The Star-Ledger (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Republican State Chairman Tom Wilson today asked the State Commission of Investigation to investigate the operation of a now-defunct legislative slush fund that allegedly dispensed $100 million of state funds during the 2005 and 2006 budget years. The slush fund,...
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
Campaign roundup The DCCC released a TV ad that demonstrates how NJ-03 Republican candidate Chris Myers is "way out of touch" with the district. File this one under IOKIYAR (It's OK if you're a Republican): State GOP Chairman Tom Wilson says that Frank Lautenberg is "too old" and that the Senator is "hiding" from the press and debates. But Wilson hasn't criticized the McCain/Palin ticket for avoiding...
The Star-Ledger (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
Republican State Chairman Tom Wilson today called on U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) to "come out of hiding" and prove he is not "too old to campaign." At a news conference at the State House in Trenton, Wilson directly raised...
Duct Tape Marketing Blog (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
This content from: Duct Tape Marketing Outsourcing Small Business IT With each new advancement in connectivity and mobility outsourcing the hard stuff just gets easier and easier for the small business. In a recent episode of the Duct Tape Marketing podcast I turn once again to Tom Wilson, Executive Director of AT&T’s Small Business Group, to talk [...]
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
For a few weeks we've been wondering ( here and here ) when Tom Wilson would criticize Alaska Governor Sarah Palin for refusing to turn over e-mails that were subpoenaed given that he has attacked NJ Governor Jon Corzine for the same actions. Well, today Wilson spoke out on Palin and the Corzine e-mail but conveniently left out Palin's e-mails. Ooops. "Ms. Katz, who reportedly received more than $6...
Waxidermy (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
Tom sings about all the stuff he does on the cover of his album, and more!
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008
Denial, apparently, is the river upon whose banks the NJ GOP has set up shop . "The phoenix is rising," said state Republican chairman Tom Wilson. "Right now, I would suggest that people in New Jersey are not embracing Democratic ideas. They're rejecting the Democrats and their policies." Nutjob Fever is apparently spreading, too: "There is an absolute feeling that our party has an extraordinary amount...
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
Somebody better get Tom Wilson some tums. Last week he talked about how sick and pissed he'd be if the NRCC doesn't support Chris Myer's campaign for Congress. We've talked about the lack of national support here at Blue Jersey, but today the Asbury Park questions their non-interest: Are Republicans doing everything they can to help Medford Mayor Chris Myers become the next distinguished gentleman...
Capitalism & Freedom (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
Tom Wilson, a British speechwriter, wrote an opinion ( link ) in Wall Street Journal, showing incredibly similar parallels between Obama's economic agenda and the economic agenda of Britain's Labour party in Pre-Thatcher years, that turned British economy into the sick man of European economy. Rok Spruk is a supply-side economist and a libertarian. He (currently) lives in Slovenia where he studies...
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
Apparently the Democrats pointed out the difference in the racial makeup of those in attendance between the Democratic and Republican conventions prompting this beauty from Tom Wilson: "When you have a quota system, it guarantees the result you saw in Denver," Wilson shot back. "Look, you have one million Republicans in New Jersey, and 52 New Jerseyans sitting on the floor, representing them. These...
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
Campaign roundup State GOP chair Tom Wilson struggles to deal with the reality that Chris Myers and Leonard Lance are in trouble. Delegates to the Republican convention from New Jersey may have toned down the partisanship on Monday, but even Hurricane Gustav didn't stop them from partying last night. The Record notices a funny video going after Congressman Scott Garrett for his ties to big oil. Labor...
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
Tom Wilson may just be preparing himself for the inevitable. It seems like he's going through the stages of grief over possibly losing 2 GOP held Congressional seats. It looks like he's currently floating between denial and anger. When asked how he'd feel if the NRCC didn't invest in Chris Myers after Jim Saxton gave 400K to the national party, Wilson said this: "If they don't, I'll be more than disappointed....
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
Tom Wilson has been screaming for well over a year that Jon Corzine is corrupt, terrible, horrible, banal, scandalous, bitter, awful and any other negative adjective he could find in a thesaurus because Corzine will not release e-mails between himself and ex-girlfriend/CWA leader Carla Katz. So what does he think of his new Vice Presidential candidate, Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin? I mentioned earlier...
The Star-Ledger (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
An appellate panel has scheduled a November hearing on Gov. Jon Corzine's bid to keep secret e-mails he exchanged with former state workers union leader Carla Katz. Attorneys for Corzine, Katz and state Republican Chairman Tom Wilson are due in...
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 08/24/2008
Vice President roundup Reaction was pretty unanimous among NJ Democrats in support of the Joe Biden VP pick. You can see here , here , here , here , here and here. If a tree falls in the woods and Tom Wilson makes a statement , does anyone really care? Democratic Convention Our Blue Jersey writers are on the ground in Denver. Stay tuned for their reports. Here's a preview from Scott Weingart and Brian...
