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January 08, 2014

Japan's Bunny CafÃ©s!!!
(Oh, and By the Way, A Woman Died In Ambulance Transit In One of the GWB Traffic Snarls)
— Ace

The Japanese love the cute and weird.

What's cuter than a bunny?

What's weirder than eating in a cafÃ© peppered by rabbit turds?

In Japan you have to pay extra for the privilege of dining amongst rodent feces.

No but seriously I'd love to go drink tea and pet rabbits. Why not?

So now that that that's out of the way... Yeah, this Christie thing is going to get worse before it gets better. (Or, for some of you anti-Christie folks: It's going to get better before it gets even better still.)

Emergency responders were delayed in attending to four medical situations Â– including one in which a 91-year-old woman lay unconscious Â– due to traffic gridlock caused by unannounced closures of access lanes to the George Washington Bridge, according to the head of the boroughÂ’s EMS department.
The woman later died, borough records show.
In at least two of those instances, response time doubled, noted EMS coordinator Paul Favia, who documented those cases in a Sept. 10 letter to Mayor Mark Sokolich, which The Record obtained.
...
It also took EMS seven minutes to reach an unconscious 91-year-old woman who later died of cardiac arrest at a hospital. Although he did not say her death was directly caused by the delays, Favia noted that Â“paramedics were delayed due to heavy traffic on Fort Lee Road and had to meet the ambulance en-route to the hospital instead of on the scene.Â”

I imagine these EMS workers are government union workers: So expect lots of details and interviews.

Corrected: I wrote that the woman died in the traffic snarl. That's just not true. She died at the hospital. It is suggested that the delay in traffic contributed to this.

Though I doubt it did.

But that's not a headline you want to see.

Thanks to @comradearthur for bunnies, @drewmtips for Republican Doom tips (of course), and BCochran for the correction.

Posted by: Ace at 02:31 PM | Comments (243)
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1 look, she was 91 years old, lots of people dont make anywheres close to that.

Posted by: rev dr dick buzz at January 08, 2014 02:33 PM (dj1N6)

2 tenf

Posted by: conanthelibertarian at January 08, 2014 02:33 PM (UxgYy)

Uh boy. Christie's fat goose is going to get roasted over this.

Posted by: wheatie at January 08, 2014 02:34 PM (1ScqE)

4 The Tale of Peter Rabbit closes with the title character being served chamomile tea by his mother after his day of adventures.

Posted by: logprof: 'Noles! at January 08, 2014 02:35 PM (X3GkB)

5 It's gonna be a long couple of weeks. Someone pick up extra doughnuts.

Posted by: Chris Christie at January 08, 2014 02:35 PM (oFCZn)

6 no matter, if they think Christie is the man for the job, the MSM will help him get the GOP nomination on 2016 and then turn on him, as they did the last two times.

Posted by: Mallfly at January 08, 2014 02:35 PM (bJm7W)

7 Deaths from the bridge shutdown are horrible, and I think they're rightly placed on Christie's staff, maybe Christie too. I wonder if Obama will be held to the same standard when people who think they have Obamacare don't get expensive Cancer treatment and die.

Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b][/s][/s] at January 08, 2014 02:35 PM (WhJf8)

8 If you are going to have bunnies shitting on your couch it should be white and pleather.

Posted by: Checkers at January 08, 2014 02:35 PM (RJMhd)

9 NBC news is leading off with it lol.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at January 08, 2014 02:35 PM (oFCZn)

10 Well this gets, or should at least, Christie out of the way before the election. It is considerably worse than Bill Frist "adopting" cats from the shelter so he could practice heart surgery. So who is the liberal Republican "alternative" going to be for all the squishes?

Posted by: Roy at January 08, 2014 02:35 PM (EuD1c)

11 Hmm, 1000 die from canceled insurance. Media doesn't notice, but this right here is a story that needs looped every 15 minutes.

Posted by: UWP at January 08, 2014 02:36 PM (2hQRj)

12 (Oh, and By the Way, A Woman Died In Ambulance Transit In One of the GWB Traffic Snarls) UhhhÂ…."an unconscious 91-year-old woman who later died of cardiac arrest at a hospital."

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Irish at January 08, 2014 02:36 PM (GEICT)

13 Continuing with the discussion from the previous thread, it may be that there is an inverse correlation between IQ and reproduction, for whatever reason, but I'm inclined to blame to many other more interesting things to do than wiping baby butts.

Posted by: pep at January 08, 2014 02:36 PM (6TB1Z)

14 Christie's going to have a miserable time with this. Oh well.

Posted by: JWF at January 08, 2014 02:36 PM (1l37M)

15 Not wasting time on him in the primary would be a godsend.

Posted by: --- at January 08, 2014 02:36 PM (MMC8r)

16 Hopefully this takes him out of 2016. Though I still enjoy him as my Governor. Oh well, heres to hoping Kim Guadagno is more conservative.

Posted by: BSR (aka Rifle) at January 08, 2014 02:36 PM (3wrJ+)

17 Dying is old school. Death's taken a holiday.

Posted by: Plaintiff Pug at January 08, 2014 02:37 PM (Qev5V)

18 So who is the liberal Republican "alternative" going to be for all the squishes? Posted by: Roy at January 08, 2014 06:35 PM (EuD1c) The dream team of Jeb Bush and Marco "Dondi" Rubio.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at January 08, 2014 02:37 PM (oFCZn)

19 So who is the liberal Republican "alternative" going to be for all the squishes? Posted by: Roy

Marco Rubio. He's realized that he's never going to get the conservative vote back, so he's tacking left.

Posted by: pep at January 08, 2014 02:37 PM (6TB1Z)

20 WTF is Christie doing? I've been busy, have only seen the headlines on Drudge. But, fuck me running, you cannot restrict traffic on the George Washington Bridge (which I personally feel should be spelled out in its entirety, as GWB made me this that this was yet another Boosh failure).

love you guys!

Posted by: Peaches at January 08, 2014 02:38 PM (8lmkt)

21 "(Or, for some of you anti-Christie folks: It's going to get better before it gets even better still.)"

*** busily popping popcorn with real buttah ***

Posted by: torquewrench at January 08, 2014 02:38 PM (gqT4g)

22 appears that the cafes (seems to be a lot of them) keep the rabbits separate from where people actually do what ever Japanese people do in a cafe.

on the other hand...
http:// kotaku.com/ cats-rule-these-japanese- islands-1382453901

Posted by: Mallfly at January 08, 2014 02:38 PM (bJm7W)

23 Something like this was bound to happen as the fat one is both thin skinned and vindictive.

Posted by: steevy at January 08, 2014 02:39 PM (zqvg6)

24 Christie was the Huntsman-wing candidate. Now they'll have to go with Peter King. Bushies are still in for Rubio unless JEB wants a run at it. If JEB is in the MSM might put aside their Bush-hatred and grab on to him.

Posted by: BSR (aka Rifle) at January 08, 2014 02:39 PM (3wrJ+)

25 Basically, Christie did what the Park Service did during the shut down-- try to fuck over the people in a tantrum.

Posted by: --- at January 08, 2014 02:40 PM (MMC8r)

26 Jebbie the Quim is one alternative, for the "real Republicans", you know. Like Peter King or John McCain. It will be fun to see him crash and burn, too.

Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at January 08, 2014 02:40 PM (RFeQD)

27 23 Something like this was bound to happen as the fat one is both thin skinned and vindictive. Posted by: steevy at January 08, 2014 06:39 PM (zqvg6) Wasn't there an article explaining why Romney didn't pick Christie as a running mate. The vetting report read like a rap sheet of a Mafia capo. I might have made up that last part but it wasn't good.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at January 08, 2014 02:40 PM (oFCZn)

28 I'm watching Wolf of Wall Street. There is all this aggressive bravado but it doesn't make you forget that they are just actors, i.e., pussies and your sister could beat them up.

