Was Christie Right to Use Police Helicopter to Get to His Son’s Baseball Game?
- Posted on June 1, 2011 at 9:15pm by
Billy Hallowell
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has come under scrutiny for using a police helicopter and limo to get to and from his son’s baseball game yesterday (we covered this on the blog this morning as well). NJ.com reports:
As the game at St. Joseph Regional High School in Montvale was about to begin, a noise from above distracted the spectators who watched the 55-foot-long helicopter buzz over the trees in left field, circle the outfield and land in an adjacent football field. Christie left the helicopter and got into a black car with tinted windows that drove him about 100 yards to the baseball field. The governor watched from the bleachers as his eldest son, Andrew, played starting catcher for Delbarton School. Christie played the position of catcher in high school as well.
During the fifth inning, Christie and first lady Mary Pat Christie got into the car, rode back to the helicopter and departed. His son’s team won the game, 7-2…
Assemblyman John Wisniewski (D-Middlesex) said he saw no problem with the governor attending his son’s game. That said, he stated his belief that New Jersey residents shouldn’t have to “pick up the tab.” Christie headed to meet some Iowa donors after the game, which Wisniewski took particular issue with.
In an e-mail to The Blaze, Christie’s communications team defended use of the helicopter via a statement from Colonel Rick Fuentes, Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police:
Governor Christie is on duty every hour of every day. His transportation, safety and security are my responsibility, and he therefore travels with the State Police Executive Protection Unit, whether on state or personal business. As part of our long-standing security protocol, the EPU provides secure, protected travel by vehicle in the overwhelming majority of the Governor’s business and personal travel, except in those rare instances when the Governor’s schedule warrants use of air travel.
To date, Governor Christie has been aboard State Police helicopters 35 times since taking office, including aerial surveys of flood and storm damage. It is important to understand that State Police helicopters fly daily homeland security missions, and use flight time for training purposes, more so lately as we acclimate our pilots to the new aircraft. These are flight hours that would be logged in any event. Therefore, there is no additional cost to taxpayers or the State Police budget, nor is there any interference with our daily mission, by adding the state’s chief executive to any of these trips. Any flights transporting the Governor would be subordinated to priority needs for our aircraft including rescue and emergent law enforcement missions.
While some people have been focused more on the monetary values associated with the situation, Mediaite offers condolences to the governor’s son:
The problem is that this must have been terrible for his son. I mean, think about it! This is high school! High school students are mortified by their parents no matter who they are. You could be the governor, the president, or the King of Awesomevania and your kid would still be embarrassed by you. It’s a fact of life; if you’re a teenager, you don’t want your parents drawing attention.
What do you think? Was usage of the limo and helicopter warranted in this instance?
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Comments (170)
riseandshine
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:21pmI’ll leave that to the people of New Jersey to decide.
Report Post »endgamer
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:19pmI lived in NJ for 35 of my 49 years of existence and it’s the way things are done there. If you had any idea of who owns what and who is really in charge there you would be shocked. NJ is it’s own little Police State Kingdom. The city I grew up in was the SAFEST city in the United states 2 years in a row. (That was after I moved out of NJ) You don‘t mess with The NJ State Police EVER and you don’t mess with the NJ mafia.. Either way you‘ll end up in a landfill somewhere after you’ve been put through a tree shredder. No one will know you’re gone or care either..
Report Post »crazytalk
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:14pmCheaper than takin the turnpike.
Report Post »Liberal_Atheist_Critical_Thinker
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:11pmGive me a friggin break!
Substitute Obama for Christie and you’d be going bonkers for 33 pages here!
Such hypocrites!
Report Post »Exrepublisheep
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:30pmyup
Report Post »leftteste
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:09pmHe’s not running for president. It makes sense the guy can’t even walk 100 yards. Give me a break! What a hypocrite! Fiscal conservatism at it’s finest! Time to tighten your belt. I just feel sorry for the three cows it took to make the belt!
