Newsday just reported on his website that he has acute glucoma, and is undergoing a lazer procedure to relieve pressure. SINCE I have high pressure and routinely get screened for glucoma, I can tell from first hand experience how serious this was.

Thus, again, to all those saying he was a wimp…you are way too ignorant to be permitted use of a computer to post on this website.

I'm flabbergasted by some of the negative and hateful comments made on this blog! Unfortunately, there are some "bitter" and unhappy Americans out there. . . everything isn't about politics. . . .maybe showing some concern for your fellow Americans might come back as a good thing for this small group of "bitter" bloggers should "they" also meet with an unfortunate illness. . . .

Gov. Patterson, please know that America wishes you good health and a speedy recovery. God Bless!!!

I am an Obama supporter 100%! However I have a question: Why in the HE!! are we talking about Sen. Obama when this story is about Gov Patterson?????? Who's idea what that? We should be wishing Gov. Patterson a speedy recovery!

I BELIEVE WE ARE IN THE LAST STAGES FOR RACISM I REALLY DO I THINK IT'S DISSAPEARING QUICKLY. IN THE SAME CATEGORY AS ANIMALS BEING EXTINCT. THATS GOOD NEWS.

May not be a migraine. This sounds like a tension-vascular or tension headache. This is often misdiagnosed as a migraine headache resulting in the wrong treatment. It took me over 6 years and many specialist to get the diagnosis right and in the meantime the migraine treatments were masking the problem and making the headaches worses over the long-term. Stress is very toxic and untreated it can cause more than pain. Our medical system treats symptoms, not people and they look at you funny if you talk about the "mind body connection" of Eastern medicine. The mind body connection of the Eastern world is much more effective in treatment of stress, but the pharmaceuticals companies do not want you to know that. I finally got relief after about 8 years through a blood pressure medicine while I work on the holistic solutions, go figure. I finally found some doctors who are not so Western as to close their minds to the possibilities of a more holistic approach to treating stress and the pain that results.

@ Debby

So what's your point?

Michele Obama as First lady YUK?

What then is McCaine's wife as first lady or Bill Clinton and First Gentleman?

Think about your posting and lets know what conclusion you comes to. Silly Bigot……..

Get well soon man!

Best wishes for a speedy recovery Gov.

it is so disheartening reading a negative e-mail about hilary or obama
or john mccain.
this is america? what are we? do we really forget that the world is watching? and so are our children adults!

Governor Paterson I wish you the best and a speedy recovery.

All of these posts have been hilarious to read on my lunch break!

Why is the GOP attacking Michelle Obama?
Have the lost their minds or just temporarily forgotten about Cindy McCain's drug addiction to pills and her just this past week selling her holdings to companies that do business in Sudan! I mean do the Republicans really want to play a dirty game cause if so they have a lot more dirt!

Voting Democrat only on November 4, 2008

I feel sorry for the man. I hope he gets well soon.

To you OBAMA hyprocrites. OBAMA is yelling lay off my wife. WELL IN THE NINTYS HILLARY WAS FAIR GAME FOR THE MEDIA AND REPUBLICANS WHAT MAKES A WOMAN WHO STOOD WITH YOU AND DENOUNCED AMERICA NOT FAIR GAME.

So set down and shut the h…! OBAMA. There are plenty of us Hillary supporters that do not want you are your wife in the White House. Go visit your DaDa. IF HILLARY DOES NOT GAIN THE NOMINATION THEN IT'S McCAIN FOR ME.

Have a safe and speady recovery gov.my prayers go out to you and your family-North Carolina in the house. come on now lets not be ignorant to the cause, just wish the gov a speady recovery that is not hard- lets not show our true colors here-don't play with illness especially with a blind man-obama supporters had nothing to do with this-and I am a Obama supporter. Well wishes to the gov of N.Y.

Nope Derrick from Houston…I live in NC…am a transplanted New Yorker. Texas only produces dumb presidents and dumb voters, and u are the latter of those two. Vote on, ya idiot! This gov has migrains probably from overworking his prostate gland…u are too naive to know that though.

The governor should get examined and treated by a chiropractor. A specific, gentle spinal adjustment to the upper neck vertebrae removes pressure on the nerves that go to the head and relieves the symptoms of a headache (migraine or otherwise).

Prayers sent up for speedy & complete recoveries for both Gov. Paterson & Sen. Kennedy.

I wish the governor well, but Michelle Obama as First Lady by a poster is a frightening thought. YUK

"I Don't Want Michelle Obama as First Lady! May 20th, 2008 11:54 am ET

First of all, I wish the governor well.

Second, I will never vote for Obama.

Third, any vote for Obama is also a vote for Michelle Obama.
A first lady represents America and has great influence over the President.

Remember that one of the reasons John Kerry lost is because
many Americans did not like his wife, Teresa Heinz.

IMO, Michelle Obama would make a lousy First Lady.

Don't vote for Obama; don't vote for Michelle.

We deserve a better President and First Lady."

So, what you're saying is you don't like Theresa Heinz, therefore you don't like Michelle? please indulge us as to why.

Oh and btw, just because someone was a first lady, doesn't mean you HAVE TO vote for her.

Everyone needs to stop this right now-who knows why this man is hospitalized,we don't know ,how many of you are in the medical field and knows the symptoms -,if you can't say anything nice-say nothing at all,talking about wrong ticker-who cares it is a subject so acknowledge it with a simple reply- my prayers go out to the gov.and his family take care and God Bless.

I would like to see what would happen if I went to the same hospital and told them i was having migraine like symptoms. I would be told go home and call your doctor. They would certainly not tell me to sit around and have tests all day long while i "rest comfortably". It would take weeks to get any testing done.

"He's been listening to, too many Obama Speech's"

LOLOLOLOLOL griff that will do it

Don't know why this is on the ticker but i wish him good health and a speedy recovery.

Oh, for heavens sake people!!!

This is not about Obama or Clinton. It is about a fellow American who is ill.

You're in our prayers Governor Paterson, may you get well soon!!

God Bless you and your family!

God be with you Governor Peterson.

Prayers Up for the NY governor.

Best wishes to our Governor

Amen to Independent for Obama. May I add it's LIAR not LIER. It's amazing that so many of you can't spell well enough to give credence to your thoughts.

Heh…i guess the comments is what you get for posting news in a political ticker.

You know I’m not hungry but I feel hungry so I guess I MUST go home. Come on!! Hospitalized for migraine-like symptoms. Not even a migraine, just migraine-like symptoms. It’s called life.

Get Real…..you need to get real, Michelle WILL BE the next first Lady. Why don't you ask Cindy McBush to release her taxes so we can see what kind of financial involvements she and her husband are involved in, even if they file separately….what is she hiding. I think that is a much BIGGER issue than what thesis Mrs. Obama wrote when she was in law school!!

Obama '08

Comments in the Obama stories are closed to do the "Obama Supporters?" I don't think so. More like the nasty Obama Haters are the reason why. Grow up!

As for Patterson - I hope he's feeling better soon. Still - to go to the hospital because of a migrane…how many times have I had a migrane but I don't go to the hospital! Who can afford that copayment?

FEEL BETTER GOVERNOR. YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO.

"Get Real" you are an idiot.

That's Hillary's thesis that is under lock and key until after the election… But thanks for bringing that back up… I almost forgot about that one… That brings the total count to 709 reasons why NOT to vote for Hillary…lol

Obama08

Hospitalized for migraine symptoms, seizures, our politicians are under a lot of stress. Obama and Clinton are fighting for something. It's called the UNITED States.

The conversations in these comments show that the whole country needs prayer, healing, reconciliation, peace, … change.

Pray for the governor, the senator, the candidates, this country, the world.

WE WISH YOU A SPEEDY RECOVERY.

HONEST MEN AR HARD TO FIND,

EVEN HARDER IN POLITICS.

God speed Gov. Paterson.

