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Category: Bob Menendez

Menendez Digital Town Hall (LIVE)

Jun. 12 Bob Menendez, Immigration, U.S. Senate, Uncategorized 1 comment

By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-Dominican Republic New Jersey) will wade further into the immigration debate today with a digital town hall meeting at Noon, Save Jerseyans. 

Hudson Bob is, unsurprisingly, a hardcore liberal on this particular issue; he supports a broad-based amnesty program with little regard for border security. Just yesterday, he accused Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) of “Obamaphobia” for questioning the Gang of Eight’s proposals…

Want to ask question? Tweet #AskMenendez to @SenatorMenendez:

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Heard on the Belmar Boardwalk

May. 23 Bob Menendez, U.S. Senate 3 comments

Menendez Said What?!

By Art Gallagher | MoreMonmouthMusings.com

Menendez DancingThe boardwalk’s reconstruction began on Jan. 9. It required more than a half million screws, Mayor Matt Doherty said.

“I never thought I’d be so happy about a half million screws,” said Menendez, who noted Belmar plays a special role in the lives of the state’s residents. “We have preserved that New Jersey birthright.”

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Was Menendez Falsely Fingered?

May. 17 Bob Menendez, U.S. Senate 6 comments

By Art Gallagher | MoreMonmouthMusings.com

Bob MenendezThe FBI’s investigation into allegations that U.S. Senator Robert Menendez was provided prostitutes by his benefactor, Dr. Salomon Melgen, has hit a dead end. 

Now the feds are trying to find out who made the allegations, according to a report in The Washington Post.

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Menendez Spikes Thatcher Resolution?

Apr. 16 Bob Menendez, Foreign Policy, U.S. Senate 17 comments

REPORT: Embattled New Jersey Senator Allegedly Holding Up Senate Resolution Honoring Iron Lady

By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog

Reid and Menendez PresserMultiple sources are reporting that Senator Bob Menendez (D-Dominican Republic) is holding up a vote on a resolution honoring the late Margaret Thatcher; he is the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

A report from The Hill suggests the fight is ideological. Apparently, the GOP and Menendez’s committee can’t agree on the language. It doesn’t take much imagination to predict the possible points of contention. To be fair, Menendez did issue a gracious statement following her passing:

Margaret Thatcher was a dynamic force as an ally to the United States in winning the cold War and overcoming the despotism and repression suffered by hundreds of millions at the hands of Soviet communism. She was a persuasive, transformative leader who shaped world events with the power of her personality. A grocer’s daughter, she was known, affectionately and deservedly as “The Iron Lady. Margaret Thatcher’s life and legacy of leadership will endure for many generations to come. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and with the people of Great Britain and the world as we mourn her passing.”

Admirable though those sentiments might be, Save Jerseyans, this story is yet another sad example of why The New York Times called for Harry Reid to take away his gavel.

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Allegations Taking Their Toll

Mar. 29 Bob Menendez 6 comments

New Polls Suggests Allegations Facing Menendez Substantially Affecting His Standing with the Public

By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog

Menendez on TVHarper Polling released the results of a comprehensive survey Thursday afternoon, Save Jerseyans.

Most of its findings were unremarkable. Christie is crushing Buono, the Kean name still has currency in a GOP primary, New Jerseyans generally approve of the Sandy recovery efforts overseen by Governor Christie, etc. and so on.

The most interesting tidbit: 84% of respondents had “seen, read or heard anything in the news recently about Senator Robert Menendez” and, of that pool, 48% had a diminished opinion of him as a result.

Will any of this affect his career? Unlikely. Don’t look for justice on this earth! He’s not up for reelection until 2018. Who knows where we’ll be or what we’ll be talking about by then. What this poll does confirm for me is that it MATTERS when the media doesn’t do its job. Could the revelations and allegations concerning his relationship with Florida donor have impacted the 2012 race? We’ll never know for sure. The relevant point is that some folks in the Fourth Estate were determined never to find out. They know who they are, and they should be ashamed of themselves.

Click here to read the full poll results.

Daily Caller Digs In

Mar. 23 Bob Menendez 9 comments

News Website Responsible for Breaking Menendez Travel/Prostitution Allegations Continues to Stand By Its Story

By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog

Tucker CarlsonIn case you missed it this week, Save Jerseyans, The Daily Caller and its founder Tucker Carlson vociferously defended itself against reports that its reporting on Bob Menendez’s Dominican Republic vacations was based on bad information. Specifically, information that was allegedly paid for by someone/some entit(ies).

Tucker dug in and was pretty darn blunt about his position:

The Daily Caller never paid anyone, was never asked to pay anyone and of course never would pay anyone for this story.”

Click here to read the rest of the DC’s side of this story. I have a feeling this one’s not over yet…

Bob Still Dodging Tough Questions

Mar. 19 Bob Menendez 5 comments

Menendez Runs from Another Journalist as Flight-Related Allegations Continue to Percolate

By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog

The lovely Celia Bigelow of Breitbart.com caught up with none other than Senator Bob Menendez at Penn Station last Thursday evening, Save Jerseyans. She asked a simple question when he disembarked from the train: “With the whole scandal and everything, why won’t you just come out and say where you were Easter Sunday 2012?”

But as the New Jersey press corps found out at January’s Chamber dinner in Washington, D.C., Hudson Bob is disinclined to answer tough questions:

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WashPo Alleges Grand Jury Probing Bob

Mar. 14 Bob Menendez, Corruption, U.S. Senate 5 comments

Washington Post Report Claims Miami Grand Jury Looking Into Menendez’s Relationship with Florida Donor

By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog

Bob MenendezThis story isn’t coming from a “right wing blog,” Save Jerseyans.

Here’s a late breaking Thursday night report from The Washington Post that speaks for itself:

A federal grand jury in Miami is investigating Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), examining his role in advocating for the business interests of a wealthy donor and friend, according to three people aware of the probe.

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As part of the grand jury investigation, the three people said, federal agents have questioned witnesses about the interactions between Menendez and Melgen, who contributed $700,000 last year to Menendez and other Senate Democrats. The grand jury has also issued subpoenas for Melgen’s business and financial records, according to two people briefed on the probe who, like the others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe an on­going investigation.”

Click here to read the full WashPo report.

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