George Pataki joins GOP race for president

UPI ^ | 5/28/15 | Danielle Hayes

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George Pataki joins GOP race for president By Danielle Haynes Follow @DanielleHaynes1 Contact the Author May 28, 2015 at 9:44 AM

Former New York Gov. George Pataki speaks during the dedication ceremony in Foundation Hall, of the National September 11 Memorial Museum, in New York, Thursday, May 15, 2014. File Photo by UPI/Richard Drew

NEW YORK, May 28 (UPI) -- Former New York Gov. George Pataki announced he's joining the race for president in 2016 with a video message on his website Thursday.

The 69-year-old was governor of New York for three consecutive terms, leading the state through the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks at the World Trade Center.

[SoFloFreeper]

No thanks. But I do appreciate him taking northeast votes away from other RINO candidates.

[glorgau]

I guess he has to run in order to get it out of his system. Vice President bid?

[allendale]

Dreams die hard.

[Constitution Day]

Laughable.

[US Navy Vet]

So now the GOP-e has a “Sleeper” candidate.

[Da Bilge Troll]

George Pa-what?

[fatnotlazy]

My liberal friends refer to this gaggle of Republican candidates as a “clown car.”

If anyone else runs, the clowns will need a bus.

[Red Badger]

Hey! There’s an idea for a new reality TV show for TLC to replace the Duggars:

17 Candidates and Counting!.................

[Red Badger]

....and I suppose Hillary and Sanders are ‘serious’ candidates?...............

[upchuck]

George who?

[bandleader]

I am a Constitutional Conservative but I could vote for Pataki.He was good as New York’s governor.I lived right nextdoor(Mass).Anybody but The Jebster or a DemonRat!!!!!!!

[fatnotlazy]

Well, they think so. :)

[dfwgator]

[Road Warrior ‘04]

[The_Victor]

Good. More dilution of the RINO vote.

[Starstruck]

Let’s see. You have donors pay for your travel. You stay in nice accommodations and eat at good restaurants. Why the hell not?

[Nervous Tick]

>> 17 Candidates and Counting!.................

LOL

I wonder who will be the first to confess he’s guilty of “conservative abuse” beginning at age 12.

[RIghtwardHo]

Oh good Lord.

This is going to be a nightmare. WAY too may candidates. WAY too many.

[twister881]

Another Don ‘GOPe’ Quixote:

“I am I, George Pataki, a legend in my own mind! A name nobody knows, if at all!”

[dowcaet]

Exactly. It’s not about winning the nomination for a lot of these also-rans because they know they can’t. It’s about getting face time in front of the American people. You’re selling yourself. A good performance in debates could translate later to a network gig as a consultant or a talk show. It could also lead to a well paid speaking tour as a motivational speaker, maybe a book deal, or landing a big job with a major corporation in some capacity. Most of these candidates outside of Bush, Cruz, Paul, Rubio, and Walker know they have no prayer of the nomination, but they’re thinking ahead to the abundant economic opportunities that come with being a former presidential candidate.