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Tommy_Carcetti

(43,182 posts) Thu Jan 9, 2014, 01:38 PM Jan 2014

Two words:

Plausible deniability

And unlike poor President Whitmore, I have a strong feeling that Governor Christie knew exactly what was going on.

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Two words: (Original Post) Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2014 OP

yeah but those are followed by three words: gopiscrap Jan 2014 #1

Plausible? Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #2

gopiscrap

(23,761 posts)

1. yeah but those are followed by three words:

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Thu Jan 9, 2014, 01:40 PM

Jan 2014

ruined presidential ambition!

Kelvin Mace

(17,469 posts)

2. Plausible?

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Thu Jan 9, 2014, 01:44 PM

Jan 2014

I don't think so.

Two scenarios:

1) He didn't know and didn't bother to ask obvious questions about the issue.

2) He knew and is now lying.

In the first situation he is a stupid buffoon incapable of running a state government, never mind a national one.

In the second he is a vindictive, bullying lying bastard who orders his people to break the law, then hangs them out to dry when the crimes are discovered.

Neither scenarios are helpful to a political career.

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