I'd laugh if it was funny

I'll try harder, People First, promise!

prosbus the Extortionist! Welcome back from hiding! That was a terrific extortion scheme you pitched twice on Patch on behalf of the CC minority- right here:

http://hoboken.patch.com/articles/council-may-be-unable-to-pay-fire-department-by-year-s-end#comment_1885723

AND

http://i41.tinypic.com/16byhxi.jpg

Did you get a little extra in your paycheck for that?

Your "proposal" really DID "have legs" (as you said). Yes, your "proposal" to swap the CC minority's YES vote on the line item budget transfer for 10 new HFD jobs DID have LEGS... and it crawled back with you under your ROCK.

Speaking of which, have the FBI come to your rock recently? Oh...there they are! Better get dressed...

FBI: Knock Knock

prosbus: Who's there?

FBI: The Feds.

prosbus: The Feds WHO?

FBI: prosbus, we're not f*cking around. Open the door and come out with your hands up. The black sedan is waiting outside.

Hurry, prosbus! (Or did I mean "Hurray"?)

So propuss, how come you and your easel no longer visit CC meetings? I miss the comic relief.

prosbus, the taxpaying citizens are looking forward to your day of reckoning, which appears to be nearing with blistering speed. Enjoy your remaining days until the FBI comes to give you (and the rest of your gang of crooks) a well deserved black limousine ride to Newark.

Red, he's too busy negotiating extortion schemes for elected officials on internet message boards under pseudonyms (the ultimate sissy... who's been known to wail about cyber-bullies). If prosbus had cojones, he's profer his name. But no.... WAAAAH, the cyber-bullies are mean to me and my not-paid-or-friendship friends.

Sissy-boy may be hiding from US, but the Feds know where to find him.

Grafix Avenger- your definition of "extortion" is as self serving, ignorant and ill-informed as is your sense of your First Amendment rights or your responsibilities as an appointed official. Keep up the back slapping and self congratulatory accolades-- clearly it nourishes some type of self hatred and narcissistic hunger of yours.

FBI: Knock Knock

prosbus: Who's there?

FBI: The FBI.

prosbus: The FBI WHO?

FBI: Come out with your hands up. We don't take kindly to extortion.

Ahhhhh, you forgot the fact that tubby jumped the waitlist and got himself a 3 BR apartment in CT before he was old enough to drink a beer and now he gets to live there and not pay taxes for life.

Red, you're a hoot.

Mike Russo has no shame.

It's in his DNA. Remember daddy is a convict and Mama was a suspect.

That was approved almost a month ago by the CC.

no problem

That's my boy! Just keep repeating it! Eventually they'll get tired of responding with their stupid facts. Repeat, repeat, repeat! Who cares if your associates are on their way to the big house? One took a bribe, another one bought a few races. So what? Facts are for little people. We must concern ourselves with outcomes. Outcomes, my boy, outcomes. Don't let facts get in the way.

You are my best pupil. I'm most proud of your relentless commitment to "my process." The sheep call it lying. But we know that the sheep would be lost without our lies to guide them. Don't we, my boy?

As we all know this smear campaign from Beth Mason failed and pretty much killed any credability her gal at People for Open Government ever had.

Yet another example of the corrosive power of Mason money.

Good morning prosbus! My you were up awful early blogging about this, you must have a real chip on your shoulder. I do indeed remember this story about Mr. Bhalla. As I recall, the incident turned out to be much ado about nothing, but further exploration of the general topic of council members and their ethics yielded some genuinely revealing information about Elizabeth Abruzzese Mason. Here is a reputable news story about this topic:
http://www.nj.com/hobokennow/index.ssf/2010/05/hoboken_councilman_bhalla_alle.html

http://hoboken.patch.com/articles/bhalla-makes-counter-allegations-against-mason

http://hudsonreporter.com/view/full_stories_home/7321135/article--Mason---Checks-made-out-to--cash--on-ELEC-forms-are-clerical-error-?instance=up_to_the_minute_lead_story_left_column

My goodness, prosbus, checks made out to "cash" is a very serious matter. So is laundering street money through a PAC to a council candidate who went on to land Elizabeth Abruzzese Mason the council presidency. My goodness, prosbus, you are correct that council members' ethics are woeful indeed, and a serious housecleaning is in order.

