A top staffer at the Democratic National Committee has apologized after suggesting that the organization use Bernie Sanders’ religious beliefs against him in the Democratic primary.
One email among the thousands of internal DNC messages released this week by Wikileaks showed DNC CFO Brad Marshall questioning Sanders’ Jewish faith, and suggested that painting the candidate as an atheist “could make several points difference” in several late primary contests.
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“It might may (sic) no difference, but for KY and WVA can we get someone to ask his belief. Does he believe in a God. He had skated on saying he has a Jewish heritage. I think I read he is an atheist. This could make several points difference with my peeps. My Southern Baptist peeps would draw a big difference between a Jew and an atheist,” Marshall wrote in a message to several DNC communications directors.
The message does not mention Sanders by name, but he was the only Jewish candidate, and the email came shortly before the Kentucky and West Virginia Democratic primaries.
Ridgewood NJ, YWCA Bergen County is holding its July WEN is Now: Women’s Empowerment Network event, “You Are So Much Greater Than You Think!”, on Wednesday, July 27, 2016 from 8:30 to 10:00 am at 112 Oak Street, Ridgewood.
We go through life wearing many different hats and we answer to many different titles; relatable challenges that women experience, which also help us to create bonds with each other. While we are loving, giving, caring and working for others we tend to put our dreams and innermost desires on hold, or we simply let them go.
What you really want for yourself matters. Let’s get together for a real talk about making those dreams your reality.
Presenter Shonya Jordan, CPC-ELI MP, is a Certified Professional Coach/Energy Leadership Master Practitioner. She is a Certified Life Coach who works with clients that are looking to create a transformation in their lives as well as a motivational speaker. Shonya is a graduate of the Bergen Leads Leadership Program. Additionally, she has held the position of Secretary for the SUEZ Women’s Leadership Network (WLN) where she also coordinated the Book of the Month initiative leading discussions on motivational, inspirational and career advancement for women.
Get the personal and professional growth you seek with exclusive opportunities for WEN is Now Membership. Annual WEN is Now Memberships are available at $150. Memberships include one-year basic YWCA membership, members-only discounts for women’s empowerment programs, and a tax deductible donation ($100) toward vital YWCA programming. Per event rates for monthly WEN is Now programs include $15 for non-members and no charge for WEN is Now members.
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This specially-priced opportunity is for fellow Chamber members and their employees. Workshops will be held in the Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce office. Summer sessions will run from 7/18/16 – 8/5/16. Reserve a spot now by contacting [email protected] or calling 201-689-1823. For more details and the schedule of sessions.
We heard this from Valley Hospital,then the 3 amigos and now the REA
“Hold strong to your position REA. This heinous, negative sentiment toward educators is indicative of a minority of Ridgewood residents. Comments about not having the support of the community are inaccurate. More and more of the limited support Ridgewood Teacher signs are cropping up everyday despite this being vacation time. The premise that teachers are living in a fantasy world, are asking for pie-in-the-sky benefits and don’t understand the reality of the day are ridiculous. The REA has proposed what every other district in NJ has asked for, nothing more. Teacher hate is not the norm in other towns…… and not for the majority of Ridgewood residents.”
“I have followed the various posts on this blog related to the current negotiations and have held my tongue. I have read that teachers are : greedy, vindictive, inactive, unprofessional, uncaring, easily replaceable, union puppets, abusing an archaic system, engaging in activities that would have them fired from non tenured jobs (wearing a red shirt for unity) and a litany of other things that are an affront to common decency. Statements are made based on gossip, half-truths and inaccurate facts that fuel the animosity. If someone, who knew nothing about the situation, happened upon this blog and took the comments as accurate, they would believe the Ridgewood teachers to be angry, slothful beings,living high on the hog, hellbent on bankrupting the taxpayers, brainwashing (while not caring about or actually teaching) their students, being provided an exorbitant salary for a no-show job, while lounging on the beach. If this isn’t teacher hate, please tell me what is?”
Aronsohn’s recent op ed piece in The Record and Pucciarelli’s letter to the editor in The Ridgewood News suggest that their plan is to lob hand grenades into the Knudsen administration’s agenda with the hopes of inflicting casualties of some sort. SORE LOSERS.
