Name-calling, verbal missteps dog the governor

Gov. Jim Pillen has always insisted that he’s “not a politician,” but more of a regular guy.

“Speech-i-fying” isn’t his cup of rhetorical tea. I’m sure he’d admit that.

But every so often, we get evidence of, shall we say, a misstep of the vocal variety.

Most recently, it was when he was signing an executive order intended to “further eradicate” antisemitism, a worthy goal.

Pillen had already ordered state agencies to use a definition of antisemitism developed by an organization, the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, when investigating cases of discrimination and harassment.

The ne...