NJ governor takes a hit

[milkfish]

The big news around here is that his honor Jon Corzine is laid up in intensive care after his SUV was struck and forced off of the Garden State Parkway. Some of the most heated debate revolves around the governor's not having his seatbelts on at the time of the incident, which would likely have helped him to avoid the fifteen fractures he sustained.

I hear that the fine for not buckling up is $46. Last heard, Corzine was personally worth upwards of $70M. That'll teach him.

[Beestie]

Some say he was on his way to pay a visit to the I-man.

[duck_duck]

What a disaster

[Ibby]

Originally Posted by duck_duck

What a disaster

Bad? Yes, people getting hurt is bad.


Disaster? Not by a long shot.
Thousands dying in Darfur is a disaster.
Thousands dying in Iraq is a disaster.
9/11 was a disaster.
My iPod dying was a disaster. (well okay, maybe not that one)

This? This is just some old man getting in a wreck and, yes, getting hurt, but not dying. Not a disaster by any means, to anyone but him and the driver who surely got fired.

Originally Posted by Ibram

Bad? Yes, people getting hurt is bad.


Disaster? Not by a long shot.
Thousands dying in Darfur is a disaster.
Thousands dying in Iraq is a disaster.
9/11 was a disaster.
My iPod dying was a disaster. (well okay, maybe not that one)

This? This is just some old man getting in a wreck and, yes, getting hurt, but not dying. Not a disaster by any means, to anyone but him and the driver who surely got fired.

I am pretty sure it is a disaster for his family and loved ones... your post is callous and shows a true lack of compassion.

[Crimson Ghost]

From what I hear, he'll be out of commission for at least 6 months.

Now, this raises an interesting situation.

New Jersey's policy is that if an acting governor is in place for 180 combined days, he will be considered Governor.

Now, Codey has, if I recall correctly, 2-3 months in already, from 2 previous stints as acting governor. If he is in office for more than 180 days, will he be the defacto governor of this fair state, or will he have to turn the reins of office over to Corzine if Corzine resumes his duties?

I don't think this situation has happened here before, but I could be wrong...

BTW, milkfish, what area of NNJ are you from?

[milkfish]

Yes, the gov was on the way to mediate the Imus situation, but they came to a decision without him anyway.

Originally Posted by Crimson Ghost

Now, Codey has, if I recall correctly, 2-3 months in already, from 2 previous stints as acting governor. If he is in office for more than 180 days, will he be the defacto governor of this fair state, or will he have to turn the reins of office over to Corzine if Corzine resumes his duties?

I don't think this situation has happened here before, but I could be wrong...

BTW, milkfish, what area of NNJ are you from?

I don't think Codey much wants the job. He could have had it before. The way things are now here, I wouldn't want the job either.

I'm in Dumont, smack in the middle of Bergen County. But we are transplants, only having been here about 10 years.

[Sheldonrs]

Originally Posted by milkfish

Yes, the gov was on the way to mediate the Imus situation, but they came to a decision without him anyway.



I don't think Codey much wants the job. He could have had it before. The way things are now here, I wouldn't want the job either.

I'm in Dumont, smack in the middle of Bergen County. But we are transplants, only having been here about 10 years.

As a former Passaic County resident (Clifton), I laugh at you! haha!



Ps: Also lived in Fairlawn, Elmwood Park (when it was still East Paterson and after) Ridgewood, Moonachie, Parkridge and a few others.

[Crimson Ghost]

No shit?

Bogota.

[milkfish]

Originally Posted by Crimson Ghost

Bogota.

Ah, the borough whose name constitutes an ironclad test for Bergen County nativehood.

The authorities located the guy whose pickup truck initiated the whole accident, questioned him, then let him go, on the grounds that he didn't know he was the cause. What? that never happens!

[Griff]

We drove through Jersey today. There was a wee bit o' water on the road. Well more like a foot and a half. The subaru did it but maybe a snorkel tube would be wise next time.

[Crimson Ghost]

Originally Posted by milkfish

Ah, the borough whose name constitutes an ironclad test for Bergen County nativehood.

How true.
I grew up in Mahwah, lived in Ramsey, Englewood, Hackensack, and Rutherford.
When the wife (Born in Dublin, Ireland, raised in New Milford) and I went looking for an apartment, I found one here.
When I told her where it was, she said "Where the hell is that?"

Originally Posted by milkfish

The authorities located the guy whose pickup truck initiated the whole accident, questioned him, then let him go, on the grounds that he didn't know he was the cause. What? that never happens!

Then it is announced that he's a special needs driver.
I assume that means handicapped.
I always thought special needs meant mentally disabled.
Then we hear that he works for the Casino Gaming Commision (or whatever the name is).
Always bet on green, sonny.

[bigw00dy]

I was stuck in traffic jam that followed Corzine's accident. When I finally drove by his mangled suv, I thought for sure someone had died of a result. Later that night, I found out it was the govenor.
..On a side note, I don't believe the story the driver of the red Ford told authorities.
....on a side note of a side note, the red Ford driver lives 2 miles from me.

[tw]

Best I can tell, Corzine is lucky to be alive. He was thrown from the front seat into the third row (according to press reports). Crashes like this, when involving SUVs, usually roll over. That because that SUV is so unstable. One in four roll overs involve fatalities. Apparently his driver did a spectacular job of avoiding that roll over.

Corzine's SUV had plenty of room to avoid the white truck. But his SUV hit that white truck suggesting a collision caused the SUV to swear significantly. Swerving so great that the SUV could not use that room to safely pass a white truck. SUVs easily roll over once they swerve like that.

Meanwhile, why is the Governor's convoy driving at such excessive speeds? 20+ MPH difference from cars in other lanes is excessively dangerous. Can't he leave early enough to meet Imus like everyone else? Why is that question also not being asked? In the same county, a state trooper was doing the same excessive speeding and killed two sisters. At what point do we hold those in power responsible for their actions?

Just a few more questions that ask about the bigger picture.

[Undertoad]

NJ State Police: Corzine driver was going 91 MPH