CNN: Where is Obama's new endoresment today?

OBAMA: THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES!!!!!!

FEEL BETTER GOOD GOVERNOR.

He should have his eye muscle corrected with surgery.I think this photo was used for other purposes though.The "Credit Card Republicans" want us and our kids to pay their bills now that they are due.I say let them pay the bill.Take their tax cuts back retroactive with interest.

I was so looking forward to seeing him at my Masters graduation from Teachers College today. Oh well.

Hope you feel better, Governor.

He's been listening to, too many Obama Speech's

He is New York's first African-American governor, and the state's first legally blind governor.

The Truth,

Hey, if O bomb us steals the election from Hillary then she should run for Gorvernor of NY and then run again for President in 2012. I will never vote for Obuombus.

Please explain how Obama stole the election. He is winning because more people voted for him. He did not steal the election like how Hillary is trying to do with MI and FL (which she agreed not to seat when she was leading). So "The Truth", please get some senses first before posting to avoid sounding very uneducated.

Just so you know, "Hillary Supporters and Education" is the new oxymoron.

get well governor, i feel your pain, literally!!! migraines are hideous, i just had one on monday (they're great for weight loss though)!! no doubt the stress isnt helping him any.

We wish him well.

Hopefully he'll feel better soon.

Good wishes to the governor.

Why are comments being censored or not posted, Wolf? Is your moderator picking and choosing?

Michelle Obama as First Lady? Get Real!

A vote for Barack is a vote for Michelle. Do you really want to see
Michelle represent America?

I certainly don't!

Why is her Princeton thesis under lock and key until AFTER the election? Something is wrong with that picture.

Prayers for you gov Paterson. get well soon, and return to office ASAP.
And one last thing, Use your God-given to advise the senator from your state to quit her presidential aspiration, Its not working, and she needs people like you to let her know that.
Thank you Pat.

My wife has migraines a couple times a week. One "migraine"? What's this guy whining about?

And why is this news?

First of all, I wish the governor well.

Second, I will never vote for Obama.

Third, any vote for Obama is also a vote for Michelle Obama.
A first lady represents America and has great influence over the President.

Remember that one of the reasons John Kerry lost is because
many Americans did not like his wife, Teresa Heinz.

IMO, Michelle Obama would make a lousy First Lady.

Don't vote for Obama; don't vote for Michelle.

We deserve a better President and First Lady.

If he can't handle the office of the Governor because of disease, he should not accept the office. Why would anyone outside NY care about a standard migraine anyway?

I pray for Governor David Paterson quick recovery.

Has Hillary called on her governor today or is she still full of herself somewhere in KY?

OMG CNN…are you out of news? Guess what, half of America has 'migrain-like' symptoms!….GeeeZ!

I WILL NOT VOTE FOR OBAMA, I will not vote for Obama. Ok, Ok we get it ,alot of you are just too closed minded for change!!! But, just don't complain, when your PISSING in your gas tanks because you can't afford the gas prices that will continue to pay for this war!!

Also when there are no military to protect Americans on their own soil because they are off getting killed else where. Just plain ignorant.

OMG CNN…are you out of news? Guess what, half of America has 'migrain-like' symptoms!….GeeeZ!

Not to be ugly, but could such headaches be due to his former drug use?

new yorkers give me a headache ,too.

The more I hear Bush and McCain talk about Obama's plan to talk to Iran or any unfriendly country it makes me believe the Bush administration is hiding the truth and if so, they have been spreading false propaganda in this country. Remember the Bush administration lied and spread false propaganda to go to war in Iraq.

