At Blue Jersey today, a 1.5 million milestone

Tips for the homeblog (4.00 / 9)

And the people who make it go.

It's not a particularly snappy signature, but here's what I think we need in the next NJ Democratic State Chair.  

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by: Rosi Efthim @ Tue Oct 20, 2009 at 14:06:06 PM UTC

best Blue jersey memories open thread? n/t (4.00 / 3)

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by: Jay Lassiter @ Tue Oct 20, 2009 at 14:24:37 PM UTC

They all kind of blend together... (4.00 / 2)

... which just goes to show how the site has remained consistent and relevant for its 4+ years.

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by: JRB @ Tue Oct 20, 2009 at 19:19:01 PM UTC

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JRB (4.00 / 1)

Thanks for everything. If the bar was set high, you're one of the people who set it.  

It's not a particularly snappy signature, but here's what I think we need in the next NJ Democratic State Chair.  

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by: Rosi Efthim @ Tue Oct 20, 2009 at 19:32:53 PM UTC

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Jay at the Coliseum (4.00 / 1)

Jay's reporting from Rome when the city flushed golden light through the Coliseum to celebrate the end of the Death Penalty in New Jersey, in that place of ancient executions.

Chills.  

It's not a particularly snappy signature, but here's what I think we need in the next NJ Democratic State Chair.  

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by: Rosi Efthim @ Wed Oct 21, 2009 at 02:48:04 AM UTC

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Agreed (0.00 / 0)

some of the photos and video he got were absolutely unreal.

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by: Jason Springer @ Wed Oct 21, 2009 at 11:26:54 AM UTC

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what a long strange trip it's been..... (4.00 / 2)

.....huh guys?

AND if you think it's over THINK AGAIN!  this lame duck session will be as juicy as any i've seen in my years covering NJpolitics.

so you ready for the next 1.5 million?  I know i sure am!!!!

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by: Jay Lassiter @ Wed Oct 21, 2009 at 13:07:27 PM UTC

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My best Blue Jersey moment, or many moments (4.00 / 6)

were the Lt. Laurel Hester saga.  There is no way we progressives could have won that battle without Blue Jersey.  This site epitomized that what was happening to Lt. Hester was not only an LGBT community concern, but also of everyone else in New Jersey who cares about justice.  Lt. Hester was an avid reader of Blue Jersey and often mentioned Blue Jersey up to the final days of her life.  

The Lt. Hester saga and Blue Jersey's leadership in it sent a wider signal that it's not just the LGBT community that cares about equality, but all forward-thinking people.  That helped to make marriage equality a mainstream issue for the Democratic party, just like being pro-choice, pro-environment and so on.

I will never forget the help of this website for as long as I live.  

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by: Steven Goldstein, Garden State Equality chair @ Tue Oct 20, 2009 at 16:54:05 PM UTC

Steven (4.00 / 1)

We were deeply affected by Laurel Hester, and how the quiet and dignified fight she led pulled in people who did not know her, who showed up to shore her up and she got weaker.

Jay suggested an Open Thread for best moments. i'll tell you that on the day that Laurel died, the words I wrote here poured out of me. They may not be the best thing I ever wrote (maybe they are), but I can't read them without crying. Not in sorrow, but with wonder at the inspiration of the woman they describe.  

It's not a particularly snappy signature, but here's what I think we need in the next NJ Democratic State Chair.  

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by: Rosi Efthim @ Tue Oct 20, 2009 at 19:47:00 PM UTC

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my best moment.... (4.00 / 1)

...is definitely hard to pick. some of the best memories are still in the making.

(here's a hint:  after 6 years of living in sin, i think i'm ready to put a ring on it.  so even though we're not there yet, i think the march towards equality takes the prize for me.)

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by: Jay Lassiter @ Wed Oct 21, 2009 at 13:10:22 PM UTC

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so thank Juan.... (0.00 / 0)

....for picking me for the team.  

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by: Jay Lassiter @ Wed Oct 21, 2009 at 13:14:05 PM UTC

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for a relative newbie (4.00 / 4)

who really started posting a lot around a year or so back, this place has been great - by and large there is good debate and the content has been some of the highest quality as I've seen in all of the blog communities that I have been a part of.

Rosi is right - y'all made this place.

Scott Garrett - on the wrong side of, well, everything.

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by: Adam L @ Tue Oct 20, 2009 at 18:21:47 PM UTC

I still love (4.00 / 4)

when we met Jill Hazelbaker, our very own sock puppet and Junior had to defend the issue at a press conference. I had such pride. I really liked the think Equal campaign too, I thought it was just so well done.  For me it's been an honor to write and work both for and with such talented and opinionated people.

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by: Jason Springer @ Tue Oct 20, 2009 at 22:18:51 PM UTC

I'll never forget (4.00 / 2)

how you all helped me get the word out about a sham election to change to the Bylaws in my County Committee nearly 3 years ago.  You literally helped us save democracy in Bergen County by preventing a corrupt Party Boss from unethically unseating my favorite State Senator.  A Senator who was able to fight for us for the past 4 years and is now so beloved across the State - she just may become our very first Lt. Governor.  

Because you helped turn the tide at the BCDO that night, you earned a fan for life and a regular visitor here.  As if that wasn't enough, you continued to help until the job was finished and we FINALLY got the Party Democracy Act signed by Governor Corzine.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart :)  

One Vote.  Yours.  It really does matter.

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by: carolh @ Wed Oct 21, 2009 at 02:41:33 AM UTC