Report Post »Mateytwo Barreett
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:04pmWheres the Weiner story??
Report Post »Opinionmonger
Posted on June 2, 2011 at 6:14amgone off to get a hot-dog I presume.
Report Post »Oraclevoiceofreason
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:00pmI dont mind the helicopter but the 100 yard limo ride seems absurd.
Report Post »TumbleBumble
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 11:36pmLOL! Yeah, I thought so, too. For two reasons – 1) 100 yards isn’t that far and could only do him some good. And 2) if he needed a ride for some unforeseen reason, couldn’t he have used a golf cart?
Report Post »SingerGuy
Posted on June 2, 2011 at 2:34amIf some emergency were to happen and the helicopter crew had to take off and handle it, do you expect the Governor to catch a cab ride home? Of course they have to have the limo handy. Besides the fact that Governors don’t travel alone; they always have a detail of several police officers (usually Highway Patrol) with them. The limo allows the small group to move from helicopter to stadium with minimal exposure to potential danger. It’s not about the 100 yards. Those of you criticizing this very wise tactical maneuver show your total ignorance of the reality of security in the current political environment. You’re thinking about this as if you were in this situation, devoid of the constant threat a governor is under and the specific death threats that Governor Christie has received.
Using the helicopter and the limo were the right tactical things to do in this situation. His security detail is well trained and chose correctly.
Report Post »Opinionmonger
Posted on June 2, 2011 at 6:11amLets. keep thing to ‘on cost’ basis , will we.
Report Post »Being not the skinniest person, to put it mildly, rushing that unsurmountable distance could be fatal, so a limo is an cost effective measure for transportation.
Do you even knoe what a state funeral costs, apart from the cost of new elections and all that stuff?
So it IS cheaper to Fly&ride, just as the ad says.!
Sufficiently advanced political correctness is indistinguishable from sarcasm
Chris1000
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 9:59pmOh, you mean like Obama taking his wife on “Date Night” to NYC?? Was THAT abuse of the Taxpayer????
Report Post »woodyl1011fl
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 9:59pmGet a life critics you people are just pathological demagouges.
Report Post »Mateytwo Barreett
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 9:56pmWell, ther ya go! He’s toast as far as presidential material! I mean really!!! By the Way- I remember something about o”Bama ( he’s Irish yannow) Taking time to referee his kids ball game-or something. While I’m on it- – hwho has seen Marine 1-2-3 over the mall. 3 everytime O’Bama (he’s Irish yannow) goes anywhere- by plane(s). Speaking of which- am I the onlyn one that noticed that you had what 274 yeh, thats about right 274 congressmen, get hauiled down to the DA CRIB instead of 1 (ONE) (singular) going thee other way. To debate whether we’re broke now, in two months or ifall we have to doe is print more money. I LOVE DC!!
Report Post »Texas woman56
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 9:56pmObama has our military in a foreign country for over 60 days and has not gotten the okay from Congress and the main stream media is worried about a helicopter. We do not have enough room to start listing all the laws that have been boken by the dem. in the last 2 years.
Report Post »Mateytwo Barreett
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:16pmCyber space is- – -limitless! It all depends on how fast I, you , we are at srecording it!
Report Post »neverending
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 9:54pmWho cares and I hope it does it again. So nice to see a politician show that his kids count and aren’t just used for show or some kind of political gain. Still hope he changes his mind and makes a run for the whitehouse.
Report Post »Bennie Franklin
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 9:52pmYou don’t take a public vehicle out of service for personal use! Inexcusable! He should be fined! If a soldier did this in the military, they would be busted down in rank and have half of their pay taken away for a month. He is just like the rest of them…corrupt. If he does this in the open, what does he do that we don’t know about.
Report Post »Mateytwo Barreett
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:12pm@ Bennie
Report Post »Try “reading” the story! Hours are going to be logged. PERIOD. The pilot is going to fly. PERIOD
The fuel is going to be burned. PERIOD. So, in your opinion he‘s supposed to hop ion the ol’ Camry and be bop through traffic. Hmm, maybe we need some security- how much? Couple bikes, and a car or two. Who knows mayben the cops could do a couple traffic stops- yannow a little extra “jingle”
jtm
Posted on June 2, 2011 at 2:27pmWhy can Nancy Pelosi use military aircraft for her personal jaunts. Which do you think is more expensive? She used them many times just to go home.
Report Post »Liberal_Atheist_Critical_Thinker
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 9:51pmHypocrites!
This site is nothing more than a hive for conservative HYPOCRITES!
What a joke of a “news site” this is!
Bwahahahahahaha!
Report Post »Mateytwo Barreett
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:02pmlacky (cybertwink to his “friends”)
Report Post »You are absolutely right! I known its news- it went through two cycles on msnbc!
One must realize that the scrutiny of POSSIBLE presidential candidates is the responsibility of a conscientious media. If you care to recall, the junior senator from IL….never mind.
jtm
Posted on June 2, 2011 at 12:42pmThen why do you post, loser. It’s okay for that bimbo Pelosi to use military aircraft to visit her state, but he can’t, which is a helluva lot less expensive than her. HYPOCRITE!
Report Post »wisehiney
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 9:47pmAs long as he did’nt carry 600 freeloaders with him.
Report Post »Redistributor
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 9:45pmHe’s wrong to use the chopper.
Report Post »Mr. Oshawott
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 9:42pmWell, as long as the helicopter flight doesn’t raise the cost to taxpayers or the budget of the police department, I see no problem with Chris Christie making use of the police helicopter every once in a while.
Report Post »Now this is Art
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 9:40pmkinda like all the obama clan and their friends skippin off to paris, nyc, etc, etc.
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 9:32pmOh, and wait a minute, folks. If anyone is going to be “outraged”, it should be us, the AMERICAN CITIZENS, who have picked up the tab for all the AF1,2&3 flights over the past 2 1/2 years……….. hellloooo!
Report Post »GeorgieJo
Posted on June 2, 2011 at 12:15amGrandma
Report Post »I agree
I’d rather a GOVERNOR of a STATE fly safely (and train the pilots) THEN
FLY Obummers DOG on a separate PLANE to HAWAII
Meechelle HAD to leave early on THAT vacation
How many HOURS has AForce1 ran up during this presidency?
TumbleBumble
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 9:31pmI, at first, thought it was in poor taste for Christie to use police helicopter. But after reading that these are hours that the pilots need anyway, it does cast a different light on it.
I always have to ask myself – would I have the same feeling about it if the man using the copter was a Dem? Answer is yes. Cannot argue with killing two birds with one stone. It’s just plain sensible.
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 9:30pmOur daughter was at a prestigious camp in Texas where once in a while “VIP’s” daughters would attend. The VIP’s, unlike the “regular folk” would fly in to the camp festivities in helicopters. Most all of us ignored the VIP’s and they were more than happy to ignore us. While our daughters attended that camp, many of them for as many as 12 summers, the VIP kids lasted at most one session.
Governors no longer ride the morning bus or trolley to work with the common man. Might be good if they did.
Report Post »BHAMCONSERVATIVE
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 9:29pmHow is this any different that having a police escort? As governor, he has access to any state property and vehicles. Unless he does this every day, I don’t see a problem.
Report Post »Bennie Franklin
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 9:57pmThere is a difference in using public property for official use and that of using it for personal use. Taking that helicopter out of service for his personal use, meant that it was not in service for the public good. If the taxpayers want to give him his own personal helicopter to fly around as he see fit…fine, but don’t use a piece of equipment for public good and use it for your own personal ****.
Report Post »HisNameWasRobertPaulson
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:26pmRead the article Bennie. It points out how dumb you are.
