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Re: "Rich Guys in Politics... We Have More and More of Them." -Jersey City Author & Historian's Thou

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GrovePath wrote:
So are you saying "super rich" people ( people with hundreds of millions or billions ) are much more honest then everyone else?

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Vigilante wrote:
Yeah, I like it better when poor people get elected and then start getting rich by taking pay-offs...

Of course not but this article holds no weight. Where should one begin a list of wealthy people who did great things for this country? Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt? Where should one start a list of not so wealthy people who have bilked the people just in this area alone? Frank Hauge, Sharpe James, Willie Flood, most of our current city council?

Posted on: 2008/3/17 13:10

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Re: "Rich Guys in Politics... We Have More and More of Them." -Jersey City Author & Historian's Thoughts

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Yeah, I like it better when poor people get elected and then start getting rich by taking pay-offs. What a joke this article is.

Posted on: 2008/3/17 3:55

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Re: Who here really, really hates Comcast?

#2643

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chainsawhand wrote:
We cancelled our Comcast TV services and returned our digital and HD boxes about a year ago to save money and to break our TV dependence. About a month later, we discovered that they seemed to forget to shut off our basic service. And now I have no problem watching free programming as revenge for all the bullshit they pulled in the past.

I had free cable for 3 years until a new neighbor ordered it and mine got shut off. It is nice getting something for free that SHOULD be free.

Posted on: 2008/3/15 4:41

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Re: Greenville: Man shot and pistol-whipped by 4 "juvenile males" on Danforth near Garfield.

#2644

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Br6dR wrote:
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The victim told cops he was walking on Danforth, between Garfield and Princeton avenues, just before midnight when the group approached and attempted to rob him, reports said.

Way too close to home.

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When he gave them nothing, they attacked him, he told police.

See? Nothing to steal here. Go back to attacking those entitled hippies downtown.

The proper term is HIPSTERS.

Posted on: 2008/3/15 4:24

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Re: Destruction at Clemente Park

#2645

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This kind of damage happens constantly in Hamilton Park. It is caused, in HP, by the Parks Dept. driving there trucks all over the place. The cops always make an effort to stay on the blacktop but the Parks guys are always rutting up the place. They also drive way too fast in an area so populated by kids.

Posted on: 2008/3/10 20:49

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Re: Forget Favre Landeta Hangs'em up

#2646

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Favre was a great and exciting regular season QB but often folded in big games in the post-season. I still believe that he doesn't win a Super Bowl without Desmond Howard's heroics in the return game. He will be missed though and his last pass may haunt him right back into next seasons line-up.

Posted on: 2008/3/7 3:38

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Forget Favre Landeta Hangs'em up

#2647

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Sean Landeta, the last active member of the New York Giants 1986 and 1990 Championship teams, has hung up his kicking shoe. Best remembered for his "whiff" against the Bears, his super hot young wives and his ill-fitting helmet. He shall be missed. Sort of.

Posted on: 2008/3/6 23:36

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Re: Ideas to discourage gang activity?

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You can't do anything about Gang activity or speeders, people who run stop signs, litterers, the guy blasting his music, the hordes of people screaming and yelling outside the many city bars, the a-hole who left his shopping cart in front of your car at Target or in front of your property, the drug-dealers, the poor street lighting, etc. etc. So do the popular "feel good' thing and pick on the dog walkers of Hamilton Park. It's an EASY target and it relieves frustration.

Posted on: 2008/3/4 0:12

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Re: Cell phone law taking effect for NJ drivers

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http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/08/01/nohelmet.death.ap/

Food for Thought Jeebus.

Posted on: 2008/3/3 4:16

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Re: The Lamp Post or The Latin Lounge: SUV driver critically injures one after fight at 2nd Street b

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RobC wrote:
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Perhaps, if it hasn't happened already, the Village neighborhood Assoc. should bring these bar owners to their next meeting and hash these things out.

Vigilante: Per my previous post, both bar owners did attend our meeting last night. It was very helpful, and much appreciated.

Sorry, missed that. I hope you made some progress toward addressing the communities concerns.

