Congrats to Newark

[Lucario]

Originally Posted by doc1

We've been trying to buy our way out of social ills for decades. With some problems, that just doesn't accomplish anything.

NJ's a perfect example of that, unfortunately.

Starving our way out of them, or ignoring them (the Reagan way) only made things worse..........

[Lucario]

As Charles Barkley the former NBA player stated,
“All these years the poor people have voted for the
democrats, one thing remained the same, they are still poor!”

Let me regale you with some more recent Charles Barkley quotes:

"I was a Republican until they lost their minds,"

and

“The word conservative means discriminatory practically. It’s a form of political discrimination. What do the Republicans run on? Against gay marriage and for a war that makes no sense. A war that was based on faulty intelligence. That’s all they ever talk about. That and immigration. Another discriminatory argument for political gain.”

[tahiti]

this thread is teetering on being closed. stop the trolling and have intelligent discussion. NOW.

[GirlFromJersey]

Buffalo, NY
Steven Pankow (D) - Mayor from 1954 - 1957. Lifelong Republican who switched parties in 1944 when the GOP didn't nominate him for Senate.
Chester A. Kowal (R) - Mayor from 1962 - 1965.
James Griffin (D) - Mayor from 1978 - 1994. Registered Democrat, highly favored by Republicans and cross endorsed by the Republican and Conservative parties.
Anthony Masiello (D) - Mayor from 1994 - 2006. Similar to Griffin in that he was favored by Republicans. Endorsed Gov. Pataki (R) for re-election in 1998 and 2002.

Cincinnati, OH
First of all, from 1925 through 1998, Cincinnati mayor was chosen by their city council from their city council, no citizens voted. In 1924, the Charter Committee (Party) was formed because of the corrupt Republican Party. From 1973 - 1975, the Democrats and Charterites worked out a system where each party would rotate mayorship. Only lasted for about two years and then it went back to the city council voting. 1999 was the first year that a normal election took place since 1924.

Cleveland, OH
In the last 107 years, Cleveland has had 11 Republican mayors and 12 Democratic ones. They've both had equal chances.


I didn't even bother to do the rest of the list. It's pretty obvious how willing you are to regurgitate "facts" instead of looking them up on your own.

[mike0421]

Originally Posted by dhanu86

If Newark hasn't had a Republican mayor since 1907, that means democratic leadership also brough the city to it's best days since. Back in the day Italians Irish or whatever were minorities in America, why would minorities elect racists Republicans? Do you really expect poor people to vote for McCain. His wife wears a 300,000 dollar dress and Palin spend 23,000 for two weeks on make up. Tell me what do they know about being poor?

Or 447 bucks for a mid-day snack?

[Lucario]

Originally Posted by mike0421

Or 447 bucks for a mid-day snack?

umm............i don't believe that any more than I believe the malarkey about Obama's citizenship. Anyone can print up anything and sign anyone's name to anything.