(Ferriero's $70K+ party was paid for mostly by 39th ($20K) and 40th ($22K) district Dems who are pushing for the bylaws changes to take power away from the 37th. The BCDO spent $30K, which just happens to be the same amount the 39th district Dems gave to the BCDO. - promoted by jmelli)
Senator Loretta Weinberg, Assemblywoman Valerie Huttle, and Assemblyman Gordon Johnson ARE the best hope of our NJ state Government. That is why the grassroots is fighting so hard to keep these INCUMBENTS in Trenton. They do not adhere to the Joe Ferriero school of pay-to-play. They are UNBOUGHT and UNBOSSED. Why else would Joe Ferriero play games like he is doing tonite at 5 pm at the Hackensack Middle School to change the bylaws to throw INCUMBENT DEMOCRATS that YOU voted for in the general election OFF the ballot. He did not ASK me or my fellow county committee members for my vote. He all but demanded we vote for Ken Zisa and Michael Wildes in 2005 - our constituents be damned. Talk about chutzpah. He had the nerve to basically tell Jon Corzine - see if you can get elected without my help - when the Governor suggested Loretta Weinberg for the State Senate. That is chutzpah.
He spent over $70,000 on ONE party he basically threw for himself at the most expensive club in the newest Atlantic City casino and spent millions on the County Executive race that he needed to keep our County Employees held hostage to his whims, and spent NOTHING on the race for the Congress in the 5th district. We are dealing with guys who would be considered local warlords if we were in Afganistan. I for one refuse to appease Mr. Ferriero. I want to keep my honest legislators where they belong.
I hope you will join me at the Hackensack Middle school tonite. Ferriero's goons will be there, intimidating our County Committee folks, but the votes should be secret, and even though Mr. Ferriero has twisted arms to get signatures on the propaganda he sent out this week, the consciences of individual committee members I hope should be enough to shoot down this ill conceived attack on our very democracy.
Think about this folks. Part of your property taxes go to pay for professional services. In a Ferriero town, you can bet you are paying much more for a Borough attorney or engineer than you would be in a non-Ferriero controlled town. How else can money get funneled back to the BCDO and Ferriero's machine?
This huge problem affects so many more things in your local government than you realize. If we stop the pay-to play nonsense, then maybe our County employees can breathe easier and not be beholden to one man who can destroy their careers in a heartbeat. Our civil servants in Bergen county are hostage to Boss Ferriero. Lets free them. Come to the Hackensack Middle School and send a message to the local warlord. WE will choose our own government. Not you, sir.
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