Edison Council 'Sh*t Show' Meeting Follies - Courtesy of Council President Nish 'Choo-choo' Patel, aka Don't Let Brescher Speak Patel

 Well, looks like Council President Patel can't even wait until his Ridiculous Ordinances limiting Speaking time and other decorum rules are voted upon and passed with the Pocket Council to Slap this on the Council Chamber Doors.

What more can you say about this guys performance as Council President other than he should of already resigned in disgrace, which I already asked of him to do?

Since he didn't take my advice and is still offending everyone, here's something else you can say about his demonstrable incompetence as Council President - How about he Seriously Lacks any Political Charisma while Running Ruining the Council Meetings. Political Charisma is Power with Empathy. Unfortunately, he has the Power but Lacks the Empathy.

And what's this all about from Councilman Joe 'the Florist' Coyle, aka Mayor of Clara Barton, Poster-child for Wards and Joe 180 filming the Speakers at the Podium?:

Hmm..since the Council Meetings No Longer Show the Speakers at the Podium during Council meetings, perhaps he's performing a Public Service by filming the Speakers at the Podium - or, then again, maybe he just wants to show his Scary face to those who Dare to Ask anything about What goes on in Clara Barton or Why he's got his head so far up 'Bubble-boys' arse.

Either way, seems like you can OPRA his phone recordings if you want to see who was Speaking.

Anyhoo, the Edison Council 'S*hit Show' Meetings continue on.

It's one thing to be a one-party town but it's quite another to be a one-party Sh*t show town

 Well, it's no Secret that this Dem-party town has always been politically-corrupt but it's never been turned into the Sh*t Show it is now since we've allowed a hand-picked incompetent buffoon to be elected Mayor and a 'Pocket Council' there to prevent exposing his incompetence while they destroy this town with their disdain and disrespect for it's own residents and frivolous spending. 

Does it really have to get like this just to protect an inept stewardship?:

Anyhoo, Welcome to Edison where Free Speech Goes to Die and Permanent Home of the 2017 Racist Flyer.

Top 10 Reasons why You Want to Vote for Doug 'Mr. Hospitality' Schneider and Jerry 'ReferenDumb' Shi, aka Mr. Shi-Shed, Mr. Pac-Man on Nov. 5th

10. Because You Want to See Which Ineptly Leads the Board and Which Undermines the Leadership this time around.

9. Because You Want to See Which pissed away the most money for what was too much of a financial burden for too little a solution - the 5-Year Plan or the 5-Year Strategic Plan.

8. Because You Want to See both Local Political Parties Lay a claim to the School Board and expand the descriptive names to Board of Mythomania, Board of EdDems, Board of Hoarders, Board of Dysfunction, Board of Unsavory Actions with Board of Ed-Reps.

7. Because you Want to See what Chris 'Mr. Turn-Coat' Lugo's gonna do after first running with Mr. Shi-shed to get elected and Switching over to Mr. Hospitality once elected.

6. Because You Want to See the Stench of a Politically-Corrupt School Board to Stink-on for another three years while continuing to piss away money.

5. Because You Want to See Financial Oversight of School Budgets approaching $400 million get trumped  by the Political Oversight with Inept Leadership of Mr. Hospitality and Mr. Shi-Shed Again.

4. Because You Want to See some More Unsavory Political Actions taken by the School Board without any Public input.

3. Because You Want to See how much they'll be Hiding when Voting on Hundreds of millions of School Budget dollars since both are Hiding How and Who Financed their Campaigns in this Nov. 5th election.

2. Because You Want to See who will first Bring up their Failed Leaderships with the Need for a Humongous School Bond Referendum when the State-aid money runs out but Overcrowding is Still the Biggest Problem.

1. Because You Want to See that School Board Elections are Really Nonpartisan and the Best Way to Prove it is to Elect Mr. Hospitality and Mr. Shi-shed Again.

You ignored the Warning the first time on one side of town, Don't make the Same Mistake twice on the other side of town

 Well, not surprising but it's sad to see what happened with Mayor Sam 'the Big Lie' Joshi's inept Stewardship. 

You should of seen this coming during his campaign.

You have an Opportunity to Avoid Making the same Mistake twice with the BoE election on Nov. 5th.

Don’t be fooled or tricked with political endorsements to a politically-corrupt cesspool. It’s been politically-corrupt ever since Shi & Schneider showed up and made worse with their inept leaderships pissing away money with their piecemeal nonsense and failing to properly address the Overcrowding while constantly fighting for political control. 

Given both had local political party affiliations, both have failed to file their NJ Elec Reports to show how they are and who is funding their campaigns and that alone show make you Not Vote for them - any claim to being nonpartisan is as bogus as they are.

You have a chance to start cleaning up a Politically-Corrupt School Board and turn the Board back to the benefit of the Kids in this cycle by not letting Schneider, Rivera and Shi back in.

Start Breaking up the Political Cesspool of the School Board. 

Don’t let Doug 'Mr. Hospitality' Schneider, Brian 'the Mulligan-Man' Rivera and Jerry 'ReferenDumb' Shi, aka Mr. Shi-shed, Mr. Pac-Man back in and just pick one each from Columns 1 & 3 and D. Malhotra.

That’s a start. 

You’ll regret it if You don’t Wake up and Smell the Stench - just like with Joshi.

Edison GOP Backs 'Nonpartisan' School Board Candidates - Nothing to see here, it's Nonpartisan

 Well, saw this in the Edison Metuchen Patch here and kind of laughed. See, well there you go - it's Nonpartisan.

For Schneider, a registered Democrat, the endorsement reflects shared values in education and fiscal responsibility. He also noted that Rivera is a Democrat Committee person in District 24.

