weird NYT articles

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I know I've posted a lot today. But I cannot, cannot, resist posting about how perfect straight marriage is.

This NYT piece might be the most amazing of many unbelievable articles I've read in recent days.

The article, by Danny Hakim and Trymaine Lee, begins ...

ALBANY — In an extraordinary news conference on his first full day on the job, Gov. David A. Paterson acknowledged on Tuesday that he had had several extramarital relationships, including one with a state employee, but said he had done nothing illegal and had been faithful to his wife in recent years.

WTF? TMI!!

But it goes on. OH, does it go on. (The bolding is mine.)

Mr. Paterson said no state funds had been used as he carried out his affairs. He said he may have used his campaign credit card for some expenses that he did not detail, but said, if so, he would have reimbursed his campaign for the spending.

OHHHHHHHkaeeeeey....

Neither the governor nor his staff would specify when he stopped having the affairs, beyond saying several years ago.

“Several years ago, and there were a number of women,” Mr. Paterson said during the news conference.

There are really, really important other things to post about. Like Barack Obama's extraordinary speech (I'm sure Chuck, Molly or I will post that soon). Like Linda Burnham's extraordinary calling out of white feminists. But ... but ...

Mr. Paterson said he had had affairs at a time when he “was jealous over Michelle” but later said he “didn’t take the actions because I was jealous; I was just trying to explain how I was feeling.”

“I’m not trying to blame anyone,” he added. “I’m not trying to say I was upset, so you can’t blame me. I was just pointing out that this happens to people.”

I think he means, "This happens to married straight people, except in Massachusetts and a few countries*, where it can happen to teh married gays as well."

*South Africa, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Canada