Nothing is going to help Cuomo, he is screwed.

[iRONic]

New York politicians, Democrat or Republican, past or current, seem all corrupted.

Leave the 'state' part out of it. Every politician is corrupt since the entire government is corrupt. Until the $$$$ is removed, I agree with this cat;

Serj Tankian -"I’m hoping that I can see some engagement in the positive sense with the Biden administration. We have to stop being a corporatocracy and start really becoming a democracy. Otherwise, we’re not truly going to survive. That’s what it really comes down to. The U.S. is probably the most corrupt country in the world, except the genius of the U.S. is that it’s legalized. It’s legalized in its electoral college, super-delegates, K Street lobbying firms. All of these are legalized forms of corruption. The government of Turkey spends millions of dollars a year with K Street lobbying firms to convince the U.S. Congress to work on its behalf. And it’s not just the government of Turkey doing this. We know that because of fighting for recognition of the genocide. Every country does that. Our government is up for sale because of money in politics. It’s time to end that. This is our country. We are the citizens. They work for us. Fuck that."

 

[Amol S.]

I expect Cuomo to stay in office and get re-elected. He's daring the talkers to walk, and I have hunch they won't. That's why he's holding his ground.

If he holds office till election time, and around that time it is discovered the accusations were true, I do not know how the New York State Legislature are going to fare with a Republican Governor. The Democrats are asking him to step down, to prevent that from happening.

 

[Torn Mind]

If he holds office till election time, and around that time it is discovered the accusations were true, I do not know how the New York State Legislature are going to fare with a Republican Governor. The Democrats are asking him to step down, to prevent that from happening.

It shouldn't be difficult to find another for the Democratic primary race. Cuomo understands a couple things. One, a lot of what gets said by politicians is purely superficial and not spoken with the actual intent of getting something done. The other is that it takes a lot to knock him or anyone else out because politics is all about "which poison pill do you want?" And he thinks that he is still the best poison pill of the lot.

It's highly doubtful that a Republican can beat the new guy from the Democratic party in a primary race. Cuomo won 60% for/36%against. Even in 2014, Cuomo won by 400k, 54% to 40%.

I don't expect the relevant masses of people to flip their entire paradigm over two scandals.

He might also simply let this term runs its course and then simply pull the "I'm not running for re-election" card. The news cycle will have cooled by then and he doesn't appear to admit guilt.

Even if the Republican Governor does get office, I highly doubt the legislature loses their current supermajorities, which can then override such a governor's veto power. Cuomo is making his fellow Democrats look better at the current moment. By making himself be the devil in the room, everyone else looks like angels and thus the voters have no psychological cause to defect on their choice for the state legislature but every cause to do so for the governorship if he tries for another term.

It's possible that the "fix" would be to put term limits on the office of governor and call it a day.

 

[zinfamous]

College boy gets accused, without any evidence, evicted from college and money forfeited.

This guy? Nothing. The liberal hypocrisy is high as normal. Same high end Dems calling for heads of Repubs with far less evidence, are eerily silent on this. Not the first time, wont be the last either.

For the record, he should get due process, just like anyone else. There should be no rush to judgement, and have his day. I mean if pics of kissing people is all it takes, Biden tries and tries to kiss an underage girl as she is pulling away. That would get any college boy cancelled in a heartbeat. But when there are different rules for different people, this is what happens.

are you even paying attention, you ignorant dumbfuck? Where the hell are you getting this "nothing is happening" from?

Do you only watch Newsmax?

Jesus fucking christ, how does one live life so bitterly unaware of the actual reality outside their brains?

By your own religiofascist standards, Donald daughter-fucking rapist Trump would have been drawn and quartered a decade ago. That is what you demand, yet you defend the fucking coward rapist. Literally nothing happened to Trump. And here you are. Bullshitting away about pretend phantoms floating about some ethereal world that exists only in your noggin.

 

[Brainonska511]

Looks like some people think that you've got to keep digging to get out of the hole they've made themselves:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...f2e320-8448-11eb-9ca6-54e187ee4939_story.html

New York’s “vaccine czar” — a longtime adviser to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo — phoned county officials in the past two weeks in attempts to gauge their loyalty to the embattled governor amid an ongoing sexual harassment investigation, according to multiple officials.

When I lived in NY, Cuomo always came off as a slimey individual with numerous other issues. It's time for NY to take out the trash.

 

[K1052]

Looks like some people think that you've got to keep digging to get out of the hole they've made themselves:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...f2e320-8448-11eb-9ca6-54e187ee4939_story.html


When I lived in NY, Cuomo always came off as a slimey individual with numerous other issues. It's time for NY to take out the trash.

Such loyalty used to be a total given. If Schwartz (his number one henchman) is calling around to see where they stand then they're pretty fucked.

 

[cytg111]

What is the worst allegation against him? I might be missing something here, the worst I've picked up is him asking "Can I has sex please?" - while that in itself can be tactful, mindful or not, myeah, but has he actually grabbed anyone by the pussy?

 

[Amol S.]

What is the worst allegation against him? I might be missing something here, the worst I've picked up is him asking "Can I has sex please?" - while that in itself can be tactful, mindful or not, myeah, but has he actually grabbed anyone by the pussy?

There is a photo of him clapping his hands on the face of one of his accusers, then asked if he could kiss her. The photo even shows how worried the accuser looks.

