Welcome to TishTrek - More than a JOB BLOG.
She's 'Everybody's Daughter' and today she needs all our prayers and warm wishes:
A beautiful and talented 18-year old in my community - Pt. Pleasant, NJ - is fighting for her life & her family has asked only for prayers for their cherished daughter. Please add yours!
Her name is Kristina Marie Corso and she is admired by thousands... If you read this blog; then go to the CaringBridge.org Website her family set up to support her - address below - you will be moved by this young woman's journey and her family's extraordinary response to it.
The family's honest, detailed, raw and brutal description of their daughter's unimaginable medical challenge and their testimony to Kristina's glorious miracles so far will take your breath away.
The FAITH of this family is so beautifully etched and written between each line that reading it is an utterly astonishing experience. I'm 52-years old and I've never, ever experienced or seen anything quite like it...
As I pray for Kristina daily, I honor her remarkable family - her mom Terri, dad Steve and stepmom Sue - for their courage, strength and faith.
Everyday I also ask God to bless her two wonderful brothers and beloved sister. May God give these children strength beyond their years as 'their' beautiful sister Kristina fights to recover. - Amen.
With Upmost respect,
TishTrek
A new journal entry titled Kristina holding steady-Day 11 @ Children's Hospital of Philadelphia,(CHOP).- 16th day of hospitalization was posted on Kristina's CaringBridge website at 5:21:00 PM on Oct 13, 2011.
Read the latest update and show your support at: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/kristinacorso
Kristina Corso
Welcome | My Story | Journal | Guestbook | Photos | Tributes | Resources
A note from Kristina's family: We cherish your messages. Take a moment to write a note in our guestbook or read entries from other visitors.
The JOURNAL ICON - The family's daily medical update on Kristina's journey-of-miracles...
The GUESTBOOK ICON - Prayers, thoughts and messages for Kristina & her family left by people 'everywhere' to support them during this difficult time...
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Kristina Corso's
Guestbook
Friday, October 14, 2011 11:02 AM
Dear Kristina,
Our thanks to Dad for the latest update! The ovation-of-prayer continues for you in English & Italian! Keep fighting!
There's a wonderful woman in Pt. Beach who restores precious art all over the world. Her multi-year projects have included the White House, Library of Congress, Museum of the American Indian, Gettysburg's Cyclorama; and the Winterthur Museum. She also spent years restoring magnificent paintings on the ceilings of chapels across Florence, Italy. I told her about you and your journey today.
She speaks fluent Italian, so of course she was thrilled to hear that you received the 2011 World Languages Department Award for Italian Studies at Pt. Pleasant Borough High School! When you return home, she'd look so forward to an Italian-ONLY conversation with you anytime! From one Italian-speaking local to another, she's thinking of you...
Through her art, she learned first hand that Italy's celebrations and love for patron saints are shown in the solemn and joyful processions which honor them.
Every town and small village has a patron saint which is honored by its people. Celebrating these special feast days brings renewed 'faith and hope' and is an important aspect of Italian life.
You are a special young woman who learned to love Italy's language & embrace her culture, so may all the patron saints of Italy watch over you and protect you so your journey at CHOP can be fluent from this point forward...
May renewed 'faith & hope' restore precious you to excellent health and return you to your family soon. - Amen.
Warm regards,
Mrs. Ferg and 'A Local' graduate of Pt. Bch HS dedicated to Art Conservation who is praying in Italian! :)
Tish Ferguson
Friday, October 7, 2011 1:43 PM
Hi, Kristina.
Last night, a beautiful e-mail arrived for you from Charlie Brady, a Pt. Pleasant hero and giant in our community who offers light and support to families struggling in the darkness of illness.
Charlie, along with his wonderful family and a group of devoted friends, founded The Carmie Carmie Brady Foundation (www.carmiebradyfoundation.com) to give back and to honor his beloved wife Carmie, who always lived the tenets of Laughing, Loving and Caring and who was the grateful recipient and witness to many miracles over THREE decades!
To help put your journey in perspective, Charlie reminded me of a book he wrote honoring his wife's remarkable life and legacy. In Chapter 25, MIRACLES, he writes, "Carmie was the recipient of numerous miracles during her life. Now she has become the instrument through which God is bestowing many miracles upon her family and friends."
Finally, Charlie asked me to tell you that he and the Carmie Brady Foundation stand ready in the wings if and when Mom and Dad need to call their name.
Love,
'Mrs. Ferg'
Tish Ferguson
Monday, October 3, 2011 11:41 PM
Kristina,
Our prayers are with you... May the strength and love of our community help keep you and your family strong; and may your great gifts and amazing abilities help you dance over this challenge with the music of a fiddler in your heart. Get well soon.
Love - Tish, Harry, Kate & Scott Ferguson
Tish Ferguson
Saturday, October 8, 2011 4:28 PM
Hi, Kristina.
May the bright light of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come keep you warm today!
This morning, I chose to celebrate your December 2010 enchanting performance as 'Silly Sister' in the PPBHS play Charles Dicken's, A Christmas Carol. You and the entire cast did a fantastic job telling the story of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation to images of light, joy, warmth and life. - BRAVO!
Today in real life a very caring person in our community e-mailed me to explain he is trying to reach out to bring some light, joy and warmth to you and your family during this difficult time.
Please ask one of your relatives to call 732-259-2780 or e-mail me @ tish509@comcast.net - so I can pass along his beautiful, humble, time-sensitive and private messge to your remarkable parents. - Thanks.
People everywhere continue to be deeply inspired by you and your fight. Keep up the great work!
Love,
Tish, Harry, Kate and Scott
Ms. Ferg (A certified Performing Arts Wing-Nut since 1972!)
Tish Ferguson
Friday, October 7, 2011 12:33 AM
Kristina,
Nice update - You go girl!
