THE NEWS HACK'S CREED:
I know more than you.
I make lots more money than you.
I'm smarter than you.
I'm sexier than you.
I appear on TV all the time.
I work ten minutes a day.
I rule the universe.
I'm going to live forever.
You are an idiot.
THE NEWS HACK'S CREED, No. 2:
A lie isn't a lie when it tells THE TRUTH.
THE NEWS HACK'S CREED, No. 3:
I've come to realize that the looseness of the journalistic life, the seeming laxity of the newsroom, is an illusion. Yes, there's informality and there's humor, but beneath the surface lies something deadly serious. It is a code. Sometimes the code is not even written down, but it is deeply believed in. And, when violated, it is enforced with tribal ferocity.
--JOHN "OMERTA" CARROLL.
THE NEWS HACK'S CREED, No. 4:
News isn't news when we don't report it.
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GREENSBURG, Pa., Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell today broke ground for a new building in downtown Greensburg that will be leased to house the Department of Labor & Industry's local office and save taxpayer dollars by consolidating state offices into one building. The 80,400-square-foot building will provide a boost to the town's revitalization efforts.
"Pennsylvania is making an investment today in downtown Greensburg," Governor Rendell said. "It is not just about bricks and mortar, but about bringing people downtown who will help revitalize and reenergize the community and support local business.
"We are working to improve the quality of life in our towns and cities, by attracting new investment and jobs. We are helping to restore commercial districts and making sure we have affordable housing," the Governor said, citing the rampant condominium speculation that has lowered Philadelphia's cost of living. (WHOOPS! Those last twelve words aren't in there.)
The project will bring 265 employees into the downtown area. The building will be ready for occupancy by the end of 2006 and will be leased by the Department of Labor & Industry for $1.6 million annually. It will house the Bureaus of Disability Determination, Unemployment Compensation and Workers Compensation. More than 50 local contractors will work on the project....
How many times has GUVMENT done something like this -- and downtown didn't budge?