Mayor: Snooki Bringing Jersey Shore "Wonderful Publicity"

Snooki sashaying out of jail. (AP/Asbury Park Press, Bradley J. Penner)

Aww, Snookers. While the plump fist-pumper had to get bailed out of jail by J-WOWW yesterday, Seaside Heights Mayor Ken Hershey relished in the afterglow. "We’re getting wonderful publicity, we’re getting publicity throughout the United States!" he told the Post. "We couldn’t pay a half-million dollars for this!" Furthermore, Hershey believes Snooki's arrest will once and for all prove to the country that the Jersey Shore isn't the drunken, "Gorilla"-filled shore town everyone thinks it is.

The drunken star reportedly wandered out to the beach despite protests from cast mates JWOWW and Deena Nicole Cortese. Typical fare for the Jersey Shore, but cops intervened once she pushed a guy out of a public shower. When she was apprehended, she allegedly yelled, "Do you know who I am? I’m f—king Snooki!" And there you have it; the "I'm Chuck Bass" of 2010. She was released after four hours behind bars.

But don't think this is stopping the star from milking her celebrity for all it's worth. During a photo shoot, she told the Post, "I want to get my name out there. Not just Snooki but Nicole Polizzi. I want to be taken seriously. Not just as a party girl." Next up: MTV debuts "Snooki's Road to Redemption."

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By Jaya Saxena in News on August 1, 2010 3:00 PM

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aa915

There you have it--published evidence that Snooki is not after all the dumbest person in the entire state of New Jersey. That dubious honor goes to Mayor Ken Hershey.

How will a bunch of drunken knuckle-draggers like Snooki et al. "prove to the country that the Jersey Shore isn't the drunken, 'Gorilla'-filled shore town everyone thinks it is"? It *confirms* it, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

Tower18

Not that I'm proud for knowing who the rest are, but who the fuck is Deena Nicole Cortese?

robingee

"Furthermore, Hershey believes Snooki's arrest will once and for all prove to the country that the Jersey Shore isn't the drunken, "Gorilla"-filled shore town everyone thinks it is."

WHAT?

TheTruthYouSeek

Yeah, I don't understand that either.

John L

Please everyone she is a respectable member of society as evident by the NYSE's decision to bestow on her the high honor of ringing the opening bell of their prestigious institution. Unless any of you have been given such an honor please refrain from slandering the name of one of America's greatest citizens.

-Sarcasm Off-

You know if MTV was going to force this idiot down our throats they could have at least picked someone easier on the eyes!

ides_of_march

Last time I heard the name Snooki, it's was a friend's dog. I think it got run over a couple years ago.

Elwood Blues

That's her!

Patrick Bateman

The downside to having Snooki as a role model for the MTv age is narcissism, stupidity, and desperation. The upside is that these types of girls will easily give you a bj and let you fingerbang them if you buy them a fake louis vuitton bag.