Jon Rucini for State Comptroller '09

"REFLECTIONS" (published in the SECAUCUS REPORTER!!!!)

2009-09-16T22:51:00.000-04:00

"Reflections" / A New Poem by JON RUCINI (aka "Jonny Seasprout" - my "nick-name" from my time in THE MERCHANT MARINES!)
Reflections

We all see "reflections"

Sometimes they "make us happy"

Other times they "make us sad."

I saw a "reflection of a boat" TODAY

But I was not "by the sea"

I was not "in a lake"

Nor was I even "in the general vicinity of a body of water!"

I was PRAYING

The boat I saw was HIS LOVE

and it came to TAKE ME AWAY

Take me "to the place" where HE will "Show me Everything"

He said to me "Jonny Boy, you have Served Me well"

"You have served Your Country well"

"And now it is time to get on My Boat"

So I told him "Wait, m' Lord"

How could I "say Yes" or "no" at that moment?

I said "how could this be?"

As I am OLD "in number only!!!"

Still "sort of cute" and walking a FEW MILES A DAY!

I said "I am Not Ready, but only 'Say those Words' and I shall COMPLY"

He Looked at Me.

Like a GIANT KING except "more majestic"

He "stared at me with His Eyes"

So piercing, so "Heavenly Blue"

I choked up a bit. And he said:

"JON, not time 'to die'! Just want to "GIVE YOU A RIDE" on my boat!"

LOL! He "tricked me so!" Then I said WAIT A MINUTE! That rudder "doesn't comply with Merchant Marine standards!"

He tried to TEST ME! LOL!

Hope you "laughed" but "thought about things" AT THE SAME TIME! LOL!

-GodBless

Jon Rucini

Secaucus Reporter!!!

2009-09-15T10:04:00.000-04:00

One of my POEMS "might be published" in the "Secaucus Reporter"... VERY EXCITED! PLEASE "PRAY FOR ME!"

-God Bless
JR

"Running Up That Hill"

2009-08-26T10:40:00.004-04:00

Supporters -

"Big News" today! I am announcing my CANDIDACY in the NEW YORK STATE COMPTROLLER ELECTION for 2009! I am "running against" a man named DAVID YASSKY!

Notice "David Yassky"'s "youthfulness" and RELATIVE FEAR of "responsibility!"

Some things about "David Yassky" FRIGHTEN ME!

Some things about "David Yassky" should FRIGHTEN YOU "as well!" For instance:

1) "David Yassky" is a DemocRAT! (LOL)
Notice the "plague on words." LOL! Watch out "Cheese of Liberty!" LOL! (W-w-w-atch out now! LOL!) (an old "Merch' Marine" saying..."W-w-w-w-watch out now!" LOL!)

2) "David Yassky" is 41 years old...INEXPERIENCED to LIFE's LITTLE "things"!

3) For instance, "David Yassky" is not a veteran!
Notice the "pride" and "decorum" "David Yassky" will NEVER UNDERSTAND! LOL! (Laughing "at him" not at "The Corps")

Case In Point: "David Yassky" might be a NICE FELLOW...probably a KIND MAN...but NOT THE SORT OF PERSON WE NEED AS COMPTROLLER!!!

"I am that Person!"

"I am Your Buddy, Jon Rucini!" LOL! (Laughing "to show you how nice I am")

So GET OUT TO THE POLLS and "Vote For Me! Jon Rucini!"

Remember MY PLATFORM?! Here's a Link! (SUBSTITUTE "Ho-Ho-Kus" for "New York")

What I Can Do As Comptroller (CLICK HERE)!

GOD BLESS YOU! GOD BLESS "all of us who believe!"

JON RUCINI
YOUR PAL
2009 NEW YORK STATE COMPTROLLER CANDIDATE
MERCHANT MARINE VETERAN
PATRIOT
MAN OF COMPASSION AND CHARACTER
A NICE MAN

JON RUCINI OFFICIAL WIKIPEDIA PAGE

2009-05-20T15:33:00.004-04:00

Supporters,

We are now OFFICIALLY "so much closer" to making OUR DREAMS a REALITY!!!

My great CAMPAIGN TEAM (headed by "Mr. Tim Grisi") has asked the WIKIPEDIA TEAM to "make an article for me."

And guess what??? They said "YES!"

Take a look! "Please comment!"

Jon Rucini WikiPedia Page

-"click the link! LOL"

And spread this page to STEVE LONEGAN...hopefully "he can hear my voice yelling for a revolution!!!"

God Bless!!! HE HAS BLESSED ME AND CONTINUES TO BLESS ME ALWAYS!!!

-Jon Rucini
"so excited today!"

(But BACK TO WORK! LOL (at AutoZone))

TODAY'S "Inspiration"

2009-05-08T14:08:00.005-04:00

I beg of you, brethren, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You have done me no wrong; but you know that it was because of a bodily illness that I preached the gospel to you the first time; and that which was a trial to you in my bodily condition you did not despise or loathe, but you received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus Himself.

(GALATIANS 4:12-14)

Jon's Corner #29: "The Turn" (A Silly Poem!)

2009-05-05T15:50:00.003-04:00

Sort of BORED at AutoZone today. Not really "liking this job" too much. Decided to GET OPTIMISTIC (How could I though when My Lover is gone & some of my Buddies (PULASKI'S LEGION! MISS YOU GUYS!) are with her?) So I wrote a COMEDY poem! Hope you "enjoy and comment!"

"The Turn"
by Jon Seasprout

Coffee, coffee, everywhere
And not a drop to drink
Coffee, coffee, motor oil
Plates lie stacked in sink.

The breakroom inside AutoZone
Enough to make me mad
The breakroom and the restroom both
Do not display The Flag!!!

AutoZone is full of mud
And grime and dirt and steam
AutoZone is run by boys
And I'm a Merch' Marine!

My boss is not a veteran
And neither is his son
My boss will never go to war
Or know what I have done!

I fight to keep my pictures hanging
Right outside my locker
The boys, they call me Rookie Jon
They steal my lunch and water!

But just last week I planned revenge
Enough to drain their leisure
I dropped my tools and hit the ground
And fell into "a seizure!"

They screamed and yelled and called for help
The manager was praying
They screamed until the ambulance came
So many tears were raining!

'Twas then I stole the show, you see
I really let them have it
I grabbed my hat and tugged my boots
They fell into a panic

The manager cried "Thank you Lord
for answering my wishes!"
And I just laughed right at the man
I was, indeed, "in stitches."

"You fools!" I screamed at the garage
And all its "other" workers
"You thought I had a seizure, eh?
Well, I played dead on purpose!"

No one laughed or spoke to me
The manager was bitter
I went into the breakroom and
I spent the day on Twitter.

GOD BLESS YOU! COMMENT FOR ME PLEASE! LOL!

Jon's Corner #28: Need "YOUR HELP!"

2009-05-04T15:16:00.004-04:00

Supporters,

I'm thinking about BUYING A NEW TV. Sort of "shopping around the market" right now and could sure "use" your help!

Notice the "science vs. romance" juxtaposition! So confused - don't know where "to begin!"

Please send me a COMMENT with suggestions. Not really sure if I would be able to BUY AMERICAN, but I would "really like to." You can also send me a TWITTER at http://twitter.com/jonrucini.

God Bless You and Your Insights and His Influence on Your Insights,

Jon Rucini
2009 Republican New Jersey State Comptroller Candidate
Pulaski's Legion Veteran

Jon's Corner #27: Some "Streams of consciousness"

2009-05-02T10:24:00.002-04:00

**"I see blue skies" (A Modern PoEm by) Jonny Seasprout

Note: "Can't get the words together" in my head lately. So much COGNITIVE DISSONANCE (LOL NOT SURE "what that is," someone TOLD ME ABOUT IT!).

I see blue skies and sunshine out
of one window and dark clouds and
the lightning shoots out of another
another
another
All these people raining
d
o
w
n
On me BREATHING ME IN and "SPitting ME OUT!!!"
CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE REALLY!

I see less blue skies and more
OTHERLY
things - clouds, trees falling & burning, burning trees, branches, children, bushes,

ARMAGEDDON everywhere and me
sitting patiently
WAiting for His word

-He will Guide me -

This I'm sure
I'm sure I'm sure I'm cocksure
so MANY people led to the end
The blind multitude who MISHANDLED THEIR LEADER
now paying the ultimate of $prices

Little houses burning across the countryside
TYRANNY - rebellion against this
BUT
The chosen will lead!

