Phillips Is No Profile In Courage

The Republican Party has always claimed to be the party of family values. That was the bedrock of their platform but you would never know it this year. Based on Carl Paladino’s past actions it was an eye-opener when Republican Congressional candidate George Phillips hitched his wagon to Paladino, who heads the Republican ticket.

It is common knowledge that Paladino has disseminated racist emails that demeaned Barack and Michelle Obama as well as pornographic emails that defy description while saying, “ We must stop pandering to the pornographers and perverts who seek to target our children and destroy their lives”. He has questioned Andrew Coumo’s parenting skills in the face of his own parental indiscretions. He was forced to flip-flop after slurring the gay community. The public gets it, and polls show that they find this behavior unacceptable for anyone seeking public office.

When questioned on his support for Paladino on YNN’s Capital Tonight, Phillips without hesitation said, “I do support Carl Paladino for Governor”. When questioned about Paladino’s controversial comments he said “I’m not going to comment on them”.

Mr. Phillip’s reluctance to take an independent stance and repudiate this behavior shows that he accepts the whole Paladino package. This was certainly not a profile in courage.

I support Congressman Maurice Hinchey who never ducked a hard question or feared to go against the conventional thinking of his own party when he disagreed. He deserves your vote on November 2nd.



Mike Harkavy



Saugerties Democratic Committee, Chair

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Ulster County Republicans Embrace Paladino Following Hateful Statements



Two days after Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino distributed a speech condemning “dysfunctional homosexuals” and just a day after he doubled-down on his bigotry, saying that he did not regret his statements at all, Ulster County Republicans welcomed Paladino to New Paltz and Kingston. Paladino also stated that children should not be “brainwashed” into thinking that homosexuality is “an equally valid option” and criticized Andrew Cuomo as not “normal” for permitting his children attend a gay pride parade. (Paladino himself has a child from an extramarital affair). Paladino’s anti-gay tirade comes as suicides among gay youth and hate crimes against gays are on the rise, including a horrific gang assault just days ago in the Bronx. In the wake of the candidate’s hateful rhetoric even the State Chairman of the Republican Party has distanced himself from Paladino, stating that the candidate can “speak for himself” and formally condemning “any remarks that can be construed as homophobic.”



No such condemnation has been forthcoming, however, from the Ulster County Republican Party or its candidates. The Ulster County Republican Party was a strong early supporter of Paladino, formally endorsing him in the Republican primary in September.



Ulster County Democratic Chair Julian Schreibman called on the Republican leadership and candidates to take a stand against bigotry and repudiate Paladino’s divisive rhetoric. “It is bad enough that Chairwoman Yess, Fawn Tantillo, Peter Rooney and the other candidates have all been silent in the face of Paladino’s outrageous attacks, but now they are welcoming this spokesperson for hate to our community. If they embrace the messenger, voters must conclude that they embrace the message.”

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