Joe Biden Kept Me From Going Home

For over 45" I and thousands of other people who live in this area were prevented from going to our homes. This was tonight at around 9-9:45 p.m. EST. I am furious.

Why?

Because Joe Biden was attending Jon Corzine's "victory party" down the road a mile or two.

The police had every possible way to get into an approximately 10 square mile area shut off. It was chaos. Cars were backed up in every direction. People circled round and round, trying to get to their homes.

Everywhere people were confused and no one knew what was going on. Some people thought it was a chemical truck spill. Others thought criminals were on the loose and cornered somehow into this area. I know this because I got out of my car and talked to my fellow motorists who were also stuck in this mess.


Fuck you Biden, and you too, Corzine. You assholes are no better than bush and his arrogant cronies.

This is the last of my support for Biden and Corzine.

As my husband pointed out, they in no way needed to shut this large amount of an area off. They could have easily arranged their exit another way.

This is an arrogant abuse of power and shows absolutely no respect for citizens.

Oh and p.s., I had my husband with me and whom I had just picked up from the airport. He came in from Italy and for him it was something like 1 or 2 a.m. He was very tired and needed to get home to a shower and bed.

But no, we had to sit in traffic because of Biden and Corzine and BECAUSE THIS IS A FREAKING POLICE STATE.


Cher

NOT pretty. No wonder he wasn't re-elected.

I stormed into the police station and they told me to call the Governor's office.

Oh and I wasn't the only furious citizen in there. There were many confused, upset, angry people--just trying to get home.


Cher

sounds like poor planning to me.

I mean, come on.

The people at fault were the secret service, the governor's security detail, and maybe the state and local police. Biden probably had no idea where the perimeters were described.

Write a letter--or better, yet, an email (letters get routed to the anthrax place) and complain. Get your friends to do it too. It's how you make change.

If people didn't kill other people, like they killed John, Martin, and Bobby....or shoot people like Reagan, or try to shoot people like Ford, we wouldn't have this level of security and these onerous PITA security zones.

Do you really think that Biden said, "Hey, let's fuck with all these folks and mess up their lives!"

Worse because no thought was given to the impact on local people.

The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. And that is what they showed.

And no, we were not warned.

Also, I found out they closed the place off around 5, too; then they opened it back up and again closed it down upon their leaving around 9. That is several hours of people not getting to go home and during rush hour--after work, when people most desperately want to go home.

I am not going to blame the crazies for this. It is the politicians I blame because they there was no practical reason for what they did. I know the streets in this area and I know the route my husband suggested would have worked well and very few people would have been inconvenienced. This is craven abuse of power.

And don't tell me about the security people--they report to somebody and ultimately, who do they report to?


Cher

And they're completely unaware, as a rule.

Write, complain.

For all you know there may have been an unstated "specific" threat and the staties, or whoever protects Corzine, freaked out a bit and went to overkill.

Ultimately, they don't "report to" the President, not in the way you would think. Yes, he's the ultimate authority, but that stuff is delegated. Usually, they report to a chief of staff, or some other aide, who manages them on behalf of the bigwig, be it the President, VP or a governor.

Really. Those guys have serious shit to concern themselves with. That's not to say you don't have a gripe, but if you just say "Fuck them, I hate them, they're terrible, off with their heads!" then you aren't giving them a chance to improve.

But blame American history and assasination attempts and successes for these kind of events.

Biden and Corzine should have picked a venue and a time where it wouldn't have impacted local residents. It sucks sitting in traffic..

have been thinking about the venue and the impact to the community during rush hour traffic. That's what they get paid for!!

and Joe needs such security wall in NJ?

Something doesn't seem right here......

Inconvenient maybe, but your anger seems a bit much.

You know how many times I tried to leave work and was stuck because Joe Biden was coming home? Remember I live in his home town and you don't see me bitching about when he holds up traffic.

And I've been stuck in similar situations with previous presidents and vice presidents. I was 2 hours late for a DUer's birthday party in NYC because Dick Cheney managed to shut down all the major highways in Philadelphia.

At least you have a home to go to and at least you're safe here in America and not stuck overseas waiting for this war to end.

you don't see me bitching about when he holds up traffic.


Look, maybe you think your time is worth nothing. Maybe that's why it doesn't bother you to sit around waiting for a politician and his entourage to pass through.

I value my time and furthermore, I expect a politician who holds an office of this nature to show common sense and respect for the people they govern.


Cher

and was stuck in my car for 20 minutes. As soon as the motorcycle pulled up and blocked the garage I knew I was stuck and I really needed a bathroom too I might add.

:eyes:

Seriously what cheese do you want with that whine?

And btw you can kiss my fucking ass if you think somehow your time is more or less valuable than mine. It happened to you ONCE - BIG FUCKING DEAL.

get over it.

big freaking deal.. i get stuck in traffic every night going home for one hour and it is not because of Joe Biden...

