At the request of the Attorney General's office, PoliticsNJ.com has removed an advertisement publicizing the Department of Law and Public Safety's "Click it or Ticket" campaign. In an e-mail sent to this website earlier this afternoon, David Wald, a spokesman for Zulima Farber, said: "Please take down the click-it-or-ticket link You know no one here ever asked for or authorized the link. Thanks."
PoliticsNJ.com had run this ad at no charge as a public service announcement. This website acknowledges not being asked to do so by the Attorney General's office, and we apologize for any embarrassment our publicizing of the Click it or Ticket campaign may have caused the Attorney General.
Editor's Note: According to the Attorney General's Office, the state spent $272,000 on radio, billboard and bus advertising for the Click it or Ticket in 2005 -- paid for by a federal grant. There was no advertising budget for this campaign in 2006; radio ads were paid for by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!?
WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!?
Farber removal.....is damage control in the extreem. Menendez i
Farber removal.....is damage control in the extreem.
Menendez is dancing the HAT DANCE !!!!!!
What have we become as a state? It's like watching a drunk hit r
What have we become as a state? It's like watching a drunk hit rockbottom for God's sake!!
Why would you remove the link? If it is an existing state prog
Why would you remove the link? If it is an existing state program, why can't we link to it?
The more I learn about Farber, the more I dislike her.
Bring back the link!!!
I am with Princetonblue Bring Back the link!!!
I am with Princetonblue
Bring Back the link!!!
Definition of Zero Tolerance: when an administration's hands ar
Definition of Zero Tolerance:
when an administration's hands are tied so tight they have only one direction left to go.
YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING Let me get this straight. State agenc
YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING
Let me get this straight. State agencies spend thousands of dollars to "advertise" via sponsorships on NJN - a television netweork that no one watches, and David Wald is upset that this Web site (which has thousands of visitors a day) gave free space to a genuinely important public service announcement for the "click it or ticket" program.
Perhaps Zulima's mouth piece fails to recognize just how important it is for motorists to be sure that their seat belts are buckled.
For that matter, maybe Mr. Wald should have buckled his seat belt when he went to the AG's office after not being offered the job in the front office.
Walt
MENENDEZ HAS JUST RENAMED THE CLICK IT OR TICKET PROGRAM TO THE
MENENDEZ HAS JUST RENAMED THE
CLICK IT OR TICKET PROGRAM
TO THE GET OUT OR TAX IT PROGRAM
President Bush with Kean Junior agree with you Truthdetector...h
President Bush with Kean Junior agree with you Truthdetector...however there slogan is slighly different and involves the 2600 American body bags that have left Iraq.
mojo You are a Whimp! If you still fail to realize the importa
mojo
You are a Whimp!
If you still fail to realize the importance of the operation in Iraq you must really be a bonehead.
The terrorists who want to kill U.S. are spread throughout the region. We must find them and kill them before they kill every man, woman and child who favor freedom.
SAY IT AIN'T SO, DAVID WALD More than Zulima Farber, I am sadde
SAY IT AIN'T SO, DAVID WALD
More than Zulima Farber, I am saddened at the actions of David Wald.
Ten years ago, Wald was the premier reporter of New Jersey politics and government. His articles and columns in the Newark Star-Ledger were respected and feared by government officials and politicians. And read and admired by citizens.
Wald used to be a shining exemplar of the true principle of freedom of speech.
Unfortunately, Wald is now just another censor who tries to suppress speech rather than letting it flourish.
Even the State recognizes that this is simply a gossip site with
Even the State recognizes that this is simply a gossip site with "anonympus sources." Your average citizen with no political ties does not read this site and it serves no valid purpose to have an ad of that sort on this page.
Jay Your average citizen reads on a 4th-6th grade level never m
Jay
Your average citizen reads on a 4th-6th grade level never mind understand what this site represents or for whom to vote.
AVERAGE CITIZEN AND PSAs Hold on here. First off the posting o
AVERAGE CITIZEN AND PSAs
Hold on here. First off the posting on this site was free of charge, and clearly, there are thousands of visitors a day to the site.
Second, if state agencies are trying to reach the general public, why to they PAY to put PSAs and other announcements on NJN, a "network" in the smallest sense of the word, that absolutely nobody watches.
These PSA'/announcements/advertisements have become a pay-off to NJN for favorable coverage and a backdoor way to move money from one agency to another.
Maid Marion You are beginning to sound like Adolph, why don't we
Maid Marion
You are beginning to sound like Adolph, why don't we start rounding up folks that look different.
If you think for a minute that Bush does not regret going into Iraq and killing thousands of of our children and putting this country further into deficit.....then you are as smart as your boy Kean Junior.
Thousands of visitors or clicks. If 500 political insiders clic
Thousands of visitors or clicks.
If 500 political insiders click about 4 times throughout the day to see the latest unsubstantiated gossip that would equal about 2000 clicks. Saying it is thousands is a bit misleading don't ya think.
This is hardly a news site. It is the equivalent of the National Enquirer on the state level.
Hey Jay, Regardless of what this site it, why can't it have a
Hey Jay,
Regardless of what this site it, why can't it have a link to an existing state program?
If the program is good, then there's no problem. If the program is bad, then that's the state's problem.
Quite frankly, this is a freedom of speech issue. Anyone has the right to link to anyone else on the web. The fact that some Democrats would seek to curb this freedom due to the corrupt practices of Farber is a chilling fact.
-pb
mojo On September 11, 3000 people died because they went to wor
mojo
On September 11, 3000 people died because they went to work. Did you forget?
The terrorists want to kill us. The only way to stop them is to kill them first.
Do you think this is a joke? We are dealing with people who are capeable of mass murder. The terrorists are in the process of developing weapons(IRAN) that can kill tens of thousands of innocent people. Should we sit back and let them?
