Posted on 05/05/2007 9:32:37 PM PDT by george76
Yahoo picked up a fluff AP article that distorted Democratic NJ Governor Jim McGreevey’s 2004 resignation. It perpetuated the success of what should have been a politician’s attempt to cover allegations of corruption by using his closeted sexuality to distract an incurious and complicit media.
This puff piece kept alive McGreevey’s pattern of announcing something socially startling to draw attention away from the incredible graft, scandal and alleged sexual harassment that would have otherwise defined his administration.
When threats to McGreevey's reputation arise, he uses his status as a gay man to deflect unwanted attention, and the AP went along with it by reporting this latest “shocker” and omitting his political affiliation while identifying his opponents’ party ...
Jim McGreevey has gone from altar boy to mayor to the nation's first openly gay governor.
From the moment he stood at a podium in 2004 and announced he was a "gay American" who was resigning because of an affair with a male staffer, people wondered what McGreevey's next act would be.
Now we know: He wants to become a preacher and a teacher.
Embroiled in a bitter divorce battle, McGreevey has become an Episcopalian and enrolled in a "discernment" program to help prospective candidates for the priesthood decide if it is their true calling.
And he already has started teaching courses at a New Jersey university on ethics and leadership, which the head of the state's Republican party likened to "Doctor Kevorkian teaching health maintenance."
(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...
These liberals are going to lose gay voters if they continue to blame homosexuality as the path that led to their corruption. Everytime they get exposed they blame it on their being gay.
are there at least 10 reverent honest people in this area ?
He even put another ‘friend’ with no apparent experience as the NJ Home Land Security Chief...?
Is McGreevey also teaching ethics, law and leadership. ..?
even that line, “the nation’s first openly gay governor”, is a lie. He was not an openly gay governor, he was way in the old closet until his little declaration/resignation.
It amazed me how this guy used the term “Gay American” to make it almost seem patriotic to be gay.
I am thinking that from now on I will refer to myself as a “redneck american”
There, don’t I sound like a more sophisticated and patriotic person?
I will never forget the headline in the The Onion—”Gay Man admits to be being Governor of New Jersey!”
ROFLMAO
“It amazed me how this guy used the term “Gay American” to make it almost seem patriotic to be gay.”
Well, if you DON’T think that HR 1552 (?? or something close to that) is being proposed to make it a LIFE SENTENCE IN PRISON if say so....
This thought crimes legislation makes standing up to the gay mafia a HATE CRIME, with severe punishments, most especially for ministers...
His ex-wife says that she did not know either.
This openly gay stuff is a cover by the media and himself to hide the truth...
oh yes I know, hopefully the corruption investigations will include him one day too, but I’m doubtful, or is that why he wants to be a priest all of a sudden...hiding in a church next?
It’s all crazy, can’t wait to move out of NJ!!
So much for the media having an “adversarial” relationship with politicians and government. That only counts with Bush I guess. Any left wing office holder can do any sleazy, crooked thing they want and get away with it. This is yet another danger to our society and our freedoms.
McGreevey is trying anything to change the subject.
Priest, University Professor, victim...
Nothing is his fault : even the nasty art work what he hangs on his wall where his child can see it...
it is amazing isn’t it how different the media treat the left. Scarey how obvious it is today and how much the MSM got away with in the past.
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