NATIONAL NEWS? In Hoboken, the leaves have been spiraling out of control this week, much like the politics.
HOBOKEN AND BEYOND -- The Washington, D.C.-based National Jewish Democratic Council condemned Zoning Board Member Nancy Pincus on Wednesday after her controversial blog featured a photo of Councilwoman Beth Mason and Councilman Tim Occhipinti superimposed on an altered poster for the 1935 Nazi propaganda film Triumph des Willens, or Triumph of the Will. Both Mason and Pincus are Jewish.
For more than a year, Pincus has used her blog, "The Grafix Avenger," to satirize aspects of Hoboken politics. She particularly derided certain foes of Mayor Dawn Zimmer, whom she supports. One Zimmer rival is Councilwoman Mason.
The NJDC's blog post condemning Pincus appeared two days after certain Zimmer foes complained at a council meeting about the blog.
Pincus has said she believes the attack on her is a politically motivated attempt to remove her from the Zoning Board. She echoed that stance on Wednesday after the NJDC issued their statement.
“I was never contacted for the [NJDC] piece,” Pincus said. “I was never asked for an interview.”
Pincus said that one board member of the NJDC is a contributor to Councilwoman Mason, and believes the post on the NJDC website may be part of the plan to have her removed. However, political opponents of Pincus have repeatedly refuted the claims that this incident is political. Surprisingly, at the council meeting on Monday, when the issue was addressed in the public portion, all four of the allies of Zimmer denounced the photo of Mason.
Pincus said she has no intention of resigning from her seat.
Read the NJDC post HERE. -- Ray Smith
True, both are in poor taste and certainly not the type of behavior one would expect from their public officials. Nevertheless, Pincus' is by degree much worse and I do think she should resign from office. "
That's where we differ on issues and probably the reason we have constitutional rights. Your opinion of something is just as valid as someone else's. What you perceive as one thing, others perceive as another. The law decides the gravity. Quite honestly, if we used your ideals, we would probably get rid of half the cc at each meeting. LOL!!!
While I am not a Russo fan in any respect, I do not think the tombstone stunt rises to the same level of transgression as the publishing of the Nazi reference and image of Mason on the Graphix Avenger site.
True, both are in poor taste and certainly not the type of behavior one would expect from their public officials. Nevertheless, Pincus' is by degree much worse and I do think she should resign from office.
The both speak to the point. Either action can be considered an insult to those who view is as such. In GAs case, one must find and choose to read her comments, on Russo's side, his audience is passive,many of whom are adults who attend because they have children. Either case could be considered in a negative light. Both are protected by the 1st ammendment and both should be seen as what they are; satire. In the GA case, one must choose to view her writings and in the Russo case, one who has children, must passively endure it.
To indicate that anyone who does something that is above reproach, should be removed from any position, allows for a lot of interpretation and political shananigans. As we have seen in the past few weeks.
Btw, Nice way to cover up the cancellation of corner cars. Gotta give it you guys - you are good.
sorry. play again.
tonyz wrote:"Let her go off as a private citizen and make all the protected racist comments she wants"
as a public figure, representing me and my town, I think she needs to be held to a higher standard of conduct.
Russo put out tombstones at the children's Haunted House. The tombstones had nasty, visious remarks on each of the "Zimmer" majority city council members.
Do you feel the same about Russo? SHould he be held to a higher standard? Should he get out of the public sphere?
Actions can be protected and not appropriate. That is the case here. She needs to get out of the public sphere.
Jewish anti-semitic Zimmer supporters are especially noted.
http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/10367303/article--Ballots-from-Hoboken-4th-Ward-election-forwarded-to-prosecutor’s-office-?instance=home_Most_popular
Me thinks you owe an apology.
http://grafixavenger.blogspot.com/2010/11/mason-quid-pro-quo-on-ga-smear.html
Local politics has nothing to do with my feelings, her actions do.
Come on when are you people going to wake up? How can you all continue to support the Russo's they are bunch of STUGOTS!
Regardless of the political side you are on this was a thoughtless and insensitive move by someone who should know better. Frankly, I think that her presence on a public board is an embarrassment to Hoboken and she should resign or be removed.
Sensible people on both sides of the political debate should come to this conclusion. Stop framing Pincus as the victim of a political attack. She is a victim of her own stupidity.
then she sez - "Because Beth Mason's donor and fundraiser, Larry Stemple, is on their Board of Directors, and ostensibly fast-tracked a political hit piece..."
pincus thinks its important to tell her side publicly after the njdc and other places started jumping on this, but you would have rather not had it written about at all. mabye the whole issue somehow makes you look bad?
I guess you feel kind of silly after Defazio has kicked the matter upstairs to the AG's office. I guess that even the HR could no longer ignore the storey. It is a curse being right, sometimes. Just like I am sure that it is a curse being a moron.
khoboken, you are not very bright, are you. you sound very defensive rather then interested on news. as for the election fraud i think if i read one more story about it i will go insane,but im sure it will be in the paper this weekend as for tim carol if you like tim carol's story about lenz bartering for jobs you can still read it here any time you want, http://www.politickernj.com/something-old-new-hoboken
http://grafixavenger.blogspot.com/2010/11/follow-money.html
http://grafixavenger.blogspot.com/2010/11/beth-mason-hit-job.html