That’s the question that keeps nagging at me. Why now? Why complain about Governor Chris Christie’s administration shaking down you and the citizens of Hoboken over Sandy funds Now?
I know if I were Mayor of Hoboken, or any other city slammed by Hurricane Sandy, and I was trying to get the funds designated to help the citizens that I am looking out for and ANYONE came to me with ifs, ands, or buts, concerning that money, I’d be screaming foul at the top of my lungs! I would not wait eight months, after another issue is brought to the forefront, to cry foul.
Now mind you, I’m not saying it didn’t happen. In fact, I think it probably did happen, but I still don’t understand why you didn’t have the courage to come forward at the time it happened.
Don’t the people of Hoboken mean more to you than that? Aren’t they worth fighting for immediately, and not some eight months later?
I think Chris Christie and his administration have a lot to answer for.
Mayor Dawn Zimmer, so do you. Starting with : Why now? Why not then?
You knew what happened was wrong. You wrote it down in a diary, for God’s sake. What you didn’t do, however, is immediately stand up for yourself and the citizens of Hoboken.
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In my opinion, she was protecting her own image and job. Yes, and now to bring it out is weak, and shows she is a “yesum,” kind of mayor. When the former mayor of Atlantic City thought that Governor Christie was taking advantage during the storm, he immediately spoke up. Yes he took a lot of criticism for going against the Governor; now the city is controlled mostly by the state.
By the time this entire investigation is over a lot more will probably come out. Politics are a dirty game and the pawns are the citizens they are suppose to be representing.
I worked in city hall for five years and like I said politics are dirty, especially when they are personal attacks against a city. Nepotism hurts and so do bad politicians with crooked agendas. Sad because the tax payers suffer. NJ’s property taxes are over the limit. We don’t even have an acre of land and we pay almost six thousand per year. Damn sad.
I don’t get it, yes, I don’t! I don’t understand why some State Officials had issues with Governor Christie’s misappropriations, and yet, didn’t say anything, nothing, until after he won this landslide victory that positioned him on the forefront as a Presidential candidate.
All these issues were lingering while the Governor was being
I don’t get it, yes, I don’t! I don’t understand why some State Officials had issues with Governor Christie’s misappropriations, and yet, didn’t say anything, nothing, until after he won this landslide victory that positioned him on the forefront as a Presidential candidate.
All these issues were lingering while the Governor was being referred to as a Hero and Bi-Partisan, a great leader. Had the Bridge incident not occurred, were all these other issues ever going to be brought out? Yes, I think politics is a dirty game, because everyone involved is there for their own interest, but pretend to have the citizens’ interest at heart.
Now that these scandals have come out, I agree with Leslie that this is just the beginning, everyone is going to spill out what they had swallowed. I wish people will be bold enough to say something when they see something, but not to wait until someone says something before they tell all they know about the individual. That, to me, is sheer politics!