Cuomo: 'Shame on us' if Weiner elected NYC mayor

[Freddie Stubbs]

Source: The Hill

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) on Thursday blasted former Rep. Anthony Weiner's (D-N.Y.) now-official New York City mayoral candidacy, telling reporters "shame on us" if the disgraced lawmaker were to be elected.

Weiner was forced to resign in 2011 after images of him in various states of undress surfaced. The New York lawmaker sent the images via Twitter to women he met online.

But in recent months, he's looked to rehabilitate his image with a series of interviews and public appearances. On Tuesday, he announced in a video posted to YouTube that he was running for mayor.

In that video, Weiner acknowledges his past indiscretions.


Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/301567-cuomo-shame-on-us-if-weiner-elected-nyc-mayor#ixzz2U8B9H0yN

[MNBrewer]

1. I loath Puritans

[Renew Deal]

5. How do you feel about liars?

[MNBrewer]

7. Depends on whether I'm married to them, and if they're lying about subjects that really only concern

ME as the spouse.

I don't give a shit about marital infidelity UNLESS it's being conducted by a self-professed moral paragon (e.g., Newt Gingrich).

Otherwise, I hate being lied to by politicians, on substantive matters of public policy.

When did Anthony Wiener do that?

[BlueCaliDem]

9. Considering that there isn't a human being ever born that hasn't lied,

I've taken a different approach and considered as many variables as I can to assess the level of those lies.

I've had to compartmentalize them on the basis of whether or not they've impacted me, negatively or positively.

Anthony Weiner's lies have had zero impact on me. Clarence Thomas' lies has hurt me in my personal life, and Weiner's dogged pursuit of exposing the lies of Clarence Thomas and those of his wife was a tremendous public service to this country on many levels. That's why he was viciously taken down by moneyed fascists and abandoned by powerful Democrats.

The powerful help the powerful.

Anyway, if Huma can forgive him - she, who was most impacted by this all - why shouldn't New Yorkers?

[ElsewheresDaughter]

28. well stated n/t

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[tblue]

53. Amen! I honestly do not care

if he lied about something like this. I always ask myself, "Is it material?" I can't say this is. He is a bold and fearless progressive, and those are sorely needed.

[bitchkitty]

64. Thank you. n/t

[harmonicon]

15. +1 (nt)

[otohara]

32. Me Too, You Never Know

people make mistakes, have breakdowns, mid-life crisis. Power is a very powerful aphrodisiac - that can make people do stupid things.
If his wife has forgiven him... He was a good congressman. I'd vote for him.

[Skinner]

2. Ouch.

That's gonna leave a mark.

[cheapdate]

3. Hey Cuomo, do you like to masturbate?

What do you think about when you masturbate? Let's talk about it. Sheesh.

[Historic NY]

4. Really Andrew........don't be thrown stones...

Republicans elected disgraced Gov. as a Congressman, and diaper boy Senator.

Even you got elected Governor. It just shows once again to upstaters how entwined our Governors are to NY City.

[brooklynite]

31. I've seen this argument several times today, and it's incredibly weak...

What Republicans in the deep south choose to do should have no bearing on what Democrats in New York do.

[Historic NY]

48. My point is NY city residents should decide. no a king maker in Albany...

were out of the 18th & 19th century.

[madrchsod]

6. if he`s elected......

that would mean the majority of the voters don't give a shit enough about what he did not to vote for him.

i think it`s called something like the will of the people

[Myrina]

22. ^^ This ^^

n/t

[Freddie Stubbs]

30. It will be a great opportunity for Democratic voters to show that they have highers standards than

Republicans.

[Blue_Tires]

67. Already been shown, time and again, past and present...

[secondwind]

8. Cuomo sounds like he is "posturing" .. he is ALL politician... I prefer Wiener to Cuomo any day

[bobclark86]

16. Umm... no.

Gay Marriage, the NY SAFE Act, property tax cap, consecutive balanced and ON TIME budgets for the first time in my life... He did more in the first six months than Elliot did in his entire term. Name one Democrat who could get even upstate GOP members to back a gun control package that made the 1994 AWB look like the NRA platform.

Oh, and he was a good AG. You tell a company you're calling Eric Schneiderman, you don't get half the response as you did when you could say you were calling Andrew Cuomo.

