Monday night TMI

By Michelle Malkin  •  March 17, 2008 10:33 PM

We started the day with too much information from the McGreeveys. We end the day with too much information from the new governor of NY and his wife, via the NYDailyNews:

While Michelle Paterson did not speak much Monday, she touched on the subjects of marriage and infidelity in an interview last week with my colleague, Heidi Evans.

“I feel life is very fragile,” she said. “You never know what could happen. That is why you shouldn’t judge people.

When asked if she worried about “other women,” given how much time she and her husband spend apart, she replied, “Not really. I have a philosophy in life: You have to let people live their life. I feel my husband loves me and is devoted to the family. And I know he loves me. I am not going to worry about that stuff.”

He and his wife went to the West Side Days Inn when they were trying to rekindle the romance in their marriage, he said.

They did so after a marriage counselor he used recommended they introduce “new and exciting things” into their relationship, Paterson said, and so they could be alone and away from their children.

“It’s convenient since it’s only four subway stops from my Harlem office,” Paterson said.

Asked if he had used government or campaign funds to pay for any rendezvous with his former girlfriend, Paterson said he had not.

All this, of course, would normally be considered part of the private life of any government official.

But after the sordid saga of Eliot Spitzer, and the ever-wackier escapades of former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey and his estranged wife, Dina, it seems no political leader can escape the magnifying glass that is destined to be placed over his personal life.

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  1. #267826
    On March 17th, 2008 at 10:38 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    Shall we play “Six Degrees of Client #9″?

    Never mind…

  2. #267828
    On March 17th, 2008 at 10:44 pm, Wes S. said:

    So any day now we can expect a “Governors Gone Wild!” video to be released…?

  3. #267832
    On March 17th, 2008 at 10:51 pm, Jim M. said:

    Yeeesh!

    Wonder if those “other things” introduced had anything to do with taking the New York power grid down a few years back….

  4. #267837
    On March 17th, 2008 at 11:06 pm, Ken M. said:

    Total overkill.

    He’s a remarkable man in his own right, and no need for the personal details.

    Vetting, scrutinizing, etc. are proper, but is “complete candor” now becoming the politically correct thing to do?

    Aside, I am growing weary of hearing “the first black governor” stuff — compare to TV news anchors … how long has it been since we have heard “the first ___ news person” ??

  5. #267845
    On March 17th, 2008 at 11:22 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:

    Do we all really need to know this?

  6. #267846
    On March 17th, 2008 at 11:23 pm, almeehan said:

    How are you getting along fighting the flu Michelle? That is information we would like to hear. Many of us are praying for you and your family.

  7. #267850
    On March 17th, 2008 at 11:32 pm, DaveC said:

    When asked if she worried about “other women,” given how much time she and her husband spend apart, she replied, “Not really. I have a philosophy in life: You have to let people live their life. I feel my husband loves me and is devoted to the family. And I know he loves me. I am not going to worry about that stuff.”

    until he brings home the clap..

  8. #267854
    On March 18th, 2008 at 12:09 am, granite said:

    ‘When asked if she worried about “other women,” given how much time she and her husband spend apart, she replied, “Not really. I have a philosophy in life: You have to let people live their life. I feel my husband loves me and is devoted to the family. And I know he loves me. I am not going to worry about that stuff.”’

    Ummm….
    Let people live their life?

    I’m no expert, having been married only (just shy of) 31 years (I was 23, my wife was 20 on our wedding day, which was her birthday); but, I thought the point of a loving marriage was that two lives become one.

    …Or, did I miss something somewhere?

    Maybe what Mrs. Paterson meant was that one spouse should not try to exert total control over the other.
    But, that’s very different from saying that the spouse has to be allowed to live his (her) life.

    Somebody please explain.

  9. #267855
    On March 18th, 2008 at 12:16 am, BrianG1979 said:

    Kristen Dupre has a future in politics.

  10. #267862
    On March 18th, 2008 at 12:45 am, BrianNY said:

    You go, Gov! And very brave of the Patersons to inform the world of this AFTER the swearing in, but BEFORE the “other woman” cashes in.

    Good for New York! We can finally claim our first black and blind governor who cheats on his wife.

    Do I smell a “Profiles in Courage” award?

  11. #267864
    On March 18th, 2008 at 12:57 am, BOB said:

    On March 18th, 2008 at 12:45 am, BrianNY said:
    You go, Gov! And very brave of the Patersons to inform the world of this
    Good for New York! We can finally claim our first black and blind governor who cheats on his wife.
    Do I smell a “Profiles in Courage” award?

    Anything else “special” about him…how many items of diversity can one person cover?

  12. #267865
    On March 18th, 2008 at 1:00 am, puhiawa said:

    First black NY Governor stuff is getting creepy. What are your tax policies , Jack?
    And what about the threesome gal. Details?

  13. #267867
    On March 18th, 2008 at 1:06 am, Andy said:

    Staying on the topic of sex & politics, Moonbattery found Pastor Wrong’s counterpoint, Pastor Manning. The only thing in common is that both are potty-mouthed.

