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ChristieGate: New Jersey's Largest Newspaper Calls for Samson to Resign
by ericlewis0
From NJ's Star-Ledger:
http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/02/port_authority_chairman_david_samson_should_resign_editorial.html
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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/02/20/1279167/-ChristieGate-New-Jersey-s-Largest-Newspaper-Calls-for-Samson-to-Resign
by ericlewis0
From NJ's Star-Ledger:
Wednesdays apology by Port Authority Chairman David Samson, for the agencys role in the George Washington Bridge entry lane closures, rings hollow. He hit bottom when he called the weeklong traffic bomb his co-workers dropped on Fort Lee last September an inconvenience. Mea culpa came five months too late.
Worse still, Samsons half-hearted attempt at remorse ignored his own failures as head of this hopelessly broken agency a list of ethical lapses, broken promises and business-as-usual, with new examples breaking by the day.
Samson must step down. His resignation would mark a strong first step in an overdue overhaul of the entire Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/02/port_authority_chairman_david_samson_should_resign_editorial.html
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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/02/20/1279167/-ChristieGate-New-Jersey-s-Largest-Newspaper-Calls-for-Samson-to-Resign
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ChristieGate: New Jersey's Largest Newspaper Calls for Samson to Resign (Original Post)
ProSense
Feb 2014
OP
"Samson appears to treat his Port Authority appointment as an extension of his legal career."
yortsed snacilbuper
Feb 2014
#4
Laxman
(2,419 posts)1. I'll Second That Motion.....
It's well past time for him to go. I heard him say yesterday that the process will reveal what really happened in Bridgegate. Really. That means he must know. If he knows, doesn't he have an obligation to the public to tell us what happened? Just tell us David! Quod Est In Loco.
sheshe2
(84,057 posts)2. From your link
?In March 2012, Samson voted for the $256 million reconstruction of the Harrison PATH station just months after a builder, also a Wolff & Samson client, proposed a plan to refurbish a nearby warehouse into luxury apartments.
?A month earlier, the Port Authority voted to give NJ Transit yet another client of his firm a 49-year, $1-a-year lease on a North Bergen park-and-ride lot. NJ Transit had been leasing the lot from the Port Authority for $900,000 a year. Despite earlier reports that he had voted for the deal, the Port Authority says Samson recused himself from the North Bergen vote
Samson appears to treat his Port Authority appointment as an extension of his legal career. Or is it just coincidence that his firms lobbying revenue just $42,000 the year before Christie was elected governor and hired Samson exploded to annual revenues of more than $1 million shortly afterward?
?A month earlier, the Port Authority voted to give NJ Transit yet another client of his firm a 49-year, $1-a-year lease on a North Bergen park-and-ride lot. NJ Transit had been leasing the lot from the Port Authority for $900,000 a year. Despite earlier reports that he had voted for the deal, the Port Authority says Samson recused himself from the North Bergen vote
Samson appears to treat his Port Authority appointment as an extension of his legal career. Or is it just coincidence that his firms lobbying revenue just $42,000 the year before Christie was elected governor and hired Samson exploded to annual revenues of more than $1 million shortly afterward?
Samson should resign and be fined for making money off his position and the people of New Jersey.
Thank you ProSense!
malaise
(269,278 posts)3. K & R
Have you seen a pic of the protester with the sign Hey Governor Bruce Springsteen hates you.
It was hilarious.
ProSense
(116,464 posts)6. Did you see this:
Woman Says Her 'Resign Christie' Signs Were Confiscated At Town Hall
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/woman_claims_resign_christie_signs_confiscated
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/woman_claims_resign_christie_signs_confiscated
Love how she had one more
Cha
(298,018 posts)12. So now we're hearing about it..
"Newson told the Star-Ledger that she lost her home during Hurricane Sandy and is unhappy with the pace that Christie's administration is awarding grant money to Sandy victims.
There are too many scandals. Its too much to handle," she said, adding "I don't see help anywhere. People are suffering."
There are too many scandals. Its too much to handle," she said, adding "I don't see help anywhere. People are suffering."
yortsed snacilbuper
(7,941 posts)4. "Samson appears to treat his Port Authority appointment as an extension of his legal career."
"Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive."
SunSeeker
(51,796 posts)5. Samson is a greedy scumbag criminal.
Just resigning is too easy on him. He should be in jail.
hollysmom
(5,946 posts)8. and all contracts/clients he voted on have their contracts revoked n/t
SDjack
(1,448 posts)9. The Port Authority is hopelessly corrupt. The US Government should seize control. nt
GreatCaesarsGhost
(8,585 posts)10. Yes, not just the corruption but this is a national security issue.
Cha
(298,018 posts)11. "An inconvenience".. way to downplay and
piss people off, idiot Samson.