Fred Dicker Causes Trouble, And We Like It
Fred Dicker, the New York Post’s State Editor, went out on a limb this morning and predicted the imminent demise of Governor David Paterson.
“It’s a matter of days,” he said of Paterson’s likely resignation in the wake of numerous (and seemingly unending) scandals. “Maybe a week.”
Part of Paterson’s problem, besides being charged with violating numerous ethics laws, is that he has alienated the Democratic Party. Asked why the Governor has not stepped down already, Dicker quipped, “It’s a good job!”
Paterson lives in a nice, 39-room executive mansion, gets state police protection everywhere he goes, and access to a helicopter. Plus, Dicker noted, “Everybody calls you sir, and they stand up when you come in the room.”
The few times they have met, Imus found Paterson charming, which Dicker said is par for the course. “He wins your confidence,” he said. “That’s how he got where he is.”
Not one to mix words, Dicker went on, “He’s a terrible Governor. He’s done a massive disservice to the people of New York.”
One of Paterson’s wrongdoings was perpetrated at—of all places—a New York Yankees World Series game that Dicker happened to also be attending back in October. Or, as Imus put it, his guest “stuck his fat nose in business that didn’t concern him.”
What really happened was this: Dicker saw Governer Paterson and an entourage at Yankees Stadium, and was curious about who paid for the tickets. Someone in the Governor’s office told Dicker the tickets were free because Paterson and his crew had been invited by Randy Levine, the President of the Yankees.
“I happen to know Randy Levine,” said Dicker. “I call him up, and Randy Levine, the head of the Yankees, says to me, on the record, ‘That’s a lie.’”
The Governor’s people solicited the tickets, Levine told Dicker, whose story led the New York State Public Integrity Commission to investigate the event. “That commission reports yesterday that not only did the Governor break the law in taking the tickets, but he also lied under oath, apparently altered a check, and they recommended consideration of criminal prosecution,” Dicker said.
As for what else he knows but isn’t telling, Dicker was mum, telling Imus he’ll have to read the next edition of the New York Post.
“Or, you could answer the question,” said Imus. “Instead of playing cutesy with your dopey paper.”
-Julie Kanfer
Fred Dicker 
Reader Comments (2)
Straight from the Imus website....attention all bloggers...or pretend journalists..
Deirdre Imus: "Get rid of all the phony stuff in your life"
Maybe that courageous battle with cancer isn't going as well as we have been led to believe
Don't worry Mr Imus.....you can bunk down at my place for awhile.
Doug from Canada
March 4, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterDoug Canada
OH by the way Mr Imus,,,please leave your Chicken at home.....thanks
March 4, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterDoug Canada
Sorry for being a typical Canadian...who wants to avoid trouble....
Mr Imus cus your fraidy scared of Jenna...you will have to find another place to tie your horse
very sorry but we need tough toothless guys up here for our hockey team
doug from Canada
Now Dagen...with her new drawers....thats a whole different invitation
hope your husbands chainsaw isn't up and running
Mr Imus
Maybe its time to ride off into the sunset....your John Edwards radar spotted that lousy piece of dirt....but somehow David Patterson
seems to have snuck under your scope....
Every single day....you and your crew make me laugh out loud.....but helping a guy, who hits women....sorry Dave....time to go...
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