Yes, that is a quote:
Paige tells governors NEA is 'terrorist organization'
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2004-02-23-paige-remarks_x.htm
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Education Secretary Rod Paige called the nation's largest teachers union a "terrorist organization" during a private White House meeting with governors on Monday.
Democratic and Republican governors confirmed Paige's remarks about the 2.7-million-member National Education Association.
"These were the words, 'The NEA is a terrorist organization,'" said Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle of Wisconsin.
"He was making a joke, probably not a very good one," said Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania. "Of course he immediately divorced the NEA from ordinary teachers, who he said he supports." ...
I demand the Ron Paige apologize for his slanderous remark, and then resign as Secretary of Education. There is no place for anyone in politics who makes such shameful and dishonest remarks.