The Wile E. Coyote, Eric Kurta submitted this classic purview to Old Hoboken. The funny part is how people talk about the good ole days in Hoboken. Well watch this and tell me what was so great about it. Without further adieu here’s Mayor Russo, Councilman Amato and Councilman David Roberts in a 1993 City Council meeting. Enjoy.
Not much beats repeats of the original Star Trek. The story lines were pretty original and offered some social commentary without beating you over the head with it like much of the heavy handed rabble coming out of Hollywood today. Avatar is just the latest example but TV has been steadily providing the same lousy diet too.
One person called their Congressman, in this case it’s Barney Frank who offered the bleak assessment on the damage wrought from yesterday’s tsunami. Looks like the breakdown is occurring on multiple fronts and the bravado about passing the government’s total control and regulation of the health care industry yesterday is dead, for now anyway. As most Americans actually are for real health care reform, it’s frankly astonishing this farce made it this far but the power grab is what it certainly was and Scott Brown articulated consistent opposition to it riding a liberal Democratic state to a shocking victory. Even with Obama’s visit on Sunday, the tide was not halted and the freight train of the voters seeking real change came to the forefront.
Here’s a Hoboken mom’s notes on last night’s BOE meeting. Claire Moses, our new colleague doing professional and original reporting on all things Hoboken also has a story up at Hoboken.patch.com
The new Interim BA, Mr. Davis, presented some preliminary budget information for next year in anticipation of releasing the Draft Budget in a week or two. Mr. Davis indicated the new budget may included a 4% decrease with no increase in the tax levy. The Draft Budget will include an Executive Summary, detailing data with supporting documentation and a ten year history. The Board will have two months to work on the budget and hold public workhsops.
Hoboken’s Zoning Board had its first meeting for 2010 last night and as the first order of business, the revamped membership went ahead and made their executive selections.
Former Hoboken City Councilman Tony Soares is now Chair replacing Dominic Lisa.
Jim Aibel who moved up to regular member in November is now Vice Chair replacing Murray Fusco.
In addition, tonight’s City Council will look to fill the position vacated by Alex Corrado. We reported on that at the turn of the year in a MSV exclusive. Alternates Phil Cohen and Mike Evers will probably be under consideration to move up to regular member.
No we’re not going back to review the Berlin Wall’s fall but quite another, as it’s actually a year into the Obama administration and the shockwaves felt yesterday are still coming harder than a typical aftershock to a major earthquake following a tsunami. If anyone had any doubts the American people could be rolled and fooled indefinitely, that answer came back with a resounding “No!” Never again do we want to see attacks on ordinary Americans who take to the streets to petition their government. Never again do we wish to see self-proclaimed “journalists” slur the American people with sexual innuendo and insults for using their Constitutional and might we add God given rights. Most importantly, never again do we want to see in this 21st century where technology on public opinion is now always available at hand, the will of the American people ignored so brazenly with no regard for their concerns.
In what has already been called the biggest political upset in the life of most living Americans, Scott Brown defeated the Bay State’s Machine Candidate Martha Coakley. In a comfortable five point win MSV predicted earlier, the shockwaves flow across the nation and reverberate all the way back to Washington D.C.
For those who are less than attuned to the details. Massachusetts turned a 31 point pirouette just a year since Obama took office. To call it a landslide itself is merely an understatement as the seat controlled over decades by the Kennedy family has been turned in a full half pike gainer by the swimmer from the dirt.
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– Marsha’s campaign held a press conference at 5:00 pm (no one carried live) claiming there were ballots with Scott Brown’s name already entered. The memo released to the press was dated yesterday. The plan now seems to be to stop Scott Brown from taking the “People’s Seat” for as long as possible.