July 23, 2008 - 10:40pm
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Chiappone and O'Donnell spar over Obama signs in Bayonne

 

BAYONNE - Assemblyman Anthony Chiappone (D-Bayonne) criticized the chairman of the Democratic Party here for failing to display campaign signs for presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, which the chair claims is a ludicrous charge.

"They’ve got signs up on Democratic Party headquarters for (mayoral candidate) Mark Smith and (freeholder) Doreen DiDomenico, but nothing for Obama," complained Chiappone.

In this blue collar maritime stronghold at the southern end of Hudson County, Chiappone backs former municipal judge Pat Conaghan in the Nov. 4 mayor’s race against Smith.

The party chairman supports Smith.

While he was a primary election supporter of Sen. Hillary Clinton’s (D-NY), Party Chair Jason O’Donnell strongly objected to Chiappone’s suggestion that he’s downplaying the Illinois senator because he fears voter blowback in the Bayonne mayor’s contest.

"For two consecutive days I have met with Tracy Johnson, Hudson County coordinator for Obama, and they don’t have the signs yet," said O’Donnell. "There is no literature for Obama. Tony doesn’t know what’s going on. Just last night, we had an Obama fellow in to headquarters. I’m plugged into it. I’m going to help organize the Obama effort."

MAX PIZARRO is a PolitickerNJ.com Reporter and can be reached via email at max@politicsnj.com.

Comments

Tony Chiappone or Antonio Chiappone


Tony Chiappone lies once again! What a coincidence, NJ Politicker runs a story about how great the Mark Smith Campaign looks and he tries to pull the race card. Tony Chiappone does this often. He goes into the Spanish neighborhoods in Bayonne and tells them he is 100% Spanish then he goes into the Italian club and tells them he is 100% Italian. Priceless. The Christopher Columbus Club is going to honor him, I think they should check his credentials. He is notoriously known for courting Republicans to vote for him and his lap dogs, this guy is something else. I bet he doesn't even know who Barack Obama is or 1 single issue on his platform for President. As a matter of fact I am willing to bet Tony Chiappone doesn't even know what the electoral college is or how it works. Stick to the local stuff Tony your much better at it!

07/24/08 1:18 am

Tony Chiappone or Antonio Chiappone


Tony Chiappone lies once again! What a coincidence, NJ Politicker runs a story about how great the Mark Smith Campaign looks and he tries to pull the race card. Tony Chiappone does this often. He goes into the Spanish neighborhoods in Bayonne and tells them he is 100% Spanish then he goes into the Italian club and tells them he is 100% Italian. Priceless. The Christopher Columbus Club is going to honor him, I think they should check his credentials. He is notoriously known for courting Republicans to vote for him and his lap dogs, this guy is something else. I bet he doesn't even know who Barack Obama is or 1 single issue on his platform for President. As a matter of fact I am willing to bet Tony Chiappone doesn't even know what the electoral college is or how it works. Stick to the local stuff Tony your much better at it!

07/24/08 1:18 am

Possibly can get Obama


signs. They are waiting for a new printing with the VP on them?

07/24/08 8:20 am

Obama certainly has a sign


Obama certainly has a sign or two laying around to put into the Bayonne HQ. Give me a break.

Here is a few points of Obama's platform, I wonder if Smith supports them:

Lose war in Iraq. The surge did not work.

Adopt the same surge strategy to win in Afghanistan

Desecrate the office of the Presidency by going to meet with sworn enemies with no preconditions. As if they will comply with our polite requests.

Raise capital gains tax to 50%

Eventually replace the military with a mandatory "Civilian Security Force" that would require all people to enlist and work for free for 2 years

Bankrupt America by giving illegal immigrants free healthcare

Amnesty

After his comments saying he is embarassed Americans only speak 1 language and the Europeans know 2 I am guessing he will institute mandatory bilingual education (as if our children are picking up English with no problems lets give them 2)

Give up our sovereignty and resources to a world government, the United Nations.

It would be interesting to see if Mark Smith supports these out of touch policies.

07/24/08 8:57 am

If Tony Chiappone reaches


If Tony Chiappone reaches across his party lines to enlist voters of a different party who are most likely disenfranchised because their party doesn't operate in the county, hats off to Tony!  Isn't that what politics should be about?

