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Anybody who has ever been involved in the heavy construction industry knows who really runs NJ.
You can bash the Democrats all you want. You can bash the Republicans all you want. Your bashing in the wrong place.
First off I have not read the book. I am not trying to say NJ is perfect or even that anything in this book is untrue.
What I will say however is. The reason people joke about NJ are the same reasons people bash celebrities who gain weight or get divorced or whatever. Or people who bash the Catholic Church. There is an amount of envy over the accomplishments and success. If you notice, the late night TV hosts dont bash places like Tennessee. That would make them look like bullys picking on poor old Tennessee. But if he bashs NJ, He is the little guy taking on the giant. He places himself in the underdog position and almost everyone roots for the underdog.
One more thing. I could live anywhere I want in this country. I choose to live in New Jersey.
Anybody who has ever been involved in the heavy construction industry knows who really runs NJ.
You can bash the Democrats all you want. You can bash the Republicans all you want. Your bashing in the wrong place.E
The culture, and in NJ it is a culture, of corrupt politicians the the fault of the politicians themselves and those who re-elect them over and over again.
First off I have not read the book. I am not trying to say NJ is perfect or even that anything in this book is untrue.
What I will say however is. The reason people joke about NJ are the same reasons people bash celebrities who gain weight or get divorced or whatever. Or people who bash the Catholic Church. There is an amount of envy over the accomplishments and success. If you notice, the late night TV hosts dont bash places like Tennessee. That would make them look like bullys picking on poor old Tennessee. But if he bashs NJ, He is the little guy taking on the giant. He places himself in the underdog position and almost everyone roots for the underdog.
One more thing. I could live anywhere I want in this country. I choose to live in New Jersey.
I haven't read the book but it sure sounds funny. NJ does have corupt politics in some towns. I know there is a probe going on right now in Manalapan.
All of TN is not poor. The Nashville area is growing as a type. The Average Annual income in the Nashville are is in the $60,000s. The Middle of the State seems to be richer than the West, Memphis being the Armpit.
If the TV hosts were reading our recent news they would have a Hayday with Jokes. It seems a robbery occured at the Voters Administration office of 2 laptops with 360,000 names and Social Secrity Numbers with the passwords taped to the computers.
Moe, Larry and Curly must be running that office. The other govt. offices could not believe the lack of security, the security camera was unplugged.
We made sure we were protected with a plan from Lifelock and also one thru American Express.I also viewed my credit report.
But would I move back to NJ, NO- It's a part of my life that is passed and I love where I am. My son is still there, but he told me that will pass also.
Just got the book from Amazon (along with Putting Taxpayers First by Steve Lonegan), and this is mind boggling what goes on in this state. I guess the bumper sticker stating "will the last one out of Jersey, please turn off the lights?" is absolutely true.
Just got the book from Amazon (along with Putting Taxpayers First by Steve Lonegan), and this is mind boggling what goes on in this state. I guess the bumper sticker stating "will the last one out of Jersey, please turn off the lights?" is absolutely true.
We need a change... now...
Agreed. Maybe the book came out 1 year to early. Should have happened a little before the election.
The People of the Republic of Jersey need major change. Unfort, most of them are lemmings.
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