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| State's a Wreck? Party! |
| 2009-08-01 |
| He loves the nightlife He loves to boogie What's Gov. Paterson got to celebrate? He's got a job. In New York. Just hours before delivering news of soaring budget deficits and lagging revenues from the recent millionaire's tax, the party-hearty Paterson was spotted hobnobbing at a Chelsea hot spot with "new BFF" Russell Simmons and others from the hip-hop set. And no gunplay? Color me impressed. The night-owl chief executive reportedly lingered for hours at the West 21st Street nightclub Taj, which was the site of several overlapping cocktail parties, including an invitation-only birthday bash for BET executive Rhonda Cowan, a longtime Paterson friend. Stagnant poll numbers, lackluster campaign fund-raising and the threat of a challenge within his own party didn't keep the Democratic governor from enjoying himself at the midweek fiesta. Why not? What's he got to lose? "God's Favorite MC," Frank Jugga, contributed "mike flava," and music promoter Dontay Thompson leaped on a table. Hot 97 deejay Funkmaster Flex was there, too. Am I supposed to be impressed? Cuz...I'm not. Just hours later, Paterson called on the Legislature to address a yawning budget gap that has swelled to $2.1 billion in just three months. Wanna hold the applause? My head's killing me. The governor blamed his latest bleak forecast, which pushes the state's budget gap to $38.2 billion over the next four years, on plunging tax collections and job losses. Don't blame me. I'm only here because the other guy was addicted to hookers. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we shall |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-08-01 10:16 |
| #2 were there white lines covering a table for guests? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2009-08-01 02:53 |
| #1 "he loves the nightlife, he loves to boogie..." > D *** NG IT, thats what I was thinking, or rather more accurately humming. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-08-01 00:08 |