Posted on 08/12/2004 3:05:06 PM PDT by GulliverSwift
New Jersey Governor James McGreevey resigned from office Thursday, stating, "I am a gay American."
McGreevey spoke at a press conference in Trenton, New Jersey, Thursday afternoon (August 12), following allegations of corruption made by several of his political aides. The governor, who had served two years of his term, cited a "consensual affair with another man."
With his wife standing by his side, McGreevey announced his homosexuality. "From my early days in school until the present day," he said, "I noticed something that separated me from others."
"I have grappled with my own identity," McGreevey continued, describing how he struggled to align himself with what he felt were values that would make him part of a "traditional community."
"My truth is," he said, "that I am a gay American."
The governor then acknowledged his extramarital affair: "It was wrong, it was foolish, it was unacceptable," he said. "Let me be clear," the governor continued, "I accept total and full responsibility for my actions. However, I am required to do now, to do what is right, to correct the consequences of my actions and to be truthful to my loved ones, my friends and my family, and also, to myself."
Following the announcements of his homosexuality and extramarital affair, the governor explained that he felt the appropriate course of action was resignation.
"I am very proud of the things we have accomplished during this administration," McGreevey concluded, "and I want to thank humbly the citizens of the state of New Jersey for the privilege ... to govern."
McGreevey, who was elected the 51st governor of New Jersey on November 6, 2001, will leave office on November 15. His term would have run until January 17, 2006.
Under the state constitution, his successor will be Richard Codey, the current president of the state senate.
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lyssa Rashbaum
Adulterous Faggot
For the hyphenation-crazy libs, wouldn't that be: "Adulterous Faggot-American?"
If I were governor and held a press conference to say that I was a heterosexual American, would that be print worthy for the presstitutes? Yes. Either they would think me crazy, or condemn me for being a white male Christian homophobe racist gun nut.
Liberals/democRATs/socialist are so easy to predict.
I hope all is well with the Head family.
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Ummm... it would seem that he was never off the stump....
Well the governor's dad looks happy about the whole thing.....
"yep there's my son, yep he's a democrat......
yeah, the guy who blows other guys and dumped his wife and kids..
..uh, yeah me and his mom are so proud of his.... er... bravery."
The only thing missing from this photo is a revolver inside of his father's mouth.
You CAN'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP!!!!!!! It's like the whole world is going nutz!
I hope #1 will make you overlook #2...
I'll take custody of the trophy wife.
Gotta hand at least hand it to him on that point.
Sick Slick...could have saved the nation alot of grief. Instead he helped divide the country....
FRegards,
Arriana Huffington was GIDDY with praise for his coming out! She said , "too bad we have to think about the sexual harrassment part of this today otherwise we could CELEBRATE him"!!! OMG.....end times.
I think Arianna drove MICHAEL over the edge....not the other way around. She is NUTS.
You are probably correct......I jumped to a conclusion in an earlier post.
Heck, if it was "just about sex" about 95% of DemoSocialistMarxistLeftieLyingLibs pols....would have celebrated their "coming out". And been lauded and fawned over by the LameStreamers....
FRegards,
Actually I like Rush's take on the subject...And many times I'm proud to tell my co-worker's and friends that I am proudly a Male Lesbian.
The statement tends to get a furrowed brow or two....LOL!!
FRegards,
The lamestream media is going to slobber over the governers 'courage' about coming out.
He he he he. You said nutz on a Queer Politician for The Resignation Thread.
Actually, statistically there are not that many queers. Just a few %. The whole queer thing is way overblown.
As I've posted on and off here at FR. When I was in high school my best friends dad became "confused". And because of this I met numerous queer men. My friends dad had a business he started for his homo friends down in the Houston Montrose area (they stole him blind).
Just about all the queers I met and got to know were the most self-loathing and self-destructive people I ever met. And almost every one of them tried to seduce me. I was 16 at the time.
The queer organizations have met their goal over these past few decades of moving the focus from what they do. Anal sex, fecal ingestion, etc. to the "feeling" part of being a fag. And it has worked. Well, not with me but most people. Who only consider the false exterior all these wretched people display. And they are a wretched lot. Like this ex-gov. what has given goodness knows what kind of STD's to his wife.
Look at homo ex-gov boy. He's so proud. yech!
Thank you for asking my friend.
Speaking of fathers...the governor's Dad seems to be about the only one in the famil in the pic reacting normally to this disgusting and wretched news of his son...the governor and his wife seem to be living in some kind of make believe world. The father of the governor is a WW II vet and good Irish Catholic from what I have heard.
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ping - It was a surprise to me to hear about Jim Kolbe.
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