THE RESURRECTION OF JIM McGREEVEY
praise that you’re going to get for the work that you’re doing? It’s not easy to separate the two, but when you do, it’s heavenly.” At the jail Wednesday, McGreevey prompts the women to talk about the specific behaviors that make them feel shame. “When we’re running and doping in the street, what do we do?” he asks. “Operate out of what we know how to do best,” says a woman in flip-flops. “It’s stupidity,” says a woman in a white hair-wrap. “You go around in darkness.” “Negative behavior,” says a third woman. McGreevey nods. “You have a default mechanism. Your default mechanism is to do x. Where did you learn that behavior?” The woman in flip-flops is still listing shameful behaviors: “Lyin’, cheatin’, manipulatin’, fightin’, usin’, cheatin’.” McGreevey interrupts, stamping his foot. “Preach, preach, preach!” She trails off, and McGreevey brings the conversation back into focus. “But what is Elle sharing with us? These are behaviors that she…?” Elle: “Learned.”
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McGreevey: “We copy behavior. How did we get to this lovely Hudson County college?” The woman in a hair wrap: “We walked in.” McGreevey: “You walked in all right. You walked in with handcuffs.” The conversation continues in this back-and-forth style for some time, and then McGreevey makes a suggestion. “At some point in time when we’re out on the street and no one is watching, the question is ... Will we turn over our will to unhealthy cravings? Or will we stay in a godly place and do what we are meant to do? And that’s always the challenge. That’s always the challenge. So yes, we’re blessed with free will, but what I would like us to be called to do is to exercise free will in a godly sense. So before the food comes, some prayers. Then we’ll break.”
HuffPost reporter Lila Shapiro addresses whether McGreevey is remorseful. Tap here to watch the full video on HuffPost Live.