Liberty and Prosperity

Atlantic County Democrat candidate attacks Republican County Clerk for attending Liberty and Prosperity meetings!

Above Image: Atlantic County Clerk Joe Giralo.

Lisa Bender, Democratic Party candidate for Atlantic County Clerk first attacked Seth Grossman, executive director for Liberty and Prosperity. She noted that both he and Liberty and Prosperity oppose current voting laws that mandate a 45 day "harvest season" of "mail-in" and "messenger" ballots instead of one in-person Election Day.  She falsely accused them of claiming that people who use paper ballots are "drunk, under the influence of drugs or dependent on 'free stuff' from community organizers." She then attacked Giralo for attending Liberty and Prosperity meetings and being an "ally" of Grossman and the Liberty and Prosperity organization.

Both Seth Grossman and host John DeMasi praised Giralo's job as County Clerk. Defense of Giralo:  Grossman noted at as a lawyer who deals with the Clerk's office, he finds that Giralo is one of the most efficient County Clerks he has deal with. He noted that deeds and other documents that once took weeks or months to process are now recorded within days. he host and Grossman praise Giralo's efficiency and responsiveness as county clerk.

Grossman Explains Why Elections with In-Person Voting on One Election Day are more honest and efficient:  1. People are more willing to lie on paper forms than in-person in front of election officials. 2.  There should not be electioneering within 200 feet of polling places. With paper ballots, evdry kitchen table is a polling place. 3. In-person voting screens out people who are obviously drunk, drugged up or otherwise not competent to vote. 4. Elections must appear to be honest and give people faith in the system. This is not possible with a 45 day harvest season of paper ballots.

 

Seth Grossman Book 1676 Project for sale on Amazon for $24.95 and now at six locations near Atlantic City for $20.

 

Why Four Muslim Countries Also Wanted U.S. to fight Iran.

Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar and its Muslim Brotherhood all wanted the United States to fight Iran. But they never wanted us to win. 

Jihadis now dominate the Islamic World and they believe they are winning: They believe Muslims are willing to fight and die for their cause, while Christians, Hindus and the West would rather peacefully submit. They believe that Muslim families are having 5, 10 and 15 children, while most young people in the west are not marrying and not having any children. They don't have to worry about supporting their children since they can count on Christian "compassion."  There are two main branches of Islam. Most are "Sunni." However most Muslims in Iran, Yemen, and parts of Lebanon are "Shia." Both Sunni and Shia agree that the  entire world must at some point submit to Islam. 

Almost all "Sunni" Muslims agree that one "Caliph" should run the Islamic World as a Caliphate.  However, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and The Muslim Brotherhood based in Qatar each think they should be the ones running it. They all oppose Iran because Iran wants its "12th Imam" to rule the world. They want Iran to be weak. They do not want Iran to be a strong pro-American country.

EDITED TRANSCRIPT OF HIGHLIGHTS:

SETH GROSSMAN:  1676 Project: How New Jersey Shaped America:   For sale on Amazon.com for $24.95. For sale at Liberty and Prosperity Saturday breakfasts in Somers Point, and at various stores nearby:

Galloway Township:  Beachwood Trading Co.  and One Nation in Historic Smithville.

Margate:  Finds at 10 South Essex Avenue.

Ocean City:  George's at 7th and Boardwalk and Ocean Treasures at 966 Boardwalk.

Somers Point: Rare Bird Collective, 426 Shore Road (corner of Groveland Ave.).

Seth Grossman and Liberty and Prosperity now a political issue in effort by Democrats to unseat Republican Jo Giralo as Atlantic County Clerk.

SETH GROSSMAN:  As a lawyer who deals with recording documents at the county courthouse, I can tell you personally that Joe Giralo is probably the most efficient county clerk we've ever had. There was a time when the county clerk clerk's office would take two or three months to record a deed or other simple document. Now, with Joe Giralo, everything is filed and posted online within a couple days. This is good for everyone who does business with real estate in Atlantic County. So if you can't run against somebody based on the job they're doing, -you have to talk about issues that have nothing to do with the job you are running for. And that is exactly what Lisa Bender, the Democrat running against Joe Giralo is doing. 

