Emails
Governor Easley’s charged right into the middle of the great email flap.
The Governor says he’s not convinced two notes made by state public information officers mean his staff ordered emails destroyed.
Here’s what one note said, verbatim: “Delete emails to/from governor’s office everyday.”
But, according to the governor there’s another interpretation. He suspects his staff may have told public information officers to make paper copies of emails, file them, then delete the originals from the computers.
Of course, neither of the two notes say anything about paper copies. And how many people make paper copies of their emails and file them?
The Governor further explained: “When you get cryptic notes, sometimes you don’t get all the information, and that’s why it’s important to get in there and talk to these people.”
Yes. Right.
But the problem is the Governor won’t let ‘these people’ talk to anyone except for his lawyer, Andrew Vanore – who’s muddied the water further.
Mr. Vanore, who told The News and Observer that 1) he doesn’t know what the notes mean, 2) that they don’t mean what they say, and 3) even if they do no one did what they say, now adds that 4) the Governor’s press aide, Renee Hoffman, may actually have said, ‘Delete email messages’ – but 5) he’s talked to her and he’s satisfied that’s not what she meant.
Mr. Vanore also says he might, possibly, agree for Ms. Hoffman to talk to the News and Observer – if the newspaper promises it won’t sue to get more information.
Now, that’s a sucker punch: The News and Observer agrees not to sue. Then Vanore says, I said I might agree. Well, I don’t.
Vanore went on to explain his reasons for Ms. Hoffman not talking to The News and Observer: “Any lawyer worth a bucket of spit who is under the threat of a lawsuit, if any talking is going to be done, the lawyer is going to do the talking.”
Who does he think he’s defending? Al Capone?
The great email controversy has turned into a comedy of errors. The Governor says it’s important to talk to the people who wrote the notes – but he won’t let them press talk to them. Mr. Vanore says Ms. Hoffman may have said, Delete the emails, but that’s not what she meant; and the way he’s put the clamps on anyone talking to the press you’d think he was defending Dutch Shultz.
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Emails
Governor Easley’s charged right into the middle of the great email flap.
The Governor says he’s not convinced two notes made by state public information officers mean his staff ordered emails destroyed.
Here’s what one note said, verbatim: “Delete emails to/from governor’s office everyday.”
But, according to the governor there’s another interpretation. He suspects his staff may have told public information officers to make paper copies of emails, file them, then delete the originals from the computers.
Of course, neither of the two notes say anything about paper copies. And how many people make paper copies of their emails and file them?
The Governor further explained: “When you get cryptic notes, sometimes you don’t get all the information, and that’s why it’s important to get in there and talk to these people.”
Yes. Right.
But the problem is the Governor won’t let ‘these people’ talk to anyone except for his lawyer, Andrew Vanore – who’s muddied the water further.
Mr. Vanore, who told The News and Observer that 1) he doesn’t know what the notes mean, 2) that they don’t mean what they say, and 3) even if they do no one did what they say, now adds that 4) the Governor’s press aide, Renee Hoffman, may actually have said, ‘Delete email messages’ – but 5) he’s talked to her and he’s satisfied that’s not what she meant.
Mr. Vanore also says he might, possibly, agree for Ms. Hoffman to talk to the News and Observer – if the newspaper promises it won’t sue to get more information.
Now, that’s a sucker punch: The News and Observer agrees not to sue. Then Vanore says, I said I might agree. Well, I don’t.
Vanore went on to explain his reasons for Ms. Hoffman not talking to The News and Observer: “Any lawyer worth a bucket of spit who is under the threat of a lawsuit, if any talking is going to be done, the lawyer is going to do the talking.”
Who does he think he’s defending? Al Capone?
The great email controversy has turned into a comedy of errors. The Governor says it’s important to talk to the people who wrote the notes – but he won’t let them press talk to them. Mr. Vanore says Ms. Hoffman may have said, Delete the emails, but that’s not what she meant; and the way he’s put the clamps on anyone talking to the press you’d think he was defending Dutch Shultz.
Click Here to discuss and comment on this and other articles.