"Attorney General John J. Farmer Jr., with the help of Carson Dunbar, the superintendent of the State Police at the time, persuaded Louis J. Freeh, the former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to accept a nonpaying post as head of the state's homeland security task force," the paper reported.

Gov. McGreevey initially favored former U.S. Attorney Herbert Stern for the top security post, but as the Times noted:

"Mr. Stern declined the offer, according to Mr. McGreevey, who subsequently chose an Israeli citizen whom he had met on a visit to the Middle East, Golan Cipel, as his special counsel on homeland security at an annual salary of $110,000."

Though the personal component of McGreevey's relationship with Cipel was not yet known, the decision to snub a former FBI director for the unqualified foreigner raised eyebrows at the time.

"The appointment of Mr. Cipel, a published poet and public relations specialist who had worked on Mr. McGreevey's election campaign, puzzled some Democrats and enraged Republicans," the Times said, "particularly since the governor had established a post in the attorney general's office to direct counterterrorism efforts."

Since McGreevey's resignation announcement on Thursday, press coverage has focused on his decision to come out of the closet, with many reports calling the move "courageous."

But little attention has been given to McGreevey's gross betrayal of the security interests of his constituents, as illustrated by his decision to snub Freeh for the Homeland Director's post.

The Times has yet to revisit its own report on the Freeh-Cipel episode since the McGreevey scandal broke.

Since Hannity's coverage on Friday, no other news outlet has mentioned the fact that the New Jersey Democrat picked Cipel for the top security spot, when he could he could have had the nation's one-time top law enforcement officer.

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