Posted on 01/13/2014 12:01:18 PM PST by centurion316
Beleaguered New Jersey Governor Chris Christie faces a federal probe into the misuse of Superstorm Sandy relief money after his government supervised the funding of a 'Stronger Than The Storm' ad campaign featuring the governor and his family just weeks before his re-election, it was revealed on Monday.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development officials are probing the use of $4.7m of hurricane rebuilding funds on the self-congratulatory tourism ads.
Christie is already under fire in his home state following revelations that at least four of his aides and political appointees were involved in a scheme to manipulate traffic patterns leading to the massive George Washington Bridge in order to bring gridlock to a New Jersey town as punishment to its mayor, who refused to back Christie's re-election.
Christie himself apologized on Thursday for his administration's role in the scandal and fired two long-time confidantes, while insisting that he had no involvement in the plot and no knowledge of it ahead of time. Two other officials linked to the saga resigned in December.
Nearly $5m in Superstorm Sandy rebuilding funds paid for the 'Stronger Than The Storm' media campaign, which included brief cameos by Christie and members of his family.
At least another $25 million was spent on buying air time for the campaign.
Federal investigators are trying to determine if laws were broken when a politically connected advertising firm won the contract to produce the ads, despite proposing a budget more than $2 million more than the next highest bidder – whose scripts did not include the Christie family.
East Rutherford, N.J.-based MWW and a subcontractor billed the state $4.7 million to run this year’s campaign. Another firm offered to do it for $2.5 million.
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I guess Hillary really did feel threatened by Christie.
This was officially the moment when Zero threw Chris Christie under the bus. When will R’s figure out that dems and the media will always throw them over, no matter how friendly or moderate or fawning they get. They are useful only so long as they can be used to elect dems or provide ledes for articles criticizing conservatives.
I think the Uniparty wants a Hillary-Jeb race
The Christie camp is saying all these expenditures and the ads were vetted and approved by the Federal government in advance. He is also saying these are routine audits by the inspector general which always occur under these type of Federal programs. If he’s right then the media is shamelessly misrepresenting the situation just to dishonestly take advantage of bridgegate snafu.
Whatsamatta, Crispy, is that reacharound turning out to not be what you expected?
I agree and thought this at the beginning.
That's true. But usually they try to discredit the stronger conservative nominees first. And leave an attackable liberal as our nominee.
The fact that they couldn't help themselves but attack Christie now, rather than after he was the GOP nominee, indicates either:
P.S. I must however admit, I am enjoying Cristie's karmic crucifixion.
Too bad the GOPe will never learn that you can't make friends with an enemy sworn to destroy you.
He used $30 million that was to help actually victims for basically campaign commercials for himself. If he runs for president you can bet they will have clips from these infomercials.
I despise the fat bastard but... obama and his people approved this and it will go right to the White House and then the left will drop this phase of “operation dumbo” like a red hot coal..
Democrats are clearing the field of any potential electoral threats early. This time-tested “politics of personal destruction” event has John Podesta’s fingerprints all over it.
Oh I wish I were a Liberal Source of Media!
That is what I’d truly like to beeeeee.
Because if I were a Liberal Source of Media,
I could shape the whole world just for me!!
Yep! Stick a fork in it.
This pork roast is done and ready for (RAT) eating.
Wait, what? You are telling me the media simply lies outright like a Propaganda organ from the Soviet Union or Nazi Germany?
Wow.
The media is shooting their own early this year. When did the GOP nomination slaughter season start?
Reminds me of the Morton Salt pitch phrase.
We're coming for you next ;-)
Love,
The Tea Party
I wonder if Christie has made a call to his buddy. Doesn’t Obammy owe him a favor? Won’t Barrack call his media dogs off his fat little friend?
I hope Christie and the rest of the RINOs are watching what lapdog “compromise” will get you. I won’t be holding my breath.
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