Remember When Jack Cardetti Opposed Lying?
[ Patrick Tuohey ]It is now over two months since Jack Cardetti, spokesman for Gov Jay Nixon, lied to the Springfield News-Leader. Here is the story they published at the time:
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon’s office said Wednesday that it was unaware of a report on dangerously high levels of E. coli in the Lake of the Ozarks until days before its release, despite a newspaper report that a state official sought a copy weeks earlier before a meeting in the governor’s office. (News-Leader, 7/29)
Two months later, Cardetti finally copped to his deception, but only after everyone already knew it was a lie.
Also on Wednesday, Nixon's chief spokesman, Jack Cardetti, admitted he knew about Medley and Mazur's communication, even though he made multiple statements to reporters saying nobody in Nixon's office knew until June 23. (News-Leader, 10/1)
It's been a week since Cardetti made this admission. In the meantime, Nixon has temporarily suspected three people at the Department of Natural Resources for accidentally screwing up another set of E. coli tests. But the man who intentionally and with forethought lied to the media and the people of Missouri is still in his job.
Back in 2006, a younger Jack Cardetti said this about the suggestion that a supporter of fee office reform was merely scoring partisan points:
"It's hard to believe the Blunt administration would be spreading lies in an attempt to stall much needed reforms to fee offices," Cardetti said. (KY3 Political Notebook, 7/14/06)
One has to wonder what that Jack Cardetti would think of an administration that admittedly spread lies in an attempt to stall investigations regarding public health.
Cardetti has compromised his effectiveness as an honest broker with reporters and the public. His continued presence in the Nixon administration demonstrates the Governor is not serious about holding his staff accountable.
For this reason and the others we stated last week, Jack Cardetti must go.
10/9/2009 7:10:26 AM
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