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chris hayes Politics

Hoboken Can Make Christie’s BridgeGate Look Like Small Potatoes

Chris Christie is presently embroiled in a huge scandal in New Jersey. The scandal, affectionately dubbed BridgeGate, is big enough to oust Christie if the claims that he had something to do with the lanes closure, turns out to be true. But BridgeGate is a small potato compared to what Christie did in Hoboken.

New Jersey got billions from the Federal Government to help the state recover from the Hurricane Sandy devastation. One of the cities that suffered was Hoboken and Chris Christie promised the people of the city that he would do whatever he can to help them recover. But when Hoboken’s mayor refused to endorse Christie’s re-election, Christie refused to help the people of Hoboken.

If it is determined that the people of Hoboken did not get the recovery funds allotted to them from the federal government because of Christie’s political retribution, then this could be a criminal act.

Chris Christie was in the middle of a reelection campaign. In this country, there is a law that governs campaign finance and all indications are that Chris Christie violated the campaign finance law when he took federal funds and distributed those funds based on political endorsements. That’s against the law.

You you cannot bribe someone to endorse you. Federal funds, intended to offer relief to those affected by a federally declared natural disaster, cannot be doled out to your political buddies or your endorsers alone, and when Christie shortchanged Hoboken because the mayor of that city chose not to endorse him, that’s a form of bribery using federal relief funds, and that’s against the law.

Hayes explains more about Hoboken.

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Politics Wisconsin

Wisconsin’s Republicans Pushing for a 7 Day Work Week

Picture this Americans. Working seven straight days without a break in between, unlike what those pesky unions are imposing on all Americans.

And picture this. With a seven day work week, you no longer get overtime unlike the mandatory overtime pay those pesky unions demand. So corporations get two more days of production from their employees,  and they save on the overtime pay. More power to the Corporations.

Yay!

A pair of Republican legislators in Wisconsin are circulating a draft of a bill that would allow a 7-day work week for the state’s workers. According to the Stephen Points Journal newspaper, the two lawmakers are floating the bill on behalf of the state’s largest anti-union business lobby, Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce.

The bill is a “slap in the face” to the state’s public labor unions, which lost most of their power when Gov. Scott Walker (R) stripped them of their ability to bargain collectively in 2011. It was proposed by state Sens. Glenn Grothman (R) of West Bend and Mark Born (R) of Beaver Dam.

“Even God said rest on the seventh day,” protested David Reardon, secretary-treasurer for Teamsters Local 662.“I would hate to see that Republican bill pass. Some employers would really take advantage of that.”

Republicans say that the bill will expand workers’ opportunities to make money by working unconventional hours. They promise that the 7-day work week will increase productivity in the state and stimulate revenue.

Opponents of the law say that employers would likely use the law as a means of erasing the weekend and forcing employees to work longer hours without rest.

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Politics

Rush Limbaugh is Ready For A President Obama Cheating Scandal

He must have run out of things to say to his ever decreasing following base.

Rush Limbaugh desperately wants President Obama to be caught cheating on first lady Michelle Obama and says “yes, please” to the idea of such a scandal. Limbaugh seems as though he’s very bored by the Chris Christie bridge debacle and ad incident, so the idea of Obama cheating on Michelle would be much more exciting. On his radio show earlier today, Limbaugh stated that he would love it if the president would step out on the first lady.

“Why can’t we have scandals like that anymore?” Limbaugh asked, referring to this week’s news about French President Francoise Hollande’s affair. Limbaugh went on to say “Why can’t we have Obama running around on Michelle or something?”

He then admitted his rumination was “just wishful thinking,” but seemed to indicate that he would be thrilled if it were to come true. He waxed poetic about Hollande’s year-long affair with “a beautiful young French actress” and said it would be “much more exciting than Christie’s bridge lane closures” if there was some “good, old fashioned” cheating on the part of Obama

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Politics

Bruce Springsteen and Jimmy Fallon’s Song to Chris Christie – Video

Forget what the pundits have to say. The musical legend, Jersey native Bruce Springsteen is the only authority on Bridge-Gate and this Chris Christie scandal.

He wrote a song about it. Wanna hear it?

Video

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Celebrities Michelle Obama Politics

Michelle Obama is Not Ruling Out Plastic Surgery

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama turns 50 this week, and she isn’t ruling out future use of plastic surgery or Botox.

The first lady tells People magazine in an interview hitting newsstands on Friday, her birthday, that women should be free to do whatever they need to do to feel good.

Mrs. Obama adds that she doesn’t imagine resorting to plastic surgery or Botox but that she’s also learned to “never say never.”

The first lady has never missed a health checkup, including a mammogram or Pap smear, and has had a colonoscopy.

As for diet and exercise, Mrs. Obama says she doesn’t “obsess” about what she eats but makes sure to include fruit and vegetables.

Her workouts have evolved to include things like yoga that she says will keep her flexible.

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Featured

This Man Has Not Bathe or Showered in 60 Years – PIC

His name is Amou Haji. He is 80 years old and took his last bath at the age of 20.

He lives in the streets of Iran, smokes a pipe filled with animal feces and according to Tehran News that did a report on this guy, he has broken the last record for not showering or bathing. The last record was going bathless for 38 years.

And yes ladies, Haji is single.

