Posted on 08/13/2019 3:38:34 AM PDT by bryan999
CNN’s Chris Cuomo erupted at a man who apparently called him “Fredo,” in a video that went viral Monday night.
The encounter between Cuomo and the man happened at a Shelter Island bar on Sunday.
“Punk-ass bitches from the right call me Fredo,” Cuomo told the man. “My name is Chris Cuomo. I’m an anchor on CNN. Fredo is from The Godfather.”
“They use it as an Italian aspersion. Any of you Italian?” he continued. “It’s an insult to your f****** people. It’s like the N-word for us.”
They went back and forth, and at one point Cuomo said, “I’ll f****** ruin your shit. I’ll f****** throw you down these stairs like a f******* punk.”
A CNN spokesperson told Mediaite in a statement, “Chris Cuomo defended himself when he was verbally attacked with the use of an ethnic slur in an orchestrated setup. We completely support him.”
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CNN's rather amateurish statement is ridiculous. They support that...?? LOL!
I’m disappointed.
That Cuomo didn’t end up at the bottom of the stairwell.
Not a Fredo? He certainly sounds like one.
Gosh, he doesn’t SOUND like a stereotypical Italian monster.
Cuomo has just proved that a nom de plume can get under his skin. Now he will have to live with it every day for the rest of his life.
What a total disgrace to all Italians. Don’t know any other words other than the “F” bombs.
Not a Fredo? Well he sure is now!
The leftist media is specifically trained for this, no?
It’s like the n-word?
Tough cuomo oooooooooooooooo Im scared maybe your big brother can ruin this guys finances, taxes and life for you
Sayyyy, isn’t “bitches” basically the “n” word for women?
This has to be gratifying for Rush Limbaugh, who uses “Fredo” for Cuomo all the time and I’m thinking may have been the one who coined it. Clearly he has gotten under his skin. And the idea that it’s some kind of racist slur is silly, which makes CNN’s defense of Cuomo’s out of control meltdown baseless.
Exactly... since when? I’d think “wop” or “guinea” or “goombah” would meet the standard of the “n-word”.... and not even.
“Fredo” is the name Rush Limbaugh uses for him.
Now he is permanently “Fredo”. HAHA
The guy shoulda kept saying “I’m sorry, Frdo.” “really, Fred, I’m so sorry.” “Gee Fredo, I sure didn’t know you don’t like your name much.” until Fredo lost it and went physical. Then criminal charges and a lawsuit.
It is a racist slur...if you happen to be Mafioso.
Duh.
And that racist Mario Puzo that made it famous.
DK
Fredo just let the cat out of the bag. If he was in the military... his brand new special name would be Fredo...
Sounds like he needs to hear it wherever he goes.
He can’t be fired, he is the Governor’s brother, but guess what button gets pushed from now on.
What a freaking child. Where’s his mommy? She would’ve slapped the guy silly for calling her baby Fredo. What a thin skinned pos.
Its roid rage. They have to cover it up.
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