Gov. James MccGreevey Resigned

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He acknowledged that he had an extramarital affair with another man and announced his resignation.
 
Just heard about a few minutes ago. I spoke to someone who knows him. He would travel overseas, where no one was watching, and hook up with men.
 
ChuckD said:
Just heard about a few minutes ago. I spoke to someone who knows him. He would travel overseas, where no one was watching, and hook up with men.
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I misspelled his name, it was suppose to be McGreevey. Anyway, i think it was very courages to come out and tell the truth.
 
We all pretty much came to a stand still at work this afternoon and were standing listening to the press conference on the radio. Some people in the office were making jokes and laughing, and all I want to know is what the !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! is so damn funny and amusing? I wish he wasn't resigning, but I guess I can understand his decision to do so. I know I'm proud to not only be from New Jersey, but also proud to say Jim McGreevey is my govenor. I give him much respect for doing what he did today (not the extramarital affair, but for his coming forward).
 
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He said he was stepping down cuz of legal issues. Apparently someone is gonna go after him for sexual harrassment.
 
Jersey's Govenor. Yeah there was some talk of a sexual harrassment suit and the legal papers were filed today. As we were talking at work someone said that who ever was bringing up the charges, must have had some sort of proof, albeit video, photos, etc etc, otherwise they don't think he would have made a public announcement like that.

As I've been saying though, I give him much respect for how he handled himself today, and I just wish he was resigning.
 
As per the article posted on MSN.com...

TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey announced his resignation Thursday afternoon, saying he had had an extramarital affair with another man that could leave the state government vulnerable to undue outside influences.



“My truth is that I am a gay American,” McGreevey, a Democratic former prosecutor who has seen several political aides and fund-raisers accused of corruption, said at a televised news conference.

“Shamefully, I engaged in adult consensual affairs with another man, which violates my bonds of matrimony,” said McGreevey, 47, the married father of two. “It was wrong. It was foolish. It was inexcusable.”

McGreevey said his secret — both his sexuality and his affair — left the governor’s office vulnerable. “I am removing these threats by telling you about my sexuality,” he said.

Specter of lawsuit
WABC-TV of New York reported that McGreevey was expecting a lawsuit by a former aide accusing him of sexual harassment. The station identified the former aide as Golan Cipel, who resigned as McGreevey’s security adviser in 2002 after months of questioning about his credentials and job qualifications.

A former Israeli sailor and a published poet, Cipel, 33, was criticized because he did not have a security clearance or law enforcement background. He had worked in television news and public relations.

The governor, who was married once before, said he had long struggled with the thoughts of his sexuality.

“Because of my resolve and also thinking I was doing the right thing, I also forced what I thought was an acceptable reality onto myself,” he said.

Steven Fisher, a spokesman for the Human Rights Campaign, which advocates for gay and lesbian causes, told MSNBC-TV: “Coming out is a deeply personal journey, and Governor McGreevey today showed enormous courage.”

Earlier this year, McGreevey signed a domestic partners law granting gay and lesbian couples many of the same rights as married couples. But he explicitly opposed same-sex marriages throughout the 2002 campaign and his administration.

McGreevey called on judges in 2002 to reject petitions seeking to legalize same-sex marriages, saying they would have a “detrimental impact ... in the state of New Jersey.” He stepped into the national controversy over same-sex marriages last March when he directed the state attorney general to order local officials not to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

Veteran New Jersey politician
The resignation is effective Nov. 15, McGreevey said. State Senate President Richard Codey will serve the rest of his term, which ends at the end of next year.

“My heart goes out to Jim McGreevey and his family during this difficult personal time,” Codey said. “Jim McGreevey is a good person and good friend, and today’s events sadden me.”

McGreevey, who appeared at the news conference with his wife and parents, will spend the weekend with his family, said his spokesman, Micah Rasmussen.

Rasmussen declined to answer any questions about the future of McGreevey’s marriage. McGreevey himself refused to answer questions at the news conference.

McGreevey, the state’s 51st governor, took office 2½ years ago, and, despite inheriting a $5 billion budget deficit, he steadfastly refused to boost income taxes for most New Jerseyans, instead raising taxes on millionaires, casinos and cigarettes.



McGreevey, a Democrat, rose from suburban mayor to state chief executive by his tenacious pursuit of party politics, maintaining a power base even after he narrowly lost to Republican Christine Todd Whitman in 1997.

McGreevey never truly stopped that campaign until he won in November 2001, beating Republican Bret Schundler by 15 percentage points.

McGreevey, who was born in Jersey City, graduated from Columbia University in 1978. He earned a law degree from Georgetown University in 1981 and a master’s degree in education from Harvard University a year later.

After briefly serving as a county prosecutor, McGreevey became a lobbyist for a pharmaceutical company and then a state government official. While in the Legislature, he voted for Gov. Jim Florio’s $2.8 billion tax hike, which prompted a voter rebellion against Democrats.
 
My suspicions were confirmed, the media and its infinite wisdom took the bull by the balls and ran with them. Now tomorrow, it will be front page news. Who the hell cares if the man is gay? As long as he runs the State Of New Jersey, why should you care if he sleeps with men? I just feel sad for his wife and his children.
 
I had an inkling cuz he kinda beeped on the gaydar...but I don't think he should have stepped down.
 
JerseyGirlJenn said:
Who the hell cares if the man is gay? As long as he runs the State Of New Jersey, why should you care if he sleeps with men?
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Can I get an AMEN! I couldn't agree with you more! I've always been a McGreevey supporter, and will continue to be. I feel for his wife and children though. I know this is going to be tough on them.
 
He isnt' stepping down because he is gay. He is stepping down because of the extra marital affairs (yes, more than one) and the sexual harassment lawsuit.

He will not be able to focus on the job at hand if he has to deal with all of this as well.
 
If anything this proves one thing. Everyone is quick to judge a gay person opposed to a straight one but this episode is evident that a man is a man is a man. Even gay guys just like straight ones always want think with there di@k and not there head! LOL
 
ChuckD said:
He isnt' stepping down because he is gay. He is stepping down because of the extra marital affairs (yes, more than one) and the sexual harassment lawsuit.

He will not be able to focus on the job at hand if he has to deal with all of this as well.
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Yup. And that's what I feel he did was wrong! I feel that it was to his own convenience that he came out to the public and resign.
 
I'm gonna bring this up which will be parrelell to this:

In this months Playboy: Eagles WR/Big Motuh Terrel Owens is saying that former team mate QB Jeff Garcia is gay.

The big comparinsion is this. Like the 4 major pro sports. It's really hard to be a male or female in Politics like a man in NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL to known as being gay. Both do not provide great atmoshpere's for Homosexuality. I can see the Gov. courage to do that. It's sad, but it's true.
 
mike4949 said:
I'm gonna bring this up which will be parrelell to this:

In this months Playboy: Eagles WR/Big Motuh Terrel Owens is saying that former team mate QB Jeff Garcia is gay.

The big comparinsion is this. Like the 4 major pro sports. It's really hard to be a male or female in Politics like a man in NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL to known as being gay. Both do not provide great atmoshpere's for Homosexuality. I can see the Gov. courage to do that. It's sad, but it's true.
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Hi, i'm straight. And yeah it took alot of courage for me to come out of the closet. Damn, why can't I be straight without people making a big deal about it.:rolleyes ::MESSAGE::
 
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