It seems the jolly governor of NJ really likes to eat and drink at sporting events.
Chris Christie racked up an $82,594 bill from the concessions operator at MetLife Stadium during the 2010 and 2011 football seasons, the New Jersey Watchdog reported on Monday as part of a broader look at how the New Jersey governor spent $360,000 of his state allowance over five years. Christie spent $300,000 of that amount on food and alcohol, the report said, pointing to the stadium bill as the most notable spending spree. The governor used a debit card on 58 occasions to pay Delaware North Sportservice, which handles concessions operations at MetLife Stadium during New York Giants and Jets games, according to the report.
A man’s gotta eat. Right? Why shouldn’t the taxpayers of NJ pay for the tons of food required to sustain this pig?
Why shouldn’t the King of NJ live better than the peasants? He deserves luxury boxes and unlimited hot dogs and beer. He don’t need no stinkin receipts. That’s for the rest of the government drones. I wonder if he’ll give the proceeds from his Weight Watchers commercials back to the citizens.
The Associated Press also reported last week about the use of public money for expenses associated with the luxury boxes. Both reports note that the New Jersey Republican State Committee later reimbursed the expenses.
A Christie spokesman defended the expenses, including the concessions, which the New Jersey Watchdog report said did not come with any receipts, business reasons or names of individuals who benefited from the spending allowance.
“The official nature and business purpose of the event remains the case regardless of whether the event is at the State House, Drumthwacket or a sporting venue,” Christie’s press secretary, Kevin Roberts, said in a statement.
Imagine what this pig could do with the Presidential expense account.
