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Wed Jan 12, 2011 at 03:38:08 PM EST
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 Assemblyman Dan Benson, LD-14 Blue Jersey Radio streams LIVE with New Jersey's latest political buzz, interviews with newsmakers, and your stimulating calls.
Tonight: We're joined by the New Jersey Legislature's newest face: Assemblyman Dan Benson who was sworn in this week to represent the 14th Legislative District, filling the seat left vacant by Senator Linda Greenstein's move up earlier this year.
On the heels of democrats quietly increasing their Senate majority to 24-16 with Greenstein's arrival, it was good to see that Assembly seat stay in progressive hands. And, we'll be talking to those hands tonight.
Have some questions for our newest progressive Assemblyman? Drop 'em in the comments.
Or join us LIVE from 8:00 to 8:30 p.m. tonight, and have your say. We'll be ready for your calls at: (646) 652-2773
And, remember, if you miss the show, you can always go back and listen to the archive, or download them on iTunes.
 
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Wed Jan 05, 2011 at 04:11:01 PM EST
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Each week, Blue Jersey Radio streams LIVE with New Jersey's latest political buzz, interviews with newsmakers, and your stimulating calls. Call-in Number: (646) 652-2773
This Week: Pay no attention to the South Jersey half of the logo, Jay's on an excellent adventure this evening, so we'll be treated to the rock-star treatment, with guest co-host, Adam Lambert.
Like to join us? Please do. Our call-in guests help make this show great, as you'd well know if you listened to last year's Blue Jersey Radio Year in Review.and we love it when callers share their questions and their wisdom with us. That number again is (646) 652-2773 and we want you to call.
We hope you'll catch us live and call in, but we're podcast-able, too. You never have to miss an episode. Listen to them all on Blogtalkradio, or download any show on iTunes.
So join us tonight for a special 8:00 p.m. edition for a little bit o' this, and a little bit o' that. Talk to you later!
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Tue Dec 28, 2010 at 11:30:00 AM EST
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Each week, Blue Jersey Radio streams live with New Jersey's latest political buzz, interviews with newsmakers, and your stimulating calls. And each year, we get to take a week off, and just listen back to some of our favorite shows.
So, like we did back in 2007 and 2008, and 2009, we invite you again to sit back, relax, and "click on the pix" to have a listen back to some of this year's Blue Jersey Radio Year in Review:
Congressmen
In such a tumultuous year, we were privileged to hear directly from a number of our representatives in Congress, including first-time guest Rep. Donald Payne, and returning guests, our dear friends, Rep. Frank Pallone and Rep. Rush Holt, all three of whom will be returning to Congress in January. (By contrast, Rep. John Adler didn't manage to squeeze us in this election year, and he won't be going back. Coincidence?)
 Rep. Frank Pallone, NJ-6  Rep. Donald M. Payne, NJ-10  Rep. Rush Holt, NJ-12
NJ Legislators and Mayors
We also had the pleasure of being joined by state and local elected officials from around the state.
 Sen. Linda Greenstein, LD-14 (well, almost)  Asm. Peter J. Barnes III, LD-18  Asm. John Wisniewski, LD-19  Haledon Mayor Domenick Stampone
Some of New Jersey's Most Inspiring Activists and Leaders
We spoke with leaders of a variety of influential, interesting and inspiring organizations working to make a positive impact around the state.
 Courage to Connect NJ's Gina Genovese  Unseat Sean Kean  Women's Health Matters NJ's Michele Jaker  NJ Policy Perspective's Deborah Howlett  Annabel Park, Coffee Party USA Founder
Progressive Challengers
And we heard from the brave souls who stood up to challenge incumbents even in New Jersey's toughest races, earning them an "A" on the political participation scoreboard.
 Barry Bendar, Candidate for Congress, NJ-3  Tod Thiese, Candidate for Congress, NJ-5  Ed Potosnak, Candidate for Congress, NJ-7  Doug Herbert, Candidate for Congress, NJ-11  Camille Abate, Bergen County Freeholder Candidate |
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Wed Dec 22, 2010 at 07:24:05 PM EST
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Sean Downey, veteran of Chris Dodd's presidential campaign, Evan Bayh's All-America PAC, and Joe Lieberman's Senate office, has been named the new Executive Director for the NJDSC. He starts January 3, 2011. The state Dems have been without a captain since Rob Angelo went to take his "dream job" as Northeast regional representative of US Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis, and that was 3 months ago.
