Should Gov. Cuomo apologize for comments on conservatives?
Glenn excoriates NY Governor for telling extreme conservatives to get out
Monday, Jan 20, 2014 at 1:22 PM EST
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo made headlines over the weekend for comments he made about extreme conservatives in New York State. During an interview with Susan Arbetter on WCNY radio on Friday, Cuomo criticized right-to-life, pro-assault weapon, anti-gay conservatives:
CUOMO: The Republican Party candidates are running against the SAFE Act it was voted for by moderate Republicans who run the Senate! Their problem is not me and the Democrats; their problem is themselves. Who are they? Are they these extreme conservatives who are right-to-life, pro-assault-weapon, anti-gay? Is that who they are? Because if thats who they are and theyre the extreme conservatives, they have no place in the state of New York, because thats not who New Yorkers are.
Cuomo did lend his support to the moderate Republicans that have consistently worked with Democrats to pass his agenda. But he urged the extreme conservatives to figure out if your extreme conservative philosophy can survive in this state and the answer is no.
On radio this morning, Glenn questioned whether or not the New York outpost of TheBlaze would still be welcome in the state given the companys pro-life, pro-Second Amendment stance. Furthermore, Glenn questioned what Cuomo meant by the term anti-gay for he couldnt think anyone who is against a homosexuals right to live and work in society.
The governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, said some conservatives have no place in the state of New York. Extreme conservative the right-to-life, pro-assault weapon, and anti-gay have no place in the state of New York because thats not what we as New Yorkers are.
Wow, I didnt know you could speak for everybody in New York. And I dont even know what anti-gay means. Youll have to be more specific because Im the guy who holds two out of those three opinions. Theyre the first two. The third is: I stand with members of GLAAD or anybody who is a fascist and says you dont have a right to live, you dont have a right to work, you dont have a right to pursue your happiness. Ill stand against anybody who is a fascist, whether its a heterofascist or a homofascist. Ill stand against you. And I will join with anybody who understands what fascism is because I still find these things self-evident, that all men are created equal, that theyre endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights. And nobody can change them.
Now, Andrew Cuomo says, who are these extreme conservatives who are right to life, pro-assault weapon and anti-gay because thats not who New Yorkers are. Well, Id like to ask a few questions.
If youre a moderate conservative, does that mean youre okay with killing half the babies? Is there a number, Governor Cuomo, because right-to-life doesnt make you a moderate to, say, half the babies? By the way, the numbers in your state fall apart Right now it is up to five months you can come in and kill your baby. But once you go above five months, everything starts to change with your constituents Most people will say theyre absolutely pro-life, with an exception of incest, rape, and life of the mother. Thats where the numbers start to really get strong. And that doesnt seem extremist. That seems rational to me. That seems like somebody who has a heart. Now, I know there are a lot of people that say, I dont agree with that. And quite honestly, Governor, I wish I could join them. I wish I could be that way. But my heart wont let me join them But I dont condemn them I want to learn from them. And I might find that theyre absolutely right. I might find that theyre absolutely wrong. But I will decide that.