Couric Sits Down With Gov. Paterson
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Katie Couric did a profile that aired last night on the CBS Nightly News of Gov. David Paterson.
The profile focuses mainly on his ability as being legally blind to serve as governor and challenges that he faces.
He said he’s most proud of being the first disabled governor, rather than being the state’s first African American governor because he’s able to display his disability without “political ramifications”—unlike FDR, former governor and president.
Here’s the profile:
And here’s more of the interview:
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Ah: “the dumb leading the blind.” When Daniel Patrick Moynihan wrote “Defining Deviancy Down,” it was instances such as this he was referring to.
Ah: Katie! We miss you on Today. But you aren’t intellectually equipped to do things like this. Instead, give ground to reporters such as David Gregory, or some good Fox News guy. Or Glenn Blain. They’d get better stuff from the accidental governor.
Katie, go tend to your daughters. And leave the thinking to people with intellect.
Could be worse – could be Baba Wawa asking him what his favorite color would be if he could see it.
“He said he’s most proud of being the first disabled governor.”
Has he never heard of FDR, governor of NY from 1928 to 1932, who became paralyzed for life in 1921?
As Bugs would say, “What a maroon.”
My bad. I missed that the FDR reference was apparently part of Patterson’s quote. Can’t get the video to work.
Sara: It seems every New York governor since Nelson Rockefeller has been “disabled” in some way. The inability to get anything done. Or to make a lasting impression.
FDR was at least comforted by his significant wealth, where Paterson hasn’t been.
These next two years are going to be interesting theatre for us New Yorkers.
Paterson’s senses are stronger than his predecessor’s. Literally and figuratively.
As a lifelong Republican, I respect him. Best thing he did was disclosure from Day One.
Plus: later in his career, Paterson won’t entice a foreign country into war to save a drinking companion, as FDR did the Japanese at the behest of Churchill.