Paterson On Shaky Ground

From npr

New York’s embattled Democratic Gov. David Paterson is facing new allegations Thursday that could further cripple his election bid.

The New York Times is reporting that Paterson and his state police security detail intervened in a domestic violence case involving one of the governor’s top aides.

Just last weekend, Paterson announced that he would fight to win a full term in office — despite persistent polls showing that most New Yorkers want a change.

On Shaky Ground

Paterson took office in 2008, after Eliot Spitzer’s sex scandal and resignation.

Paterson’s own precarious political situation worsened this month when rumors circulated that The New York Times was preparing a major expose examining details of his private life.

The governor remained defiant, accusing his enemies of launching a smear campaign.

But The Times reported Wednesday night that one of his top aides, 37-year-old David Johnson, had been accused of violently assaulting a girlfriend.

According to the paper, the unnamed woman dropped her court case after allegedly being pressured by the governor’s state police security detail — and then receiving a call from Paterson himself. In an interview Thursday morning with a talk news station in New York City, Paterson said that he had asked Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to conduct an independent probe.

“He would conduct a full investigation of all the allegations that would, if true, make this a very disturbing and alarming situation,” Paterson said.

Paterson refused to confirm or deny making the phone call, but he suspended his aide without pay and called for state police to conduct a separate probe.

The World’s Most Famous Arena hosts Jay-Z

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Maybe you know him as a rapper from Brooklyn. Maybe you know him as the guy that is married to Beyonce. Maybe you know him as an avid David Paterson supporter (although that might get them both in trouble) and a guy that can call up the president on a whim. However you think of Jay-Z, you probably recognize him as one of the most iconic figures in the world today, so there really isn’t much else to say about him here. If you want to see him live, get a ticket for Madison Square Garden.

Jay-Z
Tuesday, March 2nd, 8PM
MSG, 32nd and 7th
$39.50-$139.50

Here he is chatting and acting kinda weird with David Letterman.

Hip-Hop governor in trouble

The brother who pardoned Slick Rick and reps for the good BHF is in trouble in the polls against the dun of Mario Cuomo

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New York Governor David Paterson trails Attorney General Andrew Cuomo in an early look at a 2010 Democratic primary, a Quinnipiac University poll found.

Cuomo attracted 55 percent of likely voters to 23 percent for Paterson. In a general election match-up, Paterson ties former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, a possible Republican challenger, at 43 percent apiece, according to Quinnipiac.

New York state voters approve of the job Paterson is doing, 45 percent to 41 percent
Bloomberg