UPDATED: NY Gov. Paterson's spokesman quits amid scandal

[Joanie Baloney]

Source: Associated Press (via San Diego Union-Tribune)

UPDATE:
ALBANY, N.Y. — The top spokesman for New York Gov. David Paterson is resigning and says he can't in good conscience continue to serve.

Communications director Peter Kauffmann is the third key person to flee Gov. David Paterson's scandal-marred administration in two weeks.

Kauffmann says he cannot continue in the administration plagued by the scandals that threaten the jobs of Paterson and those he directed.

His testimony and e-mails were critical in a state charge that Paterson illegally obtained World Series tickets and lied about it.




Read more: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/mar/04/ny-gov-patersons-spokesman-quits-amid-scandal/

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Edited to add update.

-JB

[GodlessBiker]

1. The Governor should be coming to realize that it takes more than him to run the place.

[Beetwasher]

2. Wow, What A Walking Cluster Fuck Paterson Turned Out To Be

Gah!

[saracat]

3. Not true.Debunked

http://albany.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2010/03/01/daily31.html

[tomm2thumbs]

6. I think that is about Paterson instead of his aide /nt

[Joanie Baloney]

7. Yes...

But when I first read it I missed the "spokesman" part too.

Sorry for the edit, but the original one-line story must have been a pre-mature articulation. ;)

-JB

[tomm2thumbs]

8. u have a way with dem words

lol

[saracat]

9. Heeh, heh. Happens all the time!

[Botany]

4. C-ya Gov

From outside of the state from day one Paterson has been a screaming turd.

His affairs in light of why Elliot Spitzer had to resign showed bad judgement.

His trying to dig up dirt on Caroline Kennedy was low rent.

His backing a man charged w/ violence against another person showed him to be
a real shit.

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If some man or women screws up they should not be in power and the party should not matter.

[NNadir]

10. I'm with you. When it comes to ethics we should hold our party to a higher standard.

Just as we should hold our party to a higher standard, we should hold ourselves to a higher standard.

If this man were a Republican - like that creep Sanford - we'd be all over him, and we should therefore be all over ourselves.

Sexual violence should have no place in our party.

[tomm2thumbs]

5. slowly crumbling house of cookies

must have been all the rats eating at the base of it

[robcon]

11. I think Paterson will be gone within a few days.

When highly-paid associates quit their jobs (either out of embarrassment with working for Paterson, or out of trying to appear above Paterson's corruption) it's time for David to go.