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{"id":27362,"date":"2014-01-24T07:00:08","date_gmt":"2014-01-24T13:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.occasionalplanet.org\/?p=27362"},"modified":"2015-08-05T11:32:42","modified_gmt":"2015-08-05T16:32:42","slug":"chris-christie-paperback-villain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occasionalplanet.org\/2014\/01\/24\/chris-christie-paperback-villain\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Christie, paperback villain"},"content":{"rendered":"
I am addicted to the Chris Christie bridge scandal. In trying to figure out why this story has resonated so deeply with me, I happened upon a unique possibility. I believe it is my love for fictional political thrillers. The writer in me cannot help looking at this scandal as the plot of a novel. It’s not difficult to come up with twists that have yet to be discovered. The more I think about them, the more I feel there\u2019s a lot more we have yet to learn.<\/p>\n
Chris Christie, being an East Coast governor and Republican, never showed up on my radar until everyone noticed him. Just before the presidential election, and after hurricane Sandy’s landfall, Chris Christie abandoned Mitt Romney and started hanging out with President Obama. To me, it seemed a strange thing to do. Yes, I heard Christie say that he would do anything to help his state, but he was overly affectionate, so very chummy, and the timing was insane, if you were rooting for the Republican to win the election.<\/p>\n
Fast-forward to the bridge scandal and it got me thinking. Christie is being painted as a vindictive man who cannot be crossed. Whether the bridge scandal is payback for a non-endorsement or something else, none of the theories has a positive spin for the governor of New Jersey. He has the appearance of a petty, small-minded man who will break any rule to get his message out: don’t mess with Christie.<\/p>\n