Governor: "Um….Yes. Yeah. Look..."
By Karl Klockars in News on Aug 14, 2008 5:02PM
When reporters around the state bust the Governor's balls, it's just another day at the office. But when a 16-year-old high school student gets all up in G-Rod's business, it's news. Aaron Mulvey of downstate Rochester confronted the Gov at the state fair yesterday, video camera in hand, to ask for the millions of dollars the state promised Rochester High 6 years ago—and then promptly sat on.
Clout Street reports:
Rochester High School is owed $10.2 million and is ranked No. 1 on the state's school construction money waiting list...Most recently, Blagojevich vetoed the money and blamed, as usual, the House run by Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago), for refusing to approve enough money for the overall budget...Mulvey and friend Andrew Purdy said they plan to put their encounter with Blagojevich on Web.
And guess what? They have.
Don't stop the video in the first minute - there's distinct Gubernatorial snippy-ness at the end. I mean, if any of us were trying to enjoy a funnel cake and the Swampmaster Gator Show and press people were shoving microphones in our face, any of us might get a little cheesed too. But then, none of us have been elected to the highest office in the state.