Downey will be our guest on Blue Jersey Radio tonight at 7:30pm. What should Jeff and Jay ask him?
DSC Chair John Wisniewski:
I am thrilled to welcome Sean Downey as the new Executive Director for the Democratic State Committee. He brings experience as a leader, strong fundraiser, excellent organizer and talented communicator who has been involved with campaigns and government on the Federal, State and Local levels.
It's interesting that Wisniewski hired from out of state, although Downey did grow up in Long Valley. In this state, we can't seem to prevent the North Jersey and South Jersey Democrats from competing parochial interests, and the busload of political corruption arrests helpfully arranged by Chris Christie just before his governor's election launch (plus the fact the scoundrels appear mostly to have been guilty) leaves a stain on the Democrats that is still a defining one. It's completely arguable that any corruption infecting NJ Democrats is easily matched in Republicans. But we're talking about perception, and that, plus the fact New Jerseyans think what they're seeing every day is a media-savvy feature story of a governor mow down Democrats who haven't figured out how to coordinate yet ... well, you can understand why the Democrats might want to bring in somebody who doesn't seem to owe anybody here anything, a fresh breeze.
The DSC news release touts the desire to "build a more grassroots focused organization". That's a term a lot of us are used to seeing claimed by infrastructural Democrats, but we don't always see it transacted. We'd like to see it transacted, and it would be good to see a 21-County Strategy here; to really run one we need to de-emphasize the centralized power county chairs have, and strengthen the party from the ground up. In the age of Obama, these are goals the national Dems don't appear to have. But it would be great to see that happen in New Jersey first. New Jersey needs it.
A little more on Downey's background after the jump. Or you can listen in Wednesday when he's our guest at Blue Jersey Radio, and maybe even call in and talk to him yourself. We're so glad he's making time for this interview.
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Wed Dec 15, 2010 at 03:06:21 PM EST
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(We dished. The biggest target was Alex DeCroce and his wife, Betty Lou who have turned your tax dollars into a multi-million dollar lifestyle complete with multiple pensions and a Florida mansion. - promoted by Jay Lassiter)
Each week, Blue Jersey Radio streams LIVE with NJ's latest political buzz, interviews with newsmakers + your stimulating calls. Call-in Number: (646) 652-2773This Week: Jeff and I welcome Assemblyman Peter Barnes, the newly minted Chairman of the Judiciary Committee. BlueJersey was a loud and vocal critic of the choice, obviously preferring one of Barnes's more liberal colleagues. That prompted the Assemblyman to introduce himself (and his progressive bona fides) to the BlueJersey community. That's what's on tap for tonight.
Listen to internet radio with Blue Jersey on Blog Talk Radio
Our call-in guests help make this show great and we love it when callers share their questions and their wisdom with us. That number again is (646) 652-2773 and we want you to call. So join us tonight for 30 minutes of BlogtalkRadio Bliss.
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Wed Dec 08, 2010 at 02:30:00 PM EST
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Senator Linda Greenstein Blue Jersey Radio streams LIVE with New Jersey's latest political buzz, interviews with newsmakers, and your stimulating calls.
Tonight: We're back for our new season (after a short post-election hiatus), and as promised, we're kicking things off with a terrific guest: Assemblywoman Senator Linda Greenstein who was sworn in this week to her new role as one of just ten female Senators in New Jersey.
If you're looking for bright spots coming out of the 2010 elections in New Jersey, you needn't look much further than the 14th Legislative District, where then-Assemblywoman Greenstein won handily in what should have made news as a small repudiation of Governor Christie in his own backyard.
Of course, if Greenstein were a republican, they'd be calling her a "rising star." Instead, we'll have to settle for the democrats' quietly increasing their Senate majority to 24-16 by promoting one of their most independent and progressive Assemblymembers to the upper chamber. (And it sure can't have hurt Rush Holt's race to have Greenstein running so strongly down-ballot!) I'll take results over labels any day!
Have some questions for our newest progressive Senator? Drop 'em in the comments.
Or join us LIVE from 7:30 to 8:00 p.m. tonight, and have your say. We'll be ready for your calls at: (646) 652-2773
And, remember, if you miss the show, you can always go back and listen to the archive, or download them on iTunes.
Better yet, plan ahead so you don't miss next week's show, Wednesday, December 15th at 7:30p, when our guest will be: Greenstein's replacement as Chair of the Assembly Judiciary Chairman, Assemblyman Peter Barnes.
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Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 03:58:53 PM EDT
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Each week, Blue Jersey Radio streams LIVE with New Jersey's latest political buzz, interviews with newsmakers, and your stimulating calls. Call-in Number: (646) 652-2773
This Week: Ah, this week. This week, this week, this week. We'll look back on this week one day with horror no doubt. But for now, it's time to walk through the rubble looking for valuables, and treasured keepsakes. Can you help?
Our call-in guests help make this show great and we love it when callers share their questions and their wisdom with us. That number again is (646) 652-2773 and we want you to call.
We hope you'll catch us live and call in, but we're podcast-able, too. You won't want to miss an episode - and of course, you never have to. Listen to them all on Blogtalkradio, or download any show on iTunes.
So join us tonight for a special Wednesday edition for a little bit o' this, and a little bit o' that. Talk to you later!
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Wed Oct 27, 2010 at 02:45:00 PM EDT
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Each week, Blue Jersey Radio streams LIVE with New Jersey's latest political buzz, interviews with newsmakers, and your stimulating calls. Call-in Number: (646) 652-2773 Join us tonight for our Election Day Special! This will be our last chance to dish before going to the polls, so let's make the most of it shall we? Are you running for office or working on a campaign? Join us! Let us know the vibe where you are! We're live at 8:00 p.m., and we'd love to know what you're thinking. Or, drop your thoughts in the comments, and we'll discuss them on the show.
That's tonight (Wednesday)at 8:00 p.m. for a little bit o' this, and a metric ton o' that.
You won't want to miss an episode - and of course, you never have to. Listen to them all on Blogtalkradio, or download any show on iTunes. Talk to you later!
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Wed Oct 20, 2010 at 02:00:00 PM EDT
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Camille Abate, Bergen County Freeholder Candidate Each week, Blue Jersey Radio streams LIVE with Trenton's latest buzz, interviews with newsmakers, and your stimulating calls.
This week: We're joined by Bergen County Freeholder Candidate Camille Abate who's running as an independent in November in a race that will determine control in New Jersey's most populous County.
Have an opinion about that? Drop 'em in the comments.
And, of course, we're LIVE from 8:00 to 8:30 p.m. tonight, so you can have your say. We'll ready for your calls at: (646) 652-2773
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Wed Oct 13, 2010 at 02:30:00 PM EDT
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( - promoted by Jay Lassiter)
Each week, Blue Jersey Radio streams LIVE with New Jersey's latest political buzz, interviews with newsmakers, and your stimulating calls. Call-in Number: (646) 652-2773
This Week: we're going rogue, featuring our patented roundtable-style format, with Jay Lassiter and Adam Lambert to dish the dirt. And when Jeff's away, leaving us kids to run the show, you never know what will happen.....But to keep the show REAL exciting, Jay and I are looking for another special guest - YOU!
Our call-in guests help make this show great and we love it when callers share their questions and their wisdom with us. That number again is (646) 652-2773 and we want you to call.
We hope you'll catch us live and call in, but we're podcast-able, too. You won't want to miss an episode - and of course, you never have to. Listen to them all on Blogtalkradio, or download any show on iTunes.
So join us tonight for a special Wednesday edition for a little bit o' this, and a little bit o' that. Talk to you later!
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Wed Sep 29, 2010 at 04:37:50 PM EDT
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Each week, Blue Jersey Radio streams LIVE with New Jersey's latest political buzz, interviews with newsmakers, and your stimulating calls. Call-in Number: (646) 652-2773
This Week: we're going rogue, featuring our patented roundtable-style format, with regular hosts Jay Lassiter and Jeff Gardner to dish the dirt - and for added flavor, we're tossing in Adam Lambert. And we welcome another very special guest (hopefully more than one very special guest thought): YOU!
Our call-in guests help make this show great and we love it when callers share their questions and their wisdom with us. That number again is (646) 652-2773 and we want you to call.
