September 7, 2008 - 8:35am
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In an interesting over reaction, Fader denies interest in Ferriero job; Rothman denies feud with Fader

Former Englewood Mayor Paul Fader strongly denies an Inside Edge report that he is interested in becoming Bergen County Democratic Chairman, if Joseph Ferriero steps down. "The entire report is wholly unfounded," said Fader, in a joint statement with U.S. Rep. Steve Rothman (D-Fair Lawn).

"Your recent post in this morning’s edition of PolitickerNJ that Paul T. Fader is running for Bergen County Democratic Chairman is completely false. “ I am not running for Bergen County Democratic Chairman, I have no plans to run for Bergen County Democratic Chairman, nor have I called anyone seeking their support or advise on whether I should run for Bergen County Democratic Chairman,“ said Paul Fader, a law partner of former Gov. Jim Florio and a former Chief Counsel to Gov. James E. McGreevey.

Rothman said that he and Fader enjoy at "excellent relationship" and rejected a report that he might seek to run former Leonia Mayor Paul Kaufman against Fader -- if there was contest to replace Ferriero.

“Paul Fader is a very good friend of mine.  I admire the work that Paul did as Mayor of Englewood and Chief Counsel to both Governors McGreevey and Codey.  In fact, this past May, I asked Paul if he would be interested in serving someday as Chairman of the Bergen County Democratic Party because I thought he would do an excellent job.  Then, as now, Paul indicated that he is not interested in serving as Bergen County Democratic Chairman,” Rothman said.

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Comments

Dear Wally, what's the story?


Who is really dealing and or praying out loud and behind the scenes for the Bergen County Democratic Party Chairperson job?

And where is the Wally Edge when you need it the most?

09/07/08 3:05 pm

IS FADER PULLING A ROB ANDREWS?


or Maybe he felt the heat from all of the anti-Norcross folks in Bergen.

09/07/08 4:35 pm

Kathy Callahan for Chairperson


why not. ? She is not a Ferrerio Democrat. She seems to be a Real Democrat with no strings attached.
If the BCDO really wants to clean things up. They will elect a real woman who is not a lawyer.

09/07/08 6:12 pm

Talk About Over Reactions! Networker before you get too


carried away: Read Diary 1 and 2 that I Posted on BlueJersey.Com the day before yesterday and today!

And after what I went through in Closter...I would need a bullet proof suit, high heels, boots and a helmut. It would cost a fortune in body armour, alone!

Sheriff Leo Maguire came after me, very directly. The Sheriff of Bergen County targeted me in writing and on the eve of the election in June. I was the only Democratic County Committee candidate who he took the time to write a letter against! That would be me! And there were several hundred candidates running for County Committee elected office.

Certainly the likes of Sarah Palin would have a huge problem with me because in the past I have been Yes -a community organizer, and on behalf of my counseling clients: Vulnerable and striving hard to succeed middle and grammar school children who were being mercilessly harassed and attacked on the way to school: Recruited and jumped into gangs in a nearby NJ city. It was always very interesting and extremely rewarding work: Organizing against child predator bloods and crips gang members.

I am not a lawyer but I am a workshop leader, a public speaker, a licensed clinical social worker and I hold state licenses to practice in NJ and Massachusetts. I'm the author of a soon to be published book: Psychological CPR: You Can Access Your Hidden Abilities, Now! And my only boss is Loretta Weinberg and her senior aids. I was born to not take orders or be a yes girl for anyone.

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09/07/08 7:07 pm

This is another example of


This is another example of an anonymous source* saying something patently false to this website in an attempt to start trouble.

*Anonymous sources are often the creation of bloggers who want to write a story and when they have nothing real to write, they make stuff up and claim they came from anonymous sources.

09/07/08 7:54 pm

I know full well that I could not get elected dog catcher!


I know full well that I could not get elected dog catcher! Joe Cryan and Ferriero, and their Closter Dem Chairman Jack Kelly got explcit orders to stop RBD Kathy Callahan from getting elected. Sheriff Leo Maguire and the poll workers provided back up reinforcement: Permanently
remove Kathy Callahan. "She is not our kind of Dem. Not one of us!"

I know for certain that I have no future whatsoever in Democratic party elected office! Period. Cryan/Ferreiro made that abundently clear to me.

09/08/08 12:19 am

Oh my god, woman, get over yourself!!!


Are you really so delusional to think that there was a centralized, concerted effort to defeat you, and only you???  There were lots of challenged county committee races in the June primary, not all of which were Loretta's people, and alot of the BCDO candidates had letters sent out on their behalf, whether the candidates themselves knew it or not.  Some had endorsement letters, some had glossier pieces, some had nothing at all.  I'm sure there was some targeting, but not to the massive conspiracy theory level that you envision.  Do you really imagine that Ferriero and his staff at the BCDO stood around in a war room analyzing every county committee race and candidate in fine detail like chop-licking wolves before deciding that you were the greatest threat to their power?  Your narcissicism should perhaps be a focus of your psychiatric studies for its shear boundlessness if you think that the BCDO is that organized and micromanaged by a Vader-esque cabal of powermongers.

While I have to appreciate your adorably naive outlook on the world, keep in mind that it's a small group of young people who ALSO want to get Democrats elected to office who are the very people you are attacking by proxy with your ridiculous assumptions and accusations.  Just ask Loretta who really does the work over there and the time, energy and sacrifice of a personal life that they've invested into the task of turning this previously red county a much nicer shade of blue.  She, Dave, Debbie, and Regina all know who do the grunt work that keeps this machine humming along. 

And for that matter, Loretta had many years of involvement before Joe became County Chair to turn this county around but she was too busy with her own patronage jobs (Hello? Bergen Pines?) to become the standard bearer of "I could (and can) do better."  Don't fall into the trap of believing that she has always been squeaky clean and beyond the pitfalls of Jersey politics...no one is in this business, you just have to hope that the Dems that are elected will serve with the people's interests at heart, which I believe they do.  If really want a group of machine elected officials to be outraged at, look at Hudson County where real corruption thrives and the good-hearted public servant is non-existant.

But for right now, I would just like for you to use some of the analytical thinking skills that you surely must have been taught in college to put your experience into perspective and realize that your perception of the political operations in Bergen County are wildly out of proportion with what could feasibly be true.  More simply put, GET REAL!!!

09/08/08 10:41 am

Dear Virtuous Imbecile, Thanks for taking the time


to read me and offering a passionate and detailed response.

I'm real all right!

And I have a long and sometimes "on the record: and under the pains and penalties of perjury" history of speaking and writing very accurate, detailed and factual accounts of situations and incidents.

Where and when it counts: I am known for telling the truth and not embelishing or distorting real life stories, motives and encounters!

Take it or leave it!

09/08/08 4:59 pm