Nuzzi Accepts Morgan’s Apology Via Twitter

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Barbara Morgan, Anthony Weiner’s potty-mouthed hack, apologized in the press to Olivia Nuzzi for her vulgar rant over the Fordham junior’s New York Daily News spread.  Morgan said she thought she was off the record.

It was reported that Morgan said she called and emailed Nuzzi a personal apology.

Nuzzi wouldn’t confirm that she received the personal apology, but she took to twitter to announce her forgiveness.

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Weiner’s Potty-Mouthed Hack Rips Nuzzi

Potty-Mouthed Barbara Morgan, left. Anthony Weiner’s better side, right

Weiner for New York Mayor spokeswoman Barbara Morgan was more upset that Olivia Nuzzi wrote in her New York Daily News article that the Weiner campaign staff is inexperienced than she was about Nuzzi’s revelations that Weiner called his interns “Monica” and that much of his staff joined the campaign to curry favor with the candidate’s wife, Huma , who is on Hillary Clinton’s staff, rather than to get Weiner elected, according to a vulgarity laced rant at TalkingPointsMemo.

Which more than proved Nuzzi’s point about inexperience.

Morgan used language in reference to Nuzzi that Dan Jacobson wouldn’t print in the Tri CityNews and that, if uttered by a male spokesperson or Vice President of the United States, would cause more of an uproar than Eliot Spitzer’s socks.

Prior to joining the Weiner campaign, Morgan was the Director of Communications and Media Relations at the New Jersey Department of Education, a job she started in May of 2012 and is still listed as current on her LinkedIn profile.

MMM is not going to inquire with NJ DOE about Morgan’s departure.  We’re just glad she’s gone.

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Olivia Nuzzi’s first 15 minutes

I knew this woman was going places.

Former MMM columnist Oliva Nuzzi is on the front page of the New York Daily News today.

“Oh no, what did she do?” said both Dan Jacobson, who stole her away from MMM for $50 bucks, and Vin Gopal, for whom she had her first political internship in 2011, when I asked them if they’d seen it.

Nothing bad at all!  Actually its great for Olivia!  The Daily News saw her piece on NSFW about Anthony Weiner calling her “Monica” when she was his intern and paid her to write an article for them.

Olivia is smarter, funnier and better looking than most TV news personalities and pundits of any ideology or gender.   The Middletown native, now a junior at Fordham, has a lot more than 15 minutes of fame in her future.

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Cougars Captured In New Brunswick

The New Brunswick Police recently arrested 7 street walking women, and one man, on prostitution charges, according to a NJ.com report.

• Lorrie Morgan, 48, of New Brunswick. Charged with prostitution and hindering an investigation after she allegedly provided a false name to police.
• Tara Ricci, 49, of New Brunswick. Charged with prostitution and resisting arrest after she allegedly tried to flee police.
• Barbara Doubt, 30, of New Brunswick. Charged with prostitution.
• Michael Taylor, 43, of Edison. Charged with promoting prostitution.
• Lynn Chrzanowski, 46, of New Brunswick. Charged with prostitution.
• Brenda Ennals, 45, of New Brunswick. Charged with prostitution.
• Lorrie Morgan, 48, of New Brunswick. Charged with prostitution.
• Lois Marie Jurkiewicz, 40, of Milltown. Charged with Promoting Prostitution.

Morgan was captured, released and captured again.

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Lonegan agrees with Christie and Paul

Former Bogota Mayor Steven Lonegan, the front runner for the GOP nomination to succeed the late U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg, issued the following statement regarding the controversy between Governor Chris Christie and U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) regarding libertarianism and the federal government’s anti-terrorism measures:

Lonegan: Rand Paul is Defending Our Freedom

Metuchen, NJ – Republican U.S. Senate candidate Steve Lonegan today spoke out on efforts by Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and others to curtail NSA surveillance. Lonegan said, “I agree with Gov Christie that we must be vigilant in our defense against terrorism, and this can be achieved without sacrificing our fundamental liberties. Senator Rand Paul is defending our freedom against the overreach of our government into our lives and privacy, and the NSA surveillance scandal clearly highlights this administration’s abuse of its power to invade our private lives. I support Sen Paul’s efforts. “

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What would Rand Paul say if he knew what Christie knows?