Posted by: Plaintiff Pug at January 08, 2014 02:41 PM (Qev5V)

29 If you want the short version, Ace wrote about it two posts back, Peaches. Wait, Ace doesn't really do short versions...

Posted by: shredded chi - broke, busted & disgusted at January 08, 2014 02:41 PM (dSa5I)

30 Part of the excitement of human genetics are the findings that everyone who is no Sub-Saharan African is 2-5% Neanderthal. Also the Polynesians are 5% Denisovan. Denisovans are another hominid that homo sapiens bred with, like Neanderthals. More hominids are expected to be discovered via genome analysis.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at January 08, 2014 02:41 PM (ZPrif)

31 The megalomania of the political class never ceases to amaze. And the simpering sycophancy of the masses also never ceases to amaze.

Posted by: WalrusRex at January 08, 2014 02:42 PM (Hx5uv)

32 Peter King is running for President, he already has some sort of PAC set up for it. Yes, His ego is that big

Posted by: BSR (aka Rifle) at January 08, 2014 02:42 PM (3wrJ+)

33 I think this might be divine providence. Or maybe not.

Posted by: Soona at January 08, 2014 02:42 PM (PdEAn)

34 Not that it matters or makes me famous but the EMS guy from Fort Lee quoted above is my patient. Small world ha

Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 08, 2014 02:42 PM (op9Rd)

35 I think the George W. Bush hate machine has been tuned to Christie's wavelength. Prepping the battlefield to clear the way for St. Hillary of the Benghazi Bungle.

As for the room with usagis. Would they object if I ordered the hasenpfeffer?

Just worry and look for an exit if this shows up - http://tinyurl.com/kks376x

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 08, 2014 02:42 PM (xydLk)

36 Following the link from article, I think the Owl Cafe looks pretty awesome.

Posted by: Serious Cat at January 08, 2014 02:42 PM (5TFvk)

37 Bunnies are for eating after marinating in a nice, dry red wine. Old ladies in NJ are already in a death panel zone. Welcome to the new world disorder where rabbits are more important than old ladies.

Posted by: Angel with a sword at January 08, 2014 02:42 PM (hpgw1)

38 Maybe he can hug it out with Obama again and make this go away.

Posted by: Kensington at January 08, 2014 02:42 PM (H84UO)

39 MSM: Gov Christie used the power of his office to make a traffic change. We are on it! We will leave no stone unturned in our quest to get to the bottom of this outrage.

OTOH: O`Barky's closing down open air National Monuments and denying our hero's access to their own memorials? Using the IRS to go after your political opponents? Faux story. Nothing to see there.

Posted by: Lloyd Loar at January 08, 2014 02:42 PM (9u2hL)

40 28 I'm watching Wolf of Wall Street. There is all this aggressive bravado but it doesn't make you forget that they are just actors, i.e., pussies and your sister could beat them up. Posted by: Plaintiff Pug at January 08, 2014 06:41 PM (Qev5V) ********* Chinese bootleg version?

Posted by: Checkers at January 08, 2014 02:43 PM (RJMhd)

41 "Hey, these raisins taste really old!"

Posted by: filbert at January 08, 2014 02:43 PM (roTS7)

42 I know that GWB stands for George Washington Bridge in this particular instance, but for the love of [Masterbatin'] Pete, can we not use that acronym? Just popping in, I thought there was yet ANOTHER instance of George W. Bush's EEEEEEVVVVIIILLLLLEEEEE at work, this time killing a poor old woman.

Posted by: Sharkman at January 08, 2014 02:43 PM (TM1p8)

43 Rubio's hair plugs appear to be growing in. Smart investment.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at January 08, 2014 02:43 PM (ZPrif)

44 I used to live nearby and I will say that the entry to the GWB from Ft. Lee has always been a bottleneck.

Haven't done the drive in a few years, but it used to be that driving the last 1/4 mile approaching the bridge to the tollbooths (have to pay to LEAVE NJ, as the joke always goes) took as long to drive as the 15 previous miles to get to the bridge.

Posted by: looking closely at January 08, 2014 02:43 PM (TZsWx)

45
The old woman beat the odds by living to 91, so get over her death and move on to something more important like food stamps.

Posted by: Bob Beckel at January 08, 2014 02:44 PM (pJF+c)

46 I have this idea for a defense of Christie and I'm thinking of exactly how to phrase it in order to help him... ...oooh, bunnies!

Posted by: AmishDude at January 08, 2014 02:44 PM (T0NGe)

47 Look, if one Child of Buono had to be sacrificed to send a message, whatreyougonnado.

Posted by: Christie aide at January 08, 2014 02:44 PM (KKla3)

48 Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop mainlining quite so many donuts.

Posted by: Chris Christie at January 08, 2014 02:44 PM (H84UO)

49 Peter King is running for President, he already has some sort of PAC set up for it. Yes, His ego is that big

Posted by: BSR (aka Rifle) at January 08, 2014 06:42 PM (3wrJ+)

He looks like Walternate, from Fringe. But I guess that's just me.

Posted by: some other guy at January 08, 2014 02:44 PM (2DunM)

50 I think the appropriate response to this disclosure is "At this point, what difference does it make?"

Posted by: Kevin in ABQ at January 08, 2014 02:44 PM (XrGnJ)

51 36 Following the link from article, I think the Owl Cafe looks pretty awesome. Posted by: Serious Cat at January 08, 2014 06:42 PM (5TFvk) **** omg! they have penguin bars.

Posted by: Checkers at January 08, 2014 02:44 PM (RJMhd)

52 Speaking of Rubio...he's on Fox right now, acting all hawkish.

Posted by: wheatie at January 08, 2014 02:44 PM (1ScqE)

53 In Christie's case, one of his ancestors must have bred with a walrus.

Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at January 08, 2014 02:44 PM (YJSRY)

54 So.... punking the EMTs? Not good? What will the consequences be for CC at this point? I mean, screw 2016. If he indeed had a hand in this, and I believe he is capable of it, then what happens to him NOW?

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 08, 2014 02:45 PM (DmNpO)

55 Jebbie the Quim is one alternative, for the "real Republicans", you know. Like Peter King or John McCain.

It will be fun to see him crash and burn, too.

Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at January 08, 2014 06:40 PM (RFeQD)

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As I said about Jeb earlier. His last name is Bush. He's toast.

Posted by: Soona at January 08, 2014 02:45 PM (PdEAn)

56 Dear sweet merciful heavens, this country is being run by a group of 13 year old Mean Girls.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at January 08, 2014 02:45 PM (Gk3SS)

57 Rubio looking twitchy. Better hair though. That's the important thing.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at January 08, 2014 02:45 PM (ZPrif)

58 Ace doesn't really do short versions...
Except Ewok females.

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at January 08, 2014 02:45 PM (PK+r9)

59 I prefer to pet pussies. Is there a cafe for that?

Posted by: dogfish at January 08, 2014 02:45 PM (nsOJa)

60 Speaking of Rubio...he's on Fox right now, acting all hawkish. *** Like Graham, I believe he IS hawkish. It's everything else that's the issue.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 08, 2014 02:45 PM (DmNpO)

61 So if he wins we get to say a Republican literally killed someone? Sweet.

Posted by: Dems Inc. at January 08, 2014 02:46 PM (KKla3)

62 I see that Christie's strategy of working with the other side and being bi-partisan is working out great. When will GOPers learn that no matter how much they try to play nice with Democrats, the media is still stacked against them?

Posted by: Iasonas at January 08, 2014 02:46 PM (FHNkr)

63 so get over her death and move on to something more important like food stamps.

Posted by: Bob Beckel at January 08, 2014 06:44 PM (pJF+c)

And eternal unemployment benefits! Srsly, where do I sign up. In other news, is anyone else half-bombed already? I know you know what time zone I'm in, so this is kind of a shameful admission but, hey, I was working from home today. At least I finally took a shower.

