Paterson’s One Liners
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- March
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Soon-to-be Gov. David Paterson likes to mix in sharp wit and one-liners into his speeches and interactions with reporters.
Here’s some of them from the past few days, even in the stressful times facing his new administration.
—As he received applause when he took the podium Thursday to address the media, he started the speech with, “Thank you. If most of you weren’t being paid I’d be flattered by that.”
-During his speech he said, “I am prepared, and on Monday at 1 p.m. I will have the oath of office administrated to me in the Assembly chamber - most of you are invited.”
—Then he was asked by a reporter whether he has ever patronized a prostitute. He paused and said, “Only the lobbyists.”
—This morning, when asked he might ever ditch his support of Hillary Clinton for the presidency, he said, “No. When I sign up to support a candidate, it’s to the end. I actually supported Custer, but I did leave right before the attack.”
—When asked what he hopes to accomplish during his “honeymoon” period with the Legislature, he responded: “That it lasts.”
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Jay Gallagher has covered Albany for Gannett News Service since 1984 and has been Albany Bureau chief since 1989. He`s a native of the Boston area and likes to point out that in this millennium, the score is Red Sox 1 championship, the Yankees 0. 
Cara Matthews has been a statehouse correspondent in the Albany Bureau since August 2005. Prior to that, she covered Putnam County government and politics at The Journal News for nearly five years. Before that, she worked at newspapers in Connecticut and covered the state Legislature for one of them. 
