Thanks for the post, Gerry. But why the pseudonym?

Man oh man, being blind is a real break today.

Must be why Patterson supports Hillary. :-)

Best, Terry

Funny because Bill Clinton was once viewed as a lucky Black man too. And as luck would have it, he became the very first, lucky, Black president. So I guess, by osmosis (like 'experience') that means Hillary is half-Black too. So as a half Black, mentally-challenged white woman, she must be the winner of the mega-lucky sweepstakes? Wow, I am simply amazed!

You know he only got where he is because us "bleeding heart liberals" want to feel good about ourselves by transcending race and handicap. We don't care at all about legislative achievements or anything. What better than a blind black man in public office to make us liberals feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

Maybe Obama should pretend to be blind. That would most certainly give him that added advantage to really seal the deal. That lucky SOB.

Cheers.

Clearly, David Paterson was born on third base, but thinks he hit a triple. We're all sick of lucky duckies like this taking advantage of democracy. It really frosts my cookies.

Oh c'mon. You totally know that Paterson wouldn't be where is he is if it weren't for the "blind vote" who only vote for Paterson because he is blind like them.

Sorry, not funny. It just isn't.

Sage and comical observation predicting what Ferraro would say about Paterson's ascension. Wow, did that lady irretrievably tarnish her legacy. Of course, Clinton was well on her way to tarnishing her legacy and that of her husbands before Ferraro opened her mouth.

cscs,

It's time you made the talk show circuit (twice) and denounce Paterson supporters and all blind people for using your stupid comments for political gain.

You can remind the public and the press that Paterson will need people blogging about him during the next election...ahem...and you are a blogger. You're just stating the facts.

Also, they are clearly attacking you because you have sight.

Hillary's luck just got upped a notch. Now she'll get all the Bipolar votes.

Actual fact: In 2002, Clinton did not support H. Carl McCall, the first black candidate for governor. Clinton, McAuliffe, Schumer, all the big Dems, wanted Spitzer to run in 2008.

During the campaign, Clinton was photgraphed gazing up adoringly into Pataki's blue eyes when they shared a stage in western NY so Clinton could share credit for creating eight fucking jobs.

As an aside, I don't think Spitzer thought Clinton would win in 2008 because I read that he had plans to run as the first Jewish candidate in 2012.

Best laid plans and all that...

Looks like your remarks really hit a nerve, cscs. I think it's because you're speaking the truth and refusing to give in to the forces of political correctness. Every time someone criticizes Paterson he plays the black blind card, and I'm appalled, appalled that those people would attack you just because you're white and sighted.

I apologize for my reverse racism. I shall go flog myself now.

cscs, thanks for the best headline of the week!

Ferraro is lucky she's an idiot -- ignorance is bliss.

you're not racist. you're just stupid.

and from now on - irrelevant, as far as i'm concerned

You, Mr/Ms CS, are a genius.

David Paterson spent twenty years in the New York State Senate rising to Minority Leader before being elected Lt. Governor. Get your facts straight.

He's more qualified than Obama for an executive position.

Genious - love it.

I just heard Randi

I'm pretty sure the problem here isn't that you're racist, it's that in trying so hard, you have become ocular-centrist as well.

*sigh*

Will people never learn.

For the record. It seems that Patterson does have a sense of humor, as Josh just posted on the main page:

Paterson also displayed a rather awesome sense of humor. "Just so we don't have to go through this whole resignation thing again," one ballsy reporter asked, "have you ever patronized a prostitute?" Paterson thought for a minute. "Only the lobbyists," he said.

http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2008/03/david_paterson_we_cannot_waste.html

Someone needs to find out whether he thinks this post is funny.

David Paterson is well known for his sense of humor.

Growing up blind and African American, I'm sure he learned to deal with boneheaded comments from well-meaning if moronic white people his entire life. His joke about lobbyists is an apt example of learned deflection.

I'm not suggesting Paterson is a victim; his career and reputation demonstrate he has succeeded despite any obstacles. But he has surely had to work much harder than Barack Obama—and possibly harder than anyone in this comment thread, myself included—to succeed. From the AP:

Paterson, who does not use a cane or a guide dog, can make out shapes and even people up close. He lost most of his sight as an infant when an infection damaged his optic nerve. He still talks of his fragile self-esteem in childhood and recalls not being invited to parties because "people thought I would fall and hurt myself."

Paterson's disability has never been an issue in Albany in his 20-year political career. He has memorized lengthy, impassioned speeches without missing a mark; cited arcane legal references in fast-paced floor debates; and won more victories for his party in the Senate than any other leader in the Legislature. His efforts brought Democrats to within a seat of taking the Senate majority for the first time in decades.

Two other things besides Paterson's "lucky" blindness make this joke fall flat.

I do not think Paterson would ever tear down a fellow Democrat, including Geraldine Ferraro. The brilliance of Paterson's own joke about lobbyists is that it turns the focus away from fellow Democrat Eliot Spitzer.

The situation in NY is just not funny either, at least not to Paterson.

From Paterson's press conference today:

“This has been a sad few days in the history of New York, and for me it has been sadder—my heart goes out to Eliot Spitzer, his wife Silda, his two daughters, his parents” he began, calling Spitzer’s parents his “other family.”

His responses to questions seemed to occasionally trail into silence, and his legislative agenda remained somewhat vague, perhaps evidence of what has been a rollercoaster of a political week. He took questions in good humor, fielding questions with calm wit after turbulent times.

For all the talk about how Obama inspires his fans to hope for something better, for all the talk of disgust with "kitchen sink" strategies, for all the yearning for no more "divisiveness," I have yet to see ANY proof from you, Obama supporters, that he has changed anything at all. He seems instead to bring out the worst in you.

Oh yeah, I forgot. Hillary brings out the worst in you.

The tags are solely for the benefit of rtbag.

Like braille for theobtuse.

And this blog only got to the TMP top spot because of the legions of black blind men and sighted bleeding heart liberals feeling terrible guilt clicking "recommend" in droves, distorting the voice of the people.