Focarino's endorsement will definitely help in leading Yudin to victory. Nicely done.

Yudin has the ideas, platform and support to make the party win again. Ben Focarino and his supporters are not only a vote they are an asset to the BCRO.

We know Bob has always been joined at the hip with Talarico, Caliguire, and crew and now he has teamed up with new friends, the 14% Sabrin crew. What a team the BCRO can look forward to if Yudin wins. The old and new losers. I kind of like Bob's bravery with the new crue considering they ran candidates just this year against the BCRO candidates in the primary although they weren't competent enough to get the signatures correct. And I am sure the State committee and other GOP county orgs will be jumping to help them out since they attacked the state committee and every county org regularly.

How easy it is to forget that even Guy didn't want Bob and many others running in the past because it wasn't in his plan - but once again the County Committee prevailed and trusted Bob, the good man he is. Come Tuesday night he will once again get that support and be elected Chairman to represent them. Can you hear that woo woo - All Aboard the Yudin Express.

with a 50,000 vote defeat a 40,000 vote defeat and a 12,000 vote defeat.

Guy and Bob spent an awful lot of time being cozy for fellas that didn't want each other.  3 nominations in 4 years.

Watch the tracks before that train gets derailed.  read the press release inthe right hand margin.  Bob's free ride is over.

The facts are coming out and they're not on his side.  Inability to raise $ and staggering election defeats do not a chairman make.

ps - that was a rather weak letter of endorsement donch'a think.  Thos people voted for Ben because they like Ben personally.  They're not going to vote a certain way just because he asks them.

Yes Kaz, Yudin has a lot of old and new friends. What is it up to now ? 377 and counting. Are you also questioning Ben / Gerry and Paul D's Judgement too ?

Why do Ortiz Koolaid drinkers assume a candidate win or lose defines you as a Chairman? Maybe if Ortiz ran for office he'd understand the process and the County Committee would have a little more repsect for him, maybe he would have even been able to back a winner these last 10 months.

Why do Ortiz koolaid drinkers assume a candidate win or lose defines you as a Chairman? Maybe if Ortiz ran for office he'd understand the process and the County Committee would have a little more repsect for him, maybe he would have even been able to back a winner these last 10 months.

Um I think Gerry Cardinale has been winning elections since 1981. In fact he tossed out a two-term Democrat to do so. Paul DiGaetano was a winner too, in a very tough district. These are two Republicans that I look to for judgment not only on politics but on winning. Too bad you guys disrespect them like you disrespect a veteran in Bob Yudin. Shame on You!

Do I sense desperation here, GnIPGnOP? Something about derailing train? The only derailing train I have seen recently is the Ortiz local train to nowhere.

"Why do Ortiz koolaid drinkers assume a candidate win or lose defines you as a Chairman? Maybe if Ortiz ran for office he'd understand the process and the County Committee would have a little more repsect for him, maybe he would have even been able to back a winner these last 10 months."

What makes a good chairman donating appliances?

If he can't win elections can he at least raise money? 0 for 2.

Has he managed campaigns? 0-3

Give me 1 of the 3 at least. Somebody tell me his qualifications again?

talk about guzzling kool ade. he hasn't just lost, he's been obliterated. He hasn't been able to raise money..ever.  Almost all of his campaing rhetoric has been wrong and misleading.

He has no credibility at all. You keep talking about Yudin's endorsements. He has 2; 3 if you count that weak one from Ben.  All of his endorsements are from people who stand to gain something in a yudin chairmanship.  Ortiz has over 80 endorsements of Leaders who know what it takes to be successful and are looking out for the best interest of the organization. He also has a track record of taking an organization in shambles and doing something positive with it.  He's also out fundraised Yudin by a wide margin.

Ortiz has done far more good than bad and has earned another 2 years.  Yudin offers no reason why we should switch, especially to someone with a track recored for running terible campaigns.

Woj - look into decaf brother.

