Carl Paladino, a wealthy Buffalo businessman with a penchant for forwarding racist and pornographic e-mails to his friends, upset the GOP establishment Tuesday with a come-from-behind victory in the Republican primary.
In Genesee County, Paladino's victory was nothing less than a landslide, as he beat out mainstream GOP contender Rick Lazio with 2,552 votes compared to Lazio's 303.
The result was a potentially destabilizing blow for New York Republicans. It put at the top of the party’s ticket a volatile newcomer who has forwarded e-mails to friends containing racist jokes and pornographic images, espoused turning prisons into dormitories where welfare recipients could be given classes on hygiene, and defended an ally’s comparison of the Assembly speaker, Sheldon Silver, who is Jewish, to “an Antichrist or a Hitler.”
In the Senate primaries, Kirsten Gillibrand easily won the Democratic nomination and GOP voters picked Joseph DioGuardi with 42 percent of the vote over David Malpass with 38 percent.
Gillibrand picked up 80 percent of the vote in Genesee County.
Hear that? It's the sound of
Hear that? It's the sound of NY Republican credibility drowning in Lake Erie.
Funny, to me, it was a
Funny, to me, it was a refreshing change in "business as usual". Nice to see a WNY'er kick the snot out of a "Lawng eyelander". And as far as credibility, it is sorely lacking from BOTH major political parties. You saying Charlie Rangel winning his primary isn't less than credible? As ignorant as it may sound, I am all for voting out the incumbent, and starting fresh. It can't be any worse than where we are currently.
Howard, I know this is
Howard,
I know this is unrelated to this article, but I was wondering what you thought of this article -- I thought of it in light of your comments on the recent poll on Obama's policy toward Bush Era tax cuts:
www.csmonitor.com/Business/2010/0915/Best-country-for-entrepreneurs-Hin…
I'm perplexed why more people
I'm perplexed why more people don't fine ways to start new businesses.
“Carl Paladino, a wealthy
“Carl Paladino, a wealthy Buffalo businessman with a “penchant” for forwarding racist and pornographic e-mails to his friends”...
penchant... that's a pretty strong accusation, one that perhaps could muster a libelous law suit... ?
However the most disturbing outcome of the day is that the, never been elected, anti-gun, Chuck Schumer protege, stench liberal, Kirsten Gillibrand got 80% of the vote in our WNY county of Genesee... Oh my!!!
I am no Carl Paladino fan,
I am no Carl Paladino fan, nor necessarily a Donn Esmonde fan either, but here is an excellent column by Esmonde I'd like to share. Couldn't be more on the mark.
http://www.buffalonews.com/city/columns/donn-esmonde/article192751.ece
And here's the letter he's referring to:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/37503935/KochMcCallDAmatoOnPaladino