The Drive at 5: Wind Turbine Protestors Arrested in Ocean City
The Rich Zeoli Show
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🗓️ 12 September 2023
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3:
- Multiple people were arrested in Ocean City, New Jersey while protesting the construction of windmill farms on Tuesday afternoon. Listeners react to the news—will Ocean City’s Mayor Jay Gillian step-up and defend his citizens?
- New Jersey Governor posed for awkward photos while enjoying Monday Night Football from his cozy suite! So, it’s time for a Rich Zeoli show caption contest!
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| 0:30.0 | These search for the escaped killer Littlefoot Calvacante enters day 13, the sightings are still coming up, and homeowners are saying people are being told, listen, this guy is dangerous, okay? He's very dangerous. Don't leave guns laying out, et cetera, et cetera. Welcome back to the show. Glad you're here, 855-839-1210 on Twitter at Rich Ziole. John Fetter person, who does he most sound like? We'll ask that question throughout the show today. |
| 1:00.0 | These that have really got my attention outside of our local story, and I'll move on from Calvacante for the moment. I'll come back to it, but there's no updates since I've been talking about it. Other than I want to share two tweets with you, one is from Mary Giovanni, who said Rich, please put out a PSA to all those in the search area to either lock up or disable all their firearms, except the one they're carrying, and just assume Littlefoot is going to show up on their doorstep in the next five minutes. Fair point. |
| 1:30.0 | As I'm stirring spaghetti sauce. Very good. And I assume there's no meat in it, which is why you're calling it sauce, because otherwise you'd have to call it either a ragu or gravy. And then the other point that was made is Sean McGinley, who says, Rich, how do we know that the guy whose gun was taken wasn't carrying it around for defense before putting it down knowing this man was loosened his area? I don't like to criticize before knowing all the details. That's fine, but I think it's more about then don't leave a weapon unattended when you've got to escape murderer on the streets in your neighborhood. |
| 2:00.0 | I think that's probably what the lesson here is. Just don't leave it unattended. It'll keep it on your shoulder or something. Just don't leave a firearm unattended at the moment when you've got an escape murderer on the streets. All right, 855-839-1210 on Twitter at Rich Ziole. Now, the two other stories that have my attention, three, but one is also local in Ocean City, New Jersey today. They've started the destruction of the New Jersey shore. They're trying to do the destruction of the New Jersey shore, |
| 2:30.0 | but the wind turbine project and at least six people were arrested Tuesday morning as they blocked the start of work on 35th Street. And they were people they are trying to save their city, save the Jersey shore, save Wales, save dolphins. And these are good people here who got arrested by the Ocean City police. I'm going to share this clip with you, Matt. It's not great audio, but nevertheless, it's worth hearing because it's worth hearing. |
| 2:59.9 | They said the police were very kind to them and they were very helpful to them, but they still got arrested. There are about 60 people in the street preventing a work crew from J Fletcher, Kramer and Sun's contractors of Hackensack from starting for the day. And who needs a home out in Hackensack? Is that all you get for your money? Am I right? |
| 3:17.9 | Suzanne Hornick who organized the protests of the intention was to stop the work for about an hour and then leave the crew to start the project by 9 a.m. |
| 3:26.1 | They're very kind to us. She said we express them that this isn't about the workers. They have a job to do by 10 30 whoever a dwindling number remained on 35th Street. |
| 3:33.8 | By 11 30. She left the scene. There was some planning and that some were planning to be arrested. I hope they do that. She don't do that. She said hours later, police charge six of the protesters. |
| 3:45.4 | According to city spokesperson Doug Bergen, no relation to Doug Bergen, who's running for president, those gathered were giving several warnings starting at a 30 a.m. with the last given just afternoon. |
| 3:56.6 | They were also offered a spot about 10 feet from the work zone where they could continue to protest. |
| 4:02.1 | These individuals chose not to vacate the work zone and forced officers to arrest them to provide a safe area for the workers. |
| 4:08.6 | Those charged person from Doyle's town, person from Woodbury, New Jersey, Ocean, View, Rideau, Pennsylvania. |
| 4:19.8 | Two people there and one person from a abseekin. |
| 4:23.1 | This is how democracy works, said mayor, Jay Gillian in a statement in which he reiterated his concerns with offshore wind power. I wish we would not. |
| 4:31.8 | Have had to arrest anybody, but I understand their passion. I hope that our state and federal officials are paying attention. |
| 4:37.4 | We're about to spend billions of taxpayer and rate payer dollars on a project with way too many unknowns. |
| 4:42.9 | Well, here's my question, Mr. Mayor. I'm serious about this. I mean this. They don't typically arrest climate change protesters. |
| 4:50.6 | In fact, they usually provide safe haven for them. But why'd you arrest these guys? |
| 4:55.1 | Well, I mean, really, I just, I mean, what you should have, what I would do if I were the mayor of Ocean City and this is just my advice. |
| 5:01.3 | What I would do is I would say these people are fighting for a better earth. |
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