Blue Jersey:: Tom Moran Replies

Blue Jersey:: Tom Moran Replies:

Tom Moran Replies by: Jersey Jazzman Tue Oct 25, 2011 at 09:00:00 AM EDT

Yesterday, I published a post blasting Tom Moran's piece on hedge fund billionaire David Tepper's entry into the education reform debate. Moran, to his credit, posted a reply in the comments; I replied to him afterward. Rereading the piece, I want to apologize for an ill-advised sentence: If Moran really cared about education, he'd have insisted Tepper flesh out his positions and talk specifics. It is unfair to imply that Moran does not care about education, and I apologize for saying so. The rest of my post, however, stands. Moran gave up a huge piece of prime real estate in the Sunday Star-Ledger to espouse the views of a man who has no standing to talk about education reform (other than his incredible wealth). Both his interview of Tepper and the accompanying editorial took nasty swipes at the NJEA without any serious