Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano was sworn in for his second term Thursday, taking the oath of office on an iPad with the Bible displayed on the screen.
A printed copy could not be located.
During an almost three hour ceremony, Mangano address a standing-room-only audience and recalled his rise to the county’s highest office.
Describing Nassau County as the best place on earth and said the next four years will be “full of challenges and opportunities“.
Mangano, a former janitor during his student years, promised to continue help the cleanup after Superstorm Sandy, redevelop the Nassau Coliseum, transform the shuttered Social Services building in Garden City into a new Family Court, and construct a new crime lab.
No mention was made of buying a Bible for the County nor whether the purchase would be a ‘challenge’ or ‘opportunity’.
Debate continues online over whether or not an iPad and Bible app should qualify as a replacement for the real thing.
Sources
- Long Island News Day
- Image: 9 to 5 Mac