In your 2011 Pt. Pleasant Borough High School yearbook, there was a section starting on page 314 called the 'Senior Bucket List.' On page 316 your entry was #42 and you stated that one dream yet to be fulfilled was to 'write a book.' Little could any of us have imagined that your life would write an indelible story of hope, faith, and love co-authored by the hand of God.
Now stay feisty and keep fighting so I can knock people over to get to the front of the line at your book signing asap!
Love,
Tish, Harry, Kate & Scott Ferguson
(aka: 'Mrs. Ferg' - the lady who always screams, "Bravo!")
Tish Ferguson
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 10:29 AM - A hard day...
Miracles of Jesus: Calming the stormy sea
(Matthew 8:23-27, Mark 4:35-41, Luke 8:22-25)
"While Jesus and his disciples were in a boat crossing a lake (possibly the Sea of Galilee), a storm frightened his disciples while Jesus slept. They awoke Jesus, fearful that the storm would harm them. Jesus then miraculously calmed the storm."
The 'extra' prayers of others are with Kristina today.
Tish Ferguson
Sunday, October 9, 2011 12:27 PM
Hi, Kristina.
This morning, after reading the update about the loving calm and quiet now required to foster healing, I said a little prayer as I ran my fingers across that autograph you signed for me.
In 2010, you competed in the incredible Nashville Heritage Festival in Tennessee representing vocal excellence of the highest caliber on behalf of Pt. Pleasant Borough High School. You and all the dedicated members of our Show Choir under Mrs. "B's" direction inspired judges to honor you as one of the top choral groups in the nation! Our community is still proud!! - BRAVO!
The awesome picture I cherish of the PPBHS Show Choir standing on the steps of the Historic Ryman Auditorium (formerly Grand Ole Opry House!) is framed with a mat with all your signatures and it has not left my living room since last year.
I remain humbled by this gift because when I look it, I feel the same delight I experience every time I watch a performance @ the Loren D. Donley Performing Arts Center. Audiences get to applaud wonderful students - like you - sharing talents, God-given abilities, and discipline as you all evolve before our eyes into confident young men and women eager to take on the world.
What we see is 'America's Promise' - the beautiful, talented children of others always striving to share the very best they have to offer. People will continue to pray out here to return the best we have to offer to you and your family, so just rest up and keep fighting. :)
Love,
Mrs. Ferg
Harry, Kate & Scott too!
Tish Ferguson
Thursday, October 13, 2011 1:29 PM
Dear Kristina,
Today, I celebrate your spectacular 2008 performance as Tituba in Arthur Miller's serious play The Crucible!
OMGosh - under the intense direction of Ian Kearns the cast successfully developed complex characters who hit the fundamental themes of intolerance, hysteria, reputation, and compassion out of the park! Excellence on the PPBHS stage left audiences - once again - utterly fascinated as you and the incredible cast brilliantly tackled heavy issues of the universe. - BRAVO!
Three years later, I'm reminded of that particular performance as I share this quote from Martin Luther King, Jr., "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and conveniences, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." It's ever so clear how and where you stand during remarkable & complex challenges both on the stage and in life...
Fortunately, from the halls of CHOP a message of faith & hope is echoing across Philly to NJ to Bridge Avenue to Rt 88 to Laurel Drive as your humble family serves as your understudy, sound liaison and light operator throughout this ordeal.
While you rest, heal and sleep in this moment beyond your comfort zone, your family has beautifully choreographed lessons-of-the-heart that dance inside the pages of this on-line journal. We are deeply moved.
Thousands are routing for you and we are filled with reverence & awe every time your parents recite YOUR lines: "Faith sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible." ***
Wishing you healing and continued recovery...
Warm regards,
Tish, Harry, Kate and Scott Ferguson
('Mrs. Ferg' - Admitted Drama Club Groupie!)
*** Quote, Author Unknown
Tish Ferguson
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 7:18 PM
Hi, Kristina. You've got fan mail!
Peter Cancro, the owner & founder of Jersey Mike's Subs and my friend of 40 years, just called for an update on your condition. He asked me to tell you that everyone at Jersey Mike's is cheering you and your family on!
When Peter and his Chief Operating Officer Michael Manzo attended our recent Board of Ed meeting, they very much enjoyed the privilege of honoring you as one of Jersey Mike's Class of 2011 Student Stewards in the State of NJ!
It was the same terrific night they took time to honor your classmates Andrea Berger & John Caliendo while generously donating extra-curricular funds to Pt. Pleasant Borough High School. BRAVO to you & all the heroes of that evening!
As a life-long athlete, successful business executive and champion to many, Peter and his Staff at Jersey Mike's applaud the great role model you are and the inspiration to other students & adults you continue to be especially as you fight on at CHOP! They want you to stay strong and to give it your all until the 'hometown advantage' can be yours again!
Your beautiful picture now hangs with pride on the wall at their local Jersey Mike's store on Bridge Avenue and as a result, Peter has one message for you: No Jersey Mike's Champion ever walks alone.
It's 4th and long... we're all praying the break from ECMO positions you for an awesome first down! Go, Kristina!
Love,
Tish, Harry, Kate, Scott Ferguson (#2 - Everything on it!)
'Mrs. Ferg' (Turkey and Swiss - Hold the onion!)
Tish Ferguson
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 6:40 PM
Kristina,
As Mom & Dad generously shared and so poignantly described the challenges & miracles of your journey, the light of 'God's omnipresence and omniscience' moved all of us. You have inspired us to reflect on Psalm 139, 'To the Choirmaster, A Psalm of David:'
"If I take the wings of morning,
And dwell in the unttermost parts of the sea,
Even there Your hand shall lead me,
And Your right hand shall hold me."
May bright angels guard you from harm as we continue to pray for you and your entire family.