I see more lightning out my window
I see an alien outside my window
I see more aliens in the lightning

I WILL RETURN TO MY LOVER
I WILL TAKE POWER

but the little houses will
f
a
l
l

down

into the sea

Because they have TAKEN TO "otherly thoughts"

What a time to be an "other!"
What a sound, the gnashing of their teeth!
They have no comfort here!
Pray for their souls!

MILLICENT
Take me with you
The lightning shoots from your mouth to mine
And my heart cannot take the voltage
The little aliens tell me "Jonny boy, get a grip"

BUT I can't handle this without you, Mil'
Your lightning bolts soothe me
I am born again in their radiance
I am anew
Life anew
A new me
Renew me
Soothe me, Mil'

**NOW LIGHTNING SHOOTS FROM 'BOTH WINDOWS'**

YOU HAVE LEFT ME!~
MIL IS GONE
CAN'T SHAKE THESE FEVER IMAGES
SO MUCH AT STAKE IN THIS
MY SOUL IN THE BALANCE
BURNING IN THE FLAMES
LITTLE HOUSES FALLING DOWN
A
L
I
E
N
S
OUTSIDE MY WINDOW!

CAN'T GO ONNNNNNNNNNNN

(but I still love you, MIl')
(always yours.)

(jon.ny. seas.pro.ut)

Jon's Corner #26: Some ROMANTIC Poetry

2009-04-27T13:16:00.009-04:00

**"When I 'Think of You'"
**by Jonny Seasprout

Note: "Can you figure out who" this poem is about? LOL (not telling!)

Sometimes I hide
From the dangers of life
Away from the night
In perpetual light

But

Like millions of marbles
Stepped on by elephants
These fears SHATTER -

When I think "of you."

Sometimes I find myself
"Stuck in a moment
That (I) can't get out of"
And I want to run

But

Like a frosty milkshake
Placed in a thermal bag or a canteen filled with ice
I remain cool

When I think "of you."

Sometimes I lie in bed
Stuck
Running my fingers through my flowing locks
Thinking of you

But

Like an angered detective on assignment
I spring from my post
And try to find you

When I think "of you."

Sometimes I think of you when I'm speaking from the podium
At Four Spoons Diner in Ho-Ho-Kus
And I think about how you used to tell me:
"Jonnie Boy, stick to the script!"

But

Like the great masters of locution
I find the courage to spin webs of rich words
And give birth to smiles

When I think "of you."

Sometimes I lose things
Names, places, thoughts
And I even forget to search for those things
Or that I lost them in the first place

But

I remember your touch, always.
I remember the way "your hair would grace the nape of your neck
as if it was suspended in some sort of devotional worship
to your unencumbered spirit"
I will never forget "your delicate nature"
Or "how you would remind me to leave my keys on the hook"
So I "wouldn't lose them for the fifth time."

I am so inspired

When I "think of you."

EMERGENCY POST #1: "Can't BEAlieve It..."

2009-04-26T10:47:00.006-04:00

Just "heard the news" from my neighbor...

Notice how happy she was.
She is gone.
Bea is gone.

"Can't believe my ears" sometimes. "Bea Arthur" was a big part of my life from '64-'74 (during my time in the MERCHANT MARINES ("Pulaski's Legion! MISS YOU!") ). As a "matter of fact" I honed some of my work tricks while trying to get out of MESS HALL DUTY aboard the "USS Delaware" by "accidentally locking myself in the ship's ammunition room" where I hid a small television. Unfortunately, this television DIDN'T WORK - it was "so broken".

Notice the lighting in this shot. I could have "done better" with the APERTURE CONTROL on my camera!

Even though it was "so broken", it served to "reminded me" of the days (and nights! LOL! This will "make sense" once you FINISH THE SENTENCE!) I spent with "my Millie" where we DISCUSSED THINGS and had YOUTHFUL PERVERSIONS while watching the television show "Gold and Girls" in which BEA ARTHUR played a hardline matriarch who tried to "organize her friends" to "become her servants."

Notice her "regal posturing." Milli used to say "DON'T MESS WITH ME, JONNIE BOY!" I could almost hear her saying that when I see this picture. "Not sure why." But MISS YOU MILLI! Also MISS YOU BEA! Thanks for the memories! (Both of you!) (Sometimes "hate G-d so much!" for stealing both of you!) ("Just kidding Lord!" Love You!)

Anyway, I thought I would share with you a "going-away" gift that CPRL. STEVE DeWOSS from "Colt's Neck, NJ" made for me after our tour on the USS DELAWARE had ended. He knew how much I "reminisced" about "Gold and Girls" and my time with Milli and how much it all MEANT TO ME. God Bless Him for His Work made possible by His Power! (This is "erotic!" LOL!)

Notice the "gifts He maketh but taketh away from us."

Hope this post "helps me cope."

God Bless You,

Jon Rucini
A Fan of Bea Arthur
A Fan of Life

Jon's Corner #25: My New Job!

2009-04-22T13:05:00.007-04:00

Supporters,

"GUESS WHAT?"

Notice how it's almost like they're saying "WHAT IS YOUR PLAN, JON?" LOL!

I "got a job" at AUTOZONE in Ho-Ho-Kus!

Notice the use of foliage as a frame in this picture...I certainly have been "honing my freelance photography" skills! (And KEEPING BUSY with "other things," LOL! Didn't just "take pictures" all the time while UNEMPLOYED!)

The pay is "OK" as I'm making a LITTLE LESS than I did at A.C. Mo__e (Can't TALK ABOUT THEM "too much" because of "the legalities"). The people are "very nice" and so far have OPENED UP to having an "older man w/ a cute face" as their co-worker (LOL! Wait until we "get to know one another" and I show them my work tricks! LOL! I can "imagine it now"... "WHERE'S JON?"..."Oh! Looks like he is UNCONSCIOUS! Call "9/11"! (sleeping on tires!))

Notice how "warm" the staff is at AutoZone. This is a picture from the EMPLOYEE HANDSBOOK but I can imagine this same sort of scene taking place during one of my aforementioned "work tricks."

My boss is OK. His name is "Stephen." I found this picture of him NEAR THE CUSTOMER "rest center" (where I am assigned to TALK TO CUSTOMERS about their "car concerns").

Notice Boss Stephen' pride. He always seems proud. Wonder if he "served" and "saw the sh_t I saw" during combat detail!

Boss Stephen (pronounced "Stef-en") said I would make a "great contribution right off the bat" because of my EXPERIENCE with the Merchant Marines! He listened to my story about DOING TUNE-UPS (lol, NOT A "drug") while on Combat Patrol in "Laos." I also talked with him about the "sort of engines" the Merchants use ... for Instance, In PULASKI'S "LEGION" we worked with TR-303's, SPR90's, BlueBoy88's and "MANY OTHER TYPES OF MOTORS!"

Notice the sort of "detail" a Merchant Marine vet would know about motors! Miss those days!

Anyway, I hope things go "well." Sort of glad I'm not at A.C. Mo__e anymore because the people seem "much nicer" than some of the people at A.C. Mo__e. Also, we have "benefits" -- 401,000 "different benefits" according to Boss Lewis -- which is something A.C. Mo__e DIDN'T HAVE!

Wish me luck! And "write me a comment" so I can TELL YOU MORE!

God Bless You And Your Dreams As He Has Blessed Me and Continues To Bless!

-Jon Rucini

Quick Thoughts: Flag Day [via BlackBerry]

2009-04-18T11:08:00.003-04:00

June 14 2009

"CAN'T WAIT!!!"

-jon
[via BlackBerry]

Jon's Corner #24: It Must Be Easter!

2009-04-13T16:06:00.003-04:00

WHAT A DAY HE MADE FOR ME!

I started by attending the "Easter Church Service" at First Presbyterian in "Ridgewood, NJ." VERY NICE PLACE! Welcoming & clean and RELATIVELY NON-OTHERLY.

Mass was "a little on the long side (LOL) (not laughing at Him, more of an "observational chuckle")" as "Pastor Bert Watkins" tried his hand at some comedic gestures during the SERMON! Here's an "excerpt" from his sermon:

"TOP TEN REASONS WHY EASTER IS IMPORTANT.

Reasons for celebrating Easter (least important listed first).

-Department stores would have no “big” occasion for new clothing sales.
-The chocolate industry would collapse.
-Basket production would grind to a halt.
-Many chickens would be out of work.
-The Season of Spring would have no real holiday occasion.
-Our church Special Easter Offering Envelopes (mailed to you with a letter ) can double your contribution, thanks to a matching gift.
-There would be no Christmas! Christmas joy is Easter joy read backwards to the birth of Jesus. Both Christmas and Easter tell us that the joy of knowing Christ is twofold.

