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ceebeegee ([personal profile] ceebeegee) wrote2009-09-21 02:40 pm
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Obama vs. Paterson

So apparently a representative of Obama's had what was supposed to be a private chat with "Governor" Paterson to advise him to to run for re-election.

I can understand not liking this on principle, but 1) the President of the US is also the de facto head of his own party, which duties include strategizing for upcoming elections, and 2) Paterson is TERRIBLE. My cat Tatiana would be a better Governor than he is. He is indecisive, foolish, disloyal, commands no respect in Albany and as a result cannot effect much (cf. the deadlock), high-maintenance and completely concerned with drama and making himself look good. He is TERRIBLE.

I actually probably wouldn't hate Guiliani for Governor--I can't stand him personally but he is certainly a decent leader, and he's really not that conservative--but it's a question of Democratic strategy. If Paterson did indeed get the nomination (*shudder*), I probably just wouldn't vote in that race. I cannot in principle vote for Paterson. However if Cuomo got the nomination, I would certainly vote for him over Guiliani.

[identity profile] king-duncan.livejournal.com 2009-09-21 06:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Or Mickey's cat:

[identity profile] ceebeegee.livejournal.com 2009-09-21 07:34 pm (UTC)(link)
The first African-American Black (cat) Governor in New York state history!

Well, she certainly has the required fewociousness that any hardball politico must have. Tibby, OTOH, notwithstanding his enormous boycat paws, is way too timid. He would quail before a meeting with Joe Bruno. Tatiana would calmly clean herself for a few minutes before deigning to acknowledge Bruno and Ebony would stare him down or hiss at him, just to show him who's boss.

I think Tatia is concentrating on her re-election campaign for Congressbeast, (http://ceebeegee.livejournal.com/263679.html) anyway.

[identity profile] ceebeegee.livejournal.com 2009-09-22 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
When I replied to this, I couldn't see the video (it was blocked at work) and just assumed it was Ebony. But nooooo, it was Little Girl, Paterson's doppelganger...:)

[identity profile] dje2004.livejournal.com 2009-09-22 02:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Did you mean to say "not to" run for re-election? I was having trouble figuring out why Obama would want to encourage Paterson to run, considering that everyone else is urging him not to.

[identity profile] ceebeegee.livejournal.com 2009-09-22 07:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Whoops! You are correct, I meant not to run.