Last night, she posted something on her website that said - "Seth Grossman, - leader of Liberty and Prosperity, the Atlantic County Republican candidate for Congress in 2018, - an ally of, Joe Giralo made a post - claiming that many vote by mail voters - are uninformed, - intoxicated, - dependent on government assistance, - and manipulated into voting.". - And then she says, -"It's worth noting - that Atlantic County Clerk Joe Giralo has appeared - and spoken before - Liberty and Prosperity meetings and with Seth Grossman, and they have shared political circles and public events for years."

So, basically, she's saying, "Don't vote for Joe Giralo because he talks to Seth Grossman and goes to Liberty and Prosperity meetings."

JOHN DEMASI:  That is so ridiculous. - That is I mean, that's that's the most - ridiculous - thing I have ever heard in my life. - Joe Giralo - is one of the finest individuals, first of - all, I know. - Secondly, you are right, and people don't know - this. He's in his office all the time. I joke with him. I say "I heard you were in the office working late the other night. Now you're going into the office at a quarter-to-seven in the morning. He's in there at 6:30 A.M. He's all over the county. So, I - mean, - there is nobody better - than Joe Giralo. - And you know, - leave it to the Democrats to make an - issue out of something that isn't an issue. 

SETH GROSSMAN: Well, you see what they're doing. They want to say Seth Grossman is radical and extreme. They're goal is to goad Joe into saying, oh, Seth - Grossman. I never heard of him. I don't support these things. I just dropped by a Liberty and Prosperity breakfast once in a while because I was hungry and the serve a nice breakfast at Sal's.

But I want to make it clear, and I've been saying this for years. So called "mail-in ballots" that are collected by "community organizers" over a 45 day period are awful for many reasons. We need to return to in-person voting on one Election Day. I've been talking about this since 2020 when Trump lost that election. A lot of people claimed it was a stolen election and that there was massive fraud.

And I said, yes, there is some fraud in every election. But I said that most of the ballots that went against were signed by genuine people. However, they were harvested by community organizers over a 45 day period and many of them were drunk, on drugs, homeless, or all of those things and had no idea who they were voting for. And there was probably more fraud than usual. But you couldn't prove fraud in any court. Than is because when you mail in ballots and don't see the voters, you have no idea who voters are, where they really live, or whether they are capable of voting. You just see names of people on piece of paper.

That is why I have proposed for years that the only way to fix this is - to go back to in-person voting on one Election Day where everybody shows no ID. Because here are the problems with 45 days of mailing in or dropping in paper ballots.

1. Mail-in voting encourages fraud. I know as a lawyer that many, many times, people who are willing - to sign false papers or lie in an affidavit - in a lawyer's office - are not willing to say that same lie - in person in front of a judge. We know for a fact that with welfare - and unemployment claims, - you had a lot less fraud when people - had to go in person - and pick up their check - and swear in-person that they were looking for work that they were qualified for the benefits, that that everything they signed for on their forms was true. People are just more willing to lie quietly on a piece of paper privately, when they are not face-to-face in front of a public official.  It's human nature. I've seen it.

2. In-person voting prevents electioneering within 200 feet of a polling. In my history book, The 1676 Project, I point out that one of the greatest reforms that the founders of New Jersey started in 1676 was the idea of a secret ballot. Every voter had to appear in person on Election Day and put his or her ballot into a sealed Ballot Box so that everybody could see in person that every vote was genuine, and that every voter was real. We had that system for more than 300 years, and it worked! There was no reason to change it. 

