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Given Circumstances Encountered, Scutari Can Become Moral Compass Page 4 Thursday, January 22, 2004 The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION The ABCDICTIONOPQRSTDECEPTIONUVWXYZ Scotch Plains – Fanwood Letters to the Editor The Westfield Leader TIMES — Established 1890 — — Established 1959— Westfield’s Rob Ratner Counters DD The Official Newspaper of the Town of Westfield Official Newspaper of the Borough of Fanwood DDTM and the Township of Scotch Plains Le Poidevin’s Presidential Politics Diction Deception Member of: Member of: New Jersey Press Association In her histrionic attempt to slime deny the existence of global warming or New Jersey Press Association • National Newspaper Association Below are four arcane words, each National Newspaper Association Scotch Plains Business & Professional Association MoveOn.org, America’s fastest-growing other scientific realities. They don’t ap- Westfield Area Chamber of Commerce Fanwood Business & Professional Association grassroots political movement, Michelle point extremist ideologues as federal with four definitions – only one is cor- rect. The others are made up. Are you Periodicals – Postage Paid at Westfield, New Jersey Periodicals – Postage Paid at Scotch Plains, New Jersey LePoidevin has again publicly displayed judges, permit business cronies to defile the embarrassing consequences of prat- the environment, squander the Clinton sharp enough to discern this deception of P.O. Box 250 • 251 North Avenue, West P. O. Box 368 • 1906 Bartle Avenue diction? Westfield, N.J. 07091 tling about issues of which she obviously budget surplus or reduce income taxes Scotch Plains, N.J. 07076 hasn’t the slightest knowledge. Yet, this for the wealthiest of the wealthy. If you can guess one correctly – good Tele: (908) 232-4407 • E-mail: [email protected] • Web: www.goleader.com • Fax: (908) 232-0473 brand of rhetorical sputum is, in a way, It’s also unthinkable that a saint would guess. If you get two – well-read indi- vidual. If you get three – word expert. If POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the offices of the newspapers at inevitable. After all, in the absence of any foist a right-wing religious fruitcake like facts that could conceivably justify the John Ashcroft on America as Attorney you get all four – You must have a lot of P. O. Box 250, Westfield, New Jersey 07091 wretched policies of their incompetent General. In his relentless assault upon free time! PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. and un-elected leader, the only weapons the Bill of Rights, Ashcroft has repeat- All words and correct definitions left at the Republicans’ disposal are fren- edly demonstrated why he was so re- come from the board game Diction Michelle Le Poidevin Horace R. Corbin Fred K. Lecomte zied lies and the Pavlovian demonization viled in his home state that his last Deception. A&E and EDUCATION PUBLISHER MARKETING DIRECTOR of Bush’s critics. attempt to attain electoral office resulted Answers to last week’s arcane words. Suzette F. Stalker David B. Corbin Michael L. Bartiromo While I read her poisonous little dia- in his being defeated by a dead man. 1. Reliction – Land left uncovered by COMMUNITY ASSISTANT PUBLISHER & SPORTS MARKETING & PRODUCTION tribe and tried very hard to imagine that This, by the way, was a singularly unique the recession of the sea Lauren S. Pass Karen M. Hinds Robert P. Connelly deposing Mother Teresa, rather than achievement. After all, it took a live, 2. Rectirostral – Having a straight bill ASSIGNMENT EDITOR OFFICE MANAGER MANAGER, BUSINESS SYSTEMS George W. Bush, had been MoveOn.org’s though barely animate, Al Gore to beat or beak goal, I just shivered at her brave and the pants off George W. Bush in 2000. 3. Deave – To confuse or stun with Ben Corbin noble battle with the ungodly hordes of MoveOn.org is composed of ordinary SERVICES noise SUBSCRIPTION PRICE evil Commie scoundrels who would dare Americans who are revolted by the con- 4. Boreen – A lane leading from the One-year – $28 • Two-year – $52 • Three-year – $76 • One-year college (September to May) – $20 defame this saintly woman. Well, that cept of government of, by and for the main road fantasy evaporated just as fast as you can obscenely wealthy and yearn for the say “weapons of mass destruction.” Ms. days when an elected President was not CHURRUS LePoidevin has elected to embark upon a a puppet to be manipulated by 1. A gum resin which oozes from the far more daunting crusade. You see, Halliburton, Enron and other undesir- Indian hemp Given Circumstances Encountered, George W. Bush, the object of her adora- able and rapacious enterprises. Perhaps, 2. An outside staircase tion, is not, has never been, and will in time, Ms. LePoidevin will come to 3. Minced chicken or veal, mixed