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He has focused on the insane taxing and spending that goes on in Albany. This time, he was speaking to a group of Hasidic Jews. They vote according to their common beliefs and they vote in large groups. From the comments I have read on the Yeshiva World News website, they like Paladino both for his desire to take a baseball bat to the state’s corruption and his frank statements about issues such as gay marriage.

I admire Paladino for his guts and gusto. It’s refreshing and bold. It is, IMO, what the people really want from their leaders rather than the PC baloney that has kept us in chains for too long. New York is not just the cesspool called Manhattan, so he may just have a chance to win the governorship.

Paladino has no qualification that I know of to describe any group as being “dysfuntional”—unless it is the corruptocrats who have buried NY state in red ink, who he is ostensibly running to replace. And it would be their policies that would be meaningfully called dusyfunctional.

Exactly what Hasidic Jews think of homosexuals, how they came by their opinion (assuming there is one), what its relevance is in the governors’ race, I dunno. You say Paladino is a gutsy guy but you say he was telling Hasidic Jews what they want to hear. Sounds like the same old thing to me.

(And by the way: what would Paladino do as governor to end the gay “dysfunction?” Barbed wire? And what if he decides something you do is dysfunctional? He has this claim on an expertise in what is dysfunctional because he__________—??)

>>(And by the way: what would Paladino do as governor to end the gay “dysfunction?” Barbed wire? And what if he decides something you do is dysfunctional? He has this claim on an expertise in what is dysfunctional because he__________—??)

Oh puh-leeze. That’s quite a straw man you’ve constructed there. No one is suggesting that.

How about just ending all the “homosexuality is just a lifestyle choice” type indoctrination in public schools?

(And by the way: what would Paladino do as governor to end the gay “dysfunction?” Barbed wire? And what if he decides something you do is dysfunctional? He has this claim on an expertise in what is dysfunctional because he__________—??)

What you do as governor to end the gay "dysfunction" is prevent in whatever way possible the establishment of laws that are "good for" only a portion of society. That's the standard operating procedure these days and its enabler is political correctness. Making the statement is all he really needed to do. He stood up to PC. Now we will see if it knocks him down and out.

You criticized Mr. Paladino for making this statement and then you when informed that it was said in a particular context to a certain group, you criticize that. He wasn't saying "what they wanted to hear". Apparently he was simply telling them where he agrees with them. I imagine he was establishing a rapport with and a sort of comfort level for them. I guess he hasn't received an invitation to speak from any gay and lesbian groups so it can't be determined if he would say otherwise to them.

I get the impression from your posts on this thread that you are feeling some anguish beyond the political. I have a niece, a nephew and three cousins who are gay or lesbian. (we have a big family) I love them but still realize that their "lifestyle", whether or not it is innate, is dysfunctional.

Well, it looks like you’re a libertarian, and that you didn’t read the article.

There must be some active Ayn Rand threads going on that you can run off to. ;-D

Do us a favor and STFU. Your agenda is quite clear.