Love - Tish, Harry, Kate & Scott Ferguson
Tish Ferguson
Thursday, October 6, 2011 12:36 PM
Kristina,
We are grateful that you were embraced by calm yesterday - Amen.
This morning, I walked on Arnold Avenue headed to the beach to offer my daily prayers for you & your family. As I passed Harvey Memorial Church next to Dunkin Donuts, my walk was abruptly interrupted by the same astonishing jolt-of-joy I felt every time you and the entire PPBHS Show Choir performed inside that chamber during the Christmas Season. With poinsettias and lovely stain glass windows as a backdrop, your beautiful voice and those of your dear friends always merged as one to create a magnificent poetic echo which deeply touched our hearts. You sounded like a choir of angels; and now we know it was.
Keep fighting! The 'ovation-of-prayer' for you and your family continues!
Love,
Tish, Harry, Kate & Scott Ferguson
('Mrs. Ferg' - Show Choir Groupie!)
Tish Ferguson
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 5:00 PM
Kristina,
CHOP, CHOP - keep going!! God bless your remarkable parents who are the living definition of faith, strength and courage. As your heart rests so your lungs can heal, Mom & Dad's words have inspired thousands of hearts to 'beat-as-one' for you so you can bypass this darkness and return completely to the light of day.
The prayers in 'your' town will not stop until our beloved Pt. Pleasant Borough High School Valedictorian returns home. Under your senior picture in your 2011 yearbook, you wrote, "First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do," (Epictetus). You've always been 'that girl' who knows what to do - so keep fighting Sweetheat!
Love,
Tish, Harry, Kate & Scott Ferguson
(aka: 'Mrs. Ferg' - Performing Arts Groupie!)
Tish Ferguson
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 9:44 AM
Dear Kristina,
The ovation-of-prayer continues for you... Keep fighting!
Fiddler John Conaghan of Pt. Pleasant, whose 88th birthday is on Christmas Day, offers applause to you for that wonderful duet Miracle Of Miracles you & 'Motel' (Chris Kubat) belted out during Fiddler on the Roof outside of Tevya's house on stage seven months ago. - BRAVO!
John and his wife Nadine just heard about your situation so they asked us to re-gift 48 years of their miracles and ship them off to you @ CHOP!
In 1963, John was 40-years old when cancer struck, he was told he had 6 months to live. At age 75, new illness hit; it was 1998 and there was no chance he'd make it home from the hospital. At age 86, you were a witness to his miracles as he played the fiddle he had just 'hand-carved' to celebrate you & the entire PPBHS Show Choir on the Pt. Beach Boardwalk!
At age 87 1/2, John reminded us yesterday that when he sang on the radio at age 7, he was too young to realize that "once artists use their gifts to lift the hearts of others, the musician's blessing lasts a lifetime."
Then he smiled, picked up a four-stringed instrument & a slender stick with horsehairs and played the most beautiful song just for you.
Loving Father...
"In Your love for Your Church
You have given the gift of musical ability
to these men and women of faith.
Bless them as they use their talents for Your glory
and for the good of Your holy people... - Amen." ***
With warm wishes & admiration,
Uncle John -"A Real Fiddler on your Roof" & Aunt Nonnie Conaghan - The Nurse he married 65 years ago!
Mrs. Ferg - (Caravan Mgmt for Elderly Fans who love PPBHS Musicals!)
*** (Quote from Catholicdoorsministry.com - 2007)
Tish Ferguson
Monday, October 10, 2011 2:41 PM
Hi, Kristina.
Many thanks to your parents for sharing on this site that gorgeous photo of you in your cap and gown taken at the Pt. Pleasant Borough High School graduation in June! :)
To YOU - our town's beloved 2011 PPBHS Valedictorian - we say, "BRAVO!" Your excellence as a New Jersey (NJDFL) & PPBHS Forensics Champion came through loud and clear on graduation night! Thank you for the great speech!
Thousands of us listened to your every word after we had packed the bleachers at Al Saner Field to participate in the wonderful hometown send-off celebrating you and the entire Class of 2011! You did a terrific job addressing the crowd!
I can still hear you telling fellow graduates, "This is your moment to make a change... I'm proud of our class," as you noted that a large number of graduates had raised money for worthy causes, as well as had outstanding achievements in academics, the arts and athletics.
Before you left for Drew University, your 'outstanding achievements' throughout high school had left you with so many local admirers you didn't even know...
Today, tens of thousands from everywhere are proud of your iron will and determination @ CHOP! The ovation-of-prayer continues... as your strength and bravery continues to compose an improvised speech never to be forgotten.
Wishing you warmth & rest,
Tish, Harry, Kate, Scott Ferguson
'Mrs. Ferg' - Debate & Forensics Fan
Tish Ferguson
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 12:14 PM
Kristine,
Today, I'm smiling as I recall all the times you stepped onto the stage @ the Loren Donley Performing Art Center @ PPBHS. You lit up our town every time you sang, danced, performed your music, acted and shared the wonderment of who you are. The warmth and awe audiences experienced as we watched you grow one remarkable performance at a time was pure joy! I want you to know that all the fans you inspired in your hometown are joined together now in a wave and ovation-of-prayer to help you keep fighting & to keep your family strong.
Love,
'Mrs. Ferg' - A #1 fan & Scott's mom
Tish Ferguson
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Governor Christie: Wanted - a High School Band!
Welcome to TishTrek - more than THE JOB BLOG!
Help Wanted: We seek a High School Band to appear in a 3-minute YouTube music video which will go VIRAL when people hear our cry as we work to inspire Governor Chris Christie to run for President of the United States of America!
He's not even in the White House yet, and we already have jobs for 100 band members!