Why did he get 42% of the vote, a decline from 57% just ten months ago. Even Jimmy Carter only slipped 10% after dragging America into the ground over four years folks!

The point is that Ortiz does not reflect the majority of the County Committee and that is why he could not even get close to a majority of support.

Kaz, You asked the question what makes a good chairman. Well just showing up is always a good start. Yudin shows up. Respecting County Committee. Regarding the Money ? It is nearly mid June and we have seen no handouts from his county candidates. Maybe they should all ask Andy Gause for some help? Remember him? when you and GniP were asleep last year. Gause was printing out flyers for every candidate that asked for them.

Under Ortiz: Backed: Rudy G. (bust), Anne Estabrook (bust), Andy Unaune (bust) Dist 37 - Failed to help candidates get $300,000 in funding through Clean Elections Dist 38 - Failed to win in a District where the seating Senator backed out because he was under investigation. Dist 36 - Failed to help candidate who with Encap issues could have beat Sen. Sarlo, Westwood - Allowed Ex Mayor, a Republican to run as write in and cause the Rep candidate for Mayor to lose. Ditto in Bergenfield. Dumont – with a tough Dist. 39 race, this town didn’t even field local candidates. River Edge – Rep’s lost by 92 votes of gaining the majority, a sitting member of their Dem council was running for Assembly – was any money put in to help? None that I am aware of. Lyndhurst – Mayor, Council and entire CC jump ship to Democrat side. Ridgewood (Chairman hometown) - Anne Zusy recently registered as a Democrat to vote for Barack Obama. Paul Aronsohn likes Hillary Clinton. And Keith Killion, who’s registered as a Republican, is a John McCain supporter teamed up to win this past May election, evern when BCRO or Ortiz himself helped with prerecorded calls. Claimed he wanted to bring Joe Caruso back as Finance Chairman – not done to my knowledge. Come on bloggers let me know the story of your town – if you lost the majority or lost when trying to gain the majority and if there was any BCRO help.

this is a group that feeds on turmoil like no other I've seen.  every time they get a whiff of success they put a bullet in their own foot.

Because people sometimes make decisions based on loyalties, habit or a misguided sense of obligation.

Because too many people took what Bob has been saying at face value wothout bothering to learn the truth.

Ortiz still got more votes friend.  In a business where cash is King, i'll take my chances with the guy who raises over $200k a year rather than the one who raises $25k a year.  We've been destitute before.  it's no fun.

If people take the time to learn the truth then they will vote for Ortiz.  If they allow themselves to be led like sheep, then perhaps not. 

You forget friend.  Half the county committee does not like Yudin at all.  Maybe half apparently do.   It should be interesting.  That's why they have horse races

Three heavy hitters Cardinale, Paulie Di and Ben cant all be wrong here. The County Committee have not seen a balance sheet since prior to the Talarico days. All we hear is $ 200 K, $ 200 K !! and forget about Estabrook, Unanue and bad press.

"Three heavy hitters" vs. a list that keeps growing...... (Sorry I have to keep updating the posting because the list keeps growing. If I've left anyone off, my apologies.)

