Carolyn Mitchell From: Bemie Kohn Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 5:02 PM. To: Carolyn Mitchett Subject: july employment situation Caroiyn ‘As We discussed loday, we discovered at about 3 p.m. today that the July Employment Situation had been posted on the DLR web site including draft talking points prepared by Mary Jo, Under a protocol set up several months ago, Mary Jo writes these talking points as a basis for discussion among herseif, myself, Daniel Savery and representatives of DBED con the Wednesday before a monthly release in order to refine what we will say publicly. {then write the news release reflecting that discussion and send it out with approval from the Governor’ office. In my note each month setting up the meeting, ! make clear that MJ's proposed bullets are for internal discussion purposes only. ‘Some of the material on the update was diametically opposed to the discussed and eventually approved messaging. The theme of the discussion was quite clear that we would emphasize private sector job growth as progressing, if at a slower level than in recent months. While there was discussion of being careful not to make too mich out ofthe very small payroll increase, at no time did we remotely discuss messaging that the economic recovery had slalled, nor was | aware that that discussion point and the headline to that effect were going to be posted, ‘Secretaries Johannson and Sanchez, as well as the Governor's senior staff, were very upset to see this posted on our Web site and at Secretary Sancher’s direction | instructed Michele to take it down. She did so. Bernie Bemie Kohn DLLR Director of Communications and Media Relations 500 N. Calvert St. 4th Floor Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 230-6071 (0) (410) 299.4689 (2)