Well, that’s it.  The towel has been thrown in.   John Corzine has been unseated as Governor of the State of New Jersey and has just given a great concession speech.

Sure, Corzine was a financier who may have been around at Goldman Sachs when the current recession was a spark in the eye of Wall Street, but at least he was honest.

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Newark Mayor Cory Booker has a tounge in cheek response to a Tonight Show joke about Newark.  I am sure this will be tossed back and forth for at least a few days.  My favorite part, forbidding Conan Obrien from flying into Newark Airport.

I think it’s a brilliant way to get his agenda across and defend the thousands of people who make fun of New Jersey all the time.

As a resident of Jersey City, the only thing our Mayor did when late night TV made fun of JC, was get drunk.  Which is what he allegedly does every night anyway.

Enjoy:

The current US President is a nerd.   Mr. Hodgman revealed that to the nation at the 2009 White House Correspondent’s dinner.  Here now, is proof:

(Via Gawker / Getty)

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