Hey Kieth,
Tom has presented you with a typical Saul Alinsky play, straight
out of the playbook. Of course I know you are aware of this but I
wanted him and his ilk to know. They just recently did the same dirty
play on the Target chain store. All they have left after the Obama
failure is the " race card " & the " homophobic " card. Play again
from the Alinsky " playbook " .
On Oct 13, 9:32 pm, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote:
> Tom,
>
> Obviously, you are filled with hate, and all you apparently can do is smear
> and trash those you you disagree with. To say the least, I am disappointed,
> I thought you were more of a rational thinker than what you have appeared to
> be the last couple of weeks.
>
> To call me a Homophobe, I find offensive Tom.
>
> Shame on you. Better said, you should be ashamed.
>
> Keith
>
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 8:24 PM, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote:
> > *"Anti-American" you say? I think not. *
> > **
> > *I suggest you go look in the mirror and say that as you call The
> > President "A Marxist", which he is not. It is you who are clearly both
> > anti-American, and anti-gay, Keith. *
> > **
> > *Homophobia: animus, irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination
> > against homosexuality or homosexuals. *
> > *Animus, irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against
> > homosexuality or homosexuals = Carl Paladino, Ann Coulter, and Keith*
>
> > On 10/13/10, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >> No, I don't recall the "homophobic remarks" that Mr. Paladino made "last
> >> week".....Mr. Paladino has in fact mentioned, and made reference to his
> >> nephew, as I pointed out in one of my responses to you. Paladino's nephew,
> >> 23 year old Jeff Hannon has said very little with regard to what his Uncle
> >> said.
>
> >> I find it tragic that the Gay community, and especially the far left,
> >> Anti-American extremists like Tom, have pushed Mr. Paladino into a corner.
> >> What Mr. Paladino said was not offensive, and was right on the mark.
>
> >> By example, to date, Tom has not been able to point out what remarks were
> >> homophobic that Mr. Paladino made.
>
> >> You Tom, as well as the whole far left militant Gay extremist movement,
> >> owe Mr. Paladino an apology for calling him a Homophobe. Why don't you
> >> man
> >> up, and admit that your hate, smear and antagonistic remarks were
> >> misplaced,
> >> and apologize?
>
> >> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 12:55 PM, Tommy News <[email protected]>wrote:
>
> >>> *Remember those homophobic remarks from NY Gov. Candidate Carl Paladino
> >>> last week? Turns out his 23-yr old GAY nephew (who was working on his
> >>> campaign) got somewhat pissed and hasn't shown up to work this week. It
> >>> has
> >>> also been discovered that Paladino was the landlord to TWO gay bars
> >>> recently! Schadenfreude!*
> >>> Paladino's Gay Nephew 'Very Offended' by Remarks
> >>> Updated: 48 minutes ago
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> >>> *Dana Chivvis <http://www.aolnews.com/team/dana-chivvis>* Contributor
> >>> AOL News Surge Desk
> >>> (Oct. 13) -- New York gubernatorial candidate Carl "There Is Nothing to
> >>> Be Proud of in Being a Dysfunctional Politician"
> >>> Paladino<http://www.aolnews.com/elections/article/ny-republican-gov-candidate-...>grievously
> >>> offended the country's gay community last weekend. As it turns
> >>> out, that community includes his 23-year-old nephew and the candidate's
> >>> former tenants.
>
> >>> Jeff Hannon, 23, who was working on his uncle's campaign in Buffalo, told
> >>> the New York
> >>> Post<http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/uncle_slam_gay_nephew_blasts_carl_...>that
> >>> he was "very offended by [Paladino's] comments." He reportedly has not
> >>> showed up to work this week, but the Post notes that he tweeted in support
> >>> of Obama's extension of federal benefits to same-sex government employees.
>
> >>> And as if all that hasn't spoon-fed rival Andrew Cuomo's campaign a big
> >>> enough saucer of delicious foot-in-mouth soup, the New York Daily News
> >>> has dug
> >>> up<http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/10/13/2010-10-13_gop_governo...>state
> >>> records showing that Paladino was the landlord of two gay bars in
> >>> Buffalo, N.Y., from 2004 to 2006.
