Dirty Politics: New Jersey's Ugly Reality
NJ has a long history of electing sketchy politicians. See who made the list of worst of the worst!
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NJ has a long history of electing sketchy politicians. See who made the list of worst of the worst!
NJ has a long history of electing sketchy politicians. See who made the list of worst of the worst!
Long considered a throwaway, "Christopher" still contains layers, acting as both a funny time capsule and a predictor of serious reckonings to come
Many of that grumbling in 2006 was more than drowned out by voices in politics, in the media, even from the general public. voices that gave christie the benefit of the doubt. he was doing important work, most seemed to agree, and he was willing to go after members of both parties. it wasn't like he was on a partisan witchhunt. the story broke in september of twik. not only were new jersey voters told he was under federal investigation, but the man investigating him had a reputation for never going after anyone unless he had the goods. and i'll be the first to admit that i was one who fell for...
Attorney's job in 2001 after raising big bucks for the presidential campaign and he said about using the job to make a name for himself, taking down corrupt politicians. the taking them down in very public ways. the press always seemed too much a heads-up when the next perp walk was going to be. u.s. attorney christie took down high-profile members of both parties, one of his first and most famous acts was to arrest, indict, and prosecute a man named james treffinger, a rising star in the republican party and who, for a brief moment, looked like he might win a u.s. senate seat in 2002. he was ...