Oh yeah they can.
After all the hullabaloo on the former New York senator, Spitzer, sleeping with a prostitute from one of the most famous elite prostitute rings operated for the most wealthy, the news is emerging that the next person to lead the New Yorkers is a blind man.
Lieutenant Governor David Paterson is set to become the state’s 55th Governor — and the first African American to hold that position (and only the fourth African American governor in US history). Who is the man who may become Governor?
- David Paterson was born legally blind in Brooklyn in 1954 (Wikipedia)
- BA from Columbia University, JD from Hofstra Law School (Wikipedia)
- Former State Senator from New York’s 30th District
- First elected to represent Harlem in the New York State Senate in 1985 (Paterson for New York)
- Elected Minority Leader of the New York State Senate in 2002, the first non-white legislative leader in New York’s history (Paterson for New York)
- Ran New York City Marathon in 1999 (NNDB)
- Defended himself against bias claims last month after replacing white photographer with black photographer (New York Post)
- Previously tussled with Spitzer over turf wars (New York Magazine)
Get inspired. YES WE CAN.
YES WE CAN.. is used by Obama camp. David Paterson is a super delegate who is going to vote for Hillary (by the way super delegates are the ones who are going to make a difference in this American democratic presidential primaries). I think you thought that becos he is black he must be a Obama supporter?
Yes we can, but should we? I mean sleep with a prostitute? or become legally blind?
Seriously though, this tell us of the opportunities available in a country like the states for anyone who works hard. Legally blind is not necessarily totally blind, but that is disabling enough to restrict ones life to a certain extent. That didn’t seem to happen to this bloke.
Then again, the inspirations dies down the minute we think of the situation in our god forsaken country! We still can, but at what cost?
i take this post from you as an endorsement of Ibra. Are you an IBra supporter?
what……..Ibra is blind too???