Posted on: 2008/2/29 16:21

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Re: The Lamp Post or The Latin Lounge: SUV driver critically injures one after fight at 2nd Street b

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These neighborhood bars are a hassle for all residents living within earshot. I lived near Simple, a relatively mild place, and it was a pain in the ass. The people out front smoking and talking loudly on cellphones was enough to make any resident pissed off. Whether a "latin" lounge or a "yuppie" pub the operators should take more responsibility for the behavior of their patrons in and around their property. I don't see why any business should be operating in a residential area past 12am on weekdays or 2am on weekends. The unforeseen consequence of the smoking ban was to drive patrons out into the streets where they don't belong. The events of last weekend can happen anywhere when you mix alcohol and a**holes. We need more DWI checkpoints in JC as well. Perhaps, if it hasn't happened already, the Village neighborhood Assoc. should bring these bar owners to their next meeting and hash these things out. BTW Shane is absolutely a JC Lifer.

Posted on: 2008/2/29 15:44

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Re: This City Needs an Indie Movie Theater

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I worked in a multi-plex years ago. The Raiders/E.T./Empire Strikes Back era. All their money is made in Concessions. Over-priced popcorn, soda, candy etc. Often the Theaters were paying 90 cent of every dollar to the distributors. I now watch Turner Classic Movies religiously and Netflix for the newer films. The image on a home theater system is much better than the worn out prints in the Movie Theaters. Of course it is hard to recreate the "collective experience" that a theater gives you but I can't take the distractions and rudeness of many theater goers these days.

Posted on: 2008/2/27 0:34

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The Oscars Sucked!!

#2653

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Watched the Oscars for the first time in awhile and boy did they stink. John Stewart was a tool and a shill for the Hollywood crowd who he made every attempt not to offend. The songs all sucked too. The old guy getting the Lifetime Achievement was the only interesting part as he was walking/talking Hollywood history.

Posted on: 2008/2/26 3:06

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Re: Buon Appetito - new restaurant on Grove Street

#2654

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2 thumbs way up.

Posted on: 2008/2/26 2:59

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Re: Recycling old computer

#2655

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In many European countries manufacturers have to take back their products once they have "died".

Posted on: 2008/2/26 2:56

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Re: Savas - Polish Cafeteria Opens on Grove Street

#2656

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Top Notch Comfort Food.

Posted on: 2008/2/26 2:52

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Re: Grove Street Explosion

#2657

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justjoe wrote:
tsk tsk tsk

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The explosion shook the ground setting off car alarms.

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Those were the quietest car alaarms in history. My son and I had just come from eating lunch at Sava's Polish Deli and were waiting for the lights at newark and Grove. We hear the bang. Saw to smoke, noted which cars (including the beemer) were so close to the origin of the smoke that we thought at first that it was the cause of the explosion . . .

But there were no - I repeat - no car alarms that went off.

I heard at least 2 car alarms coming from the Grassy Knoll although many people were pointing to a window above the Dunkin' Donuts! Oliver Stone where are you?

Posted on: 2008/2/25 17:00

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Re: Hearing delay irks gun store owner: Owner's licenses to sell and carry firearms still revoked

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Why should he have walked away? Why didn't they? Because it was 2 on 1 and they are obviously thugs? Unfortunately for them he had a gun. He probably should have left no witnesses. In the end though it sounds like another case of A-hole vs. A-hole.

Posted on: 2008/2/23 4:56

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Re: Kobrick's Coffee

#2659

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Kobrick's is what Basic uses.

Posted on: 2008/2/23 4:19

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Re: Law and Order Hotties

#2660

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Diane Neal is a Downtown JC resident.

Posted on: 2008/2/22 20:49

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Re: Minor League football comes to Hudson County.............

#2661

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Is this a try-out? Or a luncheon to hang out with players and cheerleaders we've never heard of? And we have to pay? WTF??

Posted on: 2008/2/19 2:51

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Re: Cop hit by car, flips over hood -- directing traffic around flooding

#2662

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It's unfortunate but I guess that will finally get the JCPD's attention about all these dangerous drivers.

Posted on: 2008/2/15 13:50

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Re: Tickets Issued for putting garbage out before 7pm

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SAL on THE HILL wrote...
Haha and I think it's ironic that somebody who whines about what a waste of resources it is to enforce the leash laws then goes and reports his neighbor for an arguably less hazardous QOL violation (can't remember the last time a garbage can bit somebody, or took a wayward dump in Hamilton Park), and then creates a thread to gloat about it, all self-satisfied-like.

...got hypocrisy?

Your paranoia is amusing. I wish I had such sway over any of the city services. I posted to warn people for the weeks to come. Certain indivuals stirred up the city to come down to HP and enforce the leash-laws and I simply countered, on another, thread that they should not use selective enforcement when it comes to QOL issues. I assume the city decided I was right and they enforced several QOL issues including the leash-law and the garbage ordinance. I thought it was ironic that those same people got tickets for the garbage violation. And, yes, it does give me some satisfaction that they didn't have their "houses in order".

