Here's (sort of) What Chris Christie Should Do

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Saturday February 01, 2014 · 10:19 AM PST

2014/02/01 · 10:19

"Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee" has morphed into a massive thing, with tentacles branching out in many directions, with all sorts of stories -- some maybe true, some maybe not -- with hundreds of people involved. Embarrassment and possible criminal trials are the likely end game for many people.

What follows is a possible approach for Chris Christie, in which I imagine memes and outcomes. I share this with you to see if anybody else thinks something like this is possible.

The following fictional account assumes that 1) Chris Christie has done something wrong and 2) at least some of the other people involved did something wrong.

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Thursday December 27, 2012 · 8:33 AM PST

2012/12/27 · 08:33

Not to be too naive here, but hasn't the United States government process strayed way too far from its original intent? First, they bend the rules so that the minority rules. Now, for the most important piece of legislation facing our country, our elected officials aren't on the floor of the Senate or House debating, arguing, giving their opinions and possible solutions. Instead, everything happens behind closed doors between two or three people -- usually Boehner, Reid, Cantor, Pelosi, and Obama.

I voted for Obama, so I'm glad he's involved. But there are 100 Senators and 435 House members who are supposed to be involved, too! They all need to get involved, get dirty, show some brain cells and a spine! I think Boehner's an idiot, so I really don't want him to have major input on this important legislation. But even if he were brilliant and I agreed with everything he said, there needs to be ideas and input from many elected officials. Get out there on CSPAN, people, and starting hammering out the details! Let us watch!

That's all I wanted to say.

Amazing Gorilla Video from NC Zoo

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Monday June 14, 2010 · 6:34 PM PDT

2010/06/14 · 18:34

There's a local story about a gorilla at the NC Zoo almost escaping on Sunday. Evidently, strong storms resulted in a tree branch landing in the gorilla area. A female lowland gorilla named Acacia attempts (almost successfully) to use the branch to climb over the wall. This video has captured my attention because it shows how intelligent she is, at the same reinforcing how sad it is that she's captive.

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Saturday August 22, 2009 · 4:32 PM PDT

2009/08/22 · 16:32

I'm afraid a perfect storm is brewing. Not by rational conservatives who may not be happy with Obama or what he's doing but who accept that the Democrats are in power.

I'm talking about teabaggers, racists, KKK, neo-Nazis, abortion activists, birthers, deathers, fundamental religious zealots, the "want our country back" screamers and NRA devotees who have been steadily whipped into a frenzy.

This perfect storm involves rightwing crazies, guns, ammo, and the new GOP meme.

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Saturday August 08, 2009 · 5:48 AM PDT

2009/08/08 · 05:48

I've watched in disbelief how the "debate" about healthcare reform has morphed into something very ugly. The Republicans are obviously to blame for allowing the rhetoric to spiral out of control. But the Democrats are to blame for doing a poor job of message control.

The murder by spreadsheet industry must be in disbelief, "also."

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Tuesday April 07, 2009 · 11:30 AM PDT

2009/04/07 · 11:30

I’m so tired of the GOP’s mock concern about Obama’s spending and their grandkids’ future when my own children have been affected today—right now—by their incompetence.

Here's John Boehner:

And on Friday, it was revealed that the bill congressional Democrats have been withholding from public view contains the largest discretionary spending increase since the Carter Administration, at a time when the federal budget deficit is already ballooning to dangerous levels. ... This is not fiscal responsibility; it is fiscal negligence, paid for by our children and grandchildren.

And Eric Cantor:

This budget and this President have now called for a budget that creates more debt than the other 43 presidents prior created in total. I've got three kids, Peter. They're going to be the ones who pay the debt on this. And we really ought not be thinking that the way back towards economy recovery is to pile debt on our children and grandchildren.

Well, I've got two kids, Eric. I wish you'd put down your bullhorn and take a look around you at the current situation in our country (in case you haven't noticed).