Posted by: Peaches at January 08, 2014 02:46 PM (8lmkt)

64 I'm sure Obama will come by and give Christie a hug to help assure his political future.

Posted by: Dr Spank at January 08, 2014 02:46 PM (DpEwG)

65 BCocharn -- you're right, and thank you. I corrected.

Posted by: ace at January 08, 2014 02:46 PM (/FnUH)

66 "Dear sweet merciful heavens, this country is being run by a group of 13 year old Mean Girls."
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Pfft! There's at least a 50/50 chance the next President is going to be a 72 year old Mean Girl...

Posted by: Kensington at January 08, 2014 02:46 PM (H84UO)

67 Someone needs to Photoshop Cristie as a tragic cone blocking traffic. That is the only way it could be done. No one person can tell the union to close the road for no reason that is known to those putting the barrycades up.

Posted by: Trevor@TJexcite at January 08, 2014 02:46 PM (bkAvJ)

68 Christie is guilty of acting like a Democrat. We knew that already. He has been a tremendous disappointment to me, and I'm actually kind of glad this is blowing up in his face right now. It means he won't be the obvious front-runner in 2016. The Dems and their media slaves should have filed this away and kept puffing him up, then drop the bomb after he got the nomination. I guess they've been so frustrated by the Obamacare fiasco that they just had to console themselves by taking a scalp.

Posted by: Trimegistus at January 08, 2014 02:46 PM (BqW72)

69 We're going to need some bigger car trunks fellas.

Posted by: Chris Christie at January 08, 2014 02:46 PM (oFCZn)

70 Romney already doomed that poor woman when he used his cancer rays on her. The heart attack was a blessing in disguise

Posted by: Bigby's Knuckle Sandwich at January 08, 2014 02:46 PM (RLTt1)

71 If this keeps him from being our nominee, I'm ok with that. I am somehow unsurprised to find out Christie is just another piece of shit. Most politicians seem to have ethical and moral lacks.

Posted by: DangerGirl at January 08, 2014 02:46 PM (GrtrJ)

72 I wonder if Obama will be held to the same standard when people who think they have Obamacare don't get expensive Cancer treatment and die.
==

Don't be silly. He hasn't been held accountable for anything his entire political career. Why is that going to start now?

On Christie, NJ politics has always been amongst the dirtiest in the nation, but this should still be enough to sink him. Every NJ resident has been caught in bridge traffic, and this is just over the top.

Posted by: looking closely at January 08, 2014 02:46 PM (TZsWx)

73 Dear sweet merciful heavens, this country is being run by a group of 13 year old Mean Girls. *** Too bad for that elderly lady they didn't just make the mayor's face smell like a foot.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 08, 2014 02:46 PM (DmNpO)

74 56 Dear sweet merciful heavens, this country is being run by a group of 13 year old Mean Girls. Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at January 08, 2014 06:45 PM (Gk3SS) Nah. Mean Girls are way more competent in their spiteful attacks.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Irish at January 08, 2014 02:47 PM (GEICT)

The Clinton smear machine getting to work on Crispy. This will get more

airtime on the MFM than Benghazi.

Posted by: Regular Guy at January 08, 2014 02:47 PM (N3Al8)

76
So who is the liberal Republican "alternative" going to be for all the squishes?
Posted by: Roy

C'est moi! C'est moi, I'm forced to admit.
'Tis I, I humbly reply.

Posted by: Peter King (R-IRA)

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at January 08, 2014 02:47 PM (kdS6q)

77 It's fine to point out the hypocrisy of the media but what Christie did is still wrong.Confirms every impression I have had of him.He will never be president.

Posted by: steevy at January 08, 2014 02:48 PM (zqvg6)

78 Posted by: Kensington

I like the way you think, kinds like a genius or something.

Posted by: Dr Spank at January 08, 2014 02:48 PM (DpEwG)

79 Posted by: Dems Inc. at January 08, 2014 06:46 PM (KKla3)

Mary Jo Kopechne was unavailable for comment.

Posted by: Iasonas at January 08, 2014 02:48 PM (FHNkr)

80 My wife and I had a redneck couple friends of ours over for brunch last Sunday and we discussed my Christmas gift to my wife, a Duck Commander cookbook. (Yeah, I'm that romantic.) My friend opined that squirrels down South are fine but squirrels here in Colorado are just not good eating.

Posted by: WalrusRex at January 08, 2014 02:48 PM (Hx5uv)

81 Except Ewok females. Fewoks?

Posted by: shredded chi - broke, busted & disgusted at January 08, 2014 02:48 PM (dSa5I)

82 Corrected: I wrote that the woman died in the traffic snarl. That's just not true. She died at the hospital. It is suggested that the delay in traffic contributed to this. Though I doubt it did. But that's not a headline you want to see. Thanks to @comradearthur for bunnies, @drewmtips for Republican Doom tips (of course), and BCochran for the correction. *swoons* Thanks Aec.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Irish at January 08, 2014 02:48 PM (GEICT)

83 Chinese bootleg version? Posted by: Checkers at January 08, 2014 06:43 PM (RJMhd) No, for "your consideration" dvd that is sent to academy members and is not to be lent out but are uploaded all over the internet if you do a cursory looksie.

Posted by: Plaintiff Pug at January 08, 2014 02:49 PM (Qev5V)

84 Looks like I'm the savior now you rightwing morons! Kidding, love you.

Posted by: Jon Huntsman at January 08, 2014 02:49 PM (KKla3)

85 It also took EMS seven minutes to reach an unconscious 91-year-old woman who later died of cardiac arrest at a hospital.
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Obviously increasing bridge traffic doesn't help, but you know what the resuscitation rate of 91 year old women brought unconscious to hospitals is?

Its probably under 5%.

Hackensack University Med Center is also located under 15 miles from the GWB, about a 20 minute drive, and going AGAINST traffic.

Posted by: looking closely at January 08, 2014 02:49 PM (TZsWx)

Time is tissue.

It doesn't have to result in death. Every person who had an MI or stroke that day and who was stuck in state-sponsored traffic jams can make the case that they were injured. NJ should save the hassle and just go bankrupt now.

I want stock in the firm that handles the class action lawsuit.

Posted by: ZBBMcFate at January 08, 2014 02:49 PM (Hj9yW)

87 What will the consequences be for CC at this point? I mean, screw 2016. If he indeed had a hand in this, and I believe he is capable of it, then what happens to him NOW? Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 08, 2014 06:45 PM (DmNpO) I think this is a Nixon thing. This is so stupid and petty that even Christie wouldn't order it. It's something that some high ranking official did to screw with a political enemy. Inspired, no doubt, by Obama's actions in the shutdown. It's easy, though, to see how this is just a subordinate flexing her muscles. You've gotta wonder, though, don't these people realize they are Republicans and the media will not cover for them? I do wonder if they can establish a quid pro quo on this. The first attempted defense should be to see if the repairs started happening before the emails (and before the Fort Lee mayor's announcement). That may not be true.

Posted by: AmishDude at January 08, 2014 02:49 PM (T0NGe)

88 as Drew said in an email, "She probably would have died anyway" isn't exactly a slogan you want to run a presidential campaign on. (Ask Ted Kennedy.)

Posted by: ace at January 08, 2014 02:50 PM (/FnUH)

60...Like Graham, I believe he IS hawkish. It's everything else that's the issue.

Yeah, NDH...but I can't trust Rubio anymore.

He has betrayed us on the amnesty thing, after campaigning against it.

So I don't trust him on anything.

Posted by: wheatie at January 08, 2014 02:50 PM (1ScqE)

90 BCochran, Aec?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 08, 2014 02:50 PM (xydLk)

91 I prefer to pet pussies. Is there a cafe for that?
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I've been thinking of opening a chain of restaurants, Pizza and Whore. The beer is implied.

