Monday, October 11, 2010
Paladino Attacks Gays in Brooklyn Speech
This article describes Paladino's attack on gays and lesbians that took place at Congregation Shaarei Chaim yesterday. Paladino's shockingly stated, "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." There is no way the media could have taken this quote out of context. The article goes on to say that the majority of New Yorkers agree with him (based on polling). I find this is very hard to believe being a New Yorker myself. I guess we will have to wait until Election Day to see if Paladino's pollsters were right.
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I agree that Paladino will likely lose some supporters due to his his anti-gay remarks. In fact over this weekend I already saw an ad or statement made on behalf of Cuomo which criticized Paladino for his homophobic comments. With society as a whole becoming mch more liberal on the stance of gay marriage and other social issues, Paladino hurt his campaign. If he had expressed his stance in a much less severe way, he would have been better off.
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