TO: I will not vote for Obama:

You know what, to all of you revengeful voters who claim that if Obama is the nominee, you'll be voting for McCain- the same would ring true if Hillary were to undemocratically be crowned the nominee. Even MORE people would not vote for her. Not only that, the news media, both domestic and international, would go haywire because it would be a TRULY stolen election. So either way, there will be some defectors. I'm am sorry, but nobody can prevent that!! I am all for unifying our party and am one of those constantly posting about the candidates' supporters not squabbling, but I couldn't take it anymore. Just quit with all of this 5th grade school yard crap! We need a Democrat in the WHite House as far as I'm concerned, but you are free to choose whomever you want to vote for. This is a thread in regards to the health concerns of a State Governor by the way.

when someone is sick its time to comfort and pray. GOD BLESS YOU DAVID AND MAY YOU BE STRONG AGAIN AND IN GOOD HEALTH.

It's very disappointing everytime there is a story about someone who is not white their race is always mentioned and don't let them have a disability that follows them to. Why can't he be just the Lt. Gov. that replaced Spitzer.

It should be that fat slob Limbaugh that promoted rioting at the Democratic Convention.

Being a "Governor" is a very stressful employment position.

People are really not nice. If this was your precisous Obama who said he had a migraine people would say we need to hold a candle light vigil. Get over yourselves people. Hope you feel better GOV.

Prayer to the Gov & his family

Wow, the Hillary supporters can't give it a rest with the insults.

migraine headaches are not a joke, a person think are going to die
I f a person never had a migraine ssssshhhhhh no noise please don't even breath close to a person with a migraine !!!!!!!!

@ Pat in NY: I count 4 negative comments from Obama Supporters against Hillary as well as 4 negative comments from Hillary Supporters against Obama in this article blog. I suppose you just missed the comments from your fellow Hillary Supporters. Give me a break, the hypocrisy of all of you (especially Hillary supporters) is astounding and disgusting!

Democrat '08

I wish him the best. I'm still not sure about his judgement in terms of sharing personal information for no reason. Oh well.

Get well governer we love you…

Ron Feuer you must be from West Virgina..

There is nothing worse than a migraine attack. Best treatment with imediate results: a DHE injection in the hip.
Speedy recovery.

Gayle . . . poor dear. I hope you find a clue.

Not easy being Gov? eh, Mr. Paterson? It's a tough job, and can take it's toll on the body. Being in political office these days is a very difficult job, to say the least.

It still doesn't set well with me that Mr. Paterson waited until he was sworn in as Govenor to admit to indecretions etc. I felt this was a bit disingenuous and he should have "come clean" (if he felt he needed to do that…) BEFORE he was sworn in.

Anyway, best wishes, a fast recovery and probably a much needed rest for Mr. Paterson. As a nurse on a head pain, headache unit, migraine symptoms can be all over the map and may occur only once or twice in one's lifetime. We'll hope that is the case here. If he is a sufferer of migraines….medication changes, additions, etc. can be effective as well.

May God give him a speedy recovery.

I hope he is OK. Most people I know with migraines don't end up admitted to the hospital when they have an attack.

God's Speed to a full recovery. You are in our prayers.

Seriously - if you or I went to the hospital because we had a freaking headache they'd give us some tylenol ( charge us 200.00 for it ) and send us away. But because he's the Governor he gets hospitalized. I say suck it up you big wimp!!!

Okay. This is an article on the Gov. of New York and his health. How in the world does it end up with comments bashing Hillary? It just amazes me the number of people who are threatened by smart women. Sigh.

Get Well, David.

Our thougths and prayers are with you and your family.

God speed you to a quick recovery.

Scott

Gayle… .I honestly don't care who you vote for at this point. You're very childish! I have sons and don't want them to have to fight in some dumb war… that McCain says will end in 2013?! Grow up!

I was watching “HOUSE” last night, 5/19/08 season finale, when something small got my full attention. In a scene where doctor house and one of his team member, he calls her 13, were in a bathroom discussing the case at hand, I noticed an election sticker with the words, Change 2008 wedged between the stall back wall and the separator wall. May be I was not the only one who noticed that, but I was completely shocked that a successful show like “HOUSE” would take sides in a very heated election season and be welling to jeopardize the show’s rating and possible destruction. In addition, I never knew that TV shows can be involved in politics, at least if they want to keep on making money by staying neutral.

I am very interested to hear, or see, your comments.

