Crazy Idiot NJ Mom Attacks Christie’s Decision to Postpone Halloween Happy Halloween, New Jersey! Monday, November 5, in addition to being that odd holiday when hipsters and hackers don Guy Fawkes masks, doubles as the Chris Christie-approved Halloween holiday across the state of New Jersey. Christie signed an executive order: postpone the trick-or-treating. It made sense. Sandy beat the living crap out of Jersey. State and federal officials were still searching for bodies and counting the billions in damages on October 31, barely even in the earliest stages of recovery. You want your kids getting Diabetes with debris still everywhere? You want your kids going door-to-door when everyone’s on edge, freaking out? This lady did. Suzanne Carson of Mullica Hill, New Jersey, was so upset with Christie’s Big Government decision that she wrote a letter to editor of NJ.com, expressing her displeasure with this Nanny State Halloween. The area we live in was spared from the devastation, yet the entire state was lumped together as a giant disaster area. It didn’t matter that my town had already come up with an alternate plan, or that other towns had already assessed damages and realized that it was safe for our children to go and carry out their traditions. Never before have I felt the presence of the government in my home as loudly as I did on Oct. 31. I found it very contradictory to the motto of our country. I did not feel free. Sure. How can you ever feel completely *free* when Phase 1 of Uber-Liberal Chris Christie’s plan went into effect without challenge? First they tell you that it’s not safe to trick-or-treat, then they hot glue your lips shut, then they take your guns, then they kill your grandma, then they harvest your organs and leave you in a bathtub full of ice. Obviously. Follow Us My children learned a lesson about government. They learned that there are people in power who have the ability to make decisions that directly affect them. Yes, finally, someone is teaching kids the right lessons. Of course this is a lesson about government intrusion. Great work, mom! The easy lesson would be that there are more important things than a “fun size” Snickers, but kudos to Suzanne for going with a degree of difficulty. Another easy lesson would be that helping neighbors in your own state recover from the most devastating storm in years is more important than dressing up as that arrogant space f*&ker from Toy Story 3, but again, that’s Parenting 101 and old hat. Ms. Carson, you done good here. Your five-year-old and eight-year-old geniuses definitely need to learn to be fearful of government at the youngest age possible so that maybe they’ll have the guts to do what you’re only pussy-footing around, that it’s time to wear the Guy Fawkes mask on this double holiday and become a full-fledged enemy of the state before puberty. SEE ALSO: • Devastation on the Jersey Shore: A Photo Essay • Seaside Heights Roller Coaster Thrown Into Atlantic Ocean • Here’s a Guy in New Jersey Braving the Flood in an Armchair [Thanks for the tip, Aron] Slade Sohmer Slade Sohmer is editor-in-chief of HyperVocal and co-host of SiriusXM's daily "Politics Powered By Twitter" program. Tweet him at @SladeHV.
katzgrau 05.11.12 @ 3:33 pm The lady has a point. Halloween is a traditional of the people, not the government. Christie couldn’t move Christmas, could he? Labor day? Sure. The ideal solution would be that parents didn’t let their kids go trick-or-treating this year, as terrible as it sounds.
Jason Ladelfa 05.11.12 @ 4:03 pm Her area was spared. What part of that does your tiny little brain not get? But stories like this are great. I love it when more and more sheep get a hard does of reality. It’s a great day as there is one less idiot who thinks big governmnet is a good thing. There is one less idiot who blindly thinks we are still free. There is one more person that will see what the government is trying to do when they enact more laws and try to say “it’s for your safety”. Good, good, good.
Chris Bowen 05.11.12 @ 4:06 pm And the traditional holiday of the people does not involve going do to do handing out candy. Since he only moved that part of the holiday the traditionalist could still hold their part of the holiday and are probably happy for less distractions. So what is the point?
frops 05.11.12 @ 4:15 pm Let’s be clear here: the “executive order” is the mechanism Governor Christie used, but it does not mean the action was compulsory. In other words, it was a request by the Governor that Halloween activities be postponed, and a suggestion of a “rain date.” Nothing more. If this parent or any other parent wanted to go ahead with trick-or-treating on the 31st, the extent of the penalties they would have faced would be exactly _none_. Anyone calling this an overreach by “big government” needs to get their head examined. Providing you can take off the tinfoil hat first.
