Discussion: Once Again, No, Christie Was Not Appointed U.S. Attorney Before 9/11

system1 · September 17, 2015, 2:19am

Discussion for article #240617

maxaroo · September 17, 2015, 2:40am

The most important thing to remember is that George W. Bush “kept us safe.” That is, if you ignore the most catastrophic terrorist attack on U.S. soil, which happened during his administration.

fargo116 · September 17, 2015, 2:44am

is he still coasting off that one?

And I thought the most important thing to remember is how fast Christie will throw somebody under a bus.

clunkertruck · September 17, 2015, 2:45am

Facts have no ability to penetrate the fantasy quagmire of the GOP mind —

area_man · September 17, 2015, 2:49am

The man has told so many whoppers about so many things for so long that I’d almost be disappointed in him if he didn’t repeatedly “misspeak” about this as well.

fargo116 · September 17, 2015, 2:53am

While the biggest whopper of all is the size of his belt.

marby · September 17, 2015, 2:55am

Someone on another thread also pointed out how insensitive it was to make that statement so close to the anniversary of 9/11.

thomasmatthew · September 17, 2015, 3:04am

Just checking the ‘liar’ box on the GOP presidential qualification list.

doctorbiobrain · September 17, 2015, 3:38am

That reminds me of the part in Wolf of Wallstreet when he claims that his first day as a real Wall Street broker was the day the market collapsed and everyone lost their jobs. And while I don’t know if that was actually true, I assumed the guy had embellished his story to make it sound better than it was. That guy was a huge con artist bully, and totally reminds me of Christie.

rxbusa · September 17, 2015, 3:39am

Doesn’t matter—he’s a dipshit either way.

doctorbiobrain · September 17, 2015, 3:49am

Not really. A proper GOP liar tells lies that are either unverifiable or have enough truthiness to them that it takes too long to explain why it’s a lie. Telling outright lies that are easily debunked makes Christie a failure in Republican circles.

Anyone can tell outright falsehoods. A Republican liar has to give lies that are so outrageous they make your jaw drop, but truthy enough that the media won’t call you a liar. That’s why Dick Cheney remains their patron saint. The fact that he can say nothing but lies actually makes it harder to call him out for it, cuz he’s just so damn good. And even now, the media treats him like an elder statesman and not a treasonous war criminal who was wrong about absolutely everything.

fiachat · September 17, 2015, 4:28am

Christie wouldn’t know the truth if it smacked him in his big, fat mouth.

playitagainrowlf · September 17, 2015, 4:53am

Well, yeah, but once he got that bridge traffic ground to a halt, that would have been perfectly safe!

clauscph · September 17, 2015, 7:41am

“If you repeat a lie often enough, it becomes the truth.” ( J. Goebbels 1897-1945) .

dickweed · September 17, 2015, 11:30am

Hey don’t bring up what Christie said in or did in the past, only talk about what he’s saying right at the moment!

theronware · September 17, 2015, 1:34pm

Chris Christie is a lying liar.

steviedee111 · September 17, 2015, 1:49pm

At least Christie finally quit bragging about bringing in the biggest crab haul in season 4 of “Deadliest Catch”. I was getting tired of that tale.

asanders91360 · September 17, 2015, 2:06pm

Once, again, Governor Balls excuses his lies with lies.

clemmers · September 17, 2015, 2:36pm

Yes. Cheney’s self-righteous smug wallowing in a fetid swamp of starkly obvious lies continues to astound me. How is he not sitting shackled in the dock at the Hague? Why do pundits treat him as a statesman instead of a mendacious war criminal and war profiteer?

Color me flummoxed.

quayside · September 17, 2015, 2:55pm

Cruz and his continuous lies is not far behind Cheney.