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Time to play DOMINOES! Squinch Jan 2014 #1

And there they go! randome Jan 2014 #17

DU this POLL MuhkRahker Jan 2014 #133

'Impeach him' is winning but by a surprisingly small margin! Squinch Jan 2014 #134

Perhaps because it is debatable if it is an impeachable offense Fortinbras Armstrong Feb 2014 #156

If Hoboken had to do something to get their Sandy money, rocktivity Feb 2014 #170

Link: jsr Jan 2014 #2

I knew this would be the guy singing leftynyc Jan 2014 #3

& he is singing a lot!!! tulsakatz Jan 2014 #60

Christie is so mad when the Port Authority decided to raise the wages SummerSnow Jan 2014 #69

Greedy a$$hole. Cha Jan 2014 #120

NOOOOO he didn't. Sinnakka Feb 2014 #147

No, someone ELSE reported it, she just repeated it on the air. George II Jan 2014 #90

of course he 'knew'- because he ignored the mayors communications about traffic jam. Sunlei Feb 2014 #161

It's about time Scairp Jan 2014 #83

Checkmate! hrmjustin Jan 2014 #4

Something tells me he's not Christie's close personal friend anymore. woodsprite Jan 2014 #5

According to Christy (for what that's worth) they never were friends. Auntie Bush Jan 2014 #21

the difference is that Christie is tryng to distance himself from this guy. olddad56 Jan 2014 #29

Wildstein stopped being Christie's personal friend halfway through his press conference... George II Jan 2014 #91

LOL nt SunSeeker Feb 2014 #172

Look who got immunity! cui bono Jan 2014 #6

No immunity yet leftynyc Jan 2014 #56

You make enough people mad at you Gman Jan 2014 #7

& he's got a LOTof people mad at him!!!! tulsakatz Jan 2014 #64

Na Na Na Na Hey Hey Hey Goodbye TheMathieu Jan 2014 #8

Welcome to DU, TheMathieu! calimary Jan 2014 #33

Yes, I remember it well rocktivity Jan 2014 #80

I was living 10 blocks SE of the Capitol that day displacedtexan Jan 2014 #116

And he did suck. Bigtime. Hey, he earned every one of those signs, too! calimary Jan 2014 #131

.... DeSwiss Feb 2014 #154

So Wally Edge spoke eh? JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #9

Thanks Gen.. from your link.. Cha Jan 2014 #121

Drip, drip,drip turning into a flood! n/t DippyDem Jan 2014 #10

I feel the stirrings of a resignation in the works. TwilightGardener Jan 2014 #11

Christie won't resign. Jackpine Radical Jan 2014 #14

I don't know. It's not just this, he's embattled on several fronts--at some point he TwilightGardener Jan 2014 #15

They'll still have to pry him from the levers of power. Jackpine Radical Jan 2014 #20

How about "hogmarch"? Auntie Bush Jan 2014 #27

I was (sorta) trying to stay away from discriminatory references to weight. Jackpine Radical Jan 2014 #34

I figured! But hog rhymes with frog. Auntie Bush Jan 2014 #141

In that case I grant you absolution for your politically incorrect comment. Jackpine Radical Feb 2014 #159

Rhinocerus march n/t cosmicone Jan 2014 #43

He's way too arrogant to resign. SummerSnow Jan 2014 #78

Agree... ewagner Jan 2014 #86

Not yet. AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #12

LOL! The Feds will be coming for Christie. He will resign. nt onehandle Jan 2014 #53

Until that happens, they will continue to slobber all over him. AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #54

thank goodness the feds will have no choice at some point questionseverything Jan 2014 #87

Game! SET! And Match to Perp walk on tv as breaking news. Can't wait to see Rachel Tonight. diabeticman Jan 2014 #13

Yeah, no shit!!!! calimary Jan 2014 #25

Oops. nt sufrommich Jan 2014 #16

What!!! Are they saying christie lied? What are all these shrills going to do who were polluting lostincalifornia Jan 2014 #18

Here we go... RedSpartan Jan 2014 #19

I just saw this reported on MSNBC, and all I can say about Christie's future is: jenmito Jan 2014 #22

Uh-oh... calimary Jan 2014 #23

Maybe Christie will decide he wants to spend more time with his family. Jim__ Jan 2014 #24

