Manhattan Adult Entertainment: Paterson says criticism is racially motivated
Paterson says criticism is racially motivated By Jordan Fabian – 02/10/10 09:09 AM ET In the midst of swirling rumors of a soon-to-be published bombshell story, New York Gov. David Paterson (D) said Wednesday that criticism of him has been motivated by his race. Paterson, who is black and blind, said on Imus in the Morning that he has been the subject of “outrageous rumors” the past two weeks centering around a supposedly damaging report to be published in the New York Times this week. “They’re not really calling for different types of conduct and what I think is that I have been depicted in a way that has been racialized, sexualized, hyper-sexualized and dissolute,” Paterson, referring to his critics, told host Don Imus on Fox Business Network. Paterson has endured almost constant criticism since he assumed office in the wake of ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s (D) resignation in 2008 after it was reported he solicited a prostitute. The former lieutenant governor Paterson, who faces a tough reelect …