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Tuesday, December 18, 2007
A rare reason to be proud of New Jersey
New Jersey: America's laughingstock. We have the Turnpike, the tank farms in Elizabeth, the Molly Pitcher Service Area, the Flagship, Lucy the Elephant, the strip club that turned into the Bada Bing on The Sopranos, actual places called "pork stores", and the Bergen Mall, a quaint old 1950's mall that is alas being metamorphosed into yet another of those ersatz "Towne Centers".
But despite the corrupt politicians and Camden and high property taxes and weakening job base and the other things that make life in New Jersey a daily trial, at last we have something in which we can take pride: We are one of the few states to recognize that killing people who kill people to show people that killing people is wrong -- is wrong.
But despite the corrupt politicians and Camden and high property taxes and weakening job base and the other things that make life in New Jersey a daily trial, at last we have something in which we can take pride: We are one of the few states to recognize that killing people who kill people to show people that killing people is wrong -- is wrong.
Labels: death penalty, New Jersey
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lots of sha la la la background vocals happening for ya'll.
1) The first time I spent a summer vacation down on the jersey shore
2) Seeing a Springstein concert in the Meadowlands
3) Being the first state to overturn the death penalty in 40 years.
Congrats and thanks to all the people who called their state representatives and helped make this thing happen.
How anyone can think that the government doing something it doesn't want the citizens to do teaches them not to do it is beyond me. Like spanking kids who hit. Doesn't work.
But don't you dare laugh at Lucy. She's a grand old lady.
And besides, you got da Rolling Mills in New Joisey :-)
Congratulations on having a state government with sense and compassion, as well.