Now there's no electioneering within 200 feet of the polling place when you have in-person voting on Election Day. But when you have mail-in and messenger ballots, every kitchen table and living room becomes a polling place. And we've all seen what happens: You have bullying, intimidation, - undue influence, all sorts of sorts of things. You - know, you have grandma at the kitchen table filling out her ballot, and a whole lot of people looking over her shoulder. Do you think her vote might be influenced by those people around her? Do you think she might vote for someone else if she were in a public polling place with the curtain closed?

3. In-person voting screens out people who are drunk, under the influence of drugs, or otherwise mentally incompetent. Well, if it's if it's not safe to - to drive a car, - when you're drunk or under the influence - should you have the power to choose people who will have the power to run our lives for the next three or four years?...

Brian Fitzherbert, president of Liberty and Prosperity, joins Anne Baker on WOND radio for 'Fitzherbert Friday.'

Today, Brian and Anne talk about most of the major issues effecting Americans today. Illegal immigration, sanctuary city policies, anti-America democrats, and the US conflict in Iran.

Key takeaways from the June 13, 2026 WPG Radio broadcast featuring Seth Grossman from Liberty and Prosperity:

Special Scholarship Breakfast: Liberty and Prosperity shifted from their regular current-events breakfast to host a $35 pancake breakfast fundraiser. The event supports their annual fund, which awards $1,000 scholarships to students interested in the organization's mission.

The 1676 Project Book: Grossman emphasized the importance of historical literacy and reading books over watching television. He noted that his book explains how historical figures depicted on local stained glass windows influenced New Jersey. The book is now available on consignment for $20 at local shops in Somers Point and Margate, as well as on Amazon.

Electric Bill Politics: Grossman warned against a "woke, left-wing" brochure blame-shifting high electric bills. He argued that standard energy policies, not a lack of wind turbines, drive up utility costs.

Critique of Political Economy: Grossman criticized "free" programs like Atlantic City’s $10,000 high school graduation essays (funded by federal COVID relief) and local tax credits. He characterized these as unsustainable wealth redistribution that corrupts democracies and fails to address core budget issues, such as New Jersey's high public education costs.

"Brian Fitzherbert, president of Liberty and Prosperity, joins Anne Baker on WOND radio for 'Fitzherbert Friday'. Today, Brian and Anne talk about elections and election integrity, California, illegal immigration, and NJ sanctuary policies protecting hard criminals."

Seth Grossman addresses several media and political topics. He begins by defending journalist Bari Weiss, clarifying that her departure from The New York Times was due to her desire for editorial viewpoint diversity, rather than issues surrounding Donald Trump. Following her exit, Weiss created The Free Press, a successful online newspaper with high user engagement.

Grossman then details the activities of his organization, Liberty and Prosperity, which holds monthly meetings in Somers Point, New Jersey. A primary focus of their June 2026 meeting is evaluating whether Islam is compatible with American liberty and if it qualifies for First Amendment protections. To support this discussion, Grossman references late-19th-century legal precedents that restricted the Mormon practice of polygamy due to conflicts with existing laws.

Additionally, Grossman promotes his book, 1676 Project, which aims to counter "woke" educational narratives by teaching early American history. He notes that the book is available at a discount when purchased directly from his organization. He also highlights a $2,000 scholarship program for high school seniors, funded through an upcoming breakfast event.

Turning to New Jersey politics, Grossman comments on recent primary election results. On the Republican side, Justin Murphy was chosen to challenge U.S. Senator Cory Booker. On the Democratic side, Zack Mullock won the nomination to face Jeff Van Drew, defeating Tim Alexander.

Grossman expresses concerns regarding the political alignment of candidate Adam Hamawy, linking him to historical radical entities. Finally, he criticizes the release of repeat offenders, referencing a recent shooting of two Atlantic City police officers who knocked on the door of a long-term career criminal who was out on a warrant.

Brian Fitzherbert, president of Liberty and Prosperity, joins Anne Bake on WOND radio for 'Fitzherbert Friday.' Brian gives a rundown on the last twenty-five years and how increases in the costs of housing, healthcare, and education for American citizens parallel unbridled illegal immigration. He also touches on Israel's posture regarding Hamas in Gaza.

