With the recommendation of the VFW State Legislative Committee, the Commander of New Jersey’s oldest and largest combat veterans’ organization, Jack Shiverdaker, announced the selection of Congressman John H. Adler (D, 3rd) to receive it’s 2010 “Outstanding Federal Legislator of the Year Award” which will be presented at the Departments annual convention June 19th in Wildwood.

Praises Rep. Adler’s Efforts to Support Clean Energy Initiatives, Improve Water Quality, and Protect New Jersey Families

Trenton, NJ – Today the Sierra Club endorsed Congressman John Adler for Congress. "The Sierra Club strongly supports Representative Adler for reelection because he strongly supports efforts to protect the environment and families and to create a clean energy economy," said Jeff Tittel, Director of the Sierra Club New Jersey Chapter.

Top Newspapers & Community Organizations overwhelmingly endorse John Adler

(Mt. Laurel, NJ) – The John Adler for Congress campaign in New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District announced new organizational endorsements today from influential area and national groups including the National Association of Police Organizations, the New Jersey Law Enforcement Commanding Officers Association, the Council of New Jersey State College Locals of the American Federation of Teachers (AFL-CIO), and the National Association of Letter Carriers, and New Jersey Citizen Action.

These groups join the many other national and New Jersey groups that have endorsed John Adler. But these are not the only groups seeking real change in Washington. Many groups that previously endorsed Republican Jim Saxton are now supporting the Democratic candidate John Adler in this historic election. These include the New Jersey Fraternal Order of Police, Teamsters Joint Council #73, the Professional Firefighters Association, the Recreational Fishing Alliance, the National Committee to

Preserve Social Security and Medicare, and the Sierra Club.
Below is a comprehensive list of newspapers and organizations that have endorsed Adler in his fight to bring fresh approaches and real change to Washington. They include:

Newspapers
• Burlington County Times
• Cherry Hill Courier-Post
• New York Times
• Philadelphia Inquirer
• The Press of Atlantic City

Organizations
• 21st Century Democrats
• American Nurses Association PAC
• Council for a Livable World
• Council of New Jersey State College Locals, AFT, AFL-CIO
• Humane Society Legislative Fund
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 164
• International Federation of Professional & Technical Engineers
• International Union of Painters & Allied Trades, AFL-CIO, CLC
• International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) Region 9
• NARAL
• National Association of Home Builders
• National Association of Realtors
• National Association of Police Organizations
• National Association of Letter Carriers
• National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
• National Jewish Democratic Council PAC
• New Jersey Fraternal Order of Police
• New Jersey State Policeman's Benevolent Association
• New Jersey Citizen Action
• New Jersey Law Enforcement Commanding Officers Association
• New Jersey Outdoor Alliance
• New Jersey State AFL-CIO
• Ocean Champions
• Planned Parenthood
• Professional Firefighters Association of NJ
• Recreational Fishing Alliance
• Rutgers American Association of University Professors - AFT (Rutgers AAUP-AFT)
• Sierra Club
• Teamsters Joint Council #73
• United Association of Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 322 & Local 9
• Verizon Communications, Inc., Good Government Club

DESPERATE MYERS FLEES SINKING SHIP
President's Proud Cheerleader Suddenly Has Second Thoughts
Contradicts Himself On Bush And Economy

For Immediate Release: October 27, 2008

Contact: Mark Warren, 856.222.9707

Mt. Laurel, NJ – Desperate to save his fading campaign, congressional candidate Chris Myers has scrambled onto one of the last lifeboats fleeing the USS George W. Bush. Myers is frantically trying to escape the sinking GOP ship and its beleaguered skipper, the president, with a cunning but ultimately futile attempt to deny his longstanding support for Bush and the failed policies that pushed our economy over the cliff.

With his election prospects growing more remote by the day, Myers is clinging to the hope that the voters will buy his abrupt 11th-hour flip-flop on George W. Bush. An unabashed cheerleader for the president, Myers finally acknowledged in recent days that Bush is "part of the problem" as the economy continues its freefall and middle-class America fears for its future.

Myers also beat a full retreat from his preposterous claim that the economy is 'basically strong.' Myers now concedes – again, in his own words - that 'the economy stinks.' Finally – with the election about a week away, he admits what the rest of the nation has known for months.

