The Times' Designated Man in the Street (Coulter outs Times)

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[Republican Red]

Thursday, June 12, 2003 The Times' Designated Man in the Street

When the New York Times needs to find a man in the street to interview they never have to look very far - they have one on tap suitable for every occasion.

Thanks to a sharp-eyed Ann Coulter, one Greg Packer has been outed as the media's designated man in the street - a role Mr. Packer has played more than 100 times, Coulter discovered.

His latest assignment for the Times was to be the average man in the street in line waiting to buy Mrs. Clinton's newest work of fiction.

Wrote Coulter, author of the forthcoming blockbuster "Treason": "Another average individual eager to get Hillary's book was Greg Packer, who was the centerpiece of the New York Times' "man on the street" interview about Hillary-mania. After being first in line for an autographed book at the Fifth Avenue Barnes & Noble, Packer gushed to the Times: 'I'm a big fan of Hillary and Bill's. I want to change her mind about running for president. I want to be part of her campaign.'

"It was easy," Coulter noted "for the Times to spell Packer's name right because he is apparently the entire media's designated "man on the street" for all articles ever written. He has appeared in news stories more than 100 times as a random member of the public. Packer was quoted on his reaction to military strikes against Iraq; he was quoted at the St. Patrick's Day Parade, the Thanksgiving Day Parade and the Veterans' Day Parade. He was quoted at not one - but two - New Year's Eve celebrations at Times Square. He was quoted at the opening of a new "Star Wars" movie, at the opening of an H&M clothing store on Fifth Avenue and at the opening of the viewing stand at Ground Zero. He has been quoted at Yankees games, Mets games, Jets games - even getting tickets for the Brooklyn Cyclones. He was quoted at a Clinton fund-raiser at Alec Baldwin's house in the Hamptons and the pope's visit to Giants stadium."

If the Times and the rest of the New York media don't pay this guy, he's getting short changed.

[Republican Red]

Too funny!

[annyokie]

Ann rules!

[68skylark]

This is really amazing -- I hope some other writers will look into this.

[dirtboy]

check this one out for a good laff...

[Eala]

His latest assignment for the Times was to be the average man in the street in line waiting to buy Mrs. Clinton's newest work of fiction.

As fictional as a New York Times story.

[zip]

Ping

[IGOTMINE]

Given the makeup of the Times reporting staff, I suspect that his guy's first name is "Fudge".

[boycott]

Remember guy whose photo appeared everywhere? Maybe that was Packer?

[KellyAdmirer]

It would truly be amusing if this "Greg Packer" turned out to be a messenger or copy boy or something for the Times. I assume, of course, that he actually exists - and you know what Felix Unger said about what happens when you "assume." ;)

[martin_fierro]

Meet Greg Packer:

[JennysCool]

This is the real news in Ann's column on Hillary. I can't WAIT to read more on "Mr. Packer." Methinks we have another NYT credibility bomb waiting to go off.

[RightOnline]

TOO funny..............:)

[Liz]

You sure his name isn't Kilroy?

[Tuxedo]

Yeah, turns out he looks a lot like the tourist guy.

[zip]

You mean the NY Slimes would be a little deceitful?Say it's not true. </sarcasm

[TruthNtegrity]

I'd be willing to bet that they have been paying this guy - and that's why it's so duplicitous. They tell him where to show up, interview him and a check is in the mail

Oh really. My Dad must be rolling in his grave over the current version of the New York Times. It used to be "the paper of record" and my Dad read it from front page to last page on the LIRR, commuting into Manhatten. I wonder how many of those commuters now buy USA Today instead?

Or the Washington Times, which I think is the best newspaper out there. If you haven't discovered the journalism of the Wash. Times, I recommend you pick up a copy. One issue will convince ya.

[NittanyLion]

Do a google search on him. Unreal!

[PaulJ]

According to the latest New York Times article Mr. Packer is a 39 year old highway maintenance worker from Huntington, N.Y. I wonder how he was labeled in previous articles.

[TontoKowalski]

You have GOT to read this article. Coulter's research on a NY Times' Man on the Street!

This is a blockbuster that won't get the attention it deserves.

[Pest]

I am starting to wonder if there are actually any real liberal supporters. Maybe all of the people you see on TV and in the newspapers are on the payroll of the DNC, the NY Times, or the other liberal media outlets. Heck, even DU might be largely populated by paid DNC employees!

[LizardQueen]

Is his middle name "Fudge"?

LQ

[TontoKowalski]

Heck, even DU might be largely populated by paid DNC employees!

