For one reporter, amazing luck
By Wally EdgeTrish Graber is a lucky reporter. She had to write stories yesterday on Steve Lonegan's lawsuit to stop the state from borrowing to finance school construction for several of the Newhouse newspapers she works for. But life must become a little easier when two school superintendents from very different parts of the state gave Graber essentially the same quote.
From the Express-Times: "Phillipsburg acting Superintendent George Chando said he was not too concerned about the effect the lawsuit could have on the local project. He said he thinks the governor and attorney general would have thoroughly reviewed the legality of the proposal before putting it forward."
From the Gloucester County Times and Today's Sunbeam: In the Salem City School District, Superintendent Patrick Michel said he was not too concerned about the impact the lawsuit could have on the local project. He said believed the governor and his staff would have thoroughly reviewed the legality of the proposal before putting it forward."
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The Corzine PR machine is getting better. Giving talking points to the mucho gracias superintendents ahead of time was smart.
Orders must have been - "If you want the millions, you must say the following and hire the following. Don't worry about accountability; the Gov has appointed a personal ethics panel to review all complaints."
Can't wait for the next batch of surprises when I can thank my lucky stars for having a 800% toll hike! Go PR team!
PLEASE SOMEONE SPEED UP NOV 09!!!
Superintendents are supposed to be smart
These two are not.
Is taking on debt without voters approval legal?
"The governor and attorney general would have thoroughly reviewed the legality of the proposal before putting it forward." I am not sure if we have any AG in NJ. So far I have not seen her doing anything except nice pictures from conferences she attended. I would not be surprise that they screwed this one up.
Her goose is cooked!
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are they quotes?
i thought quotes were the things inside the quotation marks.????
Phillipsburg acting Superintendent George Chando said he was not too concerned about the effect the lawsuit could have on the local project. He said he thinks the governor and attorney general would have thoroughly reviewed the legality of the proposal before putting it forward.
"Everything's open to legal challenge," Chando said.
In the Salem City School District, Superintendent Patrick Michel said he was not too concerned about the impact the lawsuit could have on the local project. He said believed the governor and his staff would have thoroughly reviewed the legality of the proposal before putting it forward.
"I trust the governor's office and all those who worked behind the scenes to make this happen," Michel said.