Tea Party folks visit Frank Pallone's District Office

by: Rosi Efthim

Fri Feb 12, 2010 at 04:48:09 PM EST

The tea party people have come and gone from Rep. Frank Pallone's District Office in Long Branch today. As I understand it, they didn't let the office know they were coming; I think Pallone's staff found out from a right-wing blog (imagine that!).

I'm hoping I'll have pictures to go with this later, and I don't know how many people showed up. But, though the Congressman was in D.C. today, he had this statement:

I respect the right of the tea party members to speak out. But, i am concerned that their policies would give more New Jerseyans pink slips.
They opposed the stimulus bill, which povided the biggest tax cut to the middle class in history. It prevented teachers,police officers and fire fighters from being laid off, helped ppl with extended ubemployment compensation, Medicaid and COBRA subsidies.
The Tea Party opposes a new jobs bill that provides more tax cuts and loans to small businesses as well as money for transportation projects - all to create more jobs.
The legislation they oppose is actually good for NJ and will help us get out of the recession.

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APP article (0.00 / 0)

Here's a link to the APP article.

Don't these pbaggers ever work for a living. If they don't they must be independently wealthy. If they have jobs does their employer know what they're doing?

Or maybe they're retired and live off social security, medicare and other government benefits for seniors. I guess they've never thought about where the money comes from to pay for their benefits.

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by: ken bank @ Sat Feb 13, 2010 at 03:57:37 AM UTC

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Thanks for the link, ken (0.00 / 0)

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

by: Rosi Efthim @ Sat Feb 13, 2010 at 05:16:58 AM UTC

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seriously (0.00 / 0)

why is the app covering a protest of 27 people who have nothing to say, no message and are anything but progressive. They are there to protest government even though they get their mail delivered on time every day, the police protection is a phone call away and the streets are plowed on time. They probably had HEALTHCARE and ECONOMY written on their hands also to remind them of what they need to talk about.

Only the APP would cover a protest of 27 people. I wonder if I organized 27 people and protested outside a Republican's office calling them a fascist if the APP would cover it.

by: vingopal @ Sun Feb 14, 2010 at 20:04:52 PM UTC

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I went to a healthcare rally over the summer (0.00 / 0)

shortly before Pallone's town hell meeting in Red Bank. Many more than 27 people showed up and the APP did not cover it. The only paper that covered it was The Coast Star

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by: tabbycat31 @ Mon Feb 15, 2010 at 01:24:44 AM UTC

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