He is an idiot and should be forced out of office, but the Dem machine won't let it happen, because that would put a Republican in charge, and they couldn't live with that.

more coming on this soon.........

Staff Reporter of the Sun

March 25, 2008

State records seem to conflict with Governor Paterson's claim that a busy schedule as lieutenant governor required him on more than a dozen occasions to spend the night at expensive hotels in Albany on the taxpayer's dime rather than at his home in the suburbs.

A copy of Mr. Paterson's 2007 official schedule obtained by The New York Sun shows that sometimes Mr. Paterson opted to stay at a hotel the night before a day that was free of official morning activities.

Records suggest that many times Mr. Paterson's day did not begin until 9 a.m. On one occasion, he did not have his first scheduled meeting until 2 p.m.

Mr. Paterson used a state credit card to pay for 13 stays at Albany hotels — a boutique hotel near the Capitol Building called 74 State and the Crowne Plaza — between January 1, 2007, and late February of this year. As the New York Post reported yesterday, the rooms cost taxpayers between $100 and $500, for a total of more than $2,500.

Mr. Paterson, who had access to a chauffeured state vehicle, owns a house in the suburb of Guilderland, 11 miles away and about a 25-minute commute.

The only reason he was candid was becasuse everyone in Albany was already talking about it!

He had no choice, you fools.

But now he's not so candid about his trips to Ohio and South Carolina with his $150,000 per year Lila Kirton, whom he claimed he stopped screwing 10 years ago. Using your taxpayer dollars.

At least Spitzer used his own money.

This slimeball uses our money to get high paying jobs for his whores.

Looks like he screwed at least 12 women in the last 12 months, but he's not so candid with his wife or the public about that.

Now he says, ohhh did I steal tax payer dollars for those expensive hotel rooms in Albany last year, the same nights Lila Kirton was in the hotel? Did I do that? Well let me take my wallet out, and I'll pay you taxpayers back right now. Okay, now let's move forward.

Why can't common burglars do that? Geez, is this your jewelry. How did that get in my car?

Officer, let me return that right now, and let bygones be bygones.

No, that only works for candid governors.

Dump this slime ball, and let's get someone of any political stripes who has a shred of integrity.

Zodak,

Trying a joint isn't the same as trying to molest a child.

Some think trying drugs is a normal part of youth, others think it's crazy. You seem to think it's crazy and that's okay with me. I didn't mean to say anything offense.

(By the way, I don't seriously distrust people who haven't tried drugs. I'm pretty sure that my good friend who is a priest hasn't smoked pot and I trust him. I said that only for dramatic effect and I should probably think through my thoughts more thoroughly before I post them.)

Basically, my point is that I (personally) don't care if Patterson did drugs 20 years ago or that he and his wife both had affairs. I think it's irrelevant to his job and, therefore, really none of my business.

What concerns me more are his political beliefs (Is he pro-choice? Does he support universal healthcare? Does he support gay rights? Does he believe in the death penalty? What has he accomplished during his political career?). I think that the media is doing a disservice to the people and a disservice to democracy by not focusing on politics and instead focusing on irrelevant (in my opinion) scandals.

Yo! I don't watch television either. You know how much better that makes me than all of you? hahaa! LOl. No, I don't use drugs or watch Tv. But I don't brag about that to my friends. People choose to use drugs but people also choose not to do drugs and it's much harder not to choose to drugs in social situations. Peer pressure is a bitch. I've been offered so many drugs and alchohol in my life but instead of saying NO! and give a moral lecture I always say lie and say I'm on some allergy medication or something that would badly interact with said drug or alchohol and I'd take a raincheck. For some reason if you say you don't use drugs or alchohol at a party you are a social pariah but if you say you are allergic it's all good.

you don't have to justify your drug use to me or anyone else. the problem is you (& others here) keep trying to justify it by saying people who don't try drugs aren't normal. that's not true. most normal people can read about something or see it's effects on others to know whether it is right for them.

there are a lot of people on dateline's to catch a predator, that doesn't mean pedophilia is normal. & it doesn't mean i have to try it to know that it's not for me.

it's perfectly normal to not try things 1st hand in order to determine it's value.

(i can't believe i'm still defending babyhitler!)

zodak,

in response to your response to my comment...

"'(I'm actually more suspicious of people who haven't dabbled in drugs.)'

is just so offensive & ignorant that i have to point it out. it's really a way for people to justify their own drug abuse by making it seem as though drug abuse is normal. it may be widespread but it isn't normal. you people may be functioning recreational drug users but it would be dishonest to pretend that drugs don't have a negative effect on our economy & society in general."

Just for the record, I'm a pretty lame homebody. I'm married, stay home most nights and haven't done drugs in years (not since college). I drink a glass or two of wine a couple of times a month and I have coffee in the morning. I wouldn't call that a "functioning recreational drug user". When I did try drugs, it turned out that I didn't like them that much anyway. I was the clean dork amongst my friends and I was just fine with that.