Do you know if Elizabeth Mason's "investigation" into what really happened with those checks is still ongoing? I don't remember ever hearing a result. Or is it just something this Bajardi fellow told her to say to keep the heat off?

Do you know how far along either Mason or this Bajardi fellow are in their explanation of what they knew and when they knew it with regard to the IT leaks investigation at City Hall for which the FBI has already arrested the disseminator but not yet the disseminatees?
Thank you very much, prosbus!

Not bad, not bad. You characterize contradictons in fact as personal attacks while claiming that our personal attacks are simply recitations of facts. Use part of any discredited newspaper article you can for these forays. The sheep won't bother to look into it themselves.

But as I have told you before, always state as fact that your critics are being paid. I always liked the term "hirelings" but I see that "minion" is the vogue now. Whichever you choose, just remember to repeat, repeat, repeat until it becomes a fact to the sheep. Always remember that lying is less work than clarifying and responding to a lie. Thus the sheep automatically see the response as less trustworthy than the effortlessly presented lie.

As for yourself, ALWAYS state that you are NEVER being paid. The sheep will come to believe it. They are amazing that way. Although they know you to have no employment other than to spread...information...yet they will convince themselves that you are what you say you are. Just a citizen exercising his rights under our beloved democracy.

Until we get rid of democracy. And I swear to you my favorite disciple, we shall, o we shall. I can see that beautiful day all the way from here in hell,

Where I remain, your most admiring instructor,
JG

I hear prosbus got a $30K raise this year.

Would you happen to know if he paid the IRS on his not-paid-for-friendship earnings? What about his boss- did she report he was on her payroll? The IRS does not take kindly to being stiffed.

Did you know that Bid Rig, the ongoing investigation into NJ corruption, is a joint venture between the FBI , NJ US District Attorney and the IRS? I'll bet you didn't know that, OoC. The IRS component of Bid Rig is where the stiff penalties and long jail sentences come in... I hear most thugs, crooks, and mail-stealers don't report their income nor give Uncle Sam his due.

Yep, one wonders if prosbus has reported all that income that's kept him afloat these years until he got a job giving traffic reports to cabbies. Likewise, his not-paid-for-friendship employer- has she given Uncle Sam his piece of the pie?

Well, our friends in Newark must have those answers already. That's where they start. Follow the money.

FBI: Knock knock

prosbus: Who's there?

FBI: The FBI.

prosbus: Oh no! They're here, OoC! What do we do now?

Welcome back, OOC, I hope things are going well for you in Secaucus. I do not know what a "gofer" is, and I do not know of any "gopher" working in the Mayor's office, but isn't $30,000 per year roughly the value of the health benefits your Mr. Raia enjoys from the Sewerage Authority despite his astronomical net worth? This is quite an interesting double standard for you regarding your Mr. Raia. I wish you a wonderful day in Secaucus and welcome you back to Hoboken whenever you feel inclined to come and see your Mr. Raia.
Thank you very much, Outofcontrol!

RG - Bravo. Who cares to listen to a lecture on civility from the likes of the Russo Mason cabal. Every meetign, Mikey Babes (he has earned and deserves that name) should be asked to resign and pay back the money his family has stolen. I was floored to learn that the father has been suing the city for worker's comp coverage since 2004 - the recent decision against him detailed a plethora of health issues, all of which were treated using his illegal health benefits paid for by the taxpayers. Let Ma $5 a Tow use some of her millions in real estate commissions.

The city should repay the man for his frivolous suits w/ a countersuit demanding immediate repayment of all money owed including those illegal health benefits and all legal expenses incurred in connection w/ this felon.

Sorry you believe the smear campaign from Mason's people. I guess if they repeat the lies and false allegations e enough times some will think it is true. .At one time none of the attacks from Mason were answered because the uber Mason bias H411 banned anyone who dared critize the extremely nasty political spin of Mason,Russo.& Co.

