Huh. David Paterson settled a discrimination suit filed by a guy who says the governor fired him because of his race. But David Paterson is our first black governor! Oh, the guy is white.

"All eyes are on Lt. Governor David Paterson this week, who is poised to become the first legally blind governor in United States history, and the first African-American governor of New York." That's the American Federation For The Blind, showing the blind can do anything the sighted can, like use awkward wordplay when discussing David Paterson's vision. [AFB]