The Governor of New York, David Paterson is the second blind governor in the national level history. Mr. Paterson, facing a complicate battle to manage his job according to the public opinion that evens his visual impairment that totally earned him respect.
Murdoch told a conference meeting in a Wall Street Journal Video, he is “blind and can’t read Braile and doesn’t really know what is going on”.
The legally blind Paterson has become a goal for political detractors, late night comedians and most latest, news Corp head Rupert Murdoch. The main attention of the New York governor was turned to the economy states. A local state Senator, Democraft Diane Savino, told a newspaper that Paterson is hobbled by this visual impairment.
The New York governor at first supported Caroline Kennedy, but his staff members planted disparaging stories about her after she withdrew her nomination. Only 19 percent of votes gave him positive reaction in a poll last month and the majority of voters liked the Spitzer more than Paterson. The formidable challengers of the state, Mario Cuomo was governor for 12 years and Rudolph Giuliani, former New York City major and last year Republican presidential candidates are believed to be interested.
Lee Miringoff is head of the Marist Institute for public opinion said, “He was not providing best leadership on a many of fronts and people were sensing that”. He is also New York first African American governor that basically was hailed as a champion for the blind.