Who in their right mind would vote for Cruz? He was never even elected to the Hartford City Council, he was appointed to fill an open term, What is his experience? He can't even manage $4800 in campaign donations, never mind giving him a half a billion dollar budget as Mayor
April 13, 2015 at 8:12 PM
Anonymous said...
What else do you want from Joel Cruz? Balance what? A budget? Are you nuts? That's the guy who wasn't sure if he was going to vote for that stadium just hours before the vote, then said yes to spending tens of millions of our hard earned money.
April 13, 2015 at 8:39 PM
Anonymous said...
An open letter to Joel Cruz Jr.: Thank you for your service in the US Marine Corps. However, you are an embarrassment to the WF, starting with your vote of support to bring those street goats/yard goats or whatever they call themselves, at a huge cost to Hartford taxpayers. Now it looks like you don't even know how to balance a $5,000 budget. Now Joel, that's another big embarrassment. Try not to make a foul of yourself.
April 13, 2015 at 8:59 PM
Anonymous said...
Joel Cruz, he's just a member in some unimportant nonprofit organizations, he has absolutely no knowledge in business or finance, just leave this poor guy alone.
April 13, 2015 at 9:19 PM
Anonymous said...
9:19pm anonymous: Joel Cruz is not only a member of many nonprofits, religious and non religious organizations, but he's also a member of for big profit organization:
Hartford City Council
April 13, 2015 at 10:24 PM
Anonymous said...
Cruz made a mistake announcing he's a candidate for mayor of Hartford. Instead, he's running for mayor of Exeter street in Hartford. $4,800 is more than enough for that campaign. As for the expenses in excess of $9,800, well, Cruz will solve it somehow in the future, like the ballpark, you know, we'll pay for it somehow in the future.
April 13, 2015 at 10:58 PM
peter brush said...
Robert Killian retired Friday as Hartford's probate judge and then announced that he, too, will run for mayor. ------------ Today a politician's raising money per se is supposed to impress, just as a politician's winning elections. I personally gave a couple of bucks to a candidate who is not Pedro Segarra, but my man John Gale hasn't actually spent any money. Campaigns in Hartford shouldn't cost much money. It's inexpensive to think about the city's history and situation, and articulate a proposed public policy. I am told by a neighbor who is a prospective Hillary Klinton voter that a.)she's as honest as any other pol, and b.) honesty isn't that important an attribute in a public servant. Actually, both here and in the nation at large we desperately need patriotic leadership that is both intellectually honest and (it should go without saying) honest in conducting public affairs. How about Minnie Gonzales for Mayor?
April 14, 2015 at 8:19 AM
Anonymous said...
It could work well for me, Minnie G. as Governor of the State of Connecticut, not a mayor. Her son and daughter will fit perfectly as Lieutenants to the Governor, if they're not in jail, of course.
April 14, 2015 at 9:01 AM
Anonymous said...
Who in their right mind would vote for Cruz? Who in their right mind would vote "Pedro"? A vote for "Pedro" is a vote for more scandal after scandal after scandal.
April 14, 2015 at 12:49 PM
Anonymous said...
Joel Cruz as mayor would be even worse than what we have now in taxpayer funded caviar loving Pedro.
April 14, 2015 at 3:55 PM
Anonymous said...
Brilliant idea, Minnie Me as Governor, never thought of this. Her daughter as Lieutenant (she's now getting her experience at Segarra's office) is perfect, but her son should be a justice in the supreme court (he has got great experience in jail).
April 14, 2015 at 5:21 PM
Anonymous said...
And Minnie's husband can run the prostitution stings for HPD since he was caught once already he knows how they do it
April 14, 2015 at 6:01 PM
Anonymous said...
Minnie, her husband, her son and her daughter. One big happy family!
April 14, 2015 at 6:49 PM
Anonymous said...
Isn't the Pope Park Recreation Center named after her gangbanger Son? She has her nerve calling anyone out on anything.
April 14, 2015 at 7:00 PM
Anonymous said...
Is Tom Cruz or Joel Cruz still in the race? Take him to Mohegan Sun for another race, maybe he wants to participate in The Amazing race.
April 16, 2015 at 8:57 AM
Anonymous said...
8:57 am: Good observation. Cruz most likely entered the wrong race. The winner who becomes mayor in one race will make $600,000 in 4 years. The winner in the other race will make $1,000,000 immediately after the race.