Mike Ferguson, Congressman-7th District
Kevin O’Toole, State Senator-D40
Scott Rumana, Assemblyman-D40
Dave Russo, Assemblyman-D40
Charlotte Vandervalk, Assemblywoman-D39
Kathleen Donovan, County Clerk
Jack Terhune, Former County Sheriff
Chris Calabrese, Freeholder Candidate
Vince Micco, Congressional Candidate-9th CD
Charley Shotmeyer, State Committeeman
Matt Kazmierczak, Former Oakland Councilman
Colette Campbell, State Committeewoman
Eleanore Nissley, Former State Committeewoman
Joan Kuusela, Bergen Women’s Club Chair
Greg Lois, Esq., Bergen Young Republican Chair
Deirdre Woodbyrne, Bergen Young Republican Vice Chair
Clara Nibot, Bergen County Hispanic Republicans President
Conor Rogers, Bergen Teenage Republican Chair
Sarah Tanzer, NJ Teenage Republican Chair
John Inganamort, Former BCRO Chairman
Paul Caramico, Former Executive Director
Joe Crifasi, District 36 Chair
Jim Bocchino, Former District 36 Chair
David Catougno, Esq., BCRO Counsel
Joeen Cianella, District 39 NERO Chair
Gary Berner, MC-Lyndhurst
John Butler, MC-Glen Rock
Barbara Cho, MC-Norwood
Bill Fuchs, MC-Oakland
John Gil, MC-Fair Lawn
Sonja Hanlon, MC-Oradell
Mayor Rose Heck, MC-Hasbrouck Heights
Peter Incardone, MC-Wood-Ridge
Eric Jensen, MC-Saddle River
Tony Landriscina, MC-Fort Lee
Councilman John McCann, MC-Cresskill
Gary Montroy, MC-Mahwah
Bill Phayre, MC-Westwood
Sue Preziosi, MC-Maywood
Doug Rennie, MC-Ramsey
Dot Romaine, MC-Emerson
John Smart, MC-Haworth
Tom Toscano, MC-Hackensack
Debbie Viola, MC-Upper Saddle River
Mike Viola, MC-Park Ridge
Henry Wallace, MC-Lodi
Dolores Weisenbach, MC-New Milford
Drita McNamara, Vice MC-Wyckoff
Rob Landel, Wyckoff Club President
Chuck Shotmeyer, Franklin Lakes Club President
Chris Botta, Mayor-Ramsey
Jim Cassella, Mayor-East Rutherford
Ken Gabbert, Mayor-Upper Saddle River
John Hipp, Mayor-Rutherford
Richard Martel, Mayor-Mahwah
David Pfund, Mayor-Ridgewood
Sam Raia, Mayor-Saddle River
Tom Randall, Mayor-Ho-Ho-Kus
Rosina Romano, Mayor-South Hackensack
John Sapanara, Mayor-Hillsdale
John Szabo, Mayor-Oakland
John van Keuren, Mayor-Glen Rock
Jeanne Baratta, Councilwoman-Fair Lawn
Dave Connolly, Councilman-Wyckoff
John DaPuzzo, Councilman-Mahwah
Lisa DiGiulio, Councilwoman-Mahwah
Deirdre Dillon, Councilwoman-Ramsey
Joe Fiorenzo, Councilman-Wyckoff
Mike Friscia, Councilman-Franklin Lakes
John Genovisi, Councilman-Rutherford
Robert Hermansen, Councilman-Mahwah
Vanessa Jachzel, Councilwoman-Ramsey
Mike O’Hagan, Councilman-Glen Rock
Ed Trawinski, Councilman-Fair Lawn
Beth Staples, Aide to Asw. Vandervalk
Art Nalbandian, Councilman-Ramsey
Joel Brizzi, Councilman-East Rutherford
Bill Jones, Councilman-Ramsey
Marlene Casey, Former BCRO Chairwoman
Richard Alnor, Mayor-Wyckoff
Vincent Barra, Mayor-Allendale
Will Roseman, Mayor-Carlstadt
Bob Schroeder, Councilman-Washington Twp.
Eric Sedler, Managing Editor-RedJersey.net
Donald T. Burns, Councilman-Oakland
Pat Pignatelli, Council President-Oakland
Frank DiPentima, Councilman-Oakland
Betsy Stagg, Councilwoman-Oakland
Bill Layton, Chairman-Burlington County GOP
Rick DeMichele, Chairman-Camden County GOP
Phil Morin, Chairman-Union County GOP
Rich Zeoli, Chairman-Sussex County GOP
Keith Davis, Chairman-Atlantic County GOP
Douglas Sorantino, Chairman-Cumberland County GOP
Dale Florio, Chairman-Somerset County GOP
Doug Steinhardt, Chairman-Warren County GOP
Henry Kuhl, Chairman-Hunterdon County GOP
George Gilmore, Chairman-Ocean County GOP

How many times did Tom Wilson call them to force them to do that?

