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Paterson Quits Campaign, Will Remain Governor: ‘I Am Being Realistic About Politics’ [Breaking]

David Paterson press conference time! Watch it here. He is going to stop campaigning, but keep being governor. Update: It went by so quickly! Some quotes from the governor are attached. Paterson is talking about all the wonderful things he has done as a legislator and accidental governor. “We have eradicated the Rockefeller drug laws,” he says, which is not quite true. But he did do more about this than any of his predecessors! Finally, the announcement: “Today I am announcing that I am ending my campaign for Governor of the State of New York .” Because he can’t run for office and manage the state’s finances at the same time, not because of any of that other stuff. AND: “I have never abused my office. Not now, not ever.” AND: “Let me make this clear: there are 308 days left in my term and I will serve every one of them” The governor took a few questions, but not many. He looks forward to a full investigation of the thing about abusing his office, with the state police and the phone calls. Disappointingly non-crazy!

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Paterson Quits Campaign, Will Remain Governor: ‘I Am Being Realistic About Politics’ [Breaking]

UPDATED: The New York Times David Paterson Story Is Out… Or is it?

So, this is it ? This is THE New York Times David Paterson ‘bombshell’? The whole thing? There’s not a second part that’s good? Jesus, New York Times , why didn’t you say it was going to be so boring. Wed. Update: : Let’s do the time warp again! A knowledgeable source tells us this is not in fact the Paterson bombshell, and that the real story is substantially more… substantial. Our tipster says: I don’t believe this is the Paterson story. The reporters actually did uncover some dirt on him, though nothing of the sexual sort. Mostly stuff about his heavy drinking and loveless marriage. So: Still no drug-fueled orgies… but perhaps fodder for a more substantial scandal than the fact that Paterson has a sketchy confidant? Our tipster says that “there’s an actual profile of Paterson that could run as soon as tomorrow.” We await with bated breath… As for today’s Times article: If you were hoping for the big Paterson-annihilating bombshell that we, in part, led you to expect , prepare to be sorely disappointed. The Times story isn’t even about Paterson, per se: It’s about his driver and closest confidant, David W. Johnson. Granted, Johnson, who started as Paterson’s intern in 1999, has a sketchy past: The Times reports that as a teenager he was twice arrested for felony drug charges. Also, he beats women—Which the Times points out is sort of a paradox, given Paterson’s crusade against domestic violence. The article details a slew of “incidents” including: In 2001, when Mr. Paterson was a state senator, Mr. Johnson, according to a person who was present, punched a girlfriend outside the senator’s Harlem office. But there were no sexy Paterson revelations. No drug-fueled orgies spilling into the halls of the Governor’s mansion. Tell all your friends: Paterson’s closest adviser is sort of a thug. The great phantom David Paterson scandal of 2010 ends with a whimper. (Until we read a tweet about another one.)

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UPDATED: The New York Times David Paterson Story Is Out… Or is it?

The New York Times David Paterson Story Is Out, and It’s Boring

So, this is it ? This is THE New York Times David Paterson ‘bombshell’? The whole thing? There’s not a second part that’s actually good? Jesus, New York Times , why didn’t you just say it was going to be so boring. If you were hoping for the big Paterson-annihilating bombshell that we, in part, led you to expect , prepare to be sorely disappointed. The Times story isn’t even about Paterson, per se: It’s about his driver and closest confidant, David W. Johnson. Granted, Johnson, who started as Paterson’s intern in 1999, has a sketchy past: The Times reports that as a teenager he was twice arrested for felony drug charges. Also, he beats women—sort of a paradox, given Pateron’s crusade against domestic abuse. The article details a slew of “incidents” including: In 2001, when Mr. Paterson was a state senator, Mr. Johnson, according to a person who was present, punched a girlfriend outside the senator’s Harlem office. But there were no sexy Paterson revelations. No drug-fueled orgies spilling into the halls of the Governor’s mansion. Tell all your friends: Paterson’s closest adviser is sort of a thug. The great phantom David Paterson scandal of 2010 ends with a whimper. (Until we read a tweet about another one.)

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The New York Times David Paterson Story Is Out, and It’s Boring