Newton Town Council asks mayor to quit

[@killersushi99]

*Whoever picked out that carpet should be asked to quit as well.*

[@Rueuhy]

I believe the mayor picked out the carpet

[@miniena7774]

killersushi99 Really? I think it's chic.

[@TheHeinz64]

Can someone contact Nate and Josh?

[@Wahidfelty]

In my experience working in purchases for higher education institutions, it was picked out because 1. the square pattern means they can be cut out and removed easily if there's damage and the 2. the "vomit" color is intentional, if someone gets spilled it fades in to the background much easier.

[@user-xi1pl2ol7j]

No Shit !!!!

[@skozer22]

In my experience shouting in a shaky voice, void of confidence, always gets the results I'm looking for.

[@lisadleo2624]

And finger-pointing, too!

[@chasekratzer]

This reminds me of the village of Carpentersville.

[@josh1181980]

Bill sarto is still waiting for that second

[@chasekratzer]

Let me add that I have a cousin that lives in Newton. My mom teaches in Phillipsburg, and I live in Easton which is next to Phillipsburg.

[@kaygillet5549]

@Still Sidda I’ll have to look for that! I didn’t think it could get better than Carpentersville! 🤣

[@allandavis8201]

This man is so far up his own backside that he should be removed from office AND prevented from ever holding office again, his personal views are just that, personal, and should remain private, but as an elected official he isn’t there to follow his own opinions or beliefs he is there to represent the collective opinions and beliefs of the community and whatever his thoughts are, as soon as he put them on social media, they become public interest and a conflict of interests. Unfortunately the video doesn’t go on to show the outcome of the issue but I hope he was forced to resign and learn a very valuable lesson, a lesson all elected officials should remember, YOU SERVE AT THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE, and those who put you in a position of trust and authority can just as soon remove you from that position.

[@1974dormouse]

I get what you are saying, but first and foremost he is there to defend and uphold the constitution

[@Bootzey73]

Soooo...it’s back to dept. manager at WalMart?

[@jasonmiller5586]

That’s insulting…… To Walmart

[@videostop7564]

When mayor gets roasted by a girl that looks like she’s in high school.... this guy shouldn’t be a mayor

[@thechronicphilosopher6166]

ok boomer

[@videostop7564]

GamerX27 the “boomer” thing is a bit old... you’re a bit behind the times buddy. 😂

[@DrummerJacob]

Really, is that the standard now? So in every American municipality of any size, if a female of high school aged appearance is upset about something, the "guy" should lose his position as mayor? Wow, that's absolutely enlightening logic there. Thanks for your contribution!

[@videostop7564]

DrummerJacob lets try not to say stupid shit

[@JustinLee-eq6py]

"Looks like shes in highschool" says at the bottom of screen Newton Highschool Student lol

[@JeffJustice1]

Another out of control mayor. THis is so tiresome. If you would educate yourself on what things can and can not be done by elected officials before you run then you won't become so frustrated.

[@hamschh]

I dont really see how he's being out of control here (besides the screaming in a silent room). The man has the right to voice his opinion regardless how erroneous they are. If the "people" think he's too dumb for office, he will be voted out in the re-election. Nothing new here.

[@sindrerudshaug]

@@hamschh Sometimes, its a too long wait until election. If there are rules in place they can throw his ass out - fine. If they forgot to make such rules, they pay the consequense and will have to keep him on for a while. Simply follow logic and the rules.

[@JeffJustice1]

@@avae5343 that's what humans do. I do not believe politicians are altruistic.

[@JeffJustice1]

@@avae5343 not to mention that humans simply like to remain uninformed or wrap themselves with like thinking people. As far back as when I was in high school, people started skipping over words that they didn't know the definition because it was "too much trouble". Now grown and stupid; look at how we act and hold no politicians accountable for anything. guess we get what we allow to pass the gate.

[@JeffJustice1]

@@avae5343 Humans always take the easy way. So don't educate yourself, eat more, eat crap, don't exercise, don't stand up for what YOU believe...the easy way. If this were not so then we would have a world of inventors and discoverers. One last thing, altruism does not reside in humans.

[@HIIIBEAR]

Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences.

[@beantowner76]

@Sick Fixx, the people who believe that there should be no consequences for what one says usually are the ones that people should worry about.

[@lahstudios14]

Hiii Bear very well said

[@beantowner76]

, the difference is that one was fired by a private business that does not have to abide by the First Amendment protections whereas the politicians are protected under the First Amendment because they work for the government. See the difference?