How many Legislators? Mayors? Council Members? Municipal Chairs? Republican leaders?

Mrs Woodbyrne How many on that list wrote letters for Ortiz was it one or two?. Some people on that list openly announced that they voted for Bob Yudin last Tuesday.

The only list that counts is the voting list next Tuesday 

"Three heavy hitters Cardinale, Paulie Di and Ben cant all be wrong here. The County Committee have not seen a balance sheet since prior to the Talarico days. All we hear is $ 200 K, $ 200 K !! and forget about Estabrook, Unanue and bad press."

That is the problem with people like you in our organization you think these people are heavy hitters.

Usually I don't want to dignify your attacks - but I will on this one. Care to still remain anonymous? I can guess your identity, but let's see if you have the integrity to actually state your name. Accountability - that's one thing this "newbie" learned when she was paying her dues for over 20 years volunteering/working for the Republican Party. You see, Fort Lee Republican - what you just stated, Yudin supporters say one thing and do another. Kind of ironic.

No FLR, the only thing that really counts come Tuesday, if Mr. Yudin is victorious as you say he will be, will all of his supporters and "heavy hitters" be there to pay the bill and get the BCRO out of debt once he runs it into the red? Can you deliver in November? Can you reach out to Independents? Probably not. I've spoken with so many Republicans who turned away in disgust at the negative politics that have been associated with Mr. Yudin in previous years. Your camp has already squandered opportunities in an election year. If Mr. Yudin is elected chair, you better win and win big come November. If not, you will have to answer many questions to the taxpayers.

Accountability. You owe the taxpayers of Bergen County an explanation.

Signed,
Ms. Deirdre Woodbyrne

Who died and made you queen of Bergen.. Getting last place in a county convention qualifies you for what ?. The Folks in Ft Lee have been at this for years without any help from you. Run in Ramsey before you dare attack anyone from D 38

Broy - you've now made the move from ignorant to rude and insulting. There is nothing magical about Fort lee, D38 or any other town or district. They are all important. You are also too addle brained to realize the irony of insulting Dierdre's convention performance as a mean of dismissing her legitimacy when you are openly advocating the candidacy of the most prolific loser in Bergen Republican history.  If losing the convention renders her not worth listening to, why are we even listening to  Yudin who has lost county wide by 50k, 40k and 12k.

Mr Yudin has had the luxury of not having any responsibility while he campaigned for chair for the last 7 months, flitting about from meeting to meeting to ingratiate himself whille others work and make difficult decisions.  It is really easy to criticize others broy. It is quite another to to achieve.  Bob has played fast and loose with his facts from the get go and it is catching up to him.  He can't raise money; he can't win elections.  what he does really well is complain and promote intra party feuding - this makes 3 yrears in a row for him.  Unity?  Give me a break. 

FLR - your post is not so insulting but no less devoid of merit,  Regrettably, you have a computer as we see from your posts.  Use it to go to ELEC.  look at the BCRO reports.  4th q '07 under Ortiz $96k.  1st Q '08 under Ortiz $60k.  There's at least another $50k in the 2Q '08 pipeline from the golf outing.  Do the math.  That's over $200k.

While you're at ELEC look at Yudin's reports from '04, '06 & '07.  Other than money he "loans" himself or gets from other candidates, he averages $28k PER YEAR.  That's it.  Talk about underwhelming.

 Facts are stubborn things FLR

Bob Yudin.  As a republican chair, he's a Democrat's dream.

Yet again, another personal attack. You can't seem to differentiate between stating facts and personally attacking people.

