Will The Real Bob Menendez please stand up
What Was It Like To Work For Boss Menendez?
Posted: 24 Oct 2012 12:00 PM PDT
Rob Eichmann
https://conservativenewjersey.com/what-was-it-like-to-work-for-boss-menendez
Monday, CNJ began a series on New Jersey’s junior United States Senator, Robert “Bob” Menendez. The series started with his lies about the beginning of his political career, and then explored his slick manipulation to become Mayor Of Union City. Over the next several days CNJ will continue to examine various aspects of his public life, how that affects the decisions he makes, the votes he takes, and who the constituents are that he really represents. Today, a first hand account of layoffs in Union City and what he was like to work for as the Mayor of Union City.
What have we learned about United States Senator Bob Menendez since the start of CNJ’s special report on Monday? First of all, we’ve learned that the Senator wasn’t straight with us in his book, Growing American Roots.
Here’s some of what the Senator left out: Bob Menendez didn’t get his start in politics as a reformer. He actually got his start by helping to defeat the reformers and re-installing his mentor, machine boss Bill Musto, as Mayor of Union City. For his efforts, Menendez was rewarded with two patronage jobs – first as a personal aide to Boss Musto and then as the paid “Secretary” of the School Board. Then, when a federal investigation was making things hot for the Union City Democrat machine, Menendez turned on Musto and testified against him at his corruption trial. After Musto was convicted, he ran for commissioner (one of five who among them choose who will be mayor), but was defeated. So he cut a deal with the Republican Party to run on a slate backed by Governor Tom Kean. Menendez was elected to the Commission but then broke his word to the GOP and made himself mayor instead of a Republican. As mayor, he found the machine he had once been part of had bankrupted the city, so he asked Governor Kean for a bailout, which he got courtesy of the GOP.
Now we’ve all heard the scare-stories about Mitt Romney being shopped around by Senator Menendez, his colleagues, and his cronies. You know the drill: “I had a job and then Mitt Romney called us into a room and boom!” Fair enough, but did you ever hear of anything like this?
Less than 24 hours after city voters had turned out of office the incumbent slate of city commission members headed by Rhyta Musto, a uniformed patrolman stood at the front door. He checked all large handbags and shopping bags, making sure that employees did not leave with city records.
“We just want to make sure the records stay in city hall,” explained Police Chief Herman H. Bolte, whom the commission last year tried to oust in what was reported to be a dispute over police effectiveness.
Upstairs, secretaries with Civil Service job security prepared themselves for transfers from high-visibility, front office jobs to unknown assignments.
When Bob Menendez makes claims to be pro-worker, pro-middle class, or pro-women think about the following report from The Record (July 30, 1988) and then think again.
https://conservativenewjersey.com/what-was-it-like-to-work-for-boss-menendez