Spirit Airlines and the Ripple Effect on Travel. Seth Grossman highlights the recent loss of Spirit Airlines at Atlantic City Airport. He recalls how the airport was once a beehive of activity at 7am. However, it was a deserted "bus terminal" when he left for Florida last Tuesday.

For instance, a trip to Florida that previously resembled a short bus ride to New York now demands a multi-leg journey lasting seven to eight hours. This itinerary requires taking a bus to Philadelphia International Airport and navigating multiple terminal transfers.

Criticism of Government Intervention

Grossman blames federal interference—specifically the Biden administration and Elizabeth Warren blocking the JetBlue-Spirit merger—for Spirit’s exit and the resulting lack of consumer choice. Citing historical perspectives from New Jersey's 1676 founding and thinkers like John Locke, he argues that government should remain limited to protecting people and property rather than managing industries or entertainment venues like the Kennedy Center.

Political Strategy and "Asymmetrical Warfare" Grossman identifies what he calls left-wing "asymmetrical warfare" tactics in Newark and Minneapolis. He claims protesters deliberately provoke immigration enforcement officers to trigger an overreaction for media coverage. He advises conservatives to counter this by quietly documenting identities to make arrests later, rather than engaging in public confrontations.

Liberty and Prosperity Updates

Grossman promotes updates from his organization, including:

A 7-point plan to rescue Stockton University and lower tuition to $6,000 per year.

Criticism of Atlantic City's "free" airshow due to hidden hotel and restaurant surcharges.

An upcoming $35 fundraising pancake breakfast on June 13th to support their scholarship program.

EDITED TEXT OF SETH GROSSMAN INTERVIEW:

JOHN DEMASI: We're going to get Seth Grossman in a little earlier today on the show. First, are you missing Spirit Airlines?

SETH GROSSMAN:  Absolutely! In fact, I posted a lot of stuff on Facebook about my adventure. As you know, I left to visit one of my daughters and some grandkids near West Palm Beach, Florida, last Tuesday morning. Normally, the Atlantic City Airport at seven - in the morning was a beehive - of activity. People were catching flights to Tampa, Fort Meyers, Orlando, West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale. But at 7AM last Tuesday, I was the only person walking from the parking lot to the terminal.  I was the only person in the terminal!

The whole place was deserted! Basically, it was a glorified bus terminal. The only outgoing flights were four buses to - Philadelphia - and one Breeze flight to Charleston, South Carolina.

