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June 16, 2009 at 10:07 AM

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Drago compares Nickels to Clinton -- and not in a good way

Posted by Emily Heffter

Jan Drago put out a press release comparing Mayor Greg Nickels' claim that he didn't technically cross a Providence, R.I., picket line to President Clinton's claim that he didn't inhale marijuana.

Nickels attended the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting over the weekend, where he was sworn in as president of the organization. A firefighters' picket line was set up across the street, and Nickels' staff said he didn't technically cross the picket line because his hotel was attached to the convention center where the meeting was held.

On Monday, Deputy Mayor Tim Ceis called me to point out that plenty of union workers were in the convention center and hotel during the firefighters' demonstration. They had a job to do, Ceis said, and so did the mayor.

It's fixed on her Web site, but Drago misspelled Nickels' name throughout the release she e-mailed to reporters Monday night, including in the headline: "Mayor Nickles' 'I didn't inhale' moment."

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I don't necessarily even like Nickels but Drago is proving herself to be an idiot. Through Drago's current "campaign"...  Posted on June 16, 2009 at 10:36 AM by posse on broadway. Jump to comment
Boy, what a lousy couple of choices. Mayor Fatso and Drago Queen. Our city is a laughing stock, except among other uber-liberal Mayors.  Posted on June 16, 2009 at 10:51 AM by Iguana4. Jump to comment
Drago is proving herself unqualified to be Mayor - or really, to hold any public office. If she can't get by on her own merits, then she has...  Posted on June 16, 2009 at 10:32 AM by Voice of Sanity. Jump to comment

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