He's blind so he has no idea he is jewish!
Posted on 03/12/2008 11:54:37 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
New York Lt. Gov. David Paterson will assume of the role of governor on Monday.
He will be New York's first black and first legally blind governor. And he will be left to clean up a mess left by his predecessor.
But Paterson is no stranger to adversity.
“(He is) very capable, not withstanding his near sightlessness,” former New York City Mayor Edward Koch recently said. “It’s never impeded his public actions or his personal actions, and he’s really overcome it in an extraordinary way.”
Paterson, 53, lost most of his sight as an infant when an infection damaged his optic nerve. He does not use a cane or a guide dog, and can even see some shapes. Up close, he can see a person.
So what exactly does it mean to be legally blind?
The term covers a range of visual impairments, said Melanie Brunson, executive director of the American Council of the Blind.
In most states, including New York, the definition is a “visual acuity of 20/200 or less” in your better eye.
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I hope.
If only he was gay, he’d hit the trifecta.
Thank you, James Watt! :-)
“He can’t be worse than his predecessor.”
Anyone check the Empire Club lists to make sure he’s not a client either? lol
LOL!
“Anyone check the Empire Club lists to make sure he’s not a client either? lol”
If he’s blind, he doesn’t need the high-priced hookers.
“If he’s blind, he doesn’t need the high-priced hookers.”
hm, is the price based on the neck up or the neck down? ;)
He isn’t.
Hell, I’m 20/600, 20/700. I’m legally blind without my glasses.
He could be a lesbian trapped in a man’s body.
I wish him well and hope that he provides the State of New York with ethical, competent leadership.
As I heard a talk show caller say the other day:
“All cats are grey in the dark...”
He's blind so he has no idea he is jewish!
I’d say legally blind beats morally blind any day.
Politicians are so corrupt now, it’s an advantage to be blind.
The blind leading the blind.
Two Words:
Clayton Bigsby
I was going to go that way but swerved at the last minute.
My favorite book of his was “Dump Truck”.
That was one of the funniest skits that Chapelle did.
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