O'Malley aide pulled negative report from Web

[Freddie Stubbs]

Source: Washington Post

By Aaron C. Davis, John Wagner and Ann E. Marimow
Tuesday, September 28, 2010

A senior member of Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley's administration ordered a gloomy economic report removed from a state Web site last month that ran counter to a more positive spin O'Malley's office had approved about slowing job growth in the state, e-mails show.

The internal report characterized Maryland's economy as having "stalled." It was mistakenly posted by a staffer on Aug. 20 and removed hours later as alarm bells rang in two state agencies and in the governor's office, the documents show.

The negative report "was diametrically opposed to the discussed and eventually-approved messaging" that goes through a process of being signed off by the department and the governor's office, one stafferwrote in an e-mail explaining the "situation" to a director in his department. "The theme of the discussion was quite clear that we would emphasize private sector job growth as progressing . . . at no time did we remotely discuss messaging that the economic recovery had stalled."

Maryland Secretary of Labor, Licensing, & Regulation Alexander M. Sanchez said he ordered the report removed. "It was a mistake, a small mistake and we moved to correct it as quickly as we could," he said.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/27/AR2010092706522.html

[dotymed]

1. Winston will be busy rewriting

history to prevent any thoughtcrimes. A never-ending but necessary task. The ministry of truth is one busy place.

[AtheistCrusader]

2. What the hell are they smoking?

I mean really