Report Post »Cemoto78
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:26pmI would think that’s why the car was available in a case the helicopter was needed elsewhere. Here‘s a governor who’s had death threats from teachers unions and members, along with many other whack jobs and he is entitled to some type of security. It’s part of the job, just because he becomes a governor doesn‘t mean he doesn’t give up on his family time. There is a line too, if he where taking his kids to school or other personal reasons and using state resources then maybe this should be looked at.
Report Post »deskpilot
Posted on June 2, 2011 at 12:31am@ Bennir Franklin – At no time was the helicopter “out of service.” It was on a reasonably accommodated trip that included the governor. Th Police flight crew was on duty, the helicopter was up and running, and the crew needed to gain flight time in a newly acquired aircraft. put the three together and compare it to the cost of police of multiple jusridictions on standby, the multiple vehicles in the governers entourage, and the helicopter probably saved money. I call that good steewardship of the taxpayer dollars. It’s certainly more efficient than the state buying a helicopter for his exclusive use like Murkowski did with an airplane in AK.
Report Post »State Police transport of the governor is a common practice across the country.
conservativeme
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 9:28pmI think Mediaite is sure assuming an awful lot. Maybe the Mediaite writer was embarassed by his parents. I loved it when my folks were at my events I played in. I think that the Mediaite writer is full of crap!
Report Post »UncleBuck
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 9:26pmAt least he knows what is important, Family first and if you are doing the work of the governor and need to get to your childs activity, do what it takes. Why aren‘t the libs so incensed by Pelosi’s use of the Government‘s aircraft and Obama’s vacations in this economy? can you say H Y P O C R A C Y
Report Post »Untameable-kate
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:27pmI don’t think I can justify bad behavior by citing other bad behavior. He is supposed to be conservative, maybe he should act that way. We are always up in arms at BOs’ wasteful ways. Christie should have known he would be hit hard by the left for doing this.
I still really like Christie, though.
Report Post »johnsell
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:33pmAmen Brother!!!!
Report Post »LetUsReason
Posted on June 2, 2011 at 12:50amYou want to know what’s even more ridiculous?? When he got out of the SUV after riding 100 yards on comfy leather, he was out of breath.
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on June 2, 2011 at 2:12am@Survivorseed
There’s that tolerance from the left again.
Report Post »survivorseed
Posted on June 2, 2011 at 4:50amand theres the right playing the victim again…boohoo
Report Post »kwatch
Posted on June 2, 2011 at 8:25amfor crying out loud- do you know how many death threats this man had?
Report Post »Clive
Posted on June 2, 2011 at 3:06pmwow… i agree with kate. waste is waste, whether it comes from the left or the right, we shouldn’t tolerate it. i still think he’s a decent enough guy, he should probably pay more attention to the perception of these things.
Report Post »Mandors
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 9:21pmI’m sorry, he‘s the governor that’s the way they travel. Get a life people.
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 9:26pmRemember the article a week or so ago – something about Obama Campaign “digging for dirt” on Christie?? Just saying
Report Post »CatB
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 9:35pmIt was considered a “training flight” .. I have no problem with this .. it wasn’t like he was flying in New York City airspace to get a Photo op … like Air Force One under Obama.
Report Post »Now this is Art
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 9:41pmreally, like the obama clan AND friends skippin off to paris….lets get real people
Report Post »BuckOfama
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 9:49pmThat’s what governors do, get over it…. Oh yeah and Obama is a can’t.
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 9:50pmIt was just a training flight? So then I would be able to take a helicopter to maybe the store? Sorry misuse of taxpayers money. I hate RINOs, but I hate two faced RINOs more.
He is no better than Weiner in my opinion….
Report Post »The_Almighty_Creestof
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 9:59pmEvery job has its perks…leave the man alone. Push comes to shove, have him pay for the gas and the pilots pay.
