Christie's Hometown Is Imploding.....
and it just makes me want to smile! The insufferable bastards who run Mendham Township-the hometown of our beloved governor -have managed to run their sleepy little town into the ground. That's because they have the same asinine approach to governing as their favorite son. Their police chief is suing them, their key personnel are jumping ship and-what this article doesn't say because the public doesn't know yet- they are in danger of not being able to meet payroll for the month of August! That's right folks, one of the wealthiest towns in America can't pay it's bills because the Teahadists who are running the place mismanaged their finances and spent all of their budget surplus while refusing to raise property taxes even one cent on their millionaire constituency.
It's made all the more enjoyable because the smarmy elitists who make up the Township Committee are so certain in their intellectual and governing superiority. It's much more entertaining when an idiot doesn't realize he's an idiot and carries on accordingly. Meanwhile, they are just so taken with Chris and Mary Pat being on the national stage. The butt kissing is quite unseemly. These quiet little rural towns are usually well managed and low key. Looks like the personality and governing abilities of the great bloviator have infected his adoring fellow townsfolk. Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of people.
Gov. Chris Christie should hope the craziness of his home town doesn’t rub off on him. Because if it does, he should kiss away his chances of moving in to the White House.
As they say, some things can’t be made up or to try another cliche, truth can be a lot stranger than fiction and a lot weirder. It’s like certain officials have fallen through the rabbit hole and can’t get out.
And let’s be clear we’re talking about Mendham Township. Neighbor Mendham Borough is virtual nirvana in comparison.
Take Police Chief Steven Crawford, for example. Crawford claims he has been sexually harassed by elected and appointed officials for more than three years. In his legal notice of intent to sue the township, Crawford claims inappropriate comments have been lobbed in his direction regarding “his age, physique, out of office personal and family relationships, sexuality, sexual orientation, size of his genitals, morals and reputation,’’ among other remarks.
It sounds like the chief has been bullied. It also sounds like a bunch of 5-year-olds have escaped school and are running roughshod around town.
And it also sounds like the chief may have an overactive imagination or maybe he has a skin the thickness of paper. Whatever is behind his claims, it better be legitimate because he and local officials are quickly becoming a laughing stock.
Enough for the chief.
Let’s move on to the Township Committee and the sudden resignations of Township Administrator Amey Upchurch and Tax Collector and Chief Finance Officer Assistant Terris Garbarini. They’re not saying why they decided to cut their losses but Township Committeewoman Maribeth Thomas said the work environment at town hall is “toxic.”
Thomas also said things “have gone crazy, like a train wreck” and that her “feelings have been hurt” because she feels she’s been intentionally ostracized by Deputy Mayor Frank Cioppettini and others.
Committeeman Samuel Tolley said Cioppettini has tried to usurp too much power and that it was a “sad day for Mendham Township.”
On his behalf, Cioppettini said Thomas is way too thin-skinned and gets too involved in the daily operations of the government.
And your mother wears combat boots.
Why can’t everybody just get along and act their ages, as the saying goes, and not their shoe sizes.
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So Governor Christie, do you support a bailout for Mendham or will you be appointing an emergency manager to take over the town's finances and management? 
