Former NYC School Chancellor Joel Klein Is Not Telling the Whole Truth About His Personal History

[George II]

33. I have read the article, more than once now.........

In the article, he is quoted as saying this:

"By most people’s lights, we were certainly working-class, poor. … I grew up in a pretty unhappy household. …"

Growing up in lower-middle class or perhaps "poor" Bushwick, in Brooklyn during the same timeframe as he, the perception of those around us was that we were "better off" than the "poor people living in public housing". THAT is precisely what he said, "by most people's lights, we were certainly working-class, poor..."

Of course, anyone can skew that statement to suit whatever purposes they want, but most of those who lived in public housing were indeed considered "poor".

We can argue the point forever, but to latch onto that to call what he says "less than the truth" is really stretching it to the point of incredulity.