Best regards,
TishTrek
----- Original Message -----
From: Tish Ferguson
To: Tish Ferguson ; rich.bagger@comcast.net
Cc: gearle@nypost.com ; jmargolin@nypost.com ; apeyser@nypost.com ; letters@nypost.com ; jcrudele@nypost.com ; wsj.ltrs@wsj.com ; rich.bagger@comcast.net ; susan.page@usatoday.com ; spage@usatoday.com ; jpodhoretz@gmail.com ; billoreilly@foxnews.com ; hferguson@unicef.org ; katecferg@gmail.com ; Scott Ferguson ; tish509@comcast.com
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 1:16 AM
Subject: Gov Christie: E-Mail Mgmt @ http://tishtrek.blogspot.com
Dear Team,
Sorry if your computers are smoking, but no worries my passionate e-mails will die down to a minimum. I'm giving the NJ Governor two more days and then I'm moving to YouTube with a NJ High School Band!
I invite you to my blog http://tishtrek.blogspot.com which started in January 2010 as a 'go team' inspiring self-help VirginHealth Miles Step Journey which was lovely until I broke my foot in two places changing a bed skirt; then after the coincidence of borrowing a 'loaner wheelchair' from the local Elks in New Jersey the same week all my cousins arrived from around the country because the 'same' Elks Club was presenting me with a long-planned Citizen of the Year Award! I'm not bragging, I'm trying to say, "See - you can't even make this up; life just happens and we have to go with it." I honestly had no clue I'd be chasing Governor Christie like this one month ago, but as things got worse in the country - I started not sleeping. A force bigger than me screamed use your skills and do 'something!'
In March 2010, I transitioned my blog theme to TishTrek - THE JOB BLOG which has been helping and inspiring the unemployed & employment candidates in general. All these Chris Christie pleas for help will be spelled out on the site until he makes a decision, so now I call it TishTrek - "more than" THE JOB BLOG! If Governor Christie says, "no," I'd be grateful if one of you could introduce me to Herman Cain.
You see folks, I can't help the unemployed find jobs if we don't have a leader who has a clue on how to create a single job @ a time like this! Remember the Allen Brothers who President Obama honored during the State of the Union Address because they transformed half of their warehouse somewhere to make solar panels. They hired 6 people using hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars; they said on Fox News today that they could not have hired those 6 people without that funding. Are they kidding us? No.
People are buying what the Allen Brothers are selling because they are getting taxpayer funded subsidies and IRS tax breaks for saving the planet and honestly, I just can't take it anymore. What the heck is the definition of a "winner" or a "champion" in Washington, DC?
OMGosh - a note to my government people: Good gosh - I'm just a global recruiter and I can tell you that the economy just doesn't work like that! How will my children (Kate - 22 and Scott 18) and the generations that follow them ever pay back this debt that is supporting nothing that will bring a long-term benefit or bounce to our country or economy???
On my Blog - my themes are real and routed in reality. It will show you that I'm not a nut, but rather a public servant, loving mom of two, one of eight children, a wife whose been married for 25 years, a female professional whose grandparents were immigrants, a good friend and I'm 'Everybody's Cousin Tish' with a rip-roaring sense of humor! I'm praying Governor Chistie will honor all of us and our country by getting in this race.
My tag-lines are: "Governor Christie didn't go looking for this moment @ this exact time; the moment found him! I know he has the courage, guts and iron will to answer this damn call!" I hope he does. No kidding.
With upmost respect,
Tish Ferguson
2404 Maria Place
Pt. Pleasant, NJ 08742
732-259-2780 - Cell
732-714-8483 - Phone
Help Wanted: We seek a High School Band to appear in a 3-minute YouTube music video which will go VIRAL when people hear our cry as we work to inspire Governor Chris Christie to run for President of the United States of America!
He's not even in the White House yet, and we already have jobs for 100 band members!
Best regards,
TishTrek
----- Original Message -----
From: Tish Ferguson
To: Tish Ferguson ; rich.bagger@comcast.net
Cc: gearle@nypost.com ; jmargolin@nypost.com ; apeyser@nypost.com ; letters@nypost.com ; jcrudele@nypost.com ; wsj.ltrs@wsj.com ; rich.bagger@comcast.net ; susan.page@usatoday.com ; spage@usatoday.com ; jpodhoretz@gmail.com ; billoreilly@foxnews.com ; hferguson@unicef.org ; katecferg@gmail.com ; Scott Ferguson ; tish509@comcast.com
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 1:16 AM
Subject: Gov Christie: E-Mail Mgmt @ http://tishtrek.blogspot.com
Dear Team,
Sorry if your computers are smoking, but no worries my passionate e-mails will die down to a minimum. I'm giving the NJ Governor two more days and then I'm moving to YouTube with a NJ High School Band!
I invite you to my blog http://tishtrek.blogspot.com which started in January 2010 as a 'go team' inspiring self-help VirginHealth Miles Step Journey which was lovely until I broke my foot in two places changing a bed skirt; then after the coincidence of borrowing a 'loaner wheelchair' from the local Elks in New Jersey the same week all my cousins arrived from around the country because the 'same' Elks Club was presenting me with a long-planned Citizen of the Year Award! I'm not bragging, I'm trying to say, "See - you can't even make this up; life just happens and we have to go with it." I honestly had no clue I'd be chasing Governor Christie like this one month ago, but as things got worse in the country - I started not sleeping. A force bigger than me screamed use your skills and do 'something!'
In March 2010, I transitioned my blog theme to TishTrek - THE JOB BLOG which has been helping and inspiring the unemployed & employment candidates in general. All these Chris Christie pleas for help will be spelled out on the site until he makes a decision, so now I call it TishTrek - "more than" THE JOB BLOG! If Governor Christie says, "no," I'd be grateful if one of you could introduce me to Herman Cain.
