Neither New York Gov. David A. Paterson nor a leading organization for the blind see the humor in a Saturday Night Live segment sending up the visually impaired politician.
"I can take a joke," Paterson tells the New York Daily News. "But only 37 percent of disabled people are working, and I'm afraid that that kind of third-grade humor adds to [misconceptions]."
As depicted by Fred Armisen on this weekend's show, Paterson needed help ...
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Mr. Paterson, who is scheduled to be sworn in as governor of New York on March 17, gave a press conference in the Red Room at the State Capitol. watch
New York Gov. David A. Paterson took office under pressure to balance the state's budget. Albany bureau chief Danny Hakim reports. watch
