Related: Paterson Parties As New York Burns
Yeah, nothing about the drug use and sex parties here.
"Paterson drops out of N.Y. governor’s race; Amid calls to resign, denies he did wrong" by Danny Hakim and Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times | February 27, 2010
Governor David A. Paterson of New York ended his campaign for election yesterday amid crumbling support from his party and an uproar over his administration’s intervention in a domestic violence case involving a close aide. The announcement came less than a week after Paterson formally announced his candidacy.
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"N.Y. State Police chief retires amid scandal" by Michael Gormley, Associated Press | March 3, 2010
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York State Police Superintendent Harry Corbitt is abruptly retiring effective today amid a domestic violence scandal threatening Governor David Paterson.
Corbitt announced his retirement late yesterday on Capital News 9 and didn’t give a reason. He is the second law enforcement official claimed by the scandal.
Corbitt has acknowledged that a police official had contact with a woman who had accused a top Paterson aide of roughing her up last fall in the Bronx. Soon after, the woman dropped her case against the aide, David Johnson....
That famous Paterson political pressure, 'eh?
Meanwhile, Paterson discussed his political future with the head of the state’s Democratic Party yesterday, hours after the National Organization for Women joined the voices urging him to resign because of a report that he had staff members contact a woman about her allegation of abuse by a top aide.
Paterson still has his side of the story to tell, and it “explains an awful lot,’’ said Jay Jacobs, State Democratic chairman, who met with him at the governor’s mansion.
“I did not get the sense that the governor is considering resignation, that resignation is pending,’’ said Jacobs, whom Paterson, a longtime friend, picked for the job.
“There shouldn’t be any more shoes to drop,’’ he said, referring to The New York Times articles that have reported on the case. “The sense I got from him is there won’t be.’’
Why leave when it's such a party at taxpayer expense?
I mean, it is not like he did anything wrong or anything.
NOW is highly influential in Democratic politics and called for the governor’s resignation despite what it considers Paterson’s “excellent’’ record of strong support for women’s issues and in combating domestic violence....
You feminists are such tools, 'er, fools.
Amazing how you ignore the chauvinism and sexism if they are "pro-woman."
There was no immediate comment from Paterson’s office. Some leading Democrats have said he should resign to avoid further damage to the party in the 2010 elections. Paterson has said he did nothing wrong and won’t resign.
Yup, they just don't get it and then wonder why we are furious.
Sherruna Booker told police she was roughed up on Halloween last year by Paterson aide David Johnson, her boyfriend at the time, but she decided not to press charges. At issue is whether Paterson or anyone from his staff or security detail influenced her decision.
Paterson has acknowledged that he spoke with Booker but said she initiated the call and that he did not try to get her to change her story or not pursue a charge.
Think I'm believing him?
He must be blind!
The New York Times yesterday provided new details on Paterson’s involvement in the matter, reporting that the governor had personally directed two state employees to contact the woman.
Yeah, they buried the sex party and drug abuse affairs going on in the mansion.
State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo - often mentioned as a potential governor by the very critics dogging Paterson - is investigating the contacts, at Paterson’s request. Any criminal case will hinge on whether Paterson, staff members, or state bodyguards tried to get Booker to change her story, making charges of witness tampering or obstructing justice possible.
On Monday, the governor said he would serve out his term, which has less than a year left.Yeah, why leave now (except for the fact that he's a corrupt PoS)?
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So how is that probe going?
"Paterson faces ethics charges over tickets" by Associated Press | March 4, 2010
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York Governor David Paterson, trying to hold onto office in the face of one scandal, was accused yesterday of violating state ethics laws when he sought and obtained free Yankees tickets for the 2009 World Series and then may have lied about his intention to pay for them, according to a state report.
Yeah, this guy is a WALKING CESSPOOL, isn't he?
He faces penalties of nearly $100,000, and the case was referred to the Albany County prosecutor’s office and the state attorney general for possible criminal investigation into whether Paterson or anyone else gave false answers to questions by the Public Integrity Commission or backdated a check to pay for the tickets.
Oh, he's a pro!!!
The charge is not directly related to the scandal now plaguing Paterson over contact he and others in his administration had with a woman who accused a top Paterson aide of domestic violence. But the panel said the aide in the scandal, David Johnson, was one of Paterson’s four guests, along with Paterson’s son and a son’s friend, getting tickets for the Oct. 28 World Series game provided by the Yankees.
Four days later, also in the Bronx, Johnson was accused of domestic violence by his then-girlfriend, a case that now threatens Paterson’s job and administration. The ticket scandal may ultimately be more damaging to the governor, especially given the timing.
“I, at all times, upheld the oath of my office and never at any point attempted to influence or coerce anyone to do anything they didn’t want to do,’’ Paterson told reporters yesterday.Which means he did.
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And what is with the shell games, Glob?
Printed Boston Globe I'm looking at on desk:
"Paterson's stature erodes even in stomping grounds
NEW YORK -- David Paterson, New York's first black governor and a product of the Harlem political machine, faced rapidly waning support Thursday as many of the influential black leaders who have worked with him for decades gathered and began to discuss whether to craft a message to persuade him to resign....
Is he deaf, too, is that it?