You see folks, I can't help the unemployed find jobs if we don't have a leader who has a clue on how to create a single job @ a time like this! Remember the Allen Brothers who President Obama honored during the State of the Union Address because they transformed half of their warehouse somewhere to make solar panels. They hired 6 people using hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars; they said on Fox News today that they could not have hired those 6 people without that funding. Are they kidding us? No.
People are buying what the Allen Brothers are selling because they are getting taxpayer funded subsidies and IRS tax breaks for saving the planet and honestly, I just can't take it anymore. What the heck is the definition of a "winner" or a "champion" in Washington, DC?
OMGosh - a note to my government people: Good gosh - I'm just a global recruiter and I can tell you that the economy just doesn't work like that! How will my children (Kate - 22 and Scott 18) and the generations that follow them ever pay back this debt that is supporting nothing that will bring a long-term benefit or bounce to our country or economy???
On my Blog - my themes are real and routed in reality. It will show you that I'm not a nut, but rather a public servant, loving mom of two, one of eight children, a wife whose been married for 25 years, a female professional whose grandparents were immigrants, a good friend and I'm 'Everybody's Cousin Tish' with a rip-roaring sense of humor! I'm praying Governor Chistie will honor all of us and our country by getting in this race.
My tag-lines are: "Governor Christie didn't go looking for this moment @ this exact time; the moment found him! I know he has the courage, guts and iron will to answer this damn call!" I hope he does. No kidding.
With upmost respect,
Tish Ferguson
2404 Maria Place
Pt. Pleasant, NJ 08742
732-259-2780 - Cell
732-714-8483 - Phone
Governor Christie: 99 Reasons for you to RUN!!!
Welcome to TishTrek - More than THE JOB BLOG!
We're making progress in our efforts to acquire the talent of NJ Governor Chris Christie for President of the United States of America!
John Podhoretz wrote an awesome column today explaining why the excitement for Chris Christie is swelling and unbelievable - read all about it in the Sunday NY Post!
One day at a time, gang. We'll have jobs for you soon. Stay strong and try to keep a positive attitude! I won't stop writing until we acquire the LEADERSHIP you and the entire country needs! -That's a promise.
Warm regards,
TishTrek
----- Original Message -----
From: Tish Ferguson
To: wsj.ltrs@wsj.com ; rich.bagger@comcast.net ; letters@nypost.com ; susan.page@usatoday.com ; spage@usatoday.com
Cc: jpodhoretz@gmail.com ; gearle@nypost.com ; jmargolin@nypost.com ; katecferg@gmail.com ; Scott Ferguson ; Harry Ferguson ; mgoodwin@nypost.com ; jcrudele@nypost.com ; apeyser@nypost.com
Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2011 5:09 PM
Subject: 99 Reasons for Gov Chris Christie to run!
Attention: Richard Bagger
Chief of Staff, Honorable NJ Governor Chris Christie
Cc: Editors, Reporter, Writers & Newspapers I respect and follow!
Wall Street Journal, NY Post, USA TODAY,
Dear Rich,
Can you spell S-O-L-Y-N-D-R-A? U.S. Department of Energy? The Fed? U.S. Treasury? NLRB? EPA? Lending Windows? I'm offering Theodore Roosevelt's 99-year old quote to spell out the definition of 'Solyndra' and to bolster my reasons for my unyielding support for NJ Governor Chris Christie who I hope will run for President of the United States of America.
In his autobiography, Roosevelt wrote, "Behind the ostensible Government sits enthroned an invisible Government, owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. To destroy this invisible Government, to dissolve the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics, is the first task of the statesmanship of the day.... This country belongs to the people. Its resources, its business, its laws, its institutions, should be utilized, maintained, or altered in whatever manner will best promote the general interest." This assertion is explicit. We say directly that "the people" are absolutely to control in any way they see fit, the "business" of the country." ***(Source below signature)
It's ninety-nine years later and our nation confronts the exact same problem as nameless faces have been enthroned Chicago-style by the Obama Administration as an invisible Government with bottomless taxpayer-funded lending windows (No more lending from the Energy Dept until Congress completes Solyndra investigation!!) and accountability to no one. They enjoy unfettered authority to mandate rules & revenue-generating edicts that ensure government-sponsored 'competitive advantage' which favors some businesses/industries over others.
Corporate executives have no clue when the next costly government regulations, taxes, compliance fines, or code enhancements will be mandated, how much they will cost, or what agencies they will come from. Mostly their demands arrive without debate or votes in the U.S. Congress, as crony capitalism rooted in ideology @ its finest is executed with bully-pulpit tactics directed at hard-working fellow Americans - who happen to be business owners. These are the exact kind of issues that are keeping our economy stalled & so many businesses completely frozen in terms of growth and job creation.
Like that job crushing 'elephant in the room' called ObamaCare that arrived without any pricetags, corporations cannot sign one-year leases on facilities or acquire 50 new hires to expand a business unit or reinvigorate product research when 'uncertainty in the form of government mandates' deny them the ability to predict & forecast the COST of doing business for the next 12 months-to-three years, (I've worked for and been an executive member of corporate teams for 24 years and I promise you this is the reality!). Governor Christie understands this and that's why his solutions have been so good for the State of New Jersey.
I'm routing for my former NJ attorney general and current governor who has led NJ with distinction because he gets things done and operates with business integrity, ethics and stellar management courage which frees him up to call things as he sees them. During Governor Christie's September 27th speech at the Reagan Library he said, "The image of the United States is not what it was, it is not what it can be and it is not what it needs to be." As he spoke, it was clear the Governor didn't seek this moment, but the remarkable moment found him. If he's confident he can lead us all in returning the United States to what it needs to be - many will follow. I'm confident that ninety-nine years from now, his quotes, service and commitment to country will be honored & rewarded in our nation's history because he answered this call.
