If you’re just catching up on this delicious story, here’s your cheat sheet.
As noted last night, our TPM delegation to Toronto will be aloft shortly. And the first major hurdle of the trip has been cleared. We had to wonder. How will the TSA react to our team’s attempt to board an international flight carrying three cast aluminum statuettes of Duke Cunningham? I’m happy to report it came off without a hitch.
It was a crazy day today, with the Christie news busting out mid-morning and then a few lesser stories (that would have been big ones any other day) coming as the day went on. My role in the Christie story was largely limited to keeping up on the topline developments (of which there were many) and trying to put it into perspective for readers. But I went back just now and reread our original piece on the emails release – revised after initial publication with additional quotes and details. There’s no question Bridget Anne Kelly’s quote (“Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee.”) is the one that rips the story open and is the appropriate headline for every publication keeping readers current on the story.
Okay, the word’s out. As just revealed in this story in the Toronto Star, the TPM delegation to Toronto arrives tomorrow to bestow the Golden Duke award to Mayor Rob Ford. As you know, Ford won a Golden Duke in an unprecedented 4 categories in the 2013 Golden Dukes Awards. As you probably also know, Mayor Ford smoked crack on video and also bragged about cunnilingus in a mayoral news conference, which probably makes the fact about the awards wins go without saying.
EMS responses in at least four medical emergencies were delayed by the George Washington Bridge closure, including one where a 91-one-year old woman later died.
Chris Christie says he was “misled by a member of my staff” in the bridge scandal.
Need to catch up? Behold, here’s the official, epic, Christie-Bridge-opalooza timeline.
If you haven’t been paying close attention to the Chris Christie bridge scandal that’s been simmering these past few months, we’ve published a really clear, simple timeline to help you catch up in light of today’s revelations.