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Friday, September 25, 2009

Jim Graham’s Guy Gets Handcuffs: Loose Lips Daily - City Desk - Washington City Paper


Jim Graham’s Guy Gets Handcuffs: Loose Lips Daily - City Desk - Washington City Paper

Inza Rhee said to Michelle, “What is wrong with you? You just don’t care what people think of you!”

‘ That gives way to a discussion of ‘the broom’ (check the outtakes from the Time photo shoot), and the thought from George Parker that ‘no previous superintendent has managed to wreck morale better than Rhee.’

There’s no huge scoop in here, but a lot of great detail about Rhee’s background and her style: ‘Rhee is all about control. She agreed to come to Washington only after being assured greater authority over the schools than any superintendent had ever had.

Almost instantly, she managed to alienate important people.’ Fisher gets details on her manicure habits, too, but not her relationship with Kevin Johnson. Rhee also does video interview with WaPo columnist Steve Pearlstein.