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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: TheSarge on March 25, 2008, 10:58:23 AM
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NEW YORK — New York's new governor, who disclosed last week that he and his wife both committed adultery several years ago, said Monday that he used cocaine in his 20s and smoked marijuana when he was younger.
In reference to cocaine, Gov. David Paterson, 53, said in a television interview that he "tried it a couple of times" when he was "about 22 or 23."
"And marijuana probably when I was about 20," he said on the NY1 cable news station. "I don't think I touched marijuana since the '70s."
"More Americans have tried a lot more during that period of time and gone on to lead responsible lives and hopefully have lived their lives to their fullest," he said.
Paterson was lieutenant governor under Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who resigned last week amid a prostitution scandal.
Last week, Paterson and his wife, Michelle Paterson disclosed they each had strayed from the marriage years ago. The couple were separated for a "couple years" at the time, David Paterson said Monday.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,341248,00.html
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So I guess he's "inoculating" the public with all of these revelations. Jeez....if he were a Republican, the media would be crucifying him, demanding his resignation and letting this all stand as an indictment on the GOP in general.
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So I guess he's "inoculating" the public with all of these revelations. Jeez....if he were a Republican, the media would be crucifying him, demanding his resignation and letting this all stand as an indictment on the GOP in general.
But since he's a Socialist Democrat he's given a pass because we ALL know that Dems can do no wrong.
:whatever:
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Oh, it just gets better and better. :sarcasm: :whatever:
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Oh, it just gets better and better. :sarcasm: :whatever:
The Democrat Party of New York will do everything they can to make sure this guy stays in office.
If he has to go...the replacement is a Republican.
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Oh, it just gets better and better. :sarcasm: :whatever:
The Democrat Party of New York will do everything they can to make sure this guy stays in office.
If he has to go...the replacement is a Republican.
Haven't they been trashing that potential replacement already?
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Haven't they been trashing that potential replacement already?
They've been trying to. But the first "scandal" that got swept under the rug was Spitzer trying to use NY State Police to spy on Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno (R-NY)
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Haven't they been trashing that potential replacement already?
They've been trying to. But the first "scandal" that got swept under the rug was Spitzer trying to use NY State Police to spy on Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno (R-NY)
In fairness, Sen. Bruno's been under FBI investigation (for some time) for some business dealings that he may or may not have been connected to. Something to do with either a brother or his son.
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I honestly have a hard time holding the drug thing against him if it's actually 30 years old. Most people do stuff they later really, really wish they hadn't in their 20s, fortunately the vast majority of them survive to 'real' maturity instead of killing themselves off early on in their 'legal' maturity. If it's honestly that far behind him, it's a so-what to me.