It’s been over 500 days since Tea Party sympathizer Tom MacArthur has held an open town hall with his constituents. During that time, he has made several critical votes in the House that directly harm the people he works for….
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A mobile billboard sponsored by the House Majority PAC is making its rounds in New Jersey’s Third Congressional District and there was no better place for the start of its journey than the District Office of Congressman Tom MacArthur. The…
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At today’s rally in front of Congressman Tom MacArthur’s office, New Jersey Citizen Action Program Director Ann Vardeman explained what’s going on in the GOP Congress to a crowd of about 50 people huddled in the small shaded area to…
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Remarks by Ann Vardeman of NJ Citizen Action at last night’s forum on the #GOPTaxScam and the damage (especially in health care) that Tom MacArthur is doing to our state and nation. Video is from Action Together Burlington County and…
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A cold, damp, windy afternoon did not deter a couple of dozen activists from gathering at Congressman Tom MacArthur’s Marlton office to demonstrate against the Trump/MacArthur tax scam. MacArthur, the wealthiest member of New Jersey’s congressional delegation was the only…
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There’s a lot going on at the Statehouse today. Electors voting for POTUS at 3pm in the Statehouse Annex, and the last scheduled voting day of 2016, two odious bills getting fast-tracked. These folks are down there now, handing out…
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In his post earlier today, josef outlined how the Democrats are complicit with our anti-worker governor in the hike of NJ Transit fares and the failure to raise revenue to cover mass transit and infrastructure.
Today, in front of the Capitol Annex, a coalition of advocacy groups under the umbrella of New Jersey for Transit spoke about this situation. Here are some highlights:
A full, unedited audio podcast will be posted in a few days. Names and affiliations of the speakers are below the fold.
Today, in his homeboy territory of Morris County, Gov. Christie is road-testing his milky, Gandhi-mentioning budget plan among the reliably white and Republican folk of Stirling. Scandals – Bridgegate, misuse of Sandy funds, Hoboken mayor-threatening – and fallout are the backstory of every Christie public appearance now, though he skirts questions. On what he knew and when he knew it, Christie has clammed-up and lawyered-up. But Christie’s schtick isn’t working as reliably anymore. Cracks appear in the well-orchestrated mojo propaganda front. There are protesters now, outside and inside the Christie show.
My favorite from today, is the pregnant Ann Vardeman (NJCA) holding the sign about her soon-to-be baby.
“I feel badly about the kids.” David Wildstein, text.
“They are the children of Buono voters.” Christie Deputy COS Bridget Kelly.
Governor Christie sponsoring a conference on women’s issues is like the Westboro Baptist Church sponsoring a forum on decorum at funerals. Nevertheless, while the mainstream media (other than one Star-Ledger reporter) was inside the Trenton War Memorial protected from the intermittent rain, Blue Jersey was outside talking to an enthusiastic group of protesters – men as well as women – who handed out leaflets describing Christie’s true track record on women’s issues. The video below airs some of the comments from the demonstrators – leaders of advocacy groups as well as ordinary citizens.