May 28, 2008
Posted: 05:38 PM ET
From CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney 
Paterson backtracked from his comments last week describing Clinton as desperate.
 (CNN) — Hillary Clinton supporter and New York Gov. David Paterson appeared to backtrack Wednesday from his comments last week suggesting the New York senator's latest actions on the campaign trail showed signs of "desperation." Speaking on a New York radio station Wednesday, Paterson said "desperation" was probably not the correct word to attribute to the New York senator. "I think a better word would have been 'frustration,'" Paterson said Monday on Talk 1300. (Listen to the interview here.) "The frustration was that the senator had won votes in Florida and Michigan and would like to have those delegates. Certainly in Florida, I think there is a very good argument with that." "I still believe that number one, she is the best person suited for the presidency and number two, she is the most likely to defeat John McCain," he also said. Paterson's original comments came Thursday, when he appeared to express disagreement with Clinton over her continued push to get the full delegations of both states seated. "I would say at this point we're starting to see a little desperation on the part of the woman who I support and I'll support until whatever time she makes a different determination," Paterson said then. Filed under: David Paterson • Hillary Clinton May 20, 2008
Posted: 09:32 AM ET
Paterson took over as New York's governor after Eliot Spitzer resigned amid a scandal.
NEW YORK (CNN) — New York Gov. David Paterson was hospitalized early Tuesday after suffering "migraine-like symptoms," his office reported. "He asked to be brought to the Mount Sinai Medical Center for an evaluation. He was evaluated and all preliminary tests were normal," a statement from Paterson's office said. "He is now resting comfortably and will undergo further tests during the course of the day." According to his official biography, Tuesday is Paterson's 54th birthday. Paterson, who was previously New York's lieutenant governor, took office in March following Eliot Spitzer's resignation amid his alleged connection to a prostitution ring. He is New York's first African-American governor, and the state's first legally blind governor. Filed under: David Paterson |
 
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