Scenes from a breakdown

posted Nov 19, 2008
Days of Our Legislature

New York Now has put together a highlight reel from yesterday's bizarre leaders meeting at the Capitol (though "lowlight" might actually be the better word).

Watch as David Paterson talks about auditory hallucinations, Sheldon Silver steams as Jimmy Tedisco tries to lecture him, and Malcolm Smith gives Dean Skelos the hand.

You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll wonder how our state government became an episode of the Jerry Spring Show.

The folks at New York Now promise more clips and analysis on this week's show, which airs Friday at 7:30 pm on WMHT (it also repeats Sunday 11 am and 11 pm).

(Thanks, Matt!)

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tags: David Paterson, ha!, New York State

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This is nothing. Check out the brawls they have in the Taiwan legislative yuan.
http://www.clipsyndicate.com/publish/video/136760/raw_video_brawl_in_taiwan_s_legislature

... said jb on Nov 19, 2008 at 8:49 PM | link

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