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mjdlight t1_jb9mcab wrote

Ahh Bill Spaeda, the committed libertarian, arguing for Big Government to continue to over-regulate the free market by artificially constraining the supply of liquor licenses.

I wonder if his take would be any different at all if Murphy had an R next to his name.

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frankingeneral t1_jbbmubq wrote

Oh if this was Florida and Ron DeSantis was doing it the GOPers would be cheering on his deregulation, and how he’s lowering the barriers to entry for small businesses.

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Jimmy_kong253 t1_jbbtnuw wrote

Bill spaeda whole bit is he disagrees with everything the Left likes if the left switched and started wanting what the right wanted. I would bet money he would switch his opinion

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Nwk_NJ t1_jbczaiv wrote

Can't stand Spadea

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Newarkguy1836 OP t1_jbfx4u6 wrote

Spadea reminds me of Paul Mulshine.

I Thought he was "miserable type" conservative till he attacked everything GWBush & Trump did.

Then realized he's not conservative at all, but a media plant playing controlled opposition to Democrat NJ Governors to sell more Newark Star Ledgers in Red NJ counties.

But he reveals his Democrat colors soon as a GOP becomes president!

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Nwk_NJ t1_jbfxw7q wrote

Who Spadea? He's a Trump Lackey and praises Ras. .

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Satanic_Doge t1_jbgm5ca wrote

I teach in Newark. All of my students hate Ras Baraka.

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Nwk_NJ t1_jbgnbt7 wrote

Interesting. Why?

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Satanic_Doge t1_jbgqi0v wrote

To be honest, I'm not 100% sure. From what I can gather, they feel like he's dishonest and doesn't actually do anything that helps them. I'm not informed enough to have a good opinion on the matter, but I do know enough to be suspicious of the city government and its...competence.

I know he was a former teacher and school principal, so he has to care at least a little bit, ya know? You don't do that kind of work to get rich.

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Nwk_NJ t1_jbgzsj5 wrote

I think he cares, I'm just not sure he's up to it and the myriad of facets it entails. But thats interesting. I guess all politicians eventually get that rep

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xmrseanx t1_jbjnm41 wrote

Too bad they weren't around for Sharpe James dynasty. He kept Newark a violent wasteland for like 2 decades in order to cover up his and his cronies criminal behavior. They'd be praying for a Mayor like Ras Baraka that actually cares about this city and the people in it like we were back then.

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Satanic_Doge t1_jbjw31j wrote

We talked about that in class actually in the context of Cory Bookers first run for mayor in 2002. They have no idea about so much of this history, up to and including the 1967 revolt.

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