Posted by: WalrusRex at January 08, 2014 02:50 PM (Hx5uv)

92 He was mysled.
weaselzippers.us/?p=167104

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at January 08, 2014 02:50 PM (PK+r9)

93 He killed that woman as assuredly as if he had sat on her chest, or brain.

Posted by: Hillary!! at January 08, 2014 02:50 PM (DpEwG)

Couldn't happen to a better gas bag, sell out, asshole, lying sonofabitch.

Fuck Christie

Posted by: FITP at January 08, 2014 02:50 PM (mtjSE)

95 At least I finally took a shower.

Posted by: Peaches at January 08, 2014 06:46 PM (8lmkt)

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Go on......

Posted by: Soona at January 08, 2014 02:50 PM (PdEAn)

96 Peter King's ugly ass has zero chance. He's doing it to raise his profile and line his pockets.

Posted by: --- at January 08, 2014 02:50 PM (MMC8r)

97 75
The Clinton smear machine getting to work on Crispy. This will get more
airtime on the MFM than Benghazi.

Posted by: Regular Guy at January 08, 2014 06:47 PM (N3Al

The fat backstabber deserves every stab he receives.

Posted by: Temper Tantrum at January 08, 2014 02:50 PM (AWmfW)

98 Christie is like Huckabee now, as far as I'm concerned. No serious person should mention him as a presidential option. His actions as governor have killed someone. At least what Huckabee did was out of misplaced compassion instead of petty fatassery.

Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at January 08, 2014 02:50 PM (5PkZK)

99

You have nothing to fear with Barack Obama, or his fat bitch Chris Christie, in the White House.

Posted by: John McCain at January 08, 2014 02:51 PM (Pr6hk)

100 Bunny pellets on the couch? I imagine there are also pools of bunny pee somewhere, too Ick.
Bunnies are cute, but I don't want to eat near their mess.

Posted by: Lizzy at January 08, 2014 02:51 PM (RvyuE)

101 From what I've seen of him,yes,he is that petty.

Posted by: steevy at January 08, 2014 02:51 PM (zqvg6)

102 squirrels here in Colorado are just not good eating.

they're probably vegans . . .

Posted by: Peaches at January 08, 2014 02:51 PM (8lmkt)

103 Luckily Obama had nothing to do with ANY deaths the last 5years...

cute bunnies...

#ResignChristie

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 08, 2014 02:51 PM (TE35l)

104 "She probably would have died anyway" isn't exactly a slogan you want to run a presidential campaign on.
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Hillary's will be "I Won't Lie to You Again."

Posted by: WalrusRex at January 08, 2014 02:51 PM (Hx5uv)

105 BCochran, Aec?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 08, 2014 06:50 PM (xydLk)

roflmao!!!!

Posted by: Peaches at January 08, 2014 02:51 PM (8lmkt)

106 88 as Drew said in an email, "She probably would have died anyway" isn't exactly a slogan you want to run a presidential campaign on. (Ask Ted Kennedy.) Posted by: ace at January 08, 2014 06:50 PM (/FnUH) Exactly. It doesn't matter whether or not anyone was actually hurt. This is an instance where the optics are far worse than the facts.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Irish at January 08, 2014 02:52 PM (GEICT)

107 what really slowed the ambulance down was all the tolls and jughandles at the exits

Posted by: Bigby's Knuckle Sandwich at January 08, 2014 02:52 PM (imJ8e)

108 I am somehow unsurprised to find out Christie is just another piece of shit. Most politicians seem to have ethical and moral lacks. This is the point at which I point out that Chris Christie went to law school. So, Chris Christie went... ...ooooh, bunnies!

Posted by: AmishDude at January 08, 2014 02:52 PM (T0NGe)

109 She was from Ft. Lee, she deserved to die.

Posted by: Christie Kreme at January 08, 2014 02:52 PM (Pr6hk)

110 This never would've happened if the mayor embraced bipartisanship.

Posted by: Christie the Uniter at January 08, 2014 02:52 PM (KKla3)

111 Well, if Christie is forced out of the 2016 race that ... gives Rubio room to move to the Left!

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at January 08, 2014 02:52 PM (ZPrif)

112
I remember back when I was all "anybody but Romney" in the primaries, now I am "anybody but Christie or Hillary".

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 08, 2014 02:52 PM (n0DEs)

113 Fewoks?
No, it's still 'Ewoks' or you couldn't have PIE (Penis In Ewoks).

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at January 08, 2014 02:52 PM (PK+r9)

114 My friend opined that squirrels down South are fine but squirrels here in Colorado are just not good eating. Posted by: WalrusRex ----------------- Perhaps they are Red squirrels. An inferior breed.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at January 08, 2014 02:52 PM (aDwsi)

115 Well better the squirrels are vegans instead of them packing v-guns.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 08, 2014 02:52 PM (xydLk)

116 as Drew said in an email, "She probably would have died anyway" isn't exactly a slogan you want to run a presidential campaign on.

(Ask Ted Kennedy.)

Posted by: ace at January 08, 2014 06:50 PM (/FnUH)

-------------------------------------------------

But wasn't Ted re-elected? I think Krispie should go for it.

Posted by: Soona at January 08, 2014 02:53 PM (PdEAn)

117 90 BCochran, Aec? Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 08, 2014 06:50 PM (xydLk) Yup. Look at comment 65

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Irish at January 08, 2014 02:53 PM (GEICT)

118 Rubio is either ignorant of conservative care abouts, blind to situational awareness, or a sellout. Sorry, but we can do much, much better. ...if we could only find that person.

Posted by: dogfish at January 08, 2014 02:53 PM (nsOJa)

119 The bitch owed me money.

Posted by: Chris Christie at January 08, 2014 02:53 PM (DpEwG)

120 Christie should just blame the whole thing on a youtube video.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 08, 2014 02:53 PM (g1DWB)

121 I certainly don't agree with them on everything but Mitt Romney is not a piece of shit,nor is GW Bush.

Posted by: steevy at January 08, 2014 02:53 PM (zqvg6)

122 So is this further proof that Government should be bigger?

Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b][/s][/s] at January 08, 2014 02:53 PM (44jNh)

123 It was the squeegiemen who slowed down the ambulances and killed the old lady!!1!!!

Posted by: Plaintiff Pug at January 08, 2014 02:53 PM (Qev5V)

124 My friend opined that squirrels down South are fine but squirrels here in Colorado are just not good eating.

Posted by: WalrusRex at January 08, 2014 06:48 PM (Hx5uv)

Southern squirrels eat a natural diet, acorns and whatnot. Colorado squirrels just get high and eat Cheetos all day.

Posted by: NC Ref at January 08, 2014 02:53 PM (Myqtp)

125 No to Krispy. No to Rubio. Let's start there.

Posted by: dogfish at January 08, 2014 02:54 PM (nsOJa)

126 Pretty sure marriage doesn't mean two paychecks there Marco.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at January 08, 2014 02:54 PM (ZPrif)

127 Thanks to Obamcare, it won't matter if people get to the hospital on time, because the care will likely be substandard and/or unavailable to them (too old, not covered, etc.).

Posted by: Lizzy at January 08, 2014 02:54 PM (RvyuE)

128 Re-elected to the senate. Okay, it was MA. Point taken.

Posted by: Soona at January 08, 2014 02:54 PM (PdEAn)

129 Yeah, NDH...but I can't trust Rubio anymore. He has betrayed us on the amnesty thing, after campaigning against it. Rubio's problem is that he's not that bright. He showed incredibly bad judgement in (a) screwing the base (b) thinking that his speechifying could placate the base and (c) having ANYTHING to do with Chuck Schumer. This is the point at which I remind you that Rubio went to law sch... ...ooooh, bunnies!