[@19jthomas86]

It actually does mean freedom from consequences imposed by government.. . Dumbass

[@mitcholla]

Hiii Bear uh yes. Yes it does.

[@olbigdik]

Chin up, Mayor, that's the breaks, kid.

[@catash7247]

The split between the comments shows how people can be swayed by a powerful and or strong stance on a topic regardless of facts because they vote and are swayed by gut feelings rather than actual facts that come from research and critical thinking.

[@1974dormouse]

I have zero idea on what’s going on, no context. I’d like to know more so I can have an opinion. lol

[@georgeswca]

Does anybody know if Bill Sarto ever got his "second"? Asking for a friend....

[@camieabz]

"I work for the people, and you're all wrong."

[@mikesgoodmann9349]

Hitler and Stalin also both "worked for the people" too! lol

[@riff2072]

@@mikesgoodmann9349 I do not believe we need to bring those guys up.

[@konami1979]

He doesn't quite sound like a public servant.

[@petekdemircioglu]

@@konami1979Became a giant. I Call it “becoming giants”

[@davecroft5197]

I been watching quite a few of these US town and 'city' council vids on here this morning and surprised at how small the councils are considering the size of the places they represent... compared to the size of town and parish councils in the UK that represent much smaller wards. No wonder there seems to be so much fractious behaviour from the US Councils/boards/trusts in the US

[@SkimaskAndyEXPOSED]

That's literally the whole town there

[@yorkshireginge]

town and parish councils in the UK are mostly unpaid and i think in the us there spit up in to boards like school and waste and are all paid so just look smaller

[@guitarofdestiny]

New jersey. Shocking.

[@RobTheNotary]

He looks like he’s in the penalty box

[@joewilde.]

The people voted him in and only the people can vote him out.

[@jeromewendell2193]

And they did

[@ELW2940]

That’s not always true. It depends on what form the local government operates under.

[@rickdavis1030]

I used to live near Newton back in the '70s. It was a sleepy little town where nothing much happened; in fact, Sussex County itself was so rural and low-key that Newton, with probably 5,000 or so people, was called "the city"; if you said "I'm going to the city", people knew you were going to Newton. Everybody knew everybody, everybody got along, Wow. I couldn't have even IMAGINED anything like this happening back then. I realize that things change over the yeas, but I never would have seen something like this coming. Sad..

[@xenonman]

Sussex Co. is home to NJ's highest mountain.

[@rickdavis1030]

@@xenonman Yes, I know, High Point. Been there often.

[@xenonman]

@@rickdavis1030 1803 feet ! lol

[@xenonman]

Are you still in Jersey now?

[@rickdavis1030]

@@xenonman No, married a California girl, live there now.

[@traveler142]

The Blind Leading the Blind...

[@riff2072]

Not blind, just stupid. Well, one of them is stupid.

[@DrummerJacob]

@1:41 - He tried to tell them that he's done and save them a step :)

[@snowhuskybaalkaii8621]

When you are a Mayor , your job is to take care of your town by fixing its problems , not go on a witch hunt about unrelated issues on social medias . Good riddance .

[@yesterdaysmiddle4637]

So, you can’t chew gum and walk at the same time? Are you suggesting posting on social media means one cannot full full their job reaponibilities? Or, are just a programmed sheep blind to the fact their were a lot of mass shot rings during obama admin, there was a fouR year lull and now they’re back. Sheep.

[@snowhuskybaalkaii8621]

@@yesterdaysmiddle4637 I was saying what i said . Stop deforming something quite simple in the vain hope to make me sound as stupid as you . That mayor was paid to represent the PEOPLE both inside and outside the office , not to act like some Alex Jones NPC . Advice time : stop acting like you represent the Enlightened Ones while speaking like a flat earther , go back to fixing your life .

[@gotacallfromvishal]

moral of the story: never trust a bald guy with a beard and no moustache

[@XXMETAL4LIF3XX]

wow. standing his ground, good for him.

[@riff2072]

That was sarcasm, right?

[@ottomatic7823]

Why do today's "adults" carry sippy cups?

[@Angus-hc1cf]

Wow!!! Aint this a hoot!!! Semper Fi!!

[@SK-tr1wo]

MOS

[@Angus-hc1cf]

@@SK-tr1wo O311... You?

