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Sunday, August 17, 2014

Blue Jersey:: Newark Parents to Chris Christie: We demand a town hall in Newark

Blue Jersey:: Newark Parents to Chris Christie: We demand a town hall in Newark:







Newark Parents to Chris Christie: We demand a town hall in Newark

by: Rosi Efthim

Sun Aug 17, 2014 at 06:10:34 PM EDT


As we've seen, the people of Newark actively engaged in their city's futuredon't shrink away like they're supposed to when rough-talked by the Governor of New Jersey. Some of them went to a beachside town hall not long ago at the other end of the state and a teenage girl asked Gov. Christie when he'd come to Newark to have a frank talk with the people there. He mocked her; a 17-year-old girl.So, now Newark Parents Union  just made this video, which they hope you will tweet and share, shows a group of them being corralled away from the Governor  - an "acceptable distance". And they are making that call again, with this video, demanding a visit in Newark with the Governor: