Gov. David Paterson’s office lashed out at an impersonation of him on the final 2008 episode of “Saturday Night Live” that made him into a blind, bumbling, whack job with a drug problem that may (or may not) be classified as “a former one.”

[Paterson’s spokesman, Errol] Cockfield said that Paterson had not seen the skit Saturday night, but in a rerun this morning. [Trib]

Poor choice of words, no?