Michael Suleiman

Founder @SJ_Forward Chairman @AtlanticDems Educated @RutgersU @PennFels.
Views/opinions are my own. Retweet/follow/like≠endorsement.

[NJ Dems @newjerseydems]

Congratulations @ZMullock for winning the Democratic Primary for NJ-2! 🇺🇸

[Dylan Byers @DylanByers]

New statement from Scott Pelley:

There has never been anything in America like 60 Minutes.

The Sunday tradition is the most successful program of any kind in history. For more than a decade, its innovative growth on every major online platform has extended its reach to countless millions around the world. This spring, at the end of our 58thseason, 60 Minutes grew rapidly with an unheard-of 9% jump in viewers on CBS.

“60” has been the number-one program in America for decades because our beloved audience finds integrity, quality, and humanity in our stories. When stewardship of the program passed to my colleagues and me, our responsibility was to expand energetically into a new age of media technology while preserving the values our audience expects. Now, the new owner of our network is casting this legend aside, apparently to curry a moment of favor with the Trump administration.

The waste is heartbreaking.

Last month, 60 Minutes lost its DNA when our entire senior leadership and two of our best on-air correspondents were cruelly fired without cause. Good people were silenced because they stood up for our audience. They stood for fairness against the forces of political bias; they stood for professionalism against chaos.

For my part, new management has instructed me to inject falsehoods and bias into a politically sensitive story. I’ve been told to include assertions that are unverified. To date, in every case, I have managed to ignore these instructions or refuse them. Recently, politicians have been invited to choose correspondents for interviews on the broadcast. Giving politicians control over 60 Minutes interviews is not how this is done. Finally, incompetence and unprofessionalism in the new management have wreaked havoc. In a case involving one of my stories, the entire program came within 19 minutes of not getting on the air at all.

At 60 Minutes, we have fought harder than anyone knows to save the program that became an American icon. We owed that to our millions of viewers. I am deeply moved by the thousands of wishes we have received to “keep up the good fight.” Most of the men and women of CBS News are still in that fight. But now the collapse of values at the top has become untenable. The leadership of 60 Minutes is no longer recognizable. The principles I hold dear are gone, and so I must leave as well.

I depart after 37 years at CBS with one emotion—a heart brimming with gratitude for the men and women of CBS News who encouraged and enriched my work, very often at the risk of their own lives. I pray for a day when those people and their ideals are honored again—a day when sanity, competence, and courage return.

Scott Pelley

[Michael Suleiman @MSuleiman]

I look forward to working with Zack this year and will do everything I can to help him win.

[Michael Suleiman @MSuleiman]

I want to congratulate Mayor Zack Mullock on his victory tonight, and I want to commend Tim Alexander, Terri Reese, and Bayly Winder on running great campaigns. When we wake up tomorrow morning, we must leave the primary behind us and unite to defeat Jeff Van Drew in November.

[Michael Suleiman @MSuleiman]

@Sunweb52 I appreciate the kind words but my dear friend Lisa Bender is running for County Clerk this year and we need her in 100%! https://t.co/3cRDdZ5QoY

[Michael Suleiman @MSuleiman]

It's 9 p.m. and Atlantic County has yet to post one machine total from Election Day. Only Vote by Mail and early vote. Ridiculous.

[Michael Suleiman @MSuleiman]

Sending prayers and positive vibes to the two Atlantic City Police Officers who were wounded today. Wishing them a speedy recovery.

[Michael Suleiman @MSuleiman]

Recently spoke to @NBCPhiladelphia about the upcoming Democratic primary in NJ-2. Full segment here: https://t.co/KsOySD02PO

[Michael Suleiman @MSuleiman]

When Succession becomes real life.

[NSF - NASASpaceflight.com @NASASpaceflight]

Blue Origin's New Glenn just blew up at LC-36 while attempting to Static Fire ahead of NG-4.

https://t.co/tANS0dWyIH

[Michael Suleiman @MSuleiman]

Sorry, folks. I just tuned into the Republican Senate debate on the New Jersey Globe and lasted two minutes. These folks are so out-of-touch with everyday New Jerseyans. Sticking with my man @CoryBooker.

[Michael Suleiman @MSuleiman]

When will the Irish Pub in Atlantic City reopen? And why is the State of New Jersey treating the Irish Pub differently than Netflix? It's one thing to help businesses cut through bureaucratic red tape, but when we're picking and choosing who we're helping, we've got problems.

[Michael Suleiman @MSuleiman]

Check out our @SJ_Forward virtual roundtable on the chemical industry in New Jersey: https://t.co/FtmXm54bFC

[Michael Suleiman @MSuleiman]

Great time supporting the Jersey Shore Partnership at its annual Summer Celebration in Sandy Hook. Protecting our coastline is so critically important to our economy and for coastal resiliency.

[Michael Suleiman @MSuleiman]

Not picking on this particular legislator, but I believe state legislators and candidates should be required to release their tax returns.

[CJ Griffin @CJGriffinEsq]

How do you get away with just listing, "Various LLCs"? Which ones!?

[Michael Suleiman @MSuleiman]

Congratulations to Atlantic County Institute of Technology on the grand opening of its new Career & Technical Education Building! Making sure Atlantic County's kids get a quality education, regardless of zip code or socioeconomic status, is a big priority for me.

[Michael Suleiman @MSuleiman]

'I just don't agree with the notion that we need to economically destroy one part of the state to help another part of the state,' Suleiman told the Daily Mail. 'We should make sure the whole state is successful.'

[Daily Mail @DailyMail]

'America's Playground' has a 'gun to its head' after NYC approved 3 casinos as fears beach town will struggle to survive https://t.co/O87vrLekHG

[Michael Suleiman @MSuleiman]

Let's go!

[Jonathan Martin @jmart]

NEWS: "I've written 983 pages" - Robert Caro on his final LBJ book

Via @cspan

https://t.co/ypwwZ0IhNs

[Cody Miller @Cody_D_Miller]

Another reminder that Atlantic City remains a critical economic engine for New Jersey and South Jersey. The city’s casinos continue to support thousands of jobs, generate major tax revenue, and fuel regional growth. Now is not the time to weaken Atlantic City with casino expansion elsewhere in the state.

[Michael Suleiman @MSuleiman]

If I had a nickel for every time a politician talked about diversifying Atlantic County's economy, I'd be a very wealthy man.

[Michael Suleiman @MSuleiman]

@SenGoldBars Not a stretch honestly. Token opposition against Booker.