About 5 weeks from now, Americans will again be voting for politicians who they think are the answer to their problems and struggles. And this election is expected to be a tight one despite the already growing hatred and dissatisfaction of voters towards Democrats. While recent polls point out to an impending Republican takeover of Congress this November, Pres. Obama and his Democrats are still optimistic that their last ditch efforts to fire up young voters and their die-hard supporters will save them from a projected catastrophic election. Now as I am saying this, recent studies show that attack ads and black propaganda are on the rise this campaign period.
In the New York Gubernatorial race, Tea Party-backed and GOP candidate Carl Paladino have recently released allegations that his Democratic Rival, Andrew Cuomo was quite infidel with his previous wife. Paladino is now accusing Cuomo of infidelity as a reason for his failed marriage. In a recent interview by Politico.com, Paladino uttered the following words, “Has anybody asked Andrew Cuomo about his paramours? … When he was married — or asked him why his wife left him or threw him out of the house? Has anybody ever done that? What are they doing intruding on my life?”…
Paladino was seen as visibly angry and upset after news reports pointed him to have fathered a child in some affair way back. He reportedly channeled that anger towards Cuomo by making such allegations. According to Politico.com, there was no public allegation or evidence which points to Cuomo having an affair outside his former wife. In fact, Cuomo’s former wife, Kerry Kennedy, reported to have left the marriage and had an affair with socialite Bruce Colley. Paladino’s actions are a perfect example of candidates who deviate from traditional statewide campaign norms. Topics such as infidelity are such sensitive topics and must not be used in the name of politics.
Meanwhile, Paladino also hit headlines when he reportedly threatened to “take out” a news reporter. New York Post state editor, Fred Dicker, approached Paladino in a business confab and demanded him to present valid evidences to back up his claims of Cuomo’s infidel past. Paladino immediately responded by stating that he had the necessary evidence though he will only be presenting it in the most appropriate time. He then said “You send another goon to my daughter's house and I'll take you out, buddy”. And we will be expecting things to get hotter as election time comes closer.
Below is the confrontation between Paladino and Dicker that was caught on cell phone video:
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