'It shows that people in town are looking  at the candidates themselves and not the political parties. It reflects shared values as it relates to education and the stewardship of tax dollars. It should never be partisan,' Schneder said.

'I'm proud to get any endorsement, to be honest, with you, and this one in particular, because it shows there are people out there that truly are just looking at candidates and not party.'

Schneider also dismissed all talk of partisanship creeping into the election.

'Some years ago when the Board of Ed moved their election from April to November, I think it gave people the perception that it's more political than it should be. But this is a a bipartisan ticket and is not necessarily aligned in the way that other elections are.'

So says the guy who aligned himself with Mayor Sam 'the Big Lie' Joshi to get elected the first time and now the the Edison GOP to get reelected.

So says the guy who has one of the worst records in solving the Overcrowding (along with Shi) and spent most of his inept Leadership time fighting with his competitor in this election, Jerry 'ReferenDumb' Shi for political control of the Board and pissing away all that state aid money on their piecemeal plan that won't solve the Overcrowding problem.

Wait, it gets better - Hahn said the endorsement was all about supporting the best candidate for the job. 'Two of the three people that I'm endorsing are Democrats. So the endorsement is nonpartisan, It;'s really about who we think is gonna  represent the district best and look out for the interest of the children,' Hahn said.

Hahn also noted that last year, he had supported candidate Jerry Shi for a BOE seat.

Good thing Hahn (and Lugo to Boot) don't dance with them who brought them. It must make Shi's day.

What's not mentioned in this piece is that both Schneider & Shi both haven't filed their NJ Elec reports to disclose how they're and who's funding their campaigns and I guess that makes it a nonpartisan Democratic thing since Joshi hasn't filed his since the 2nd qtr. of 2023.

Perhaps this piece is best summed up by a quote form Micah Rasmussen, director of Rider University's Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics - 'I do think if a candidate is trying to respect the nonpartisan nature of the school board, they probably want to steer clear of a party's help. But having said that, again there's no prohibition against it.'

Guess Schneider and Shi don't quite respect the nonpartisan nature of the school board:

Don't be foolish and rely on political party endorsements in a politically-corrupt town - Schneider and Shi both have Leadership records on the Board, and they're both bad. 

Anyhoo, it's a political cesspool over there on Mythomania Lane created by both Shi and Schneider and if you don't start cleaning that mess up by kicking Schneider and Rivera to the curb and Not letting Shi back on Nov. 5th - you'll regret it later on.

Who's Funding Columns 1 & 3 in the Nov. 5th Boe Election for that Political Cesspool known as the Board of Mythomania, Board of Ed-Dems, Board of Hoarders, Board of Dysfunction and Board of Unsavory Actions

 Well, seems there's a lot of money being raised and/or spent in this Edison Boe cycle and, not for nothing, haven't seen anything posted on the NJ Elec site yet for Columns 1 (Errico, Shi & Patel) and Column 3 (Schneider, Jaitly & Rivera).

Apparently, there was a 29-day Preelection Report due on October 7, 2024 for the November 5th election:

The only thing I could find was a D-2 filing, Joint Candidates Committee - Certificate of Organization and Designation of Campaign Treasurer and Depository for Schneider & Rivera on August 14, 2024 listing Schneider as Chairperson and Rivera as Treasurer with No Depository information indicated.

Do any of the candidates/joint committees for the November 5th Edison Boe election have any reporting obligations for the 20-day Preelection Report?

You would think so. Aren't they accepting donations and spending money?

If they are, seems it might be important to know if they're self-funding, who is contributing to their campaigns and what they're spending money on.

Their Contributions and Expenditures Not showing up in NJ Elec should concern everyone. Unfortunately, we have a sitting Mayor who is also behind on his NJ Elec filing but since he's already in office, we can't deal with that bit of political chicanery until (if and when) he seeks reelection.

However, we do have the chance to deal with Columns 1 & 3 for failing to report their campaign funding before the November 5th election.

Columns 1 & 3 should disclose for transparency purposes their contributions and expenditures and do it now. With mail-in-voting already in play and voting starting on October 26th, they owe the voters this information. If they don't, then it's something the Residents should take into consideration before voting.

If they're Not willing to share how their campaigns are being funded, then no one should cast their vote for them.

Anyhoo, we already have a Mayor who's Not disclosing who's contributing to his political coffers - do you want to carry that same bit of political chicanery over to the School District?

On Nov. 5th, Don't make it choice between Schneider or Shi - Either Way, You'll Lose

Don’t make it choice between these two on Nov 5th - either way, you’ll lose. Both had their leadership chance and both failed. They turned it into the political mess it is over there and if you let either one back in, you’ll see more of the same if Schneider continues to control the Board or Shi controls the Board - pissing away all that state aid money until it runs out and they still won’t have properly addressed the Overcrowding problem.

Vote for Change on Nov 5th and not for more of the same with these two. You’ll regret it down the road when all the state aid the money runs out.

Overcrowding has been a problem that neither of them have Properly Addressed (with their inept leaderships) while pissing away all that state aid money on piecemeal plans that won't work:

These two are responsible for turning the Board of Ed-Dems, Board of Mythomania, Board of Hoarders, Board of Dysfunction and Board of Unsavory Practices into the political cesspool that is has become:

And let's not forget Brian 'the Mulligan Man' Rivera pulling that ridiculous stunt in a Caucus Meeting to extend the Super's contract an additional year - just so he could save his reelection.

Anyhoo, do yourselves a favor and Vote for a Change on November 5th to this Politically corrupt School Board by Voting out Incumbents Doug 'Mr. Hospitality' Schneider and Brian Rivera and Don't let Jerry 'ReferenDumb' Shi, aka Mr. Shi-shed and Mr. Pac-Man anywhere near another term on the School Board.