Submitted by EyesOnImprovement t3_11e7e12 in jerseycity
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EyesOnImprovement OP t1_jad7xdv wrote
It's not an article, it's an editorial and it didn't start with or contain the words "big if true", my post did and i stand by it.
You can't have a secret 8-strong junket to Paris, refuse to say who paid for it and then get upset when there's speculation.
pigdog12 t1_jadum9n wrote
This is not an editorial, this is yellow journalism at it's finest.
Editorials are for opinions, not tabloid style gotchas. Putting "Editorial" as the title lead-in does not make it so
Nuplex t1_jada3q4 wrote
It doesn't literally start with big if true, I meant that this starting paragraph in the editorial:
> The Jersey City Times has received an unconfirmed report that this week’s secret mayoral junket to Paris was paid for with federal Covid money. It could be just a rumor, although the source insists that it is reliable.
Is basically saying "big if true".
And editorial or not it should disclose sources and stick to facts. I agree that trips taken by public officials on official business should have everything disclosed. But this isn't disclosing anything, it's just speculation based off a rumor. Where you know... as a newspaper they could actually look deeper into it and report back real information.
EyesOnImprovement OP t1_jadfrbx wrote
I agree, but I'm willing to overlook it for now in the absence of any real journalism and I'd like to discuss it further.
If it turns out to be true that Fulop's group travelled to Paris using Covid funds then it's an absolutely monumental gift to his gubernatorial opponents and a potential campaign killer. There's only so many people who care about developer money, but everybody suffered during Covid.
Do you think this is worth discussing or should we wait for the latest cryptic discharge to emerge from the puckered sphincter of Kimberley Wallace-Scalcione's pencil thin lips?
mickyrow42 t1_jad9631 wrote
here we go with this trash rag again.
> It could be just a rumor, although the source insists that it is reliable.
Oh well if they insist.
DirectorBeneficial48 t1_jad9tny wrote
Speculation, but this is yet another unforced error. Just shooting oneself in the dick in a completely avoidable situation
STMIHA t1_jadtan6 wrote
Seriously. If you’re where he’s at right now, and where he wants to go, How do you not either have any self-awareness or at least have a person that you’ve hired as a consultant to think that maybe these type of situations don’t bode well for his public persona?
Basilone1917 t1_jadabp5 wrote
Pizza blogger should have a better source than "trust me, bro".
vocabularylessons t1_jadsqtb wrote
Completely baseless claims. We can genuinely seek transparency on the matter without being stupid about it. Be better.
NoRaise3972 t1_jadhc8y wrote
This is a big nothing burger. Sorry to disappoint you.
EyesOnImprovement OP t1_jaco92g wrote
Unconfirmed, but big if true.
And I thought the Kushners paying for it would be bad.
JerseyCityGeordie t1_jaesc3q wrote
Not only is not true, it’s been completely created out of thin air by a guy who does pizza reviews. Rupert Murdoch must own this garbage site
EyesOnImprovement OP t1_jaf1btp wrote
Do you have proof this isn't true? Because you don't seem to know what you're talking about.
JerseyCityGeordie t1_jaf1fgk wrote
Do you have proof that unicorns don’t exist? You’re an idiot
EyesOnImprovement OP t1_jaf39nk wrote
I'm not claiming unicorns do or don't exist.
The toon army would crush you into the dirt.
jersey385 t1_jae44ff wrote
FulofShitLop is not FulofShitLop for nothing. If it’s no big deal just say where the money came from.
Nuplex t1_jad11cp wrote
Not a good sign of journalistic integrity to start an article with "big if true".
I'm not defending anything about the trip. This article is poorly sourced and written. Didn't know we just write "news" based off unconfirmed rumors (which could be as reputable as "we made it up").
Alert us when it is confirmed facts not rampant speculation. That's the point of journalism, finding the facts.