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With a state deficit that could reach 15 billion by the end of next year, what's another $20,000 spent on a fancy carpet for the state house? That's how much was shelled out by Governor Paterson for the antique Turkish rug purchased from Spitzer/Paterson campaign donors Stark Carpet located on 3rd Avenue here in Manhattan. With the governor's almost singular issue over the last few months being the state's budget crisis, the purchase has naturally raised some eyebrows. But Brad Maione, a spokesman for the Office of General Services defended it saying, "(The governor's mansion) serves as a public space that in many ways is a museum open to thousands of visitors and school children each year." The Times-Union notes however that unless there's a public event, most days it remains closed to the public.
Paterson Spends 20k on a New Rug
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dude can't even see the damn rug to admire its Turkish design, wtf, waste of taxpayer's money
LOL! You beat me to it.
Return it.
this is something you put on the floor and walk on, right? that's really easy to get dirty in a matter of minutes, especially after it snows/rains? right?
Not surprising that other legislators don't want to compromise and cut anything either when the leader doesn't seem to feel the need to cut anything himself. Thought maybe Paterson was going to be different, but it seems he's becoming just another crooked politician like the mayor and all the mayors and governors before them.
Lets raid the mansion and take back our rug
I hope they let him return it. Cuz this will give him an acute case of buyer's remorse.
#1, read before you comment.
Donor money is not the same as taxpayer money.
#8
If you give it a re-read, you'll see that taxpayer money was spent to buy this rug from a donor to the Spitzer/Paterson campaign
Burn the fucking thing.
yeah but the rug really tied the room together.
Can I visit the rug and walk on it since I paid for it?
and people are rooting for this blind fuck. what a disgrace!
Mind you this is on top of hiring some retired smuck for a $140,000 job while there's a hiring freeze that he imposed. As the saying goes, do as I say not as I do.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/09/22/2008-09-22_what_hiring_freeze_big_state_payday_for_.html
paterson really turn into a politician quickly
Needlessly renaming bridges, pricey rugs. What is next expensive hookers?
He gets a new big buck rug and we get subways with no seats, service cuts and tolls on the bridges.
HUGO MEGO, if you hate it here so much, why not get the fuck out? I promise, we won't miss you.
It's not like he can see how ugly it is.
heh..whoops!
Oh Hugo, you're adorable as always.
Can't he just go to IKEA like the rest of us?
#1,
Sorry. I was the one who read it wrong.
#9, Thanks for pointing out my error.