We hope you'll catch us live and call in, but we're podcast-able, too. You won't want to miss an episode - and of course, you never have to. Listen to them all on Blogtalkradio, or download any show on iTunes.
So join us tonight for a special Wednesday edition for a little bit o' this, and a little bit o' that. Talk to you later!
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Tue Sep 07, 2010 at 04:30:00 PM EDT
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Each week, Blue Jersey Radio streams LIVE with New Jersey's latest political buzz, interviews with newsmakers, and your stimulating calls. Call-in Number: (646) 652-2773
This Week: with Labor Day behind us, it's time to kick off the heart of the campaign season, and we'll be joined by the mayor of the great Borough of Haledon, Domenick Stampone discussing the post-Speziale Passaic County Democrats, and running as a democrat for reelection in a Republican year.
Are you running for office this year, or working on a campaign? Join us and let us know how it feels for you. We're live at 8:00 p.m., and we'd love to know what you're thinking. Or, drop your thoughts in the comments, and we'll discuss them on the show.
That's tonight and every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. for a little bit o' this, and a little bit o' that.
You won't want to miss an episode - and of course, you never have to. Listen to them all on Blogtalkradio, or download any show on iTunes. Talk to you later!
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Tue Aug 31, 2010 at 02:35:00 PM EDT
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(we go live in 10 minutes! (jay) - promoted by Jay Lassiter)
Listen to internet radio with Blue Jersey on Blog Talk RadioEach week, Blue Jersey Radio streams LIVE with Jersey's latest political buzz, interviews with newsmakers, and your stimulating calls Number: (646) 652-2773. Our guest, Assemblyman John S. Wisneiwski represents Sayreville in the NJ Assembly. He's also chairman of the NJ State Democratic Committee and that's the hat he'll be wearing tonight. After all, who better to discuss the ongoing SchundlerGate (tm) story than the party's partisan-in-chief, John Wisniewski? Jeff and I welcome your calls -- especially if your name is Bret Schundler --as we unravel the complicated layers of Governor Christie's colossal $400,000,000 school-funding hissy fit. So if you're in the mood to pile on, won't you join us? at (646) 652-2773. So, tune in tonight and every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. to laugh so hard you're friends will be jealous. Seriously. You won't want to miss an episode - and of course, you never have to. Listen to them all on Blogtalkradio, or download any show on iTunes.
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Tue Aug 24, 2010 at 03:00:00 PM EDT
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Each week, Blue Jersey Radio streams LIVE with New Jersey's latest political buzz, interviews with newsmakers, and your stimulating calls.
This Week: don't believe the logo, because tonight, we'll be sporting the three-headed monster look, with me, Jay and Adam Lambert dissecting another week of summer madness in NJ politics.
This is supposed to be the off season, but it sure doesn't feel like it to me. How does it feel to you? Join us live at 8:00 p.m., and let us know what you're thinking. Or, drop your thoughts in the comments, and we'll discuss later.
Meantime, in case you missed it, check out last week's interview with Bob Ingle discussing Jersey politics, and the upcoming documentary based on his revelatory book, The Soprano State.
Then, tune in tonight and every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. for a little bit o' this, and a little bit o' that.
You won't want to miss an episode - and of course, you never have to. Listen to them all on Blogtalkradio, or download any show on iTunes. Talk to you later!
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Tue Aug 10, 2010 at 03:00:00 PM EDT
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Each week, Blue Jersey Radio streams LIVE with New Jersey's latest political buzz, interviews with newsmakers, and your stimulating calls.
This Week: after a long hiatus, Jay Lassiter returns to the stage, with his inimitable style, wit, and statehouse access. For Jay lovers, tonight's the night to join us live at 8:00 p.m., and remind yourselves what you've been missing.
For the uninitiated, the great thing about a show with Jay is that you never know what you're going to get - one week, you're interviewing a Presidential Candidate, and another week, it's Hamstermania. But every week, it's a blast!
So, tune in tonight and every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. for a little bit o' this, and a little bit o' that.
You won't want to miss an episode - and of course, you never have to. Listen to them all on Blogtalkradio, or download any show on iTunes. Talk to you later!