Posted by: AmishDude at January 08, 2014 02:54 PM (T0NGe)

130 BCochran, thought you had confused him with the Atomic Energy Commission.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 08, 2014 02:54 PM (xydLk)

131 the care will likely be substandard and/or unavailable to them (too old, not covered, etc.). Posted by: Lizzy ---------------- ... no English speaking doctors.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at January 08, 2014 02:55 PM (aDwsi)

132 98 Christie is like Huckabee now, as far as I'm concerned. No serious person should mention him as a presidential option. His actions as governor have killed someone. At least what Huckabee did was out of misplaced compassion instead of petty fatassery.
====

I think it still remains to be seen what Christie knew, and when he knew it (so to speak), but this doesn't look good, obviously.

On delays, the above complaint with the 91 year old woman alleges that an ambulance trip that "usually" took 4 minutes, took 7 minutes.

Yeah. . .that's a "major" traffic jam. . .an increase of three minutes to get onto the GWB. (FWIW, when I used to do it, typical rush-hour wait to get onto the bridge was never LESS than 15 or 20 minutes).

Obviously, every second counts, but we're talking at most a 3 minute delay here, and I suspect its probably still within the level of "normal" traffic for that bridge entrance.

Posted by: looking closely at January 08, 2014 02:55 PM (TZsWx)

133 Are we sure you don't get to pick your bunny like a lobster out of a tank?

Posted by: --- at January 08, 2014 02:55 PM (MMC8r)

134 I think this is a Nixon thing. This is so stupid and petty that even Christie wouldn't order it. It's something that some high ranking official did to screw with a political enemy. *** See, I think he is quite capable of something this petty. As I stated on the last CC thread, he may not have ordered the lane closures, but I do believe he may have ordered the Code Red. He may well have said "Make that bastard pay" and they came up with the method.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 08, 2014 02:55 PM (DmNpO)

135 Christie should just blame the whole thing on a youtube video.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 08, 2014 06:53 PM (g1DWB)

If Fat Boy had a hair on his enormous ass, he'd say that just to see what happens.

Posted by: Captain Hate at January 08, 2014 02:55 PM (iJBSM)

136 Bunny Cafe? What are the sides?

Posted by: Jacques Pépin at January 08, 2014 02:55 PM (mETGQ)

137 Rubio needs to fix his dry-mouth problem.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at January 08, 2014 02:56 PM (ZPrif)

138 >Corrected: I wrote that the woman died in the traffic snarl. That's just not true. She died at the hospital. It is suggested that the delay in traffic contributed to this.

>Though I doubt it did.

Really ace? You doubt 3 minutes makes a huge difference in successfully treating cardiac arrest? With a stopped heart that's the difference between *whew* that was close but everything is cool (4 min) and cannot be revived outside a hospital (7 min)

Please don't go into medicine.

Posted by: MikeTheMoose Laughing Maniacally While Throwing Matches. at January 08, 2014 02:56 PM (0q2P7)

139 thought you had confused him with the Atomic Energy Commission. Posted by: Anna ----------------------- Which reminds me. Am I the only one that misses the House Un-American Activities Committee?

Posted by: Mike Hammer at January 08, 2014 02:56 PM (aDwsi)

140 Guys, easy on the fat jokes.

Posted by: Ghost of William Howard Taft at January 08, 2014 02:56 PM (KKla3)

141 Christie Campaign Slogans: OUT: "I beat the lap band!" IN: "She would have died anyway!'

Posted by: --- at January 08, 2014 02:57 PM (MMC8r)

142 134 I think this is a Nixon thing. This is so stupid and petty that even Christie wouldn't order it. It's something that some high ranking official did to screw with a political enemy. I don't see a reason to give fatass the benefit of the doubt. Defending this loser is a waste of political capital. Which is why I'm sure the GOP is going to do it.

Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at January 08, 2014 02:57 PM (5PkZK)

143 Rubio also seemed to be having some flop sweat. Kinda looked ill.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at January 08, 2014 02:57 PM (ZPrif)

144 OK Petunia! Where's the snark on how we need more of this kind of sharp elbows politics now that people are hurt and potentially dead? C'mon petunia, say something about omelets and eggs, that would be a good one.

Posted by: MikeTheMoose Laughing Maniacally While Throwing Matches. at January 08, 2014 02:57 PM (0q2P7)

145 See, I think he is quite capable of something this petty. As I stated on the last CC thread, he may not have ordered the lane closures, but I do believe he may have ordered the Code Red.

He may well have said "Make that bastard pay" and they came up with the method.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 08, 2014 06:55 PM (DmNpO)

----------------------------------------------------

Delegation. It's a wonderful tool.

Posted by: Soona at January 08, 2014 02:57 PM (PdEAn)

146 A little Florida political inside baseball.

Jeb is Rubio's political mentor, they live just down the street from each other.

Rubio doesn't make a move without Jeb's input/blessing.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at January 08, 2014 02:57 PM (LxcRK)

147 Rubio needs to fix his dry-mouth problem. Then he should blow me.

Posted by: --- at January 08, 2014 02:57 PM (MMC8r)

148

In the world of the Mainstream Media, the George Washington Bridge is much more important than the negligence of and subsequent coverup by Secretary of State

Posted by: Ambassador Stevens at January 08, 2014 02:57 PM (Pr6hk)

149 Hasenpfeffer.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at January 08, 2014 02:58 PM (V4CBV)

150 Yeah, NDH...but I can't trust Rubio anymore. He has betrayed us on the amnesty thing, after campaigning against it. So I don't trust him on anything. *** C'mon in. The water is fine. He's my Senator and I've never been a fangirl. I think, and I've been saying it here for some time now, that he's an opportunistic little shit. Yet, he is a surprisingly naive little shit to boot.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 08, 2014 02:58 PM (DmNpO)

151 "She probably would have died anyway" isn't exactly a slogan you want to run a presidential campaign on.
==

That's it. The optics here are terrible.

Again, even if you take this "complaint" at face value, the ambulance in question took 7 minutes to cross the bridge vs the "usual" time of 4 minutes.

Still, assuming there is no direct connection to him, if Christie denies all knowledge of this, and summarily fires everyone involved, he could potentially wiggle loose.

Posted by: looking closely at January 08, 2014 02:58 PM (TZsWx)

152 Christie lied, people died?

Fort Lee traffic got tied?

He's a New Jersey Politician, of course he told his aides to tweak the traffic as revenge and of course he's going to lie about it.

He's been convinced by the NYT that he has a chance to be one of our few FAT PRESIDENTS.

Ain't gonna happen.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at January 08, 2014 02:58 PM (LSDdO)

153 Christie should just embrace it and change his name to Chris Murder and run.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at January 08, 2014 02:58 PM (oFCZn)

154 Posted by: Bigby's Knuckle Sandwich at January 08, 2014 06:52 PM (imJ8e)

I'm from North Jersey. Most people around here don't know what jughandles are.

Posted by: Iasonas at January 08, 2014 02:59 PM (FHNkr)

155 That naive little cubano boy fell for my lies hook, line and sinker...

Posted by: Chuck Schumer at January 08, 2014 02:59 PM (Pr6hk)

156 Also to put this in perspective I go by bridge every day on the way to work and I really never noticed anything, but then I was not one of the poor schmucks trying to get to NYC and if I am not asleep at the wheel or day dreaming about that girl who got away in high school, I can pretty much maneuver around backed up Fort Lee traffic.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 08, 2014 02:59 PM (op9Rd)

157 tea and hantavirus for me, thanks

Posted by: Bigby's Knuckle Sandwich at January 08, 2014 02:59 PM (RLTt1)

158 In the world of the Mainstream Media, the George Washington Bridge is much more important than the negligence of and subsequent coverup by Secretary of State Eh, Christie deserves this. Let him get eaten by the beast he fed.

Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at January 08, 2014 03:00 PM (5PkZK)

159 Ace, many people living in big cities in Japan (such as Tokyo) cannot have pets in their homes. These "cafes" are an interesting service. My wife and I visited a "cat cafe" in Tokyo last time we were there. We enjoyed the visit. For about $10 each we spent an hour with about a dozen cats (not all of whom were awake). I suspect the "cafe" part is not the main attraction at most of these places. The one we visited just had some cookies, and a drinks machine set to dispense drinks for free (after you paid to get in of course). I wonder if these are all "cafes" for tax or other business reasons.

