--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Fred" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "bluebishop82" <bluebishop82@> > wrote: > > > Tom, > We blasted Dan for his role in the NY Times article, what about Rita > didn't DOF Jerry say The Deli has known him for years. Where do you > think he got Depitros name and phone number? Just a thought. I know > she's a Rep. but God give us a break. In her 30 or so years of hating > this city name 3 posative things she had done for AP. Besides the > Foodstamp fraud, selling single cig. for 25cents and stealing Housing > Authority furniture. I would put my money on Rita and DOF Jerry going > negative to the NY Times. She should wash Jerrys face. > > boy that was prety strong, i was only going to say that tom you being a diehard republican, looking for any vote you can get, which is sad, , even if its before your times, you probably heard the remarks from the 70s what do nixon and steinbreneer have in common, kinda like rita and jerry, one is a covicted crook(rita) the other (jery) an admitted crook saw some posts here against Rita. That should be illegal in > > Asbury. Hands off Rita. > > > > Some people have put in enough of their personal and business lives > > over so many years here that they should be elevated to a special > > status. Few fit the bill but Rita is one of them. There isn't a > > poster to this message board that has invested more of their life > to > > AP than Rita. > > > > Socrates was the world's first "Gadfly." He asked questions of > > those who claimed to know (although he himself never professed what > > he knew). He taught only by questioning others (which is used today > > in every college - called the Socratic Method). Socrates' > > questioning of those in charge shed light on what was going on > > around him, and it was good (although they did kill him for it). > > > > Since then, being a "Gadfly" by going to government meetings and > > asking questions is an honored position to hold in any community. > > Gadflies are important. > > > > I've watched Rita do that since I was a teenager here in Asbury > > Park. What makes Rita great is all her questions are about items > > she has read in budgets and bills that need an explanation. Her > > questions bring to light how Asbury Park government is functioning. > > > > Asbury Park has many Gadfly's these days, but most stand at that > > microphone and are accusatory or full of wild-eyed grand conspiracy > > theory's that Oliver Stone would laugh at. The personal attacks at > > that mic can be unbearable. > > > > Not for Rita. It is so refreshing to see her get to the mic and > > say, "This $16,000.00 here, what's that all about?" It shows she > > spends time reading things. She pays little attention to > > personality and has questions about what government is doing. > > > > Having reached the elevated status in AP that she has, entitles her > > to say some things that if any of us said it might be seen as a > > personal attack, but because it is Rita you know it isn't. Her > > heart for AP is too big to truly attack anyone here. > > > > I refer of course to the famous "Rita line." I love when she says > > it at council meetings. In fact, I think when she gets ready to > say > > it at council meetings, the whole crowd, council and all, should > say > > it with her. > > > > You know the "Rita Line." It is simple but at the same time a > > powerful piece of political rhetoric that sums up the ideals of > > Gadfly, of citizen involvement, political discourse, good > government > > and an irreverent yet respectful questioning of authority. > > > > Yell the "Rita Line" with me: > > > > THAT'S NOT RIGHT! WHAT'S WROOOOOOOOOOOONG WITH YOU PEOPLE!?! > > >
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