When I say that I am suspicious of those who haven't tried drugs, what I mean is that I am suspicious of people who aren't curious. Since babyhitler is the one person on here saying that he has never done drugs and never wants to.... well... suspicion confirmed.

Moreover, Patterson did drugs 20 years ago!

Good candor, Gov. Glad I voted for you. Now, how about leading the fight to amend/repeal some of the most draconian drug laws in the USA. The Rockefeller-era penalties have more than proven to be a waste of resources and selectively applied. Get rid of them!

Bottom line is that here is a politician that was honest about something that he had done. No, it is not a big issue. If we are to believe his statements then he did this years ago, probably before he even decided to get into politics.

Drugs are not the evil things that we have all been led to believe. Sure there are people with addictive personalities, but their lives have the possibility of being unmanageble due to that alone.

I've been smokin' pot almost every day of my adult life (except for my time in the military) and I have a beautiful wife and child, a great job and a wonderful home. Yeah, drugs are bad...

"Pharmer you godwin'd this thread!"

that Godwin's law is total horseshit. It is a self-censoring principle. And when you have a commentor called BabyHitler, the thread is basically Godwined a priori, even if all you are talking about is puppies or cupcakes.

"example for inner city children of what they could achieve, he is now someone that kids can use to justify their own illegal drug use."

Suburban white people, of all income brackets, use drugs too. Often, much more than the "inner city children".

"it would be dishonest to pretend that drugs don't have a negative effect on our economy & society in general."

It is dishonest to think that the current policy called the "War on Drugs" has been anything but disastrous for our economy and society.

What do people who've never done drugs and people who don't own a television have in common? (Answer: They love to tell everyone about it.) I think BH should start doing drugs right away, just like the actual Hitler did.

But really, did the NY1 people stop questioning Paterson after just that? I would have asked him about LSD, Vicodin, Oxycontin, PCP, Special K, ecstasy...whatever. Or at least a blanket question like, "Any other drugs?"

zomg, i can't believe i'm siding with babyhitler but vanessanyc's comment:

"(I'm actually more suspicious of people who haven't dabbled in drugs.)"

is just so offensive & ignorant that i have to point it out. it's really a way for people to justify their own drug abuse by making it seem as though drug abuse is normal. it may be widespread but it isn't normal. you people may be functioning recreational drug users but it would be dishonest to pretend that drugs don't have a negative effect on our economy & society in general.

whereas before he was our 1st black governor that could be used as an example for inner city children of what they could achieve, he is now someone that kids can use to justify their own illegal drug use. (oh, did you all forget that it's illegal?)

ps. thank you jeremyjoyce for an intelligent comment & Pharmer you godwin'd this thread! :P

FOR SHAME!!! :O

wow, a 22 year old did something illegal, big deal. good for him for admitting it

Wow, BH just fyi, caffeine is DEFINITELY a drug, and so is alcohol. How does the fact that Mr. Paterson used drugs over 20 years ago have anything to do with anything?It really doesn't. Besides, my whole thing is that people who drink alcohol can get shitfaced legally, but I can't smoke pot and just like relax with my friends? Now I'm not saying that all drugs should be legal mind you, maybe if there were no drugs in existence then no one would debate whether or not they do this or that to people. But the fact is that drugs do exist and alcohol is definitely worse than pot, yet pot is illegal, which makes no sense. I'm so happy Paterson came out and said it so nonchalantly because its the people in public office who need to be more realistic about how the people feel about these issues and not walk around trying to pretend that they(Spitzer) and everyone else(BabyHitler) are a fucking saint when we're not and im sure you're not either babyhitler so stop acting like you're above people because you supposedly have some willpower or something. Have you ever considered the fact that people CHOOSE to use drugs?

I count caffeine as a drug because it is a drug, as defined by its definition. As far as an elected politician goes, what does it matter if they did drugs in their early lives? Should you not be allowed into public office because of a youthful indiscretion?

It's not like the guy is doing lines off of a hooker's back and then walking into the NY State Assembly to give a speech about cleaning up the government.

I agree that it's true that we should hold these people to a higher standard, but would you rather have a pot-smoking governor who has the highest integrity and is completely honest or a goody-two shoes who sells his integrity to the highest bidder and lies through his teeth even when he's whistling?

nope, I don't drink coffee or tea. the only time I had to use drugs was when I had my eyes lasered and they gave me half a tab of valium. If you count caffeine as a drug then you have serious problems. I don't judge my friends who use drugs cause they don't run for governor okay?

"I'm just pissed off at people who think using drugs isn't a big deal because they do it themselves and try to camouflage that fact by projecting that drugs are okay when other people do them."

What about those people who don't do drugs but don't see a problem with adults using them as a form of recreation? And why are you so pissed about it? What does someone else's drug use have to do with you? Did a drug abuser touch you inappropriately? Did mommy and daddy smoke pot and forget to feed you?

And unless you're a Mormon, you do drugs every day. Caffeine is probably the most abused drug on the planet, but because it's legal and taxable, it's OK?