    Pastor Manning calls Obambi the Mac Daddy and pimp of both white & black women. When challenged by other blacks that he was trash-talking Obambi, he counters that one can’t trash-talk trash.

    His logic? “Obama’s in-heat-African father went a-whoring after a trash woman, [hence] Obama was born trash.

    Moonbattery indeed. Check out the youtube video here

  14. #267868
    On March 18th, 2008 at 1:15 am, Armigerous said:

    Maybe I’m just imagining things,Michelle,but it sure looks like all of these Democrat sexual pecadilloes all took place after Rodham’s husband set the unspoken standard as Philanderer in Chief..i.e. by the mid 90’s at the latest….and these creeps all took their cue from him as to what was ‘morally acceptable’ at that level of elective office…..more of his ‘legacy’…writ large

  15. #267874
    On March 18th, 2008 at 2:14 am, meatpieandtatters said:

    Obviously “positioning” for a reality TV show…

  16. #267875
    On March 18th, 2008 at 2:14 am, meatpieandtatters said:

    Or is it “pre-positioning?”

  17. #267876
    On March 18th, 2008 at 2:14 am, meatpieandtatters said:

    Oh, whatever position suits the ex-gov…sicko

  18. #267877
    On March 18th, 2008 at 2:32 am, graysonret said:

    If they agree with the person’s politics…”It’s their private life anyway”. If they don’t agree with the person’s politics, they demand investigations, hearings, and subcommittees. Paterson did it right, as BrianNY said. Confess after the swearing in, before the women hit the news media.

  19. #267883
    On March 18th, 2008 at 4:38 am, bloghooligan said:

    ooh, the Days Inn…CLASSY!!

    Gov. Paterson denies using state or campaign money to pay for liaisons with another woman during a rocky patch in his marriage.

    Records show that in September 2001, then-Sen. Paterson’s campaign spent $456.46 for two nights at what was then called the Quality Hotel at 215 W. 94th St.

    but, at least he didn’t use state cash…

    i wonder if the Quality Hotel was any nicer than the Days Inn?

  20. #267886
    On March 18th, 2008 at 5:35 am, graysonret said:

    Personally, I use Best Westerns, but the only lady there in the room with me is my wife. Never stayed at Qualitys and, only once, at Days Inn (nothing else was available) :) $456.46? Who screwed who?

  21. #267889
    On March 18th, 2008 at 5:44 am, MDH3 said:

    they’re saying he’s the nation’s first black governor? Have they forgotten about Doug Wilder?

  22. #267891
    On March 18th, 2008 at 6:44 am, zorro said:

    I refer to this sort of stuff as the Klinton Effect. Unfaithful people in high places.

  23. #267902
    On March 18th, 2008 at 7:52 am, ArmywifeArmymom said:

    Wow, so she’s not going to worry about “that stuff?” The stuff she is talking about is honesty, integrity, fidelity and honoring vows that this leader took. She may not worry about “that stuff” but I do. If a man can’t keep his vows to his wife, then how in the world does anyone expect him to do a shred better in his decisions as an acting representative? He took vows of office. I wonder if she cares about “that stuff?”

  24. #267908
    On March 18th, 2008 at 8:21 am, timbudd said:

    “In the course of several interviews in the past few days … ” – Daily News story.

    Honestly, if this was a Republican would they have sat on this story until after the storybook oath of office and love fest? Please.

  25. #267913
    On March 18th, 2008 at 8:48 am, max said:

    ooh, the Days Inn…CLASSY!!

    … they told him it was the Plaza….

    ow…! sorry bad taste….

  26. #267933
    On March 18th, 2008 at 9:35 am, Hannibal said:

    #13
    Come on Andy, I am sure that that video was taken out of context. It is probably a ten minute snippet chosen to incite emotional reaction and does not reflect the sum token of the pastor’s body of life work. Unless you know what all came before and all that came after, we should not judge how Rev. Manning really feels about Obama. Nice job, probably not a link endorsed by the Congressional Black Caucus.

  27. #267941
    On March 18th, 2008 at 9:47 am, DBNinKY said:

    “But after…Eliot Spitzer, and…New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey…it seems no political leader can escape the magnifying glass that is destined to be placed over his personal life.”

    That closer scrutinization may occur is a given, there’s just too much money in it for them to avoid reporting such stories, but “seems” is the operative word: Rest assured the MSM will take great pains not to name the varmint’s political affiliation, as evidenced by both ABC and NBC, if he or she is a Democrat.

  28. #268128
    On March 18th, 2008 at 11:46 am, toubabou said:

    So, why don’t we hear about Condoleeza Rice being the first black woman to be Secretary of State?

  29. #268190
    On March 18th, 2008 at 12:24 pm, greenfairie said:

    What is it with those Tri-State Democrats?

    (Of course, CA has horndog mayors like Newsom and Villaraigosa instead.)

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