I’m usually a sideline person when it comes to politics, but since I’ve got a blog – now is as good a time as any to jump in and share my opinions. I’ve heard a few things and if they’re true – I really think its just sheer and utter BS. I told you i’d call it like I see it and that’s what i’m doing.

First, (and this one really bothers me), I’ve heard that the Mayor of another town is in Plainfield acting as campaign manager to a set of folks that can’t make up their minds if they want to be republican or democratic. Yes I’m talking about the Campbell Clan – ruling Plainfield’s School Board for the past 15 years and running it into the ground! they are registered republicans and now they want to try and take over the democratic party by putting committee members in place – yes I’m slow some days but I’m not stupid. and they’ve brought in Derek Armstead a Mayor from Linden to run their campaign! if every resident of Queen City isn’t offended you better get WOKE. Any black man who would come in and undermine another black Mayor ain’t worth crap and anyone who signs on and supports this mess is a traitor to our city. That’s all there is to it.

Then there’s the other group – I’ve heard that the white mayor of Fanwood has joined forces with the sleepy hollow folk who wanted to secede from Plainfield at one time and start their own town. I know she’s never been past South Avenue but rumor has it that there are pics on facebook titled “The Mayor Mahr Team” with some so called Plainfielders grinning to high heaven. If you want to be on the Mahr team take your ass to Fanwood – we don’t need you in Plainfield and we don’t need her or any Uncle Tom telling us how to run our city. And all the little sheep are just running around like the sheep in animal farm – bleating and following everything that’s fed to them by these people.

Why is Fanwood and Linden in Plainfield? that’s my question and it’s the question every person in Queen City should be asking themselves. There was a time they wouldn’t give us the time of day and probably would never cross the border. Suddenly something good is happening and they all want to jump on the bandwagon. If we don’t stop this we’re gonna find ourselves being “BOSSED” – and that is exactly what some people want. They don’t want to see us succeed. And some of us are too busy bleating like sheep and following to pay attention.

I don’t love every decision that Mayor Mapp has made – some days I think he’s downright delusional, but he’s lived here a long time and he’s working for Plainfield – that’s what I see. I see a glimmer of hope for my city and he’s the first one to bring that in a long long time. So someone begins to do something right and now everybody thinks they can do better.

I’m seeing the dynamics here – and some of us are like crabs in a barrel and downright haters, just miserable and trying to pull other people down thinking that will make us rise. Some of you have short memories. It was only 5 years ago that NO ONE would touch Plainfield with a long stick muchless a short one – ZERO development, ZERO prospects. Now someone does something, gives us some hope and all the little “know it alls” think they can do it better. We don’t need LINDEN and we don’t need FANWOOD and to hell with the people who have brought them here. They never would have given us the time of day 5 years ago.

Plainfielders need to wake up and smell the roses – whatever they’re selling I’m not buying and i’m feeling like I need to head to Linden and see what’s happening over there. We need to help ourselves and try to come together. We just started seeing progress and we’re already falling apart at the seams (smh). That’s why we failed in the past, no unity.

This one really got me mad – but watch this space – I’m gathering intel about our council candidates and i’m going to do a rundown later this week. – QCC