Pubdate: Wed, 25 Feb 2009
Source: Asbury Park Press (NJ)
Copyright: 2009 Asbury Park Press
Contact:  http://www.app.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/26
Author: James Peace

STAGED JOKE WAS OFFENSIVE

Iwas upset by some comments made by state Senate  President Richard 
Codey, D-Essex, on the Senate floor  in Monday's session. If you 
watch the archived  proceedings available from the Legislature's Web 
site (and from the Opinion section of the app.com Web site),  at 
about 57 minutes in, Codey has a phone call staged  after the the 
medical marijuana bill passed.

He then states to bill sponsor Sen. Nicholas Scutari,  D-Union, that 
the call was from Michael Phelps,  congratulating him.

I witnessed this comment and immediately looked at the  dying 
patients I was seated amongst in the gallery and  could not find 
anyone who was not offended by this  staged joke.

James Peace

BEACHWOOD
- ---
MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom