NJ Stand Up Rally in the Rain

Thank you, Rosi... (0.00 / 0)

not only for giving an update but for being there along with so many other people. My heart is with all of you even as I'm stuck here at work. I feel inadequate being here when I should be standing in the rain. :-( Thank you on behalf of all hard-working and much-maligned public sector workers.

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by: Alex @ Fri Feb 25, 2011 at 18:28:42 PM UTC

Ditto (0.00 / 0)

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by: 12mileseastofTrenton @ Fri Feb 25, 2011 at 18:38:57 PM UTC

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Thanks to all of the BlueJerseyer's (0.00 / 0)

who were able to get to Trenton.

I don't know about all of you but I find the current political climate a little frightening. With the 'right" running roughshod over beliefs I have held firmly for over 40 years.  The whole world is topsy-turvy.  The older I get the less I like change.  This is too much.

The only bright spot is the resurgence of unionism and the support it is getting for unlikely places. And the solidarity of brothers and sisters who are not currently threatened

Ironic that we are now using the word that resulted in sweeping changes in Poland, 20 years ago.  SOLIDARITY

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by: sandy23 @ Fri Feb 25, 2011 at 20:03:42 PM UTC

Blue Jersey tee shirt (0.00 / 0)

I was wearing the Blue Jersey tee, so a lot of people stopped me to say hello, some of them introducing themselves by their anonymous usernames at Blue Jersey, and two to complain (very good-naturedly) that they got fooled by Joey Novick's satire diary that Christie was going to rally with Gov. Scott Walker, Rep. Chris "Redefine Rape" Smith and Sen. Rand Paul at a "Turn Back the Clock" rally.

Great seeing everyone & being there.

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 @ Fri Feb 25, 2011 at 23:34:17 PM UTC

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Photos (4.00 / 1)

My photos from the rally are here.

Blog: http://www.deciminyan.org

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by: deciminyan @ Fri Feb 25, 2011 at 20:37:56 PM UTC

don;t see any photos (0.00 / 0)

Just went to the site and didn't see any rally photos.  

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by: proud2Bliberal @ Sun Feb 27, 2011 at 02:05:24 AM UTC

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OK found them (0.00 / 0)

I went to the blog site, sorry

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by: proud2Bliberal @ Sun Feb 27, 2011 at 02:06:49 AM UTC

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Oh what a feeling! (0.00 / 0)

Having been there as well, I have to add that the feeling of unity and togetherness spread by the union supportors was inspiring!

We were one people with hope in our hearts and fire in our voices!

If we don't stand together, we fall alone
That didn't last long.

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by: Couch Potato Politics @ Fri Feb 25, 2011 at 20:48:03 PM UTC

Just back from Trenton Rally (0.00 / 0)

We had a great turnout in the rain. then like a message from above the skies cleared and the sun came out while Richard Trumka spoke. We had firefighters, telephone workers, building trades, state workers teachers, cops, all good hard working people . This was a Cross section of the people that make it happen every day. The tea baggers had a small presence, maybe 10 people, and they had their Obama Hitler signs.

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by: bluescat1 @ Fri Feb 25, 2011 at 21:24:00 PM UTC

It was great (0.00 / 0)

From where I stood, I could not see or hear any tea partiers. The rally was inspiring, emotional, and fun (despite the occasional downpour). But it doesn't stop here. We need to keep the pressure on the legislature to prevent us from becoming another anti-labor state.

Blog: http://www.deciminyan.org

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by: deciminyan @ Fri Feb 25, 2011 at 21:34:36 PM UTC

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Tea party (0.00 / 0)

They had an umbrella at W, State and Chancery Ln. They had pictures of the President with the Hitler mustache. There was some people in the crowd that used to be sympathetic to the TP but claimed they were duped.

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by: bluescat1 @ Fri Feb 25, 2011 at 22:47:28 PM UTC

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Am in California (0.00 / 0)

Where it's also raining. Little Jonah is 6 years old today. Big birthday weekend culminating at the local bowling alley on Sunday.  Thanks for making us all feel part of what went on today. Rosi (and your 'boy toy') are great reporters!  

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by: Senator Loretta Weinberg @ Fri Feb 25, 2011 at 23:39:30 PM UTC

Oh, Loretta, you don't know ... (0.00 / 0)

I had all the best boy-toys there a girl could ask for in Trenton today.

Shout--outttt!!!

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 @ Fri Feb 25, 2011 at 23:58:01 PM UTC

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Went to the rally in WA (0.00 / 0)

The organizers shoud have held it in Seattle but they made people schlep tp Olympia.  So there were only about 1000 people.  The tea party planned a rally but I don't think there were even 50 of them, I guess they are wusses that didn't want to walk around in the cold and the snow in Olympia.    

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by: proud2Bliberal @ Sun Feb 27, 2011 at 02:11:00 AM UTC