Florida. - So, - I did post that and what used to - be, - you know, going to West Palm Beach and - visiting my, grandkids here used to be like - taking a bus to New York. You know, - you you check-in and, two and a half - hours later, you're you're where you're gonna be - and you have a full day ahead of - you here. It's a full day adventure. - Yeah, you have Breeze, - doesn't start direct flights until - till I believe December. - You have Allegiance has occasional flights on occasional - days. - I ended up taking American Airlines where you - take the bus to Philadelphia, and it becomes - a seven or eight hour, - you know, day. So you just have to, - add a day. And and one of the - interesting things - on Facebook, - I I had an account on Facebook for - years - until I got knocked down for posting pro - Trump views, in 2017. - I used to reach 50 to a 100,000 - people, - a - week, and then they knocked me down to - a thousand, and they called it shadow banning. - And the same thing happened on Twitter. But - what what we remarkable, - when I started posting my adventures with, - Facebook, - sudden, suddenly I had a 138,000 - people - were following my adventures. - So who knows? The the silver lining of - my, - spirit adventures, I could have possibly broken the - algorithm on Facebook - and and restored the the reach I had - before. So, it was just an interesting experience. - So so what happened was you you bus - to from Atlantic City Airport - to Philadelphia International. Is that what happens? - Right. And the bus takes you past airport - security and you go to, - Terminal F. Then you have to take a - bus from Terminal F to Terminal C, then - you have to wait about an hour and - a half, and then you take a flight - to Fort Lauderdale. - And then if you wanna come up to - the West Palm Beach area, they happen to - take me to Fort Lauderdale during rush hour. - So I had to take the bus to - the train and then the train to come - back up to West Palm and then take, - a Lyft or an Uber, yeah, to your - final destination. So it became a a it - was like going to Europe. - I was just gonna say you could have - been in Europe both for all this time. - I I couldn't visit my brother in Cadiz, - Spain for the time I spent traveling. But, - you know, that's that's the so called progress. - And then of course I had to be - political about it and I said gee I'm - so glad - that President Biden and Elizabeth Warren. - Uh-uh had the - the Justice Department - blocked the merger between - uh-uh JetBlue and Spirit - which which would have been, you know, both - companies were struggling, but they both had assets - that the other one needed. But to say, - well, we're gonna protect the the - consumer by letting, Spirit go out of business. - Well, I'm a consumer, and I don't think - the government helped me. So that was a - real lesson in, - you know, when the government you know, we - we talk about, - what capitalism is. And, of course, capitalism is - a fake word invented by communist - to describe when people are free to to - make their own decisions. - And and whether - JetBlue - should have merged with, with Spirit, - that was a decision for the creditors - and for the shareholders - of JetBlue - and for Spirit to decide. The government had - no business injecting itself into that situation, - and and that's what we have to get - back to. You know, letting government do what - it's supposed to do. I agree. No. I - agree. Yeah. - And and Yeah. Now now we have now - we have really nothing because you mentioned Breeze - and Allegiant. I mean, there's, like, two days - a week or through one day a week, - and it's it's it's not good. No. It's - not good. And and it's all because the - government was trying to fix things. - So all we know is when the government - fixed the insurance problem, we can't afford insurance. - When the government fixed the housing problem, we - can't afford housing. When the government fixed the - college problem, we can't afford college. - You know, so when the government always does - stuff that, - it has no business doing. And ironically, - in that book sixteen seventy six project, - when the, Quakers created New Jersey back in - 1676, - one of the things they did, they checked - with these, government philosophers like John Locke - and Algernon Sydney. And what they said is - government should only protect people, protect property, do - very limited things. Because when you wanna have - the government do whatever you wanted to do, - it you know, you could net there's never - enough money. It always does things. And when - you have politicians making these decisions, - instead of the people who are paying for - it and using for it, you get bad - decisions. And I just have to notice at - the top of the hour, - the top of the news was talking about - how congress and president Trump is deciding - how to run the Kennedy Center for the - Performing Arts, - and whether it should be named Trump or - whether it should be named Kennedy. - But the whole idea is you read the - constitution, - why the heck is the federal government, which - is supposed to provide national defense and coin - the money and deal with national problems? - Why are we tying up congress figuring out - how to run an entertainment center? It's ridiculous, - but that has become normal. - Yeah. That's - unfortunately, - it has become normal. You're right. - Anyway, I've, you got me started on Spirit. - I forgot to mention that, yes, I'm here - to to to speak in the per the - organization that's writing the checks - allowing me to have this conversation - is libertyandprosperity.com, - and I urge everybody to go to the - website. A lot of new stuff is posted - there. - We sent out, an email with a lot - of new information. - So the the site is libertyandprosperity.com. - If you have trouble signing up for the - free email updates, - just, email us at info,info,@libertyandprosperity.com. - If you want us to keep writing checks - to the John DiMasi program, we need the - money. - Please hit the donate tab at the top - or send a check to libertyandprosperity.com. - And of course, we always have breakfast discussions - whether I'm there or not. - Sometimes people say they're they're run much better - when I'm not there because people can get - a word in edgewise. - That's from 09:30 to 10:30 at Sal's Coal - Fired Pizza - at Route 9 in Grovewood Avenue in Somers - Point. So, please do that. A lot of - new stuff on that website. - Well, - you know, you you're never at a loss - for words, but you're right. When you're not - there, people do do - speak a little more. - Yeah. - Yeah. And just just a couple of things - to observe. Course, today is May 30, which - we boomers growing up knew this was when - Memorial Day was supposed to happen. It was - also called decoration day because that was a - day, you know, that our parents and grandparents - would deck puts flags and wreaths on the - graves of their friends and family who had - died in America's wars. - And, of course, that was the traditional holiday - that began after the civil war, - when really, - black Americans freed from slavery, - began the the holiday by decorating the graves - of,...

