Move Forward Makes History

Move Forward's campaign literature written by Chief of Staff for Assemblyman Ruben Ramos.

Move Forward is a history-making School Board campaign.

The Move Forward campaign is fueled by illegal donations:  $7,117.05 'in-kind' contributions from Councilwoman Beth Mason, $1,000 from the Mayor of Elizabeth, NJ Chris Bollwage. Hoboken's Pay-to-Play ordinance restricts individuals and PACs to a $500 maximum donation.

The Move Forward Nazi Truck- Let's see... a  news-making 'Nazi Truck' garnering condemnation of Hoboken rabbis; this is first-time ever a Hoboken campaign has used swastikas to attack its opponents.

Remarkably, the subjects of Move Forward's Nazi Truck are not candidates nor are they involved in the BoE election. One is a blogger/activist with a child in public school. The other runs a widely-read Hoboken government and politics web site.  BOTH Nazi Truck victims support Reform.  Both are Named Defendants in a SLAPP suit with a total of 22 Defendants- the suit was filed by Beth Mason political operatives.  At best, this display amounts to harassment-- one victim's personal telephone number is being given out as a 'Tip line'.  More likely, a federal 'hate crime'-- a Jewish woman's name and photos were spliced with swastikas and Nazi posters, displayed across town and at the school her child attends.

These Third Reich symbols did not originate on a blog; they have existed for 80 years in the dark pages of history.  The Move Forward plucked these symbols as though invented by a blogger, and rode about Hoboken flashing them to Hoboken residents- men, women, children and visitors.  This truly disgusting act puts Move Forward in a league of its own- having offended our entire community and our religious leaders.

No Move Forward candidate has yet to come forward and apologize or at a minimum, repudiate the use of swastikas by their campaign.  To the contrary, GA's unfortunate encounter with Move Forward's Felice Vasquez only confirmed my suspicion the candidates silently endorse the campaign's Nazi truck.  When I asked what she had to say about the use of swastikas by her campaign, she attacked me.  Absolutely shameless.

Finally, why has Beth Mason, a congregant of the United Synagogue of Hoboken been absolutely SILENT on this?  Two years ago, Mason herself made a personal complaint to Etzion Neuer, Executive Director of the NJ Anti-Defamation League about the graphic on my blog, one week before her operative Lane Bajardi excoriated me at the City Council on November 15, 2010.  From the Jersey Journal on November 18, 2010:

"Neuer said he first heard about the graphic through Mason who pointed out it out to him last week before Bajardi's presentation before the council."

You get it? 

Clearly the marketing campaign to Jewish leaders and organizations and the Jewish press in 2010  by Beth Mason and her operatives was designed to "destroy" me (Lane Bajardi quote).

Well, whaddaya know!   It looks like the same crew are still at it in 2012, this time with a truck.  

left: Bajardi graphic juxtaposition on Nazi Truck on October 16, 2012   right: Bajardi presenting his creation: blog graphic juxtaposed with Nazi poster, November 15, 2010 City Council meeting

left:  Known Mason videographer filming Nazi Truck vide (right)  at the Zoning Board.

(Note: the2010 graphic was soooooo offensive to Mason crew they turned it into a movie, and played  it for hours all across Hoboken on 5 giant video screens )

The Move Forward Nazi Truck was Condemned by Hoboken rabbis- Has a local political campaign EVER outraged Hoboken rabbis, driving them to ask for an apology?  None was given.  Not yet.   It takes character, maturity and humility to apologize. 

Enough said.