Thanks to people like you, Hitler killed 6 million Jews.
Take action or die!
Kill Them All-Let Allah Sort Them Out-That is not my sentiment; but rather the plan of the Islamic Fascists.
However, if it means the survival of our country, people and way of life-
U.S.M.C.
Kill em all-Let God sort them out! Semper Fi!
Marion, you are one scary woman!
Marion, you are one scary woman!
mojo People like you allowed Hitler to kill 6 million Jews. Yo
mojo
People like you allowed Hitler to kill 6 million Jews.
You should scare yourself.
FYI Marion Morrison was John Wayne-You Knucklehead.
Miss Marion People like you killed 6 million Jews.
Miss Marion
People like you killed 6 million Jews.
Hey Jay How about 100 people hitting 20 times a day. mojo=wal
Hey Jay
How about 100 people hitting 20 times a day.
mojo=wally=?
mojo People like you allowed Hitler to kill 6 million Jews. Si
mojo
People like you allowed Hitler to kill 6 million Jews.
Sit back and do nothing? Not me! I protect myself and my country.
You are probably the type of man who was raped by another man and never even served time in prison.
Now shut your mouth and go post for Wally.
Ladies and Gentlemen Dino and Marion are the type of individual
Ladies and Gentlemen
Dino and Marion are the type of individuals that support Kean Junior. They spew their hate just like Hitler did years ago. They use fear and intimidation to coerce others into seeing things their way. Just like President Bush it starts with the little violations of civil liberties in the name of security. Soon it escalates into Big Brother where an individaul with the education and temperant of the above poster actually has a position of power to make a decision on your behalf. That my friends is terror, imagine having Marion with a couple thugs at her side asking you for ID because you are on the street after curfew. Yikes.
"Miss Marion, People like you killed six million Jews." That's
"Miss Marion,
People like you killed six million Jews."
That's really harsh mojo. Why do you compare anybody who believes in defending this country from it's enemies no matter where they are to Adolf Hitler?
It is a fact that Hitler succeeded because pacifist governments let him rise to power and slaughter six million Jews despite warnings to the rest of the world from Winston Churchill that he was a madman. It is a fact that Pearl Harbor was attacked because the Japanese government viewed The United States as pacifists who had no desire to fight. It is a fact that Arab Terrorists hijacked planes to destroy our symbol of ecomnomic strength killing 3,000 Americans in the process because we were viewed as pacifists due to the fact that during the eight year time frame from when the first WTC attack took place to 9/11, terrorists were attacking American interests in places like Kenya and Tanzania in 1998 and the USS Cole in 2000 and showed neither the intention nor desire to fight back.
Pacifism is NOT nor has it ever been a solution to America's or the rest of the world's problems. Peace through strength is the only effective way to protect America from its enemies.
P.S. mojo, for your information, Marion Morrison was John Wayne's real name. I'm sure whoever Marion is uses this name for the same reason I use Dean Martin's real name which is because he/she remembers a time when Hollywood celebrities loved this country and were thankful for the rewards they were able to reap here.
I guess as a lib you only follow the modern day celebs like Barbara Streisand who lives in Malibu but donates money to Ned Lamont in Connecticut and Madonna who moves to England and a suddenly develops a British accent after living here for 40+ years of her life.
mojo People like you allowed Hitler kill 6 million Jews. Why?
mojo
People like you allowed Hitler kill 6 million Jews.
Why?
People like you are not leaders. Democrats know that people can't think for themselves. That's why they want government involved in every aspect of life. Opinion poles don't run government
Sit back and do nothing. The terrorists will not bother us. HAHA!
Ms. Marion You are 100% correct. Opinion "POLES" do not run gov
Ms. Marion
You are 100% correct. Opinion "POLES" do not run government.
mojo Prdn teh tpyo Polls-asshole
mojo
Prdn teh tpyo
Polls-asshole
Marion You continue to impress me as a fine Republican lady.
Marion
You continue to impress me as a fine Republican lady.
mojo I am glad that I impress you. You don't impress me at all
mojo
I am glad that I impress you.
You don't impress me at all.
If Marion is a lady then she reminds me of a Republican version
If Marion is a lady then she reminds me of a Republican version of Julie Roginsky.
If that's the case then you need to call off your dogs mojo.
On a different note, am I being fair in asking you to NEVER call me a thread hijacker ever again mojo? I mean, what does Adolf Hitler have to do with click it or ticket?
Dino The name Adolph was used in describing your girlfriend's vi
Dino
The name Adolph was used in describing your girlfriend's view of the world as it related to the thread. Not sure he had such a filthy mouth or demented mind though. What's up with her obsession with sodomy and certain parts of the anatomy related to the same act??
mojo Please invite me over for some Kool-Aid. I'll lay on the
mojo
Please invite me over for some Kool-Aid.
I'll lay on the couch, face down, and you can anal-yze me.
Now your a dime store shrink!
You want me to be a woman!
Good God man-get some help!
Marion All kidding aside, please consider talking to someone abo
Marion
All kidding aside, please consider talking to someone about your anger and about your obsession with rape and other horrid acts.
mojo War and killing are horrible things. While in combat sold
mojo
War and killing are horrible things.
While in combat soldiers learned to kill or be killed.
We are at war.
We must kill or be killed. It sucks!
We did not kill 3000+ innocent people on 9/11, the terrorists did.
If you have a way to solve the current problems in the world without a violent act-you deserve all that life has to offer.
I would have said that I'll kiss your ass if you have a way to solve the current world problems without a violent act but you would probably tell me to get help.
Just kidding. Please have a sense of humor. Life is too short, and may be even shorter if people like you don't protect our country.