Officials lambast NJ corruption after 44 arrested

Yahoo News ^ | Fri Jul 24, 8:47 am | DAVID PORTER

[BarbM]

reminds me of a joke: Rita and Vinnie are making out in a car.

Rita: Vinnie, kiss me where it stinks.

So Vinnie drove her to NJ.

[CPT Clay]

Happened under Corzine,Lautenberg and Menendez. They should resign!!!!

[sfvgto]

lol

[Obadiah]

Missed that. Okay 9 Democrats and 1 fig-leaf Republican to provide political cover. My next guess is that the charge against the Republican is totally bogus, not because Republicans aren't capable, but when this many Democrats are caught red-handed with their grubby fingers in the cookie jar, then prosecutorial staff always need a Republican fish to counter any bias claims.

This also gives the state-run media cover to ID the Republican in all stories and omit any references to Democrats.

[CPT Clay]

ALL BUT ONE OF THE OFFICEHOLDERS WERE DEMOCRATS!!!

I’m shocked I tell ya.

Sheesh, culture of corruption.

[concerned about politics]

“All but one of the officeholders are Democrats.” What a shock.

So that's why their party affiliation is being kept secret by the media. If they were all Republicans, this "Republican scandal" would fill the news cycle 24/7 for at least a year.

Gawd I have no respect for the media. What a bunch of losers.

[Rodebrecht]

We're number one! We're NUMBER ONE!

[GladesGuru]

I have a penny (the proverbial “red cent”) that says the rabbis in this case are Liberal Democraps.

[Alberta's Child]

"Corruption is a cancer that is destroying the core values of this state."

This guy has it all wrong.

Corruption IS the core value of this state.

[Little Ray]

NJ is a beautiful state. Stayed with my sister and totally enjoyed riding the train from Morristown to NYC. The little towns were so charming. I wanted to stop at every one to walk around.

Still NJ is a little weird with no left turns and no pumping your own gas...

[Da Coyote]

New Jersey, the very definition of a blue state, corrupt?

I’m shocked, SHOCKED!

Convict the perps, and send them to be hired by the Obamaloon for his cabinet.

[Ace the Biker]

Took nine paragraphs before we get to this

“Among the 44 people arrested were the mayors of Hoboken, Ridgefield and Secaucus, Jersey City’s deputy mayor, and two state assemblymen. A member of the governor’s cabinet resigned after agents searched his home, though he was not arrested. All but one of the officeholders are Democrats.”

[Alberta's Child]

In defense of the media on that one, it's worth noting that many local elected offices in New Jersey are "non-partisan." No party primary system at all in these places . . . candidates gather signatures on a petition to get on the ballot, and they're listed on the ballot with no party affiliation at all.

This is how Republican Bret Schundler ended up getting elected in a Democratic stronghold like Jersey City some years ago. He was the lone Republican on the ballot with a bunch of different Democrats.

[Condor51]

It wasn't their fault, 'the Devil' made them do it!

The Jersey Devil:

[divine_moment_of_facts]

11 out of 21 counties in new jersey have always been the scum pit of america

[sig226]

In other news, the White House referred to the New Jersey politicians as, “amateurs.”

[presently no screen name]

All but one of the officeholders are Democrats.”

Thanks - it needs to be said again.

[5thGenTexan]

All but one of the officeholders are Democrats.

Hey, RNC, are you going to hammer this?

[DontTreadOnMe2009]

Why can’t we see photos of each of the 44?

Oh.

[SunkenCiv]

accused of laundering tens of millions of dollars and of black-market trafficking of kidneys and fake Gucci handbags

Kinda puts Monica Conyers and Detroit area "government" into perspective, eh?