State your name, broy. If you are going to attack, have integrity. There comes a time when people need to stand up to negative politics. There comes a time when people need to say enough is enough. No, broy, I'm not the queen of anything. I'm a taxpayer who sees our party being ripped apart. I'm a taxpayer tired of the negative politics that are the norm here. I'm a taxpayer who sees the Republican party shooting itself in the foot, for what? Selfish personal agendas.

You want to attack broy - don't do it until you are brave enough to state your name.

Integrity. Grab a dictionary and look it up.

Signed,
Deirdre Woodbyrne

The same endorsements already cost him the first vote. Let's get something straight here. The only endorsements that count are CC votes. The result was clear on Tuesday. Despite this result Ortiz still pursue his futile fight.

I would not expect anything different from elected Republican officials than kiss Chairman's behind. These are not leaders in my book, but people who care about their own interests. After next Tuesday, I expect Senator O'Toole to apologize to BCRO for his behavior.

Many people on the endorsement list are Municipal Chairs, who are supposed to represent their municipal county committee members. They are not supposed to endorse anything unless authorized by their municipal CC. I doubt that they were authorized to do this. The basic reason is that each CC member decides on his own who to vote for. Such matters are discussed among CC members; however the vote is their own choice. Apparently, majority of CC members voted for Yudin and Focarino not for Ortiz. This is the fact.

The following elected officials should feel stupid in light of what happened on Tuesday:

Mike Ferguson, Congressman-7th District

Kevin O’Toole, State Senator-D40

Scott Rumana, Assemblyman-D40

Dave Russo, Assemblyman-D40

Charlotte Vandervalk, Assemblywoman-D39

Kathleen Donovan, County Clerk

Charley Shotmeyer, State Committeeman

Bill Layton, Chairman-Burlington County GOP

Rick DeMichele, Chairman-Camden County GOP

Phil Morin, Chairman-Union County GOP

Rich Zeoli, Chairman-Sussex County GOP

Keith Davis, Chairman-Atlantic County GOP

Douglas Sorantino, Chairman-Cumberland County GOP

Dale Florio, Chairman-Somerset County GOP

Doug Steinhardt, Chairman-Warren County GOP

Henry Kuhl, Chairman-Hunterdon County GOP

George Gilmore, Chairman-Ocean County GOP

Nice job Bob, writing your own blogs.

You know what they say, it's the quality of the endorsements, not the quantity.

Let's examine these endorsements:

Senator Cardinale. The man claims to be the savior of the Republican party and will abide by the voice of the county committee, yet he lost a convention and RAN OFF THE LINE in a primary in '02, forcing Bergen to lose the 5th CD. Gerry lost to Dave Russo and lost the primary to Garrett, taking the 5th out of Bergen!

Assemblyman DiGaetano. Former councilman from Passaic. Represented Bergen in the 36 LD, or was it himself he was representing? No one really knows. After coming in near last in the '05 gubernatorial primary, very few people saw him again, except for his side kick, Kevin Collins, who managed the failed Caliguire election of '07 with those Racist pieces.

Benedict Focarino. Nice guy, appears to be a gentleman. Last year, came in last for a bid to become the chairman. Stood at the BCRO podium and told everyone he had past "issues" and they were "expunged".

Fort Lee Republican (aka Judith Fisher). You learn to walk before you can run. I remember Fort Lee when it was Republican. You will not win elections by sucking up to wannabe chair candidates.

So, if this is quality, why not call Joe Ferriero and ask him to be our chairman?

Now, more than ever, re-elect Rob Ortiz.

This quote is from Kazmierczyk's press release today:

"Rob Ortiz is a step forward into a promising future."

There was a famous joke in communist Poland, and it goes as follows:

The First Secretary (Chairman) of the Communist Party of Poland said the following during his speech to the nation: before World War 2, Poland was on the edge of a steep cliff, now, after World War 2, (when communists took power in Poland) we made two steps forward.

We know you cmae from a communist state. Why would you endorse a mna who espouses that totalitarian rule? Lech Walesa would be so proud of you. Go home man, you'll have less rules there then under Yudin.
Damn, Germany was less oppressive.

