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Monday, August 8, 2011

Jersey Jazzman: Norcross, Translated

Jersey Jazzman: Norcross, Translated

Norcross, Translated

John Mooney interviewed George Norcross, the Fresh Prince of South Jersey. As a public service, I've translated excerpts from corporate reformer-speak into plain English:

Norcross is not shy about his feud with the public unions. Nor are they, for that matter. The unions -- including the NJEA’s PAC – last week refused to endorse the bulk of South Jersey’s Democratic incumbents in November legislative elections, angered by the pension and healthcare changes signed by Christie and endorsed by the Democratic leadership, including Norcross and his longtime ally, Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-Gloucester).
A month earlier, the NJEA slammed Norcross in a statewide ad campaign as being part of