Another Paterson Aide Has History Of Domestic Violence

by Drew Grant | 11:06 am, March 14th, 2010

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Lest all the Eric Massa hullabaloo has distracted you from the fact that David Paterson has some major problems of his own, yesterday’s story about a second “close and personal” aide to the governor having some prior issues with women should be a great wake-up call. Two weeks ago, The New York Times released three separate damning articles, including two about aide David W. Johnson who was described as “omnipresent” in the governor’s circle, and has had three separate altercations with women, two of which lead to police calls. And if you thought Johnson was just a misogynistic fluke, wait till you meet Paterson’s Special Assistant Clemmie L. Harris.

Harris, a former state trooper, exited his role in law enforcement in early retirement after only 10 years on the force, with the official reason being an undiagnosed mental illness. This was after an incident in 1995 when police responded to a call from Harris’ girlfriend’s house, saying that the state employee was making her “nervous.” And that’s who our current New York governor is taking his cues from.

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For too long, David Paterson has used the state as an employment agency for his friends, gal-pals and associates – Dave Johnson, Michael Jones-Bey, Clemmie Harris, Gabrielle Turner, Indira Noel, Harry Corbitt – this practice needs to stop.

David Paterson proved long ago that he could not govern. “The Democratic Conference: Organizational and Operational Structure Report” is an eyewitness account of Paterson’s DYSFUNCTIONAL governing nature.

http://www.politico.com/static/PPM110_demreportfinal.html

This report heavily criticized Paterson’s leadership as Senator Minority leader. His office was criticized for PATRONAGE, LACK OF LEADERSHIP, INDECISVENESS and INFIGHTING, set against a backdrop of general CHAOS – in other words the office was a ZOO. Those interviewed in the report indicated that its chief of staff the disorganized Michael Jones had no management skills, and would get DRUNK with staff, often coming in the office with a HANGOVER, and should be fired.

Amazingly, for running such a DYSFUNCTIONAL CHAOTIC office, the disorganized Michael Jones-Bey was hand picked by David Paterson to head the Division of Minority & Women Owned Business Development at Empire State Development Corporation.

His staff and all his friends that he has placed in jobs need to be cleaned out…GET HIM AND THEM OUT NOW.

This UN-ELECTED GOV needs to go now, before more damage is done and more of the wrong people profit from his office.