February 28, 2008 - 3:11pm
This week's Valerie Huttle Chutzpah Award goes to Governor Jon Corzine
By Wally EdgeGovernor Jon Corzine spent more than $118 million to win elections for Governor and the United States Senate, so BlueJersey.com has a valid point when they point out the hypocrisy of Corzine’s fundraising solicitation on behalf of presidential candidate Hillary Clinton: “This election shouldn't be decided by who can run the most TV ads. It should be decided on the strength of each candidate's vision, experience, and qualifications. But instead, Hillary has been outspent by substantial margins in all the recent primary contests. Now it's time for us to do our part at this critical point in history to level the playing field and prove to voters in Texas and Ohio what I've known for a long time. There's no one more qualified to be President of the United States.”
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Wally Edge
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Bob Torricelli
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Michael Patrick Carroll
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Debbie Holtz
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Steve Lonegan
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Dr. Joseph Marbach
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Carla Katz
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The problem with Hillary is that she forgot that in order to become the President of the USA she actually has to win primaries and be nominated by her party. Then, she has to run in the general elections against other opponents (Republicans, Independents, Green, etc.)
Hillary thought that there is no primaries in the Democratic Party and all she has to do is to show up and give a few speeches and tell everybody that she is qualified and experienced. These two qualities have escaped my attention though. What has she done to gain such experience and what has she done to claim such experience? It beats me.
Apparently, Senator Obama had other ideas and he is the front runner now. At least, he did not claim experience. However, he came up with the thing called a vision for the future. In other words, a change. That must be a surprise to our Governor, because for him business as usual is the norm. I feel sorry for Hillary, not!