Now that H411 has been marginalized by Hoboken Patch and other sites the political spin from Mason Russo is answered and refuted at every turn.
and refuted.

The latest attack tactic from the Mason consultants is to fein a lack of civility by her critics since she reallly can't refute the facts behind her political actions.

As far as Mason's own civility one only has to think back to the insane, nasty rants and attacks by public and internet Lane Bajardi, Hoboken 411 and others.

One should also rememeber that Lane Bajardi and Ricky Mason have gone after Grafix Avenger with rediculous allegations to try to silence or discredit her pesumably because they see her blog a a serious threat to their brand of negative attack politics.

Hobbs,
"Hoboken blogger and city Zoning Board member Nancy Pincus, the subject of a growing Internet-based controversy, is now apologizing for a Nazi propaganda-inspired graphic featured on her blog Grafix Avenger." -nj.com 11/18/10

Looks like Ms. Pincus does a fine job of her own for "rediculous allegations to try to silence or discredit her." Ms. Pincus was also visited by authorities after death threats by elected officials:

"HOBOKEN AND BEYOND -- Two detectives from the Hoboken Police Department questioned Hoboken-based blogger Nancy Pincus on Aug. 22 about one of a series of satirical entries she posted on her website, Grafix Avenger. The site frequently takes aim at Mayor Dawn Zimmer's political enemies." -Hoboken Reporter 9/5/11

Just another typical Zimmer appointee. Pincus is an appointed member of the Housing Zoning Board.

The article continues..."This letter differed from others in that it talked about wanting to join the FBI, saying "I've always wanted to shoot someone. I'd get a gun, right? Well, I'd definitely use it. Alot. Maybe every day ... Only do I ask questions first THEN shoot?" It then mentions that she has a list of people to arrest in town, and that she could shoot their door knob if they didn't answer, or "apply a Vulcan death grip." She gives specific streets and hints about where some of their homes are."

Another one of Mason's political smear campaigns had gone down in flame.

We all remember how it started with Mason's defacto spokeman well rehearsed presentation with visual aids and easel in front of the City Council.

You forgot the part about how it was revealed the Mason's "contributed" money to the orgnization that made the allegations. Hmmmmm kinda transprently sleazy.

To have Ricky Mason write a letter that he felt physiically threatend by political satire on blog was rediclous and showed how desperate they are to silence those who question thier motives.

While your looking at the archives take a look at the sleazy filth Mason people pumped out of Hoboken411 surely you must have equally negative comments about all that ?

Have a nice day. :-)

Oh, prosbus, thank you for reciting your litany of your failure for me. All huge bombs that backfired badly. And what's proof of that? Your're an FBI person-of-interest, unable to speak at City Council meetings nor attend them, you are a disgraced and hidden man. As for me... all's better than ever. Thanks to you.

So while we're reminiscing, here's one for you:

Hoboken police have arrested a 39-year-old Hoboken resident on allegations from Hoboken blogger Roman Brice that the man assaulted him and took his digital camera at the April12 school board candidates’ forum held at Stevens Institute of Technology, according to Lt. Mark Competello.

continured...

continued...

Brice, 46, also told police that he had to follow Lane Bajardi, an active participant and attendee of Board of Education and City Council meetings, to obtain his camera before it was potentially destroyed. Based on Brice’s statement, Bajardi was charged with robbery.

As indicated in the police report, Bajardi asked Brice if he "wanted to play games," during the alleged altercation. Brice replied, "Sure I want to play chess,” the report said.

Competello said the department conducted no investigation pertaining to the incident. Although it was not a typical prototype robbery, the facts sustain the charge initially.

“The decision to upgrade or downgrade a criminal charge rests with the Hudson County Prosecutor, not with law enforcement,” Competello said, “and I presume the charge will ultimately be downgraded to a Disorderly Person offense and be adjudicated in municipal court.”

Brice filed the complaint the day following the forum. Bajardi could file a criminal counter-complaint against Brice if he so chooses, police said.

