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Paladino Attacks Gays in Speech

By Jeralyn, Section Elections
Posted on Sun Oct 10, 2010 at 10:09:40 PM EST
Tags: Carl Paladino (all tags)
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No amount of tea partiers can save Carl Paladino from himself. Now he's attacking gays.

The Republican candidate for governor, Carl P. Paladino, told a gathering in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Sunday that children should not be “brainwashed” into thinking that homosexuality was acceptable, and criticized his opponent, Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo, for marching in a gay pride parade earlier this year.

The polls had him losing before this. Four more weeks and he will fade back into the obscurity from which he sprang.

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    According to Michael Caputo, (5.00 / 1) (#16)
    by KeysDan on Mon Oct 11, 2010 at 09:39:10 AM EST
    Paladino's campaign manager,  Paladino is not antigay noting that he employed a gay man on his campaign staff (probably finds him to be a god-send with  his TV makeup).  Moreover, Caputo said, "Carl Paladino is simply expressing the views that he holds in his heart as a Catholic." "Carl Paladino is not homophobic, and neither is the Catholic Church."  

    Republicans sure have a crop this cycle: a  "history buff" goose-stepping for Congress, another denying that she is a witch, a senatorial candidate running against the  Sharia law takeovers in Texas and Michigan, and  a family values guy hoping everyone forgets his diaper-entreaties with  Bourbon Street hookers. Now we see  a gubernatorial candidate who we can bank on to  keep the NYC St. Patrick Day parade safe from the gay and who will assure equality in keeping with the theology of Pope Benedict.

    "In his heart as a Catholic" (5.00 / 1) (#25)
    by Yman on Mon Oct 11, 2010 at 02:46:22 PM EST
    Oh, please .....

    I usually could care less about a candidate's personal life, but if Paladino wants to hide behind his religion, someone should ask Caputo whether emailing racist/porn videos and having children with women outside his marriage are consistent with the "views he holds in his heart as a Catholic".

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    What a jerk (none / 0) (#1)
    by kdm251 on Sun Oct 10, 2010 at 10:20:48 PM EST
    I wonder what makes the tea par tiers so angry? It almost seems like a mental illness

    Exactly my thoughts (none / 0) (#9)
    by ruffian on Mon Oct 11, 2010 at 07:47:10 AM EST
    Yeah, Carl, kids are really "brainwashed" into thinking homosexuality is acceptable. So "brainwashed" they are jumping off bridges out of shame.

    What a horrible thing to say. These people are sick.

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    MIchael (none / 0) (#2)
    by andgarden on Sun Oct 10, 2010 at 10:22:57 PM EST
    has a good response.

    IMO, this is the very definition of hate speech.

    BTW, making lemonade out of this (none / 0) (#5)
    by andgarden on Sun Oct 10, 2010 at 11:58:51 PM EST
    Paladino may have just saved several Democrat