Posted by: mr_jack at January 08, 2014 03:00 PM (TMG3G)

160 Yabba Dabba Dooooooo!!!!!!!

Posted by: Marco Rubio, R - Bedrock at January 08, 2014 03:00 PM (7AyPg)

161 Greta is so, so boring.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at January 08, 2014 03:00 PM (ZPrif)

162 On delays, the above complaint with the 91 year old woman alleges that an ambulance trip that "usually" took 4 minutes, took 7 minutes. Really? It usually takes 4 minutes? Across the GWB? So what happens here is that the Leftist machine will go into full takedown mode. As a result they will overreach, trying to blow everything out of proportion. Christie, like a good lawyer, will find the most outrageous and unbelievable claim, and focus on that.

Posted by: AmishDude at January 08, 2014 03:00 PM (T0NGe)

163 Perhaps they are Red squirrels. An inferior breed. What? I knew there were black squirrels (famous & protected in D.C. Natch), but there are ginger squirrels? Do they even have souls?

Posted by: shredded chi - broke, busted & disgusted at January 08, 2014 03:01 PM (dSa5I)

164 Wow some South Koreans are getting mad at the anime Super Sonico. They claim one sequence is an obvious reference to Yasukuni Shrine.

From Kotaku. The Dude and TPH.
http://tinyurl.com/lbdq823

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 08, 2014 03:01 PM (xydLk)

165 Yabba Dabba Don't.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at January 08, 2014 03:01 PM (V4CBV)

166 Greta is so, so boring. *** I like her, but I think she's a bad fit for her new time-slot.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 08, 2014 03:01 PM (DmNpO)

167 154 yeah but funny, you know? NJ jughandles are one odd thing about the state

Posted by: Bigby's Knuckle Sandwich at January 08, 2014 03:01 PM (RLTt1)

168 106 BCochran1981 - Irish at January 08, 2014 06:52 PM (GEICT)

I will never in a million years go to the mats in conversations with normal folk....

"why yes he did indirectly play petty games but y'know she woulda died ANYWAY and HILLARY BENGHAZI"

It is not gonna happen....we are either better than that or we ain't and if we ain't I'll grant the "fuck yes IT IS WAR" powers to a more conservative politician thanks...

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 08, 2014 03:02 PM (TE35l)

169 Can someone explain to me why Christie's crew were so surprised that a DEMOCRAT mayor in NJ didn't support the REPUBLICAN running for Governor? I can't believe this was the only D mayor in NJ that didn't support him? So why was he in their crosshairs?

Posted by: [/i][/b][/u][/s] Tami at January 08, 2014 03:02 PM (bCEmE)

170 Bunny cafes. ... It's been said "the Japanese are pretty fuckin weird." It's funny cause it's true.

Posted by: Dave in Texas at January 08, 2014 03:02 PM (HbQHi)

171 I like her, but I think she's a bad fit for her new time-slot. Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 08, 2014 07:01 PM (DmNpO) I would have thought that at some point that broken jaw would have healed and they would have unwired it. Guess not.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Irish at January 08, 2014 03:02 PM (GEICT)

172 I love Bunny Rabbits. They make Jellybeans!

Posted by: Joe Biden at January 08, 2014 03:02 PM (MoO52)

173 You can suck my dick all you want Krispy, but in the end, DNC media will do you like they did Juan

Posted by: Barack O'Stalin at January 08, 2014 03:03 PM (Pr6hk)

174 In news of the stupid, WWE is rumored to announce their WWE Network tonight at CES. UFC Network launched last week. Media world is changing, and relatively fast.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at January 08, 2014 03:03 PM (ZPrif)

175 Shoulda just given the old bat a pill.

Posted by: Preznit Caresalot at January 08, 2014 03:03 PM (bUmSq)

176 That jaw always reminds me of being around obnoxious cokeheads.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at January 08, 2014 03:03 PM (V4CBV)

177 On delays, the above complaint with the 91 year old woman alleges that an ambulance trip that "usually" took 4 minutes, took 7 minutes. Really? It usually takes 4 minutes? Across the GWB? So what happens here is that the Leftist machine will go into full takedown mode. As a result they will overreach, trying to blow everything out of proportion. Christie, like a good lawyer, will find the most outrageous and unbelievable claim, and focus on that. Posted by: AmishDude at January 08, 2014 07:00 PM (T0NGe The ambulance got caught in the backed up traffic in Fort Lee from the over flow from the GW Bridge. They were not going to NYC. Fort Lee can and does get all fucked up on bad Bridge Days. The point was not to punish the commuters going to NYC but to fuck the Mayor of Fort Lee by backing up traffic so bad in Fort Lee all hell would breakj loose.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 08, 2014 03:04 PM (op9Rd)

178 Perhaps they are Red squirrels. An inferior breed. Posted by: Mike Hammer at January 08, 2014 06:52 PM (aDwsi) Squirrelist! I'll have you know we Red Squirrels have a mean IQ of 35. A full 5 points higher than lesser squirrels like the treys. And don't get me started on those punk flying squirrels with their flabby smelly underarms or the fucking lazy dirty chipmunks that are just ruining this oak grove! And squeak squeak, chitter squeak, chitter chitter squeak!!!

Posted by: The Red Squirrels at January 08, 2014 03:04 PM (0cMkb)

179 Greta is so, so boring. *** I like her, but I think she's a bad fit for her new time-slot. Radio Face.

Posted by: garrett at January 08, 2014 03:04 PM (MoO52)

180 rabbits are cute....their crap? not so much...

Posted by: phoenixgirl @phxazgrl 49 days until spring training at January 08, 2014 03:05 PM (u8GsB)

181 Eh, gun-grabbing quasi-statist RINO smooches socialist taint and then stumbles over his own dingus. Film at 11. Hope he drops out of politics and does something worthwhile instead.

Posted by: Inspector Cussword at January 08, 2014 03:05 PM (xJS2Q)

182 He may well have said "Make that bastard pay" and they came up with the method. Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 08, 2014 06:55 PM (DmNpO) Oh, it could have been that far or just "dammit" when he heard the lack of endorsement. Again, this seems less like a cold, calculated mafia hit and more like spite from some juvenile politicos who found themselves with a little power.

Posted by: AmishDude at January 08, 2014 03:05 PM (T0NGe)

183 Posted by: looking closely at January 08, 2014 06:58 PM (TZsWx) NO, its also, according to the story, a case where the Paramedics met the ambulance enroute, instead of being able to prep the patient for transfer at the scene. So its not just a few minutes more ride.... its several minutes more of not being treated.

Posted by: Romeo13 at January 08, 2014 03:05 PM (lZBBB)

184 Does anyone here ever give the male talkies any crap about their looks?

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 08, 2014 03:05 PM (DmNpO)

185 you know who i don't care for? elizabeth hasselbeck...it's like she is trying too hard....

Posted by: phoenixgirl @phxazgrl 49 days until spring training at January 08, 2014 03:06 PM (u8GsB)

186 185 you know who i don't care for? elizabeth hasselbeck...it's like she is trying too hard.... Posted by: phoenixgirl @phxazgrl 49 days until spring training at January 08, 2014 07:06 PM (u8GsB) Yeah, I find her unwatchable.

Posted by: [/i][/b][/u][/s] Tami at January 08, 2014 03:07 PM (bCEmE)

187 tami omg......same......

