NY Gov. David Paterson Won't Run (Because It Looks Mad Sketchy In Here)
Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 11:01AM 
Amidst the crazy sound of other shoes dropping, New York Gov. David Paterson said he wouldn't run for election* in Friday news dump amidst a snow storm. (*Can't say re-election since dude really wasn't elected. Something about the previous governor and whores ...)
Anyway, the thing that did him in was his thuggish ruggish aid, who, apparently likes to smack around women. He likes it so much that his boss may have had the state police intervene in a case against him by pressuring a woman to not push charges. He also *may* have contacted her himself. Classy.
Gov. Pattycakes got gently nudged out of the picture for a variety of reasons and despite being warmly welcomed after former Gov. Eliot Spitzer's "Pay your prostitutes with checks" scandal, he never seemed able to catch a break ... from anyone. The press totally hated him. Large swaths of the public were unhappy with him. It just wasn't working out. Of course, Pattycakes became governor in the middle of a recession where there was enough misery to go around, but he wanted the job ... so much so that to get him out of office you'll have to pry the seat from his cold, dead hands. So to get him to not run for election is pretty remarkable.
Anyway, Gov. Pattycakes is pretty much dunzo and will become all kinds of lame ducks, meaning that him and the wife can return to all that alleged sexy times with other people who aren't themselves that they used to have. Good for them.
And in light of the fact that South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, surving impeachment and who will now have his divorce proceedings televised, you have to wonder -- What did Eliot step down for again?
Politics, david paterson, new york 
Reader Comments (17)
LOL.
so which direction will he go now?
and BTW, i hate the picture. dude looks lost, and dude behind him is like "where we going, boss?"
Gov got what he deserved. I guess the NYT really did have the goods they said they did.
I had a co-worker who was totally blind and totally devious. I hope Patterson is a good person.
Another Shady Politician - Surprise, Surprise
In all honesty, the president tried to asked him not to run and I believed they had a dossier full of details of his personal life and that his opponents would have used these facts against him. Some people took the presidents slight intervention as meddling in NY State politics when in fact it wasn't, he was really trying to warn the man.
Eliot broke the law. Prostitution is illegal. Flying overseas to meet up with your mistress is not.
Eliot had to go especially after being such the law and order heavy handed prosecutor. Talk about irony.
Paterson made a lot of mistakes. It's truly the end of an era (the Harlem Gang of Four). Sad it had to end like this.
nyc/caribbeanragazza:
If the allegations are true, Patterson did more than make mistakes. Using your office to intimidate a victim of a crime is not a mistake.
Gov. Pattycakes? lol. I likes that. And getting back to to the old life style... I agree, good for them. I think his jump offs were more important then his seat in office. I just wonder how this sets back "our kid of people".
@Scott, I agree. If the allegations are true those are some serious criminal charges.
I was talking more about from the time he entered office it's been one thing after another. I wonder if he's actually going to serve out his term.
Next ...Patter...who? Wishing people will quickly step off and make room or OTHERS who are capable and want the job..
The side-eye of the dude behind Gov. Patterson is ON.POINT. That is all.
No Patterson and, as of today, no Harold Ford.
" Oh Happy Day..."
so which direction will he go now?
The National Organization for Women on Tuesday urged New York Gov. David Paterson to resign.
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9E6L30G2&show_article=1
I don't understand how someone raised around political bigwigs can be this stupid.
I wish they would leave him alone. I can't wait until the shoe is finally on the other foot.