 

[cytg111]

There is a photo of him clapping his hands on the face of one of his accusers, then asked if he could kiss her. The photo even shows how worried the accuser looks.

I am not trying to excuse the dude, if he's an asshole he's an asshole... But "Can I kiss you?" That sounds like asking for consent? What am I missing?

 

[Amol S.]

I am not trying to excuse the dude, if he's an asshole he's an asshole... But "Can I kiss you?" That sounds like asking for consent? What am I missing?

Shouldn't he have asked that before clasping the hands on the cheeks?

 

[uclaLabrat]

Also pertinent is I believe all the accusers were employees/aides and thus consent becomes a very tenuous concept.

 

[cytg111]

Shouldn't he have asked that before clasping the hands on the cheeks?

Also pertinent is I believe all the accusers were employees/aides and thus consent becomes a very tenuous concept.

Yes. I get these points.
Btw, by cheeks we are talking about the face right?

I am just asking if this is "to the gallows" kind of offenses?
I just think that in a second or two you will have to cancel everybody in a position of power aged 40+.
Its like a quarter of all married couple that find each other at the workplace right?
I know, by TODAYS standard the power dynamics dictate that if you are in any kind of management job, workplace romance is not for you. It is however a pretty recent cultural development. Right? Isnt that like retroactively reinstating prohibition and fining everybody that has ever had a drink?

 

[cytg111]

Was reading this

Biden breaks his silence on Cuomo sexual harassment scandal, declines to call for his resignation

President Joe Biden broke his silence on Governor Andrew Cuomo's mounting allegations of sexual misconduct on Sunday – but fell short of calling on the embattled New York Democrat to resign.

www.foxnews.com

First sentence
President Joe Biden broke his silence on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's mounting allegations of sexual misconduct on Sunday – but fell short of calling on the embattled New York Democrat to resign.

"sexual misconduct" is a link, a link to all of the sexual misconduct that Cuomo is accused of.
Or is it?
Or is it just a link to ffffffuxnews.com/category/us/crime?

I mean. Sigh.

 

[Amol S.]

Wow, look at the ad I have at the bottom of this page. Took a screenshot.

 

[zinfamous]

Wow, look at the ad I have at the bottom of this page. Took a screenshot. View attachment 41093

for some reason, the random AT ads that come through adsense, when political, are always the bottom of the barrel of sociopathic GOP nonsense. I remember some years ago there was a photo of an aborted fetus, lol.

and the moron redhatters here think that "only liberals post here!"

 

[dank69]

I still believe Cuomo should hang in there. This all seems quite fishy to me. When one attack failed to work then suddenly more women come forward? Then even more? No, there is something else going on here. ...

This is typical. We see the same pattern over and over. The first accuser steps forward and then everyone else who had similar problems in the past who were thinking "oh maybe I'm the only one" feel compelled to come forward to support their fellow victims.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

lol poor guy. Cheer up little buddy, grab a beer and stroll around with a blanky.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1370549182075961347

 

[K1052]

Polling looks to be holding steady-ish that he shouldn't resign (which I never thought he'd do). But:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1371477884066533379

The leg may or may not remove him but this signals a vast decrease in his political power and he's more vulnerable to further scandal (there is another one brewing with the bridge he named after his dad). His overall approval is also now underwater.

 

[HomerJS]

Elephant in the room. Republican Governor gets in and orders state AGs to drop cases against Trump or get fired

 

[Brainonska511]

Elephant in the room. Republican Governor gets in and orders state AGs to drop cases against Trump or get fired

Can't fire the AG of NYS - it's a separate elected position.

 

[K1052]

More recent polling shows him slipping so I'm kinda torn how long he can hold out without the NY leg coming under sufficient pressure for impeachment.

Also his press is somehow getting worse

https://twitter.com/x/status/1372881692852097025

 

[Amol S.]

Wow, this article really pitches a dive into why there is still so much hatred between Cuomo and DeBlasio, all thanks to an interview recently done with one of the accusers. It looks like Cuomo has no intentions of fixing up his professional relationship with DeBlasio.

Cuomo accuser says she saw dartboard with de Blasio’s face at governor’s house

A former aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has accused him of sexual harassment, recalled seeing a dartboard bearing Mayor de Blasio’s face at the Executive Mansion in an interview published Thu…

nypost.com

 

[Brainonska511]

Wow, this article really pitches a dive into why there is still so much hatred between Cuomo and DeBlasio, all thanks to an interview recently done with one of the accusers. It looks like Cuomo has no intentions of fixing up his professional relationship with DeBlasio.

Cuomo accuser says she saw dartboard with de Blasio’s face at governor’s house

A former aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has accused him of sexual harassment, recalled seeing a dartboard bearing Mayor de Blasio’s face at the Executive Mansion in an interview published Thu…

nypost.com

DeBlasio is a clown in his own right. Hopefully, NYC doesn't make the same mistake of electing a mayor who talks big, but doesn't feel like actually using the levers of the city government to effect change.

 

[[DHT]Osiris]

lol poor guy. Cheer up little buddy, grab a beer and stroll around with a blanky.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1370549182075961347

Bruh this is NY, I do that daily.

 

[K1052]

Another aide is alleging sexual harassment.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1373014119809478659

Really think it would behoove the state legislature to eject him sooner rather than later and move on from all his baggage.