![]() I imagine Christie must have had mixed emotions watching that performance on television that night. …and of course the very fact of its subject’s well-known status as a Springsteen uber-fan, with over 140 concerts under his belt. Who’s stuck in Governor Christie’s Fort Lee, New Jersey, traffic jam Some day, Governor, I don’t know when, this will all endīut till then, you are killing the working man It was longer than one of my own damn shows! Highways jammed with pissed-off drivers with no place left to go I’m stuck in Governor Christie’s Fort Lee, New Jersey, traffic jam You got Wall Street masters stuck cheek to cheek with blue-collar truckersĪnd, man, I really gotta take a leak but I can’t, Let me wrap your legs around your mighty rims, and relieve your stressful condition Governor, let me in, I want to be your friend. We’re stuck in Governor Chris Christie’s Fort Lee New Jersey traffic jam To the state Democrats, we got to get out but we can’t Whoa, maybe this Bridgegate was just payback, it’s a bitch slap Sprung from cages on Highway 9, we got three lanes closed, so Jersey get your ass in line They shut down the toll booths of glory ’cause we didn’t endorse Christie In the day, we sweated out on the streets, stuck in traffic on the G.W.B. Christie Traffic Jam” became an immediate viral sensation, thanks to the timeliness of its subject matter. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 2000.“Gov. John Hancock: Merchant King and American Patriot. The Baron of Beacon Hill: A Biography of John Hancock. The House of Hancock: Business in Boston, 1724-1775. Hancock remained governor until his death in 1793. Hancock quickly realized his political mistake and later visited Washington, claiming that illness had prevented him from arriving sooner. Asserting his position as governor, he felt that protocol required the President should come to him. Nearly the whole town turned out to greet him except the Governor. On OctoWashington, as part of his tour of the eastern states, arrived in Boston. The people of Massachusetts continued to elect Hancock as their Governor. ![]() Legend suggests that some suggested to Hancock that while Washington most certainly would become President it was likely a New Englander would be selected as Vice President and that he was a logical choice. When it became clear, however, that ratification might fail, the two "Old Revolutionaries" spoke in support of the Constitution and it was approved by a narrow margin (187 to 168). Although he presided over the state ratifying convention he and Samuel Adams, who held similar views, remained silent during the debates. As a politician eager to defend the rights and powers of his state, Hancock was unsure about the Federal Constitution. Hancock returned to Boston in 1777, and in 1780 he was elected first governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Hancock remained president during the debate over independence and famously signed the Declaration with his bold signature. It is likely that he saw himself as a candidate for the post and was deeply disappointed when both John Adams and Samuel Adams rose to nominate George Washington. He presided over the chamber during the discussion concerning the appointment of a commander in chief for the Continental Army. In 1775 he returned as a member of the Second Continental Congress which elected him President. Hancock's popularity guaranteed him election to every political post he sought, and in 1774 he was chosen as a member of the Massachusetts delegation to the First Continental Congress. His election came at a moment when colonial resistance to the Acts of Parliament was intensifying, and Hancock allied himself with the Boston Whigs. ![]() In 1765 he was elected a selectman of Boston. Hancock loved politics more than business. When Uncle Thomas died in 1765 Hancock inherited his entire fortune. Instead of following the career path of his father and grandfather, Hancock returned to Beacon Hill to his Uncle’s enterprise. Hancock attended Boston Latin School and graduated from Harvard in 1754. Thomas Hancock one of the richest merchants in Boston and lived in a grand mansion atop Beacon Hill. Hancock’s grandfather sought better schooling for his grandson to prepare him for Harvard College, and made arrangements for John to move to Boston and live with Uncle Thomas and his wife Lydia. Hancock's stay in Lexington was, however, brief. ![]() He along with his mother, brother and sister went to live with his grandparents in Lexington, Massachusetts. His life took an abrupt change, however, when his father died. As the son and grandson of ministers, John Hancock was destined for the ministry.
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