Thank you,

ALI

Hey Republicans your OPERATION CHAOS will not work on these blogs. John McCain is toast!! Gov. Paterson rest well and have a speedy recovery.

I'm going to be laughing over the next foour years at all you who vote for McCain instead of Obama. He will be another BUSH and he will make you all suffer for your vote. You get what you vote for.

GET A GRIP PEOPLE!!!! This is about Gov. Paterson, not Obama or Hillary. Anyway, migraines are serious and I wish him a speedy recovery.

Norman from New Orleans,

Did you not read the blog title? This is not about Obama? It is about ou dear NYC Governor Paterson. The nerve of you Obama's supporters!!! It just goes to show you how selfish you and the rest of Obamaniacs are. Have some respect and solidarity for the Paterson's family.

Shame on you Obama's supporters.

I hope the migraines don't cause blindness…

anther woman scorned!!!. I will never vote fr obama. McCain?. Im staying home!!!!!!!

Best of luck Govenor, and have a happy birthday (no hookers though)…

I'm ashamed at some folks posting negative messages about the govenor's illness… How insensitive?

I WILL EITHER VOTE FOR MCCAN OR STAY HOME.

My thoughts and prayers are with Gov. Patterson and his family.

God Bless you Gov.Patterson. I wish you well. We all admire and love you.

First, it appears his migranes were just that…migranes. So, thankfully, it's not something worse.

Second, that Obama supporters would exploit this man's health as a way of digging at Hillary, is just another example of how your nastiness will back fire on your man, and cause him to lose in November. Keep it up! And we will be saying President McCain next January!

I suffer from migraines and they are no fun. A red bull or two usually helps to take the edge off.

Gov. Paterson: Best to you in health. Hillary may may get your job, or would Bill be interested in it, if you should leave? Now if this were to happen, I know he'd enjoy it as an ex-country boy from Arkansas.

his blindsideness is just a cop out to extract more gov. funds for his many bedroom tricks. Wonder if he practices rimming? I tell u, blacks have pooped right in whitey's eyes in grubbing all political offices around this country…they RULE!!! No doubt about it. Well, the Chinese with their superb intelligence will have a cake walk taking over this country without firing a shot in about ten years or less.

CNN, do you know the meaning of political ticker? It is like you are making fun of Somebody who are suffering from health issues. its that simple.

People - please read this.

It would be SO AWESOME if you all learned how to spell the word "lose," you know, the opposite of win. "Losing" is the correct spelling when talking about the opposite of winning. Not loosing, lossing, or anything else.

Thanks.

You all are pathetic. This post has nothing to do with Clinton or Obama, it is about this man's health and you all feel the need to post here about the two candidates. Get a grip! This country is going down the toilet and all of you idiots will go with it, if you keep up this nonsense.

It sure is nice to "well off" and have duel citizenship!

Sounds like this gov is working overtime in one of his lady friend's bedrooms…wonder if his wife is in their company all the while?

I wouldn't be surprised if Hillary orchestrated this in an attempt to run for governor to add to her resume when she tries to run for the presidency again in 2012.

Just saying, her ambition knows no bounds.

Although I am a GOP supporter, my thoughts are with Governor Patterson. He seems like a stand-up guy, which is a pleasant change from the standard politician.

PS - Why are people posting things about Hillary and Obama when the subject of this article is totally different?

As a sufferer of histimatic headaches (similar to migranes but usually men get histamatic headaches and women get migranes) I know the pain they cause and how deabilitating they can be and so I wish him well.. a dark room, a cold compress and lots of caffine will help ease the pain sir.

This guy never bores us.

It saddens me to think that some fellow Democrats are considering abandoning what we stand for just to prove a point by voting for Senator McCain and essentially throwing America under the bus.

If H. Clinton is not nominee for the Democratic 2008
election ~ most of the people I have been talking to will be voting for
John McCain !

