- “I want to be buried in Hudson County so that I can remain active in politics.”
- “A Hudson County politician is a guy who is born poor but honest, and spends a lifetime trying to overcome those habits.”
- “A few years ago, a horse named ‘Hudson County’ finished second in the Kentucky Derby. A veteran Hudson County political reporter explained: ‘He was supposed to finish second.’”
- “Governor Dick Hughes used to tell the story of Barney Doyle, a long-time Hudson County hanger-on whom Hughes finally appointed as director of weights and measures. At his swearing in, a reporter asked Barney ‘how many ounces in a pound,’ to which Barney responded: ‘Give me a break, I just got this job.’”
- “Another Hudson County story tells of a neighborhood political leader who finally went too far, was convicted of corruption but was still out on bail waiting to be sentenced to prison. One day, a neigbor comes up to him on the street and asks: ‘Hey Joe, can you get me one of those low license plate numbers?’ to which he responds, “Well, if you can wait a couple months, I’ll make you one!’”
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