[@Angus-hc1cf]

Well well.... Semper Fedelis Jarhead... You still in? I just checked out!! And Im due home soon! Good to know you Brother!!

[@Angus-hc1cf]

Man with his rifle? Bad ass indeed!

[@impulsivegirl1]

He should have been made to stick the gum he's chewing on his nose.

[@riff2072]

And hold the coffee mug between his knees. :)

[@TimothyCihal-pn7fm]

The Mayor needed to go!

[@killersushi99]

*So glad he didn't say the Earth is flat. They would have really been upset.*

[@rosstisbury1626]

I wish I knew the local perspective

[@sachsgs2509]

Bunch of crooks. Taxpayers money it's the only thing they care.

[@jrhawk574]

He is a puny fish in a puny little pond . GET. A. LIFE. PEOPLE. !!!

[@haboobgroup2490]

What a wannabe trump. "fake news" give me a break mayor.

[@Nytephyre]

Idk about this case, but the fake news Trump talks about is very real. There are a plethora of videos showing how the media spins, lies and twists things around to fit the narrative they've chosen.

[@0x2404]

Mayor parrots buzzwords like fake news. High school girl parrots buzzwords like debunked and conspiracy. Let's erroneously side with the high school girl.

[@themotobanditshow]

You can see in his body Language he is childish

[@FrannyWard]

Parkland school shootings? When did that happen Mr. Mayor?

[@haboobgroup2490]

why does the mayor look and sound so young, yet has the hair of a senior citizen?

[@guit57strat]

no one has noticed that the flat screen TV left of the screen was crooked in the video?

[@ShinyBaconPlays]

More like no one cares

[@riff2072]

Missed it. To focused on the carpet.

[@adamclark9253]

As a member of society I ask for him to step down

[@wattsrecords1734]

Does this work for all politicians?

[@davidklimek7999]

Freedom of speech ,allow everyone to express their opinion weather it is right or wrong!

[@tommywood2135]

Freedom of speech is not unlimited. Nor is freedom of the press.If a government employee begins to make statements that are not true that is not covered by the constitution.

[@Penguin_of_Death]

*whether

[@manuelmartin8890]

Corrrct .i always was told opinions are not a matter of rite or wrong .its an opinionwe have the rite to have opinions .if you disagree with someones it dosent give you the rite to stop others from voicing there opinion.

[@wattsrecords1734]

@@tommywood2135 making a statement on a subject that has a lot of grey area and continues to under dispute, and a politician blatantly lying to persuade public opinion on a legal matter are two completely different subjects. Making a social media post about the Newtown shooting falls into the former, while say, the secretary of state lying to Congress about a video being the cause of outrage that led to a foreign diplomats death falls into the latter. See the difference?

[@paulwevers2109]

Some opinions have way more value when the one expressing it is educated and just plain smarter and / or wiser then coming from another. Dumb opinions made on a widespread social media entity can become dangerous in dumbing the public even more down then it already is. You can uphold nice principles like freedom of speech and apply it on everything that is said but the good of that principle will become in reality (important word and meaning!) a negative one. To not have freedom of speech however it gives the corrupted among us the ability to censor and normally it does not stop at that. Sooooo...its all good and its all bad. End of an opinion that should be more of value to you then you might think. No arrogance intended.

[@DrummerJacob]

@2:01 - Mr. Levante's Christian brother.

[@brentgambrell]

DrummerJacob lmfao

[@jdgoodwin325]

QAnon mayor gets dressed down by high school student. Priceless.

[@trumpfan4013]

I agree, the carpet looks like shit.

[@ozcotech]

Result?

[@donmoore5716]

Result was the voters kicked this fool out of office. Bam!

[@iceyred6668]

(Honor your father and mother)? DEF //nd.D police

[@ClassicRockJWM]

I'd love to know what the "Conspiracy Theory" that was "quickly debunked" was. This guy was probably Railroaded for being honest for all I know. Would like the details.

[@ClassicRockJWM]

@William Williams Any further details on that?

[@kaddogmad8327]

He said that the Parkland shooting was fake... so... yeah.

[@mamasaid187]

Too many have died

[@rhgammonwatch]

"witch hunt" "fake news" he must have learned those words from Trump.....

[@yingyang1008]

Looks like a sketch

[@raymondjackson5303]

Context?

[@mikesgoodmann9349]

Might be helpful to know!

[@brandystoy]

www.nj.com/sussex-county/2018/05/newton_mayor_loses_re-election_bid.html

[@robmullin1128]

So they removed him for an opposing political view? This is what we have come to in this country?!?!

