NY Times Gov. Paterson Story Includes Obstruction of Justice and Abuse of Power

The Lid/NY Times ^ | 2/25/2010 | The Lid

[Shellybenoit]

The original rumors about the NY Times breaking a scandal about NY Gov. Paterson was that it was some sort of sex scandal. Then there was the story that, several Paterson aides have signaled they may quit over what some call his "corrupt decision" to give the lucrative Aqueduct gaming contract to a questionable consortium that includes the Rev. Floyd Flake of Queens, whose political support the poll-challenged governor has aggressively sought. That investigation is still open.

Last night the Times finally broke its story and it involves neither the Governor sleeping around or the Aqueduct influence peddling, but something worse, abuse of power and obstruction of Justice. According to the story, a Paterson aide was accused in court of assaulting a woman and the governor used the state police as a secret police, harassing the woman to drop the cases

[The Mayor]

That’s our governor and corrupt leaders.

[Tarpon]

Bribes runs in the Democrat family. I wonder, will the NYTs investigate Socialist Obama’s deals with the corn-husker kickback and the union pay offs?

[Robert A Cook PE]

"In another story, "According to the story, a Gov. Clinton aide was accused in court of assaulting a woman and the governor used the state police as a secret police, harassing the woman to drop the cases ..."

[Berlin_Freeper]

Another black eye for the NYT.

(They can't oust this guy)

[Tanniker Smith]

He’s not going anywhere. He’s digging in like Bill Clinton and unlike Clinton, they haven’t actually gotten anything on Paterson. Plus, Paterson is blind and black.

[Apparatchik]

(The NYT)can't oust this guy

They're sure trying. Obama wants him out to make way for Cuomo, who has a better chance in the general election. So the Times has its marching orders from the White House to smear Paterson.

I'm no fan of Paterson (a 'Rat is a 'Rat), but I know a smear job when I see one. The allegations against the Governor look flimsy at best.

[bt_dooftlook]

Your mention of Bill Clinton is pretty funny; two of the four charges in Bill Clinton’s impeachment are being used against Paterson, with the following distinction: Bill Clinton was doing it to protect himself, while Paterson was doing it to protect an aide.