Ooops! I forgot the title of that newspaper article:

"Hoboken Police Blotter: Hoboken resident arrested for allegedly assaulting blogger at school board forum"

http://www.nj.com/hobokennow/index.ssf/2010/04/hoboken_police_blotter_hoboken_3.html

Brice, 46, also told police that he had to follow Lane Bajardi, an active participant and attendee of Board of Education and City Council meetings, to obtain his camera before it was potentially destroyed. Based on Brice’s statement, Bajardi was charged with robbery.

Oh, I did repeat that one paragraph. Ah well, at least you have prison experience! You'll be just fine in Lewisberg... though I would recommend a maximum security facility.

Don't forget to keep that easel upright in the shower!

Curious Gal- The election is over. When Mike Russo grows up and acts like a responsible City Council person than maybe I stop calling him baby doc. He acts like a child and gets called as such with his lying and game playing. The Administration gave him the info, he didn't read it and then complains he didn't get it. Enough. Civility is earned and preferred but not a right.

Also, no wrongdoing on Ravi has ever been confirmed in his donation to Booker. Just accusations. Just Perry and Lane grasping for straws with a healthy dose of spin. I think Ravi got the point about donating to PACs while serving as an elected official in Hoboken since you haven't seen anything reported since.

As for Dan Bryan, my position is very clear from above. It should be noted that Dan still makes less than Mike's father Chief of Staff did 20 years ago. Mike Russo is a hypocrite.

What about Beth Mason's $52,000 in street money in her last re-election? The alleged vote buying? Anthony Russo getting Medical benefits when he shouldn't have. Data Theft by political enemies of Dawn Zimmer. The OT scandal with the HFD. The list goes on and on.

I can be perfectly civil when civility is given back but I am not getting from the Council Minority at the moment.

Kurt, you are nothing but a petchulant pathetic little child-man blaming your bad behavior and lack of civility on other people.

Hi Lane are you coming to the party tonight? Ok its not a party just unemployed guys who dont like girls like you and me. But you can still bring beer shaffers is best no coors. How come you dont go on Pervy's 411 anymore? I'm your replacemnt but poeple like me so its differnt that way. Hey I gotta a wet spot shaped like Idaho on my pants. What do you think that means? Go yanks. Have you been to Idaho? No coors.

Hey Lamp I gotta idea. Remember when you were on Pervy's 411 and you had that guy who always says your right when you wrote your junk? Red Hamper? Heres my idea. Now that I'm the big writing guy ther and your kind of a nobody maybe you could be my Red Hamper. You coud just go on Pervy's 411 and say Wiskey is right again love Red Hamper. What do you think? You could be my REd Hamper. Hey you could do worse. Probably not by why split hares. Go yanks. No coors.

InCurious Gal has some mitigated gal and is a fraud. Lane Bajardi is of course a sham:
http://www.hobokenhorse.com/2009/10/horse-sense-lane-bajardi-youre-sham.html

Oh posbus or whoever you are calling yourself today. CHeck your easel. Are you still trying to pusch that old turd in a puch bowl story? As defeined by Urban Dictionary, the defintioion fits you to a tee = "Someone or something that spoils a good mood." http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=turd+in+a+punch+bowl Thats you in a nutshell. GA just put a pretty picture to it. No one was so effended that it was necessary to traveol around town with your blow ups, easel and out of control faux rage. I guess that you still dont get it. People were laughing AT YOU!. They were laughing because you clearly did not get the joke, nor the reference. But then, your educaiton is limited and you are stuck reading weather and traffic reports for cab jockeys on the graveyard shift, so I guess it is undestandable that sophisticated humor would escape you. But it is a little tiresome to keep hearing you yap about a joke that you are too clueless to get. Just confirms what is known - you are the badouche bajobseeking not paid for friendship minion.