He's a better governor than his old man, better than George Pataki, better than Elliot, better than Mr. Paterson (who I think got a bad rap... he actually did quite a bit for this state that made him unpopular, but got the job done)...

Weiner's accomplishments include... increasing visas for foreign fashion models?

[bobclark86]

10. So... we can condemn Chris Lee, Larry Craig, Mark Sanford, etc.

but not Anthony Weiner?

Yeah, no.

BTW, I think they need a plaque in Minneapolis for Larry. It was a bitch and a half to track the right bathroom down when I was there two years ago...

[MNBrewer]

18. All those politicians you mentioned were self-professed paragons of virtue

and while proclaiming the "sanctity of marriage", then proceeded to shit on that sanctity.

In particular Lee and Craig deserve condemnation for their anti-gay votes.

And regarding Sanford, at least Wiener isn't going the "awesome God of second chances" route!!! *gag*

I don't recall Wiener ever putting himself out in public as some kind of moral paragon, criticizing others who live differently (e.g., homosexuals). He doesn't deserve to be grouped with those nasty hypocrites.

[emulatorloo]

41. [phone]

[ElsewheresDaughter]

26. Was't Wiener a bachlor at the time.

[Beacool]

44. No, he was already married.

Apparently, he would text those pics when Huma would be away traveling with Hillary. When the scandal broke out, Huma was 3 months pregnant.

[JI7]

45. Weiner didn't cheat on his wife, the comparison is stupid, he did something embarrassing for himself

but the other guys were actually with other women.

[KurtNYC]

50. How do we know if Weiner cheated or not? He certainly tried.

We need a trustable, grown up adult to be Mayor here.

[JI7]

60. no he didn't try to cheat, he mostly seemed to want to be told how hot he was

and stupid sex talk.

but if he wanted to cheat he could easily have done so.

[FourScore]

11. Cuomo's a prue-bred DINO. Give me Weiner over Cuomo ANY day!!! n/t

[bobclark86]

17. Yeah... gun control and gay marriage are the marks of a DINO... n/t

[LoveIsNow]

21. The are definitely a sign of what's wrong

with the Democratic Party today. Our elected officials can work miracles on social issues but when it comes to tax reform, union rights, real health care reform, all of which I (a gay man) consider more important than marriage equality or even ENDA, they usually don't even bother trying.

[Smarmie Doofus]

38. +1. Nailed it. n/t

[FourScore]

23. Those are the 2 bones he has thrown to the liberal base so people like you can tout them as proof

he's a liberal! Don't be fooled!!!! He Republican all the way.

I don't have time to go through it all. Read these (especially the last one listed):

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/01/30/1183253/-Andrew-Cuomo-Republican-Lite

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/12/05/1167396/-Renegade-Democrats-keep-NY-state-Senate-in-GOP-hands-Cuomo-complicit

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/03/15/1074832/-Andy-Cuomo-Getting-Ready-for-2016

If that's not enough, research his position on fracking, wall street, unions...

Gay rights and gun restrictions have had bi-partisan support for a long time here in NY. That was easy.

[Mosby]

12. why do dems do this to each other?

Cuomo should have kept his opinion private.

[Laurian]

13. I don't know that Cuomo's "squeaky clean" enough to be passing judgement.

Isn't he divorced and now in a live in relationship with Sandra Lee (the food network personality). Not saying there's anything wrong with that, just not sure he is the epitome of righteousness.

[Smarmie Doofus]

37. 1. He isn't. 2.Yes, he is. 3 He isn't. n/t

[JI7]

46. Cuomo's wife cheated on him which is why they divorced

but i believe he is clean when it comes to his personal life.

but Weiner actually never cheated on his wife either.

[TheCowsCameHome]

14. Weiner should be able to hold his own.

[Comrade Grumpy]

57. Heh.

[Comrade Grumpy]

58. Cuomo can mouth off, but the voters of New York City will decide.

Personally, I'd vote for the guy. I like his politics, and I don't really care about his love life.

[Ed Suspicious]

19. ..!.. Super Mario.

[Chan790]

20. Given a choice between Weiner and Cuomo...

I'd pick Weiner every fucking time.

Between Andy Cuomo and his father...frankly I'm surprised that Mario isn't embarrassed publicly by what a shitheel his son is.

Fuck, I'd take Paterson over Cuomo and David Paterson was a disaster.

"Shame on us" that Andy was ever elected.

