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Video From Paterson’s Breakfast Chat With the Observer

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:20:50 -0400

Here's video of Governor David Paterson's question-and-answer session with Observer editor Kyle Pope and former councilman Ken Fisher, in which the governor talks about the state's fiscal woes, what it will be like not to be standing for reelection, and how his resignation—at least as of yesterday—is completely off the table.

http://www.observer.com/files/paterson.flv

For full coverage of Governor Paterson's remarks, see our earlier stories:

'Day of Reckoning Is Here'
Paterson Not Sure Why People Are Talking About Him Resigning
Paterson: Furloughs Not Off the Table
Race Is Not a Factor
Paterson on State Police Chief Corbitt: No Comment
'Sometimes That Tension Is Good'

Photos: Breakfast With Governor Paterson

Reid Pillifant — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:07:07 -0400

Here, a slideshow from this morning's breakfast with Governor Paterson, hosted by the Observer.

For coverage of Governor Paterson's remarks, see this morning's stories:

'Day of Reckoning Is Here'
Paterson Not Sure Why People Are Talking About Him Resigning
Paterson: Furloughs Not Off the Table
Race Is Not a Factor
Paterson on State Police Chief Corbitt: No Comment
'Sometimes That Tension Is Good'

Race Is Not a Factor

Reid Pillifant — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:21:48 -0400

Observer editor Kyle Pope asked David Paterson if he has been able to put his finger on the rumors swirling around his administration.

"Going back over the last several months, there have been some hideous and unsubstantiated rumors," Mr. Paterson said.

"None of those speculations came to fruition. So this is a separate issue that really involved the problems of someone who worked for us and not me."

Mr. Pope asked, "Do you still think race is a factor?"

"No. I don't think that," Paterson said. "And I never said that."

> UPDATE: For more coverage of Governor Paterson's remarks, see:

'Day of Reckoning Is Here'
Paterson Not Sure Why People Are Talking About Him Resigning
Paterson: Furloughs Not Off the Table
Paterson on State Police Chief Corbitt: No Comment
'Sometimes That Tension Is Good'

Paterson Not Sure Why People Are Talking About Him Resigning

Azi Paybarah — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:15:37 -0400

The first question from Observer editor Kyle Pope to Governor David Paterson was whether he still had "moral" authority to lead the state for the rest of the year.

Mr. Paterson shot back that indeed, he does.

"I'm the governor, that's why you invited me," he said, which elicited applause from the audience.

Mr. Paterson also said that now that he's not running for election, he won't have to hear "robotic" responses from Republicans in Albany saying his governing decisions are political.

Mr. Pope followed up and asked if the resignation question is off the table.

Mr. Paterson said it is off the table, and he doesn't know why it was even on the table. After a moment of silence, Mr. Paterson said, "And clearly neither do you."

Later, he said the resignation question was rather "remote" from the serious issues facing the state, such as the budget.

"I think there's a hysteria that I've been the victim of over the past couple months," he said.

> UPDATE: For more coverage of Governor Paterson's remarks, see:

'Day of Reckoning Is Here'
Paterson: Furloughs Not Off the Table
Race Is Not a Factor
Paterson on State Police Chief Corbitt: No Comment
'Sometimes That Tension Is Good'

And It Begins

Reid Pillifant — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:03:27 -0400

The Observer's 8 a.m. event with Governor David Paterson got off the ground around 8:45.

The Mr. Paterson made a quiet entrance into Club 101 in midtown for a one-on-one (or one-on-two, as it was) with former city councilman Ken Fisher and Observer editor Kyle Pope.

The flashbulbs went off as the governor emerged. The event--which was scheduled before The New York Times reported on the governor's alleged intervention in a domestic violence case, which led to the end to his election campaign one week after it began--is stocked with print and video press. The two tables aren't nearly enough, leaving quiet a few members of the press standing. CNN, NBC, CBS, Reuters, the Daily Beast, and the tabloids all RSVP'ed, and appear to be among the nine cameras at the back of the room.

Emcee Walter McCaffrey began by saying Paterson could have been elsewhere this morning--alluding politely to the governor's political problems.

Paterson, when he took to the podium, picked up on the comment, and joked, "I'm surprised I could be anywhere."

> UPDATE: For more coverage of Governor Paterson's remarks, see:

'Day of Reckoning Is Here'
Paterson Not Sure Why People Are Talking About Him Resigning
Paterson: Furloughs Not Off the Table
Race Is Not a Factor
Paterson on State Police Chief Corbitt: No Comment
'Sometimes That Tension Is Good'

The Observer’s Kingdom of New York

Katharine Jose — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:37:13 -0400