First, there is Power: Resurrection Power! Power to pray for healing, reconciliation, financial help, employment, strength, understanding and inner peace. If Christ’s power didn’t work in a practical way, we wouldn’t want to be Christians.

Secondly, there is Promise: “Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the world.” No one wants to be alone in this life, physically, mentally or spiritually. Isolation is torture. We need to know that someone cares for us and loves us, imperfect as we are, even to “the end.” We need someone to love us unconditionally. When the love of others fails us, Christ’s love remains steadfast to perk us up, pick us up and help us to begin, anew.

A popular television character (an angel) asked a priest, “Do you believe that God can give second chances? How about 100th chances? 1,000th chances?” The priest replied, “I know that God… believes that!” Easter is the Season of Second Chances, 1,000th chances. It is a time when we are reminded that Christ voluntarily died for us to assure us that we are so loved, that we can always enter the Spring season of life and begin anew.

We need only draw close to him. - Pastor Bert Watkins"

LOL! "What does that even mean?" - (something my co-workers say to me a lot!)

I think he needs to "Stick to the script!" and leave the HUMOR behind. As a VETERAN (Pulaski's Legion -- Miss You Guys!) I was offended by "his overall tone" and some of the looks he gave at the OLDER AMERICANS as we took a few minutes to leave the aisles after "the mass" had ended.

Might not EVER return to First Presbyterian. If there is a better church, please LET ME KNOW!

God Bless You for All You Do For Me and All He Does For Us, Believers,

J.R.

Jon's Corner #23: When Will It Happen to Me?

2009-04-10T13:21:00.010-04:00

Thought I would "take the opportunity" to explain to MY SUPPORTERS exactly "what I've been up to" during the past month.

***Let me begin by saying Things have been VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME.

First (1), I was "RELEASED" by AC MOORE as part of the same "budget cuts" that took Sylvia's job away (Still miss you! Remember the good times always! Remember when we "ruined things" in the pottery aisle!)

Notice how "unwelcoming" things have become!

Next (2), I was told by "George" (owner of FOUR SPOONS DINER in Ho-Ho-Kus) to "stop having my press conferences and meet-and-greets in his diner" -- "OR ELSE!"

Notice how George is TOO CHEAP to put mustard bottles on the tables at Four Spoons!? Never really "liked it there" anyway!

Finally (I HOPE) (3), I haven't received ANY MESSAGES from "Steve Lonegan" or "Chris Christie" about my COMPTROLLER CANDIDACY or ENDORSEMENTS!

Notice how "there are so many letters" yet "none of them are for me" and NONE are "from 'Steve Lonegan' or 'Chris Christie.'"

***Now let me talk about How HE has helped me with HIS Guidance!

I was just "sitting around" the other day in Ho-Ho-Kus Square and I remembered something. It was the title of "a movie" Millicent and I used to watch "when we were being so young and foolish!" It was called IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU.

Notice how looking at the type of actors chosen for this film makes you think "It Can't Happen to Others?" LOL!

*****And I became POSITIVE!***** because IT WILL HAPPEN TO ME! He Said So!

May He Bless,

J.R.

Youth Rally in Scranton, PM (3/14)

2009-03-04T14:47:00.003-05:00

Dear JonSquad members,

Join Rucini Interstate Campaign Director Tim Grisi for a town hall/meet-and-greet at "McKenna Restaurant" on 3/14 at noon sharp. Mr. Grisi will answer any questions you may have regarding the Rucini campaign, as well as present an area-exclusive screening of Mr. Rucini's 2006 documentary Why I'm Here: A Patriot's Handbook. Tickets are $15 advance/$23 at the door.

All interested parties should contact:

Gayle Derbyshire, Communications Director
Jon Rucini for New Jersey and Americans
(201) 637-6855
jonrucini@gmail.com

God Bless!
-Rucini Campaign Worker #294

Jon's Corner #22: My "REAL CAMPAIGN SONG!"

2009-03-02T22:20:00.004-05:00

Dear Supporters,

Turns out GAYLE thought she could "stick her nose in my business" and write MY CAMPAIGN SONG.

But as "any of you know," I am QUITE the lyricist (familiar with "Jon Seasprout?" LOL!!!)

So here's my "OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN SONG"

(to the tune of "You're A Grand Ol' Flag" by Christopher Columbus)
(Click this! and THEN read my lyrics!!!)

I'm a comp-troll-er
And I work for the peo-
-ple who pledge to support our great state!

I'm the leader of!
The land you love!
I will clean up the beaches and bays!

When you see me out
With my posse about
And I'm riding a horse on parade,

Be sure to wave!
Or say hello!
To a son of the U-S-A!

(Verse 2)

I'm a vet-er-an
'Cause I fought for your rights
On the beach of a far-away land!

I watched my friends die!
And on Four July
I am feted and swooned by a band!

It's important that
You remember this fact
When you're casting your ballot in May!

There's no question of
My loyal love
Of the Flag of the U-S-A!

(Verse Three) (Final Verse) ("TAKING IT HOME!!!" LOL!!!)

So you're wondering why
Every year I do try
To be-come el-ec-ted by the State?

Here's the reason why!
I'll tell you why!
Just listen, and tell all your "mates!"

I trust the Lord
And to me He informed
Of His special and Masterly Plan

"My son, dear Jon
You will become
A comptroller, proud and great!"

JON RUCINI! 2009! "SAFE MODE!"

Jon's Corner #21: "I pack'd everything I ev'r own'd..."

2009-02-16T12:52:00.003-05:00

"I pack'd everything I ev'r own'd"
By Jon Seasprout

NOTE: This is an "erotic" poem about WHY I'm "running for office" LOL!

I pack'd everything I ev'r own'd
And kissed fair Millicent a sweet good-bye
"Where do you roam" asked Milli', face of stone
"Pulaski's Legion" I, in haste, replied

We touched again and slowly I did strip
The morning cloth away from Milli's hide
We ravished and into her soul I slipp'd
But left before the morning cock could cry.

I pack'd fresh tobacco in my cheek
and spat a spit in bitter countenance
My Milli, left to squalor by the creek
Bereft, a shadow of her elegance.

For far away the horns of war did sound
As if propelled by Zeus' mighty breath
The Viet Cong encroach'd on our grounds
'Twas then I swore I saw the Face of Death.

"Behold the Rebel Army," Death so spake
With terror eyes and crimson teeth of spikes
"And now, Rucini, I bid you not to wake
But sleep amongst the dead, eternal night."

"For Freedom!" thus I shouted in response
And drove my sabre through the spectre's side
"For Homeland!" as the golden dagger launch'd
Into the Reaper's bony heart of pride.

"For Milli!" my last breath, a somber prayer
As Death lie vanquished on the forest floor
And so, 'twas Jon Rucini, firm and fair
Who slaughtered Death so we could live some more.

In time the battle rage'd across the field
But to my Millicent I did return
When asked of why I chose to drop my shield
I spoke the words protestor's ears do burn.

"For I, upon a day so bleak and sour
Confronted by the vestiges of Death
Did taketh God's fair clock and change the hour
To spare you all from taking final breath."

So thus I ruled the land for far and wide
And mothers named their first-borns Jon and sung
"We giveth to you, Jon, our civic pride
And ask of you, fair Comptrollate, to Run."

Jon's Corner #20: Movie Wish List!

2009-02-15T21:32:00.002-05:00

This won't be "much of a LIST" but more of a REQUEST FOR BOOTLEG! (LOL, shouldn't be "writing that" in public)

The name of my "most desired film" is PROUD AMERICAN!

(How "appropro!")

There's a SUBSTANTIAL scene at the "Merchant Marine" HQ (where I was stationed with "Pulaski's Legion."

SEE FOR YOURSELF!

Jon's Corner #19: Poetry [via BlackBerry]

2009-02-07T15:31:00.003-05:00

“We met upon the dew-drenched glen”
by Jon Seasprout

We met upon the dew-drenched glen and passed
The hours drifting in the mist and haze
Your fingernails, such luminescent shells
Did bring my mind to Milli’s salad days.

‘Twas then I heeded Mother Nature’s call
With Millicent I found the Sacred Glen
Encapsulated by her spindly legs
With vigor I produced our first children.

She pawed at me in jest with colored nails
Some lavender, some opalescent shades
“Our consummation dares to break the state;
We cannot be, adieu!” to me she bade.

