When will Saturday Night Live Stop with the Outdated Lame New Jersey Jokes?

This was posted on AboutNewJersey.com's MySpace blog on May 14th, 2009.  I thought it would be good to repost it on our official blog, especially in light of  MTV's so-called reality show "Jersey Shore". Once again New Jersey was the butt of Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update jokes. They made jokes regarding anything from the supposed smell of...

MTV’s “Jersey Shore” Makes a Mockery of the REAL Jersey Shore

What is it about the negative media and constant negative erroneous stereotypes constantly being laid on New Jersey? From Saturday Night Live, to late night talk show hosts such as Conan O'Brien, to now MTV, New Jersey is under siege. Let me just say this right from the start - it is time for New Jerseyans - ALL New...

New Jersey’s Image – NJ pride

Well this is a speech I gave 5 years ago concerning New Jersey pride for the first Celebrate NJ Day.  I just found out yesterday while googling, that it was required reading for a  New Jersey History class at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Fairleigh Dickinson University Chris Rasmussen New Jersey History History 2443, section 21 History House (135 SUB Lane) Fall 2009 MWF...

Letter to Governor-Elect Chris Christie – Tourism and the Image of New Jersey

Dear Mr Christie - I wanted to congratulate you on your win. Hopefully now we can make some very necessary changes to New Jersey, and I hope for the better. I did want to point out to you the importance of tourism and the image that New Jersey portrays to the world. Everyone goes over the numbers - billion dollar industry,...

The Exporting of New Jersey

It's amazing - people get upset and say stop the exporting of America. The labor unions in particular are very supportive of this mantra. However, when it comes to our own state - everyone is silent. Of course most people don't look at this particular issue as "Exporting of New Jersey", but that is EXACTLY what...

4th of July and New Jersey

As some people know, in addition to the founder of AboutNewJersey.com, I am also the VP of the Princeton Battlefield Society - the official friends group of Princeton Battlefield State Park and I also do the website for the Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area. I am very involved with educating non-New Jerseyans as well as my...

NJ Devils Draft Party

Well on Friday June 20th I took a ride up to Newark for my first ever NJ Devils Draft Party at the Prudential Center. This was the first draft party to be hosted at the Devils new arena and I have to say it was fantastic and it was really made into a family event. Being the...

Lakewood BlueClaws Soccer Night with the New Jersey Ironmen

Last night I decided to go to the BlueClaws game. I'm not sure how many games I have attended this year, but I do really enjoy going to the games. In 2006, the year they won the South Atlantic League Championship against the Augusta GreenJackets, I attended nearly all the games. My cousin said i was their good...