[FourScore]

24. Yep. I agree 100% n/t

[ElsewheresDaughter]

29. me too

[ElsewheresDaughter]

25. I'm no Cuomo fan but, I agree with him here. We are not like the rethugs....

Who continuously keep reelecting the pigs into office.

[MNBrewer]

33. Thank god JFK never made it to his second term then, right?

[thesquanderer]

27. A lot of NYC dems don't like Cuomo

so for Weiner, for many, this is practically an endorsement.

[leveymg]

34. Andrew Cuomo is such a weinie compared to his Dad. Who cares about Weiner's weinie posts.

They were meant to be private, anyway.

There are much bigger issues to cause shame.

[clarice]

35. I'll bet this helps A.W. with his pole numbers. nt

[KamaAina]

59. DUzy!!!

[clarice]

62. Thanks kama. nt

[yurbud]

65. He's got low numbers in polls of Poles?

[clarice]

66. lol. nt

[Smarmie Doofus]

36. Score one for Weiner.

"Shame"?!

Look who's talking. NYS's pre-eminent corporate shill gasbag.

Just wish he'd blow away.

[dimbear]

39. There are millions of people in New York City and many of them aren't jokes.

Act accordingly.

[knixphan]

40. I back Weiner.

Shamelessly.

[hrmjustin]

42. Good I am voting for Weiner just to piss off Cuomo.

[Beacool]

43. Says the man who is shacking up with the Food Network personality.

same as with Clinton, what I hate is the hypocrisy of people who point fingers and who have committed bigger "sins" than the person they are pointing the finger at.

If Hillary doesn't run in 2016, but Cuomo does, he'll be one person I won't vote for in the primaries. Screw him!!

[Sunlei]

47. other than being brebarted about his dumbass personal indiscretions, Weiner was good in politics.

I bet the Rs miss their minion Brebart, not many edgie nutters left in their basket of slimball 'spokesmen'.

Rs should have never fed Brebart that pulled pork, mac and cheese and the unlimited open bars at their R-paid bloggerfests- hate- the O.-fests. Made Brebart scream at the protesters to pay for his bloggy living. It's almost like the Rs murdered him with that diet and free drinking.

[wickerwoman]

49. Well, it's not like he's shacked up this woman

Also

Dammit... am not getting sucked down the youtubes with this again!

[BlueStreak]

51. It isn't about Weiner's weiner, or the fact that he lied.

One expects that sort of thing out of anybody in power. The problem is just how lame a lie it was and how long he persisted in that ridiculous story.

It is about judgment. And judgment is actually relevant to a person's fitness for an office such as Mayor of NY.

The man should not be in public life. He made some contributions and he also showed himself unfit for office. That's not the end of the world. He can make a nice life for himself in the private sector. As a Democrat, the last thing I want is a poster boy like that being in the news every day.

[Beacool]

52. I agree, but that doesn't make Cuomo's remarks any less unctuous and hypocritical.

He's just saying them because he has his eye on 2016. He probably doesn't give a crap about Weiner's peccadilloes.

[BlueStreak]

55. Possibly, but I don't see the connection

Wiener is not going to be a presidential candidate, and Cuomo would easily win New York. So how does a 2016 scenario come into play?

[Beacool]

56. Because he wants to be on the record as speaking for "family values".

Not every Democrat is liberal. Upstate NY is pretty conservative.

[JI7]

61. both hillary and cuomo had spouses who cheated on them

not sure how or why it would matter. it's not as if hillary is the one who cheated .

but it might have more to do with weiner being close to the Clintons and how that could help Hillary more than Cuomo in a Primary in New York.

[closeupready]

54. Christine Quinn's record is besmirched by her collaboration with

Bloomberg in his successful attempt to overturn mayoral term limits, which had been approved by voters twice before.

This is what Dems in New York are fearful about - she is going to have trouble about that, and Weiner really was just doing the same thing Bill Clinton or JFK did, and big deal, who cares.

[closeupready]

63. To reply to my own post, ads are already running, excoriating

Quinn for her collaboration with Bloomberg on overturning mayoral term limits. It's going to be a very big problem for her, though she seems to have dismissed disagreement with that part of her record as idealism.

[bunnies]

68. The more people pile on Weiner...

the more empathy I feel for him. Maybe Cuomo should just STFU & stop trying to bully/shame voters into doing what he wants.