My response to Assemblyman Green’s Cease and Desist

Cease and Desist; Ricky Williams affidavit Like Councilwoman Rebecca Williams, I, too have received a cease and desist letter from Jerry Green’s lawyer. I just posted it this morning. This matter has even made the Courrier News, here. The attorney claims that the Assemblyman never said the words, “I run this mother” or “I run this” in…

City Council Absurdity Advisory System

This is Plainfield View, so you know there are critiques of people of all political stripes. I write what I see. That being said, as the elections approach I’ve noticed an uptick in ridiculous, embarrassing behavior by the City Council, particularly by Jerry Green’s City Council Crew. You may remember back in 2001 where George Bush…

Why did they get Married?

  Earlier this month, I questioned why the New Democrats were so closely allied with Jerry Green during primary and Board of Education elections over the course of the past two years. They already knew about Green first hand, but decided instead to act in opposition to a host of people in all sorts of races who challenged the Assemblyman over…

Brief video from last night’s budget meeting

It’s hard to write too much after late meetings, but I did manage to get some video, once seated. In under seven minutes of nearly continuous footage, a lot happens – pretty indicative of how the night went. It begins with Dottie Gutenkauf’s disappointment concerning the rejection of the Mayor’s desired budget, evolves into a…

Goodnight Green

You can do the math. If the RDO fails to win one of the three City Council elections up for grabs in two weeks, Assemblyman Jerry Green loses his control of a majority of the City Council. Even if Green wins one Council seat, he will only have a 4-3 edge. With a host of…

Baraka’s Victory: Indicting Education Crimes

Unfortunately, in the mainstream media, Ras Baraka’s victory hasn’t been properly put into context. The thoroughly corporate Star-Ledger even declared “The race between two men, however, was often less about issues than over who was the ‘authentic’ Newarker.” Personal attacks are common in campaigns, but such dismissal of the issues is absolutely dishonest – especially considering…