The government needs to take his passport NOW jmowreader Jan 2014 #45

Mittens will provide him a private jet in the night to the Caymans SummerSnow Jan 2014 #79

what? fuck no Skittles Jan 2014 #105

So would I but that doesn't address the larger problem jmowreader Jan 2014 #107

Hey Rudy! How are those 50/50 odds working for you? no_hypocrisy Jan 2014 #26

Strange no big News Alert from my CNN News Android app itsrobert Jan 2014 #28

I got one from the local ABC news here in NY leftynyc Jan 2014 #42

Still? They introduced it as breaking news about an hr ago... countryjake Jan 2014 #96

Yeah, they are covering Christie heavily now. itsrobert Jan 2014 #98

I'm just waiting for his head to explode... countryjake Jan 2014 #104

It was all over CNN yesterday. grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #166

yes, they got a late start over MSNBC itsrobert Feb 2014 #167

Recall Christie and Guardano. no_hypocrisy Jan 2014 #30

So sad BeyondGeography Jan 2014 #31

That ruined Christie's Super Bowl flamingdem Jan 2014 #32

.. Cha Jan 2014 #122

Happy Friday Cha! flamingdem Jan 2014 #126

Mahalo, flamingdem and, Aloha Friday as we like to say here Cha Jan 2014 #130

I never get tired of that pic! SunSeeker Feb 2014 #173

It's classic Cha Feb 2014 #174

pass the popcorn! eom Maeve Jan 2014 #35

I am going to make sure I tune in to Joe and Mika and see how they mfcorey1 Jan 2014 #36

Move along, nothing to see, probably... nt winstars Jan 2014 #65

Or, they could go after Wildstein, hammer and tong. QuestForSense Jan 2014 #72

Its going to be a laughfest to see Joe cry and whine.lol SummerSnow Jan 2014 #81

I was wondering this myself Mike Daniels Jan 2014 #102

Once the Port Authority threw him to the curb re legal costs, it was only... Spazito Jan 2014 #37

Wildstein was getting boxed like a Cha Jan 2014 #123

Yep, and seeing as Wildstein was pivotal, the pointman between the Port Authority... Spazito Jan 2014 #125

Unreal! Throwing Wildstein to the People of New Jersey was Cha Jan 2014 #129

It really does boggle the mind how arrogant they all were.... Spazito Jan 2014 #132

It's unravelling faster than a WalMart sweater. longship Jan 2014 #38

We need one more piece of the puzzle, and we'll probably get it jmowreader Jan 2014 #39

That wont work leftynyc Jan 2014 #44

I know that and you know that, but the average Faux News viewer doesn't jmowreader Jan 2014 #48

What will they say if he resigns? leftynyc Jan 2014 #52

How did you guess? jmowreader Feb 2014 #145

LOL - you have a way with words leftynyc Feb 2014 #149

Here ya go leftynyc Jan 2014 #50

ED, PA, GWB, TBT, PAPD? Ptah Jan 2014 #61

Here you go leftynyc Jan 2014 #66

Thanks, leftynyc. Ptah Jan 2014 #68

No problem leftynyc Jan 2014 #71

Good ol Pat Foye! Cha Jan 2014 #124

Foye is a real hero here leftynyc Feb 2014 #148

I'm watching Rachel now online.. taking Cha Feb 2014 #150

I'm going to try and catch Kornacki's show leftynyc Feb 2014 #153

"I am not a crook" and bucolic_frolic Jan 2014 #40

I guess I have to go back to the christie lie-a-thon ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #41

Excellent point. QuestForSense Jan 2014 #75

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Agreed ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #109

You CAN argue consciousness of guilt in between. n/t rocktivity Jan 2014 #135

No you can't; nut, okay. eom. 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #139

Isn't Waldstein a Beethoven Sonata? lostincalifornia Jan 2014 #46

Yes it is - good catch: Mira Jan 2014 #51

excellent. I could not resist thanks lostincalifornia Jan 2014 #106

But you know Christie's favorite is the Slammerklavier Blue Owl Feb 2014 #165

That is good lostincalifornia Feb 2014 #169

R#56 & K, but CRISPIE says they were NOT high school FRIENDS, barely ACQUAINTNCES!1 n/t UTUSN Jan 2014 #47