I'm convinced that DU is populated by Freepers in disguise, who post the most outlandish statements possible to discredit the dems in the eyes of anyone with half a brain.

[rattrap]

Aparently he shares his name with a popular dance music DJ, it explains a lot of the google hits.

[PaulJ]

Greg Packer, according to this article.
This guy is like Zelig!

[zlala]

Greg "Waldo" Packer

[Howlin]

OMG.......I love this........"I could hardly breathe" I was laughing so hard!

[Pest]

"I'm convinced that DU is populated by Freepers in disguise, who post the most outlandish statements possible to discredit the dems in the eyes of anyone with half a brain."

If they aren't, it sounds like a good idea!

[Howlin]

Thanks for the ping.......I'm still laffin'

[Guillermo]

I'd be willing to bet "Greg Packer" doesn't even exist.

[NittanyLion]

Search for Greg Packer and New York Times and it will eliminate those other hits.

[Guillermo]

DU'ers hate the NY Times. They swear it's a tool of the right-wing media.

[BibChr]

Excellent ping, thanks.

Coulter has her ticks, but she does have a razor-sharp mind, wit and tongue.

Hope she never gets on MY case!

Dan

[quark]

Agree. Greg Packer = General Public. Another NYT fiction. The fun never ends...

[Dan from Michigan]

Bwhahahaha. Busted.

[NittanyLion]

NBA.com

When they entered The Theater, Knicks fans were already buzzing about a rumored trade bringing Antonio McDyess to the Big Apple for the Marcus Camby, Mark Jackson and the rights to the No. 7 pick. Fans were working their cell phones as tirelessly as general managers.

"What's the deal?" was the most asked question on those phones. Even the women who were selling the 2002 NBA Draft caps were weighing in on the Knicks pick.

"I think they need to add a bug guy," said one. Greg Packer, of Huntington, N.Y., who was attending his second draft, had an opinion as to who the Knicks would draft.

"They need Wilcox," Packer said. "They need to get bigger."

[ewing]

Good to know, Tourist Guy fills potholes for a living on the highway crew..

[jpl]

He exists. Read the article in Post #26. He's a nutcase who is obsessed with always being the first person on line to see famous people when they come to New York.

[NittanyLion]

In Times Square, Greg Packer, 39, a highway maintenance worker from Long Island, wore a black t-shirt with "War" written on it to show his support.

"9/11 was the catalyst. Having been in the city on that day, and seeing how the streets were so empty and the sky smelling so bad, it really reminded me that we had to do whatever we had to do," he said. "And tonight is the night."

Source

[AnnaZ]

Oh. My. Goodness.

[TontoKowalski]

What a gem this article is! I especially like the part on how he works for the local government, but takes unplanned days off at the drop of a hat to wait in line for celebrities.

Also, a very good quote about how he'd do it even if he were fired, because he knows the public will support him. LMAO!

This guy comes across as a first class loser, and to have him quoted in so many news articles is just hilarious.

[Montfort]

How does he have time to hold down a highway maintenance job when he is everywhere the New York Times needs him to be?

Next we'll probably find out that he gets paid time off (at taxpayer expense) to do the Democratic Party's business as designated "man in the street."

[NittanyLion]

"I'm representing Ireland and New York today. It's a day for happiness and to be together," said Long Island resident Greg Packer, who sported a bright green wig and a painted green mustache at New York's parade. "It's a day to take in the Irish culture that we have in the city."

Source

[cyncooper]

I'd be willing to bet "Greg Packer" doesn't even exist.

He does exist, but he's a veteran line person who evidently just wants to meet celebrities, thereby diluting the value of the media presenting him as a bonafide Hillary fan, when he just wanted to make the papers as "first in line", once again, and getting her autograph.

Here's a thread from last night, and reading the posts you'll see more on the very well-known to the deceitful media types Mr. Packer:

True Grit: I could hardly breathe. Gulping for air, I started crying...

[Guillermo]

Yeah I just read that...why does he attract reporters?

[NittanyLion]

Others, like Greg Packer, who is at the very front of the queue, would never normally set foot in a Catholic cathedral.

"I'm of the Jewish faith. The Jewish New Year is this week but it doesn't mean anything to me this time. There is too much else to think about."

Source

[Liz]

Heheh....good one.....has become a FR classic. Who knew?

[NittanyLion]

If there was a highlight for the Hitmen it was their cheerleaders, who braved the conditions clad in white halter tops, pinstripe hot pants and what appeared to be garters and full-length leather coats that were rarely buttoned.

"I'd like to take one of them home to my mother," said Greg Packer, 37, of Huntington, N.Y.

Source

[ewing]