"Chris Myers can try to run from the truth, but he can't hide," said Mark Warren, campaign manager for John Adler, the Democratic candidate in New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District. "We've seen time and again that Chris Myers will say just about anything to get elected, but even he has outdone himself with this one. It 's the classic act of a desperate candidate whose campaign is going nowhere. But who in the world would ever believe he's had a last-minute conversion on George Bush? The voters will see right through it."

"Just consider his own words, " Warren said. "With a straight face, Chris Myers looked the voters in the eye and stubbornly insisted for months that the economy was on sound footing and that George W. Bush was an effective president whose failed policies at home and in Iraq were good for the country. Now, again with a straight face, he tells the same voters:  'Never mind,' Bush is part of the problem after all - and, yes indeed, the economy really is in bad shape.

"Either Chris Myers was so out of touch that he believed what he was saying, or he was deliberately deceiving the voters. Either way, his incredulous claims in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary show he does not belong in the United States Congress."

Warren said that voters will recognize the startling about-face by Myers on Bush and the economy for what it is: a blatant political ploy. After all, Myers was the president's handpicked candidate for Congress and has been a staunch defender throughout the campaign of Bush's economic and foreign-policy agenda – taking it on as his own and promising to continue the Bush legacy if elected to Congress.

Like Bush, Myers favors tax breaks for Big Oil, and like Bush, Myers is captive to the corporate lobbyists and Wall Street titans who helped create the current economic upheaval. Just about a month ago the President made a special trip to NJ to raise money for Chris Myers and later that same week several of Bush’s top advisors held another big ticket reception in Washington DC for Myers.  Myers couldn’t cash the checks fast enough.

"If we know anything about Chris Myers, it's that he reads the polls and closely watches which  way the political wind is blowing, " Warren said. "He knows that the voters are embracing John Adler's campaign of serious ideas and promise of strong, bipartisan leadership in Washington, while rejecting the worn-out, partisan finger-pointing practiced by Mayor Myers to distract attention from the issues voters care about."

"Saying one thing about the failed presidency of George W. Bush after spending months saying just the opposite is all-too typical of Chris Myers. But it is not what 3rd District voters deserve in the U.S. Congress."

MYERS A.W.O.L. FROM KEY BURLINGTON COUNTY MEETINGS
Medford Mayor A Chronic No-Show
Absences Shortchange Taxpayers, Show Disregard for National Security Issues

For Immediate Release: October 24, 2008
Contact: Mark Warren, 856.222.9707

Mt. Laurel, NJ – Republican congressional candidate Chris Myers has neglected his most basic responsibilities as a public official by repeatedly failing to show up for government meetings, Democratic candidate John Adler said today. In fact, Myers has not attended a single meeting of the Burlington County Anti-terrorism Task Force since 2003 - even though he is a member of the task force and claims national-security issues to be among his top priorities.

"Chris Myers seems to think that once he's elected he can just mail it in," said Mark Warren, Adler's campaign manager. "The voters deserve more than that, but it's pretty clear that their interests are far from his top priority. Just think about it: He doesn't even show up in his own home county. And he wants to go to Congress?"

Perhaps the most glaring illustration of Myers' blatant indifference to his constituents is his complete disregard for the work of the Burlington County Anti-Terrorism Task Force. With the economy, the persistent threat of terrorism is the most critical issue facing 3rd District residents and the nation. Yet Myers, a member of the task force, is a notorious no-show. He has not attended a meeting in five years and has been absent from 25 consecutive meetings.

"And this from the man who says he wants to make national security a top priority if he's elected to Congress, " Warren said. "Not even showing up is hardly the way to demonstrate that he has the slightest interest in this most critical issue. Chris Myers talks a good game, but his actions rarely match the words. If he's constantly absent now, how can anyone believe he will show up for work in Washington?"

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"With terrorism an enduring, critical threat, our nation needs leaders in Washington who are committed to doing the serious business required to protect the people, " Warren said. "We need to elect senators and congressmen who take their responsibilities on this extremely important issue seriously. If Mayor Myers' disregard for anti-terrorism issues at the local level is any indication, he is hardly the kind of serious, effective leader we need on those matters in Washington.

Besides his no-shows for the anti-terrorism meetings, Myers has failed to attend a disturbingly large number of Medford government meetings during his tenure there.

"Not only does this show he's not interested in the issues, it's a slap in the face to the taxpayers who pay his salary, " Warren said. "Mayor Myers is in office on the public dime, and he owes the public a full day's work for a day's pay. Chris Myers talks a good game, but his actions rarely match the words," Warren said.