:eyes:

It doesn't make a lot of sense but don't get stressed over it. there is nothing you can do to change these things. If it happens again stop at a restaurant and have some desert or something.

I'd be kinda proud I had to wait on Joe Biden but then I'm crazy for our new admin.

I was annoyed and very late for lunch. I was amazed by the SS crammed into a van with their machine guns and the decoy helicopters circling overhead.

right?

the joys of living in the next town over from a sitting president's new house (so his wife could run for Senate)

and I seriously can't believe this is something we whine about. A police state?

doesn't rate too high. Bad luck and bad timing.
Flame me.

Ok, it sucks that you got held up in traffic. But seriously, you want Biden and the Gov of the state to drop whatever it is they are doing and plan their events so that you aren't delayed 45 minutes?

Yes, someone dropped the ball. However, it would be insane if Biden were worrying about issues of his personal travel. :crazy: I'd rather he focus with our president on issues of national security and the economy. Might throw in healthcare as time permits. Traffic management? Not so much.

:eyes:

be thankful that this is not a DAILY EVENT.

Climb down off your cross, use the wood to build a bridge, and GET OVER IT!!!

45 minutes, are you kidding? Oh wait did I not see the :sarcasm: tag

Climb down off your cross, use the wood to build a bridge, and GET OVER IT!!!

Can I quote you on that - I've got wine spit all over my monitor from laughing so hard at that one.

a cup of coffee, a sleeping pill and a nap. So tired. Waiting for a politician's fart to be cleared might have ended me.

Argh.

You sound like a spoiled 5-yr. old. You're setting one hell of an example for your kids...if you have any. TahitiNut is right. Poutrageous.

45 minutes can be a normal weight time to get stuck in....just for a car accident. I think its all a bit much to be freaking out over it. Try 84 near Waterbury, I detest that area of the highway. Gotten stuck in traffic there for over 20 minutes many many times.
"Police State"....yeah okay. Blame the wingnuts that want their guns everywhere including in National Parks.
Also, during a snow storm here my husband got stuck on 84 for almost 5 hours because tons of tractor trailers got stuck and couldn't move. He went on with his life just fine the next day.

While he did some bullshit thing there, event was announced 3 days before, and I had no clue that he was going to be there the same day I was

Yet when I list the reasons why I hate George W. Bush, somehow those 9 hours stuck in that miserable airport never makes the list.

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Holy shit, so now Joe Biden controls his escort and the local police?

I am not going to try to convince myself that you are serious.

that were holding you up back in their heyday.

Sounds like these people were just doing their jobs.

I imagine the security planners did what they did for a reason, and not just to screw people over.

You might try asking some of the people of Seattle's Eastside what happened the last time Little Boots showed up for a fundraiser. He managed to shut down 405, the main freeway, off and on for over three hours that afternoon. During rush hour. I should explain that in the Seattle area, rush hour starts at 3 PM and typically ends about 7. Hundreds of thousands of people sat on a stopped freeway, surface streets, couldn't get through Bellevue, etcetera.

Do you know how much Dave Reichert, the asshole the fundraiser was for, made that afternoon? Try $16,000. Do you know why traffic was such a mess? Drinky McDumbass just couldn't land at Boeing Field. He had to shut down Sea-Tac. Again. Thousands and thousands inconvenienced because Dave Reichert is the most selfish jerk ever.

Like McCains brother did?

No complaints from us. And we were pretty hungry, since we both came from work and didn't have dinner.

Did you think of turning on your car radio?

Or is this your first day living in New Jersey?

when I fly home to visit my mom in NJ, it seems to take forever to get anywhere. I grew up in NJ...the traffic is terrible everywhere and you deal with it. :)

It could be worse...like L.A. or Houston.

:wow: I'm actually embarrassed by this post. Try having the RNC convention in your town. In addition, I've had to wait in traffic for 45 minutes coming home from my airport on a regular non Biden related day in Minneapolis.

You have got to be fucking kidding us? You're pissed at Biden when the security team are the ones that fucked up?

I got stuck in traffic for W for about an hour. It annoyed me but I also realize our President and VP need to be safe - a price we have to pay in this crazy world.

If this is the worst problem you have be very grateful. You really sound like an entitled child with your tantrum.

I wish I could tell whether this is a joke.

This sounds like someone ranting after their first rush hour drive in Houston ... without anything so exotic as a Vice President causing the holdup.

Hell, if you see rain clouds around here, you best leave for wherever you're trying to go an hour or so earlier.

Try 45 minutes to go 2 freakin' miles because the GA DOT has decided to dig up all of the dirt from one side of the road and move it to the other...

I suggest calling your local doctor in the am and getting a prescription for Valium...