Most governors facing unsubstantiated rumors and unspoken innuendo would either say nothing or issue a forceful denial and move on.
Not in Albany.
Not our accidental governor, David Paterson, bless his heart.
If Paterson wanted to tamp down the buzz surrounding him, his truly astounding press conference on Tuesday only added to the din.
Obviously upset with unsubstantiated rumors - some in print and others in the blogosphere - that he'd had extramarital affairs since taking office, Paterson went into high-drama mode. There he was, on live television, ostensibly to talk about the looming snowstorm, going on and on about the rumors, giving more and more oxygen to gossip when he should have just kept his mouth shut.
"The only way I'm not going to be governor next year is at the ballot box, and the only way that I'll be leaving office before is in a box," Paterson said, assuring fresh headlines and sleazy gossip for at least another 24 hours. |