Posted by: phoenixgirl @phxazgrl 49 days until spring training at January 08, 2014 03:07 PM (u8GsB)

188 you know who i don't care for? elizabeth hasselbeck...it's like she is trying too hard.... Posted by: phoenixgirl @phxazgrl 49 days until spring training at January 08, 2014 07:06 PM (u8GsB) Well I like her body type and she is one of us after all

Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 08, 2014 03:07 PM (op9Rd)

189 184 Does anyone here ever give the male talkies any crap about their looks? Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 08, 2014 07:05 PM (DmNpO) No. Because women don't find them attractive and men don't care. But when it comes to women assessing other women, y'all have the whole crabs in a bucket mentality down pat.

Posted by: AmishDude at January 08, 2014 03:07 PM (T0NGe)

190 It's interesting watching CNN and Fox right now. CNN is acting like the Christie thing is as bad as 9/11. FOX is focused on the Gates bombshell. Hmmm, now which one impacts my life more? *Thinking, thinking*

Posted by: Mr. Natural at January 08, 2014 03:07 PM (KArqF)

191 Rubio today came out in favor of upping the minimum wage. Ho. Lee. Sheet. I get it when the purity test haters get hoppin', but can't we at least exclude the liberal self selectors? He is not conservative. Period.

Posted by: dogfish at January 08, 2014 03:08 PM (nsOJa)

192 *ring* Pick up the phone! *ring* Goddammit c'mon! *ring* Shit! *ring* PICK UP THE FUCKING PHONE YOU KENYAN FAG!!!!!! *ring* *click* Hey, you've reached my private phone line! Barack's out and about enjoying the scenes. Leave a message at the tone! *beep* HELP YOU FUCKING SHIT! CALL.. *beep* GODDAMMIT FUCK!!!! *roars smashes phone*

Posted by: Christie's call to Barry at January 08, 2014 03:09 PM (oFCZn)

193 Could we please direct this stupidness at Hillary!? Um, people actually died and she said, "What difference does it make (the reason)?" On 9/11. And then she blamed a video. The left hates you and thinks of you and their voters as semi-retarded dupes. But TRAFFIC!

Posted by: MJ at January 08, 2014 03:09 PM (PRPp1)

194 I recommend a crack-smoking video. It always works for me.

Posted by: Rob Ford at January 08, 2014 03:09 PM (7AyPg)

195 I don't give a damn about the fat porkloving fuck and anything to hinder or sink his presidential ambitions the better. But it seems pretty obvious why this is getting traction now. Its a political story that the msm can talk about that doesn't include Obama and so they don't have to speak negatively about him or make wild ridiculous excuses that no one is buying anymore.

Posted by: buzzion at January 08, 2014 03:09 PM (LI48c)

196 Heh. My niece's rabbit, Bob the bunny, one day became Roberta the rabbit when "Bob" was let out of "his" cage to play and cavort with another pet rabbit. Second rabbit was in fact, male, naturally.

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 08, 2014 03:09 PM (BAS5M)

197 It's interesting watching CNN and Fox right now. CNN is acting like the Christie thing is as bad as 9/11. FOX is focused on the Gates bombshell. Hmmm, now which one impacts my life more? *Thinking, thinking* Posted by: Mr. Natural at January 08, 2014 07:07 PM (KArqF) Yeah but in the end, they both serve our interests here, since we hate the fat bastard because he is a traitor who id getting exactly what he deserves

Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 08, 2014 03:09 PM (op9Rd)

198 you know who i don't care for? elizabeth hasselbeck...it's like she is trying too hard.... *** I like her but I think she doesn't really work well for her new gig. On The View they conducted protracted discussions about various topics. On morning tv they have to get in and get out, doing multiple segments between commercial breaks. She's not comfortable with that. And, that's not a bad thing. I often think their attempts to tackle complex subjects in 30-60 second soundbites is absurd.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 08, 2014 03:09 PM (DmNpO)

199 I must say, this is a really stupid "scandal".

the phrase "Time for traffic problems in Fort Lee" could mean:

Time to *create* traffic problems in Fort Lee, or:

Time for the *previously scheduled* traffic problems in Fort Lee to appear.

we don't really know which one it is.

as usual the Donks are trying to turn this bridge thing into a mega-scandal by inventing a corrupt narrative to go with it, just like what they did with the whole Valerie Plame thing - they totally invented the story that Cheney/Rove deliberately outed her for revenge. they are attempting to do something similar here.

Posted by: chemjeff at January 08, 2014 03:10 PM (9GG/0)

200 I recommend sucking some whore-toes in a hot tub. It always works for me.

Posted by: Elliot Spitzer at January 08, 2014 03:10 PM (7AyPg)

201 It's interesting watching CNN and Fox right now. CNN is acting like the Christie thing is as bad as 9/11. FOX is focused on the Gates bombshell. Hmmm, now which one impacts my life more? That sidebar Ailes interview is fascinating. "CNN has stopped doing news." But what CNN doesn't realize is that the feeding frenzy helps Christie if he's smart. Take every allegation seriously, fire who need to be fired, launch investigations and wait for news cycle to burn out. Now, that means his 2016 hopes are seriously damaged, but I think he needs to focus on staying in office.

Posted by: AmishDude at January 08, 2014 03:11 PM (T0NGe)

202 What any Rabbit Cafe needs is Bun Bun.

http://sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/970831

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 08, 2014 03:11 PM (xydLk)

203 Whatever you do, don't let a bitch jump in the tidal basin.

Posted by: Wilbur Mills at January 08, 2014 03:11 PM (7AyPg)

204 Posted by: Mr. Natural at January 08, 2014 07:07 PM (KArqF)

All according to plan.

Posted by: Iasonas at January 08, 2014 03:11 PM (FHNkr)

205 Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 08, 2014 07:09 PM (DmNpO) yes, i think the format is all wrong for her....maybe she'll get used to it and do better as she goes along but i cringe when she comes on.....

Posted by: phoenixgirl @phxazgrl 49 days until spring training at January 08, 2014 03:12 PM (u8GsB)

206 "Will no one rid me of this turbulent Mayor?"

Hey it happens. Aides get . . . overexcited and want to please the boss.

The Mf'er Mayor should be glad it was only the traffic that got backed up.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at January 08, 2014 03:12 PM (LSDdO)

207 Posted by: MJ at January 08, 2014 07:09 PM (PRPp1) I was reading your defense of Christie and I'd love to discuss it, especially with the way Christie treated Romney and conservatives in 2012-2013 but... ...ooooh, bunnies!

Posted by: AmishDude at January 08, 2014 03:12 PM (T0NGe)

208 I can't believe the fat man is politician.

Posted by: Said No One Ever at January 08, 2014 03:13 PM (PRPp1)

209 195 And narry a word about Obamacare today. It hasn't gone away but it's apparently a dead issue as far as the MSM is concerned .

Posted by: Mr. Natural at January 08, 2014 03:13 PM (KArqF)

210 "Send in the floating fat man."

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 08, 2014 03:14 PM (xydLk)

211 Whatever you do don't let an Arkansas Statie drive the bitch home after bunga-bunga.

Posted by: W J Clinton at January 08, 2014 03:14 PM (7AyPg)

212 91 years old? The Fat Man did her a favor.

Posted by: The IPAB at January 08, 2014 03:14 PM (pginn)

213 Just don't let those sick bunny crushers into the cafe

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at January 08, 2014 03:14 PM (zfY+H)

214 yes, i think the format is all wrong for her....maybe she'll get used to it and do better as she goes along but i cringe when she comes on..... *** She would do well, perhaps, in a show something like what MacCallum and Hemmer do.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 08, 2014 03:14 PM (DmNpO)

215 Nood

Posted by: Y-not aka Gemma Arterton at January 08, 2014 03:14 PM (zDsvJ)

216 Posted by: chemjeff at January 08, 2014 07:10 PM (9GG/0)

Yeah but Christie's a hypocritical lying Obama Suck up and stabber in the back shit weasel cum rino so . . . who cares?

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at January 08, 2014 03:16 PM (LSDdO)

217 Basically, Christie did what the Park Service Obama did during the shut down-- try to fuck over the people in a tantrum.

