Courtesy of Pam Martens.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Is Now Under Investigation for Possible Misuse of Funds for Hurricane Sandy Victims, Diverting the Money to Tourism Ads Featuring Himself and His Family During His Re-Election Campaign
At New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s news conference on January 9, he gave the country a clear perspective into his character, personality, and his temperament under fire. That was a very big mistake for his presidential ambitions. In Christie’s opening remarks and throughout the answer and question period with reporters, Christie’s narcissism was on full display.
Governor Christie was holding court in an effort to do damage control over leaked emails showing that members of his closely-knit circle of associates had engaged in political payback in closing down lanes on the George Washington Bridge to cause enormous traffic tie-ups in Fort Lee, New Jersey – a town with a Mayor who had not endorsed the Governor for reelection. The traffic jams delayed first responders, put people’s lives at risk, and caused school children to be late getting to school.
Even in an age where citizens of every country have dramatically lowered expectations for leadership qualities in government officials, it is still considered politically gauche to call a press conference to apologize for a scandal and then turn it into a personal pity session.
During Christie’s nearly two-hour tour of his psyche, he used the following phrases to describe his feelings and emotions:
“I am embarrassed and humiliated by the conduct of some of the people on my team… I am heartbroken that someone who I permitted to be in that circle of trust for the last five years betrayed my trust…”
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