At least one person scheduled to attend the meeting, former New York City Mayor David Dinkins, told reporters on Thursday that he does not believe Paterson should resign.
"What's to be served by trying to force him from office now?" he said after leaving lunch at the Yale Club with the governor.
Ummm, not allowing a corrupt PoS one more day at the public till?
These guys really don't get it!!
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I guess they don't have to; never held accountable for anything anyway!
Instead they have the press covering up for them.
"Black leaders believe NY gov should stay in office" by Adam Goldman and Michael Gormley, Associated Press Writers | March 4, 2010
NEW YORK --Influential black leaders in New York City said Thursday night that they believe Gov. David Paterson should stay in office amid allegations he and his staff interfered in a domestic violence case involving a top governor's aide.
Meeting in a Harlem soul food restaurant that is the center of power for black politics in New York, the group led by the Rev. Al Sharpton agreed that Paterson should try to withstand the violence scandal and new ethics charges related to World Series tickets.
The group said they want to meet with the governor to discuss his ability to continue to govern....
The meeting came the same day a third key administration official quit because of the domestic violence scandal. Communications Director Peter Kauffmann said he could not "in good conscience" stay on because of the controversy....
Others reportedly were angry inside closed meeting with city Public Advocate Bill de Blasio called for Paterson to resign. Paterson hasn't been charged with any crimes and has said his side of the story will clear him.
Then LET'S HEAR IT.
But he said he can't divulge elements of his side of the story because he said it would interfere with the investigation he asked Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to take on.
Pfffft!
If you are INNOCENT, who cares?
Yeah, calling for that investigation really put up a stonewall, huh, Davie?!
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And cui bono, folks?
"Another Paterson aide quits over doubts about governor; Signs of unease emerge among longtime allies" by Danny Hakim and Jim Dwyer, New York Times | March 5, 2010
ALBANY, N.Y. - Governor David Paterson lost another top administration official yesterday, when his communications director announced that he could no longer “in good conscience’’ continue in that role.
The official, Peter E. Kauffmann, submitted his resignation the day after he was interviewed for several hours by prosecutors from the office of Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, which is investigating the administration’s response to a domestic violence case involving another top aide to the governor, David W. Johnson.
The inquiry is focused on whether the State Police or the governor pressured a former girlfriend of Johnson, Sherruna Booker, who told New York City police that she has been violently beaten by Johnson, to keep quiet about the episode and not to pursue an order of protection against Johnson.
Paterson has publicly acknowledged talking with Booker on Feb. 7, the day before she was scheduled to appear in court to seek a final order of protection against Johnson.
She did not appear the next day, and the case was dismissed as a result.
Kauffmann told the investigators that he had come to doubt the truth of what he was being told by the governor to tell reporters about the incident involving Johnson, people with knowledge of the investigation said. Kauffmann said he was unsure whether the governor was misleading him or was misinformed himself, these people said.
“As a former officer in the United States Navy, integrity and commitment to public service are values I take seriously,’’ Kauffman said in a statement on his resignation. “Unfortunately, as recent developments have come to light, I cannot in good conscience continue in my current position.’’
Kauffmann’s resignation was tendered while Paterson sought the help of prominent criminal defense lawyer Theodore V. Wells Jr. and while new information emerged indicating that the governor’s contact with Booker was more extensive than previously reported.
Yeah, but he DID NOTHING WRONG!
This PoS is lucky he is not floating in the East River right now.
At the same time, Democratic leaders continued to debate whether Paterson should remain in office, with signs of unease surfacing among black political leaders, who have been among Paterson’s strongest allies....
They are saying stay, can you believe it?
Related: Rangel Removed From House Chair
Yeah, the black leaders are just as corrupt as the white ones!
Globe seems to have a pattern with the shell game reporting, 'eh, readers?
And Paterson the puke is really taking a toll on the State Police force:
"More turnover in leadership of New York State Police" by Associated Press | March 10, 2010
ALBANY, N.Y. - The replacement for the State Police superintendent who retired amid the scandal enveloping Governor David Paterson announced his own retirement yesterday, after just a week in the top job.
Acting Superintendent Pedro Perez said he was stepping down after 28 years in the State Police, following former superintendent Harry Corbitt out the door.
Perez automatically succeeded Corbitt under the agency’s strict rules of succession by rank, but Paterson chose Field Commander John Melville, who the governor felt would be best for the morale of the department, according to a Paterson administration official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to speak publicly for Paterson.
Does THAT EVER STINK or what!?
I SMELL a SEVERE COVER-UP, don't you, readers?
The decision was not intended to demean Perez or his solid career, but Paterson favored Melville as the best one to restore leadership to the department and confidence to the public....
If Paterson wants to do that he can RESIGN NOW!!
And do I ever feel sorry for New Yorkers having to put up with the skid-mark of a stain.
Thomas Mungeer - president of the union that represents uniformed troopers, including those in the governor’s security detail - had said they needed fresh leadership. Perez was Corbitt’s handpicked number two, also responsible for trooper discipline, which caused some union issues, he said....
So much for counting on the self-serving police union for justice.
And yet he is still there: New York AG names ex-judge to investigate Paterson
