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kpete

(72,012 posts)
Wed Jan 29, 2014, 10:01 PM Jan 2014

Retaliation Being Engineered By Christie Allies: They're going to try and smear Mayor Zimmer.

They're going to try and smear Zimmer.

New story up at NJ.com

http://www.nj.com/...

HOBOKEN — Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer threatened to fire Carmelo Garcia, director of the local housing authority, unless he agreed to hire politically connected contractors, a recently filed lawsuit claims.

Zimmer’s lawyer says the claims are baseless and suggested they are retaliation engineered by Christie allies.

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Retaliation Being Engineered By Christie Allies: They're going to try and smear Mayor Zimmer. (Original Post) kpete Jan 2014 OP
I wonder if they put a call thru to High General Clapper for assistance. Just sayin'. nm rhett o rick Jan 2014 #1
Why bother? Christie is finished. Auggie Jan 2014 #2
Revenge? rurallib Jan 2014 #3
Is he the one that accused Zimmer of "ethnic cleansing" and was let go because he met w/ developers bettyellen Jan 2014 #4
Having grown up in NJ GP6971 Jan 2014 #5
Crispy And His Allies Are Just Digging Themselves In Deeper..... global1 Jan 2014 #6
 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
4. Is he the one that accused Zimmer of "ethnic cleansing" and was let go because he met w/ developers
Wed Jan 29, 2014, 10:13 PM
Jan 2014

secretly?

GP6971

(31,201 posts)
5. Having grown up in NJ
Wed Jan 29, 2014, 10:38 PM
Jan 2014

this doesn't surprise me. Sewer politics and an accepted way of life.....probably worse than Chicago........well....maybe not. I'm waiting to see my childhood friends name show up.....he's been a repuke political appointee in NJ for years.

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