New Gov. Paterson stands strong (+ TgIF Open Thread)
By SusanUnPC on March 14, 2008 at 3:33 PM in Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton
I got such a big kick out of Lt. Gov. David Paterson’s witty, self-deprecating remarks in yesterday’s press conference. It seems the people of New York state are in good hands. [PHOTO: Boston Herald.] Now there’s this from today’s Buffalo News:
Sen. Barack Obama, seeking to become the first black president, called New York’s Lt. Gov. David Paterson, who Monday will become the state’s first black governor, on Thursday, but the Harlem Democrat signaled this morning he is not abandoning his support for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
“He knows I’m committed to Sen. Hillary Clinton,” Paterson said this morning outside his Capitol office.
Besides becoming governor, Paterson is also about to become the state’s top super-delegate — a select group of party leaders who Obama and Clinton are wooing. But Paterson, who called Clinton a close friend, told Obama in December 2006 that he would be supporting the New York senator in the presidential race.
Asked if there were any scenario in which he would switch his support to Obama before the Democratic presidential nomination is decided, Paterson said, “Absolutely not. When I sign up to support a candidate, it’s to the end. I actually supported Custer, but I did leave right before the attack.”
He’s always witty. Wonderfully refreshing.
Here’s the PHOTO CAPTION from the Boston Herald’s story, “Obama calls NY’s Paterson“:
New York Lt. Gov. David Paterson is seen during a radio talk show at the state Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Friday, March 14, 2008. Paterson on Monday will replace Gov. Eliot Spitzer who resigned on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
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