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AP Memo/ Advisory On Quoting Greg Packer-[NY Times 'Tourist Guy' & DNC Fan Man on the Street]
Romenesko Media News Website ^
| June 16, 2003
| Jim Romenesko
Posted on 06/16/2003 1:59:17 PM PDT by ewing
News Organization: Associated Press
To: News Editors/ Correspondents USA
The world is full of all kinds of interesting people.
One of them is Greg Packer a [Contsruction Worker] from Huntington, NY who apparently lives to get his name on the Associated Press Wire and in other media.
A Nexis search turned up 100 mentions in various publications. And that is just a handful of the stories. He shows up in AP Broadcast actualities and in one APTN piece.
Mr. Packer is clearly eager to be quoted. Let's be eager too--to find other people to quote.
So far, he is apparently just attending East Coast events. But it is not out of the realm of possibility that he will someday show up in your town, first in line somehwere..
Kristin Gazlay
(Excerpt) Read more at poynter.org ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons; US: District of Columbia; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 100stoires; dnc; gregpacker; newyorktimes; quotemachine; touristguy
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I think he was a DNC Hillary donor in 2000 as well.
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posted on
06/16/2003 1:59:17 PM PDT
by
ewing
To: ewing
Does this guy really exist? Does anyone know what he looks like, or where he lives?
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posted on
06/16/2003 2:00:20 PM PDT
by
kesg
To: kesg
We had like 10 pictures/articles from actual media on the last thread!
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posted on
06/16/2003 2:02:03 PM PDT
by
ewing
To: kesg
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posted on
06/16/2003 2:04:26 PM PDT
by
ewing
To: kesg
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posted on
06/16/2003 2:08:11 PM PDT
by
ewing
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posted on
06/16/2003 2:09:49 PM PDT
by
ewing
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posted on
06/16/2003 2:12:14 PM PDT
by
ewing
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posted on
06/16/2003 2:14:27 PM PDT
by
ewing
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posted on
06/16/2003 2:17:08 PM PDT
by
ewing
To: ewing
We had like 10 pictures/articles from actual media on the last thread! Obviously I didn't get the memo. :)
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posted on
06/16/2003 2:21:53 PM PDT
by
kesg
To: kesg
It was a classic thread..Packer is a dead match for this guy!
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posted on
06/16/2003 2:25:03 PM PDT
by
ewing
To: ewing
Yes, there is a definite resemblance.
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posted on
06/16/2003 2:26:08 PM PDT
by
kesg
To: ewing
ROFL!!
To: ewing
Nope. This guy has a job.
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posted on
06/16/2003 2:27:39 PM PDT
by
SquirrelKing
(Beware the tyrrany of the urgent.)
To: TX Bluebonnet
I wonder if Comic book guy fills potholes/mows lawns in his spare time
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posted on
06/16/2003 2:28:36 PM PDT
by
ewing
To: SquirrelKing
Greg has a job as well. He's a street maintenance guy in Manhattan.
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posted on
06/16/2003 2:29:48 PM PDT
by
muawiyah
To: SquirrelKing
I would classify a political patronage job with the city as employment either..
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posted on
06/16/2003 2:29:53 PM PDT
by
ewing
To: kesg
Yes, there is a definite resemblance. Resemblance? Are you kidding me. They were obviously separated at birth.
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posted on
06/16/2003 2:30:44 PM PDT
by
laredo44
To: muawiyah
I think he moved to Long Island, how does he find the time to commute so often ?
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posted on
06/16/2003 2:31:48 PM PDT
by
ewing
To: muawiyah
Thank you Greg's lawyer.
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posted on
06/16/2003 2:34:03 PM PDT
by
SquirrelKing
(Beware the tyrrany of the urgent.)
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