with never be a saint. recognize that there is nothing on this eggs and bread crumbs A saint is not a gibbering cretin whose earth that can or ever will make George 4. Crude borax Scutari Can Become Moral Compass unfamiliarity with his native language W. Bush any smarter, more ethical or CHUKKER has made him the laughingstock of the less smarmy than he already is. Until 1. Second-class; something of lesser The New Jersey State Legislature just be- chamber and 16 members of the State As- polysyllabic world. A saint would not that time, we are fortunate that there are value tolerate disclosing the identity of a CIA growing organizations like MoveOn.org 2. One of the periods into which a polo gan its 2004-2005 session last week and sembly in simultaneously holding other agent who, in contrast with Bush and his that work to reclaim the presidency and game is divided Assemblyman John Gibson introduced A- elected and appointive public sector posts. draft-evading monthly weekends in the the Constitution for and in the name of 3. A gopher “champagne squadron” of the Texas Air America, Americans and the future. 4. A concealed dungeon with a trap 181, a bill that would prohibit a person from We think this provides our newly elected door at the top National Guard, actually volunteered to Robert Ratner holding more than one elective public of- Senator Nicholas Scutari an opportunity to risk her life for her country. Saints do not LANATE Westfield 1. Discolored or blackened fice simultaneously. One line in the bill be the moral compass on this issue. We are 2. Excessively sweaty stands out: “No member of the Legislature sure he understands that it may not be best Stu Awbrey Was Brilliant With 3. Having a notched, indented or scal- shall hold at the same time another elective for the citizens for him to hold state, county loped edge as certain leaves. Courage and Character in Suffering 4. Covered with a hairy substance or office in this State.” and local positions at the same time. Logi- wool Whoever wrote Stu Awbrey’s com- What an example he and his wife set DICHOSTASIS Sounds simple and worthwhile to us. But, cally, he should relinquish, at minimum, his prehensive obituary in last week’s edi- for how to live life to the fullest! In many 1. Spontaneous subdivision then again, so many other seemingly com- freeholder position. We hope to be able to tion of The Westfield Leader deserves ways, he made the diagnosis a blessing. 2. In biology, the cessation of natural mon sense ideas have sounded worthy to us congratulate him shortly for making the high praise for a stupendous tribute to Stu lived to see his daughter Kimberley selection in generation my friend and former editor. He was not get married and to know his grandchil- 3. State of exaustion; worn out in the past and have gotten nowhere in right move. We know he has it in him be- only one of the most brilliant people I’ve dren. He and Bev took dream vacations. 4. Motionless; inert known, but one of the most courageous But beyond the quality family time, Stu Trenton. The good news is that 80 percent cause he was an Eagle Scout before he in his career and in the way he handled was drawn to help others, which is why of our legislators in Trenton do not hold became a lawyer. Alzheimer’s. He changed my life before he wrote his autobiography and journal multiple, conflicting offices. The bad news His 22nd District colleague, Assembly- the insidious disease changed him. of the disease progression while he still Vitriolic Editorial Tone I’d written features for him when he could. He was unafraid to appear before is that the minority is growing in influence woman Linda Stender, resigned from her was editor of the Westfield Record. When Congress and subject himself to network Does Not Promote and numbers — one in five of them now are position as Union County Freeholder two he became editor of New Jersey Lawyer, television and radio interviews and pub- he took me with him. Because of his lic appearances to inspire others with the Honest Editorial Debate in a perhaps, compromised position, by years ago when she began her Assembly- amazing intellect, early signs of grim diagnosis. I found myself quite bothered by Fred holding multiple, elected offices. women duties in Trenton. If Mr. Scutari Alzheimer’s were hard to spot. By the Oddly enough in the mid-eighties I Rossi’s recent editorial “Of Fairness, time he manifested any symptoms, his had worked for the Alzheimer’s Disease Decency and Civility” in which he makes Let’s hope the eighty percent majority of could take her lead, if assembly bill A-181 intelligence level was still head and Fund of NJ, founded by the Wyckoff his case in support of the New Jersey Senate and Assembly members not holding were approved, and if Union County Demo- shoulders above almost anyone.
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