[@beantowner76]

Saying a school shooting, that really happened and in which people were killed, is a hoax is not an "opposing political view" it is lunacy.

[@cland49lsu1]

Lol living in an alternative reality and spreading false narratives is a "political view" now. Fascism

[@EncinitasVibe]

​@rain Alaska CNN has NEVER claimed that Trump is a KKK member. And some people do have a very good idea what real news and actual facts are. These are people with critical thinking skills, and enough common sense to know that feminism and gay atheists are not what wrong with this country right now.

[@WubsAndSubs]

@@EncinitasVibe you clearly do not know which you speak of. Biases can be hard to spot, especially when they are your own. You are spreading false facts, as well. See the hypocrisy of what you are doing?

[@jillmorrow7422]

Rain Alaska, if white people in America are so inventive, why can't they protect the school children?

[@mikesgoodmann9349]

I thought that Newton was in one of the more decent parts of NJ? lol

[@wesleymills4432]

That is like saying there is a decent part of a crap sandwich.

[@quentinthomas9176]

Mike S Goodmann hi

[@shanes2433]

@@wesleymills4432 well someone hates nj

[@mikesgoodmann9349]

@@StephenKershaw1 not CT anymore?

[@dustinmasterson411]

2019 where you lose your job for upsetting people, and every one uses repeated reterict they have heard from somewhere else.

[@Penguin_of_Death]

*rhetoric, you dumbass

[@cjsteg3623]

Dustin Masterson like this comment that ive seen a thousand other places lol

[@BVMUSICNJ]

Freedom of speech not freedom from consequences. Common sense seems to alude most people before they share opinions not rooted in fact on public platforms for, in this case, their constituents to see.

[@dustinmasterson411]

@@BVMUSICNJ The first sentence you used is repeated from other people. It's a mantra used by people until it's them that this happens to.

[@BVMUSICNJ]

@@dustinmasterson411 It's a fact. People don't understand freedom of speech only protects you from the government, not from other people.

[@JCWiley2300]

He lost me with "witch hunt" and "fake news." BYE

[@99sporttruck]

Delius Lyndon TDS?

[@JCWiley2300]

@@99sporttruck Me? No, I wouldn't say I'm deranged. It's just when I hear people in public positions parrot that language, I'm like, oh. You're speaking to your own "special" audience. Not to all of your constituents. Got it. And there goes their credibility. Using "TDS" when someone points out a poor argument is another one of those moments.

[@JCWiley2300]

@Rosemary Oneill Hey, you're real smart there lady!

[@JCWiley2300]

@Rosemary Oneill Yasss! Pew! Pew! You go, girl!

[@shanes2433]

@@JCWiley2300 Well someone needs to go shove Bernie Sanders dick in their mouth.

[@2muchscott]

Love the commercial I just saw. Rudy talking about a scam! LOL! This world is soooo ironic!

[@Dizzyfingers2]

Did some Karen in the audience actually mumble: "Freedom of speech"?

[@riff2072]

Do not know if her names was Karen but yes. Why, who knows.

[@morganearp2265]

The "Karen" in this instance is the one noticing what one person mumbles and taking issue with it by insulting the mumbler.

[@curbyourmeemz645]

@@morganearp2265 I find nothing insulting about the comment at all. This man was an elected official who represented his constituents and publicly denounced a school shooting of innocent children. His demeanor at this meeting was anything less than respectable and healing. For the woman in the audience to defend him by claiming he had constitutional rights at this moment was a shameful demeaning of the innocent lives lost. The very fact he is shouting his stance like a madman and then self-righteously refusing to continue with the meeting was quite telling. "Free Speech" was not a defense; it was an excuse.

[@tomy5868]

dude should just walk out and leave them hangin...

[@ylekiote99999]

To be fair conspiracy theorists are pretty wacky.

[@bobross1550]

Yeah...the theory that those in power will conspire to keep and expand that power....PRETTY WACKY.

[@ylekiote99999]

@@bobross1550 just who do you think the people in power are? They are tens of thousands of elected officials from all across the country. They are your friends and neighbors and relatives. And they change constantly. You think as soon as these people are elected they all enter into some kind of secret conspiracy code?

[@danielsmith4474]

@@ylekiote99999 On April 27, 1961, President John F. Kennedy, who I believe was more versed on this subject than either you or I will ever be, gave a speech before the American Newspaper Publishers Association, which has become known as the JFK Secret Societies speech. Google it, watch it, and please let me know what you think.