>
> >>> [image: Carl Paladino's Gay Nephew Jeff Hannon Disagrees with His
> >>> Remarks]
> >>> Kathy Willens, AP
> >>> New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino, second from
> >>> right, speaks to a group of Orthodox Jewish rabbis during a campaign stop
> >>> Sunday at Karlsburg Rabbinical College in Brooklyn, N.Y.
> >>> Hannon and the proprietors of the gay bars (one of whom was Paladino's
> >>> son William, according to the Daily News) may or may not feel better after
> >>> reading the embattled candidate's public
> >>> apology<http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2010/10/carl-paladino-...>
> >>> .
>
> >>> In the statement he explains clearly who and what was to blame: the
> >>> erring nature of humanity ("I have made mistakes all my life -- as we all
> >>> have,") the probably since-fired campaign aide who wrote the damning words
> >>> ("I was handed a script") and, of course, the press ("I said other things
> >>> that the press misinterpreted and misstated.")
>
> >>> Paladino does take responsibility for "some things for which I should
> >>> have chosen better words." He gives no word on which "things" he is
> >>> referring to, but one can make an educated guess after watching the video
> >>> of
> >>> his speech below.
>
> >>> In response to the apology, New York State Democratic Committee Chairman
> >>> Jay Jacobs released the following statement: "It took two days of getting
> >>> denounced by Democrats and Republicans alike for Carl Paladino to see fit
> >>> to
> >>> issue his non-apology. The fact that even now Paladino can't see his
> >>> remarks
> >>> as what they were -- a cynical attempt to divide New Yorkers -- shows just
> >>> how out-of-touch he is with New York values. Non-apology not accepted."
>
> >>> The full text of Paladino's apology is reprinted below the video. Stay
> >>> tuned to find out if he decides to serve himself a bigger slice of humble
> >>> pie.
>
> >>> *Paladino's apology, as posted on his Facebook
> >>> page<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Carl-Paladino/130595325508>
> >>> .*
>
> >>> *I am Carl Paladino, a father, a husband, a builder and a business
> >>> owner. I am neither perfect, nor a career politician. I have made mistakes
> >>> in this campaign -- I have made mistakes all my life-- as we all have. I
> >>> am
> >>> what I am -- a simple man who works hard, trusts others, and loves his
> >>> family and fears for the future of our State.
>
> >>> Yesterday I was handed a script. I redacted some contents that were
> >>> unacceptable. I did also say some things for which I should have chosen
> >>> better words. I said other things that the press misinterpreted and
> >>> misstated. I sincerely apologize for any comment that may have offended
> >>> the
> >>> Gay and Lesbian Community or their family members. Any reference to
> >>> branding
> >>> an entire community based on a small representation of them is wrong. My
> >>> personal beliefs are:
>
> >>> 1) I am a live and let live person.
>
> >>> 2) I am 100% against discrimination of any group. I oppose discrimination
> >>> of any kind in housing, credit, insurance benefits or visitation.
>
> >>> 3) I am 100% against hate crimes in any form.
>
> >>> 4) I am in support of civil agreements and equal rights for all citizens.
>
> >>> 5) My position on marriage is based on my personal views. I have the same
> >>> position on this issue as President Barack Obama. I have previously
> >>> stated I
> >>> would support a referendum by New York voters. I have proposed Initiative
> >>> and Referendum so New Yorkers can decide important issues like this.
>
> >>> 6) The portrayal of me as anti-gay is inconsistent with my lifelong
> >>> beliefs and actions and my prior history as a father, employer and friend
> >>> to
> >>> many in the gay and lesbian community. I am concerned with the future for
> >>> all our citizens, gay, straight, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish and Muslim
> >>> and
> >>> Agnostic.
>
> >>> Although I am not perfect, I do admit my mistakes. I will reach out to
> >>> leaders of the gay community to educate me on how to better represent my
> >>> support for the rights of all citizens. If elected as your governor I will
> >>> stand and fight for all gay New Yorkers' rights. I ask you for forgiveness
> >>> on my poorly chosen words and the publication by others not involved with
> >>> our campaign of unredacted script that did not reflect my oral statement
> >>> or
> >>> match my personal feelings. Please go to my website
> >>>www.paladinoforthepeople.comto learn more detail about the issues
> >>> including my staunch support for civil rights for all
>
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