DaTruthSquad remembers a meeting back in 2007 involving Anna Little, da former "Hatched" Chairman PuPu, and two "enforcers," one of whom was identified as Steve "Iron Girth" McEnery, the then-"Chair of Chairs" of da Monmouth GOP. Da meeting was simple - three guys standing tall against little Anna Little, demanding she not run for reelection as a Monmouth County Freeloader.
Little found herself in this Inquisition-like position after sounding off against Malcolm Carton, an attorney doing work for da Monmouth County Freeloaders who left us more questions than answers, and was da favorite target of da Asbury Park Press in their investigations of corruption and questionable government. But Carton was backed by da GOP, Bill Barham and his ilk, and little Anna Little was too big in sounding off against corruption, so in da eyes of da GOP'er leadership, she had to go.
Soon after she was ordered not to run for reelection as a GOP'er, da Democrats swooped in and offered, and even begged da Conservative GOP'er Little to take their line and run as a Democrat to keep her seat - because they knew she was popular enough and knew how to connect to voters to win.
What Little did instead was a huge thing - she decided for da good of da party she wouldn't run, and stayed true to her GOP'er roots and declined da Democrat's invitation. Anna Little looked like the adult. Da GOP'er leadership acted like da kids who took their baseball bats and went home because they were angry. In da end, da GOP'er who ran in Little's place lost BIG, and for da second year in a row, da Monmouth GOP lost another County Freeloader seat ironically with a Manalapan connection.
This situation, along with da Hatch Act, were da catalysts for da ouster of Adam "PuPu" Puharic as GOP'er County Kommissar.
Fast forward now three years.
After two straight losses under da reign of Kommissar PuPu, da Monmouth GOP lost control of da Monmouth County Freeloaders for da first time in more than a generation. DaTruthSquad is still blogging. And Anna Little got her revenge in a huge way.
Da District 6 Republicans, which includes a wide swath of Monmouth County, had a primary for da honor of running against Democrat Congressman Frank Pallone. Anna Little decided to run. She was, for da second time, had her back turned on again by da GOP'er leadership. They stood behind Diane Gooch.
Diane Gooch was given da party line with Chris Christie. Anna Little was left on a line of her own with no party support.
Gooch is from cash-rich Rumson. She's a multi-millionaire publisher. Anna Little is da little mayor of little Atlantic Highlands and has just enough money to go to Rita's and get some custard.
Gooch raised over $430,000 for her campaign. She was literally lighting cigars with $20 dollar bills. Anna Little raised a scant $21,000 dollars for her campaign. She literally had to bum cigarettes from friends.
Gooch had da backing of da entire GOP'er establishment and their leadership. Anna Little had da backing of da Tea Party, and friends from down da street.
But Gooch ran her primary campaign against Pallone, even though she wasn't even running against him yet. Anna Little ran her campaign against Gooch and da political status quo.
In da end, Little stunned da GOP'er leadership by winning a photo-finish race, ahead by 79 votes. Already Gooch's handlers are demanding a recount, as Gooch is waving da white flag of surrender.
DaTruth is, for da second time in 3 years, da Monmouth GOP seriously underestimated how big Anna Little is. She would have been popular enough to win back her own Freeloader seat in 2007, which would have kept da Monmouth Freeloader Board GOP-controlled, but egos got da better of them and they lost their power. Anna Little had da experience and da right makeup to run for Congress, and da GOP turned their backs on her again.
What Anna Little's big victory to this point means is da Monmouth GOP now has a big egg on their faces, because now, regardless, they can't win.
Since da wealthy Gooch declared defeat and conceded, da Monmouth GOP has now been left in da dark and on da outside for this election, Anna Little owes them nothing, and she shouldn't give them anything. She owes her victory to herself and da Tea Party. Da OX and da rest of his oxen didn't raise a dime or a finger to help Anna Little, in effect, shunning da person who will now be carrying da GOP'er banner whether they like it or not.
