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news ‘I A m a G ay A merican ’ New Jersey governor comes out, confesses affair and announces resignation by Bob Roehr When an ordinary Realtor simply won’t do... H 8 3144 SE Belmont Portland, OR 97214 office: 503-238-7617 YOUR BENTON COUNTY & SALEM FAMILY REAL ESTATE CONNECTION I support GALA choruses! Congratulations Newlyweds! CLARK HOUSE Sales Associate (541) 758-1234 x 21 I e-mail: clarkshouses@aol.com 'fei'.I'y 1575 nw 9th street • Corvallis, OR 97530 Your info is safe with us. jllSt D11 i ■ does not maintain any mailing lists of any kind. Just Out does not sell or give any information to any type of solicitor. emocratic New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey stepped be fore the cameras of the hastily called news conference on the afternoon of Aug. 12 to an nounce, “I am a gay American.” He also acknowledged that he had an adul terous affair with another man; briefly alluded to “circumstances surrounding the affair and its likely impact upon my family and my ability to govern”; and said he would step down as gover nor—hut not quite yet. It was a scenario that would make even the daily soap operas blush. Other details seeped out during the ensuing days, particularly from the governor’s side, which was better staffed and prepared to spin the initial story. The state’s leading newspaper, The Star- Ledger, noted in an editorial Aug. 13 that McGreevey spoke “not the truth, but ‘my tmth.’ ” In doing so, “He was dishonest with himself and those closest to him. And he was dishonest with New Jersey.” Further details likely will emerge during the coming weeks, but here is where things stand now. In retrospect, McGreevey, just 47, showed all the signs of the best little hoy in the world, rec Rumors about New Jersey Gov. James E. ognizing in his youth that he was gay hut sup McGreevey’s extramarital affair had pressing that for social and political reasons and circulated for years overcompensating in other areas of his life. He Then Mayor McGreevey met Cipel on a jun was raised in a conservative middle-class family, ket to Israel in 1999. The Los Angeles Times devoutly Catholic and an altar hoy, and went on to study at three prestigious institutions: under described Cipel at the time as “a slender, boyish man just over 30.” Recent photos indicate he grad at Columbia, a master’s degree in education from Harvard and a law degree from Georgetown. has put on weight. Six months later, after McGreevey again vis He started as a state prosecutor in New Jer sey, then was elected to the Legislature and as ited Israel, the younger man moved to a New mayor of Wixxlhridge. He lost his first bid for Jersey apartment just a block from the mayor’s governor in 1997 but came hack to win the sec residence. McGreevey even visited the place before the lease was signed. ond time around in 2001. He also arranged a $10,000 job for Cipel as McGreevey married in 1991 and had a daughter, but that ended four years later in outreach coordinator to the Jewish community divorce. He married again in 2000 on the eve of for the Democratic State Committee and lined up a $30,000-a-year marketing job with Charles his successful campaign for governor, and they have a young daughter. Kushner, a top contributor to his campaigns. Kushner is under indictment for hiring a prosti Golan Cipel tute to try to blackmail a witness in a federal fraud investigation. he “other man,” who McGreevey did not The plot thickened when McGreevey was identify in his public statements, is Golan sworn in as governor in January 2002. He creat Cipel. Members of the governor’s staff have ed a homeland security adviser position and named Cipel to fill it. The salary was $80,000, since confirmed that fact. Rumors of the affair had circulated for years in New Jersey. increased six weeks later to $110,000, the fifth T It’s a you parade. Herzog-Meier Companion Pet Clinics M-F ri 8am • 6pm S at 8am • 5pm W est L inn Sun llam-4pm Portland \ Salem \ Vancouver W est L inn 19343 Willamette Drive • I 503) C lackamas 16317 se 82nd Drive • 1 503) T igard 13500 SW Pacific Hwy • I 503) B eaverton 14292 sw Alien Blvd • 1 503) 82 nd A ve NE 3150 NE 82nd Ave • I 503) 635-3115 657-9225 670-9707 641-9151 546-1044 D. Fulps/George Kettner 503-644-9121 *can @ herzogmeier.com Raines Globe Travel Person to Person Travel Planning International Specialists Vacation Packages • Cruises • Tours • Group Travel Downtown Salem Since 1948 129 Commercial NE • 503-399-1800 • 800-971-7210 Drivers wanted.
