Wednesday, July 21, 2010

"Anyone who was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, could probably do very well in Lebanon,"

With Israeli Responses, a Debate Over Proportion
The Cable/ here

"... In her confirmation hearing Tuesday, we learned that her career in government service began when she was a Senate page during high school and then when she worked as an elevator operator in the Capitol building when she was an undergrad at Georgetown.

But Sen. Robert Menendez, D-NJ, highlighted her childhood experience in the rough and tumble northern New Jersey suburbs as another asset she can bring to bear when she gets to Beirut. "Anyone who was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, could probably do very well in Lebanon," Menendez said.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Not an early 1970's photo of Jersey City or a very intellegent statement.