Bob Silva And Walt Seymour Say Coach Nani Was Fired By Greedy Political Bosses "Who Need To Have All The Power And Glory For Themselves"

Editor's note: the firing of Toms River North Football Coach Robert Nani has triggered speculation about why the most successful coach in the history of Toms River football was summarily dismissed by the Republican-dominated school board and Toms River Regional Superintendent, "SuperBoss" Michael Ritacco.

Firing Inspired By Disgruntled Parents With Political Power?

One of the current players says Nani was fired because disgruntled parents with political influence, whose children were not quite good enough to play, persuaded Ritacco to fire Nani as retribution.

"Politics, Power Brokers, Egomaniacs Still Rule"

Another former Toms River North player, Gary Charnel, says the problem is pretty clear: "Politics, power brokers and egomaniacs still rule" Charnel, now a successful businessman in Nevada, says the incident will "tarnish Ritacco's legacy as superintendent."

Latest Gurgle Of The Political Boss Regime

Boss Clement Council Pres. McGuckin Esq.

Rescue Dover Township council candidates Walter Seymour and Bob Silva see the Nani firing the same way, as the latest gurgle of the political boss regime that has raised government spending, hiked taxes and turned government in Ocean County into a repressive system of crony payoffs for political flunkies and stooges, and personal smear and punishment for those who don't toe the line for every whim of Gilmore, McGuckin, Clement and Ritacco.

The letters from Seymour and Silva and from Charnel have already appeared in the Ocean County Observer:

Mr. Charnel's letter will appear later in the week on OCP: The letter from the Rescue Dover folks is presented here:

To the editor:

The firing of Coach Bob Nani by political Super-Boss Mike Ritacco and the rubber stamp School Board, is another good example of how Mr. Ritacco and his lawyer, GOP Chairman Gilmore, have politicized the schools and every aspect of the new Dover Township government.

Anybody who shows the slightest bit of independence from the Ritacco-Gilmore party line is either banished, smeared, or both.

Is Boss Gilmore Most Expensive Special Interest?

Take a look at the record of the past several years, which shows the trust of the public and the public interest has been repeatedly trashed in favor of spending enormous sums of taxpayers’ money on special interests, especially those with votes and political overtones:

   Ritacco, Gilmore and the Republican Council at first endorsed anj ambitious and cost-effective $20 million open space program to purchase more than 1000 acres of open space property in a partnership of the schools, Dover Township and the DMUA for $6.7 million each, but they all reneged on the project with the excuse that the schools would have to hold a referendum, which Mr. Ritacco and the rubber stamp school board never held.

Ritacco And Gilmore Didn't Bother With Referendum
For $25 Million Early Out Pension Giveaway

  But the need to consult the public didn’t seem to bother Ritacco when he and the rubber stamp Republican-dominated school board proceeded to give early retirements to 180 lucky school employees in their fifties, bonding for $25 million without the referendum they said was required for $6.7 million in open space dollars.

No Referendum On Turf Bonds Approved By GOP Council
"Whatever Michael Wants, Michael Gets"

   Recently, the taxpayers got another taste of how much Mr. Ritacco and Mr. Gilmore respect them when the Republican-controlled Township Council,  without any public referendum, approved $1.5 million in artificial turf bonds before all the facts were known on what should have been a school budget line item.

“Whatever Michael wants, Michael gets,” said commentator Bill Heyer a few weeks ago, adding that Mr. Ritacco “had the whole township council running interference for him.”

GOP Council Running Interference For Ritacco

   This is the same council that intends to proceed with the acquisition of $25 million in open space purchases for 800 fewer acres than they could have bought for the $20 million less than two years ago, in order to get the property they had to condemn it so it would become useless land.  Another product of the boss system, with a similar cast of characters and a violation of eminent domain rights. Still the council provides no public referendum on how to spend the taxpayers’ money.

One Football Player "Speechless"

   One football player who was “speechless” at Coach Nani’s firing, said: “It’s a bunch of parents from the 2003 season. Their kids weren’t good enough to play and they had some political power in the town.”

Biggest Egos On The Planet: Specialize In Tax
Increases And Useless Jobs For Political Cronies

The folks responsible for firing Coach Nani for no good reason have the biggest egos on the planet. They can’t share the hero-worship with anybody. They gave us big spending and tax increases; they specialize in handing useless jobs to political cronies and big financial benefits for everybody but the taxpayers: they have an insatiable desire to have all the power and glory for themselves.

Coach Nani is their latest victim.