Olympian Carl Lewis who is famous for winning 9 olympic medals and infamous for his mangling of the national nnthem has announced his formal entry into the 8th Legislative District race for a seat in the NJ State Senate.
"When I run," said Lewis to laughter, "I run to win. I may not run as fast - but I learn as fast."
Our taxes are too high," said the fledgling candidate, who grew up in Burlington County but then spent most of his adult life outside the Garden State.
He told reporters that he voted in California until 2008. In 2010, he transferred his registration here, he said. He's been a property owner in Medford since 2005.
At least twice he railed against what he sees is a deepening "culture of mediocrity" in America, Lewis said, "We need to get communities back together," and expressed his commitment to education, then ducked a reporter's question about vouchers and charter schools.
"I'll give you a platform soon," he promised. "It will be a few days."
"I have community experience," he said to the inevitable question about his lack of political acumen.
"If I can deal with my mother's wrath, there's nothing I can't handle in Trenton," Lewis said.
I guess we should wish Mr. Lewis good luck and tell him to refrain from any more singing..LOL.
George Cook AAreports.com. Author of the Kindle book Let's Talk Honestly: One Black Man's Thoughts $1.50

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