Monday, May 7, 2012
The Democratic 9th Congressional district crossed swords in a debate at Bergen Community College.
Toward the end of his debate with fellow Congressman and Democrat Steve Rothman, Bill Pascrell was asked to say something nice about his opponent in the race for New Jersey's 9th Congressional District. "I think he has been a loyal Democrat," Pascrell said. "When it suits his purpose." That's about as cordial as it got in a debate Monday at Bergen Community College, in which Rothman doggedly attacked Pascrell's record, while Pascrell continued to criticize Rothman for running against him instead of challenging Scott Garrett in the redrawn 5th District. Rothman came to the debate prepared to burnish his own credentials as a progressive and to tear down Pascrell's on issues like abortion, marriage equality, immigration, taxes and the …
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Monday, March 26, 2012
Residents, community leaders call for justice after fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager.
More than 600 people donned hoodie sweatshirts and marched in Englewood Sunday to show solidarity with the family of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager who was shot dead by a neighborhood watch volunteer in Sanford, Florida. The marchers traveled from Mount Calvary Baptist Church to MacKay Park in near silence to protest the killing. George Zimmerman, 28, told police he acted in self-defense when he gunned down the unarmed 17-year-old on Feb. 26. Zimmerman had called police to report Martin as looking suspicious. The killing and the fact that Zimmerman has not been charged sparked a national outcry, led the Sanford police chief to temporarily step down and prompted federal authorities to launch an investigation. Florida police …
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Move leaves Teaneck deputy mayor, two other Democrats in the running.
Passaic County Freeholder Terry Duffy ended his 5th District Congressional bid against Republican Rep. Scott Garrett Monday. "Although I believe that this is a winnable race and Scott Garrett is vulnerable, a divisive primary is not in the best interest of the Democratic Party," Duffy said in a statement published on politickernj.com, which first reported the news. Duffy said he would campaign for Rep. Bill Pascrell, who is facing Rep. Steve Rothman in a race for the newly drawn 9th Congressional District. Teaneck, once represented by Rothman, was split by redistricting and a large section of town now falls in the Republican-leaning 5th. Teaneck Deputy Mayor Adam Gussen, Former Marine Jason Castle and LaRouche Democrat Diane Sare, of …
Pobomobo
7:24 am on Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Glad you agree. Zimmerman is a registered Democrat which makes him a leftist, I think you should clean your own home before you start pointing fingers. The left has far more racists than the right (Sharpton, Obama, Jackson for example) more ›