Now three-and-twelve years later, Milli’s gone
But you, Amelia, my fairest rose
Do comfort me in ways so alien
While wearing Millicent’s exquisite clothes.

At gloaming time the winds do send their gales
Through brush and branches, sill and doorway frame
When passing through this Aeolian harp
I sweareth Zeus does speak and shout your name.

“Amelia!” atop the spiral stairs
Progressing down the broad and meadow’d lane
“Amelia!” the apex of the fork
Dividing country roads do split and stray.

Amelia, of this I plead to you
In resolute and somber sacristy
Do break the promise of your father’s lot
Accept this jewel’d ring and marry me.

Jon's Corner #18: More Poetry [via BlackBerry]

2009-02-06T10:47:00.003-05:00

(PREFACE: Sitting around on this WONDERFUL day...got "inspired"]

DRUMS OF LIFE
by Jon Seasprout

I walk around my lovely town
I stroll from park to tavern*
Along the way I hear the drums
So rapturous they clatter!

In two by two and three by three
The fifes and bags approach me
“Will you please,” the leader asks,
“save our fair New Jersey?”

I bait my breath and clench my fists
My senses, overwhelming
Enraged by thoughts of corporate greed
And thus I got to telling:

“Son,” I cried, my sword unsheathed
“I must confess my temper
Doth fill my veins with curs’d rage
Enough to melt December.

“Alas, I strive to not imbibe
Instead to quench our brothers
By cleaning bays and garbage days
And getting rid of others.”

His mate did strike the tabor once
And doing so in vigor
Shook the town of Ho-Ho-Kus
Awake and quite a-titter.

“A-ho, kind sir,” said flutist boy,
A dandy young companion.**
“What thinkest thou of those who plow
and work at our command’n?”

Thus I began my diatribe
Against the foreign peoples;
Their curly hair and dull’d stares
And smells and bodies feeble.

My words stretched north to AC Moore
A dapper shop boutique!
The townsmen came with muskets lower’d
And daggers in their teeth.

“Bring out the moors,” they pleaded forth
“Who sully our fair state!
And strike it, tabor, strike once more
For Jon, our Comptrollate!”

“Be still,” I bade, and sheath’d my sword,
“The time, it is upon us.
To vote, my friends, to sway the gods***
Of name, fair Democritus.

“He spoketh forth of resurrect
To me in dreams so private.
He spoketh of my townsmen clad
In gold, fair Democritus!

“He spoketh of the riches that
Would flow forth from the river
That feeds us, oh fair Ho-Ho-Kus
To you I will deliver!”

The townsmen sent tremendous tears
They flowed for miles of mania
Across the woods and down the slopes
And into Pennsylvania.

The fair folk there, the salt-of-Earth
Did greet me some weeks later,
I was, they yelled, with souls a-swelled
Their fairest liberator.

So now I plead with you, my faithful
Friends and righteous doers,
Lend your muskets and your daggers
Make me your Comptroller!

*to "talk to 'friends,'" not to IMBIBE!
**in the PLATONIC sense!
***Here is an example of "METAPHOR." This is not true! THERE IS "only one!"

Press Release (OFFICIAL)

2009-02-02T16:34:00.001-05:00

Friends,

I thought it's "about time" I let you know about me. So I had my OFFICE ATTENDANTS draft up a little press release. Sorry for the BOILERPLATE nature of the text; those of you who are familiar with me on a PERSONAL level (no innuendo intended!!!) might think, "Oh, Jon is a PEOPLE person, why isn’t he writing me a PERSONAL note" or "Jon loves talking to 'big crowds,’ why not have a RALLY or a SPECIAL-INTERESTS meeting?”

Well unfortunately, friends, this is going to have “to do” for the time being. As always FEEL FREE to send me a message at

jonrucini@gmail.com (all one word, no spaces).

So on to the FORM LETTER!

//

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Local Politician Seeking Office in Trenton, Running on “The Right Stuff”

Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey – February 2, 2009 – In a sociopolitical climate of great uncertainty, despair becomes the order of the day. Foreboding phrases and doom-and-gloom prophecies fill headlines on slanted newspapers while paychecks dwindle and cupboards run dry. Over 500,000 Americans are out of work since the fourth fiscal quarter of 2008; it is clear that times are, indeed, changing.

The prophet Isaiah once wrote: “A Phoenix will rise / from the ashes and save / the light from the night / and return the day / to those who wait.” Jon Rucini, a fifty-four-year-old retired Merchant Marine officer and Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey native, had this motto inscribed on his biceps by a fellow officer during the “Greetings Saitama ‘71” peacetime tour of Japan.

“He did a nice job, and I’ll never forget the helpful words from the great prophet,” Mr. Rucini remarked over a cup of coffee at Ho-Ho-Kus’ Four Spoons Diner.

It is clear that Mr. Rucini might as well have had those words tattooed on his heart.

To the uninitiated, Jon Rucini is a gregarious, salt-of-the-Earth American who mysteriously announced his intent to serve New Jersey as State Comptroller during a church-sponsored 40-hour fast/pasta dinner last April. But to his closest friends and supporters, of whom Mr. Rucini affectionately refers to as “The Jon Squad,” Mr. Rucini is a noteworthy force in New Jersey politics. Gaining notoriety during his 1997 sit-in protest of commercial construction in residential Ho-Ho-Kus (resulting in the construction of an A.C. Moore boutique hardware shop, where Mr. Rucini now works as an associate manager) Rucini has coerced politicos from Teaneck to Trenton with his working-class ideology and no-frills approach to conflict resolution.

“My father served in the Final War. My grandfather served in the Great War. My great-grandmother worked on flags with Dolly Madison. Patriotism runs up and down my family’s tree,” said Mr. Rucini during a recent address at the Ho-Ho-Kus Veterans of Foreign Wars “Snowflake Gala” fundraiser.

If you are a politician looking for an experienced, well-intentioned State Comptroller to fill your bill, or if you would like Mr. Rucini to speak at your college or university, please refer to the contact information at the bottom of this press address.

Stay on the lookout for Mr. Rucini in the future as “Jon Goes to Trenton!”

Contact:
Gayle Derbyshire, Communications Director
Jon Rucini for New Jersey and Americans
(973) 632-8365
jonrucini@gmail.com

ENDS

quick thoughts [via BlackBerry]

2009-02-01T01:17:00.002-05:00

having trouble sleeping. thinkgin about this COMPTROLLER POSITION.

will mr. Lonegan ever return my Mail?>

I need Your help. I need for Yu to send AS MANY MAILS TO LONEGAN as possible.

God Bless You, I hope this situation "turns around."

-Jon

[via BlackBerry}

PROFILING JON #1 - Television Watching!

2009-01-31T16:22:00.006-05:00

Hello AMERICANS!

Thank you for your "continued support" of my campaign. I would like to offer some insight about myself! The first segment I'd like to do in the PROFILING JON is a Likes/Dislikes in TELEVISION.

There are some shows out there which promote AMERICAN VALUES and there are some that "do not". Let me help me help you become a better citizen of NEW JERSEY and the Great Land of One Nation UNDER GOD.

BAD SHOW:

I originally thought this show was about the magic of the pro-life movement and the importance of FAMILY VALUES - SOmething that both me and STEVE LONEGAN can appreciate! However, after setting my "tiVO" to record one week, I was appalled! I soon learned that this show was about breaking family TIES, SLEEPING AROUND (on afternoon TV?! OUR CHILDREN ARE IN DANGER!), and MURDER (a violation of one of the TEN COMMANDMENTS!).

BAD SHOW:

Many people ENJOY THIS SHOW, but all I see when I watch this show is GOVERNMENT HANDOUTS! IT IS NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE GOVERNMENT TO LIFT UP THE "OTHER" CLASS! This is NOT SOCIALISM! It is not about DISTRIBUTING THE WEALTH! When I see this show, all I think is corrupt politics. As Milli once said, "THERE AIN'T NOTHIN THAT'S FREE IN THIS WORLD!" While something like this may seem free, SOMEONE HAD TO PAY FOR THOSE RESOURCES TO BUILD THE HOUSE!

Some people have told me to be compassionate to the people. To them I say: if your house was destroyed by a hurricane, it was HIS will. It is a challenge to you to BUILD UP sent from HIM. Bob Saget (spelling) isn't supposed to come to your house and help you make a new one! But speaking of Bob Saggett...