Don't you miss KKK?

I don't Do YOU?
Just because I don"t GOOSE STEP to Yudin like you, does that make me a BIGOT, sorry I don't think so, I have many friends of all races. Maybe u should ask VC about bigotry.

Wojo, you are living in Bergen County. The largest county in NJ. People don't like the bigotry you are inferring.

I for one am embarassed that you are even a member of my political party.

And just for the record, Wojo, YOU should be ashamed of yourself for costing your town (Bergenfield, I believe) a Republican mayor. During your watch as Republican club president, you alienated a fellow Republican.

You and VinCognito (Jim Derrig) have a lot to learn about unity. Afterall, Jim Derrig was the "acting" chair of the YRs and would not accept Vince Micco when he came back from Iraq.

Is this how you guys and your candidate talk about party building?

It's anyone but Ortiz. Say what you want about Yudin's political skills, Ortiz makes him look like Karl Rove.

Obviously the CC didn't care what a bunch of out of county people think. And obviously names like Donovan and Bocchino, or Paul Sarlo endorsee Jim Cassella, meant nothing to the county committee -- a group that for the most part are not a bunch of political panhandlers with their hands out looking for a government job to pad their pension.

Ultimately, the only way the GOP ever becomes successful is to abandon the Hackensack Mausoleum and downsize an operation stuck in the 1950s.

Great post Rick. Just proves you haven't changed and still have no clue how Bergen operates.

Other than municipal elections, when was the last time you managed a winner in Bergen?

Let's face facts, Rick, there has been no love lost between you and Donovan. You two come from opposite sides.

Thank God Kathe Donovan is at the top of the GOP ticket this year. At least she is plugged into the pulse of Bergen voters and is a proven winner.

Dream on mountaintop, dream on.

Gop Commando you are an ANTI SEMITE. Bob Yudin is a real Mensch unlike you. For the record the Orthodox Jews will be out next Tuesday. As for Woodbyrne! how many months are you a REPUBICAN now and you still don't know who Paul Di Gataeno is and that he is not running this year?. Broy was right you are not qualified to comment about anything. Finally $ 200 k and all the money in the world wont buy you Republican values if you have not got them. So stop calling yourself a Republican

FLR. now you too have made the transition from simply ignorant to insulting.

There was absolutely no mention of religion or ethnicity in GOP commando's post ans you call him out as an anti-semite? are you suggesting that if someone is not supporting yudin they are ant-semitic? are you suggesting if someone is Jewish they must be for yudin? That is possibly the most offensive post I've ever seen. You should be ashamed of yourself.

For the record I know plenty of Jewish people who actually use their brain and will be voting Ortiz.

I also glean you're done lying about Ortiz's fundraising does that mean you went to ELEC. Does that mean you're ready to accept the truth about Bob's pathetic fundraising history? I also think you're lying about the Ortiz endorsers voting for Bob.

Mountaintop you're clearly ticked off at somebody and that's never the best basis for decision making. i asure you, no one on god's green earth except a plastic surgeon can make bob yudin look like karl rove

Well I guess that calling you out has worked FLR. You have shown your true colors. You are a bigot.

Millie, thanks for the back-up.

One thing is becoming increasingly clear to me here. No matter who wins on Tuesday, the GOP in Bergen is still as fractured as ever.

I agree with Ms. Woodbyrne, the taxpayers will suffer for this one.

Maybe that's really Yudin's platform. No one will win as long as he's involved. Guess he wants everyone to "feel his pain".

Yudin & Company should not consider him looking like Karl Rove, but more like James Carvill. He's going to help the democrats anyway.

God bless the GOP on the day these fools leave our party.