Fool us once…Let them just go away. They will never return despite them still hanging around? Chamber of Commerce etc. Sore Loserman ran and lost and they eventually went away. So will these 3. The new Council is awesome and out of the ordinary issues will be attributed to those 3….so we will overcome. They are already off to a great start repealing Pfundwood! Can we get rid of that Gyro Wall next? Tell the sidewalk Nazi he may be next after the wall fall…wasn’t he responsible for the $750,000 coin guy? People have to be held responsible. Thank you 1st amendment…
Ridgewood NJ, Billed as the “Embrace the national “Come Alive Outside” campaign it was an afternoon of family fun and activity and the famous rubber duck race!”
Sponsored by Jacobsen Landscape Design and Construction, the Ridgewood Fire Departmetn FMBA #47 and Ridgewood Parks and Recreation.
The annual Duck Derby was a great opportunity to beat the heat. As a reader said , “It was a fabulous day. My three sons had so much fun. But I was left wondering why the heck Gwenn Hauck was all over the place. She is no longer in office and frankly I was not happy to see her. Didn’t she get the memo that there is a new council in place?”
Ridgewood Nj, Members of FMBA #47, Ridgewood Professional Firefighters, donated the food and beverages provided to ticketed attendees at the Village of Ridgewood Parks & Recreation Department’s annual “Duck Derby,” which was held at Graydon Park/Pool on Saturday, 07/23/2016. FMBA members also cooked and served the lunch & dessert.
MADISON, Wisconsin — Members of Shielded Hearts, a group of wives and loved ones of police officers, spoke out Tuesday about the impact the recent shootings are having on their families.
Tina Colon, a Shielded Hearts member, said her husband, Officer Vidal Colon, was shot in 2009 while on patrol.
The Colons’ 11-year-old daughter discovered her father had been shot when she saw him being carted away on the news. Tina received the phone call telling her what had happened while in the presence of her other children. She lost control and collapsed to the ground.
Witnessing this event traumatized the children and left emotional scars that persist to this day, she said.
“I will never forget their faces. I will never forget that phone call.” Colon said.
Fortunately, Vidal Colon survived the attack.
Tina Colon praises Shielded Hearts for aiding her long, slow process to recovery.
“This organization helped me find the strength I needed,” she said.
Mike Crivello, president of the Milwaukee Police Association, spoke on the impact the increasing violence against police officers is having on families. Goodbye hugs last longer, spouses watch their loved ones leave for work each day and they are increasingly grateful for all contact they receive throughout the day, Crivello said.
Tina Colon also talked about how difficult it was for her and other wives of officers to reassure their children, friends and themselves that their loved ones were coming home each day, “when we can’t guarantee that.”
Teresa Robinson, executive director of Shielded Hearts, argued that amidst all the controversy people forget the human side of officers. “People don’t see the real person behind the badge.” she said.
Crivello echoed this sentiment: “It’s really important that the community knows that those individuals riding out in those squads, wearing those uniforms, are human beings.”
Recent events have made life harder on officers, Robinson said. They wanted to protect and serve the community but instead are hated and persecuted, she argues.
“This is not what our officers signed up for,” Robinson said.
Dana Carpenter, another Shielded Hearts member, argued it wasn’t like this 15 years ago. “They were valued, they were respected, but times have changed,” she said.
The Shielded Hearts members emphasized the need for people to show support for law enforcement officers in their community.
Colon argued that, “any little bit of support and positive gestures towards our law enforcement” can help. While acknowledging there are no simple answers, she urged community members not to underestimate the power of positivity.
“We want the community to stand up and show support.” Robinson said.
Elizabeth NJ, As a handful of craigslist hired or craigslist inspired people stood outside a PSE&G office Thursday, holding signs saying “Don’t donate to hate” and “Stop funding bigots,” company representatives watched from only a few feet away.
The faux protest of under 10 people of coarse grabbed the attention of New Jersey Media who answered the call for the photo op in what has become a well coordinated attack on Congressmen Scott Garrett .
The faux protest outside the PSE&G’s Elizabeth office was over PSE&G’s financial support of U.S. Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ 5th District), who last year allegedly said he had refused to pay dues to the House Republicans’ fundraising arm because it had supported gay candidates for office. While no video or sound recordings or even a transcript have been produced as they say never let the facts get in the way of a good story.
