Especially when it's a 9/11 memorial service? The New Jersey 9/11 Memorial Foundation had a memorial scheduled for yesterday at the Falling Skies memorial in Liberty State Park. But, when people who had lost family members on 9/11 showed up they were met with, well, nothing:
“This is the memorial of New Jersey and it’s disappointing that no one is here,” said Cheryl Charette, of Millburn.
So, who didn't show up? Governor Chris Christie wasn't there (we don't know if he had previously declined -- maybe he posted that on Facebook) and some scheduled musicians decided it wasn't worth their valuable time. Nobody showed up. So what does the New Jersey 9/11 Memorial Foundation think is a proper way to cancel an event? They merely posted a post on Facebook and left it at that. Nobody issued a press release earlier in the week, nobody went to tell people to turn around, nothing.
That didn't stop the New Jersey 9/11 Memorial Foundation from a little righteous indignation (to which we feel they were entitled):
“It was a disgrace that we couldn’t get speakers and politicians to come forward,” the official said.
So there you have it, Facebook seems to be the new notary public that when an event is cancelled.
It also would seem that nobody felt like attending a 9/11 memorial in Liberty State Park but for the parents and friends and families who lost loved ones. Everyone in the Garden State can stop bleating about what uber patriots they became on 9/11 after this, including you Governor.
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