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Chris Christie Shows His True Self - Again

What does Gov. Chris Christie do when he’s under attack? He resorts to name calling.

What does Gov. Chris Christie do when he's under attack? He resorts to name calling. Asked about a recent series of articles investigating New Jersey's troubled pension system, Christie responded, "David Sirota's not a journalist, he's a hack."

Christie may be side stepping the tough questions, but Sirota certainly isn't.

In one article headlined "Gov. Chris Christie's Economic Numbers Don't Add Up," Sirota looks into the administration's claim that it delivered 16.9 percent returns in fiscal year 2014, when the actual returns were 15.9 percent.

Then in another story, "Christie's Pension Overseer Invested New Jersey Money In Fund He Is Linked To Privately," Sirota discovers a huge ethical lapse. Robert Grady, a longtime Christie friend who oversaw the state pension fund's investments, "was pushing to invest New Jersey public money in the same Blackstone fund in which his own firm was investing – without disclosing that fact to N.J. officials."

Yikes.