April 16, 2015 at 2:57 PM
Anonymous said...
It doesn't matter if Joel Cruz participates in this race or the other race. He's useless, clueless and worthless. Let Joel sit at Pedro Caviar's luxury suit, after all he voted for that package - building a stadium with Pedro's suit in a penny less/broke city. Joel, we're not disappointed, we're glad to confirm that you're just a stupid idiot.
April 16, 2015 at 7:09 PM
Anonymous said...
Why are you people wasting your time on someone like Councilman Cruz? Same thing about John Gales. Our goal should be the removal of the incompetent Segarra and concentrating on Luke Bronin or Robert Killian, making sure one of them wins. Nothing else.
April 16, 2015 at 8:34 PM
Anonymous said...
Why not place Joel as the hot dogs vendor in the goat yark ballpark, see how much revenue he'll bring to the city, after he voted to spend millions without understanding anything
April 18, 2015 at 4:22 PM
Anonymous said...
With all the noise and discussions about the disfunctional HFD and the fraudulent annual budget presented by Pedro Caviar, both of which have implications to every city council member, where is the moron Joel Cruz in all that? Open your mouth you idiot, say something.
April 22, 2015 at 4:29 PM
Anonymous said...
Joel Cruz: did you finally wake up? Have you decided what to say? What your comments are? You know, financing your stupid ballpark, the mayor's proposed budget, the disfunctional HFD. 4:29 asked you to open your mouth already
April 23, 2015 at 10:44 AM
Anonymous said...
You cant be serious? Minnie Gonzalez is a complete misfit and sorry excuse for a state representative. Maybe it her lack of command of the English language, but she makes no sense when she comments at Judiciary Committee hearings or in the well of the House in Hartford. She alone caused the failure of 45 bills to pass committee this session for an email that made no sense. She needs to go at the next election
April 25, 2015 at 1:10 PM
Anonymous said...
Wasn't the name to the ballpark he voted for changes to Yard Rats?
April 29, 2015 at 4:20 PM
Take a look at the mandatory filings that were required to be submitted by Friday for Mayoral candidates. One look will tell you why Hartford is the financial mess that it is.
The long shot candidate, Working Family Party Councilman Joel Cruz claims that he has raised
$4800.00 so far, of which he has spent all but $150.00. He also claims expenses in excess of $9800.00 It kind of sounds like the way the Hartford City Budget is run, where expenses far exceed income.
Good job Councilman Cruz, keep it up and I am sure there will be a spot waiting for you on Hartford's Management and Budget Committee
The itemized filings from each candidate will be posted here later in the week and you will be able to see for yourself where the support is coming from
posted by KEVIN BROOKMAN at 6:39 PM on Apr 13, 2015
"BUSINESS AS USUAL"
23 Comments -
Who in their right mind would vote for Cruz? He was never even elected to the Hartford City Council, he was appointed to fill an open term, What is his experience? He can't even manage $4800 in campaign donations, never mind giving him a half a billion dollar budget as Mayor
April 13, 2015 at 8:12 PM
What else do you want from Joel Cruz? Balance what? A budget? Are you nuts? That's the guy who wasn't sure if he was going to vote for that stadium just hours before the vote, then said yes to spending tens of millions of our hard earned money.
April 13, 2015 at 8:39 PM
An open letter to Joel Cruz Jr.:
Thank you for your service in the US Marine Corps.
However, you are an embarrassment to the WF, starting with your vote of support to bring those street goats/yard goats or whatever they call themselves, at a huge cost to Hartford taxpayers.
Now it looks like you don't even know how to balance a $5,000 budget. Now Joel, that's another big embarrassment. Try not to make a foul of yourself.
April 13, 2015 at 8:59 PM
Joel Cruz, he's just a member in some unimportant nonprofit organizations, he has absolutely no knowledge in business or finance, just leave this poor guy alone.
April 13, 2015 at 9:19 PM
9:19pm anonymous:
Joel Cruz is not only a member of many nonprofits, religious and non religious organizations, but he's also a member of for big profit organization:
Hartford City Council
April 13, 2015 at 10:24 PM
Cruz made a mistake announcing he's a candidate for mayor of Hartford. Instead, he's running for mayor of Exeter street in Hartford. $4,800 is more than enough for that campaign. As for the expenses in excess of $9,800, well, Cruz will solve it somehow in the future, like the ballpark, you know, we'll pay for it somehow in the future.
