Hey, Jon, is your refrigerator running? Do you have Prince Albert in a can?
By Wally EdgeThe must-read story of the day is from Gannett's Tom Baldwin about a Republican candidate for West Deptford Township Committeeman who told the Governor's receptionist that he was George Norcross and quickly found himself speaking with Jon Corzine. Click here to read.
Some excerpts:
(Michael) Krawitz said he'd been calling Corzine for almost a year, wanting to divulge allegations of political corruption. "They would never put me through," he said. "So this one time in September I called and said, "Is Jon there?' And the lady says, "Who is calling?' And I say "George.' She says, "George who?' I say, "George Norcross.'
"... Right away I was talking to Jon Corzine," said Krawitz. "I asked him, "How can you take a call and talk to George Norcross but not the average New Jersey citizen?"'
About a week after the 30-second call, said Krawitz, State Police called him back on his cell phone, and they agreed to meet at a Woodbury Heights gas station.
"They asked me why I called the governor, and I said there is a lot of corruption that is not being discussed," he said. "They said, "Do you want to harm the governor in any way?' I said, "No, he does a good job of that by himself by not wearing a seat belt."
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This man deserves an award.
I want to shake his hand someday.
This is hilarious!
Simply hilarious! Corzine must have been
$%#@! bricks when he realized it was this guy instead of Norcross. Remember that Norross tape where he said that he could get any of them to do what he wanted? Things that make you go hmnnn!
Priceless..
You'd think Norcross would have a more direct line to Corzine..guess not.
This headline belongs
in a list of Wally's top 10 funniest.
Thats the saddest thing i have ever read
The fact that the liberal power broker can have more access to the governor than the average citizen shows that Democrats have become complacant with their position of power in this state. We need to all rally around a regime change in Trenton.
Hillarious.
One of the funniest newspaper stories I've ever read.
Corzine and his staff can't get out of their own way sometimes.
Target Letter
Maybe he took the call so quickly cause he is waiting for some other powerbroker to get a target letter.
Investigate cWHOREzine for intimadation
Where is the attorney General? cWHOREzine should beinvestigated for intimidating a whistle blower...rather than send the State Police to shake this guy down he should had his limo driver pick him up for a face to face meeting..
How come no one is asking how cWHOREzine made all is money on Wall Street...isnt he one of the greedy crooks all the DUMBOcraps are complaining about!!!