Frank 05.11.12 @ 4:51 pm Are you fucking kidding? So because someone postpone Halloween your going to write a letter?I mean grow up and tell your kids why it was postpone. Don’t try to blame the gov for thinking out side the box and making sure that a Natural disaster like this Doesn’t tear us apart as a hole. “Hey, Halloween is going to be a few days late because your safety and wellbeing is more important then some candy” be happy that your family is still able to enjoy the holidays. I for one can’t speak for the ones that have lost love ones. but no Let’s make a scene about this, I hope you feel better because Im disgusted by your letter.
Southern suburbs Redbacks fan 05.11.12 @ 7:47 pm Nice trolling Jason. There are no new laws. This was not enforceable nor enforced. She was free to dress up and take her kids around begging for candy from strangers if she wished to. She didn’t feel free because of freedom? Who’s the sheep here.
Silvia Trillo 05.11.12 @ 8:08 pm Yes, her town was spared…barely. Her TOWN officials could have chosen to hold it on 10/31, they delayed – Christie signed a SUGGESTION. The gov. signed it because (and I live here) it is a DISASTER outside. He did not want people stressing resources trying to trick or treat with live power lines and downed trees. (some people are not too bright). He was little busy and did not have time to ask every municipality in NJ if it was safe for them. What outrages people is the audacity to complain with a letter to a newspaper when they are finding dead bodies in flooded basements and people 30 miles from her home were killed by falling trees. She is asking for consideration as if her plight was so awful. SUCK. IT. UP. My niece and nephew did not get Halloween…they had no heat, electricity or hot water. He kids were fine to question, but it was her responsibility to explain the situation. Go onto NJ.com, plenty of her townsfolk are LIVID with her because apparently there are still trees down in roads and the town has been focusing on relief efforts by gathering donations and sending resources. This woman then sends this letter and they feel misrepresented.
Silvia Trillo 05.11.12 @ 8:33 pm Lord above help me. Did you read the “order”? Have you any idea what is going on out there? He signed what equaled a suggestion because it requires POLICE OFFICERS to maintain safety. Those officers were pumping out Hoboken, plucking people from rooftops. Clearly, you don’t live here.
katzgrau 05.11.12 @ 9:58 pm Actually, I live a few miles off the coast in Monmouth County, and have helped friends clean out their houses the last few days. I may have a better idea of what’s going on than you do. You need to get an idea of what role government should realistically play in your life. If anything, leave it up to the towns to make the decision. Looking back, I knew I was treading in dangerous troll waters when I read such an articulate headline.
nyermom.. 05.11.12 @ 10:05 pm Wow. what a lesson to teach your kids. what is wrong with you, YOUR state is in dismay and Halloween was your concern.. not that people lost there homes, they had no heat, no water, some people lost there lives. very selfish I I might say. I took this disaster a way to teach my 6 yr old how to give and help people. that she was more excited to give her Halloween costume to a little girl who lost het home. you should be ashamed of yourself. I’m done with people like you.
Chris Bowen 05.11.12 @ 10:07 pm And the government should now be making suggestions, or moving planned events for all to have safely? Was there anything that said you and your town could not get together and still hold it when you wanted to?
katzgrau 05.11.12 @ 10:07 pm After reading the insightful comments you’ve left on other articles, I’ve come to the conclusion you’re a total chump.
Ken Head 06.11.12 @ 1:10 am Submit and obey, citizen! I hope the kids learned a valuable lesson about the nature of paternalistic government and the use of force against peaceful people to make them obedient sheep. This article highlights just how much some sheep will apologize for their shepherds.
Babs 06.11.12 @ 10:18 am You obviously did not understand the reason why Halloween was moved, our state was devastated. My house was spared but there were several trees all over my neighborhood and electric wires that made unsafe conditions. If this woman wanted to go out she could have talked to her neighbors and trick or treat, I couldn’t even go out yesterday because there were still houses without power. It is not the end of the world we have to teach out children the importance of caring about others; people lost everything and she is worried about Halloween?? do me a favor read the news before posting!!
Rhinestone hard case for iphone 4 12.05.13 @ 6:15 pm I’m not so sure that a hard case will protect your phone better. Most of the hard cases I have seen don’t protect your phone from a drop on the floor at all. If the case is rigid, you will get little or no shock protection. On the other hand, silicone cases (and some hard cases) usually provide no screen protection, so you’ll probably want to add an screen protector.