Patterson for Mayor, or Public Advocate

I think the one person in New York politics who makes everyone else look better is our dear governor ( no pun intended).

I have the wonderful opportunity to be subjected to one of his speeches the other day while waiting in the Department of Buildings. Since I was stuck waiting there, I heard more him speaking that the usual sound bites on the news.

Wow, frightening stuff. He was talking to Wall Street, trying to say how important they were to New York State. An admirable sentiment, but one that he just kept saying over and over and over.

And that was the good part.

Where he lost me was when he referred to something as "weaved" as opposed to "woven". ( know it can be both, but woven was the right one for the reference he was making). But even if you disagree that this is the wrong usage, the next comment that caught my attention was his point that one should object to anyone who says that Wall Street is not an integral part of New York. he gave examples as to other states and their industries, such as Michigan and cars, Maryland and Clam Chowder, and when he got to Texas he said ( as close as I can remember it

If you tell them in Texas to give up oil, they will string you up the nearest tree."

Texas, a black man, and a reference to lynching. He couldn't POSSIBLY have come up with something else?? However, he will get a pass for two reasons. One, he is a blithering idiot, so no one will care, and two, he is black, so he can say it.

I am just waiting until the line is attributed to Rush.