Login or Register|Newspaper Services|Subscribe|Special Sections|Classifieds|Shopping|Cars|Homes|Jobs Saturday, June 14, 2008 10:05 am Search: 77°F Your Weather Home : News : Bergen County Politics Bergen County Politics Cardinale: GOP chief playing dirty Saturday, June 14, 2008 BY OSHRAT CARMIEL STAFF WRITER State Sen. Gerald Cardinale, R-Demarest, accused Bergen County Republican Chairman Rob Ortiz on Friday of fixing the rules of an intraparty election so that Ortiz can remain chairman. Ortiz, who is running for reelection as chairman of the ailing Bergen County Republican Organization, did not secure enough votes to win in a three-way election held last Tuesday. A runoff is scheduled for next Tuesday between Ortiz, who got 42 percent, and the next-highest vote-getter, Robert Yudin, who secured 40 percent of the vote among members of the Republican Party. After Tuesday's inconclusive election, party officials announced that only the 654 people who voted on June 10 would be eligible to vote in the runoff. But the following day, Ortiz sent a letter to members of the Bergen County GOP, saying that members of the county committee — about 900 people — would be allowed a vote. That way, he wrote, the maximum number of people would be ensured a voice on the future of the county party. "The last thing I want to do is disenfranchise any voters," Ortiz said Friday. "This is a matter of inclusiveness," he added. "There's no conspiracy theory here." Cardinale and others, however, suggest that Ortiz is reading ominous tea leaves: Voters who supported the third chairman candidate, Ben Focarino, in last Tuesday's election, are likely to throw their support behind Yudin next week. "I would make the assumption that most of the people who voted for Ben Focarino were rejecting the current chairman," said Cardinale, who supports Yudin. "They want something different." Cardinale said he is preparing and funding a lawsuit against the party and Ortiz to protest what he sees as unilateral change of rules. Patti DiCostanzo, Bergen County's superintendent of elections, and another member of the Republican County Committee probably will be the plaintiffs, he said. "This is, in my mind, a very heavy-handed way of attempting to manipulate in a very unfair way to get what, I suppose, he concludes would be an advantage," Cardinale said. "It's kind of dirty pool to change the rules this way," the state senator said. "It almost makes Hudson County look clean." DiCostanzo did not return calls for comment. While Cardinale is protesting, Yudin — who has lost three freeholder races in the last four years and has criticized Ortiz for not supporting countywide candidates last fall — said he's fine with letting more people vote. "I'm optimistic that I will win this election regardless of what the voting base is," he said. "I'm very comfortable with the fact that I'll bring in more new voters for me than he'll bring in for him." E-mail: carmiel@northjersey.com Reader Comments There are no current comments at this time. Be the first to post one! Share your view: You must be logged in to comment Contact Us | Help/FAQ | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Sitemap | Copyright ©2008 North Jersey Media Group Our Partners: NorthJersey Images | Herald News | 1010WINS | My FOX NY | (201) Bride

yes GOP Commando and boyfriend were seen intimidating BCROs most prominent Jewish person for the last 4 years. Leave the Ortiz or Bust sign at home next week

Against my better judgment, I'll respond to your nonsensical post.

I never mentioned Paul DiGaetano. Of course, I know who he is. Hit your edit button - you spelled his name wrong.

I've been a Republican for many years, not months.

Your negative politics is truly shameful. You will do anything to personally attack and bring the party down.

Oh yes, I missed where you stated your identity?

People should know the facts before they post. This was not an issue where the rules were changed, this is a situation where the rules were never set.

The election committee met the thursday and set certain rules for the vote, among which was the decision to have voting from 4 to 8. These decisions were reflected in minutes of the meeting. When it became clear that we were going to have a runoff, the minutes were reviewed and there was nothing in there about who would be able to vote in a runoff. Several members of the committee were in the counting room and, while they remember that the issue was discussed, there were differing recollections as to what, if anything, had been decided. Yudin's representative in the room, who was also on the election committee as a district chair, was insistent that the committee voted to allow everyone to vote. Several other committee members didn't remember. One committee member was sure that only tuesday voters could vote in a runoff. Ultimately, it seemed that the people in the counting room deferred to that one recollection and that was what was announced. This announcement, however, WAS NOT the result of a committee meeting or vote on tuesday.