Assemblyman Tim Eustace (D-Bergen, Passaic), has been on the band wagon since the beginning while Garrett’s alleged comments seem to bother Eustace far more the Democrat candidate Josh Gottheimer excepting money from disgraced former congressmen Bob Torcelli or Saudi Businessman known for beating his wives. After all un like New Jersey women are property in Saudi Arabia so it cant really be a big deal.
Eustace and a about a dozen other people have made it their mission to visit every New Jersey company that financially supports Garrett and convince them to withdraw their funding. And of coarse they ccan always count on their friends in the New Jersey media to cover their one sided ambitions.
While they have had some success ,some businesses, including First Energy, which owns Jersey Central Power and Light, have pledged to halt their donations.
Eustace was joined by Rahway city councilman Bob Bresenhan, Jr., one of the photo ops organizers, acknowledged that PSE&G advocates for its LGBT employees, but said it undercuts those efforts by supporting Garrett.
A spokesman for PSE&G said the company’s federal political action committee (PAC) donates to candidates both Democrats and Republicans — who support PSE&G’s business interests.
In March, Garrett told The Record political opponents had distorted his stance on gay congressional candidates. He said it is “everyone’s right” to run for office, but he would only back people who oppose same-sex marriage.
His reelection campaign manager, Sarah Neibart, on Thursday said the protesters were “political opportunists” seeking only to raise their own profiles.
“As Congressman Scott Garrett has stated many times, he believes in the right of all Americans to run for public office,” Neibart said. “This has been published on the record repeatedly, and yet apparently, that’s not good enough.”
Bresenhan said Garrett’s stance on gay candidates was only part of his problem with the congressman. He also takes issue with Garrett’s opposition to same-sex marriage and his sponsorship of legislation that would allow businesses to deny service to gay couples because of religious beliefs.
Perhaps Bresenhan’s time would be better spent at Muslim bakeries asking them to create gay wedding cakes? Or limiting campaign contributions from countries that murder gays , still support slavery or treat women as property ? We can bet more than 10 people would show up for those protests whether you paid them or not.
(CNN)Nearly 20,000 emails sent and received by Democratic National Committee staff members were released Friday by Wikileaks, with one message in particular raising questions about the committee’s impartiality during the Democratic primary.
The revelation threatened to shatter the uneasy peace between the Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders camps and supporters days before the Democratic convention kicks off next week.
The leaks, from January 2015 to May 2016, feature Democratic staffers debating everything from how to deal with challenging media requests to coordinating the committee’s message with other powerful interests in Washington.
The emails were leaked from the accounts of seven DNC officials, Wikileaks said. CNN has not independently established the emails’ authenticity
Ridgewood High School students Mitchell Saron and Roscoe Swartz earned gold and bronze medals, respectively, competing for the Bergen Fencing Club in the Cadets (16-year-old) saber division of the USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, in Dallas on July 2.
Swartz, who had placed third during the Junior Olympics event held in February 2016, bested California fencer Jared Smith to achieve a Top 8 showing at 15-12.
Ridgewood NJ, Stay cool this weekend: catch Pokémon (Drowzee found in the stacks!) INSIDE the air-conditioned Ridgewood Library.
While you are there dont for get the Library Café Summer Hours: Monday – Thursday: 10am – 4pm; Friday: 10am – 3pm; Saturday and Sunday, Closed. Now serving Fresh Brewed Iced Coffee!
Always on the menu: RPL patrons’ favorite: Cranberry Chicken Salad Sandwich, as well as Egg Salad & Tuna Salad Sandwiches, Tossed Garden Salad and Homemade Baked Goods. See you at the Café.
Ridgewood NJ, The YWCA Bergen County now offers Masters Triathlon Swim Training for ages 18 and older at 112 Oak Street in Ridgewood, NJ.
Masters Triathlon Swim Training for men and women athletes works with an experienced coach to improve physical well-being while training to compete in triathlons. Training is held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:00 a.m. to 6:30 a.m.
For more information or to register call the YWCA Membership Department at 201-444-5600, x400, or visit www.ywcabergencounty.org.
