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

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[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."

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[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."

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[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.

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[NittanyLion]

Il tutto unito dallo stato d'animo con cui poco meno di 500.000 persone hanno partecipato alla 97/a edizione della festa di Times Square. «Siamo qui per sentirci uniti e per celebrare il vero spirito dell'America», spiega Greg Packer, sfoggiando occhiali con la scritta '2002' in bianco, rosso e blu, spille patriottiche ('NYC più forte che mai', 'God Bless America') e due giacche a vento per proteggersi dai -7 gradi di temperatura.

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[Incorrigible]

The New York Times' Man on the street interviews

Ann Coulter has discovered that the New York Times has interviewed Greg Packer at a variety of events nearly a dozen times in the past few years.  What do you think?

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		"Ann Coulter is my favorite TV commentator.  If she thinks there's a problem with my name, I'll change it!"
Greg Packer Systems Analyst

		"Shhhh.  It's just my alias."
Greg Packer Graphic Designer

		"I've often wondered why this newspaper guy kept getting his car fixed here"
Greg Packer Mechanic

		"When I arrived in this country, no could pronounce 'Ambasamudram' so I changed my name to 'Greg Packer'"
Greg Packer Delivery Driver

		"Yes, it's an unusual name for a woman but I find I get quoted often for it."
Greg Packer Physical Therapist

		"My Mama always thought I'd be successful"
Greg Packer Attorney

[firewalk]

Thanks for the laugh this afternoon. Priceless! (-:

[ewing]

Who is he talking to? Does Greg think he is Andy Warhol or something..

[Mo1]

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.

OMG .. even a Star Wars movie???

ROFL!!!!

[RonDog]

See also, from the ORIGINAL thread:

True Grit: I could hardly breathe. Gulping for air, I started crying...
TownHall.com ^ | Thursday, June 12, 2003 | by Ann Coulter

Posted on 06/11/2003 9:20 PM PDT by JohnHuang2

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True Grit
Ann Coulter (back to web version)

June 12, 2003

I could hardly breathe. Gulping for air, I started crying and yelling, "What do you mean? What are you saying? Why are the Clintons back again?"

Interviewing Hillary Clinton last Sunday night about her book Living History, ABC's Barbara Walters began with such hardball questions as:

• "Are you a saint?"

• "[Is it] tougher than being first lady, being a senator?"

• "You know, you have been working on so many bills with Republicans. ... How do you turn old enemies into allies? ... I mean, no hard feelings?"

• "How do you get on with this?"

• "There were the accusations that [your husband] was a womanizer." I believe a DNA test revealed that they were more than accusations. "How'd you deal with it?"

Hillary dealt with it. Hillary is a survivor. As Walters said, Living History is a "wife's deeply personal account of being betrayed in front of the entire world." In fact, it was so deeply personal, it took several ghostwriters to get it right.

Walters brazenly probed the question on everyone's mind: How could Hillary be so brave, so strong, so downright wonderful? As Walters recounted, once our brave heroine even lived in Arkansas! Summarizing Hillary's sacrifice, Walters said: "You were young. You were smart. You had a future in Washington. But you gave it up to be with Bill Clinton, to move to Arkansas. ... Why on earth would you throw away your future?" Admittedly, even Bill Clinton couldn't wait to get out of Arkansas. Manhattanites cannot conceive of a greater hardship.

Walters also astutely observed that "in addition to being first lady, you're a mother." Will Hillary's mind-boggling feats never end? Usually such phony liberal amazement at the staggering heroism of women ends with the woman drowning all her children.

Describing interviews like these, New York Times television reviewer Alessandra Stanley said that Hillary was finally able to show her "grit, an outsize will and discipline that has nothing to do with gender." This, Ms. Stanley said, was a welcome change from Hillary's more recognized role as "an emblem of the modern female condition." So on one hand, Hillary has grit and determination. But on the other hand, she is a living, breathing icon. It's good to see the New York Times really going the extra mile to give both sides these days.

In "her" book, "Hillary" explains that the story of how Nelson Mandela forgave his jailers inspired her to forgive Bill for his infidelity. OK, but they locked up Mandela only once. Revealing more about herself than Hillary, Ms. Stanley claims that "millions of women have forgiven far worse of philandering husbands." Far worse? Really? No wonder liberal women hate men so much.

If you credit news reports, the public can't get enough of Hillary. The crush of ordinary people buying Hillary's book seems baffling in light of recent polls. According to an ABC poll, 48 percent of Americans have an unfavorable impression of Hillary, 53 percent of Americans don't want Hillary to ever run for president, and 7 percent of Americans have been date-raped by Bill Clinton.

First in line for Hillary's book at Barnes & Noble at Lincoln Center on Sunday night was Charles Greinsky, who told the New York Daily News he rushed out at midnight to get one of the first books because he supported Hillary's health-care plan. A few years ago, the Associated Press identified Greinsky more fully. It turns out he is "a longtime Clinton campaigner" from Staten Island, who has been the Clintons' guest several times both at the White House and at their home in Chappaqua, N.Y.

Lining up at midnight to buy Hillary's book is street theater for liberals. I suppose shelling out $30 to support the concept of Hillary is less dangerous than the pernicious nonsense liberals usually fund. Hillary has already gotten a record $8 million advance from Simon & Schuster for the book – the most anyone has ever received for rewriting history. Hillary's acolytes could buy enough copies of her book to rebuild the World Trade Center, and she's not going to pocket more than that.

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 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.

Are all reporters writing their stories from Jayson Blair's house? Whether or not it will help her presidential ambitions,  Living History definitely positions Hillary nicely for a job as a reporter.

Ann Coulter is host of AnnCoulter.org, a TownHall.com member group.

©2003 Universal Press Syndicate

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[NittanyLion]

Even before the doors of the First Union Center swung open for the U.S. debut of Madonna's Drowned World Tour on Saturday night, Greg Packer knew exactly what he was in for.

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[ewing]

ROTFLOL! This is becoming a classic thread...

[jpl]

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

Well, if this dude is always the first at line at "big events" like Hillary's book signing, the New York reporters who show up probably recognize him right away. I'm sure they find it somewhat amusing, which is certainly understandable.

I like Ann C. as much as any conservative here, but I think she's just a little off on this story.

[votelife]

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