Hank Kalet

Having just posted the answers to the last Twenty Questions, it seems like as good a time as any to post a new quiz, this one themed — politics. All of these are are true or false questions:

1. I support the death penalty.

2. I support a single-payer, national health care system.

3. I believe New Jersey legislators should be able to hold as many public jobs as they like?

4. I support term limits.

5. I support “clean elections” reforms — i.e., public financing of elections.

6. I think Route 92 would be good for South Brunswick.

7. I believe New Jersey property taxes cannot be lowered without an expansion of the state income tax.

8. I think Ronald Reagan was the greatest president of my lifetime.

9. I support a two-state solution in the Middle East that includes Israel giving back some land to the Palestinians.

10. I support decriminalization of marijuana.

11. I believe there are two many municipal governments in the state of New Jersey and many should be eliminated through forced consolidation.

12. I think the state should spend less on public schools.

13. I support the need for more mass transit, but oppose the MOM Line alternative that runs through South Brunswick, Jamesburg and Monroe.

14. I believe gays should not be able to marry.

15. I think gays should be able to serve openly in the military.

16. I don’t believe in evolution.

17. I think global warming is a hoax.

18. I believe we need to end the occupation in Iraq as quickly as we can.

19. I believe George W. Bush is the worst president of my lifetime.

20. I plan to support Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primaries.

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It has come to my attention that I never provided the answers to the May 15 Twenty Questions. Here they are (in bold):

1. My favorite band/artist is:
a.) Bob Dylan; b.) Bruce Springsteen; c.) The Beatles; d.) Lou Reed; e.) none of the above

c. — though it is pretty close

2. Which presidential candidate did I not vote for?
a.) Bill Clinton; b.) Michael Dukakis; c.) Al Gore; d.) John Kerry; e.) none of the above

c. — I voted for the other Democrats (Clinton in 1992, but not in 1996), but voted for Nader in 2000.

3. Name the three colleges/universities that I attended:

Penn. State, Middlesex County, Rutgers University

4. I majored in English, but minored in what subject?

American Studies

5. True or false:
I scored higher on the math portion of the SATs than on the verbal portion.

True. I scored a 720 on math and 550 on verbal

6. Which job have I not held?
a.) Movie theater usher; b.) lighting rod installer; c.) mall security guard; d.) short-order cook; e.) none of the above

c. — I did work as a guard, but only for one day at the John C. Dolph chemical plant on New Road in Monmouth Junction.

7. True or false:
I attended the game at which the Knicks retired Earl Monroe’s number.

True. The team stunk and may have lost (I can’t remember), but The Pearl was honored making it worth the trip.

8. True of false:
My wife Annie and I will be together 25 years next month.

True. We started dating June 2, 1982 at the tender age of 19. We will be married 18 years in August.

9. Which of the following novelists do I not like?
a.) E.L. Doctorow; b.) Don Delillo; c.) Stephen King; d.) Joan Didion; e.) James Ellroy

c. — anyone detecting a pattern?

10. Am I a dog person or a cat person?

Dog.

11. Which magazine do I subscribe to?
a.) Time; b.) Newsweek; c.) The New Republic; d.) The Nation; e.) none of the above

d. — I’ve been a subscriber for about 17 years.

12. My all-time favorite baseball player is:
a.) Felix Millan; b.) Darryl Strawberry; c.) Tommie Agee; d.) Tom Seaver; e.) Willie Mays

c. — I have a picture of him on my bulletin board at work.

13. My reporting beats have included which of the following:
a.) South Brunswick; b.) Cranbury; c.) Hillsborough; d.) Plainsboro; e.) Allentown; f.) Edison; g.) Princeton Borough; h.) Monroe

a., c., d., g., though I edit a paper that covers both Cranbury and Monroe.

14. My favorite newspaper columnist is:
a.) Bob Herbert; b.) Frank Rich; c.) Paul Krugman; d.) James Carroll; e.) George Will; f.) E.J. Dionne Jr.

b., though it changes on a week-to-week basis. The only one on this list I don’t read regularly is the unreadable Mr. Will.

15. True or false:
I supported the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

False — and the terrorists have now won

16. True or false:
I opposed the first Gulf War.

True — proving that I am just a Saddam lover, I guess

17. Who is not among my favorite film actors:
a.) Humphrey Bogart; b.) James Dean; c.) Jerry Lewis; d.) Frank Sinatra; e.) Robert DeNiro

c. — “Hey, lady!”

18. True or false:
I prefer the Who to the Rolling Stones.

False.

19. Which of these bands/artists have I not seen more than once?
a.) R.E.M.; b.) Steve Winwood; c.) Wilco; d.) Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes; e.) Bob Dylan

c. — though that will change on June 22 when I get to see the band at the Count Basie Theater in Red Bank.

20. My favorite poet is: (fill in the blank)

William Carlos Williams.

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