07/24/08 8:59 am

Chiappone is no Democrat


Tony Chiappone is no Democrat. He accepted an invitation to be on the line with the HCDO in the last primary. Then he tries to demonize the very people that gave him the election. Care to bet if he lobbies them for the line again in the spring of 09? As for Obama signs, I ask you, why does he care about Obama now? Where was his support and endorsement for Obama during the February primary? Answer, NOWHERE. Did you know that he is supporting an Independent candidate over a Democrat in a Hudson Freeholder race? Bill M, Tony is in it for Tony, sell your nonsense elsewhere

07/24/08 10:44 am

Chiappone is no Democrat


Tony Chiappone is no Democrat. He accepted an invitation to be on the line with the HCDO in the last primary. Then he tries to demonize the very people that gave him the election. Care to bet if he lobbies them for the line again in the spring of 09? As for Obama signs, I ask you, why does he care about Obama now? Where was his support and endorsement for Obama during the February primary? Answer, NOWHERE. Did you know that he is supporting an Independent candidate over a Democrat in a Hudson Freeholder race? Bill M, Tony is in it for Tony, sell your nonsense elsewhere

07/24/08 10:44 am

Chiappone is no Democrat


Tony Chiappone is no Democrat. He accepted an invitation to be on the line with the HCDO in the last primary. Then he tries to demonize the very people that gave him the election. Care to bet if he lobbies them for the line again in the spring of 09? As for Obama signs, I ask you, why does he care about Obama now? Where was his support and endorsement for Obama during the February primary? Answer, NOWHERE. Did you know that he is supporting an Independent candidate over a Democrat in a Hudson Freeholder race? Bill M, Tony is in it for Tony, sell your nonsense elsewhere

07/24/08 10:44 am

Tony Chiappone is Bill M!


LOL, he got mad that I said he doesn't know the platform so he copied and pasted it from some blog online. Priceless! I just googled a line from your text, the same thing that college prof's do. Oh I forgot you wouldn't know that because you didn't got to college. Sorry Tony.

07/24/08 11:01 am

RealDems


I bet he will be kissing the HCDO's a** when he wants to run for the Assembly seat agian because without them he is a N-O-B-O-D-Y

07/24/08 11:03 am

Chiappone is a lying dirt bag


http://www.mikeandthecoach.com/chiapponemissingpaycheck.html

Go to the above link to learn what a lying dirt bag Tony Chiappone is. Hopefully justice will be served and he will be exposed for the fraud he truly is.

07/24/08 2:42 pm

Platform


It is easy to copy what I wrote and find it in Google since it is Obama's platform. I definitely didn't need to copy anything.

I oppose everything I wrote except for Afghanistan strategy. I oppose Barack Obama being President because I want America to be strong and prosperous. And I am not Tony Chiappone.

This post was about Obama and Bayonne not about getting your rocks off behind a computer spouting off lies and insults to others.

Fact is the Hudson Democrat Organization wants to have it both ways. I am convinced that my neighbors in Bayonne are too intelligent to vote for someone like Barack H. Obama and the HCDO realizes that. So they have to toe the line.

07/24/08 3:08 pm

Bayonne Dems are Clowns


Pretty upset they can never beat Chiappone. Funny stuff. That guy Ransom is a clown too. Chiappone exposed him because it seems two of Ransom's kids were given jobs by Joe Doria on the City payroll. As for Freehodler DiDomenico, she gave her hubby a $90,000 job on the County payroll. Yes it still stinks pretty bad here in Hudson. But as usual, Mr. Chiappone is a breath of fresh air. Keep it going Tony. You should be the one running for Mayor this way you can bounce all of these clowns out.

07/28/08 10:09 am

Don't be devisive Chiappone...it's time to unite...98 days are l


Dear Mr. Chiappone:
I am tickled to read your allegations against Jason O’Donnell…My name is Mary Marshall and I am Bayonne’sMunicipal Chair for the Obama Campaign. I have been supporting Obama from before the Primaries. I remember leaving messages for you about setting up an Obama campaign station in Bayonne, but no one from your office ever returned my call. Well, I would like to reassure you that you are mistaken about Jason O’Donnell. I have had three meetings already with Jason and Mark about setting up a unified office.We are organizing to get the signs since we will be sharing the office with Mark and Jason. We have also scheduled a meeting on Friday at 7pm to get our volunteers familiar with the set up and to actually introduce a flexible work schedule for voters’ registration and phone-banking. Jason has been very hospitable and supportive of our needs. We continue to thank him. And I would also like to thank you, Mr. Chiappone, for your support of Senator Barack Obama…....good looking out Tony!!!

07/29/08 11:36 pm