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Fri Aug 06, 2010 at 08:53:16 PM EDT
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 Not much of a secret around here that there's crossover between Democracy for America and Blue Jersey. Blue Jersey was founded by Juan Melli, who ran Mercer DFA when he was at Princeton, and Jeff Gardner and I are 2/5ths of the current DFA-NJ exec board. Even so, I wasn't planning on mentioning DFA at the Beach here, which is Saturday, till I found out today a bunch of Blue Jerseyans will be there.
Jim Dean & Blue Jersey: Jim Dean, DFA Founder Howard Dean's brother and our national Chair, is coming. A big Blue Jersey fan. And an early Blue Jersey Radio guest & podcaster, back in the day. Jim's called in to BJR from all over the country. DFA uses Blue Jersey in DFA Night School sessions on political blogging.
New frontpagers: Monday morning two new writers start here. If you want a 2-day jump on who got the gig, come on down. They'll be there. So will Deciminyan. Plus maybes Michele Jaker (who's had quite a week in the fight for New Jersey women's health care, as the Planned Parenthood Director) and kevmor, who's been watching the city of Trenton this week.
Purely social. No fundraiser. Free admission. Families & friends welcome. Great waterfront deck bar - order off the menu: drinks, sodas, seafood, burgers, kids menu. Good hang-out time with fellow progressives. Hope to see you there:
6th Annual DFA at the Beach
When: Sat. August 7th at 4pm till ???
Where: Moby's Deck
2 Bay Avenue, Highlands, NJ 07732
(off Rt. 36, last exit before Sandy Hook)
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Tue Aug 03, 2010 at 08:00:00 PM EDT
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Each week, Blue Jersey Radio streams LIVE with New Jersey's latest political buzz, interviews with newsmakers, and your stimulating calls.
This Week: after more than two years of interviews, commentary, research, banter, predictions, and laughter, my amazing co-host, Jason Springer, has left the building. Seems like only yesterday when he debuted on the show, and I miss him already.
So, while we retool and reboot for our big splashy Blue Jersey Radio return next Tuesday August 10th at 8:00 p.m., I thought I'd invite you to listen back to some of Jason's greatest hits. Like:
Talking Healthcare with Congressman Pallone; or
Dissecting the Patriot Act with Congressman Holt; or
Welcoming our almost Lt. Governor, Loretta Weinberg; or
Interviewing Governor Corzine: remember that?
Good times. These and all of Jason's shows are available anytime to listen on Blogtalkradio, or to download on iTunes.
So, enjoy some blasts from the past, and tune in next week for an exciting future - hint: we're going back to our roots! :)
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Tue Jul 27, 2010 at 03:00:00 PM EDT
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Ed Potosnak, Candidate for Congress, NJ-7 This Week: It's my last stand on Blue Jersey radio as I let everyone know earlier today that I'll be moving on to the State Committee. But before I go, we'll have one last excellent adventure with our sometimes co-host Adam Lambert and Jeff will also try to call in from his meeting to say hello.
Our guest will be Ed Potosnak, who is challenging Congressman Leonard Lance in the 7th District. We'll get the low down on his campaign and his thoughts on the issues of the day. Adam and I will also recap the last week in NJ politics and I'm sure he will have something to say about my next step.
So, join us for New Jersey's fastest half-hour of political talk. We'll see if we can keep up with the change-by-the-minute pace of news coming from just about everywhere these days.
Join us tonight!
Something special on your mind? Leave your thoughts in the comments, and maybe we can have some fun with them on air. Or, feel free to give us a call tonight, and share what's on your mind. Remember, it's all LIVE, so don't be afraid - join us!
That number again is: 646-652-2773.
Talk to you then!
 
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Tue Jul 20, 2010 at 03:00:00 PM EDT
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Each week, Blue Jersey Radio streams LIVE with New Jersey's latest political buzz, interviews with newsmakers, and your stimulating calls.
This Week: Jason and I recap the week in New Jersey's fastest half-hour of political talk. We'll have reports from today's marriage equality event at the statehouse in Trenton, as well as the latest in political goings-on.
Join us tonight!
Something special on your mind? Leave your thoughts in the comments, and maybe we can have some fun with them on air. Or, feel free to give us a call tonight, and share what's on your mind. Remember, it's all LIVE, so don't be afraid - join us!
That number again is: 646-652-2773.
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