Comments on: Missing Atlantic City mayor found; Update: Mayor resigns

By: swj719AWG

swj719AWG — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 03:00:04 +0000

And that bio of his… Is that the real one, or the one he got elected on?

Just picking nits.

By: swj719AWG

swj719AWG — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 02:56:28 +0000

Rehab? WHy bother…

You can’t fix stupid, you know…

By: BrianNY

BrianNY — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 02:32:37 +0000

Oops, I guess I should have read the entire Wikipedia entry on Levy:

In August 1965 Levy was sent to Wuerzburg, Germany before being assigned to the 1st Aviation Battalion, 1st Infantry Division in Vietnam.

And,

In 1970 Levy began his second tour in Vietnam.

And,

During his tours during the Vietnam War he was awarded two Bronze Stars.

But more importantly, the Bronze Star:

is the fourth-highest combat award of the U.S. Armed Forces and the 9th highest military award (including both combat and non-combat awards) in the order of precedence of U.S. military decorations.

I'm still interested in what federal investigators have found regarding his claim to a Combat Infantryman's Badge. I know CIB recipients take their decoration very seriously. A cousin of mine was awarded 2 DSCs, 8 Silver, 4 Bronze and a CIB with a star on top through his service in WWII and Korea. Family story says that he was proudest of his CIB. I agree with Stacman. Levy's bio proves that his service is "nothing to sneeze at." Appearances seem to show that his padded resume was probably for monetary reasons...which seems to be the Democrat Party's reason for being in N.J.

By: Pro Cynic

Pro Cynic — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 01:32:32 +0000

This is remarkable — UPDATED…

How do you lose a mayor? I don’t mean have him resign or die in office or something? I mean, physically lose him and be unable to locate him.

Now, I might be able to understand this if it was Lake County or something, but …

UPDATE — They fou….

By: BrianNY

BrianNY — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 23:57:12 +0000

Some Levy military info via Wikipedia:

As early as 1980 Levy began to claim he was a member of U.S. Army Special Forces ("Green Berets"). The claim was also on campaign literature during his 2005 campaign for mayor. After doubts of Levy's Green Beret service was expressed to The Press of Atlantic City by a Vietnam War veteran in September 2006, the newspaper began investigating Levy's war records and discovered there was no record he was in the U.S. Special Forces. In November 2006 The Press of Atlantic City planned on publishing its findings; Levy then admitted he was never in the U.S. Special Forces.[4] Upon this information, federal investigators began to examine whether or not Levy properly obtained a Combat Infantryman's Badge (CIB) that he used to obtain additional veterans' benefits.[5]

Has anyone found a good source for this guy's military history? If he did "two tours" in Vietnam, with "two Bronze Star" citations, why is his Combat Infantryman's Badge coming under scrutiny?

By: Dr. Lead Based Paint

Dr. Lead Based Paint — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 20:02:03 +0000

DOG!!! It’s ANOTHER phony soldier??!!

By: stacman

stacman — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:40:56 +0000

I don’t know in what context he declared himself a member of special forces, but the man did two tours in Vietnam and was awarded two bronze stars (which is nothing to sneeze at). I’d sooner back this man (if he wasn’t a slimey liberal) than I would the self-inflicted shrapnel in the ass John Kerry and his purple medals.

But at the end of the day he’s still a dem, so he should rot forever more…

By: JammieWearingFool

JammieWearingFool — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:29:06 +0000

Virtually every media account still omits Levy's party affiliation. Hmmm. I wonder why?

By: jlhudg23

jlhudg23 — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:02:37 +0000

Given the fact that he was on the verge of resigning in the face of an investigation, I’d bet he’s just trying the ol’ “go into rehab to deflect attention from criminality” ploy so common these days.

By: cpodug

cpodug — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:59:24 +0000

toxic waste has been replaced by corrupt politicians.

There’s a difference?

By: 30 pcs of silver

30 pcs of silver — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:56:30 +0000

I have a story about voting Republican in NJ as well.

Long story but the gist of it is that we weren’t able to vote in the primary, which I believe helped to get Menendez in the Senate…

By: tomscourt

tomscourt — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:18:05 +0000

New Jersey has a long, sordid history of political corruption. Perhaps the most famous corrupt politician is Frank “I am the law” Hague, who was mayor of Jersey City. The most recent list of indicted and/or convicted politicians is too numerous to mention. They are almost entirely democrats. Yet, inexplicably, a recent poll in New Jersey shows that despite the corruption of democrats, voters are not more likely to pull the lever for a republican. Being a republican in New Jersey is akin to being a Red Sox fan at Yankee Stadium, unwanted and unwelcome.

By: 30 pcs of silver

30 pcs of silver — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:59:34 +0000

I am going to have to agree with others on their comments about NJ. I’ve had nothing but problems since I moved here (my husband accepted a position with a pharma co).
We bought a house and moved everything in…the very next day we had a tax assessor knocking at the door…when the doorbell rung, I thought it was someone welcoming us to the neighborhood, you know with cookies or a cake.
Well, we were being welcomed…the NJ way.
Few weeks later, we got the tax assessment…they doubled the value of the property…doubled it!!!

By: Uplander

Uplander — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:35:59 +0000

Tryphorgetin
Has anyone transcribed this to text? If so where can I find it?

By: NJRepublican

NJRepublican — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:23:57 +0000

NJ is a GREAT State! Why else would New Yorkers keep moving here? The only problem is that our toxic waste has been replaced by corrupt politicians.