I can't wait to see how Faux handles this Dopers_Greed Jan 2014 #49

What bridge closings? Benghazi! IRS! Rev. Wright! Faygo Kid Jan 2014 #55

Boom! Javaman Jan 2014 #57

A bad day.. Gary 50 Jan 2014 #58

We who have insight to Repug behavior mstinamotorcity2 Jan 2014 #59

This is big, its on MSNBC right now. SummerSnow Jan 2014 #62

As much as I am enjoying the NJ drama.. Sinnakka Jan 2014 #63

Now, that this came out... SummerSnow Jan 2014 #76

His presidental hopes now sleep with the fishes rocktivity Jan 2014 #92

He done blowed up real good! Arugula Latte Jan 2014 #67

Well, then... LuckyTheDog Jan 2014 #70

I'm reading a lot of whining about how Boroni seems to be getting special treatment rocktivity Jan 2014 #73

And the truth will set you free,,,,,, SmittynMo Jan 2014 #74

More from the Bergen Record.... George II Jan 2014 #77

thanks for that George.. I like Cha Jan 2014 #128

Something tells me AC_Mem Jan 2014 #82

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Christie's Statement notundecided Jan 2014 #88

Christie is toast. Beacool Jan 2014 #89

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The plot thickens Jack Rabbit Jan 2014 #94

he's done.... Sancho Jan 2014 #95

All of the material that is in the pubic domain came from Wildstein Gothmog Jan 2014 #97

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Now we know . . . another_liberal Jan 2014 #99

I'll take March 17th in the Christie is gone pool Botany Jan 2014 #100

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of course he did Skittles Jan 2014 #101

Here is Christie's lawyer's response Gothmog Jan 2014 #103

... BumRushDaShow Jan 2014 #108

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"He Knew" cleduc Jan 2014 #111

Barbra Streisand said (sang) it best: NastyRiffraff Jan 2014 #112

Bridget Kelly will have the way more damaging goods. SunSeeker Feb 2014 #175

TOO BIG TO FAIL blkmusclmachine Jan 2014 #113

We're not supposed to be making fat jokes! jmowreader Feb 2014 #146

Just went over to Fox News web site. Not one mention. Not one. Faygo Kid Jan 2014 #114

They have it now (via NYT) IDemo Jan 2014 #136

Begins to sound like this could be over quickly bucolic_frolic Jan 2014 #117

Do I detect the odor of burned toast? MH1 Jan 2014 #118

".. something he repeatedly denied.." HA! Cha Jan 2014 #119

However, the language of the letter can be interpreted in several ways. elleng Jan 2014 #127

Turn out the light's the party's over Chris. ArnoldLayne Jan 2014 #137

Stick a fork in him tavalon Jan 2014 #138

But, what about El Shaman Jan 2014 #140

Too much shit and El Shaman Jan 2014 #142

"I am not a bully." Coyotl Feb 2014 #143

I'm trying not to get too excited about this... cash__whatiwant Feb 2014 #144

Ruh roh. It ainta lookin any better, is it? tblue Feb 2014 #151

Somebody clue me ... why is this thread full of backflips and comments about 'toast' and such? brett_jv Feb 2014 #152

REALLY?? do you believe for EVEN.ONE.SECOND that if that's was all there was about CRISPIE's guilt- Ecumenist Feb 2014 #157

Hmmm ... brett_jv Feb 2014 #162

Well, we can agree to disagree because I think people are giving him WAY too much Ecumenist Feb 2014 #171

^ This WhoWoodaKnew Feb 2014 #185

I knew it. Enthusiast Feb 2014 #155

I wish we had guys like him on our side RedstDem Feb 2014 #160

You already do. onwardsand upwards Feb 2014 #178

does this person have a name? RedstDem Feb 2014 #179

There are plenty of bullies in the Democratic Party onwardsand upwards Feb 2014 #180

I thought he was a republican? RedstDem Feb 2014 #181

He's definitely a Dem! onwardsand upwards Feb 2014 #182

it was a joke RedstDem Feb 2014 #183

That's a relief! onwardsand upwards Feb 2014 #184

Christie reminds me of the little boy with his finger in the dam. olegramps Feb 2014 #163

Buh bye Crispy workinclasszero Feb 2014 #164

The GOP has an answer for everything calguy Feb 2014 #168

You know it's bad for Christie when even Fox is reporting this. SunSeeker Feb 2014 #176

K&R tabasco Feb 2014 #186