Scapegoating out of Bridgegate

The article entitled Gov. Chris Christie continues denying Bridgegate knowledge as office is subpoenaed reports on the currently unfolding scandal surrounding New Jersey Governor and the intentional closing of lanes on the George Washington Bride. The story has been unfolding since earlier in January when information arose indicating that Christies administration was responsible for maliciously closing the lanes. Immediatley after the scandal broke Christies Deputy Chief of Staff Bridget Kelly was fired for being responsible for the lane closures. Christie has maintained that he had no knowledge that the closing was nothing more than a traffic study. Former Port Authority leadsman David Wildstein recently told the Port Authority that evidence exists that Christie had knowledge the lane closures were done with intent other than solely a traffic study. The story is continually unfolding with more juicy details to come out of Bridgegate. 

This article was particularly interesting and relatable to class after reading and discussing Scapegoating on wednesday. Christie and the administration instantly let go of the person "responsible" for the lane closures. This was done to shade the blame from the Governor and allege that his Chief of Staff was responsible and he had no knowledge of the lane closings. This scapegoating tactic was obvious trying to through Bridget Kelly "under the bridge" with the intent of shutting the scandal immediately after it surface…