Oh Prosbus, you little turd in a punch bowl. Triumph of the Will is set against a back drop of the Thrid Reich. It is unuversally recognized as one of thee gretaes movies of the 20th century. It is more about the ability to spins carp into 24k gold. Which is ironoic, becasue that is exactly what you try and do all fo the itme for your not paid for friendship benefactress. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumph_of_the_Will. GA's useoof the asnaitized grahic formt eh movie psoter and a play ont he nsame to call out the sellign of Tim O as an indepednent candiate (bought and paid for by Bet, your paymeister) was actually brilliant. But yet again, your lack of education betrays you and you run off on a rant ab out how GA is anti Seimitic. Next Bet uses her check book to plant a story codnemning GA in some political based D.C, organization to which she is a big donor. Bet tried to peddle the story to the rabbinical community but got no where. It is the small minds of morons like you and Bet that spew hatred, misunderstanding and prejudice. Playing to the low end seems to have provided you with great preparation for your current gig, reading weather and traffic reports on the grave yard shift on AM radio. Cab jockeys, with limited English skills, surely revere your intelligent readings.

Another example of people who make "rediculous allegations" against this appointed public official:

"When I ran for School Board with Real Results, Nancy Pincus (a.k.a. Grafix Avenger) publicly disseminated a photo of our heads in a bowl of fluid containing excrement. When the Kids First team was asked for an apology – none was given. Putting pictures of candidates in excrement and stating you want to shoot someone is Harassment and Bullying as defined by the State of NJ and the School. The Kids First team must follow rules and dismiss Nancy Pincus or The Kids First members should be reported to the State and graded an “F” for leading and aiding in the bullying." - Elizabeth Markevitch

Incredible....

i remember Beth Mason's uber "friend" Lane Bajardi was really ticked about that bit of political satire. So much so he made copies of the offending graphic and passed them out to everyone.

But perhaps it was just part of the plan to put a Mason/ Russo body on the Zoning Board when they were in the majority on the City Council ?

FBI: Knock knock!

prosbus: Who's there?

FBI: The FBI.

prosbus: I didn't do it! I swear! OK, maybe I did. But I didn't want to! I swear! She put me up to it! It was her! She mad me! With a checkbook. A really BIG one. WAHHHHH....

FBI: Open the door.

prosbus: Please... please... don't take me awaaaaaaaaay. I'll show you where she lives. I'll lure her outside with a Purple Pillow Delivery Truck.

FBI: Come out with your hands up.

Lame was just upset at Nancy's cut and past photoshop jobs b/c they were so much more spot on than his own lame attempts at using imagery to send a humorous or political message on the site he ghost wrote for. That might explain why people read GA and ignore that other site.

FBI: Knock Knock

prosbus: Not you again!

FBI: Open the door.

prsosbus: But you didn't answer "Who's there"?

FBI: You didn't ask it.

prosbus: Who's there?

FBI: The FBI.

prosbus: The FBI WHO?

FBI: Come out with your hands up now or we're coming in.

There, there. It will all be over soon. Maybe you just weren't cut out for city life. So sensitive and provincial.

No one is blaming Mason and Russo for anything but their many, many crimes. I'm sure they're glad to know you are looking out for them in your small, sensitive, provincial way.

Nancy-- blah blah blah....do you EVER get tired of writing about yourself or justifying your uncivil behavior? Self congratulatory back pats are pathetic.

You're right, prosbus. That was tiresome. Let's talk about you.

How many counts do you think they'll charge you with- conspiracy to commit wire fraud, criminal enterprise, voter fraud, tax evasion? I'll bet you're dashing in an orange jumpsuit.

You clearly haven't been paying attention. The mayor busted it to save the hospital and Beth Mason did every underhanded thing she could to see the hospital sale fail.

No one can match political theater with Michael "make out the check to Russo for Hoboken" and Beth "the counte$$ buys everything" Mason.

The mayor is busy doing the people's business and putting into place real policy and that included saving the hospital and yes it's a save, not a day to day temporary situation.

The people on the hospital board who saved the institution were selected by the mayor. Obviously you didn't know that or you wouldn't have made that error.

You got part of it right but get the rest of the details correct too. "Almost there."

A refreshingly even handed post--- much appreciated

Here we go again the fall back spin from Mason,Russo & Co.

