Gov. Tim Pawlenty will nearly reach the end of the year without having to deal with the press.
Pawlenty: "No public events scheduled"
The governor has had nothing public but his Friday radio show since a Dec. 15 appearance in front of the Osseo Business Association. He's had "no public events scheduled" on his docket on 47 of the last 120 days.
By rachelsb
December 24, 2009 at 6:41PM
Since Dec. 15, when he spoke to the Osseo Business Association, he's had nothing on his public schedule but his Friday, Dec. 18 radio show.
His new-found reclusiveness will continue through Dec. 28, according to his just released public schedule:
Governor Pawlenty's Public Events Schedule for Friday, December 25 through Monday, December 28
Friday, December 25 – Christmas Day
No Public Events Scheduled
Saturday, December 26
No Public Events Scheduled
Sunday, December 27
No Public Events Scheduled
Monday, December 28
No Public Events Scheduled
Still, in the last 120 days the governor has been more likely to have at least one event in front of the public than keep himself sequestered. Pawlenty has had "no public events scheduled" on his docket on 47 days since Aug. 26.
On some of those officially blank days, the governor, who appears to be gearing up for a run for president in 2012, has had political events that exposed him to the public and press. Those political events do not appear on his state-issued schedule.
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