Discussion: Christie Used Expense Account For $82,000 In Food At Football Games

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Well, that’s kind of to be expected, isn’t it? he said, looking at the Governor’s waist.

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Oh, those Nacho Doritos will bring down a politician every fucking time.

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It’s good to be da king!

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The governor spent a total of $360,000 using his expense account – about 80 percent of which went toward food.

I wonder how that gastric-bypass surgery is working out for him? Might be there’s some alimentary “quantum tunneling” going on there. Or should I say quantummy tunneling?

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Weinergate…

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That averages out to $167 per DAY. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, The average MONTHLY food stamp benefits per person in NJ is $135.

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It takes a lot of fuel to keep that bus rolling.

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I know stadium food is expensive, but $82,594 on concessions? That’s a lot of hot dogs and nachos for Gov. Tubby…

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This is your “fiscal conservatism” in action. But yeah, let’s shame the poors for buying arugula.

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hey all them honey baked hams and boxes and boxes of dunkin donuts can add up

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I know the inevitable fat jokes will flow. But seriously, this isn’t about how much food he ate, it’s about the fact that he used government dollars to buy extremely expensive food for himself and his friends, all while slashing food stamp benefits for people who can barely find enough food to keep themselves alive.

This is worse than Bridgegate.

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The fat jokes are just a bonus. I was going to say icing on the cake, but you know.

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He’s squeezing all the juice out of that orange!

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“Spends Big On Food And Alcohol On NJ Gov. Expense Account”

Of course, That’s what grifters do at a gubmint teat.

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The Outlaw Jersey Whale bellies up to the bar.

Seriously, the oligarchs see no problem with cutting subsistence subsidies for the poor while feeding gluttonously at the public trough.; all while claiming to be Christians, and espousing fiscal conservatism and “family values”. These reprobates haven’t even the slightest bit of self-awareness or shame.

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Can’t like this comment enough!

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Really. The punchline is embedded in story.

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Wow, and he looks so much thinner now. If you are blind.

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Because stadium food is involved, it’s the relish on a hamburger, the onions on a hot dog, the Cheez Whiz on the nachos, the lime in the Corona, etc.

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