Paterson in a Blind Rage Over SNL Skit

"Governor, what do you have against New Jersey?"

"Unfortunately, a southern border."

Apparently, everyone found this skit on this week's finale of Saturday Night Live funny (including the New York Post where I stole the headline from) except, you guessed it, New York Governor David Paterson.

"I can take a joke. But only 37% of disabled people are working and I'm afraid that that kind of third-grade humor certainly adds to this atmosphere. Let's just say I don't think it helped," he told The Daily News.

Ouch.

Then again, can you blame him with lines like this?

"I'm a blind man who loves cocaine, who was suddenly appointed Governor of New York; my life is an actual plot from a Richard Pryor movie."

UPDATE: I didn't realize it, but following the Paterson skit, as Amy Poehler was saying her final good-bye, Armisen as Paterson walked onto the frame and blocked her out.

Illustration for the New York Observer

Here's an illustration I did for the latest issue of the New York Observer, promoting their newest Politicker website, PolitickerNY.com.

In the illustration (from left to right) are New York Governor David Paterson, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, State Senator Malcolm Smith and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Here's the sketch:

Today's state cartoons - 12/4/08

NEW YORK


KENTUCKY

Chuck Schumer's Thanksgiving

Despite all the nice things Chuck Schumer is going to say about Hillary Clinton over the next week, does anyone truly believe he isn't secretly happy to see her go?

Today's state cartoons - 11/13/08

NEW YORK


OHIO

Corzine responds to the economic crisis

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Does Paterson have the chops to be New York's new Governor?

Here’s a video of the now widely-noted moment when Jacob Gershman of the New York Sun asked David Paterson, the new Governor of New York replacing lady-loving Eliot Spitzer, if he had ever patronized a prostitute.