Letter to the Editor - Tony Soares
on the Beatles and Cammarano vs. Zimmer
Here is a humorous letter from Tony Soares countering Peter Cammarano's campaign strategy of bringing the Beatles into the electoral venacular:
Before the May 12th election, Peter Cammarano decried “vile mudslinging.” He called on voters to reject “the sordid politics ofHoboken’s past.” It would have been a good plan if he’d kept to it. Imagine – a civil run off election decided on issues, character, and competence. We could have heard Peter explaining his record as part of the Roberts council majority and how things would have worked better if only he were in charge. Dawn Zimmer of course would just keep advocating for the fundamental change that works for all of us. Now, judging from the nasty turn his campaign is taking Peter has changed his tune. There is far less talking about substance and far more about superficiality –- baseless personal attacks and silly gotcha games like who knows more about the Beatles. The Beatles!?! Help!
Peter has been calling for Eight Days a Week of meaningful debates and as soon as he gets one – sponsored by the Hoboken Reporter – it’s Hello, Goodbye to the issues. Suddenly the poster boy for protecting political jobs all over Hoboken wants to attack others. Hey Peter, keep focused here. Tell Me Why you’re calling out someone else as the “poster child for patronage” when Dawn’s your opponent, you yourself work for a politically connected firm, are running on a platform of no layoffs and no demotions, and are scouring the state for big money developers and politicians saying I Want to Hold your Hand!
I know Peter can be charming and that Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band moment was funny, if a little lame. He’s all We Can Work it Out when he thinks he can get your support. But when his ambition is thwarted he unleashes a typical Hudson County Helter Skelter Campaign like the one he ran for Chris Campos, complete with attack mailers and ELEC violations.
As for me, I’ll stay with Dawn Zimmer where It's Getting Better All the Time.
Next Tuesday, let’s not be The Fool on the Hill. Let's send Peter down The Long and Winding Road and put an end to his politics as usual. All Together Now, let’s vote for Zimmer, because our homes, our children’s educations and any chance for a real park in the southwest depend on it. And let’s not forget flooding. Dawn Zimmer offers real practical solutions. Peter offers A Yellow Submarine. It’s time for a new Dawn in Hoboken. Next Tuesday, let’s all say Here Comes the Sun.
- Tony Soares ◦