Da definition of a "BaconHead," which can be traced back and credited to a former BaconHead Award winner is someone who either "tortures the language with the abandon of a psychotic pulling the wings off flies," or just simply and without the extra syllables and other rhetoric, someone or a group of people who "do something insanely insane while da rest of da world stands there and says in unison 'are you kidding me - wow, what a BaconHead.'"
Well, since we're bringing back da award of awards, we got da TruthTellers together in an undisclosed location and served more than enough moo shu shrimp and dumplings. In da end, we had to have a runoff due to a photo-finish, much like da District 6 GOP'er race.
After an official daTruthSquad recount, Bordentown Mayor Lynch came in a close second due to his emulation of da Manalapan Township Committee and their 2007 treatment of da First Amendment. While you don't get a BaconHead, Mayor Lynch, you instead get a dishonorable mention for treating da Constitution of da United States as a napkin. Better luck next time.
However, a serious drum roll please:
For not learning from da mistakes of your predecessor - and doing something that was one of da three reasons your predecessor was sent packing from his and now your office --- disrespecting and underestimating da popularity and da perseverance of Anna Little --- Da winner of da June BaconHead Award is:
Monmouth GOP First Dude Joe Oxley!!!!!!!!
Congratulations "First Dude" Oxley. We recommend you hang your BaconHead next to da picture of former Kommissar PuPu and his enforcers surrounding Anna Little. It will be a constant reminder that disrespecting little Anna Little can be costly to da party you are supposed to serve. Now, do da right thing, and back Anna Little 1000%.
And that's daTruth.
32 comments:
this blog is just like Seinfeld. it's about nothing. the only difference is that this blog is not funny.
funny thing is that Iron Gerth did not support Oxley at the convention last night.
I missed the baconhead award. Glad you brought it back. I would have given it to Gooch, but Oxley is a good choice too.
Hugh, go back to blogging with your BFF Kathy.
Can anyone vote for the Baconhead award? I would have voted for the guy running with Andy Boy Lucas, because you have to be a Baconhead to be on the same ticket with him.
Joey D could follow in Little's footsteps. Run Joey D Run!
It's been a while since you did the Baconhead Award. Nice to see it back.
I'm very curious if the Monmouth and Middlesex GOP will extend an olive branch and give that support to Anna Little that you say they should. I agree with you that she's been treated miserably by the so-called Republican leadership. I will be supporting her. I hope they do too because we don't need more years of Frank Pallone and his agenda. BTW, its my first time reading your blog. Funny stuff. The jokes about Anna's and Gooch's money was hysterical - but very true due to how much Gooch was able to raise against Anna.
Oxley lost a lot of clout. Oxley beat Howell Township Chairman John Costigan 188-153 to retain his chairmanship. That's certainly no vote of confidence. I'm not saying that because I supported John. It's because I just don't feel Oxley is doing a good job. John would have a tough time bringing this divided GOP together. I hope that Oxley can, although he hasn't been able to thus far.
Chairman Oxley has a very tough job. As a Republican, I support him and his slate of candidates. It's a true testament to our Democracy that Anna Little bested Diane Gooch. I was a Gooch supporter, but I will be voting for Anna Little in November. Then, we vote Obama out of office in 2012.
Hugh, did they give you a weekend pass from the asylum again?
That Bordentown blog is unbelievable. This blog is meek and tame compared to that one. I still like this one though, especially with the baconhead award back.
You should write about Manalapan Day. This one was probably the best one we ever had. The music with Tommy James was great and the Heritage Committee did an outstanding job, especially since they were given no money from the town budget to put it together and had to get the money themselves. It's going to be very tough for them to top this years in 2011.
Can't you write something good for once about Manalapan? Manalapan Day was awesome and I thank all the people who put it together. It was nice to see our Mayor Andrew Lucus bring the town together when he took the stage to greet us.