[@ylekiote99999]

@@danielsmith4474 I did you the courtesy of listening to the JFK speech. It is very clear that he is talking about countries other than the U.S. He consistently states throughout the speech that the media needs to be careful what they publish in order to stop the "infiltration" of their enemies. Not once does he ever state that it is the U.S. itself that is the danger. It seems very clear that he is talking about enemies of the U.S.

[@danielsmith4474]

@@ylekiote99999 Thank you for doing that. I am a retired professor with a PhD in history, having done more research on JFK that any other subject. He knew the issue was global and affected us here in America and would get worse if we didn't stop their inroads. We haven't. Nice to be able to converse with someone without all the rancor and name calling.

[@sindrerudshaug]

Levante - check out the Levantes in Gomorrah. He is probably a half-cousin.

[@MrSamialbeik]

yeah he's a trump voter

[@Dougie1969]

I'm a Trump voter too, along with millions of others. Your point??

[@Afroman29]

@Rosemary Oneill No it wasn't. MAGA and Trump supporters are delusional and unhinged.

[@riff2072]

@@Dougie1969 You could have used another million votes a few months back and you knew what the point was.

[@Dougie1969]

@@riff2072 "I could have used another million votes" ??? I'm not nor have I ever ran for office, therefore I haven't a clue what you're talking about. Please seek help, get back on your meds, and stay off dope .

[@riff2072]

@@Dougie1969 Again, you know what the point was and your response was kind of, well, just limp. :)

[@tlockh20]

Bye

[@mattmcg0verndotcom]

Git em danny

[@TeRauhina10]

Lol

[@samuelstreeter7763]

I would Like Panama to show engineering/maintain ace concern for the Ganges river. Much waist needing tending. Honorable thank you. California

[@mhopkins491]

There was no shooting period

[@user-cz9rq3xf5y]

I stand by that mayor, they are not employees, they are elected people, you voted for him, and he cant be fired till the next election.

[@Thumper17]

There needs to be a mechanism in place in case an elected official loses their mind or something.

[@francescolevine3031]

Fake news

[@Afroman29]

Not fake news.

[@joshevans7029]

As soon as I heard him speak, his white privilege started to wreak through my computer speakers. Edit: white straight male*

[@acolyteoffire4077]

none of that exists. and what he did was just plane wrong to do, and magnified by the fact he holds a political position.

[@joshevans7029]

@@acolyteoffire4077 First of all, what I stated was more of a joke than a real comment I believed in. Second, if you think privilege does not exist you are sadly mistaken. If you are a straight rich white male, what are your odds of being bullied in school compared to a gay scrawny Asian kid? What are the odds of you being let off the hook for a crime you committed coming from a rich white family versus a poor black family who lives in the shitty ghetto part of town. Whether you like it or not, people treat others differently based on who they are, what they look like, and even how much money they have. Not just in schools or the justice system, but in every aspect of life. People are biased and that's a fact, and that bias gives certain people more "privilege" than others. Cops are inclined to believe adults than children, but why? Because cops are biased and believe adults are the more responsible people, so why would adults lie? Cheat? Hurt? Your appearance, age, wealth, race, abilities, all play a factor in how people treat you. And that treatment can be a privilege or a burden. In the case of a white straight man you're more likely to be treated fairly and nicely than most other minorities. So don't tell me this kind of privilege doesn't exist. It does, and it's people that choose to ignore these differences that allow this country, and this world, to fall into the steep hole of bigotry, inequality, unjustly, rigorous systems we have today.

[@acolyteoffire4077]

@@joshevans7029 and it is people who allow all that to hold them back that aid in others thinking it exists, prove people wrong, and I promise you the supposed privilege that you speek of will be evened out. people who just complain about it instead of doing something about it are just as guilty. they may not have the status of being privileged, but still put people who have more above themselves.

[@joshevans7029]

@@acolyteoffire4077 And then you throw out everything I said. Instead of countering it, you just attack the idea itself going back to your previous comment about how I just think it exists, without proving me wrong. If such a ludicrous idea like privilege doesn't exist, then prove what I said wrong, instead of simply restating yourself.

[@joshevans7029]

@@acolyteoffire4077 Also, I did just prove you wrong, you just happened to ignore what I said, just like how you probably ignore all other social issues our society faces today.