UPDATE: #UnfriendChristie The Failure of State Control Jersey Jazzman: More Newark-Facebook Follies

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#UnfriendChristie

by Duke

One New Jersey has a smart idea:

Governor Chris Christie in California in a few weeks.

So, its up to all of us in New Jersey – who know the real Chris Christie – to show Zuckerberg exactly who he is aligning with. Tomorrow, let’s spread the word about Christie’s real record by tweeting some thoughts and facts under the hashtag #UnfriendChristie.

In case you need some info on Christie, please check out our “Christie By-The-Numbers” page, as well as some of our recent press releases and op-eds. We must speak up loudly about how Christie has turned his back on the middle-class and 

The Failure of State Control

by Duke

Anyone want to try to convince me that this is the fault of teachers unions?

They say there are rats, mice, cockroaches, spiders, guns and fights in the hallways.

That’s why students say they walked out of a Newark high school today, to protest what they called a filthy school environment that’s also not safe. They also called for the return of the school’s former principal.

During the afternoon protest, students walked out of Barringer High School in staggered waves of 10 or 20. Some students said security guards blocked doors to 

More Newark-Facebook Follies

by Duke

Leonie Haimson has an interesting item for those following the saga of Zuck's bucks and education in Newark:

On Sunday, there was a front page story about how Bradley Tusk is coordinating the campaign against Obama’s appointment of Chuck Hagel as US Secretary of Defense on the grounds that Hagel was anti-choice and anti-gay (apparently Hagel made an anti-gay comment in 1998).  Tusk’s campaign includes TV ads and sending mailers that push Sen. Schumer to oppose the nomination with the mysterious name of “Use your Mandate” as the return address. I’ve received two of these large glossy mailers in the last week. 

Here is Tusk claiming that there is opposition to Hagel from liberals in Foreign Policy magazine:

"From the left, there's a lot of consternation about the Hagel nomination," said Bradley Tusk, former campaign manager for New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and founder ofTusk Strategies, which is helping coordinate the campaign. "A lot of people worked hard to reelect the president, believe in the