Posted by: --- at January 08, 2014 06:40 PM (MMC8r)

FIFY

Posted by: [/i][/b]KG at January 08, 2014 03:16 PM (IPz9m)

218 Ah damnit, pixy!

Park Service supposed to be crossed out up there, btw.

Posted by: [/i][/b]KG at January 08, 2014 03:16 PM (IPz9m)

219 I recommend a crack-smoking video. It always works for me. Posted by: Rob Ford
blazingcatfur.blogspot.ca/2014/01/ice-storm-response-thaws-mayor-rob.html

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at January 08, 2014 03:16 PM (PK+r9)

220 199 I must say, this is a really stupid "scandal". the phrase "Time for traffic problems in Fort Lee" could mean: Time to *create* traffic problems in Fort Lee, or: Time for the *previously scheduled* traffic problems in Fort Lee to appear. we don't really know which one it is. This is why I think they'll be looking to see if there was a quid pro quo or if the repairs at the bridge (and God knows there are always traffic delays there and construction all over the place) were already scheduled. I think it's unlikely that what you posit is true, chemjeff, but it's possible. I find it amazing that NJ has enough Republicans throughout the bureaucracy that they could actually make this happen.

Posted by: AmishDude at January 08, 2014 03:16 PM (T0NGe)

221 I thought it was a shovel ready project.

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at January 08, 2014 03:17 PM (l3vZN)

222 I was reading your defense of Christie and I'd love to discuss it, especially with the way Christie treated Romney and conservatives in 2012-2013 but... ...ooooh, bunnies! ---------------------------------- I'm not defending him at all. I know next to nothing about him or his pros and cons. I just know that while we let the left dictate the 'narrative' there's a big juicy story about the number of insured, the fact that a guy released from Gitmo may have been involved in the death of a US ambassador, and Obama decided to send 30,000 troops to A-stan with no expectation of success. But fat man.

Posted by: Said No One Ever at January 08, 2014 03:18 PM (PRPp1)

223 On to the new thread

Posted by: Mr. Natural at January 08, 2014 03:19 PM (KArqF)

224 Damn Sock!!

Posted by: MJ at January 08, 2014 03:19 PM (PRPp1)

225 "No but seriously I'd love to go drink tea and pet rabbits. Why not?"

Because if you do there's always some weird dude hanging with them yelling, "CHANGE PLACES!"

Posted by: Kevin at January 08, 2014 03:20 PM (UFwhk)

226 I'm enjoying the implosion of Christie. The Esablishment sure can pick 'em, huh?

How he can claim that he's just hearing about this today is a mystery: it was discussed in Halperin's book about the 2012 campaign wasn't it? Remember all the anti-Christie stuff that book had? Halperin said most/all of it came from Mitt's people, teehee.

Posted by: Aslan's Girl at January 08, 2014 03:21 PM (KL49F)

227 Ace, My girlfriend and I actually visited the bunny cafe in the picture this past spring. It was actually pretty fun, and the rabbits were adorable. The food section was actually in the room next door, so there isn't really a fear of mixing your food with rabbit droppings.

Posted by: Choombama2016 at January 08, 2014 03:36 PM (3CSyt)

228 This is worse than not getting an emergency response to our consulate in Benghazi...how? I put the body count at 4 on that one. The only difference is that Christie is a Republican and we actually care about this stuff, while Obama has been shocked, shocked to find out what his aides have been up to in Fast & Furious, the IRS affair, tapping journalists phones, everything the NSA is doing, Benghazi, Obamacare and a host of more minor bureaucratic impairments of Americans -- and the media Does Not Care. Republicans abusing power is part of The Narrative, but Democrats make nothing but Honest Mistakes. I enjoy the defenestrations Chrisite performs on talking point wielding people in public question situations, but I think he'd be a lousy President. If the media pillories him and gives Hillary a pass on Benghazi it might make me vote for the guy out of spite.

Posted by: Darren at January 08, 2014 03:38 PM (cKoDv)

229 Not talking about Christie specifically, but the establishment pick will usually win if the further right candidates keep splitting the vote. So there'll probably be a "Republicans would've won if they hadn't SOLD OUT" narrative forever.

Posted by: JL at January 08, 2014 03:45 PM (KKla3)

230 24 Christie was the Huntsman-wing candidate. Now they'll have to go with Peter King. Bushies are still in for Rubio unless JEB wants a run at it. If JEB is in the MSM might put aside their Bush-hatred and grab on to him. Posted by: BSR (aka Rifle) at January 08, 2014 06:39 PM (3wrJ+)

Someone mentioned the H-man on a previous thread. Careful, he's like Beetlejuice, but if you say his name three times, he shows up with his dad's money ready to campaign. *shivers*

Walker/Rand have my vote, which means it'll never happen.

Posted by: These are the jokes, folks at January 08, 2014 03:57 PM (BF+2f)

231 Corrected: I wrote that the woman died in the traffic snarl. That's just not true. She died at the hospital. It is suggested that the delay in traffic contributed to this. Though I doubt it did. But that's not a headline you want to see. Ain't no cath lab in the back of an EMS bus.

Posted by: Daybrother at January 08, 2014 03:57 PM (IoCOq)

232 whoops off sock.

Posted by: These are the jokes, folks at January 08, 2014 03:57 PM (BF+2f)

233 OMG I need to go eat and/or take a nap, obviously, since I cannot even remove a simple sock. Later all.

Posted by: LizLem chagrined but not quite barrel worthy...yet at January 08, 2014 03:59 PM (BF+2f)

234 Bunnies > cats

Less food pickiness, less attitude, quiet, more limited jumping/climbing ability, just as playful, just as fluffy, messes are far less smelly.

In reality, there's little that recommends a cat over a bunny unless you're looking specifically for a 4-legged mouse/rat trap.

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at January 08, 2014 04:06 PM (guzmA)

235 Shall we start a pool for Christi's resignation?

Posted by: The Political Hat at January 08, 2014 04:07 PM (XvHmy)

236 The traffic thing probably isn't enough to force resignation, but it is enough to end his further aspirations, and neuter his remaining effectiveness as a gov.

You have to question his judgment if he hires idiots who would play games like this.

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at January 08, 2014 04:21 PM (guzmA)

237 Not a Christie fan, but I don't think this is going to end his Presidential ambitions.

Still, if Christie can't make a case that he can carry his home state, he really has nothing to point to for why conservatives should nominate him if electability goes out the window.

I have zero doubt though, the Clintons are most afraid of Christie to go up against, so I'm sure this has their fingerprints on it. A Democrat can't win the White House without New Jersey.

Posted by: Uniden at January 08, 2014 05:11 PM (13G+x)

238 If Christie is our nominee, I want to see Hillary bring up something like a Christie staffer closing a road vs her actions in Benghazi.

Posted by: Uniden at January 08, 2014 05:14 PM (13G+x)

239 As I type this, they're giving the Christie Bridge Story the Full-Court Press on both FNC and CNN.

Posted by: Mister Christopher at January 08, 2014 05:16 PM (m5A7W)

240 Fuck Christie and every other RINO in the GOP. Line the fucking lot of them up against a wall. I hope this is the fucking end of the fat fuck's career. Let's get a proper conservative in there.

Posted by: Fat Fuck Christie can suck my dick at January 08, 2014 05:19 PM (KOp/H)

241
I just want to pet the rabbits, George.

Posted by: Lenny at January 08, 2014 05:34 PM (a5bF3)

242 Any bets on how long before the aide is charged and/or sued? Seriously, this sounds like the plot of a really bad episode of Law and Order.

Posted by: Meezles at January 08, 2014 05:34 PM (NYvTj)

243 Lagomorph. Rabbits are lagomorphs, not rodents. (Also, lookit the bones yeah yeah yeah.)

Posted by: Sam Hill at January 08, 2014 07:12 PM (e15Qx)

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