Corzine disassociation with Ferriero not credible, Guadagno says

By Editor | October 23rd, 2009 - 11:27am
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Corzine disassociation with Ferriero not credible, Guadagno says Jon Corzine and Joe Ferriero

GOP Lt. Gov. candidate Kim Guadagno says that Gov. Jon Corzine's attempt to disassociate himself with now-convicted ex-Bergen County Democratic Chairman Joseph Ferriero is a joke.

"Try as he might, Jon Corzine can't hide the fact that he and his family gave $441,600 to Joe Ferriero and his Bergen County Democratic Organization," said Guadagno, the Monmouth County Sheriff and a former federal prosecutor.  "Not only did he fuel the activities of a corrupt organization, Governor Corzine failed to take a tough stance when Ferriero was indicted.   For Jon Corzine to imply that his considerable and consistent contributions to Ferriero's political operation were simply to elect federal candidates is laughable and isn't fooling anyone."

Ferriero and Corzine were close political allies, although the disagreed from time to time.  Corzine backed his current running mate, Loretta Weinberg, for a State Senate seat in 2005, despite Ferriero's strong support for another candidate.  And Ferriero played a role in a lawsuit that sought to overturn Corzine's pay to play ban that hampered fundraising for the Bergen County Democratic Organization.

But Ferriero also endorsed Corzine when he ran against Jim Florio in the 2000 Democratic U.S. Senate primary, and his support for Corzine in the 2005 gubernatorial race was a pivotal moment in then-Acting Gov. Richard Codey's decision not to seek the Democratic nomination.

Ferriero also held a lucrative position at a state authority whose commissioners are appointed by the Governor: he was the general counsel to the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission.  In 2007, Weinberg said Ferriero had made about $4.5 million in legal fees from that post.

In an editorial today, The Record praised Corzine's Republican opponent, former U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie, for his role in indicting Ferriero.

Assemblyman Jay Webber (R-Morris Plains), the Republican State Chairman, says that Corzine was not among a group of Democrats who called for Ferriero's resignation following his indictment last year.  

"The Governor's excuses in yesterday's debate for enabling Ferriero's corruption don't hold water," Webber said. "The Ferriero mess is just another example of Governor Corzine's failed leadership for our State."

Tana Raymond, a Democratic Councilwoman in Garfield who has endorsed Christie, blamed Corzine for facilitatiing Ferriero's "corrupt leadership" with campaign contributions.

"Even as Corzine preached ethics reform in public, his actions enabled the corrupt status quo and completely contradicted his words. It's ridiculous for the governor to attempt to play off his financial contributions to Ferriero as something other than what they actually were - Corzine looking the other way in the face of corruption for his own political benefit," Raymond said.

"Jon Corzine's attempts to distance himself from Joe Ferriero and his political machine in Bergen County are ludicrous," said State Sen. Joseph Kyrillos (R-Middletown), the Christie campaign chairman.  "These denials are transparent and absurd."

The Corzine campaign today continued their call for Christie to join their request for the release of documents related to his seven years as the state's federal prosecutor. 

"As someone who publicly champions ethics and transparency, we expect Christie to join us in demanding the release of these records.  With just eleven days until Election Day, time is running out for Christie to do the right thing," said Corzine's campaign manager, Maggie Moran.

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joke

Submitted by FrankJBartello on October 23, 2009 - 7:10pm.

corzini saying he wasnt friends with ferriero is a joke, what bs

Don't mess with Camden County Political Machine

Submitted by sameoldgoodoleboys on October 23, 2009 - 11:24pm.

Norcross gone wild
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEZFjTjl2Tg

Obama – Thinks he’s in Hollywood. It’s all about me.

Daggetts Got A Gun – Daggets Got A Gun

Camden County Political machine is controlling all this from behind the scenes. He call Obama, Clinton, Biden and Caroline. I invested a lot in your campaigns, now get your butt to NJ and help convince these dumb New Jersey residents that Corzine is a good person. I’ll have a fat check waiting for you. I won’t be there. I have to put Millions upon Millions into Cooper and Trash, destroy, Lie and deceive like the devil every candidate that is not mine. Don’t worry, I’ll make sure I drain that Stimulus cash. Only Union friends and buddies of my friends will get jobs.

Corzine - I am afraid of this machine in NJ. Just help me get elected Hillary and get me down to Washington. I can’t take this guy. He has already destroyed Codey and everyone in his path. He is now working on destroying Christie. He is the biggest nightmare, but I need him right now. Be careful, he destroyed you too.

Good Old Norcross...

Submitted by alexhiggins732 on October 23, 2009 - 11:35pm.

Why did Christie refuse to prosecute Norcross when he had two politicians willing to testify that Norcross had bribed them? Because he didn't want to rule is political future?

Constant stream of non stop scandals every day about Corzine and Christie.

Chris Daggett handed it to both Christie and Corzine for corruption saying to fight corruption you need to lead by example.

Daggett then cited specific corrupt activities that Christie and Corzine had engaged in, including illegal campaign finance and pay to play, and neither Corzine or Christie could defend themselves.

Instead, Corzine acknowledges that activity is going on and agrees with Daggett that it needs to stop.

Daggett also called for an investigation into $6 Billion missing from the NJ Schools Construction Fund to which Corzine replied he has already put in all of the controls and regulations he could. Christie replied that as governor of NJ he would launch the investigation.

$6 billion of taxpayers gone... stolen... vanished into thin air and what are the headlines Lackluster same old debate...

My question to Chris Christie is why didn’t you launch an investigation while you where the US Attorney General? Why wait to become Governor?

My question to the Governor is why haven't you launched an investigation?

My question to the readers is why should I vote for either one of these guys?

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I can go on and on about both Chris Christie and Jon Corzine.

Only voters have the power to change the government. We must refuse to be held captive to the broken two-party system that has brought scandal and corruption and keeps us captive by instilling fear of voting for a third party. Its time to send a message across the country. Its time to end politics as usual.

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CHRISTIE DISASSOCIATION WITH LONEGAN

Submitted by firstamend07 on October 24, 2009 - 8:34am.

It seems everyone wants to hide from someone.

For this electin the bigger story is the complete "icing out" of Steve Lonegan and his 140,000 primary supporters by the Republican establishment and their candidate for Governor.

Since June the GOP has treated Lonegan and his 140,000 primary voters like lepers.

Chrisite has never reached out to him for support because he never wanted to be seen in public with him or his people.

A foolish decision was made and now Christie would love to have made a different decision since it is clear that Lonegan people have moved away from Chrisite.

Christie did the worst thing you could do in politics, he ignored and denigrated a good portion of his Party's base.

Lonegan voters will not vote for someone who has taken them for granted.

Christie's arrogance has done him in.Even today,11 days away from the election he refuses to reach out to Steve Lonegan for help.

It will be left for the Lonegan supporters to pick up the pieces of a destroyed New Jersey Republican Party.

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