The crooked Peter Cammerano and his campaign was the first to use the "bring old an new Hoboken together" disinegous politcal rehetoric to new Hoboken while continuing the same hate rumours and lies to their old base. Now Mason, Russo & Co are using the same disingenous political tactics. Which could be a result of Mrs. Mason hiring the same political consulting firm as Peter Cammerano used (and stiffed).

Understanding that the old machine vote is shrinking they must reach out beyond that locked in vote/payed for the day that Cammerano bragged about on the FBI tapes that would vote for him "even if he was indicted."

As Hoboken has grown and the old machine vote continues to shrink the political ops understand that they need to reach beyond the four Wards they still control or can buy to win any City wide election. The lie of unity has to be spread to new Hoboken to to that end and the same divisve us against them is still in play in old Hoboken.

Anyone who understands that a small minority of old Hoboken exists and profits because of the hate and divsiveness they have been spewing for decades that has never stopped despite the rehetoric by the political ops spin on the blogs and press.

The old saying goes fool me once shame on you, Fool me twice shame on you.

Sorry a law degree doesn't make you more qualified or justify getting double the salary of the existing Chief of Staff who worked his way to earning his current salary that is still less than what Mayor Anthony Russo paid his guy almost 20 years ago.

The raises came after a huge savings to Hoboken at a pittance of a salary in the 35K range. Cammrano's guy started at 125K. Big difference and it's still a big difference.

The mayor's office actually cut about 200K from earlier. So all that low pay really added up right out of the gate.

We're not at a standstill. Progress is being made but is being obstructed at every turn. Watch the meetings and you can see it in the short space of 10 minutes at most any meeting.

Hobbs- the anti Zimmer vote (aka "old vote") is not shrinking-- recall how the council majority cowered and rolled over when the old guard threatened to bring the changing of the voting for the council from May to November. There was a signature campaign and the Zimmer camp did not want to have another city wide election loss. Also explains her decision to leave Kurt waiving in the wind as a Freeholder candidate. The political calculus is: 1st, 3rd and 4th wards are old guard 70%-30%. 2nd, 5th, and 6th go new guard roughly 52%-48%. Plus, the vile and character attacks people like you and yours do online contribute to voter apathy.

Whether or not the "even if I'm indicted" voting bloc is shrinking is hardly the point. The number of independent voters is growing. And the loose coalition of anti-reform candidates has done nothing but turn them off.

Beth's fliers, push polls, and attempts to burn down the hospital have pretty much finished her politically. Even before the FBI has their say. Russo and Ramos simply aren't viable city-wide. Glatt is lazy, Novak is toast. What else you got? Please say Occhipinti.

The bottom line - the old guard is mortified by November elections precisely because they are stranded at a level of "even if I'm indicted" votes that could not survive larger turn-out. They reached back into the "even if I'm indicted" bloc to get their petition signed. That's the only game they know. It's your pathetic duty to try to make it sound like something noble.

Some legacy you'll leave behind.

ok, I'll check for the horns...promise (& will keep your email on hand for the time when I'm in the mood for true, uninterrupted discourse - thanks)

My pleasure, Jabberwock. Contact me anytime.

At the risk of sounding like an obsessive quack- mind if Istart the day off with a poem?

Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
When the Feds come for prosbus
What will we do?

I suggest you find more productive things to do with your time Ms. Pincus than try to slap me. Perhaps brush up on your apology letter writing skills?

Hi Lane i wouldn't try to slap you. We're are freinds from when we was in the navy. I think I remember you. No one liked you but idid. Hey I was wondering if you would be Red Hamper for me on Pervy's 411? What I do, I drink a bunch of rheingolds no coors and then I write about whatever I think of. I'm your replacemnt there but popular insted of your way. So you could be my Red Hamper and agree with all the stuff I think of after the rheingolds no coors? Its not like you have anything else to do. Go yanks.

How thoughtful of you Mr. Bajardi to worry about my productivity, but it takes mere seconds- minutes at most- to slap you.

Yes, thank you I have been practicing. In fact, I've posted an apology to you here:

http://i41.tinypic.com/2ur1c81.jpg

I call it: 'Don't Drop the Easel'. Like it?