GOOD SHOW

This show is AMERICAN. It does show "weakness" to other countries and that we have our flaws, but after failing to OVERTURN ROE V. WADE, there is nothing like coming home and watching a new "show" of AMERICAN COMEDY!

As one can tell from viewing the "photo", this was a screen shot from a foreign country. Our VALUES ARE REACHING OTHER COUNTRIES!

God Bless America!!

GOOD SHOW:

Jack Bauer should be running for OFFICE. Torture is A NECESSITY IN SOME SITUATIONS. If the world was run by CTU we would be a SAFER NATION!

Thank You!

Keep reading the bloggings!

God Bless,

Rucini-Lonegan in 09!

Jon's Corner #17: The "REAL" Way to Stimulate This Economy

2009-01-31T14:06:00.005-05:00

Hello friends! It's been such a "long time!" I've been busy with a bunch of things though, things like:

-work, work, and MORE WORK! (at the A.C. MOORE in Ho-Ho-Kus)
Notice the improperly-queued shopping carts. "I DIDN'T DO THAT!!!" (a FAMOUS line of mine amongst my co-workers)

-home improvement
Notice Granny Rucini's "lost" China under the spigot in the background. Now, I didn't PERSONALLY work on this -- let's just say "OTHER" people did it! LOL

-picture-taking
Notice the pronounced detail and crisp resolution in this piece. I purchased this HIGH-IMPEDANCE BULLHORN for my UPCOMING "campaigning blitzkreig." Details to come.

BUT most importantly, I've been CONTEMPLATING SOME "things."
Notice my new jacket, purchased through the Land's End "LAY-A-WAY" program! I'm thinking -- WHO WILL SAVE THIS BEACH/BAY? And I hear Him say back to me in His voice, "John, I made you in My image, and I WILL HELP MAKE YOU COMPTROLLER!" Love Him!

I've been thinking about WHO I will work with in "Trenton" to bring me the power I DESIRE. I need a MAN who is READY TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE with my most important issues -- namely,

1) INCREASING GARBAGE COLLECTION IN "NICE" NEIGHBORHOODS
Notice the INCREASE IN OVERALL NATIONALIST SENTIMENT in AREAS OF IMPROVED SANITATION! Took me "a while" to come up with THAT TURN OF PHRASE!

2) FIXING UP THE BEACHES AND BAYS
Notice the dangerous filth, probably discarded by people with "OTHER" intent. Took this in Lavallette during my (regrettable) joint campaigning tour with Zalom Zalinsky. I HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN WHAT YOU SAID, ZALOM!

3) REDUCING "OTHERS"
Notice the POTENTIAL of this possible scenario.

4) STIMULATING THE ECONOMY
Notice the HIGH STANDARDS of our "golden age." I WILL RE-INSTATE THIS CLASSIC DRESS CODE IN ALL "other" TOWNS!

After much thought, I have selected STEVE LONEGAN TO BE MY RUNNING PARTNER.
Notice his "everyman" appeal. You can feel "NORMAL" around this man!

Steve Lonegan IS THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE ECONOMY. According to Steve Lonegan's OFFICIAL POLITICAL BLOGUESITE, he successfully

1. "[FROZE SPENDING] for twelve years -- far below the inflation rate and municipal tax hikes stayed below the cost of living as well."
Notice the "TRANSMOGRIFYING POWERS" Mr. Lonegan possesses. How did he do that?!

2. "[F]iled a lawsuit against Governor of New Jersey Christine Whitman."
Note: Something I thought of FIRST, but "never got around" to doing!

3. "[F]iled a third lawsuit in New Jersey Superior Court in Bergen County against Governor Jon Corzine and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority."
Note: ANOTHER IDEA OF MINE! I guess the old saying is true: GREAT MINDS "think of like."

Even with all these MIRACLES on his record, it is obvious STEVE LONEGAN NEEDS ME to be his **COMPTROLLER**. Why? Well, "PULL UP A CHAIR" and let me TELL YOU WHY!

1) According to his OFFICIAL POLITICAL BLOGUESITE, Steve Lonegan "was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa at the age of 14, and is now legally blind."
How will he spot the AREAS THAT NEED IMPROVEMENT without my help?! How will he FIND and REMOVE the "OTHER" problem facing this State without MY HELP?!

2) According to his OFFICIAL POLITICAL BLOGUESITE, Steve Lonegan "is a Roman Catholic."
How will he learn about Him properly without MY HELP?!

3) According to his OFFICIAL POLITICAL BLOGUESITE, Steve Lonegan "is looking for a comptroller."
How will he CONTROL THE MINDS AND BODIES OF THE STATE WITHOUT ME?!

The answer, friends, is obvious. Steve Lonegan needs Jon Rucini. We can be "HEROES!" (Like Dana Bowy said).
Notice how Dana Bowy uses "well-defined cheekbones" and "bizarre expressions" to achieve the rare "NON-OTHER OTHERLY LOOK." Frightening! I'm considering taking down this picture when elected.

SO, friends, please email Steve at:

infoNJ@afphq.org

and send him THIS FORM LETTER -

Dear Honorable State Leader Steve Lonegan,

Please designate JON RUCINI (Republican, Ho-Ho-Kus) as COMPTROLLER under your STATE GOVERNOR ADMINISTRATION. Jon has a long career of public service. He is willing to FIGHT to bring our State BACK TO THE "PROMISED LAND."

You can read more about Jon at http://jonrucini.blogspot.com (ALL ONE WORD).

Thank you and CAN'T WAIT UNTIL YOU'RE ELECTED TO OFFICE (with Jon by YOUR SIDE, leading the way. With you.)

Sincerely,
[YOUR NAME HERE]

Until then, God Bless You For Reading and I'm Glad To Be Back and Enjoy Your Sunday Mass!

-Jon Rucini

Jon's Corner #16: Campaign Notes and Thoughts

2009-01-06T01:46:00.003-05:00

My supporters,

I spent "a lot of time" this CHRISTMAS holiday thinking about things like HOPE and CHANGE and "Matthew Boxer." I know in my heart that I am the PERSON WHO WILL BRING THESE THINGS to select areas of New Jersey. But I must admit, even after asking for His help, I could not "wrap my head" around the question -- "How exactly do I become STATE COMPTROLLER?"

Maybe my head-wrapping problems stem from the indisputable fact that I am "NORMAL." Notice the "OTHER" with her NEATLY-WRAPPED HEAD (LOL! A PLAGUE ON WORDS IF THERE EVER WAS ONE!)

So I went to "Six Forks" dinner in Ho-Ho-Kus last week and spoke to "George Philipousiolous," the OWNER. He said:

"Jon, I support YOU!"

George's "kind words" made me realize something IMPORTANT.

If I could reach "GEORGE," then I could most likely reach "ERNIE ANASTOS," the PATRON SAINT of NEW JERSEY DINER OWNERS!

Notice Ernie's "can-do spirit!"

I learned some sad news friends, and I unfortunately have to BREAK IT TO THE BLOG WORLD that "Ernie Anastos" is CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE (his "secretary" told me so).

I will continue to wait, however, and hope that He grants me the strength to meet "Ernie Anastos" and let the warmth of "Mr. Anastos's" soul shine down on me through His perpetual light and guidance and He will walk with me through the tumult of fame and the sorrowful lanes of despair.

"I will bring Ernie Anastos to you, Jon!" - J_sus Ch_ist (can't write His NAME in VEINS!)

Until next time, Pray for Him so that He May Grant your Wishes in His Name with His Large Staff and Myrth-covered Blanket of Love,

Jon Rucini

P.S. here is some "FAN ART" a young supporter from PALISADES PARK sent me!
(P.P.S Given his hometown, I'm surprised to see that he is not from the "OTHER" side of town! LOL)

Notice his message of hope. May He bless him!

ONE MORE DAY [via BlackBerry]

2008-12-24T15:17:00.001-05:00

I CAN'T WAIT!!!

-jon
[via BlackBerry]

Jon's Corner #15: What I CAN DO as "COMPTROLLER"

2008-12-23T16:45:00.001-05:00

Friends,

I thought this story would help "lift your spirits" during these HOLY DAYS and maybe help to "KEEP THE BAD THOUGHTS AWAY" when we think about what Christ did for "US" over 2,009 YEARS AGO.

"I DIED FOR YOU!" - Jesus. Notice WHERE he is providing the most light - HIS CHOSEN LAND (United States of America).

Today at work (the Ho-Ho-Kus A.C. MOORE) my boss Leon made me watch a tape entitled

HELPING YOURSELF: THE POWER OF POSITIVITY

In this "videocassette," a SELF-HELP GURU by the name of "Bijan Anjomi" talked about a number of interesting things. Let's just say he "peaked my interests!"

The guru himself (thank you Guru!). Notice the Guru's "OTHERLY" appearance. This is only acceptable because he is a GURU, and not a FREELOADER

I went home and my head was abuzz with "positive thoughts," but I LACKED "focus."

Notice the saturation of possibility metaphorised in this illustration of mental disarray. This is how I "felt."

It was then that I recalled what

Guru Anjomi

said:

"Throughout history, cultures have believed in the sacred power of words" - GURU ANJOMI.

So I sat down and "made a list."

"THINGS I CAN DO AS COMPTROLLER"
By Jon Rucini
(Editor's note: some of these may seem "familiar," but no one can ever criticize me for being "too thorough!")

1. Clean up the beaches and bays of (your town here).

2. Increase garbage collection from TWO DAYS A WEEK to THREE DAYS A WEEK.

3. Get rid of "THE OTHERS."

4. Make "SAFE-MODE" a mandatory function on ALL American computers.

5. Increase the flouride content in local drinking fountains and public faucets (helps bone strength).
This picture should read: WHY I SERVE MY COUNTRY. Notice the "real America" presented in this timeless shot! They deserve healthy bones!

6. Fix the pedestrian walk signal push-button system in Ho-Ho-Kus and its boroughs.

7. Create thousands of jobs in our state's "growing" metallurgy sector by upgrading the netting in all public basketball courts from nylon to metal.
Notice the "nostalgia."

8. Re-instate the use of "SAFE" track-ball mouses in the Comptroller's Estate.
Matthew Boxer is known to keep a few of these "accidents waiting to happen" lying around his Estate. Notice the inappropriate use of military technologies.

Have to cut this one short. Just remembered about a "meeting" I have with my associates BEN and JERRY!

God Bless You and Yours During This Christmas Season,

Jon Rucini

Jon's Corner #14: Poetry [via BlackBerry]

2008-12-17T15:23:00.007-05:00

-Thought I'd do a little "stream of consciousness" before my big QUARTERLY MEETING at A.C. Moore in Ho-Ho-Kus (I'm on the "Board of Directors!").

Life Streams
by Jon Seasprout (my "pen name!")

Life trickles around me
my thoughts wander to the sky
and to the east and west
back to the ground.

Notice the tranquility.

I settle in this chair of twigs
made by my ancestors
and pull the crown of pride to my head.

Notice the inspired craftsmanship.

Sometimes this crown is heavy
and I struggle to set it properly;
sometimes, my people lift it for me
and I smile and laugh.

Notice the exceptional/"king-like" qualities of this tree.

Where will I be in three years time?
Will I finally meet my goals?
Will I steer this ship to port?
Or will the waves of discontent
with their dark surges
toss me from the bridge?

Notice the..."OH NO!!!"

I have no fear, though.
My captain guides this vessel I call "life"
through the good times and the bad
and He will do my service,
for only He knows what will come in the years ahead.

Notice His guidance. (Take THAT, G.P.S. enthusiasts!)

I look up from the stream
with thoughts of my captain
as the

crown

falls

from

my

head.

-Jon Seasprout
[via BlackBerry]

Jon's Corner #13: Besting the MainStream Liberal BlogOSphere

2008-12-16T10:46:00.010-05:00

My People,

Look what GOOGLE reported today:

Click for clarity and context. Notice the piece's unrestrained praise.

If I had to choose a "headline" for this story, I would write:

HO-HO-KUS "GOOD OL' BOY" DOES GOOD!

or

"SAFE MODE" CANDIDATE SHOULD BE SHOO-IN FOR STATE COMPTROLLER SPOT!

or

THOUSANDS ATTEND RIVETING RUCINI RALLY; LANDSLIDE VICTORY IS IMMINENT!

or

RUCINI CLEARS NAME, ACQUITTED OF ALL MAJOR CHARGES!

Take THAT, Mr. MATTHEW BOXER! The "opinion polls" are tilting in my favor! It's beginning to look a lot like SAFE MODE! Notice the pro-CHRISTmas pun I just made!

As they say, "the choice is clear!"

God Bless The Babies Born to American Mothers in this Time Of Christ Centric Celebration,

Jon Rucini
2009 New Jersey State Comptroller Candidate

So You Want to 'WORK" for a Campaign?

2008-12-14T13:36:00.012-05:00

Over the last few weeks, I've been receiving requests for internships for the Rucini campaign! Thank you for your interest in our program. To be considered for a position on the RUCINI CAMPAIGN, you'll have to fill out the questionnaire below -->

1) Please write a paragraph about yourself (ex. your voting record, your thoughts on immigration, a policy for social security reform, what grade were you in when you first voted, are you an other?**)

2) Who are your top 5 favorite presidents?

3) Name 5 things you find faulty with MATTHEW BOXER, the current state comptroller.

4) Name 5 things wrong with this picture:

Why would this man be a bad candidate

for office? Notice the beard and color.

5) Who MOST REPRESENTS America, and why? (maximum 750 words)

While Harrison Ford has played a president in a feature film, ERNIE ANASTOS represents mostly all things American. Who is more American?

6) Analyze the below movie comparing it to the Civil Rights Movement:

7) Is anyone in your family a lawyer that would work "pro bonor" for a candidate of office of Deputy State Comptroller to settle divorce laws/untrue allegations about prostitution/settling a lawsuit with a major children's network about lying?

Thank YOU! Vote Early!

- Jon Rucini
Candidate for State Comptroller

Quick Thoughts: Veteran's Day [via BlackBerry]

2008-12-13T15:51:00.004-05:00

November 11 2009

"CAN'T WAIT!!!"

-jon
[via BlackBerry]

Quick Thoughts: CHRIST-MAS IDEAS [via BlackBerry]

2008-12-11T23:17:00.003-05:00

-i'm At the mall lokking for Gifts.
(A New Stylus wood be Nice!) HINT!

BUT HERE"S WHAT I WOULD REALITY LIKE!
Notice the flavour!

-jon
[via BlackBerry]

Jon's Corner #11: Year-end Lists

2008-12-11T00:00:00.005-05:00

Thought I'd make some "top ten" lists while waiting for my ZUNE to "dry off!"

Didn't realize I left my ZUNE on repeat. Didn't realize Staff #2692 uploaded The Carpenters' 1970 "Close to You" album on it. But after listening to Karen Carpenter's silky delivery on "Reason to Believe," I DID realize it was Millicent Fenwick's 35th anniversary in HEAVEN (MISS U MILLI!) Notice the free-flowing tears in this photo. So "true!"

-Cleared my head a bit. Drank some VIRGIN BLOODY MARY MIX and ate a "HORN ROLL." Now I'm ready to get to work!

Part of my SAFE MODE legislative initiative involves the "RE-AMERICANIZING" of all original AMERICAN things. Notice, for instance, this portrait of the classic Golden American Horn Roll, hijacked by "the others" at some dark point in time.

My Top Ten Films of 2008

10. Eagle Eyes

Talk about a home-run "POLITICAL ALLEGORY!" Never before has a movie camera captured what it FEELS LIKE to rid the world of "secular progressives." Couldn't stand "THE OTHER" who played the lead role. (During my SAFE MODE viewing of this film, I had my personal assistants change his name to Silas Dabruff whenever it appeared on screen.)
Notice "THE OTHER" fighting against "OTHERS" -- what a juxt in positions!

9. Step Brothers

Reminded me of growing up in the Rucini household, except I was the oldest of five brothers (Ron, Don, Lon, and Phil).

Notice the "BROTHERLY LOVE" in this picture -- A STRONG THEME IN MY CAMPAIGN AS WELL!!! (Except for my brother Lon, for whom I bear no compassion toward. (You should have realized the propane tanks were dented, you inbred.))

8. 10,000 BC

Best science fiction movie in years! Sort of helped me root AGAINST "the others," if you know what I mean!

Notice how both "crazy fake animals" and "OTHERS" are neither protected by nor mentioned in the "GOOD BOOK!"

7. Tropic of Thunder

This Goober-chompin' action-flick brough me back to my days "IN THE SERVICE."

(I wasn't a G.I. per se, but I did spend time fighting in "Pulaski's Independent Legion.")

Notice how "WAR IS RAW."

I will continue this "LATER," as they say. The microwave bell has rung. Back to "Close to You!"

Until next time, God Bless Our Men and Women Fighting In This Holiday Battle,

Jon Rucini

Dear Supporters

2008-12-10T09:48:00.002-05:00

On behalf of Deputy State Comptroller Rucini, we would like to sincerely thank you for your continued support of our campaign. The widespread desire for a return to "CONSERVATIVE VALUES" and "FAMILY-FIRST ISSUES" has become glaringly obvious as supporters from around the globe are responding to our message of "SAFE MODE"-style policy making. In fact, the unheralded volume of visitors to this website last night caused our IBM 7090 mainframe to crash and spark violently, sending three Ruciniites to the Ho-Ho-Kus Medical Tavern with first-degree burns and the early symptoms of myxomatosis.

Notice the "calm" before the "storm." Get well Troy!

Please send Troy, Hernesto, and Mae your prayers via the COMMENT function at the bottom of this post.

More importantly, feel free to send well-wishes and novenas to Deputy State Comptroller Rucini as he fights to save our children, clean our beaches, and finally put this country back into "SAFE MODE!" (This can also be done by using the COMMENT function at the bottom of this post.)

-Staff #244
Rucini Victory 2009 Campaign

Jon's Corner #10: Great Quotes in Time

2008-12-06T13:10:00.003-05:00

Thought I'd spend the afternoon making a list`of some of the "GREAT QUOTES."

"This ain't Russia"
-Millicent Fenwich, my political mentor, ("RIP")

"We will not tire, we will not falter, we will not fail, because the terrorists will be brought to their knees in one fell swoop!"
-George Walker Bush, 43rd President of the United States of America (the #3 All-Time President, in my opinion)

"People aren't the problem; THE GOVERNMENT IS THE PROBLEM!"
-Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States of America (and tied for #1 of all time, in my opinion).

"I slaughtered every wildebeast from Biloxi to Chatanooga during a week of binge drinking and chain smoking."
-Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States of America (and tied for #1 of all time, in my opinion).

Jon's Q&A 1: Immigration and Drug Abuse!

2008-12-06T12:55:00.011-05:00

Hello Ruciniites!

As the election for Comptroller approaches, I thought it would be VERY APPROPRIATE (a word that is barely associated with me, unjustly though) to answer some questions that you might have!

Our first question came from Jose Guarez of East Newark, NJ:

"Jon, what are your feelings on immigration and border control?"

Well Jose, I'd like to start by saying "thank you" for submitting a great question! In East Newark, you must be sick of all the "others". I am the right man for Deputy State Comptroller if you are concerned about immigration and border control, because I have something that derives from my "SAFE MODE" campaign, which I adopted from the courageous men and women of the MTA in New York City. It is called, "THE SAFEST TURNSTYLE"

Notice how there is only one way for people to go, OUT. This is for "the others". I would set one up on the borders of the state and tell the others there is something there that the "others" like (use your imagination, I'm on record here). Then, there would be one way out, and no way back in!

I hope this has cleared up any allegations that I am "SOFT ON TERROR," like the allegations made by Zalom Zalinski of Lavallette -- who by the way, failed to clean up BARNAGET BAY after being voted in on that mandate.

My next question comes from Jamaar Smith of Camden:

"Mr. Rucini, can you respond to your 2003 DARE program remarks as seen in this Wikipedia entry?:

Notice the false allegations that Jamaar has highlighted in yellow. Actually, that is a quote, but it was taken out of context by NEW JERSEY'S LIBERAL MEDIA.

Jamaar, thanks for the question. I was informed by my drug abuse counselor at the time that marijuana and rum would be an easier thing to adjust from rather than cocaine or heroin. However, he FAILED to inform me that these were ILLEGAL drugs still. It was simple miscommunication between by drug counselor and myself which translated into disaster in my 2003 campaign.

If any of my supporters have questions they want answered, leave them in the "COMMENTS" section and I'll see what I can do.

Thank you all and God Bless this Country,

Jon Rucini

Jon's Corner #9 [via BlackBerry]

2008-12-05T11:10:00.004-05:00

Some "HAIKUs" I thought of while teleconferencing/eating breakfast at the Tick Tock Diner.

Sitting in a booth
Smell of omelets, U.S.A,
Ernie Anastos.

Notice how Ernie Anastos truly represents "CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN VALUES." A true hero!

Missing Millicent
Her choice words, they guide my life
Think I'll get pancakes.

Notice the poise; she was a lioness amongst tigeressess-es.

Love this great country
Do they have vanilla cake?
Maybe pumpkin pie.

Notice the fluidity of this piece. Excellent craftsmanship.

Scraped the porcelain
Hope I'll be State Comptroller
Left arm feeling numb.

I "HOPE NOT!"

God Bless These Gifts,

Jon Rucini
[via BlackBerry]

Jon's Corner #8: Tribute to Millicent Fenwick [via BlackBerry]

2008-12-04T16:00:00.002-05:00

I'm out and about in HO HO KUS running some errands.

Youth sports are so important. Due to legal stipulations, I had to use a long-distance lens for this action shot. Notice the crisp foliage.

The GREAT WEATHER and the overall LACK of "OTHERS"reminded me of something my old mentor Millicent Fenwick (RIP) once sad:

"KHRUSHCHEV JUST EARNED HIMSELF A COMPLIMENTARY ASS-KICKING COURTESY OF THE STARS N' BARS!"

Notice how three words are worth a million pictures.

Milli had "A POINT."

In fact, she is one of THE BIGGEST historical figures among CONTEMPORARY YOUTHS and YOUTH HISTORY DISCUSSION CIRCLES. Take, for instance, a very popular folk song by the artist ILL WAYNE.

Ill Wayne's popularity amongst youths and fair trade coffee growers skyrocketed in 2008 with the release of "A Milli," his ode to Ms. Fenwick, herself a champion of the caffeinated arts. Notice Mr. Wayne's beverage selection in this candid shot. One must wonder: hazelnut or french vanilla?

Me? I love AMERICAN VANILLA COFFEE (if you know me, you'll understand "WHY").

But I ALWAYS love the "OPPORTUNITY" to discuss my MENTOR, MILLICENT FENWICK!

Until next time, God Bless Milli Fenwick and You For Sending Your Prayers Upon Me and Her in a Shower of Love,

Jon Rucini
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2008-12-03T14:00:00.003-05:00

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A Very Special Jon's Corner #7: Our Safety

2008-12-03T01:05:00.012-05:00

People of Mine,

None of us want to put our children in danger. No one knows that as much as I do.

(Karen, again, I DID NOT WANT TO PUT HIM IN DANGER. I swear to find the CAUSE of that faulty lugnut. And the cause for that UNPRECEDENTED gasoline drip.)

I will save you from all of these things. Notice the inherent danger.

I've been putting "A LOT OF THOUGHT" into national security, because as PER THE STATE CONSTITUTION, the STATE COMPTROLLER:

"hereby operates wherein the authorities do decree; ibid., sectional amendment 46.5 states 'to develop and implement systems benefitting community services and fiduciary welfare'"
NJ STATE CONSTITUTION, 1776.

You see, I can "USE THESE POWERS" to protect this entire country. Rest assured I WILL NOT PROTECT THE OTHERS as long as I have a breath of "fresh air" in my BODY.

Sorry, I'm "BECOMING WORKED UP ABOUT THIS." Therefore, I present --

JON'S BIG ISSUE:

The ISSUE NON GRATIS of my campaign is to impose a MANDATORY REQUIREMENT on "ALL COMPUTER USERS" to OPERATE in "SAFE MODE"

Notice the lack of terrorists in this screenshot.

My independent RESEARCH finds that over 99.5 "PERCENT"of computers were "NOT OPERATING" in SAFE MODE during our darkest hour (9/11).

(I haven't forgotten.)

"Alternative" research finds that over 3 out of 5
"TERRORISTS" cannot HACK a SAFE MODE computer program.

Notice the "SAFE MODE" numbers blurring this potential terrorist's memory. A great piece of the arts.

People of mine, we cannot SIT AROUND and "let"
the terrorists trick us any more.

Card tricks are fine by Jon. Unless children are doing them. Notice the young hands clutching these devil sheets.

To my fellow opponents I say --

IT'S SAFE MODE, STUPID!!!

Can you believe NO ONE has the GUTS to stand up to the big businessmen and say-

"Listen, we are losing lives because of our decisions!"
-Me, campaign rally stump speech, Ho Ho Kus, NJ, Quick Check, 2008-05-01

"No autographs."
-Me, campaign rally stump speech meet-and-greet, Ho Ho Kus, NJ, Quick Check, 2008-05-01

I REST MY CASE!

Until next time, God Bless You and Yours in This Most Trying Hour,

Jon Rucini

Jon's Corner #6: Christmas Ideas [via blackberry]

2008-12-02T19:00:00.000-05:00

A FEW QUICK WORDS as I thought it would "BE NICE" to hook my Blackberry up to the Blog.

Notice the flying buttresses.

So I'm at this great NEWPORT MALL and I must comment on a few "THINGS."

1. God bless the FREE MARKET ECONOMY. I remember when Millicent Fenwich (GODrest her soul) used to say:

"THIS AIN'T RUSSIA!"

And she was right. What a visionary she was!

2. I am concerned about the AMOUNT OF "OTHERS" IN HERE.
Notice the "OTHERS."

3. I bought three of these for my family and I HIGHLY RECOMMEND purchasing them for YOU AND YOURS this holiday season.
Notice the inherent safety in this apparatus.

What a marvel! Now I can keep "TABS" on my family at all times. Parents, remember, your CHILDREN mean more than "THE WORLD."

(I'll never forget that. I'm sorry Carol. I can't live this one down. I should have been there. He'll be ok.)

Until next time, God Bless This Fine Country For Providing Me With Pride Every Day and God Bless The Country You Love as Well,

Jon Rucini
[via blackberry]

Jon's Corner #5: Regarding the "You're On" WikiPedia Post

2008-12-01T23:42:00.000-05:00

Notice the unkind words about me in this error-laden Wikipedia post. Click it to get a good look.

Concerned supporters: Recently on the web site Wikipedia, a LIBERAL has decided to slander my name. I'm not 100 percent sure on how the Wikipedia works or what its purpose is, but the only thing I have seen on it is hurtful things.

Someone named 69.435.235 has brought back a sad part of my life to the public eye. Back in 1982, during the Millicent Fenwick senatorial campaign, I was trying my best to spread the word about freedom and democracy that Mrs. Fenwick would bring from NEW JERSEY TO AMERICA. I was a young ombudsman who went to the budding children's television show to reach out to the youngest voters on a once great program, Nickelodeon! They had a television show which children ages 11-16 watched, one of the most important voting demographics during that time! The show was called, "YOU'RE ON!"

I was paired up with a child, named PHIL ENGLISH, who I would bring around and do some challenges on camera while spreading the word about fighting the communist Soviets and celebrating the presidency of RONALD REAGAN! However, I had to show to the producer that I was related to PHIL ENGLISH. Myself being an ombudsman with no blood relation to the child, had to explain my situation. This, paired with the INAPPROPRIATE HUG incident of November 1981, led to my dismissal from the campaign payroll.

However, I continued to work for Mrs. Fenwick's campaign on my own, doing everything I can to get her elected! Her loss to Frank Lautenberg was the end of her career, but a great start to my involvement in NEW JERSEY POLITICS!

I'm glad I could clear this up. Don't believe everything you read on the Wikipedia website. However, this launched the career of PHIL ENGLISH. You can read about him on Wikipedia here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_English

God Bless This Country and God Bless New Jersey!

Keep reading for more!
- Jon
Deputy State Comptroller

Jon's Corner #4: Nuclear Power

2008-12-01T00:13:00.001-05:00

What is nuclear power?

Enough of that. More importantly -- "WHY IS NUCLEAR POWER GOOD FOR YOU AND ME"?

Well let's start at square one. This chart represents what really happens when you turn on the light switch, press the remote control, excedrin, excedrin.
Broilers clearly outnumber other sources of power by a significant margin.

As you see, the power doesn't grow on trees!

Normal power takes time, and money, and people. Think about the light switch one more time. I'll use the following diagram to discuss how we can get energy for free

Notice how the time zone affects our power sources. Very interesting.

So to reiterate, the most PATRIOTIC thing for New Jersey and the "ENTIRE COUNTRY" is to have free electricity. Remember the first pie graph? Well here's "SMOKING GUN" evidence for you doubters -- especially the three men and woman running against me in this year's Comptroller Election.

Notice the absence of broilers and all other fauna.

So as you see, my energy plan is simple. "GET THE GOODS FOR FREE!" It only makes sense. Sort of like that one tune, COME ON Y'ALL, AND TAKE THE MONEY TO RUN!

I can bring these wonderful gray huts to your town FOR THE VERY SMALL PRICE OF OBEDIENCE AND ABSOLUTE LOYALTY!

What can the "OTHERS" promise you?

Until next time, God Bless This Great Country That I Have Loved My Entire Life,

Jon Rucini

Jon's Corner #3: What is art?

2008-11-30T23:46:00.001-05:00

They call THIS art????

I don't know. I just DON'T UNDERSTAND art sometimes. Weird art makes me uncomfortable, sort of like when you go to a restaurant that "LOOKS LIKE" Applebee's, but isn't.

In my opinion, people should STICK WITH WHAT AIN'T BROKEN.

Like impressionism painting. Here's a picture of Staff Member #1382 from an open gallery viewing during my first campaign for State Comptroller.
Notice the stroke work on this fine piece.

I like that picture because it's almost real and normal, but not strange-normal, like that popular melodrama Kyle XY.

Notice the missing belly button, making this "strange-normal."

My second-favorite type of art is chiseled art, preferably from stones.

Notice the chisel patterns on these statues from the classical music days. These rocks were probably part of some foreign mountain range.

I like chiseled art because it really seems real
but it isn't, which is nuts. You can touch it, which is good for kids. (I promise I didn't touch ANYTHING. And by anything, I'm referring to those charges placed against me during last week's open forum debate. Let me repeat -- I never touched ANYONE/anything.)

(Without consent.)

Until next time, God Bless This Country I Love and You Love Too,

Jon Rucini

The Liberal Democrats Won't Remind You, But I Will!

2008-11-30T23:02:00.000-05:00

Hello to My Fellow Bleeding Heart Americans!

I have recently traveled across the state of New Jersey and I must say that many people have seemed to forget about 9/11!

I read the September 12, 2001 Wall Street Journal and New York Post every morning before I go out and work with THE REAL AMERICANS! Then I watch the TiVo'd FOX News coverage from 10 AM until Noon. Then I write letters to our troops who are protecting NEW JERSEYS FREEDOM! You find me another candidate for office that does this and I'll step out of the race!

After that, it is usually about 4 PM, I sit at my organ and play patriotic music. Please find some of my clips by viewing these!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrYuGajySk8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KiBE24v_hU&feature=related

Then at about 6 PM, I GO OUT TO TALK TO THE PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT! I find myself in the REAL AMERICA, which is upper Bergen County and MANTALOKING!

Remember, I am out to help AMERICA.
We need to get rid of others and INCREASE THE GARBAGE PICKUP!

Abortion is MURDER,
Jon Rucini

Jon's Corner - Entry #1

2008-11-30T10:23:00.000-05:00

Last night I watched the popular HBO series "Entourage." I liked some things, and frankly I did not like others.

One, the title. I don't know what they're getting at over there at HBO, but putting a suggestive word from the FRENCH language system on the title screen of a show about AMERICAN VALUES made me very uncomfortable.

This show is all about hard work, determination, gumption, all the great parts of this great land we live in -- a land under attack every day from foreign influences, weird cultures, foods that none of us like, excedrin. In fact, I see myself -- a young version of me, mind you -- in the Vinny Chance character.
Vinnie Chance -- a Young Jon Runcini

Vinnie isn't like these candidates who talk about
rich people things and weak questions.
I think Vinnie would like a town where the beaches and bays were clean, where the garbage was collected more than once a week, and where less "others" roamed the streets at night. I WILL GIVE YOU THESE THINGS for the small price of respect and loyalty.

These candidates don't want to admit to the poor quality of life they're offering for the millions upon millions of Americans out there.

I also didn't like the character Turtle. Sounds like he's got a little desert in his voice, if ya know what I mean!
The "Turtle" Character -- A Potential Supporter of Terrorism?

I like how the characters were "real people" though. They didn't pretend to be perfect. We all make mistakes. Many mistakes sometimes. Sometimes these mistakes tear families apart (I miss you Sonia. The rubbing alcohol went in my body by mistake.)

Until next time, God Bless this Country I Love and We Love,

-Jon

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2008-11-30T10:11:00.001-05:00

Jon Rucini, Candidate for New Jersey State Comptroller in 2009
Staff Member #1382 during meeting at Rucini Victory Campaign Headquarters in idyllic Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey.

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