Gov Chris Christie and HUD Sec Shaun Donovan at Bahrs Landing, Highlands, 4/29/13, photo by Art Gallagher

Much is being made in the political media today about the “harsh assessment of libertarianism” and its most popular current spokesman, Senator Rand Paul, that Governor Chris Christie delivered in his remarks during the Aspen Institute forum with fellow Republican governors Bobby Jindal, Mike Pence, and Scott Walker last night.

Politico published an edited clip of Christie’s comment on “esoteric, intellectual” libertarianism that made it sound as if the Aspen forum was the kick-off of the 2016 Republican presidential primary between Paul and Christie:

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Tax revenues indicate that New Jersey’s economy is on the upswing

New Jersey’s tax revenues exceeded projections for the seventh consecutive month and income tax collections were the highest ever in June, even without a “millionaires tax.”

The Treasury Department announced yesterday, that income tax collections in fiscal 2013 were 12.4% higher that in fiscal 2012 (the fiscal year ends on June 30) and sale tax collections increased 3.7%.

The State’s fiscal 2013 revenue collections through June totaled $25.6 billion, $1.58 billion higher than in fiscal 2012.

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What’s Working On The State Level?

Governor Chris Christie will join Indiana Governor Michael Pence, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker in a panel discussion before an Aspen Institute conference in Colorado at 8PM.

Watch the event here:

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What is your #Carlos Danger Alias?

By Ariel Dynamite

Slate.com has a widget that generates sexting pseudonyms like Anthony Weiner’s “Carlos Danger.”

As you can see on the left, Congressman Frank Pallone’s alias, courtesy of the National Republican Senatorial Committee is Paco Risk.

Vin Gopal is Alfonso Smash.  If you use Vin’s legal first name, Vinod, he’s Fabrico Jeopardy.

Governor Chris Christie is José Smash.

Newark Mayor Cory Booker is Gilberto Violence.

Brendan Tobin, aka Esteban Peril, said Barbara Buono’s Danger alias is Nada Chance, but the salon widget says it is Benito Dynamite.

Rush Holt is Fernando Sly, as is Andrew Lucas.  Steve Lonegan is Antonio Covert.  Alieta Eck is Pepe Risk.

Ira Spelvan is Aníbal Menace.

Greg Kelly is Alejandro Adventure.

Bob Menendez is Salvador Catastrophe

Jon Corzine is Efraín Badass.

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Buono Chooses Union Executive As Running Mate

Dem Lt. Gov candidate Milly Silva. photo via twitter

PoltickerNJ is reporting the Democratic gubernatorial candidate Barbara Buono has selected Milly Silva, an Executive Vice President of SEIU 1999.  A formal announcement is planned for Monday.

A high level Democratic source confirmed the selection with MMM.

Buono’s campaign kept the “short list” of possible running mates under very tight wraps in an effort avoid the controversy and inter-party bickering  that occurred over Buono’s selection of the State Democratic Party Chairman for several weeks during the spring.  Buono’s first choice for chairman, Assemblyman Jason O’Donnell was not embraced by party leaders, leading to an anticipated challenge by State Senator Ray Lesniak.   All sides finally compromised on Passaic County Democratic Chairman John Currie becoming State Chairman.

The campaign was caught off guard by the information leaking this early,  as they had hoped to announce the candidate on the statutory deadline, July 28, in order to avoid another round of second guessing from the likes of Lesniak, Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver.

Silva, 43, of Montclair, is married (to a man) and has young children.  A career union organizer, Silva is a graduate of Columbia University and the Spence School, a private prep school in New York City.  She represents low wage health care workers for the SEIU.

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