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Priorities

by: Adam L

Tue Nov 30, 2010 at 10:00:00 AM EST



What is important to Chris Christie:
New York magazine reports that almost everywhere New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) goes "he is filmed by an aide whose job is to capture... 'moments,' as the governor's staff has come to call them. When one occurs, Christie's press shop splices the video and uploads it to YouTube; from there, conservatives throughout the country share Christie clips the way tween girls circulate Justin Bieber videos."

What is not so important to Chris Christie:  Actually coming up with any plan - even one that can be debated and dissected on its merits (or lack thereof) - to create jobs and stimulate the economy in New Jersey.

As Bill Orr said on Sunday, the Democrats in the Legislature have introduced a number of different proposals to get the economy going again and put New Jerseyans back to work.  

But "Combative Christie" is more interested in trying to craft his image and score political points by yelling at anyone who dares to point out the truth about where his priorities really are than he is at doing the real work of helping those who live in the state he is supposed to be governing.

Just like the way his mentors in the Bush administration focused their time as well.

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Image & style vs. substance & governing (4.00 / 1)
We know that at the beginning of his administration Christie hired a $60,000 "Twitter Chief."  Now we realize funds are being spent on a "YouTube Chief" to follow him around, edit the video, upload it, alert the "fan" base, etc. There are hundreds of these videos on YouTube now. It would be interesting to know whether taxpayers bear the cost of this excessive self-aggrandizement ego boost. Even if his anonymous pals at the secret Reform Jersey Now 501 (c) (4) are paying these costs, it's increasingly clear that Christie is more concerned with style and image rather than substance and governing.    

"The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die." - Sen. Ted Kennedy

who is the YouTube chief (4.00 / 1)
is it someone paid for by our tax dollars or is it a political party guy?

And what are his/her other responsibilities for the money we are spending on his/her salary?

Scott Garrett - on the wrong side of, well, everything.


[ Parent ]
Let me get this straight... (4.00 / 1)
...we're laying off teachers, cops and firefighters, but we're paying some guy to follow Christie around with a video camera?
I propose that the New Jersey taxpayers, as the rightful owners of those video clips, should immediately demand that youtube take down the clips as unauthorized distribution of copyrighted material. And if he has any intention of using those clips in campaign spots, he'd damn well better pay us back for them.  

or, as a very wise person (not me) noted (4.00 / 2)
an OPRA request should be made for the full unedited footage.

Scott Garrett - on the wrong side of, well, everything.

[ Parent ]
N.Y.mag. (4.00 / 2)
Love the N.Y. mag.'s article's title The Answer Is No. and the next page's Chris Christie...Trolling For Clicks headline.

mmgth

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