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Celebrities New York

Lifetime Ban – “No Food or Hotel Rooms” For Dennis Rodman in New York

Dennis Rodman has made one too many trips to North Korea. He has gotten a little too cozy with the North Korea regime and their ruthless dictator,  and the New York service industry is instituting a lifetime on the former NBA player.

The Old HomeStead SteakHouse is advocating the lifetime ban to all its business, and the organization is asking all other service industries to follow suit.

This, according to their Facebook page.

No food — or hotel rooms — for you. Self-proclaimed ambassador to North Korea Dennis Rodman made a living on the basketball court swatting away shots of opponents. Now an iconic restaurant in New York’s Meatpacking District, one of Rodman’s favorite neighborhoods when he’s here, wants the entire NYC hospitality industry to reject Rodman whenever he blows into the Big Apple.

Old Homestead Steakhouse, the iconic meatery on Ninth Ave., wants all restaurants, hotels and nightclubs to sign a statement pledging they will ban Rodman for life. The pledge will be on Old Homestead’s website this week. Anyone in America can sign to show support for the Rodman ban.

“Let him see what it’s like to starve and to sleep out in the cold – exactly what his dictator pal is doing to millions of people. It’s too late for apologies,” said Old Homestead co-owner Greg Sherry.

This is not the first time the Meat Mecca rejected an NBA player. When Kevin Garnett, at the time a Boston Celtic, disrespected Knicks superstar Carmelo Anthony — saying that his wife, LaLa tasted like Honey Nut Cheerios, Old Homestead banned Garnett, who now plays for the Brooklyn Nets, from the restaurant and even put a special entree on the menu for Melo. (Rodman was tossed from Serafina in The Time Hotel after his first trip from North Korea after mouthing off about how great Kim Jong Un is. Rodman is known to frequent high-profile strip clubs when he stays in New York.)

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Politics

Poll: New Jersey Voters say Bridge-Gate Hurt Christie’s Chances in 2016

TRENTON — Even after the bridge scandal, New Jersey voters say Gov. Chris Christie is more of a leader than a bully. But about half say Bridgegate damaged his presidential chances, according to a new poll.

The Republican governor earned one of his lowest “bully” scores since Quinnipiac University started asking the question more than three years ago. Voters say Christie is more of a leader than a bully, 54 percent to 40 percent. Democrats feel differently, saying, 56 percent to 37 percent, that he’s more bully than leader.

Democrats have labeled a Christie a bully and say he created a culture that make it OK for his allies to close lanes to the George Washington Bridge, creating an epic traffic jam in Fort Lee in September, to punish the borough’s mayor. The governor has denied any involvement.

Asked if the scandal damages Christie’s chances as a 2016 presidential contender, about 49 percent of voters who are aware of Bridgegate say ‘yes’. Another 7 percent say the scandal ends those White House chances, while 2 percent say it helps them and 38 percent say the scandal will have no impact.

“Christie for President? This scandal hurts his chances, both Democrats and Republicans think,” said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. “But – maybe it’s pride in having their governor tops on the list – many New Jerseyans think he’s still up there.”

Quinnipiac surveyed 1,207 voters from Jan. 10 – 13. During a Jan. 9 marathon news conference that fueled national interest in the bridge scandal, Christie said, “I am not a bully.” The poll has a margin of error of 2.8 percentage points.

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Healthcare ObamaCare Texas

Report: Almost Half a Million Texans Applied for Healthcare under ObamaCare

But, according to their governor Rick Perry and Canadian born senator Ted Cruz, Texans don’t want healthcare, right?

Wrong!

New numbers on ACA enrollment are out, and nearly half a million Texans have applied for coverage through the federal exchange. The latest numbers from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services show us that:

457,382 total Texans who applied for coverage through completed applications
390,658 Texans have been found eligible to enroll in a marketplace plan
Over 47,000 have been found eligible to enroll in the state’s existing Medicaid or CHIP plans
Ed Espinoza, Executive Director of Progress Texas, released the following statement:

Twelve weeks of ACA has done more to help Texans without health care than Rick Perry has done in twelve years as Governor.

– h/t ProgressTexas

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Politics

Shocking Video – The Elephant vs The Volkswagon

Amazingly, no one was seriously hurt. But in the video below, we see what happens when you drive your car too close to an elephant minding its own business. The elephant usually wins!

British teacher Sarah Brooks and her fiance Jans de Klerk were celebrating their engagement with a trip to South Africa when they came across a full-grown African elephant.

The footage, taken in the famed Kruger National Park, shows the car behind the animal, tentatively nearing to pass at the side of the road.

However the elephant spots the blue Volkswagon and quickly becomes infuriated.

The car attempts to reverse and drive off but its too late to escape.

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Mitt Romney Politics

Mitt Romney’s Version of Gangnam Style – Video

Straight up square dancing, do-si-do style.

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Politics

U.S Congressman Engaged, Will Marry his Same-Sex Partner

CNN is reporting that Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-New York, will marry his longtime partner, designer Randy Florke, the couple announced Monday.

“After 21 years together, we are excited for the next step in our journey as a family,” they said in a statement. “For decades, we’ve fought to ensure that all families can experience the joys of loving commitment and we are proud to have our friends and family share this special moment with us in the near future.”

With their marriage, Maloney will become the second member of Congress to legally wed his same-sex partner while in office. Former Rep. Barney Frank, D-Massachusetts, became the first to do so in 2012.

Maloney and Florke, who have three adopted children and live in Cold Spring, New York, got engaged on Christmas Day.

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