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By Alan Gomez, USA TODAY New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino drew rebukes Monday for comments he made over the weekend, saying children shouldn't be "brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality" is acceptable. He said activities at gay pride parades are "disgusting." "That's not how God created us," Paladino told a group of Orthodox Jewish leaders Sunday, "and that's not the example that we should be showing our children."
NYC ATTACKS: Eight suspects charged The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) said Paladino's comments put gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people "in harm's way." The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force said they "incite violence against people for being who they are." To political observers, the remarks were the latest in a series of statements that could cement Paladino's image — good or bad — in the minds of New York voters. Grant Reeher, a political science professor at Syracuse University, said voters rarely establish an image of a candidate based on one statement or one vote. Instead, they take a series of comments or votes to create that image. The comments Sunday were not Paladino's first controversy. He forwarded to friends e-mails portraying President Obama as a pimp and first lady Michelle Obama as a prostitute, then refused to disavow them. He has called his Democratic opponent, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, "despicable" and told a reporter "I'll take you out" during a heated exchange. "You might take a look at one (comment) and say, 'Here's Carl Paladino being a little quirky,' " Reeher said. "You start to do this over and over and over again, even when you're not under the heat of someone up in your face, and it begins to build a very clear impression." Jul Thompson, chief administrator of TEA New York, a Tea Party group that supports Paladino, said the multimillionaire developer from Buffalo won't lose any supporters based on his comments on homosexuality. "These are just distractions," Thompson said. "I don't fault Mr. Paladino for it. I fault the media for making an issue out of it." In several TV interviews Monday morning, Paladino said he didn't regret the comments. Groups such as GLAAD say Paladino's comments were particularly disturbing because they came within hours of eight people being arraigned in an attack on a gay man and two gay teens in the Bronx on Oct. 3, and three weeks after a Rutgers University freshman committed suicide after classmates secretly videotaped him in a sexual encounter with a male student. "Preaching hate from our pulpits, in our politics or to our pupils is simply unacceptable," the Rev. Rebecca Voelkel of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force said in a written statement. "It literally endangers lives." In a Siena College poll released last Tuesday, likely voters supported Cuomo 56%-32%. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
How so?Point to what Paladino has said specifically, that makes you believe he is a Homophobe Tom!!
On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 2:37 PM, Tommy News <tommysnews@gmail.com> wrote:
Wrong again.Paladino is a homophobic hypocrite.
On 10/12/10, Keith In Tampa <keithintampa@gmail.com> wrote:NEW YORK – Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino said in separate appearances Monday that he stands up for the rights of everyone, including gays, but thinks young children shouldn't be exposed to homosexuality, especially at gay pride parades.
"They wear these little Speedos and they grind against each other and it's just a terrible thing," Paladino said Monday on NBC's "Today" show. "Why would you bring your children to that?"------------I agree, one hundred percent with Mr, Paladino. I am not a homophobe, and anyone, including all Gay, Lesbian and Transgendered individuals should also agree with the aforementioned.
On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 2:28 PM, Tommy News <tommysnews@gmail.com> wrote:
--Politicians' intolerance help fuel climate of hate against gays and lesbians
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
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Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem.Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post.THE NEWS out of New York City this past weekend was horrifying. In what is being called the worst anti-gay violence in recent memory, two 17-year-old boys and a 30-year-old man were kidnapped and sexually tortured in the Bronx because they are gay. The nine thugs allegedly responsible for this atrocity are in custody.
According to Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly, the alleged perpetrators have not expressed remorse. They deserve to be punished to the fullest extent of the law. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he "was sickened by the brutal nature of these crimes and saddened by the anti-gay bias that contributed to them." Mr. Bloomberg was joined in his unequivocal outrage and condemnation by Gov. David Paterson, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Archbishop Timothy Dolan of the New York Archdiocese.
And then there's Carl Paladino. In a stunning display of tone-deafness and bigotry, the Republican candidate for governor said this about homosexuality during a speech on Sunday: "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."
The last two weeks have been ugly for gay men and lesbians -- and for America. In addition to the violence in the Bronx, there have been attacks on homosexuals in other parts of New York City and suicides of gay teenagers across the country who were literally bullied to death.
Where do bullies get their ammunition, the hurtful slurs that eat away at the self-esteem of those who are gay or lesbian? What makes someone feel it's okay to verbally and physically harass, maim or even kill?
One source is politicians such as Mr. Paladino who continue to espouse their belief that being gay is an immoral or unnatural "lifestyle" choice that can be changed at will. As long as such dehumanizing ignorance and intolerance go unchallenged, the horrors and suicides will continue.
More:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/11/AR2010101105467.html
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