Posted on: 2008/2/14 16:42

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Re: Jersey City's Cinderella Man

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In August 1999, Mr. Healy, who owns a home in Bradley Beach, was charged with resisting arrest and obstructing justice, according to court records. David Dellett, a neighbor of Mr. Healy?s in Bradley Beach, told The Jersey Journal last year about the 1999 incident, in which he saw four policemen wrestle down a naked Mr. Healy on his porch.

Mr. Dellett said Mr. Healy would often hold loud parties that featured the playing of ukuleles and the singing of Irish tunes. Last week, a second neighbor, who asked not to be identified, also reported witnessing the same incident on the porch, adding that the mayor had unsuccessfully tried to hold onto a towel wrapped around him.

Our Frat-Boy Mayor.

Posted on: 2008/2/13 3:13

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Re: Savas - Polish Cafeteria Opens on Grove Street

#2665

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justjoe wrote:
Reality check re the future of Sava - and your chance to make a difference.

I stopped into Sava yesterday around 3pm and came away very sad. The food is terrific. All prepared fresh, home made style. The portions are generous. The prices are low. The place is spotlessly clean in the Polish tradition.

The problem is, she's not getting the business she needs. She not going to survive unless things change.

The owner is a sweet, charming and sincere woman named Jadwiga (yahd-vee'-gah). She was almost in tears. If I understood her correctly (her English has limits) I was her first customer of the afternoon. The buffet looked it. The trays were full and appeared untouched.

She did say that the past weekend was "OK" but she will not survive for long given the situation she has. Since she was open about it, and offered the information without my asking - beyond a "how's business?" - I will repeat what she told me.

At this point, she can't pay next month's rent. She says her landlord has already told her he will evict if she doesn't.

My point is, if you care about this quality of food, she needs customers.

Go eat now while you can.

Sava Polish Deli
346 Grove St.
Jersey City
201-451-1901

I get it! Save-a Polish Deli!! I will give it a shot this week. Sounds like excellent comfort food. Maybe they should put velvet ropes out front?

Posted on: 2008/2/12 20:38

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Re: Tickets Issued for putting garbage out before 7pm

#2666

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scooter wrote:
you wrote:

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What annoys me more is that the bags will often break and leave a mess which does not get cleaned for a few days till the super returns. I have cleaned up several messes from the buildings on either side of mine.

and sal, like me, somehow mistook that for a complaint.

You must be a lawyer. You want to argue the argument when you can't win. It is an old trick. Robin inferred that I was complaining about the city writing tickets which I was not. Did I complain about my neighbors lazy super? Yes. It has nothing to do with Robin's point. Nice try.

Posted on: 2008/2/12 16:11

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Re: Jersey City's Cinderella Man

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Our Drunken Douche-Bag Mayor up to his old tricks.

"Don't accept what is said just because it's a police officer," Fagan said

I wonder what the JCPD thinks of that argument?

Posted on: 2008/2/12 15:59

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Re: Tickets Issued for putting garbage out before 7pm

#2668

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r_pinkowitz wrote:

So typical of many of these types of posts. " The City is so dirty", "Garbage on the streets" "Dog poop everywhere" "Why doesn't JC enforce these QOL issues" followed up by...." FU, I just got a ticket for not moving my car", FU, they are enforcing QOL issues, " FU, They issued me a warning to put my dog on a leash in a public park"......go figure!

I'm not picking on Vigilante and singling him out, but SalOn TheHill has a valid point and should hit home to a few out here!

Why would you feel the need to preface your comment with an apology to me? Sal on the Hill was actually wrong about what I said and therefore I definitely should not be singled out for something I definitely did not say.

Posted on: 2008/2/12 15:54

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Re: JC Cop in DWI Accident is also the Mayor's cousin

#2669

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runs in the family?

Posted on: 2008/2/12 15:38

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Re: Tickets Issued for putting garbage out before 7pm

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SalOnTheHill wrote:
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Vigilante wrote:

BTW one of the leaders of the anti-dog movement got cited today for the garbage violation. All's fair.....

Hahaha now I get it. I'm sure that it's a sheer coincidence that "one of the leaders of the anti-dog movement" got cited, just as it's a sheer coincidence that you know this happened, and are gloating about it.

Maybe they're one of your NIMBY TOOL friends?

Posted on: 2008/2/12 15:21

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