The corruption scandal that tore through Brooklyn and north Jersey last week had me on the edge of my seat along with everyone else in the metro NYC area, and I've greeted the followup stories with appropriate astonishment. (Organ trafficking with crooked rabbis and Jersey politicians? Seriously?! That sounds like the Sopranos AND the Wire! Where's the HBO development team when I need them?)
Anyway, rumors have begun circulating that Hoboken's mayor, who is accused of accepting a $25,000 bribe, may be announcing his resignation sometime tomorrow. However, I'm more interested in the idiotic widget that NBC's website is running next to their coverage of this breaking story. Readers are asked to "rate" the news in much the same way that Indian restaurants on 6th Street ask diners to rate their meals with those "how was the service?" cards. As of this writing, 67% of the respondents claim to be "thrilled", and 33% are "laughing", yet 0% report any sensations of fury, boredom, sadness, or intrigue. (As I recall from my last voyage to 6th Street, the options there are no less confusing. How does one distinguish between food that is "sumptuous" versus that which is merely "exquisite"?)
Meanwhile, at yesterday's council meeting in Jersey City, it seems that some WFMU fans were among the concerned citizens who showed up to pressure resignations from the accused. Pow to the people! [Screengrab via NJ.com]
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