Chris Christie was elected governor of “NEW JERSEY!!?” in a close election yesterday. In a recent poll, when New Jersey right-wingers were asked if Obama was the anti-Christ, 60% said either yes or not sure. That gives a bit of insight into the intellect of the people of New Jersey.
So just who is this Chris Christie? His wife is an investment banker — you know, like the kind that brought down our economy. He was a lobbyist for New Jersey’s electric and gas industry from 1999 – 2001 and pushed for deregulation. Yeah, that was a good idea. Remember Enron? He lobbied for the Securities Industry Association to block the inclusion of securities fraud under the state’s Consumer Fraud Act. He was one of the U.S. attorney appointments as part of the Bush administration’s politicization of our justice department. Not only that, but he is related to Tino Fiumara: a major figure of the Genovese crime family in New Jersey. His brother, Todd Christie, was involved in Wall Street fraud. The attorney assigned to the case, David Kelley, received a multi-million dollar no-bid contract from Chris and surprisingly decided not to prosecute Todd. Three others were indicted, as were eleven other traders. Christie faced censure for other acts of cronyism and corruption.
Christie used a clip from Monty Python in a campaign video without permission but claimed he didn’t realize that was copyright infringement. He’s either a liar or a completely incompetent lawyer.
Great choice, New Jersey.
DRUDGE RETORT 