nydailynews.com - 1/24/2009
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DAILY NEWS ALBANY BUREAU CHIEF Updated Saturday, January 24th 2009, 5:35 AM ALBANY - She lost him at "hello." Gov. Paterson was completely underwhelmed with Caroline Kennedy from their first conversation about Hillary Clinton's Senate seat, a source close to the governor said. Paterson's ...
nypost.com - 1/24/2009
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Gov. Paterson rapped Caroline Kennedy at a private
event the night before he tapped Kirsten Gillibrand for...
the Senate, telling guests Kennedy had been "nasty" to him and shown "disrespect" with how she bowed out, attendees told The Post. The...
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GOV SAYS CAROLINE TURNED 'NASTY'
nydailynews.com - 1/22/2009
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nydailynews.com —
Caroline Kennedy faced tax 'problem' and nanny issue,
says source close to Gov. David Paterson By KENNETH...
LOVETT Daily News Albany Bureau Updated Thursday, January 22nd 2009, 4:54 PM ALBANY - Caroline Kennedy , who stunningly quit her push for ...
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Caroline Kennedy faced tax 'problem' and nanny ...
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Report: Paterson Was "Underwhelmed" With Kennedy
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... NY Daily News cites a source saying the New York Governor wasn't impressed after his first conversation with Caroline Kennedy about Clinton's Senate seat. ...
Source: Gov. Paterson was underwhelmed with Caroline Kennedy from the start
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... voters, the source said. He was amazed that she went upstate for a day to meet with political leaders but didn't walk around to chat up regular people. "She just lived in a bubble," the source said. The nonstop Kennedy coverage, at the expense of the others Paterson was considering, also irked the governor, friends said. He felt it made the other candidates look like they were second-best. He also felt she lacked the ambassadorial skills to make the case for New York. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/01/23/2009-01-23_s... This is a nasty, gratuitous hit ...
Shocker: New York Governor David Paterson DISSES Caroline Kennedy - But Why?
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
... No, not really a shock.
Gov. Paterson was completely underwhelmed with Caroline Kennedy from their first conversation about Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat, a source close to the governor said.
Paterson’s thinking has become clearer in the two days since Kennedy withdrew her name for the Senate seat that Friday went to upstate Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-Hudson).
Friends said Paterson was adamant that she was never going to be appointed, even though she was considered the front-runner.
Paterson was turned off when Kennedy first ...
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A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days —
... Paterson rapped Caroline Kennedy at a private event the night before he tapped Kirsten Gillibrand for the Senate, telling guests Kennedy had been "nasty" to him and shown "disrespect" with how she bowed out, attendees told The Post. The governor's attack came just hours after his office issued a statement wishing her well and disavowing quotes from a source close to him who had told The Post Kennedy had never been in true contention for the seat and was "mired" in personal issues. And more : She lost him at "hello." Gov. Paterson was completely underwhelmed with Caroline ...
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RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... he tapped Kirsten Gillibrand for the Senate, telling guests Kennedy had been “nasty” to him and shown “disrespect” with how she bowed out, attendees told The Post.
The governor’s attack came just hours after his office issued a statement wishing her well and disavowing quotes from a source close to him who had told The Post Kennedy had never been in true contention for the seat and was “mired” in personal issues.
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She lost him at “hello.”
Gov. Paterson was completely ...
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