April 13, 2015 at 10:58 PM
Robert Killian retired Friday as Hartford's probate judge and then announced that he, too, will run for mayor.
------------
Today a politician's raising money per se is supposed to impress, just as a politician's winning elections. I personally gave a couple of bucks to a candidate who is not Pedro Segarra, but my man John Gale hasn't actually spent any money. Campaigns in Hartford shouldn't cost much money. It's inexpensive to think about the city's history and situation, and articulate a proposed public policy.
I am told by a neighbor who is a prospective Hillary Klinton voter that a.)she's as honest as any other pol, and b.) honesty isn't that important an attribute in a public servant. Actually, both here and in the nation at large we desperately need patriotic leadership that is both intellectually honest and (it should go without saying) honest in conducting public affairs. How about Minnie Gonzales for Mayor?
April 14, 2015 at 8:19 AM
It could work well for me, Minnie G. as Governor of the State of Connecticut, not a mayor. Her son and daughter will fit perfectly as Lieutenants to the Governor, if they're not in jail, of course.
April 14, 2015 at 9:01 AM
Who in their right mind would vote for Cruz?
Who in their right mind would vote "Pedro"? A vote for "Pedro" is a vote for more scandal after scandal after scandal.
April 14, 2015 at 12:49 PM
Joel Cruz as mayor would be even worse than what we have now in taxpayer funded caviar loving Pedro.
April 14, 2015 at 3:55 PM
Brilliant idea, Minnie Me as Governor, never thought of this. Her daughter as Lieutenant (she's now getting her experience at Segarra's office) is perfect, but her son should be a justice in the supreme court (he has got great experience in jail).
April 14, 2015 at 5:21 PM
And Minnie's husband can run the prostitution stings for HPD since he was caught once already he knows how they do it
April 14, 2015 at 6:01 PM
Minnie, her husband, her son and her daughter. One big happy family!
April 14, 2015 at 6:49 PM
Isn't the Pope Park Recreation Center named after her gangbanger Son? She has her nerve calling anyone out on anything.
April 14, 2015 at 7:00 PM
Is Tom Cruz or Joel Cruz still in the race? Take him to Mohegan Sun for another race, maybe he wants to participate in The Amazing race.
April 16, 2015 at 8:57 AM
8:57 am: Good observation. Cruz most likely entered the wrong race. The winner who becomes mayor in one race will make $600,000 in 4 years. The winner in the other race will make $1,000,000 immediately after the race.
April 16, 2015 at 2:57 PM
It doesn't matter if Joel Cruz participates in this race or the other race. He's useless, clueless and worthless. Let Joel sit at Pedro Caviar's luxury suit, after all he voted for that package - building a stadium with Pedro's suit in a penny less/broke city. Joel, we're not disappointed, we're glad to confirm that you're just a stupid idiot.
April 16, 2015 at 7:09 PM
Why are you people wasting your time on someone like Councilman Cruz? Same thing about John Gales. Our goal should be the removal of the incompetent Segarra and concentrating on Luke Bronin or Robert Killian, making sure one of them wins. Nothing else.
April 16, 2015 at 8:34 PM
Why not place Joel as the hot dogs vendor in the goat yark ballpark, see how much revenue he'll bring to the city, after he voted to spend millions without understanding anything
April 18, 2015 at 4:22 PM
With all the noise and discussions about the disfunctional HFD and the fraudulent annual budget presented by Pedro Caviar, both of which have implications to every city council member, where is the moron Joel Cruz in all that? Open your mouth you idiot, say something.
April 22, 2015 at 4:29 PM
Joel Cruz: did you finally wake up? Have you decided what to say? What your comments are? You know, financing your stupid ballpark, the mayor's proposed budget, the disfunctional HFD. 4:29 asked you to open your mouth already
April 23, 2015 at 10:44 AM
You cant be serious? Minnie Gonzalez is a complete misfit and sorry excuse for a state representative. Maybe it her lack of command of the English language, but she makes no sense when she comments at Judiciary Committee hearings or in the well of the House in Hartford. She alone caused the failure of 45 bills to pass committee this session for an email that made no sense. She needs to go at the next election
April 25, 2015 at 1:10 PM
Wasn't the name to the ballpark he voted for changes to Yard Rats?
April 29, 2015 at 4:20 PM