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Beauty and absurdity of Carl Paladino
Politically incorrect? Sure. Politically inept? Probably. Honest and clear-thinking? You bet, and that's the rub. Carl Paladino is very clear thinking on all the important issues, yet he's not being heard except for his blunders.
What's getting all the media attention and causing him to crash and burn? A few comments read from a prepared address to a group of Hasidic Jewish leaders. Referring to the gay lifestyle and according to the New York Times, he read:
“That’s not how God created us. I just think my children and your children would be much better off and much more successful getting married and raising a family, and I don’t want them brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality is an equally valid and successful option — it isn’t.”
“I didn’t march in the gay parade this year — the gay pride parade this year. My opponent did, and that’s not the example we should be showing our children.”
Very Catholic. Fairly innocuous and mainstream actually. The problem is that most of the media loudly and widely is proclaiming that those comments are homophobic. They are exaggerating them with headlines such as his 'gay-bashing' or his calling homosexuals 'disgusting,' which he did not.
Andrew Cuomo gleefully jumped on the bandwagon with his own response:
"Mr. Paladino's statement displays a stunning homophobia and a glaring disregard for basic equality. These comments along with other views he has espoused make it clear that he is way out of the mainstream and is unfit to represent New York."
Newsday.com reported that Mr. Paladino’s prepared text had included the sentence, “There is nothing to be proud of in being a dysfunctional homosexual,” and that he omitted that statement when he gave the speech. He also omitted a line about homosexuality being a sin.
However, some press reports included phrases in the speech he had struck out before delivering because they were shown in an earlier version that the Orthodox leaders had distributed to reporters.
Other issues
Gays wouldn't vote for Paladino anyway, no matter what he said about them. Well, on second thought, there may be a gay Republican or two who will decide Paladino's opinion about their lifestyle doesn't matter, and that his abilities to help New York out, especially in regard to jobs, do matter.
“New Yorkers pay the highest taxes, we get the wildest liberal spending, but we are still losing jobs.”
What about other New Yorkers? While Paladino lags woefully behind in the polls, will they have time enough to realize that he knows a lot more about and will do a lot more for them on issues than Cuomo ever would.
Andrew Cuomo has been known to lie over the most casual of circumstances. Not only that, he has shown a reluctance (Paladino has suggested Cuomo 'lacks the manhood') to debate Paladino:
"Cuomo lied about voting for Bloomberg or he lied about voting for Ferrer in 2005. Either way, he lied and voters are tired of career politicians' lies after Spitzer, Hevesi, and Paterson. Here's what the voters can be sure of: I may not always say things in the most delicate way, but I will always be honest with voters and tell them exactly what I believe."
"Andrew Cuomo is a career politician who always tries to tell people what they want to hear, rather than the truth. If you look at his record, this is just the most recent escapade to show how casually he lies."
"Andrew, if you don't have the courage to debate* a simple businessman from Buffalo you don't have the courage to take on the entrenched specials interests whose stranglehold on Albany is killing our state."
Indeed.
*'Andrew Cuomo accepts debate invitation'
'Paladino once rented to gay clubs,' click here. "described itself as a 'bar where anyone and everyone is welcome (and) prejudices are left at the door,' the News said." "Paladino said he opposes same-sex marriage but would actively recruit gays to his administration. He has also mentioned his gay nephew in saying that the discrimination he and others face is a 'very ugly experience.'" Click here for references.
'Carl Paladino plays up redneck politics,' insulting article calling New Yorkers 'enlightened' because they are pro-abortion and pro-gay marriage. Click here. "Redneck politics is not the sole province of the South. It exists in the enlightened North, though perhaps toned down and buttoned up."
Author also brings up scene between Dicker and Paladino where Dicker was just as angry as Paladino. As Dicker ignored Paladino's questions about harassing his daughter, Paladino started to walk away; but Dicker wouldn't let go. Then Paladino told him to leave his daughter alone or 'he'd take him out.' That focused Dicker's attention to where he kept angrily picking at Paladino. Paladino appeared the calmer of the two but he was the one who used threatening words. Dicker kept at him while Paladino took note of his taunt and just said, 'Watch!'
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