After the decision was announced Mr. Yudin himself complained loudly stating that he believed everyone should vote. Also, later that evening there were grumblings that county committee members who did not vote on Tuesday could sue for the right to vote. Certainly, they were never advised that if they did not vote tuesday, they would be precluded from voting in a runoff. At the end of the day, after considering (1) that there was no decision reflected in the committee minutes, (2) that there was no consensus of recollection among the committed as to what happened, (3) that the candidates themselves wanted everyone to vote, and (4) the due process implications of precluding county committee members from voting without giving them prior notice, the chairman decided that it was better to err on the side of inclusiveness.

This was not in derogation of the election committee, nor should it be seen as any sort of affront. The committee served with dignity and integrity and has the respect and appreciation of the organization and the parties. The unusual circumstances of this matter however, dictated this decison be made. I note that in speaking to many members of the 9 member committee, if the vote were re-taken today, a majority of the committee would likely vote to have everyone eligible to vote. that is, of course, unless Mr. yudin and his supporters change their position for strategic reasons.

I am unsure how people can argue that the chairman is trying to create an advantage when he is doing exactly what his opponent wanted. The Chairman also had no crystal ball and had no idea what Mr. Focarino might or might not do, or how his voters might react.

No rules were changed. I don't think it's a productive exercise to spend tme and resources to preclude people from voting, especially when both contestants have publicly stated their preference to allow everyone to vote.

You just lostt the remaining 10 county committee votes Who in their right mind will ever vote for you again. Hanging around with Ortiz has cost you big time. Going against the Bergen Sup of Elections ? not a very smart move. Again the convention showed us that

Are you all so retarded that you think the BCRO Chairman job is about anything OTHER than fundraising? I mean, really, when you parse the mission statement of the BCRO the real comptetency it is supposed to have is in fundraising raise money for county candidates, amirite? That is what the BCRO is FOR. It is quite simply the most important compenent of a suscessful organization.

Fundraising: Bob Yudin fails it.

BCRO members: You are failing it right now. Don't fall for Yudin/Ajjan/Cardinale's name-calling politics: Bob Yudin has never been able to raise money, except for taking "loans" from himself. Ortiz can actually get people to open their wallets to your organization; why would you end that?

Clara, word on the street is that you stole envelopes addressed to the county freeholder candidates and  hid them at the BCRO and the Candidates missed one of their endorsement interviews ? You guys have a lot of explaining to do.

As long as I'm here, I gotta say I agree with much of the reaction to your postings. Whatever you post seems to be based on hysteria and speculation, not facts. Whenever you are confronted with facts, you retreat. 

I prefer to deal with facts, not hysterics.

Seems the only Bigots on here are you & Wiel!!!  Not surprising Wiel would be pronounced as Vile.

all fiction. It was the Ghost of Talarico who stole the envelopes. Ask the friends and associates of the Candidates Tuesday. Better still ask the Candidates directly not that you will get an answer from any of them as they are scared all of Ortiz

The word going around here in Wyckoff is that bob might be under investigation from the treasury department.

I guess the fact that he sends his customers to pick up their appliance's in passaic (where urban economic zones exist) so that they can skirt the sales tax has finally caught up to him.

The dems will have a field day if bob gets in. You might as well call him "ferriero-light" with all of his ethical problems.

Only the BCRO would be dumb enough to elect this guy and waste a golden oppurtunity to actually win some elections in bergen.

Yudin is the only puppet left in the county. Cardinale has to control everyone and everything.

If you hvae any doubt, then you didn't get a phone call this weekend.

Why does Cardinale need control? Some experts say people with inferiority complexes need to control things.

Either way, Cardinale control will ruin what's left of the BCRO.