N.J. Governor: Apology would suffice

[Hawkeye-X]

TRENTON, N.J. -- Gov. James E. McGreevey on Thursday urged a minor league baseball team to rehire an announcer fired after making a joke about the governor's sexual orientation.

In a news release issued by the governor's office, McGreevey thanked the owners of the Atlantic City Surf for their sensitivity and said he appreciates "their desire to separate politics from baseball."

"However, an apology from the announcer should be enough of a response to what was perhaps an unfortunate lapse in judgment," McGreevey said.

The statement was McGreevey's first publicly made, albeit indirect, reference to the substance of his stunning announcement earlier this month that he is gay and had an affair with a man. The governor plans to resign Nov. 15.

[JI7]

1. good man

for whatever his problems are with that guy suing him, i always thought mcgreevey was a good person