Torricelli opens his home for Corzine fundraiser
By Wally EdgeGovernor Jon Corzine’s 2009 re-election campaign war chest got a little bigger this weekend after an estimated 100 people attended a fundraiser at the Hunterdon County home of former U.S. Senator Bob Torricelli. Among the guests: South Jersey Democratic leader George Norcross, who arrived by helicopter.
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Shame on Gov. Corzine!
You have to be brainless to organize a fundraiser at the Torch's house. You have to be even worst to actually attend it. Governor, shame on you! Could we have the full list of these 100 people, so we could send them “shameless about corruption in NJ cards”?
hahaha
Wow, leave it to NJ to have a former DISGRACED U.S. Senator not only remain somewhat active on the political scene by writing for this website but actually hosting fundraisers for members of his own party. The man should be taken out in the street and shot for violating public trust. And what is Corzine doing having a fundraiser? I seem to remember that Corzine spent a combined 100 million of his own money getting elected to the Senate and Governorship. He has plenty of his own money to spend on re-election, why stoop to asking TORICELLI to hold a fundraiser for him?
Circling the Wagons?
LOL. This is pathetic. What is even worse is that the Republicans can't find it in their hearts to give Bret Schundler another shot. I can see the campaign commercial now. Schundler, in a clip from the previous campaign says, "we can close the tolls on NJ's highways", McGreevey says "no we can't"; pan to a black and white of Jon Corzine and a voice says "YES WE CAN." Schundler, "And we did..."
Chris Christie is damaged goods. His prosecution of Sharpe James was a joke. $58,000 when we have school officilas making off with a cool million? And let's not forget his genuflect for Karl Rove before the Senatorial campaign. Just waiting for that shoe to drop. Or do you think Karl Rove is going to go to prison quietly?
Chris Christie is not the answer, unless the question is how to get Jon Corzine elected governor. (How do you cite another blogger?)
Say it isn't so, John
This is wrong on so many levels it even trumps (no pun intended) Carla's latest lament. Speaking of Carla, is it true she came to the party with Elliot Spitzer?
pretty stupid move
That's a pretty bone-headed move by Corzine. Politically tone-deaf as usual.
Where are his advisors? Did anyone tell him that this was a horrendous idea?
Corzine is hopeless sometimes.
David Chang ?
was he invited ? Did they auction off any of those Rolex watches or Armani Suits ?
Good to see one-term Corzine
Distancing himself from the most disgraced public official since Pete Williams. Actually, Pete Williams would probably be more popular today since he was a nice guy.
I don't anyone who actually likes Torricelli. Tolerate? Yes. Fear? Probably. Like?
Absolutley not.
It's a shame Corzine continues to take counsel and campaign contributions from the rat face kid!
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