Special for late-nighters: Quote of the Day is a tweet tonight from JR Bohrer, friend of Blue Jersey. You're going to have to click through to Jack's link to find out why it's so funny.
Jeff is away again this week, but have no fear because JRB is here. We always love when Jack Bohrer joins us for the show and this week should be no different.
We'll talk about the current goings on in Trenton with the tax caps, privatization, tool kits, women's health and more. And it's all LIVE tonight at 8:00 p.m.
Have questions or comments of your own, drop 'em in the comments, then tune in and join the conversation! And, of course - you can always give us a call and have your say. That number again is: 646-652-2773.
Jeff will be off helping organize Democrats in Hawthorne tonight, so JRB will be my able co-host once again this week. We always love the take he brings to the show and tonight should be no different.
In addition to my co-host, we'll be joined by Michele Jaker with Womens Health Matters NJ to talk about the cuts to family planning in the final budget, the fact that there is zero funding for women's health and what happens next.
In addition to our guest, we'll talk about the budget compromise itself, what restorations helped save programs from the chopping block and what programs are still facing the axe. In addition, we'll look at the fact that everyone is jumping on the cap bandwagon and what it all means. And it's all LIVE tonight at 8:00 p.m.
Have questions or comments of your own, drop 'em in the comments, then tune in and join the conversation! And, of course - you can always give us a call and have your say. That number again is: 646-652-2773.
With Jeff's big win last week in Hawthorne, he'll be busy tonight and will try to call in to provide an update. In his place, we're lucky to have Jack "JRB" Bohrer back for another week. He has returned from covering the Blago trial in Chicago to the Garden State and is ready to tackle the news of the week.
We'll talk about the current goings on in Trenton with the budget, the aftermath of the primaries last week and the other issues facing the state. And it's all LIVE tonight at 8:00 p.m.
Have questions or comments of your own, drop 'em in the comments, then tune in and join the conversation! And, of course - you can always give us a call and have your say. That number again is: 646-652-2773.
Well this should be fun. Jeff is on the ballot today in his primary election (Good Luck), so Jack Bohrer (JRB) will join us once again this week as my co-host, but there's a twist. Jack is in Chicago now covering the Rod Blagojevich trial for Esquire magazine. You can see his first piece here.
In addition, we'll cover all the latest NJ news as we head toward the budget deadline and the Governor continues his power grabs.
Have questions or comments of your own, drop 'em in the comments, then tune in and join the conversation! And, of course - you can always give us a call and have your say. That number again is: 646-652-2773.
JRB is out with his latest column looking at the exchange heard round the viral world at this point between Tom Moran and Governor Christie. While the right has gone gaga over their newest hero, Jack has a different spin:
So while the notion is that Christie is an example of the mad-as-hell Tea Party rant-haver, consider that he is just another politician, insulted and pouting that even after winning 48.5 percent of the vote, his partisan power-plays can be infringed upon by pesky details like that his political opponents still have a say in things. See it that way and know that this is less a video of someone putting his foot down on political games, and more of someone stamping his feet in a partisan temper tantrum.
JRB has a bonus quote of the day in the same story, because I just couldn't choose one:
Gov. Christie's straight talk ends at the Republican Party line. He's brought no "common sense" to the statehouse, for he seeks no common ground.
JRB's whole column is really worth a read. The Governor is getting what he wants though. People are paying attention to the show while taking their eye off the substance, just as Christie would hope. While we watch the show, it's important we keep peaking behind the curtain to point out that the Emperor has no clothes.
Let me just say how excited I am for Blue Jersey radio this week. Jeff and Adam will be upset they're not able to join us because my co-host will be JRB, John Bohrer. I wouldn't be surprised if they try to call in when they find out.
If you're not familiar with JRB, besides his work here at Blue Jersey, he's currently writing a book about Senator Robert Kennedy and his young aides. His work has appeared in Politico, Salon, The Jersey City Independent, The Aquarian Weekly and USA Today. And tonight, he's joining us for Blue Jersey radio and boy do we have some serious stuff to talk about.
In the latest example of elections have consequences, the Governor took the plunge into the Supreme Court pool yesterday choosing not to reappoint Justice Wallace. We'll break down what happened, what it means and what comes next.
The Budget hearings continue to shed light on the consequences of Christie's proposals. And we still have 5000 barrels a day of oil leaking into the ocean and our members of Congress have been vocal about what it all should mean.
JRB also has some thoughts on the Newark Election next week and the Menendez recall situation. Who knows what else we will get into.
Have questions or comments of your own, drop 'em in the comments, then tune in and join the conversation! And, of course - you can always give us a call and have your say. That number again is: 646-652-2773.
Okay. This is my all-time favorite of the Think Equal ads, mostly because much of it was improvised and when we were at the studio shooting it, we were laughing hysterically (but quietly) at the last line.
Maybe you know somebody who hasn't made up their mind yet on Marriage Equality, somebody you can send this ad to ...
Here's the 2nd of the fab Think Equal ads, on the tax complications inherent in civil union families that we made in 2006.
We'll be running a reprising some of the best marriage equality posts in Blue Jersey's four-year history. Do you have a favorite marriage equality diary from our collection of posts? Let us know what it is in Comments, and maybe we'll re-run it this weekend. Or write one of your own, like this.
This is the 4th, and last, of the Think Equal ads, called Counsel Equal, about the upsetting and emotional fallout to living as a committed couple who wants to get married, but can't.
Okay. As a bunch of us - I've seen calls to action from Garden State Equality, DFA-NJ, Ocean Grove United and informally to ACLU-NJ friends - get ready to head down Monday morning and lobby for Marriage Equality, Blue Jersey's going to be reprising some of the best of the hundreds of posts on marriage equality written here at Blue Jersey.
The Think Equal ads - 4 light-and-easy take-offs on the Mac Guy and PC Guy ads Apple's been running for years - are one of the best things this site has ever done, and among the people we have to thank for them are Jack Bohrer, who blogs here as JRB and at Huffington Post under his own name, and Blue Jersey founder Juan Melli. Jack tells the story of the national award-winning ads here at HuffPo. Enjoy!
