and I don't mean, "President-Elect!"
http://buffalonews.com/2016/12/26/paladino-comments-raise-questions-developers-political-future/
Carl Paladino is a NY developer, and is a Buffalo NY School Board member. He speaks his mind, seemingly not caring about what his remarks mean to others. To call his speech "politically-incorrect" is not strong-enough.
Paladino, who narrowly won re-election to another three-year term on the School Board this year, has indicated at various times that he might not serve a full term because he wants to run for governor in 2018. He was co-chairman for Trump’s New York State campaign and earlier this month, after an audience with Trump, Paladino said he was open to taking on a role in the administration if the right opportunity presented itself. “We talked about that. He knows,” Paladino said. “But I would have to have something to get my teeth into and be engaged. Otherwise, I’ve got a good job.”
He contributed some remarks to a local media outlet in western NY (Artvoice) and they drew immediate criticism.
There are nearly 20,000 signatures on at least three online petitions calling for the removal of Carl P. Paladino from the Buffalo School Board. The developer’s most recent inflammatory remarks have caught attention across the nation, including from celebrity chef Mario Batali. His own son and the transition team for President-elect Donald J. Trump have taken a stand against his comments.
Western New Yorkers are used to hearing about Paladino’s inflammatory comments . But the turmoil surrounding his latest remarks took on a life of its own, fueled by the power of social media and a tense national climate following the presidential election.
Attention around this latest instance in same ways beat By the time Artvoice published last week the comments Paladino made in a year end survey – saying he wished death by mad cow disease upon President Barack Obama and wanted First Lady Michelle Obama to be “let loose in the outback of Zimbabwe where she lives comfortably in a cave with Maxie, the gorilla” – the developer was already on a national stage poised for scrutiny from some of the country’s largest media outlets, including The New York Times, Washington Post and CNN.
Conjecture has it that Paladino may be offered a high-ranking Cabinet post.
http://buffalonews.com/2016/12/26/paladino-comments-raise-questions-developers-political-future/
Carl Paladino is a NY developer, and is a Buffalo NY School Board member. He speaks his mind, seemingly not caring about what his remarks mean to others. To call his speech "politically-incorrect" is not strong-enough.
Paladino, who narrowly won re-election to another three-year term on the School Board this year, has indicated at various times that he might not serve a full term because he wants to run for governor in 2018. He was co-chairman for Trump’s New York State campaign and earlier this month, after an audience with Trump, Paladino said he was open to taking on a role in the administration if the right opportunity presented itself. “We talked about that. He knows,” Paladino said. “But I would have to have something to get my teeth into and be engaged. Otherwise, I’ve got a good job.”
He contributed some remarks to a local media outlet in western NY (Artvoice) and they drew immediate criticism.
There are nearly 20,000 signatures on at least three online petitions calling for the removal of Carl P. Paladino from the Buffalo School Board. The developer’s most recent inflammatory remarks have caught attention across the nation, including from celebrity chef Mario Batali. His own son and the transition team for President-elect Donald J. Trump have taken a stand against his comments.
Western New Yorkers are used to hearing about Paladino’s inflammatory comments . But the turmoil surrounding his latest remarks took on a life of its own, fueled by the power of social media and a tense national climate following the presidential election.
Attention around this latest instance in same ways beat By the time Artvoice published last week the comments Paladino made in a year end survey – saying he wished death by mad cow disease upon President Barack Obama and wanted First Lady Michelle Obama to be “let loose in the outback of Zimbabwe where she lives comfortably in a cave with Maxie, the gorilla” – the developer was already on a national stage poised for scrutiny from some of the country’s largest media outlets, including The New York Times, Washington Post and CNN.
Conjecture has it that Paladino may be offered a high-ranking Cabinet post.