With upmost respect and anticipation, we anxiously await Governor Christie's decision. Thanks for passing my ten e-mails to the governor and I promise to stop writing after he makes a decision, but one more thing: I know there are campaign infrastructure issues, getting grassroot organizations moving and donors to consider, but could you ask the Governor to hurry up! Waiting for this answer is killing us! Thank you, again. :)
Respectfully submitted,
Tish Ferguson
2404 Maria Place
Pt. Pleasant, NJ 08742
732-259-2780 - Cell
732-714-8483 - Home
***Quote from: Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919). An Autobiography. 1913.
XV
THE PEACE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
APPENDIX B
THE CONTROL OF CORPORATIONS AND "THE NEW FREEDOM"
We're making progress in our efforts to acquire the talent of NJ Governor Chris Christie for President of the United States of America!
John Podhoretz wrote an awesome column today explaining why the excitement for Chris Christie is swelling and unbelievable - read all about it in the Sunday NY Post!
One day at a time, gang. We'll have jobs for you soon. Stay strong and try to keep a positive attitude! I won't stop writing until we acquire the LEADERSHIP you and the entire country needs! -That's a promise.
Warm regards,
TishTrek
----- Original Message -----
From: Tish Ferguson
To: wsj.ltrs@wsj.com ; rich.bagger@comcast.net ; letters@nypost.com ; susan.page@usatoday.com ; spage@usatoday.com
Cc: jpodhoretz@gmail.com ; gearle@nypost.com ; jmargolin@nypost.com ; katecferg@gmail.com ; Scott Ferguson ; Harry Ferguson ; mgoodwin@nypost.com ; jcrudele@nypost.com ; apeyser@nypost.com
Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2011 5:09 PM
Subject: 99 Reasons for Gov Chris Christie to run!
Attention: Richard Bagger
Chief of Staff, Honorable NJ Governor Chris Christie
Cc: Editors, Reporter, Writers & Newspapers I respect and follow!
Wall Street Journal, NY Post, USA TODAY,
Dear Rich,
Can you spell S-O-L-Y-N-D-R-A? U.S. Department of Energy? The Fed? U.S. Treasury? NLRB? EPA? Lending Windows? I'm offering Theodore Roosevelt's 99-year old quote to spell out the definition of 'Solyndra' and to bolster my reasons for my unyielding support for NJ Governor Chris Christie who I hope will run for President of the United States of America.
In his autobiography, Roosevelt wrote, "Behind the ostensible Government sits enthroned an invisible Government, owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. To destroy this invisible Government, to dissolve the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics, is the first task of the statesmanship of the day.... This country belongs to the people. Its resources, its business, its laws, its institutions, should be utilized, maintained, or altered in whatever manner will best promote the general interest." This assertion is explicit. We say directly that "the people" are absolutely to control in any way they see fit, the "business" of the country." ***(Source below signature)
It's ninety-nine years later and our nation confronts the exact same problem as nameless faces have been enthroned Chicago-style by the Obama Administration as an invisible Government with bottomless taxpayer-funded lending windows (No more lending from the Energy Dept until Congress completes Solyndra investigation!!) and accountability to no one. They enjoy unfettered authority to mandate rules & revenue-generating edicts that ensure government-sponsored 'competitive advantage' which favors some businesses/industries over others.
Corporate executives have no clue when the next costly government regulations, taxes, compliance fines, or code enhancements will be mandated, how much they will cost, or what agencies they will come from. Mostly their demands arrive without debate or votes in the U.S. Congress, as crony capitalism rooted in ideology @ its finest is executed with bully-pulpit tactics directed at hard-working fellow Americans - who happen to be business owners. These are the exact kind of issues that are keeping our economy stalled & so many businesses completely frozen in terms of growth and job creation.
Like that job crushing 'elephant in the room' called ObamaCare that arrived without any pricetags, corporations cannot sign one-year leases on facilities or acquire 50 new hires to expand a business unit or reinvigorate product research when 'uncertainty in the form of government mandates' deny them the ability to predict & forecast the COST of doing business for the next 12 months-to-three years, (I've worked for and been an executive member of corporate teams for 24 years and I promise you this is the reality!). Governor Christie understands this and that's why his solutions have been so good for the State of New Jersey.
I'm routing for my former NJ attorney general and current governor who has led NJ with distinction because he gets things done and operates with business integrity, ethics and stellar management courage which frees him up to call things as he sees them. During Governor Christie's September 27th speech at the Reagan Library he said, "The image of the United States is not what it was, it is not what it can be and it is not what it needs to be." As he spoke, it was clear the Governor didn't seek this moment, but the remarkable moment found him. If he's confident he can lead us all in returning the United States to what it needs to be - many will follow. I'm confident that ninety-nine years from now, his quotes, service and commitment to country will be honored & rewarded in our nation's history because he answered this call.
With upmost respect and anticipation, we anxiously await Governor Christie's decision. Thanks for passing my ten e-mails to the governor and I promise to stop writing after he makes a decision, but one more thing: I know there are campaign infrastructure issues, getting grassroot organizations moving and donors to consider, but could you ask the Governor to hurry up! Waiting for this answer is killing us! Thank you, again. :)
Respectfully submitted,
Tish Ferguson
2404 Maria Place
Pt. Pleasant, NJ 08742
732-259-2780 - Cell
732-714-8483 - Home
***Quote from: Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919). An Autobiography. 1913.
XV
THE PEACE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
APPENDIX B
THE CONTROL OF CORPORATIONS AND "THE NEW FREEDOM"
Governor Christie: A Laugh Before Running!
Welcome to TishTrek - More than THE JOB BLOG!
Yes - TishTrek is a little busy trying to inspire the best qualified talent to take over as the Leader of the Free World. Wish me luck recruiting our next President of the United States of America!
Another letter to the Honorable Chris Christie's Chief of Staff below! You have to give me passion points for trying! This is round-the-clock work, but I'm feeling good about it!!
I'll keep you posted!
