 |
| What disability would allow someone to install tile and park legally in a handicapped space at 24 Hour Fitness in Paramus? This seemingly able bodied driver was at the gym before 9 a.m. Tuesday, above and below. |
By Victor E. Sasson
Editor
You could make a good case that Chris Christie is a racist, starting with his removal of the state Supreme Court's only African-American justice only a few months after the governor was inaugurated in 2010.
Are there any minorities in Governor Christie's Cabinet or did Christie appoint any to the Port Authority, the patronage mill that runs the region's bridges, tunnels, sea and airports?
Today, The Record reports that Latinos and blacks are complaining of a "disorganized system of processing applications [for federal housing grants to Superstorm Sandy victims] that in effect discriminated against" minorities (A-3).
Christie made storm recovery -- financed almost entirely by the Obama administration -- a centerpiece of his reelection campaign this year.
The governor also has refused to sign a bill passed in the state Senate that would grant in-state tuition rates at public colleges and universities to some students who are living in New Jersey illegally (A-3).
Christie claims the bill grants more benefits than the federal program, and would make "us a magnet state for people."
At least he called illegal immigrants "people."
Hasn't Christie noticed that the Garden State is one of the most diverse in the nation, and that with its seaport and international airport -- only miles from New York City -- that it is already a magnet for legal and illegal immigrants?
That damn PA
The Record continues to gush ink over the big, bad Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Today, an editorial (A-22), two Opinion pieces (A-23) and a Road Warrior column (L-1) expand on the brouhaha over the closure of some Fort Lee toll lanes to the upper level of the George Washington Bridge in September or a toll hike that kicks in on Sunday.
One of Christie's flunkies -- David Wildstein, a former columnist for a state political Web site -- is taking the heat for closing the lanes for a "traffic study."
On Tuesday, The Record identified Wildstein as a "former political consultant" and "Christie's No. 2 at the agency."
So, is he a former columnist who called himself "Wally Edge" or a former consultant or did The Record screw-up again?
More babbling
The Road Warrior column is usually difficult to fathom, but Staff Writer John Cichowski is just babbling on and on today about matters unrelated to Monday's legislative hearing on closure of the GWB toll lanes:
He refers to "people who make and remake New Jersey's transportation laws," "a plan to bring driverless vehicles to New Jersey" and "extending a Queens rail line to our shores" (L-1).
Cichowski also reports the lane closures occurred "11 weeks ago without bloodshed."
City Clerk is defiant
In Hackensack news, the new City Council is asking City Clerk Debra Heck to step down or it will remove her (L-1).
Heck has been city clerk since 2002.
"I am not resigning. I did not do anything wrong," Heck said, referring to charges she is not doing her job properly.
The council voted unanimously on Monday night to file a written complaint with the state, seeking her removal, but The Record either didn't cover the meeting or couldn't get the story into Tuesday's paper, because of its notoriously early deadlines.
Instead of subsidizing their tuition, we should kick the illegals the hell out!
ReplyDeleteIf we did that, who would wipe your ass?
DeleteThe front-page story on the retiring seller of Christmas trees brought this reaction from one reader:
ReplyDelete"On Page One, there is an article about a person who sold Christmas trees who is retiring. It is clear from reading the article that English is not the first language of the reporter and her command of the language is very poor. That should not disqualify her from writing articles but the copy editors must do something with the article. There are confusing sentences, the paragraphs are disjointed and i could not understand half the references."
He re-read the story online and elaborated:
"I saw the following problems:
1, the lead paragraph refers to the subject as he and then has his name in the second paragraph.
2. There is a sentence "When he came out of the Navy about age 20." Should not it have read "When he came out of the Navy at about age 20" or to save space just at age 20"
3. There is a reference to a stand across the highway in Woodland Park. Is it right across the highway as Route 46 is a border or somewhere down the road.
4. There is a reference to Home Deport and Lowe's wiping out the wholesale business. This makes no sense. I can see where people buy trees from Home Depot and Lowe's but Home Depot and Lowes have to get the trees somewhere -- do they have their own farms and do they sell them wholesale.
5. The reference to the price of $5-$6 a tree or about a $1.00 a foot and then the reference to a cost of $10.00 a foot today was somewhat confusing. Clearly over 50 years everything has gone up in price. 50 years ago gas was 25 cents a gallon.
6. The selling to the Navy really makes little sense. It is not the fault of Home Depot or Lowes that this does not exist. There are so fewer people in the Service today and many live off base. I doubt that the Navy buys any Christmas trees,
7. In one paragraph his son is first listed as "Richard" and then "Richard Miller." I was to understand that the full name should be used first.
all of this is not that significant except that careful editing could have solved these problems.
Have a happy Thanksgiving