Every artist right now needs to watch this film and ask yourself why you are really being silent or nonpolitical.
Michael Gatton
@mgatton.bsky.social
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Retired NYC teacher. NC Democrat. Anti-fascist. Angry old man.
![After Spitzer resigned in the wake of a prostitution scandal, Paterson was sworn in as governor of New York state on March 17, 2008. Paterson held the office of governor during the Great Recession, and he implemented state budget cuts. He also made two significant appointments: In January 2009, he appointed then-U.S. representative Kirsten Gillibrand to a vacant U.S. Senate seat (a position she has held since), and, in July 2009, he appointed Richard Ravitch as lieutenant governor. Paterson launched a campaign for a full term as governor in the 2010 New York gubernatorial election, but he announced on February 26, 2010, that he would bow out of the race. During the final year of his administration, Paterson faced allegations of soliciting improper gifts and making false statements; he was eventually fined in excess of $62,000 for accepting free New York Yankees tickets. He was not charged with perjury.[4]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ycetuxpttztgtvwupsbgzccu/bafkreido6w3snfwcfud6r7w2lq7npo25w66hk5htwunuty4kxffqzijkte)