Andrew is a great guy, a good Republican, and a fine Mayor. It's too bad that the people behind this website will not give him a break. He's exemplary of the best that Manalapan has to offer. Too bad the same can't be said of "datruthsquad."
I like Andrew too. Maybe one day he'll tell us why he was for the Village before he was against it, promised to cut taxes (with Joe) before voting for the highest tax increases in town history, and siding with an arch-enemy instead of fellow Republicans like Susan Cohen.
But that's for another day.
Maybe because he rises above politics and has a different take on certain people than you do, along with higher standards of decency.
Maybe it's because Susan is a confused crybaby tool of the evil genius, Stuart Moskovitz. Thank God she's done over-filling her seat at Town Hall.
Andrew should have spoken at Freehold Day doesn't he live there or just his wife???
how many times does Andrew have to post to tell us how wonderful he is? Does he really think we are all so dumb we don't realize no one else in the world would be saying Andrew "brought Manalapan together?" Andrew's years on the township committee have been the most divisive and the worst EVER. He never rose above politics. He kept changing his positions precisely BECAUSE he was never about anything BUT politics. And attacking Susan? Really? How low can you get, Andrew.
Andrew Lucas is a Lawbreaker. He voted on a case in which is was a defendant. Find all the ahole attorneys you want that think it was not a legitimate lawsuit. The judge didn't think so.
Andrew should have spoken at Freehold Day doesn't he live there or just his wife???
Both of them live in Manalapan and you know it. Time for you to spread new lies. The old ones are running out of mileage
is it true that someone called Rhoda a "Civic-minded figure" on nj.com? how low can you get, comparing her rear end to the trubk of a compact car!! was that you who said it, suetonius?
well, poor rush holt was almost run over by her headlights!
"is it true that someone called Rhoda a "Civic-minded figure" on nj.com? how low can you get, comparing her rear end to the trubk of a compact car!! was that you who said it, suetonius?"
What a pathetic little man Fred Stone is. How horrid it must be to have so little going on in your life that you have to spend every day posting nonsense. Even more pathetic is that he actually thinks there are people who will consider what he says to be "clever" instead of what everyone actually realizes them to be -- the disturbed rantings of a defeated and destroyed character.
"instead of what everyone actually realizes them to be -- the disturbed rantings of a defeated and destroyed character."
humanity has given stu a proxy to represent the universal feelings on mankind. what a guy!
Re: 'humanity has given stu a proxy':
An overinflated ego babbling to itself in the graveyard.
"Re: 'humanity has given stu a proxy':
An overinflated ego babbling to itself in the graveyard."
Sounds like a perfect description of the five losers talking to themselves on KB's website
"Sounds like a perfect description of the five losers talking to themselves on KB's website"
Wow! If they have five, that means her website has grown remarkably!
Re: 'is it true that someone called Rhoda a "Civic-minded figure" on nj.com? how low can you get, comparing her rear end to the trubk of a compact car!! was that you who said it, suetonius?'
"Morty" can't handle all those responses that demolish what says and resorts to put-downs and insults and then runs like hell with his tail between his legs.
Its been a while since I've checked out "Da Truth Squad" but have always enjoyed reading your blog and often agree with you.
I do believe, however that you are wrong (sometimes, no one is perfect!)about Chairman Joe Oxley. I know that Joe treated Anna with great respect during the Primary Campaign. All parties concerned were friendly and often supportive of one another (don't forget, Anna seconded Joe's nomination). If anything, that Primary should be held up as a model of how Republicans should act when there is a difference of opinion. I can't emphasize enough of how extremely proud we should be of both candidates.
There were no smear campaigns waged against any candidate or their friends and families; no threats, no negative tactics, & no whisper campaigns.
I would say that is a considerable difference when compared to just a few years ago !
We need to remember of how bad it was at that time and who participated with and supported those type of policies. It certainly wasn't Joe Oxley !
By the way, to quickly change the subject, don't you think Susan Cohen would make an excellent Freeholder Candidate in the future ?
Jim, you would have made a great Chairman!
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