Year: 2013

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Grist for the Mill II: Raia-Mason shuttle to Hudson County Board of Elections?

A reported shuttle ferrying people to the Hudson County Board of Elections is underway making an unknown number of trips to the county office where votes can be cast in person.

Called by one first hand observer the “Mason Shuttle,” there’s concern yet another front in the voter fraud effort suspected with numerous alleged instances already retold by residents including one commenter on MSV just today.  (See Grist for the Mill below.) Since there’s no voter identification of any kind required when voting, no one can be sure who is exactly being sent out in the shuttle to the Hudson County Board of Elections to vote in the Hoboken election. The major concern is that another front has been opened in an organized large scale voter fraud operation.  The “voters” appear to be congregating outside a candidate’s office space on Jefferson Street. MSV is working on this voter fraud story among others.  Is there a =&0=& in da house?
The Nazi Truck seen above at the midway point of its five trips to Hoboken last November has been replaced with what
one observer believes is a “Beth Mason Shuttle.”  This one is ferrying suspect voters to the Hudson County Board of Elections.
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Grist for the Mill: Raia-Mason poll leak – Timmy Occhipinti is in last

The MSV exclusive report a two question automated poll went out asking who Hoboken voters would vote for mayor and between only two of the ten council candidates may have generated an interesting outcome.

While the poll is thought to have been funded by the Raia-Mason slate, the results leaked out from the campaign and found their way from a recent reliable source to Da Horsey.  According to the source who would only speak on background, any thought Timmy Occhipinti would be the next mayor is already a foregone conclusion.  The poll showed Occhipinti a distant third bringing up the rear to incumbent Mayor Dawn Zimmer and Assemblyman Ruben Ramos. Read More...

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Ruben Ramos campaign flunks out Mayor Zimmer

The Ruben Ramos for mayor campaign announces:

Surging 
Ramos Campaign Surges Following Decisive Debate Victory
Zimmer Unable to Defend Failed Policies, Ethical Lapses

At last week’s mayoral and council debates, my Vision for Hoboken team galvanized those in attendance by articulating clear and concise plans to restore competence and ethics to City Hall and to fix Hoboken’s crumbling infrastructure, misplaced budgeting priorities, lack of parking, and failing high school.

Conversely, Team Zimmer struggled to defend its failed policies, out-of-control legal spending, violations of the state’s ethics code and the city’s pay-to-play ordinance, or how it intended to fix our schools.

I urge all of you to watch the debates on Cablevision Channel 78, the City’s government access channel, where they are now playing, so you can see for yourself why our supporters are excited and the momentum is firmly behind the Vision for Hoboken team.

Rest assured, we will not rest on our laurels, or take your support for granted.  We will continue to bring our message directly to the voters by knocking on doors, greeting residents at the ferry, PATH and bus stops and inviting people to stop by ourheadquarters to ask questions and get involved in the campaign.

Thank you for your support.  Nine days to go!

-Ruben 

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Beth Mason’s fanatical attack on Ravi Bhalla continues

As MSV predicted, the reappearance of a Beth Mason political operative at the recent City Council meeting filming Ravi Bhalla would lead to a commercial.  The prediction came about based on the filming at the last City Council meeting.  The observation led to this story, “It’ all about Ravi.”

Inter sped with the footage of Bhalla taken by a known Mason operative filming are outtakes from the pathological lying website serving Beth Mason for years – Hoboken411.  The giveaway proving MSV correct in its assessment is the footage of Councilwoman Terry Castellano who attacks Councilman Bhalla with the assured “litany” of accusations the Russo clan is famous for even as their own history of unethical and illegal behavior trumps everyone.  Hey, it’s all cleared up.

Of course repeating the lies trotted out on Hoboken411 over and over is a Beth Mason staple. Once seasoned there, they are then presented for incorporation at the Hudson Reporter.  Then the stories reference anonymous “critics” and “opponents” who aren’t named but figure prominently with their outlandish tales.  This follows with bizarre questions to others, be it the mayor or in this case Councilman Bhalla who is expected to defend himself or see years old accusations rehashed on the front page. Read More...