Report Post »Revere1
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:00pmObama’s scared and rolling out the attacks. http://www.elephantwatcher.com/2011/05/iowas-gop-donors-schedule-meeting-to.html
Report Post »Locked
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:10pmAwesome irony with the responses here compared to those in the articles about the Obama limo brigade. If it’s Obama doing it, it’s a waste of taxpayer money; if it’s Christie, it’s all about family.
Pointing out hypocrisy aside, I think it’s pretty cool, and not a huge waste. If you’re a big shot, you get some perks.
Report Post »Gold Coin & Economic News
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:34pmWhen Obama went to India, he rented an ENTIRE FRICKIN’ HOTEL, that’s right, the entire place. Let’s get real here. This isn’t even a story.
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:37pmIf he traveled thee by car it would have taken much longer, the mandatory escort would have been expensive. You know it would have to have been a mini-motorcade that would have interfered with traffic, required more officers and upset people.
Think what it costs us to move the President. The security, the Beast, etc., etc……. Our elected officials have to be protected. Can you imagine how many wackjob enemies Christie has in NJ? Maybe it would have been politically correct to skip the game altogether; on the other hand a father has the right to watch his son play baseball like anyone else. I’ll bet anyone he has saved his state many times the money stuff like this costs.
Report Post »Exrepublisheep
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:37pmAs an activist against govt. waste, this was a poor choice. Either a governor chooses to be be a posterboy for lean, effective government, or a slob who thinks the government is there to serve them. Christie, it turns out, is just another spoiled politician who says bad for you, ok for me.
Report Post »Exrepublisheep
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:49pmNewly released travel records show that Chris Christie occasionally billed taxpayers more than $400 a night for stays in luxury hotels and exceeded the government’s hotel allowance on 14 of 16 business trips he took in 2008.
Report Post »“Generally, U.S. attorneys, assistant U.S. attorneys and all federal staff stay within the government rate,” said Justice Department spokeswoman Melissa Schwartz. “The government rate is not a suggestion, it’s a guideline.” Then he used a Govt car to go 100 yards to the stands and back!
theonefromabove
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:54pmThey can do what they want.
http://politicalbowl.com – Political Videos
Report Post »TomFerrari
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 11:07pmIs it there for his use?
Did using it for this purpose allow him the time needed for official before or after the game? whereas a car trip to the game would have taken much longer and limited his schedule for the day.
On a slow day at the office, no, he shouldn’t use it for this. But, if, as he stated, it is used judiciously, then is appropriate.
Report Post »encinom
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 11:07pmOn the tsx payers dime Christi traveled to his son baseball game and then to diner with donors, prior NJ Govenors have reimbursed for use of the helicoptor tha twas not for state business.
Sorry, the taxpayer deserve better than this loud mouth wanna be Tony Saprano.
Report Post »oldoldtimer
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 11:35pmI understand he used training flight that would have had to be amde anyway. after Obama why would any one complain? Obama is wearing out the AF-1 airplanes.
Report Post »mill
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 11:57pmi don’t care….Hillary uses the family broom, Obama the Kenyan mud float ..I mean, like get a life fools.
OH AND WIENER/WEINER….HE travels solidly on hot air and tweets..so charge him for showing under age underdeveloped.. ( i don’t need to see the pictures to imagine)…weiner parts..
He’s the governor…the left is afraid of him, the press is stupid jackwads….what can you expect? pickpickpick!! it’s like have a couple of 4 year olds fighting over the tonkas..
Report Post »survivorseed
Posted on June 2, 2011 at 12:05amOf coooooooouuuuuuuurrrrse the blazer army is going to give christie a pass on this. Remember the right wing meme, “do as I say, not as I do”.
Report Post »My biggest gripe is that the fat p***k couldn’t walk the last 100 yards and had to get a chauffer driven limo. The walk would have done him good.
p00gles
Posted on June 2, 2011 at 12:24amGov. George Ryan flew to my school in central Illinois in a chopper..landed on the football field. Where is George now days anyway? oh…yeah lol.
