
After Governor Eliot Spitzer resigned from his office in New York after being caught in the middle of a prostitution ring, it turns out his replacement — David Paterson — has a long and distinguished history of drug use and extra-marital affairs.
The conversation he had with NY1’s Inside City Hall on Monday night went, literally, like this:
Carter: Marijuana?
Paterson: Yes.
Carter: Cocaine?
Paterson: Yes.
Carter: You have used cocaine, Governor?
Paterson: I’d say I was about 22-23. I tried it a few times, yes.
Paterson and his wife have also both admitted to having affairs outside their marriage, although neither wants to talk about how many.
Jesus Christ, people!
You know, I used to think that, with my past, I could never in a million years run for public office. But now I’m thinking otherwise. Hell, I haven’t used cocaine since I was about 23, either! In fairness, though, that was like 3 years ago.
Paterson is both the first African-American and first legally blind governor of New York.