Senator Ray Lesniak. What a gem this guy is. That is what reppin Jersey is all about.
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Why did he sponsor a bill to ruin Rutgers governance a few years ago? He's certainly changed his tune since then.
That was Sweeney. Lesniak was strongly against it.
Senator Ray Lesniak. What a gem this guy is. That is what reppin Jersey is all about.
There is no politician in the country who is more publicly supportive of Rutgers University and Rutgers Athletics. Can we just enjoy that and support him so as to encourage more politicians to be advocates for our dear Rutgers.
I'm sorry, but what state do you think we live in here? This is NEW JERSEY, where we eat our own! He needs to be shredded and added as a topping to a Caesar salad!There is no politician in the country who is more publicly supportive of Rutgers University and Rutgers Athletics. Can we just enjoy that and support him so as to encourage more politicians to be advocates for our dear Rutgers.
There is no politician in the country who is more publicly supportive of Rutgers University and Rutgers Athletics. Can we just enjoy that and support him so as to encourage more politicians to be advocates for our dear Rutgers.
As far as I know, he didn't do a thing for Rutgers when his machine was in power in Trenton and controlled the legislature and the governorship. He's just posturing in the hope of running for governor next year.
Has he?Some of you guys are missing the point. If he's learned that benefiting Rutgers is good politics, then his doing so should be met with positive feedback to encourage more of the same from others. That is how you make change. Whether he sings the alma mater to put his grandkids to sleep is not my concern. Our ability to influence how RU is treated is the strength of support with which we reward politicians who benefit Rutgers. Lesniak has benefited Rutgers and for that we owe it to ourselves to support him if we want to see more.
You'd better be concerned if he's using the new politically correct lyrics!!!Whether he sings the alma mater to put his grandkids to sleep is not my concern.
"This has been a political announcement on behalf of Raymond Lesniak," who is just as much a machine politician as Stephen Sweeney. The only difference is that Sweeney's machine beat Lesniak's machine. Lesniak was the genius who gave us McGreevey as Governor.
When did Lesniak have a machine? McGreevey was all Norcross (Sweeney) and Lynch.
"This has been a political announcement on behalf of Raymond Lesniak," who is just as much a machine politician as Stephen Sweeney. The only difference is that Sweeney's machine beat Lesniak's machine. Lesniak was the genius who gave us McGreevey as Governor.
No check again. The first time it came to Trenton Lesniak was a co-sponsor.
This guy loves Rutgers, donates a ton of his own money, and has gotten the NJ legislature to put up millions of dollars for Rutgers' facilities.
Give it a rest already. Lesniak has Rutgers' best interest in mind, and has proven that more more than any other politician in the last 50 years.
You're wrong. Norcross's candidate was then Congressman Rob Andrews of Camden County. Andrews' staff told me that Lesniak and Lynch demanded that Andrews promise them that they could dictate the next two appointments to the Supreme Court. Andrews won big where he controlled the county's Democratic organization, and McGreevey won big in the other counties. Just two machines fighting each other.
Hey.. that was my state motto suggestion last time a thread asking for mottoes came up.I'm sorry, but what state do you think we live in here? This is NEW JERSEY, where we eat our own! He needs to be shredded and added as a topping to a Caesar salad!
Available in t-shirtsHey.. that was my state motto suggestion last time a thread asking for mottoes came up.
New Jersey: We Eat Our Own
I'm not denigrating Lesniak. I just don't understand why he wanted to change our governance and then did a complete 180.
Some of you guys are missing the point. If he's learned that benefiting Rutgers is good politics, then his doing so should be met with positive feedback to encourage more of the same from others. That is how you make change. Whether he sings the alma mater to put his grandkids to sleep is not my concern. Our ability to influence how RU is treated is the strength of support with which we reward politicians who benefit Rutgers. Lesniak has benefited Rutgers and for that we owe it to ourselves to support him if we want to see more.
I know you live in South Jersey, but by far and away the most damaging machine politician in modern NJ history is Norcross. The man never even held elected office and yet people from both parties answer to him as if he is the deep state.
The fact of the matter is, the Norcross machine has never been a friend to RU, and the OP's points stand on that basis alone.
I don't know of any of the Republican candidates, but of the Democrats, Sweeney would be the worst for NJ and RU, by a significant margin. Wisniewski and Lesniak are alums. Fulop is fan and former college athlete who grew up in East Brunswick.
Norcross is all about Rowan and so is Sweeney and you know they want their hands on the B1G money and to try to build down there while we get nothing.
We'll split the difference. Lynch was more a factor behind McGreevey than Lesniak, which is why he was the most powerful guy in the state during the start of McGreevey's time in office. It was Lynch's machine. I guess Norcross chummed up really quick after his guy lost because he was closely aligned with Lynch and McGreevey early on and helped fill the power void when Lynch had a falling out with "My Truth."
The OP is not based on Norcrosss being an enemy, but rather on Lesniak being a friend. I doubt the latter. As for the Democratic primary, I would hope for an alternative to both Sweeney and Lesniak. I agree that Sweeney's record makes it clear he is an enemy of Rutgers. I just wonder if Lesniak's record is much better.
I was going to argue your point the other way, since Lesniak hardly has a great record of supporting Rutgers in a public capacity. But I think this post is spot on. He sees value in repping Rutgers right now. Which means Rutgers is growing in influence, since before Lesniak, literally no one wore a Rutgers hat unless they were at a Rutgers game, and even then it was far from a guarantee. If we support him, maybe more politicians will see value in supporting RU.
As an added benefit, this will make it very hard for him to do anything to harm Rutgers in the future. He would look like a fraud.
What are your doubts based on? It seems Lesniak is opposed to the recent maneuvers to pack the BOG.
Yes, Lensiak is. But I don't remember any evidence that he supported Rutgers when the Democrats held the governorship and therefore could have helped Rutgers a lot. Rutgers is just a recent cause he has taken up in the desire to become governor or a power broker. Let's see whether it's genuine. In the meantime, paeans to Lesniak should be confined to the current events board.
What is a current event is his public support for Rutgers.Why are you concerned if his interest in benefiting RU is genuine. We should be more concerned with a politicians actions than their feelings. And this one, despite your apparent political axe to grind, has outshine any other politician I can remember in his support for Rutgers. And that's not current events. That's directly relevant to the future success of RU.
Why are you concerned if his interest in benefitting RU is genuine. We should be more concerned with a politicians actions than their feelings. And this one, despite your apparent political axe to grind, has outshine any other politician I can remember in his support for Rutgers. And that's not current events. That's directly relevant to the future success of RU.
That's pretty much how I see all politics working. Marriage equality, perfect example.Of course it matters if his interest in benefitting RU is genuine. If it isn't genuine, then he'll simply renege when it's advantageous to him.
I want to vote for someone who supports RU, all else equal.
I think most of us haven't followed Lesniak close enough to have a strong opinion and I'm pretty confused by the following posts. Can anyone post some links to support your argument?