WASHINGTON ( CNN ) -- New York Gov . David Paterson said Monday `` Saturday Night Live '' went too far in its portrayal of the legally blind governor over the weekend . Fred Armisen , right , appears as New York Gov . David Paterson on `` Saturday Night Live '' with Seth Meyers . `` SNL , '' famous for mocking politicians and newsmakers , portrayed the governor in a four-minute `` Weekend Update '' segment as confused and disoriented -- often looking in the wrong direction and mistakenly walking in front of the camera when it was not his turn to speak . The `` SNL '' skit featured cast member Fred Armisen as the governor . It referred to cocaine use , with Armisen saying he became governor because of a `` sex scandal I was miraculously not at the center of . '' `` Come on , I 'm a blind man who loves cocaine who was suddenly appointed governor of New York . My life is an actual plot from a Richard Pryor movie , '' Armisen said in the skit . Watch Paterson say he can take a joke » . Paterson became governor last spring after then-Gov . Eliot Spitzer was forced to resign amid a sex scandal . `` Now that [ Alaska Gov . Sarah ] Palin 's not around , they seem to have run out of material , '' Paterson told reporters Monday . `` The idea of a person rolling around the stage in a chair , being disoriented , ca n't find anything , bumbling , in a sense looking like a clown is a way disabled people are portrayed all the time . `` The perception that disability equals inability to be responsible is totally wrong , '' he added . On Sunday , a spokeswoman for Paterson suggested the skit was offensive to all people with physical disabilities . Watch more on the `` SNL '' skit » . `` The governor engages in humor all the time , and he can certainly take a joke , '' said Risa Heller , Paterson 's communications director . `` However , this particular 'Saturday Night Live ' skit unfortunately chose to ridicule people with physical disabilities and imply that disabled people are incapable of having jobs with serious responsibilities . `` The governor is sure that 'Saturday Night Live ' with all of its talent can find a way to be funny without being offensive . '' The National Federation of the Blind also criticized the skit , calling it `` absolutely wrong '' and an attack on all blind Americans . Paterson has said he is blind in his left eye and has limited vision in his right eye . He is the first legally blind man to be governor . The governor addressed the controversy Sunday night when reporters asked him about the skit , making a reference to a `` third-grade depiction , '' according to The New York Times . `` There is only one way that people could have an unemployment rate that 's six times the national average -- it 's attitude , '' he said . `` And I 'm afraid that the kind of third-grade depiction of individuals and the way they look and the way they move add to that negative environment . '' But speaking to reporters Monday , the governor , who is known for his self-deprecating sense of humor , said he is more concerned with how other Americans with disabilities may view the skit . `` I do n't mind that they make fun of me , but I thought it was important to speak up for those who do n't have a voice and do n't have a job , '' he said . `` SNL '' has not responded to CNN 's request for comment . But the late-night sketch comedy show has a history of skewering politicians , sometimes with such precision that the show 's catch phrases have become more closely associated with politicians than the politicians ' own words . In the same episode Saturday night , a skit portrayed embattled Illinois Gov . Rod Blagojevich in a cursed-filled testimony before a Senate panel , offering to sell senators Abraham Lincoln 's wedding ring . Earlier this year , the show saw some of its biggest ratings in recent seasons with Tina Fey 's portrayal of Alaska Gov . Sarah Palin and cast member Amy Poehler 's impersonation of Sen. Hillary Clinton . The show also has made light of Sen. John McCain 's age and Barack Obama 's association with controversial Chicago figures , including the Rev . Jeremiah Wright and former Weather Underground member Bill Ayers .
` ` Saturday Night Live '' skit portrays Gov . David Paterson as confused , disoriented . Paterson , who is legally blind , became president after Eliot Spitzer resigned . Representative for Paterson says he targets people with physical disabilities . ` ` Saturday Night Live '' has a history of mocking politicians .