Posted on 06/03/2010 9:26:46 PM PDT by Nachum
TRENTON — For years, the state’s elected officials and others with political connections had a direct pipeline to the hottest concerts and sporting events in New Jersey.
Springsteen. U2. BonJovi. It didn’t matter.
Commissioners, legislators, judges — even the governor’s office — were able to score scarce or prime seats at public venues without ever going through a ticket scalper. They simply called the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority or the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and asked for house seats.
Today, Gov. Chris Christie shut the exclusive ticket window.
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Thanks for coming forward. Unlike Obama, Freepers can learn from and admit their mistakes. And here Diogenes wouldn’t need his lamp to complete his search.
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