The Democratic are going to loss this race of 2008 if
they let Obama take it ~

Democratic will see in Nov. > even if the Clintons are with him in the end !!! John McCain 2008

Aww, I like this guy. I hope everything is alright and he returns to his governership soon. Get well sir!

Tuesday, May 20, 2008
My birthday too!! but I've got several years
on the guv.

NEWS FLASH - Hillary Clinton running on lies causes migraine like headaches

New York Gov. David Paterson the first Black Governor, Pray for him because migraine are no joke

Who frickin cares,take some excedrine.

Best Wishes to the Governor and his family.

Speedy recovery, David.

hope he feels better, but why do we need to know this. he seems pleasant enough but………

I hope everything goes well Gov. Paterson We will pray for you, God be with you.

Hillary here's a fallback job for you.

Whether "migraine-like" or migraine, sufferers know the difference is technical; the pain can be debilitating. Certainly no one would wish this on anyone, but hopefully this is not something that suddenly happened or it could be a sign of something more serious.

I would have a migraine too after taking Spitzer's place and then having to admit to an affair. How come when republicans get caught they usually resign, but it is no big deal for a democrat. Further indicates the moral decline of the party.

Democrats watch out for people who say that they will vote for McCain if Hillary isn't the nominee. A lot of them were Republicans from the start trying to help Bush Jr out in the general election. True Hillary Supporters don't fall for it!!!!!! Vote Democrat!!!! We can't afford 4 more years of Bush!!!!!

I wish him well. Poor man doesn't seem to get even a bit of attention with all the hype over the Democratic Primaries. One thing about the primaries though that I find to be a very sad commentary. Many Democrats that once screamed all over the place about uncounted votes in Florida in the 2000 election are now screaming about how they shouldn't be counted because the rules were broken. Is the sentiment coming from pretty much the same place as the last outcry? Maybe
Democracy in America really is dead? But this time it can't be those same Democrats crying about how somebody else did it to them.
This time they did it to themselves.

You're in our prayers Governor Paterson.

Best of luck to Gov.Paterson

My prayers are for a paterson, and a speedy recovery!

All the other articles regarding Obama are closed for comment because of all of the nasty Obama supporters. If he wins the nomination I will have no one to vote for at all. I cannot like him.

He should try a little medical marijuana for reLEAF……..

I hope he is feeling better.

I would like to see him run for president. I won't vote for Obama, but this guy would have my vote if he was the nominee instead of Hillary.

I wish him well. That job would send anyone to a hospital or…

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO HIS FAMILY I SHALL PRAY FOR HIM TO BE WELL!!! AND I HOPE EVERYTHING CHECKS OUT FINE!

Hmmm …. 54th Birthday….Stress Headache….Mid-life crisis?

You are in our prayers govenor….I hope you get well soon, cus Billary is coming after your job next!

I cant blame him. I already get migraine because of Hillary Clinton even though she is not from my state. With her being from New York, it does not baffle me that she gives him bigger Migraines. Any ways get well soon Governor

Glad to hear nothing is wrong, go celebrate and have a good birthday, but no hookers though.

He will be just fine!

who cares?

Who cares. After all the tax hikes the residents of New York State and New York City are having migraine symptoms and ulcer like symptoms. Next we will be taxed for the air and steps we take. Tell him to take two aspirins and call the doctor in the morning.

Hey, if O bomb us steals the election from Hillary then she should run for Gorvernor of NY and then run again for President in 2012. I will never vote for Obuombus.

The handwriting is on the wall and it is apparent that Obama will be the Democratic Nominee. He is leading in all categories and will continue to lead. Only by some miracle, will Hillary catch him or beat him. It is obvious that Buffet a man of reason can clearly see that the numbers are not falling in her favor. Something to ponder, PRIDE COMES BEFORE A FALL. It is not about fighting about what she thinks personally in her heart, but what is best for the nation as a whole.

This will cause a investigation to see if the governor been poison with some type of drugs…….

Prays from Texas goes out to the New York Governor and Family…

CNN, why is this on the political ticker?

may god be with you and i wish you a fast recovery
god bless america and our troops