Bridgegate Gets Worse: 5th Amendment Pleas will Not Stop Subpeonas

I'm an MSNBC watcher and a bonafide Rachel Maddow Show fan. But occasionally, even I will start to roll my eyes at the latest Chris Christie "Bridgegate" nugget. Kinda. I mean, I still find it interesting. But with Christie's diminishing relevance on the national stage, I wonder if it all makes any difference at this point. I'm all for getting to the bottom of it, and I like to see a big braggart get his comeuppance. But I'm getting just a little Bridgeghazi burnout.

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New Jersey lawmakers vote to reject Chris Christie staffers’ invoking of Fifth Amendment

 

The state legislative committee investigating the George Washington Bridge scandal today voted to compel Bridget Anne Kelly and Bill Stepien to produce the documents they have refused to provide by citing their Fifth Amendment rights against incrimination and other objections. . .

 

Read more at: Talking Points Memo

A Rocky Mountain Mike Song Parody Bonanza

Over-reliance on one particular site for a blogger can indicate burnout, I know. And I'll admit, with a bit going on here at home at the moment, blogging has sort of taken a backseat of late. So, I'll cop to a bit of distraction, but I'll also not apologize. Because you really can't do better for content than a few Rocky Mountain Mike song parodies. . .and they're brand spanking new!

First up, in response to conservative outrage about a multi-cultural Coca-Cola ad during the Super
Bowl, is this reworked version of I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing.
 

Next, is a tribute to Chris Christie's Port Authority toady, David Wildstein, to the tune of The Troggs' Wild Thing.
 

Then there's Hannity, about the FOX "News" host, and his recent whines about living in New York, to the tune of The Rolling Stones' Angie.
 

And there are more! Check out Mike's SoundCloud account for lots more gems. And thanks again, Mike, for having so much to choose from!

Chris Christie's Former Deupty Chief to Plead the Fifth

Image from source, TPM

Whether you think the whole Chris Christie "Bridgegate" story is overblown or not, there's one thing I think everybody can agree on: Christie's ex-Deputy Chief of Staff Bridget Kelly knows the whole story. She's at the center of it. She was instrumental in the lane closures on the George Washington Bridge. And she could clear up almost every question about the whole affair just by talking.

But, she's not going to, apparently. Which I kind of expected. I'm not sure what is so bad that it can't be said. The damage is now pretty much done. I tell you what I'm not buying though, is that Christie supposedly didn't already get the whole story from Kelly. It would be beyond ridiculous if he just fired her, and didn't find out what happened. Well, unless he already knew what happened. . .

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Fired Christie Staffer Pleads 5th, Refuses to Turn Over Documents

Gov. Chris Christie's (R-NJ) former deputy chief of staff, Bridget Kelly, said through her lawyer Monday evening that she will invoke her 5th Amendment right not to testify before a state legislative panel. She is also refusing to turn over documents subpoenaed by the panel, according to the Bergen Record. . .

Read more at: Talking Points Memo

Rachel Maddow Fires Back At Christie

Image from source, RawStory

Over the years, whenever a public figure has complained about FOX "News," they're met with a firestorm of poutrage from the right-wing blogosphere, and often by right wing talk radio hosts and FOX pundits themselves. Beyond an obligatory defense of the FOX "News" operation and its journalistic integrity (ha!), they'll then call it whining, and blaming the messenger, and call it a weak excuse and on and on.

But just as Chris Christie and his administration has been embodying Right Wing World's every bullet-list item that they dislike about President Obama (or rather, the cartoonish version of Obama they imagine exists), now there's the excuse that this is all the fault of MSNBC!

Now, it's true that MSNBC--Rachel Maddow and Steve Kornacki in particular--is responsible from turning this from a local to a national story. But there's meat (and fat) on this bone, and there keep turning out to be more bones! Christie may not like it, but this isn't one of those faux controversies, conspiracy theories or out-of-context outrages that FOX specializes in. And it's pretty weak as an excuse.

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Rachel Maddow to Chris Christie’s administration: You want a piece of me?


 
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow responded on Monday to accusations by members of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s (R) staff that her network is out to get him, pointing out that Christie’s administration has still not explained the September 2013 lane closures on the George Washington Bridge that has led to several Christie appointees being subpoenaed. . .

Read more at: Raw Story

He Ain't Heavy (He's My Governor) (Another Rocky Mountain Mike Song Parody)

Another must-hear concoction by Rocky Mountain Mike, about Chris Christie's scandals. To the tune of He Ain't Heavy (He's My Brother), um, obviously.
 

Did Chris Christie Drop Plans to Run in 2016?

Image from Salon.

Sure sounds like it. What do you think?

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Rachel Maddow: Chris Christie may have just given up on the presidency

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s (R) appearance in Manahawkin may have turned the tiny Jersey Shore “census-designated place” into his presidential Waterloo, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow said Thursday night. “I’m not prepared to say definitively tonight that Chris Christie just announced he is not running for president,” Maddow said. “But, compare what he said with the way he usually talks about this thing, and it kind of seems today like Chris Christie announced he is not going to run for president in 2016. . .”

Read more (with video) at: Raw Story

Bruce Springsteen & Jimmy Fallon 'Gov. Christie Traffic Jam' Parody

To the tune of Born to Run, Chris Christie gets his comeuppance from his hero Bruce Springsteen and Jimmy Fallon. Hilarious.

 

Maddow: Christie Lied About Staff’s Bridge Closure Knowledge

Pretty much.

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Rachel Maddow: Chris Christie lied about his staff’s knowledge of bridge closures
 


A growing paper trail continues to implicate New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) with regards to the September 2013 lane closures on the George Washington Bridge, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow said on Tuesday. “The governor has absolutely and blatantly not told the truth about what was going on in his office,” Maddow said. . .

Read more at: Raw Story

A Day on the Bridge (Rocky Mountain Mike Song Parody)

More Chris Christie madness from Rocky Mountain Mike. This time, to the tune of The Beatles' A Day in the Life.
 

Bridge Over Big Fat Ego (Rocky Mountain Mike Song Parody)

Chris Christie's "BridgeGate" (or Bridgeghazi, if you prefer) gets the Rocky Mountain Mike song parody treatment. Genius!