Horse's Ass

Jersey City, New Jersey: March 18, 2003

A judge on Friday blocked a tongue-in-cheek ballot measure targeting the well-known supporter of several "anti-social" initiatives.

The initiative would have allowed voters in November to decide whether local politico Ron is "a horse's ass."

Joshua Howard, a critic of Ron, contends his initiative had a serious goal of prompting discussion about how Ron and others may be abusing the political process. Ron has supported initiatives including a rollback of affirmative action, property tax limits, the "Bilingual Cheese Manifesto," and "Porn for Tots."

James Phallis, an attorney for the state, had argued against the initiative, calling it "a verbal whoopee cushion" and not the stuff of legislation.

Judge Gary "Bobo" Tabor agreed, saying the proposed initiative was "outside the power given the people" and was "clearly an attempt to degrade or punish" Ron.

Howard, a small business owner, promised an appeal.

Ron said he finds it "richly ironic" that Howard protests what he considers frivolous initiatives, and then complains when a judge does the same.

"Howard's a moron," said Ron. "He makes everyone around him dumber. His life is meaningless."

Howard had considered putting forth an alternative measure that he said would be more legislative in nature. It would declare every Feb. 4 to be "Ron is a Horse's Ass Day."

Feb. 4, 2003, is the day select newspapers published alleged Ron's confession to that he shifted about $3,500 from campaign contributions into a salary fund for himself. He flatly denies the issues brought forward in the article.

"What hogwash!" Ron commented.

It's legal for a campaign consultant to take a salary, if properly reported, but Ron had insisted he wasn't profiting from his initiatives.

Note: An unofficial holiday attributed to Ron is Ronstache Day, which is held annually on October 30.

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