----- Original Message -----
From: Tish Ferguson
To: rich.bagger@comcast.net
Cc: gearle@nypost.com ; jmargolin@nypost.com ; apeyser@nypost.com ; letters@nypost.com ; jcrudele@nypost.com ; wsj.ltrs@wsj.com ; rich.bagger@comcast.net ; susan.page@usatoday.com ; spage@usatoday.com ; jpodhoretz@gmail.com ; billoreilly@foxnews.com ; hferguson@unicef.org ; katecferg@gmail.com ; Scott Ferguson ; tish509@comcast.com
Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2011 7:15 PM
Subject: Laugh before running! Go, Christie, Go!
Attention: Richard Bagger
Chief of Staff for the Honorable Governor Chris Christie
Cc: Editors, Writers, and Reporters I follow & respect!
Dear Rich,
There are literally thousands of Solyndra-Like Situations that we could end today. I'm offering to join a research team so we can list them all; force rank them; total the spending; report to the nation; and then eliminate the abuse one company/political donor at a time. Let me know if I can help!
Now - In keeping with Governor Chris Christie's terrific sense of humor, I'm asking him to run for the President of the United States of America so he can help us drive President Obama out of the White House and Washington, DC in one of those $40,000.00 Chevy Prius Hybrid Volt electric cars that GM created with $250,000,000.00 of our tax dollars. Yes - that's $250 million in taxpayer-sponsored funds on top of the $51 billion we gave them to reward their 'systemic corporate failures' in the form of Bailout Funds!
OR...
Perhaps the Governor can borrow George Clooney's $109,000.00 Tesla Motors premium electric vehicle which was created with $500,000,000.00 of Uncle Sammy's money. YES - that's a half billion dollars in taxpayer funds. Don't forget to drop by the Energy Department and make sure that George Clooney, Matt Damon and all the other electric car consumers received their $7,500 per purchase taxpayer-funded Alternative Energy Rebates - which are taxpayer rewards we give out when folks do their part to eliminate green gases, etc. in the atmosphere.
Oh and tell Governor Christie to pick up the execs @ that 'special company' who will have to show them where their Electric Car Fueling Stations are which they're 'supposed' to be building with the $130,000,000.00 in taxpayer funds we gave them to participate in the 'contrived' electric biz too.
If the Christie Campaign hyper-focuses on solutions for our economy and shows respect for the citizens who produce the tax dollars that are being funneled through the current 'invisible government' by all those nameless, faceless people, Governor Christie wins in a land-slide! So.... PLEASE Rich - pass this e-mail to Governor Christie and please continue your effort to convince your boss to run for President of the United States of America!
Finally, Brit Hume told Chris Wallace this morning that he wasn't convinced Chris Christie could win over the 'entire' conservative base given Christie's views on civil unions, gun control, etc. My response to Brit is that informed Republicans who can't work, eat or keep their lights on will 'give' on a few issues to 'get' our nation the leadership and help she needs!
Can Chris Christie win?! YES HE CAN because when it comes to the economy, business integrity, ethics, management courage and solutions - Governor Christie's ELECTRIC!
Important Note - October 31, 2007, USA Today reporter Susan Page wrote an article, 'A year before voting, a discontented nation.' I was part of a Gannett voter's panel discussion and Ms. Page wrote the following: Tish Ferguson, 48, a global recruiting manager, (@ Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.) says she "works in a market where we're worried about a recession." I knew during Ms. Page's panel discussion that the 'bubble' called the commercial mortgage-backed securities market was starting to burst; and execs in every financial firm knew that the bad investments banks had been underwriting and passing along to unsuspecting investors had started to spiral out of control. How did I know? I worked @ Citi Capital Markets & Banking and was accountable to Co-CEO's Michael Kline and Tom Maheras and the CMB businesses they co-managed. I had 85 job openings & my two recruiting colleagues had 175 on October 1st, 2007. All 260 jobs (worth approximately $40,600,000.00 in wages) were 'cancelled' on October 15th. The company would spend the next 11 months not hiring in the business/functional areas that caused the financial losses, but rather trying to manage this crisis inside Citi without a government bailout for 11 months.
The public and the media only got to see the end-result of the 'systemic corporate failures' that collapsed Lehman & Bear Stearns & inititated the bailout demands for AIG, Citi, Merrill and all the rest in September 2008. Most of these companies froze growth & hiring plans in an attempt to stop the bleeding & execute damage-control, but they failed and the economy collapsed anyway. Right now, the U.S. can't stimulate growth because the 'root causes' were not solved with TARP, Stimulus Plans, QE Mgmt, Fed policy, or any program the Government tried. Some of the bailout funds are actually being used to hide the slow-bleeding (think toxic mortgage assets not resolved) that never stopped inside these companies because Congress and the Obama Administration allowed many execs who caused their companies to fail decide how they would use the funds. How could the U.S. gov't hand out billions of dollars to hundreds of companies without tying the money to some kind of accountability or a set of standards & goals?
In closing, I've lived inside the job market for 24 years. What happens in the trenches I manage is 'a real-time leading indicator' of what's in store for each company, any economy and our country. I'm pleading with Governor Christie to run for President because right now there are no viable business solutions, no meaningful funding mechanisms, no creative ideas, and absolutely no end in sight for the Government-fueled 'UNCERTAINTY' in the market that is holding our economy and the lives of our citizens hostage. Without jobs, people suffer. Without leadership, the economy is lost and the whole nation suffers. That's it.
Go, Christie, Go!
With upmost respect,
Tish Ferguson
2404 Maria Place
Pt. Pleasant, NJ 08742
732-259-2780 - Cell
732-714-8483 - Phone
Yes - TishTrek is a little busy trying to inspire the best qualified talent to take over as the Leader of the Free World. Wish me luck recruiting our next President of the United States of America!
