Posted on 08/16/2004 9:06:44 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Cipel Says Deal With McGreevey Was Close Golan Cipel's Spokesman Says Deal WOuld Have Stopped Lawsuit
Aug 16, 2004 10:58 am US/Eastern TRENTON (AP) Just minutes before Gov. James E. McGreevey admitted last week that he is gay and will resign, the lawyer for the man accusing the governor of sexual harassment believed McGreevey would pay to keep a lawsuit from being filed.
Allen Lowy, the attorney for Golan Cipel, on Monday said a verbal deal that would have stopped the filing of a lawsuit was struck with McGreevey's attorneys five minutes before the scheduled start of the news conference where the governor announced he had a gay affair.
"We had a deal," Lowy said. "The next thing I know my secretary told me he's in the process of resigning.
"I was very surprised. I understood that they were satisfied and it was over."
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Is there no more to the story that you can tell us? Which county? Which business associate? Are you saying this, too, is an 'open secret' to the press?
Let me know where they pick out their china pattern. We might want to collect money from freepers and send a wedding gift.
I am more worried about the Corzine thing.
Better no special election than being stuck with Corzine as Governor and Menendez in the US Senate.
Keep McGreevey there and let Kerry pay the price in November.
Does this sound like extortion to anybody besides me?
And I don't believe the poll that said McGreevey's approval rose after his announcement of his resignation. (Of course it was still quite low, at 42 percent, I believe.) I think that poll was a CYA poll for the Dems.
And, one other thing, how is it he came out of the closet as a homosexual but seems to be trying to patch up his marriage? Why aren't people focusing on the contradiction?
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