New Jersey governor reveals he's gay

[redqueen]

McGreevey announces resignation after telling of affair

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/12/mcgreevey.nj/index.html

(CNN) -- Dropping a political bombshell, New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey announced his resignation Thursday as he revealed he is a gay man who carried on an adulterous affair with a man.

With his wife standing by his side, McGreevey spoke in calm tones as he described his struggle with his sexuality, something that he said began as a child.

(snip)

McGreevey, a first-term Democrat, took office in January 2002. His term wasn't due to expire until January 2006.

Senate President Richard Codey, another Democrat, will replace McGreevey as the state's chief executive; the state has no lieutenant governor's office.

[Guy Fawkes]

1. I hope he's resigning because he had an affair...

and not because he's gay.

[Bogus W Potus]

4. Me too

nt

[redqueen]

6. Why the hell would he?

Did the guy who's mistress LIVED with him and his kids resign?

:grr:

[Dookus]

8. How bout

he's resigning because he's being sued by his lover for sexual harassment, and that he gave said lover a high-paid security job for the state. Oh, and the lover is an Israeli national and in the Israeli Navy Reserves. He was hired as head of NJ's Dept. of Homeland Security.

Patronage much?

[redqueen]

10. Oh

Well that's different.

:(

[CanuckAmok]

11. Israel has a navy?!

I never visit DU without learning something.

[Ellen Forradalom]

2. Too bad he's leaving office

Coming out is not a disgrace. More power to him for doing so.

[redqueen]

7. Seems there are some other skeletons involved

:(

[Bogus W Potus]

3. Yeah

The affair was so wrong. What's wrong with Americans? Cheating is rampant in relationships and no one really bothers to examine the causes of it. What makes people cheat? How could he do this to his wife?

[pagerbear]

5. He's a cutie!

[redqueen]

9. He is, i'nee?

:)