Another letter to the Honorable Chris Christie's Chief of Staff below! You have to give me passion points for trying! This is round-the-clock work, but I'm feeling good about it!!
I'll keep you posted!
----- Original Message -----
From: Tish Ferguson
To: rich.bagger@comcast.net
Cc: gearle@nypost.com ; jmargolin@nypost.com ; apeyser@nypost.com ; letters@nypost.com ; jcrudele@nypost.com ; wsj.ltrs@wsj.com ; rich.bagger@comcast.net ; susan.page@usatoday.com ; spage@usatoday.com ; jpodhoretz@gmail.com ; billoreilly@foxnews.com ; hferguson@unicef.org ; katecferg@gmail.com ; Scott Ferguson ; tish509@comcast.com
Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2011 7:15 PM
Subject: Laugh before running! Go, Christie, Go!
Attention: Richard Bagger
Chief of Staff for the Honorable Governor Chris Christie
Cc: Editors, Writers, and Reporters I follow & respect!
Dear Rich,
There are literally thousands of Solyndra-Like Situations that we could end today. I'm offering to join a research team so we can list them all; force rank them; total the spending; report to the nation; and then eliminate the abuse one company/political donor at a time. Let me know if I can help!
Now - In keeping with Governor Chris Christie's terrific sense of humor, I'm asking him to run for the President of the United States of America so he can help us drive President Obama out of the White House and Washington, DC in one of those $40,000.00 Chevy Prius Hybrid Volt electric cars that GM created with $250,000,000.00 of our tax dollars. Yes - that's $250 million in taxpayer-sponsored funds on top of the $51 billion we gave them to reward their 'systemic corporate failures' in the form of Bailout Funds!
OR...
Perhaps the Governor can borrow George Clooney's $109,000.00 Tesla Motors premium electric vehicle which was created with $500,000,000.00 of Uncle Sammy's money. YES - that's a half billion dollars in taxpayer funds. Don't forget to drop by the Energy Department and make sure that George Clooney, Matt Damon and all the other electric car consumers received their $7,500 per purchase taxpayer-funded Alternative Energy Rebates - which are taxpayer rewards we give out when folks do their part to eliminate green gases, etc. in the atmosphere.
Oh and tell Governor Christie to pick up the execs @ that 'special company' who will have to show them where their Electric Car Fueling Stations are which they're 'supposed' to be building with the $130,000,000.00 in taxpayer funds we gave them to participate in the 'contrived' electric biz too.
If the Christie Campaign hyper-focuses on solutions for our economy and shows respect for the citizens who produce the tax dollars that are being funneled through the current 'invisible government' by all those nameless, faceless people, Governor Christie wins in a land-slide! So.... PLEASE Rich - pass this e-mail to Governor Christie and please continue your effort to convince your boss to run for President of the United States of America!
Finally, Brit Hume told Chris Wallace this morning that he wasn't convinced Chris Christie could win over the 'entire' conservative base given Christie's views on civil unions, gun control, etc. My response to Brit is that informed Republicans who can't work, eat or keep their lights on will 'give' on a few issues to 'get' our nation the leadership and help she needs!
Can Chris Christie win?! YES HE CAN because when it comes to the economy, business integrity, ethics, management courage and solutions - Governor Christie's ELECTRIC!
Important Note - October 31, 2007, USA Today reporter Susan Page wrote an article, 'A year before voting, a discontented nation.' I was part of a Gannett voter's panel discussion and Ms. Page wrote the following: Tish Ferguson, 48, a global recruiting manager, (@ Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.) says she "works in a market where we're worried about a recession." I knew during Ms. Page's panel discussion that the 'bubble' called the commercial mortgage-backed securities market was starting to burst; and execs in every financial firm knew that the bad investments banks had been underwriting and passing along to unsuspecting investors had started to spiral out of control. How did I know? I worked @ Citi Capital Markets & Banking and was accountable to Co-CEO's Michael Kline and Tom Maheras and the CMB businesses they co-managed. I had 85 job openings & my two recruiting colleagues had 175 on October 1st, 2007. All 260 jobs (worth approximately $40,600,000.00 in wages) were 'cancelled' on October 15th. The company would spend the next 11 months not hiring in the business/functional areas that caused the financial losses, but rather trying to manage this crisis inside Citi without a government bailout for 11 months.
The public and the media only got to see the end-result of the 'systemic corporate failures' that collapsed Lehman & Bear Stearns & inititated the bailout demands for AIG, Citi, Merrill and all the rest in September 2008. Most of these companies froze growth & hiring plans in an attempt to stop the bleeding & execute damage-control, but they failed and the economy collapsed anyway. Right now, the U.S. can't stimulate growth because the 'root causes' were not solved with TARP, Stimulus Plans, QE Mgmt, Fed policy, or any program the Government tried. Some of the bailout funds are actually being used to hide the slow-bleeding (think toxic mortgage assets not resolved) that never stopped inside these companies because Congress and the Obama Administration allowed many execs who caused their companies to fail decide how they would use the funds. How could the U.S. gov't hand out billions of dollars to hundreds of companies without tying the money to some kind of accountability or a set of standards & goals?
In closing, I've lived inside the job market for 24 years. What happens in the trenches I manage is 'a real-time leading indicator' of what's in store for each company, any economy and our country. I'm pleading with Governor Christie to run for President because right now there are no viable business solutions, no meaningful funding mechanisms, no creative ideas, and absolutely no end in sight for the Government-fueled 'UNCERTAINTY' in the market that is holding our economy and the lives of our citizens hostage. Without jobs, people suffer. Without leadership, the economy is lost and the whole nation suffers. That's it.
Go, Christie, Go!
With upmost respect,
Tish Ferguson
2404 Maria Place
Pt. Pleasant, NJ 08742
732-259-2780 - Cell
732-714-8483 - Phone
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