This is the best that friend-to-nice-ladies David Paterson could come up with, explaining why he decided to exit the New York governor’s race: “It has become increasingly clear to me in the last few days that I cannot run for office and try to manage the state’s business at the same time.” He has a point — can you imagine any incumbent elected official trying to run again, for the same office, while still on the job? A “re”-election campaign, we would likely call this frantic dystopian circus. HOW WOULD YOU SPLIT UP THE TIME! [YouTube]
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February 26, 2010
David Paterson Cannot Govern And Run For Re-Election At The Same Time
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Appropriately enough for February, Gov. Paterson is now Black History.
Luckily the Politico broke the GREAT SCANDAL about that uppity Obama’s thoughts about running again.
needs moar Trig.
[re=521096]memzilla[/re]: Wow. I have nothing to add.
No teleprompter for this homey!
New York should wise up and just elect a bunch of hookers to the governorship so they can short-circuit all this scandal nonsense. When even your homely, blind appointed governor with no political ambition is a swinger with skeletons in his closet, there’s no other way left to go.
[re=521099]magic titty[/re]: Take your pick.
He looks so lean & aerodynamic without the beard.
Yes, it would be difficult to squeeze campaigning in with all of the corrupt-using-of-office that needs to be done.
[re=521103]Buzz Feedback[/re]: He felt the writing on the wall.
[re=521096]memzilla[/re]: February is also AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month.
So Gov. Paterson can split up his time: He just killed two burdens with one month!
That person to his right with the comically protuberant eyes must be his Seeing-Eye-nice-lady.
Instead of quitting the campaign to run the state, I’d like to see him resign as governor, the better to run for reelection…just for the wow factor.
[re=521118]AbstinenceOnly Ed[/re]: The still image kinda makes him look like Mel.
Can govern & campaign? Does Mrs. P give the Gov a stick of gum as a means for birth control?
And so ended Governor Paterson’s selfless charitable community outreach program “Be Kind to Your Local Stripper”. It’s a sad, cynical world.
What a sad time to realize how spot on Fred Arminsen’s impression him is.
He’s going to have to do better than that. We all know that pretending to serve in your elected office while simultaneously campaigning for re-election in said office is the basis of the political system here in the United States.
[re=521166]bfstevie[/re]: And I miss those already.
Mrs. P looks kinda freaked out, or that she has just taken a really bad hit of Blue Sunshine!
Who is David Paterson?
Hello [New York]? Is it Me You’re Looking For?
Would that TimPaw felt the same way. Because, really, Tim, even a blind man can see that you can’t govern a state and pretend to not run for Presidential office, even if you are only running against “undecided” and “other.”
“Paterson Cannot Govern And Run For Re-Election At The Same Time”
That was Cheney’s excuse in 2004.
Wait, what’d he do? I’ve intentionally kept away from this entire stupid mess, just like I did with balloon boy and the first three years of the Bush administration.
I’m calling it…the 2020 presidential race will be between Andrew Cuomo and the Ghost of Barry Goldwater.
I just can’t believe after sticking it out so long, that all of a sudden he is dropping out the race. This is a witch hunt. He is basically being bullied on every corner, a bull in a ring… I mean what is going on here, now he is bein accused of tampering with a witness????? Look, he’s not even close to bein guilty of that its a setup!!! Check this story
http://bit.ly/9A11cW
This is what happens to uncorrupted politicians
Life ain’t nuthin’ but ho’s and bitches…
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