tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092698870812368405.post1260845398091565831..comments2024-03-08T18:53:10.199-05:00Comments on The Fact of The Matter: Councilman Mark LoGrippo, You Can Delete a Facebook Comment, You Can't Delete the TruthUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092698870812368405.post-66706594183352447262019-05-20T08:17:44.774-04:002019-05-20T08:17:44.774-04:00Thanks for posting this...my friend told me about ...Thanks for posting this...my friend told me about this meeting from two years ago. Very upsetting how Councilman LoGrippo treated the speakers that night. So disappointed to see that he is running again. Thanks for a well written blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092698870812368405.post-42872824195998261382017-10-11T18:26:08.893-04:002017-10-11T18:26:08.893-04:00Republican play book? Why not do like Zod stare at...Republican play book? Why not do like Zod stare at the ceilingMr Ceiling tile.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092698870812368405.post-89089199461100977842017-05-04T06:43:01.493-04:002017-05-04T06:43:01.493-04:00One time.. in band camp...One time.. in band camp...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092698870812368405.post-23118395606156150832017-05-03T20:50:29.711-04:002017-05-03T20:50:29.711-04:00Councilman Frank Arena is a puppet to Skibitsky. ...Councilman Frank Arena is a puppet to Skibitsky. In Skibitsky's absence last night, Arena attempted to be the knight in shining armor. Apologizing to the public in attendance for having to hear comments regarding LoGrippo's ignorant comment on Facebook, as if Westfield is so sterile from the topic of racism and bigotry. <br />It didn't take long for Arena to realize that Westfield has an issue after Pam Brug took to the microphone and described her own personal experiences dealing with race in Westfield. <br />For the record, it wasn't the speaker at the microphone that interjected race into politics last night as Councilman Arena suggested, it was Councilman Mark LoGrippo's ill-advised ignorant comment he made on the Westfield, NJ Facebook group that interjected race into the mix. <br />I was merely addressing the issue in open public forum which the town council does not want happening. Their attempts to sanitize the issue by attacking the messenger and not the message, failed. <br />More to come. The Fact of the Matterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974695548462897645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092698870812368405.post-27086352353366021092017-05-03T19:49:55.549-04:002017-05-03T19:49:55.549-04:00More than one Ward 1 person has told me that they ...More than one Ward 1 person has told me that they wish it was Frank Arena that Linda Habgood was running against. Pretty sad at the local level! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092698870812368405.post-2595412672256252972017-05-03T11:32:03.515-04:002017-05-03T11:32:03.515-04:00When Councilman Arena or Councilman Della Ferra fe...When Councilman Arena or Councilman Della Ferra feel threatened by facts, they will automatically attack the messenger and not the message. <br />Neither addressed the online comment posted and then sebsequently deleted, by Councilman LoGrippo. <br />Councilman LoGrippo even denied ever making the comment that was seen publicly by others. <br />Typical response from arrogant town council members that believe they are beyond reproach. <br />The Fact of the Matterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974695548462897645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092698870812368405.post-89839115143962536892017-05-03T08:42:45.107-04:002017-05-03T08:42:45.107-04:00Heard Mayor Skibitsky was absent from the meeting,...Heard Mayor Skibitsky was absent from the meeting, AGAIN. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092698870812368405.post-17241386826657648362017-05-03T07:21:17.371-04:002017-05-03T07:21:17.371-04:00The demeanor exhibited by the Westfield Town Counc... The demeanor exhibited by the Westfield Town Council last night is "par for the course" as they would say in golf. <br />If you took notice, anyone that approached the microphone that said anything that was pro town Council, they were applauded by acting mayor JoAnn Neylan and others. <br />Anyone that approached the microphone, that said anything contradictory to the Republican agenda was dismissed, ridiculed, and publicly admonished. The Fact of the Matterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974695548462897645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092698870812368405.post-71366398682200279842017-05-03T07:12:36.087-04:002017-05-03T07:12:36.087-04:00As a 19-year citizen of Westfield, I am angered by...As a 19-year citizen of Westfield, I am angered by the party politics being played in Westfield. I attended last night's town council meeting and witnessed something so shocking and disgraceful. Many people might not know that our town council is entirely republican (in a democratic majority town I might add). The town council and some of their supporters are continuously saying that the opposing side is focusing on "national issues" that have no place in Westfield. A councilman vehemently denied making a racially provoked Facebook comment, which he in fact did post but deleted a few minutes later. One councilman refused to discuss the environment and even said, and I'm paraphrasing, "What do you want, my position on abortion?" What the councilmen and a few disgruntled Facebook users (who shall remain unnamed) are doing is trying to dismiss any opposing viewpoints as national issues whether they actually are or not. Not once have the slate of democratic candidates brought up national issues in their campaigns, that's just what Alicia Barker wants you to think. <br />The people who are elected to our very own town council are refusing to acknowledge or represent anyone who has a differing opinion! So for any Democrat, Independent, OR Republican: if you ever decide to attend a town council meeting and challenge the officials who are supposed to represent us, know that your opinion is unwelcome and you will not be heard.<br />Great article. Thank you. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com