Hendrik Hertzberg and John Cassidy on Chris Christie and Bridgegate.
The Political Scene | The New Yorker
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🗓️ 17 January 2014
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Hendrik Hertzberg and John Cassidy on Chris Christie and Bridgegate.
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| 1:27.6 | Someday, Governor, I don't know when this will all end, but till then, you're killing the working man who's stuck in the Governor Chris Christie for Lee, New Jersey traffic jam. |
| 1:44.6 | That was Bruce Springsteen and Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday night, singing about Bridgegate. |
| 1:49.6 | Hendrick Hertzberg and John Cassidy are here to talk about the ongoing scandal and Chris Christie's response to it. |
| 1:55.6 | Rick, tell us about that performance on Jimmy Fallon. |
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