Ocean County GOP Chairman George Gilmore and Vice Chair Ruthanne Scaturro this evening hosted a cocktail reception honoring OCGOP Executive Director Jennifier Bacchione, and Manchester Mayor Rob Arace, both of whom are candidates for the two Ocean County Commissioner position.
Earlier this year, Bacchione, who also serves on the Berkeley Township Board of Education, and Arace, received the party endorsements for the County Commissioner seat left vacant by the announced retirements of incumbents Gary Quinn and Bobbi Jo Crea.
Both candidates are expected to win their primary races, which essentially guarantees they will win in November in solid red Ocean County
The last time Democrats won seats on the Ocean County Board of Freeholders (now called Commissioners) was in 1989 and other than a few scattered mayoral positions throughout the county, elected Democrats are largely non-existent.
Cocktail Reception Attendees Boot The Cocktails Off The Dais, Claiming the Fruit-filled Honorees Reeked of Alcohol
A cocktail reception honoring a group of highly popular, fruit-flavored cocktail beverages, ended on a horrible note Wednesday when several attendees booted the fruit drinks off the dais, claiming the beverages reeked of alcohol.
“I came to the event to pay homage to my favorite drink, namely the cocktail beverage,” said Ocean County resident, Arnie Soberfeld, “but the fact of the matter is, the cocktails reeked of alcohol, and, I wasn’t about to pay tribute to a bunch of lowlife beverages.”
“I was sitting fifty feet away from the cocktail beverages, who happened to be seated at the dais, awaiting the presentation of their award, namely, the ‘2004 Beverage Of the Year’ award,” said Bill Smellthedrink, “and I could sense a terribly strong alcohol odor emanating from the dais. Nose plugs didn’t do the job for me. That’s when I – and few buddies of mine – decided it was time to boot the alcohol-filled miscreants off the dais.”
An attorney for the beverages said there was less than 20% alcohol content inside his clients at the time of the event.
“I was sitting right next to the cocktail beverages the entire time,” the attorney said, “and I didn’t notice any strange odors emanating from them.”
“The cocktails and I are planning to sue the aforementioned attendees for defamation of character,” he said. “We’re gonna win this case big time, and then we’re gonna celebrate the victory, with a huge toast of ‘Lechaim’!”