NJN wants to move debate in case Corzine wants to participate
By Editor | August 29th, 2009 - 11:22amThe New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission will meet on Monday afternoon to discuss a request from New Jersey Network News Director Michael Aron to move to gubernatorial debate from October 1 to October 22 to accommodate the schedule of Gov. Jon Corzine.
This is one of two official debates mandated by ELEC as a condition of accepting public financing. While Corzine, who is not taking matching funds, is not obligated to participate, he has the option to since he has spent more than $340,000 so far. The other two candidates, Republican Christopher Christie and independent Christopher Daggett, are required to take part in the ELEC debates. Christie and Daggett have opposed moving a debate that would now occur fairly late in the campaign.
"The Corzine camp told us they would not participate in an October 1 debate but would give serious consideration to a debate in the latter part of October. In the interests of a full public discussion, we are working with ELEC to try to set up a debate on October 22nd," Aron said in a statement to PolitickerNJ.com this week.
The Philadelphia Inquirer and Gannett New Jersey are also sponsors of the debate.
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M Aron channels S Colbert on justification for date change:
“Jon always said 'NJN' has no political impact, ... We're going to go ahead and pick up that gauntlet and change the world!”
Who Cares Move it to a real station
Move it to News 12 NJ and shut down that tax sucking burdon NJN, does anybody even watch that station.
Cheers Michael Aron
This guy was at least tolerable when he was drinking the day away. Sober Michael is no fun, especially when he lives in Jon Corzine's(D-Out of Touch) pocket.
Why Not Wait Until November 4th!
With the new Vote by Mail scheme that the governor signed into law this year, a lot of people will have already cast their ballots by the time Corzine decides he will grace us with his presence. All debates should have to take place BEFORE people start voting, not AFTER.
BullPuckey
While Corzine is strong arming a publically funded station to delay the debate he has not committed to attend that debate thereby setting everyone up for embarassment. While he is used to embarassing himself the state and the voters have had enough of his foolish games. Perhaps he is setting up for the 'Torricelli' switch
Replacements?
If this Commission decides to honor the Gov's wishes look for Christie to replace them once he takes office. I think they're all holdovers or approaching the mandatory retirement age.
NJN = TASS
Why do we have this station? As though we need it anymore? You can get more news off the internet in five minutes than NJN offers ever and there are other public stations to chose from. It is a public news station whose government employees work 9-5... they parrot news that has already circulated on the internet. TASS... pull the plug already and save a couple million every year and sell their equipment for some cash.