to do an unknown, untested political neophyte? I kinda remember this guy from Trump's show, wasn't he the runner-up? Like Joe Biden said about President Obama, Randall Pinkett appears to be "very clean and articulate a real credit to his race"...

Wally - why do you refer to him as "TV reality star ..." when he is also an entrepreneur, author, Rhodes Scholar, Ph.D. from MIT, and runs a multi-million dollar business?

Think about the alternative headlines:

"Corzine considers Rhodes Scholar as LG"

"Entrepreneur in running for Lt. Gov."

"Ph.D. from MIT considered for NJ Lt. Gov"

Doesn't sound so far fetched when you think about it now, right? Might be just what the Corzine Campaign needs -- something different for the future of the state.

This pick would put Mayor Booker in a very difficult position if rumors of his '13 ambitions are accurate.

Mom in Law?..... Karen Brown!

"Reality star" paired with incumbent detached from reality.

Randal Pinkett from "The Apprentice"? Just what New Jersey needs . . . another Apprentice without practical political experience in the State House. What's the matter . . . Paula Abdul is busy? Forget about Donald Trump. After four years of watching "Dancing With the Budget", it is time for New Jersey voters to tell Gov. Corzine "You're fired!"

Corzine picks a PINKO to run as LG.
Corzine is a PINKO

Wow, the intelligence level is really up there on most of these comments. Pinko? Reality Star vs. some detached form Reality?

 Is this the best you've got for discussion? I think we need to look a little closer at the caliber of the folks posting on here to realize what New Jersey's true problem is....too many knuckleheads going for the cheap comment or those with tendencies to make baseless and uninformed comments. I guess it's the same types that typically call into 101.5.

Sad...

Last thing we need is a ticket with TWO people that don't know how to make government run well. Prior to the Senate Corzine has no government experience--meaning no experience in how to fix government (you need to undertand it before you can fix it). Mr. Pinkett is yet another person with no government experience. Running the government is a world of difference from running your own company where you can hire and fire at will, lower or raise prices, and do what you want without public scrutiny, transparency, or answering to a legislature, press, etc.

Governor, please pick someone who know how government realy works (or doesn't work) so that your LG can play a role in improving government and making it work right.

Pinkett is nothing more than a publicty stunt. This reaks of McCain picking Sara Palin, and we saw how well that worked.

You're right about the intelligence level on this website. There are many ill informed commenters writing unsupported and ad hominem attacks here. I didn't think I was one of them, but thanks for giving me a dose of reality (a word which need not be capitalized, by the way). And it was "paired with," not "vs.," see, because they would be on the same ticket, not running against each other. And I wrote "from," not "form." But again, thanks for pointing out my lack of intelligence.

Corzine thinks he's been a good governor, thinks raising taxes and jacking up debt is good fiscal management, and thought (probably still does) that the 800% toll hike and debt scheme was a testament to his own brilliance. Ergo, he's detached from reality. Or as some might say, "detached form Reality." Hence the irony in considering a reality TV personality.

if corzine wanted to win he would chose carl bergmanson, the sanest democrat in nj

I don't understand the thinking behind this, not because of this individual's qualifications as a successful business person, but purely on political grounds. I disagree that you have to "know" the political system to reform it---it just seems that power corrupts---so a fresh face might make some sense if voters were really to think this was an outsider bringing business sense and an entrepreneurial spirit to government operations, but I thought that was Corzine's credentials---this would sort of work to reinforce his Wall Street connections at a moment in history when that might have unpredictable consequences. I assume they have very astute strategists, so maybe this is all for public consumption. Otherwise, I don't get it. How does it benefit the ticket?

Why refer to him as "TV reality star ..."
posted by intelijazz

Wally - why do you refer to him as "TV reality star ..." when he is also an entrepreneur, author, Rhodes Scholar, Ph.D. from MIT, and runs a multi-million dollar business?

Think about the alternative headlines:

"Corzine considers Rhodes Scholar as LG"

"Entrepreneur in running for Lt. Gov."

"Ph.D. from MIT considered for NJ Lt. Gov"

Doesn't sound so far fetched when you think about it now, right? Might be just what the Corzine Campaign needs -- something different for the future of the state.
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He's referred to as a reality TV star because let's face it, that's the only reason he's being considered.

There are plenty of other Rhodes Scholars with degrees from prestigious schools who have more experience and more to bring to the table, but they're not television personalities. He is.

Not that this matters. Most people will have no idea who this man is.

Cmon people. Let's be professional. Leave aside the ad hominem stuff.

First rule of an lg is to do no harm as others have observed.

This guy, who based on his performance on the show and since, no doubt is quite intelligent and competent (trump didn't deserve him), is/will unfortunately be defined by the buzz phrase of the show w which he will be associated - 'you're fired.'

And no incumbent should ever team up w someone who would allow the rs to turn that phrase against the incumbent.

Secondarily, he opens the governor to associations w trump, who may be a great (self)promoter but is no finance wiz (but knows bankruptcy ct far too well) and again would be fodder for even more cheap shot ads.

Case closed. Loretta or Barbara. Take your pick. Either is tough smart and astute, and would be a great asset for the governor and help run a tighter ship.

If you're making book, Loretta by a nose cause you gotta have bergen.

The Lt Gov should be someone with enough experience to become Governor if smething would happen to Corzine. Just because this guy runs Atlantic City that gives him enough public administration experience to run the state? This is a state not a business, something Corzine doesn't understand.

Thanks, Doublenickels for the analysis. Your observations make good sense.