Brian Fitzherbert, president of Liberty and Prosperity, joins Anne Baker on WOND radio for 'Fitzherbert Friday'.

Brian takes a deep-dive into AI's current, and potential, influence on military operations and systems.

He also talks with Anne about supply chain logistics, including sub-contractors who go through rigorous screening to be approved as a supplier. But then need the upfront money to first secure, and then provide, materials necessary for a wide array of military applications.

Memorial Day began after the Civil War. It remembered the 350,000 young Americans who died to preserve our nation and free Blacks from slavery. Later, it remembered those in died in all our wars. There are two other holidays this weekend. Shavuot, the Jewish Pentecost celebrates the Ten Commandments. The Christian Pentecost recalls when the Disciples came out of hiding and taught the Gospel in every language.

Seth Grossman on Stockton University Decline and Hypocrisy.

The provided audio recording features guest host Seth Grossman on WPG Talk Radio 95.5 discussing the history and decline of Stockton University.

Grossman explains that the university was founded with the mission of providing an affordable, high-quality college education for ordinary middle-class families, a goal it successfully achieved during its first 30 years of operation.

However, Grossman argues that the institution took a negative turn starting in 2005 under the leadership of Dr. Herman Saatkamp and later Harvey Kesselman. He accuses these administrations of reshaping the university into a politically biased, "woke" environment that actively censored opposing viewpoints, such as those from Grossman's own organization, Liberty and Prosperity.

Furthermore, Grossman criticizes the university’s massive financial mismanagement, claiming it acted as a "cash cow" to buy up failing local real estate assets. The segment concludes with Grossman addressing a recent public letter from former president Harvey Kesselman, pointing out the hypocrisy of Kesselman complaining about the exact political and financial issues he helped create.

Timeline of Events

1969: The initial idea to establish Stockton College is conceived.

1971: Stockton College admits its first class of students, operating out of the old Mayflower Hotel on the Atlantic City boardwalk before moving to its main campus in Galloway Township.

1971–2001: For its first three decades, the college is highly successful, offering low tuition ($700–$800 a year for room, board, and tuition) that students can completely cover using their summer job earnings.

2003: Seth Grossman forms the political and educational organization Liberty and Prosperity.

2004–2005: The university introduces the Political Engagement Project (PEP). Grossman attends the early community meetings but finds that the administration refuses to allow any traditional or conservative viewpoints to be included.

2005: Dr. Herman Saatkamp becomes the president of Stockton University, initiating a decade-long shift toward radical curriculum changes and aggressive debt-fueled real estate spending.

2012: Grossman is invited by the student Democratic Party Club to participate in an election panel, but the university administration explicitly blocks him from campus, deploying security to shut down the event rather than allowing him to speak.

2015: President Saatkamp leaves the university and is replaced by Harvey Kesselman, who continues his predecessor's ideological policies and eventually orders the removal of Richard Stockton's statue from the campus library.

2019: Student enrollment at Stockton University begins a steady, year-over-year decline, leaving the school facing a $20 million annual deficit.

May 2026 ("Last Monday"): Former president Harvey Kesselman publishes a letter in The Press of Atlantic City urging the school to remove politics from the classroom and fix its massive debt. Grossman reviews the letter on the air, calling Kesselman out for extreme hypocrisy.