George Pataki Packs It In, Suspends Campaign
George Pataki surprised everyone tonight with the news that he was running for president, in a video announcing that he was suspending his campaign for president. Go home, man.
The Great George Pataki Dream Is Over
Remember how close former New York Gov. George Pataki was to entering the presidential race earlier this week? Finally, a real candidate! But alas, he announced today that he will not run after all. Ugh. This cannot be happening.
George Pataki Oddly Close to Running for President
If you were a former three-term governor of New York and had dealt with all of Albany's crap for 12 years, wouldn't you hate politics and life so much that you'd want to go fishing or golfing or part-time corporate lobbying all the time, alone, while anxiously awaiting your death that just can't come soon enough?…
Pataki for President?
Former New York Gov. George Pataki, whom 3-4 people in the country remember, is "looking at" a possible presidential run.
Happy Birthday
Socialite Fabiola Beracasa turns 33 today. Model Petra Nemcova is turning 30. Former New York Governor George Pataki is 64. Former labor secretary Robert Reich turns 63. Actress Minka Kelly is 29. Beyonce's kid sister, Solange Knowles, is 23. Longtime newspaper columnist and author Pete Hamill is turning 74. Actress…
Happy Birthday
Socialite Fabiola Beracasa turns 33 today, a fact she'd undoubtedly rather not be reminded of. (Just do your best to age gracefully, Fab; your mom, Veronica, should not be your role model.) Also celebrating: Petra Nemcova turns 29, the number she'll probably be sticking to for many years to come. Former Governor …
George Pataki
Pataki was the Republican governor of New York from 1995 through 2006.
New Ground Zero Web Cam To Show Construction Workers Scratching Asses, Catcalling Female Pedestrians in Real Time
They may not be able to agree on a design, a memorial, or even a proper timeline, but the wise folks behind the rebuilding of Ground Zero have come up with something that's even more important: a web site! That's right, the Post reports that the Mayor and the Governor will be joining forces to introduce the thing this…
William Weld Will Teach You To Crash and Burn
The News' Ben Smith takes note of the following event:
Insert Your Own "Tom Suozzi Sure Does Have a Pretty Mouth" Joke Here
Attorney General Eliot Spitzer caused a minor controversy with a recent (and unfavorable) comparison between upstate New York's economy and that of Appalachia. Governor George Pataki (yes, he's still there) took offense, claiming that "Appalachia doesn't have Empire Zones," which are New York State economic…
Is Pataki Still Full of Shit?
So there are all these feel-good stories today letting us know that George Pataki is feeling hale and hearty and all of that. His brother-in-law says he looks "tremendous." His wife says he's coming along well. His spokesman says he's up and about and reading his email on a laptop. But no one is telling us the…
Everything You Never Wanted to Know About George Pataki
You know what's even more unpleasant than reading about whether or not the governor can take a shit?
Support builds for Libeskind plan
NYT architecture critic Herbert Muschamp's distate for the Libeskind plan doesn't seem to be affecting official opinion. Mayor Mike and Governor Pataki both favor Libeskind, albeit not strongly, and Port Authority officials appear to be leaning the same way. Maybe the Anti-Muschamp letter writing campaign worked.
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