Report Post »Intellectual Honesty
Posted on June 2, 2011 at 12:29amHeck I‘m impressed he’s not forced to travel by crane at this point….oh I’m just kidding, an ambulance would probably be the safest; especially when you can’t make it 100 yards on foot.
Report Post »drattastic
Posted on June 2, 2011 at 1:11amWe are no better than the progressives if we excuse this B.S. just because he has an “R” next to his name. Don’t excuse wasting tax payers money.
Report Post »Ronko
Posted on June 2, 2011 at 7:20amI wonder how many times Corzine used the Helicopter probably more times then Christie. I swear these Democrats are a bunch of Demagogs, if he spilled milk right in front of them by accident you think it’d be a national disastor the way that the Dems would react.
Report Post »kwatch
Posted on June 2, 2011 at 8:21amand do you know how many death threats this man has received from the unions? of course it is for his safety- I do agree they are trying to dig up dirt.
Report Post »beckbotsrlame
Posted on June 2, 2011 at 8:53amReading the BeckBots mental midgets responses one realizes how lame they truly are.What a bunch of hypercritical fools. Shalom
Report Post »thegrassroots
Posted on June 2, 2011 at 8:56amIs this the best “dirt” the dum dems can dig up on the guy? Sheeeesh!
If the left is THAT concerned about tax-dollars being spent on travel – how about they rein in their pretender-in-chief and his vacations and his entourage and his, etc …
The left is so typical and ineffectual. Whenever they get scared and start freaking out over someone, they haul out the buckets of mud and start slinging. Their low I.Q.s and immaturity are always up front and center.
America’s Watching! America’s Listening! America Votes!
Report Post »unsalvageable.org
Posted on June 2, 2011 at 9:52amThe man should take a car just like the people he represents. That said, I didn’t see him hauling hundreds of people with him and flying overseas as some other politicians have… http://www.unsalvageable.org
Report Post »six6six
Posted on June 2, 2011 at 9:57amAnother hypocrite. Do as I say, not as I do.
Report Post »TomFerrari
Posted on June 2, 2011 at 10:11amMaybe he should have just tweeted a pic of his genitals instead???
Next!
Report Post »Rightsofman
Posted on June 2, 2011 at 11:23amThere are a few perks with the governor’s position. Now if he takes the chopper on vacation that’s another thing all together…
Report Post »Contrarian51
Posted on June 2, 2011 at 11:28amI’m seeing a lot of intellectual dishonesty and hypocrisy here. If it was a Democrat, there would be more people on here screaming for his head, talking about “arrogance” and the “elite” and “big spending” liberals, etc. I remember conservatives going nuts about how fast Corzine’s limo was going when he was in that crash a few years ago. If carelessness, recklessness, fiscal waste and anything else is going to set you off, it should set you off regardless of who does it.
I happen to like Christie, acknowledging that he’s not 100% pure from an ideological standpoint (then again, neither I am, probably, but so what? A bunch of folks around here thought Christine O’Donnell and Sharon Angle were great because of their ideology and where did that get you?), but he needs to reimburse some of this cost of this. He’s been arguing that his state is broke because of the spending policies of his predecessors, and his message is going to ring very hollow if he fails to address this.
Report Post »Clive
Posted on June 2, 2011 at 2:58pmagree with dustyluv,
Report Post »if he is all for cutting spending, he should probably take a look at himself, and how hypocritical this looks…. and geez, to get off the chopper, and then take a limo 100 YARDS? i know the dude is fat, but that is painfully lazy of him. I’m sure the people of new jersey are loving it.
jackrorabbit
Posted on June 3, 2011 at 11:27amSo long as he pays for the cost of the PERSONAL usage, then I don’t have a problem. The state shouldn’t have to pay for this cost.
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