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Friday February 06, 2009 · 10:28 AM PST

2009/02/06 · 10:28

I keep hearing Republicans attempt to make the following points:

* Democrats aren't being bipartisan. In fact, according to John McCain, Americans are more concerned that the bill is passed in a bipartisan way than the actual content of the bill. I don't have the exact quote, but he said if the Democrats "pick off" a few Republicans to get the bill passed, Americans don't want that! Americans want the bill to be bipartisan!

* There's no hurry. Congress shouldn't pass the bill until everybody, everywhere, has had a chance to weigh in. Keep working until it's perfect. What's the rush?

* The Numbers. Are. Amazing. Shocking. Never Before Seen. $900 Billion!

Let's all step into the time machine with the dial set to "2004."

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Tuesday December 09, 2008 · 9:20 AM PST

2008/12/09 · 09:20

As I'm working today, I have C-SPAN on in the background (Freddie Mac/Fannie Mae hearing) and I'm getting madder and madder at the stupidity and smugness of the CEOs.

A congressman asked all four of them to state their salaries for the period, like, 2003-2008. Richard Syron's answer made me laugh out loud.

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Tuesday November 25, 2008 · 12:53 PM PST

2008/11/25 · 12:53

I'm pissed. I might be late to this party but I just found out some disturbing information about the prescription drug Wellbutrin and its evil generic twin, Bupropion.

Am I the only person with this dilemma? I don't think so: U.S. sales of brand and generic Wellbutrin XL 300mg were $581 million for the 12 months ending June 2008 according to IMS Health data.

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231 votes Show Results

I have:

231 votes Vote Now!

I have:

Never used Wellbutrin or its generics

36 votes

Used Wellbutrin before and after the generic and it always worked great

23 votes

Used Wellbutrin before and after the generic but had problems with the generic

77 votes

Used a generic version of Wellbutrin such as Bupropion and never even tried the original

71 votes

Other

24 votes

Confusion about NC Straight Party Voting (Absentee Ballot)

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Tuesday October 21, 2008 · 8:25 PM PDT

2008/10/21 · 20:25

I've read about people thinking they voted for Obama because they voted Straight Party > Democratic. My husband and I are voting by Absentee Ballot. We looked at the ballot we received by mail and thought the wording was very confusing.

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Wednesday October 15, 2008 · 6:35 AM PDT

2008/10/15 · 06:35

My trips to the dentist are usually boring events in my life. But I went to the dentist yesterday and left pretty upset. I’ve been going to this dentist my whole life, and the same dental hygienist has been cleaning my teeth over 30 years. She’s always been very nice, asking about my kids and my life in such detail that I’m suspicious she keeps crib notes in my files.
We did the usual preliminary chit chat and she prepped me for the cleaning. As soon as she starting working on my teeth, I noticed the radio in the background was on Rush Limbaugh! Usually, it’s tuned to the local "Lite Contemporary" station which has about the same amount of controversial content as elevator music.
I’m thinking to myself that’s pretty weird. Rush is a polarizing figure: people either love him or hate him. I’m thinking, what is this? My dental office has a secret Republican agenda to indoctrinate as many patients as possible before November 4th?
Here's how it played out.

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Tuesday October 14, 2008 · 7:05 PM PDT

2008/10/14 · 19:05

I've grabbed excerpts from the Bush Administration's National Strategy for Homeland Security dated October 2007 in which they basically say:

We're doing everything in our power to keep you safe from terrorists.

Then, I ask George Bush and Dick Cheney in lots of different ways:

Okay, then, would you let Barack Obama run for President if he was a terrorist, a dangerous person, or pals around with terrorists?

The interesting thing is, in that Homeland Security document, they talk about our First Amendment rights of association (does that mean Barack Obama can know Bill Ayers without Obama being a terrorist?), the fact that white supremacist groups and others are just as dangerous as Islamic extremist groups and how they're trying to discredit those who espouse ideologies of hate and oppression.

Important note here: It's my hope that if people think this is a valid question, somebody who's much better at YouTube will create something much better than my original video. You'll see what I mean.

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10 votes Show Results

After watching this video,

10 votes Vote Now!

After watching this video,

I, too, demand an answer from George Bush and Dick Cheney.

3 votes

I'm experiencing motion sickness.

3 votes

I'm confused.

4 votes

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