September 2009
27 posts
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Ceasefire New Jersey Endorses Corzine/Weinberg
Today in Irvington, Brian Miller, Executive Director for Ceasefire New Jersey, announced the organization’s endorsement of Governor Jon Corzine and Senator Loretta Weinberg. Ceasefire New Jersey is the Garden State’s leading organization devoted to reducing gun violence.
Saluting the Governor’s and Senator’s ongoing efforts to keep guns off the streets, pass pivotal gun control...
Al Gore endorses Jon Corzine and reminds us that...
If you believe like Al Gore does that elections matter and have far-reaching consequences that impact everyday New Jerseyans lives, then we need your help now.
Jon Corzine is fighting everyday for New Jersey and whether it is providing health care to children, changing the school funding formula so the money follows the kids who need it, or becoming the first Governor in over sixty years to...
NJVOTEFROMHOME.COM makes voting easier and more...
The New Jersey Democratic State Committee announced a new online web tool today called njvotefromhome.com. The website has made voting in New Jersey easier and more convenient than ever before. At njvotefromhome.com you can:
1. Check and see if your registered to vote.
2. Register to Vote if your are not registered already.
3. Apply for a ballot to be sent to you in the mail so you can...
Cancer is never "an exception."
Dear Friend, Recently, a New Jersey cancer survivor tried to ask Chris Christie about his plan to allow insurance companies to drop coverage for critical procedures like mammograms. His response? He told her the cancer she got in her 20’s was “an exception.” You can watch their exchange here. I don’t know how Chris Christie can look a cancer survior in the eye, tell...
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Volunteer Profile: "Janice"
The campaign for Victory in 2009 will continue to build upon the recent momentum we have generated by hosting volunteer activities and events at our over thirty field offices around NJ.
Find a Victory ‘09 office near you to volunteer.
Connect with us online! Click here to sign-up for Corzine ‘09 updates on upcoming events and campaign news.
Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or get text...
Firemen's Mutual Benevolent Association Endorses...
Corzine Visits The Unified EID Committee of NJ Eid...
Let’s keep it going New Jersey!
Find a field office near you and help us continue the momentum that President Obama started last year. Get involved today.
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Video: Barbershop
This past weekend Close To The Vest reported on Harry Lennix’s visit to Barbershops and Beauty Salons across Essex County. We have video from that day that we wanted to share with you.
Let’s keep it going New Jersey!
Find a field office near you and help us continue the momentum that President Obama started last year. Get involved today.
The one test that saves women's lives
Dear Friends, In 1995, I had a life-saving mammogram. Early detection caught a tumor and allowed me to get the treatment I needed. I’m a four-time metastatic breast cancer survivor, and as I sit here, I know that the breast cancer screening, together with the care I have received, saved my life. Like nearly every other state in the country, New Jersey mandates that insurance companies...
Harry Lennix Visits Barber Shops in Essex County...
Actor Harry Lennix of “The Matrix” and “The Five Heartbeats” fame, visited Barber Shops across Essex County this afternoon campaigning for Governor Jon Corzine. Making his way from Montclair to Newark to West Orange and East Orange, Mr. Lennix was greeted with welcome surprise from New Jerseyans who were waiting for a chance to get into the barber chair in order to have...
My Son's Open-Heart Surgery
Dear Friend, When my son, Joshua, was young we discovered that he had a rapid heart beat and were told that he had to have open-heart surgery. I was scared to death. But I was lucky. Because I had health insurance I was able to get Josh the help and support that he needed. If I didn’t have insurance, I don’t know what I would have done. I shared my story earlier this week when I...
Corzine on the radio
Governor Corzine has made radio appearances in successive days this week to discuss the 11% increase, between 2007 and 2008, in New Jerseyans who have health care, pressuring Congress to extend unemployment benefits, the private sector job growth that New Jersey has enjoyed lately and cutting a budget while still investing in our most vulnerable citizens.
Here the Governor on WOR Radio from...
The Weekly Roundup
News Clips
Corzine views Obama address to students with children at new Camden school
Gov. Jon Corzine joined a class of students in a new Camden elementary school Tuesday to watch President Obama’s address to the nation’s schoolchildren.
The governor described the speech as, “The right message to send kids to make sure we have a brighter future in our state and our...
New Jerseyans Surge into Action
This weekend in every county, community, and corner of New Jersey, Democrats, Independents and yes, even some Republicans are mobilizing into action. Beginning on Friday the campaign took a break from campaigning. Answering President Obama’s call to action, Corzine/Weinberg supporters participated and ran events for the inaugural National Day of Service.
Inside food banks, walking in...
Governor Corzine's Statement on the 8th...
TRENTON - Governor Jon S. Corzine today issued the following statement regarding the eighth anniversary of September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks:
“Eight years ago today, humankind showed its potential to do great evil and its fundamental inclination to do great good.
“By forging a society based not on tragedy, but on tolerance and acceptance, we pay the ultimate tribute to those who...
The September Surge
Campaign Manager Maggie Moran sent the following email to supporters today:
Dear Friends, You’ve heard our campaign talk before about the important partnership between Governor Corzine and the Obama Administration. Governor Corzine crafted the first-in-the-nation economic recovery plan, signed a second economic stimulus package into law last month, and was an ally with the Obama...
55 Days to Victory '09
Yesterday marked a post Labor Day blitz of activity for the campaign for Victory ’09. Across all 21 counties in the Garden State, volunteers and Victory ’09 staffers gathered in over thirty campaign offices and set out to spread the word of Jon Corzine and Loretta Weinberg’s progressive message of a fiscally sound future for New Jersey. Whether on the phone talking to neighbors or going door to...
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Anthony & Gov. Corzine
Charles DiPietro of Little Falls emailed us today with this photo of his son, Anthony, taken at the Labor Day Street Fair in Rutherford. He wrote:
“This is the picture of my 8 year old son Anthony taken yesterday with the Governor. My son was diagnosed Autistic at age two. At times, and when resources were available, he received up to 30 hours of therapy each week. Thankfully we were able to...
Would you turn down $2 billion for our kids?
Dear Friends, If you were governor and the Obama administration offered you $2 billion to help pay for our childrens’ education, would you turn it down? Chris Christie would. That wouldn’t just lead to a direct $2 billion increase in property taxes, it would also undercut the real progress we’ve made in educating our kids. Governor Corzine has made tough decisions to cut...
The Weekly Roundup
Children only get one shot at being a child — one chance at a quality education
BY GOVERNOR JON S. CORZINE
COMMENTARY
Next to fixing the economy, nothing has been more important to me during my four years in office than educating our children. As we faced a global recession in a year of declining revenues, our funding for education increased because I believe we have an obligation to provide...
Mayor Cory Booker: Why I'm with Jon Corzine
Dear Friends, It’s that time of year again — the summer is over and we’re sending our children back to school for another school year. As I meet with teachers, administrators and students in Newark, I’ve been reflecting on the changes that I’ve witnessed in our schools over the last four years and Jon Corzine’s leadership when it comes to education in New...
Op-Ed: Children only get one shot at being a child...
Gov. Corzine: Children only get one shot at being a child — one chance at a quality education
BY GOVERNOR JON S. CORZINE
COMMENTARY — Wednesday, 02 September 2009
Next to fixing the economy, nothing has been more important to me during my four years in office than educating our children. As we faced a global recession in a year of declining revenues, our funding for education...
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