Wonkette
Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, says that two-thirds of New Jerseyites “feel personally embarrassed to live in a state where politicians are pictured in handcuffs.” The remaining one-third are imprisoned politicians. [Quinnipiac University]
West Jersey should secede, Bob!
The rabbis selling kidneys, on the other hand, make them swell with pride.
I’m more personally embarrassed to live in a state where the governor bends over backwards trying to avoid taking stimulus money meant for education and helping the state’s vast numbers of unemployed. Seeing our highest elected officials take a perp walk would be a blessed relief.
Yeah, well I feel personally embarrassed to live in a state where politicians are pictured wearing foam cheese wedges on their heads. What’s yer point?
Actually, the third who are not embarrassed are foreigners from countries where politicians are pictured straddling the still-warm corpses of their opponents.
Considering the number of politicians that need to be in handcuffs, you’d think they’d be proud to be in a state that’s getting started on this.
“Parts of New Jersey are underwater, and other parts are under continual surveillance by the authorities.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Holy counter-intuitive results, Batman! What would we ever do without these “pollsters.”
USA = United Shame of America. I live in Corrupticut. Where can you live where you’re NOT ashamed? Seattle? Suicide is shameless…
SKS - spelling on ‘institute’.
I know a couple of Jersey City guys who were part of that perpwalk. They are actually more interesting than the general run of minor league pol.
ProfessorJukes: I live in Waterbury, capital of Corrupticut. And yes I “feel personally embarrassed” too.
magic titty: Leave her be…she needs a lot of S’s.
Well, I live in Washington State, and I personally embarrassed that we … uh, heh? I guess we don’t really have anything to be embarrassed about. Howabout that?
Oh wait, the Seattle Weekly recently had a scathing report about how mayor Greg Nickles was “too Chicago style.” Not actually corrupt, but kinda tough in a mean and bullying sort of way.
Does that count?
ProfessorJukes:
In my state, the Governor plays in a Celtic rock band and one of our Sentators posts her delicious recipe for crab cakes on her Senate web page. My only embarassment is that Michael Steele is from here.
By comparison, when Texas elected officials get in trouble, everyone blames “the liberal media” and claims a huge conspiracy.
Isn’t the shame of just living in New Jersey enough for these poor people?
Two-thirds of Chicagoans things two-thirds of New Jerseyites are pussies.
Lascauxcaveman: Do the other states pick on Washington for being such a goody-two-shoes? I’ll bet Washington always gets picked last for kickball.
My fair commonwealth can boast such strikes against it as Rep. Cantor and George Allen, but the real crazy is in the General Assembly. Hell, a few years ago they voted down a bill that would repeal the anti-sodomy laws (still on the books but invalidated by the Supreme Court) because it would send the wrong message to our children. Really.
c-sick: Yeah, really. In Waterbury, the former mayor was paying a hooker to bring kids to the mayor’s office so he could molest them - *in the mayor’s office*. Hey, what’s selling a few kidneys?
“Women would rather stroll with Corzine 46 - 31 percent, while men favor Christie 42 - 38 percent.”
Stroll? I never knew that ’strolling’ was quite so popular among the lads of the Garden State.
I feel personally embarrassed to live in a state next to Jersey.
Ic-sick:I love living in CT, but it is indeed a mixed bag. Compared to the other states I’ve lived in, though - NY, SC, GA, NJ - it’s paradise. CT is too damn expensive by far, for one thing.
ProfessorJukes: I was about to say that cockfighting was bringing shame to my state (it was banned two years ago, but continues nonetheless), but then I noticed that y’all have FINCH-FIGHTING!.
So, well, I’m still ashamed.
lee hussein oswald: Yeah! and I got asked to house/dog sit for a couple… AND they have 2 finches! Think I can make some money while they’re away? You betcha! The Man just shut down the competition. Sweeeeet.
I am still ashamed that most of my friends want the guy that looks like a convicted sex offender/stereotypical republican/guy you wouldn’t trust around your kids (oh, wait) as governor. They also like Bon Jovi and Bruce which makes me more ashamed. I’m called a moron for holding these points of view. I hate this state.
SayItWithWookies: I think my state would say your state has an unhealthy obsession with all matters regarding butsecksing, and would politely suggest your state might consider seeing a therapist about it.
Then my state would pack up some granola bars, slip on a Gore-Tex® anorak and go on a nice mellow beach hike, in the rain.
In my state, when you walk by a beach of people sunbathing, it looks like there’s been a manatee kill.
Lascauxcaveman: I was thinking the same thing. It just helps that our Republicans are so insane that almost no one will vote for them. There is Eyeman and his eternal quest to make himself rich by sponsoring badly written anti-government initiatives, but hell, even those pass only once every few years.
Not that there is anything to cheer about. We basically have a boring, competent governement.
Now if only someone in it would get arrested for flying off to Mexico to have sex with a horse or something.
SayItWithWookies: Fortunately we have Oregon and Idaho as neighbors. It does wonders for the self-esteem.
Future of a Nation that can not trust the Government & Propaganda Media?
DNC & RNC have sold out the country in order to enrich themselves
Chronic lying as career path, intellectual prostitution for paycheck
Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me
Does the Government & Propaganda Media lie to you?
Wall Street Bailout Bill: Bush McCain Obama et al.
AIPAC 9/11 Bankers Extortion Blackmail Bribery
Independents agree on more than we disagree
Elite Ruling Class Greed or public servants?
Speak no evil, hear no evil, see no evil
Honesty compassion conscience guts
Both parties are corrupt to the core
Beware the divide and conquer
Whistle-Blower leaks multiply
A very RawStory on PressTV
InfoWars on a PrisonPlanet
Israel-first dual-nationals
Gung-ho Chickenhawks
JFK RFK MLK Malcolm
Anthrax Intimidation
GGreenwald
ah, c’mon, what’s a little corruption among friends? I don’t want to live in a tow-tiered country where my DC representatives get all the sexytime corruption and the local pols can’t have a little grift. That’s not MY AMERICA!
S.Luggo: All creative moves remain popular in New Jersey, land of a thousand dances. The Fly, Frug, Pony, Watusi, Swim, Mashed Potato, Funky Chicken. Any time is Monkey Time! The Stroll, however, is changing its name to The Perp Walk.