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Wait, no...what? Tom MacArthur talks to "Save Jersey", (and says very little of substance)
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Did I really just read that?
"completely ego-driven like his opponent" - ??? Well, if THAT isn't a back-handed compliment.
What does he have to say? His personal story seems admirable - but "created thousands of jobs"?? Henry Silverman, of Petersen, Howell, and Heather, (aka Cendant Mortgage, etc.), created thousands of jobs...thousands of W2 full-time employees. Tom, if you created thousands of jobs, HOW? Where? Will you share that information with the voters?
There is a story of Lyndon B. Johnson walking through the assembly facility for the Saturn 1B rocket at Cape Canaveral/Kennedy. He came across an older gentleman, sweeping up with a broom and dustpan. Johnson and his entourage stopped, and the President shook his hand. Johnson asked "What are you doing here?" The man proudly replied "Helping put a man on the moon".
The company that MacArthur worked for and ran has nowhere NEAR thousands of employees, and does not appear to have licensing to work in NJ. (Neither he nor the company appear as licensees on the NJDOBI web site. I checked, because I was on there in the insurance section at one time.(still am, in another capacity).
What did they really do there? Cendant/PHH is one of, if not the, largest employers in Burlington County, (Lockheed Martin and the US Military are possibly larger in-County.
I would think that someone who created " thousands of jobs" could point to them. Am I missing something, here?
I am no Lonegan apologist, by ANY means, but you can bet he will be asking exactly those questions. The smartest thing MacArthur can do is stay away from debate, until the primary is over, at least - and even then, it may be well that he not do so, because, under a filing with the FCC, Aimee may not be the only one he has to debate.
"Disarmingly "Chill" neans??? It doesn't mean there is any substance behind it - reference, if you will, Cory Booker.
What does MacArthur plan to DO if he is elected...actually DO? We don't need another automaton party-line voter. We need someone who will assess each vote and make an intelligent decision, not based on anything other than the best interests of the VOTERS in his district - not his DONORS. Another Gilmore puppet? Not a good idea.
Aimee Norcross, er, Belgarde, (intentional mistake) is, without a doubt, completely in the thrall of George Norcross, so I would consider on that basis alone voting for a philodendron, first. The Republican and Democrat voters alike are constantly asked to hold their collective noses and vote for the puppet-of-the-month. Trouble is, while Lone-goon is in no way beholden to the local R machinery, it is apparent that he, too, is a vassal - worse, still, of Americans for Prosperity and the Koch brothers, who are his source of funds.
The combined population of the two towns these two gentlemen were considered mildly adequate mayors of is less than 3/8ths of the UNAFFLIATED Voters in Toms River, alone. What does it say about the R machine (not the rank and file) when they had to reach over an hour-and-a-half OUTSIDE the district to come up with a viable candidate...and that, only weakly. I am sure Tom is a "nice guy". I know many "nice guys" who are not in any way prepared for Washington. The impression of the few folks I spoke with in phone interviews, (working the lists for data in Randolph for the upcoming race in Tom's home district) seemed to indicate ambivalence as to MacArthur's abilities. Consensus was that he has reached his maximum level of competency. Tom, it's "Adult Swim" in Washington, and setting rubbish pick-up schedules and arranging for others to fill in pot-holes is far from adequate preparation.
I know an AMWAY distributor who claims to have created "thousands of jobs", too.
Tom, you need to have a clear and concise policy position on each of the important issues - a message that's not just "I'm not Steve Lonegan". Guess what? Neither am I.
If you win, I look forward to our debates. If you lose, based on your comments on Steve Lonegan and Belgarde, I look forward to your endorsement.
Stand for what’s right, or settle for what’s left – Frederick John LaVergne, “Democratic-Republican” for Congress, NJ CD 3, 2014
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