Politics

Carl Paladino Sends Psycho Message After Claims He Owes Campaigners Cash

By Joe Coscarelli Tue., Mar. 15 2011 at 3:43 PM
Categories: Carl Paladino, Joe Coscarelli, Paranoia Politics, Politics

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Yesterday, the hometown paper of failed New York gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino, the Buffalo News, claimed that he owed as much as $130,000 to about a dozen people who worked on his 2010 campaign. Paladino has a history of acting crazy, and rash rants of the racist, homophobic, and all-around insulting variety have become his specialty. After his loss, he wrote a nutty letter to a journalist, blaming the media for his unsuccessful political bid, and is seemingly keeping up that tradition today with a response for the Buffalo News entitled, "SPINELESS AND HIS HATCHET MAN." In it, he writes angrily that the newspaper folks "live in a bubble" and much, much more. The whole thing is nearly a thousand words and ends with this: "To the thousands of people I have forwarded this memo to please feel free to forward it on to your friends and relatives and reprint it on your blogs and websites." After the jump, we've done just that!

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Carl Paladino Owes Staffers $130,000 From Failed Campaign

By Joe Coscarelli Mon., Mar. 14 2011 at 9:52 AM
Categories: Campaign 2010, Carl Paladino, Joe Coscarelli, Politics
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Unsuccessful New York gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino still owes about $130,000 to "about a dozen" employees from his campaign last year, according to the Buffalo News, his very same hometown paper that endorsed his rival, now-governor Andrew Cuomo. The paper claims that various "salaries, fees and expenses" are owed to a handful of "consultants, vendors and staff members," while the shyster's company Paladino for the People sits in about $6.1 million in debt with a balance of just $5,305, according to public records. "I would have expected a nice thank-you from Carl for all the hard work I had contributed, but instead I got screwed," said Paladino's former manager of internal operations.More »
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Bad Ideas

Chris Lee Could Be Replaced By Carl Paladino

By Joe Coscarelli Thu., Feb. 10 2011 at 5:35 PM
Categories: Bad Ideas, Carl Paladino, Joe Coscarelli, Politics

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​Christopher Lee, the New York representative who resigned yesterday amid a scandal over shirtless pictures, will be replaced between 30 and 45 days after Governor Andrew Cuomo calls for a special election. Rumors have already started as to who might run for the spot, including one that New Yorkers might remember. Lee just happened to represent the 26th district, where Tea Party choice Carl Paladino, the losing candidate for governor of New York, happened to get 61 percent of the vote. For those who don't remember, Paladino is something of a handful.

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Carl Paladino Blames the Media in Slightly Batshit, Sore Loser Letter

By Joe Coscarelli Sat., Dec. 4 2010 at 3:06 PM
Categories: Andrew Cuomo, Carl Paladino, Joe Coscarelli, Politics, WNYC

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Carl Paladino was pretty much crushed by Andrew Cuomo in the race for governor of New York, and if you thought he was going to be a gracious failed candidate then you weren't paying attention to any of the campaign. Yesterday, he sounded off about the media in a letter to political journalist and Capital Tonight anchor Liz Benjamin, obtained by WNYC's Azi Paybarah. It's typically delusional, rude, almost sad and four pages long. You can read the whole thing below.

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Relationships

Buffalo Is So Over Carl Paladino

By Jen Doll Thu., Nov. 4 2010 at 9:43 AM
Categories: Carl Paladino, Jen Doll, Moving On, Relationships

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In credence to the adaptability and resilience of the human spirit, Buffalo, hometown to the little governor that wasn't, Carl Paladino, is kinda okay with things. In fact, maybe they never loved him in the first place. And even if they did, they certainly didn't consider him "marriage material." Let's face it, a breakup was inevitable.

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Campaign 2010

Carl Paladino Says Goodbye With His Best Lester Maddox Imitation

By Tom Robbins Wed., Nov. 3 2010 at 9:18 AM
Categories: Campaign 2010, Carl Paladino, Featured, Tom Robbins
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Late last night Carl Paladino came on the air for his final hurrah and to admit defeat by Andrew Cuomo. He choked back tears, snarled at the media, and gave us one final reminder that -- no matter how much great theater he brought to this race -- we should count our blessings that we live in a state where his kind of toxic tea leaves get swept into the November trash. That happened when he produced a baseball bat -- his long-declared weapon of choice for cleaning up Albany. He stood there with the bat above his shoulder and a grimace on his face, looking like he'd enjoy the hell out of a big swing at someone's head, and just about anyone -- from Shelly Silver to the Times reporter who asked about his pit bull's license -- would suffice.

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Breaking

Election Update: Wins Called for Andrew Cuomo, Kirsten Gillibrand, Chuck Schumer

By Jen Doll Tue., Nov. 2 2010 at 9:16 PM
Categories: Andrew Cuomo, Breaking, Carl Paladino, Politics

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According to early exit polls, Andrew Cuomo is the new governor of New York. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer also maintain their spots in the Senate, as was pretty much expected. According to an AP analysis of poll results, three-quarters of moderates supported Cuomo over Paladino. Crazy Carl...we'll miss you. Sort of.

Meanwhile, NBC News was the first to project that Republicans will win the House by a wide margin (Fox followed suit shortly after, as did CNN). In other news you want to know: Christine O'Donnell has lost to Chris Coons in Delaware.

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Caffeine Nation

Morning Links: Your Election Day Edition

By Jen Doll Tue., Nov. 2 2010 at 8:59 AM
Categories: Andrew Cuomo, Caffeine Nation, Carl Paladino, City Hall, City Life, Elections, Jen Doll

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• It's Election Day, in case you hadn't noticed. Find your polling place and get other useful info on how and when and where to vote in New York here. Or try this cool Google gadget. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. City government offices and courts are closed, as are public schools for students. Alternate side parking and garbage/recycling pickups are suspended, as well. [311]


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Photo Op

New York Gubernatorial Candidate Makes Final Pre-Election Push With Local Constituents

By Jen Doll Mon., Nov. 1 2010 at 5:09 PM
Categories: Albany, Carl Paladino, Elections, Jen Doll, Photo Op, Why Does Carl Paladino Always Look Like He Poo'd His Pants?

According to photographic evidence provided by WNYCMedia.net, New York's Republican option for governor, Carl Paladino, partied with sexy wenches, a, er, "guy in blackface" (or maybe a burn victim/devil person/sexy post-op Jocelyn Wildenstein?), and a zombie for Halloween at West Seneca bar Potter's Field. Unless that's really Andrew Cuomo in a very realistic Carl Paladino mask.

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Reminder: Vote tomorrow, or you have no excuse for anything. Anything.

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Morning Links: Election Day Nears; Cargo Bombs Possibly Meant to Go Off In Flight; Dance Club Opens for Dogs

By Jen Doll Mon., Nov. 1 2010 at 9:03 AM
Categories: Andrew Cuomo, Caffeine Nation, Carl Paladino, City Life, Jen Doll

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• It's a cold, bright first day of November. Today through Wednesday should be sunny, with rain coming toward the end of the week. [Weather]

• Election Day is tomorrow. Get ready to vote. (Currently, New York gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo has a reported 25-point lead over Carl Paladino, though he says he's not paying attention to that.) Nationally, Democrats are staying hopeful, while Republicans try not to overplay their expected victory -- yet. [NY1, CNN]

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