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Ramos campaign charges “another legal defeat” for Mayor Zimmer

The Ruben Ramos campaign for mayor announces:

Unacceptable!
Zimmer Loses Another Lawsuit
City’s Disparate Treatment of Retired Municipal Workers Cost Taxpayers Millions
In an October 21st opinion, a New Jersey appellate court ruled that the City of Hoboken’s “disparate treatment of its retiring workforce” required that the City pay almost a million dollars in damages.  Unfortunately, Zimmer’s inability to manage a legal department and settle this matter will, as the court notes, result in “adverse fiscal consequences to the city.”

This latest admonishment from the court of appeals comes despite Zimmer’s increasing the City’s spending on politically connected law firms by more than 200% in the past four years.

When I am Mayor, I will not only bring common sense to fixing our city’s schools and crumbling infrastructure, but also to our out of control legal spending that has resulted in embarrassing legal loss after embarrassing legal loss.  Under Zimmer taxpayers suffer while politically connected law firms thrive.

Thank you for your support.

-Ruben

Talking Ed Note: MSV does not comment on campaign releases but did reach out to the Ramos campaign for clarification. The case referenced is the early retirements filed by former Corporation Counsel Steve Kleinman under the Roberts Administration.

The City of Hoboken paid out the cost under Mayor Zimmer some time ago and this is referencing that specific case and the ensuing costs since.

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Kids First invite to the BoE forum

Kids First announces:

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Mayor Zimmer: ‘Vote buying is a crime’

The topic of vote buying overall and specifically the vote buying utilizing vote-by-mail continues to be a hot button issue in the campaign.  Mayor Zimmer followed comments at the mayoral forum re-emphamsizing the clear cut criminality saying in twitter:

The candidates have some interesting perspectives on the matter.   Meanwhile, the same hundreds of ballots from the same corners of Hoboken and =&0=&.  MSV will have an exclusive statistical breakdown feature detailing exactly what is going down. Anyone with detailed insight into the rampant on-going vote buying is encouraged to reach out for assistance. Da Horsey is willing and eager to help you protect your legal exposure in any vote buying scheme. Please contact smartyones@me.com.  Confidentiality will be maintained at your direction.

Now for an analysis of the vote-by-mail chatter at the mayoral forum.  Assemblyman Ruben Ramos hasn’t found religion on vote buying and refused to endorse the mayor’s suggestion not to pay “campaign workers” but he did reference problems with the Raia-Mason slate and Tim Occhipinti’s campaign.  He also lobbed a bomb back to 2007 to the mayor’s former council campaign which she immediately rebutted as false. Read More...

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Zimmer Team and Kids First look to push Hoboken forward! Photo Saturday Church Square Park

The re-elect Mayor Dawn Zimmer campaign announces:


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Dear Horsey and MSV readers —

Our campaign for Mayor and City Council is heating up. We all know what’s at stake: fiscal responsibility and integrity in our City’s government, parks and open spaces, readiness to protect our community against future storms, the list goes on. We need a team with the experience and motivation to keep us moving forward.

This is an incredibly close race, and with just days to go, we need you to stand up and say “I’m with the Zimmer Team.”
Every election year, we’ve come together as a family for this photo and prove what a real grassroots movement looks like.  This is one of the Zimmer Team’s favorite campaign traditions and we would love for you to join us once again.  So bring your neighbors, kids and pets for a great event and let’s make sure we are Leading Hoboken Forward!
Please RSVP to come out tomorrow, and if you can, stick around for canvassing after the picture. We’re looking forward to seeing you!
Best,

Mayor Dawn Zimmer
www.dawnzimmer.com

 





Kids First announces:

Dear friends and neighbors,
Get geared up for election day by joining Kids First and the Zimmer Team for reform’s traditional Picture in the Park! Bring family and friends to Church Square Park this Saturday, October 26th, at 11:00 am (photo at 11:45 am). Wear your Kids First T-shirt, or get one at the park that morning. Afterwards, canvass with us as we spread the word about the progress of the last four years.

Then, show your support on Tuesday, October 29th, at the Board of Education Candidates’ Forum from 7-9 pm at Our Lady of Grace Auditorium (corner of Willow Avenue and Fifth Street).
 
But most important is Election Day itself. It’s vital that all reform-minded voters not only cast their votes for Kids First but help get out the vote, too. Election-day volunteers have achieved amazing results in previous elections and it’s crucial we repeat that effort. So please consider volunteering an hour or two — whatever time you have on election day — to keep the Kids First majority this November 5th.