BOLTON LANDING, N.Y. — Aides had to separate New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino from a journalist during an angry exchange Wednesday night before a speech. New York Post State Editor Fred Dicker asked Paladino to provide proof of his claim to a Politico blog that his opponent, Democrat Andrew Cuomo, had extramarital affairs. Cuomo is divorced from Kerry Kennedy, Robert Kennedy's daughter. Paladino said he would provide proof "at the appropriate time" and then accused Dicker of "working for Cuomo" and being a "terrible journalist," Capitaltonight.com reported..................>>>>................>>>>.................http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39430399/ns/politics-decision_2010/
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
Never. No reporter will defend Paladino or any GOP like Dicker defended Cuomo. Don't be silly. The media is apoplectic that someone who isn't part of the "club" has risen up so fast. All the rich, the elites, organized religion, the Ivy leaguers and the establishment are insanely upset. Just look at Box.
"While Foreign Terrorists were plotting to murder and maim using homemade bombs in Boston, Democrap officials in Washington DC, Albany and here were busy watching ME and other law abiding American Citizens who are gun owners and taxpayers, in an effort to blame the nation's lack of security on US so that they could have a political scapegoat."
the establishment are insanely upset. Just look at Box.
What do I have to be 'upset' about. Paladino loses votes every time he opens his mouth. Paladino is just one more TeaBagger going down in flames.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
Oh Box, go back to the Unitarian temple or the Quaker Hall and figure out ways to dismantle America some more. Your guy is a shoe-in.
"While Foreign Terrorists were plotting to murder and maim using homemade bombs in Boston, Democrap officials in Washington DC, Albany and here were busy watching ME and other law abiding American Citizens who are gun owners and taxpayers, in an effort to blame the nation's lack of security on US so that they could have a political scapegoat."
Paladino Camp On Carl Protecting His Family by Carl Paladino on Thursday, September 30, 2010 at 2:43pm
STATEMENT OF MICHAEL CAPUTO CAMPAIGN MANAGER, PALADINO FOR THE PEOPLE
The New York Post sent a photographer to the Buffalo home where Carl Paladino's 10-year-old daughter lives with her mother. This photographer attempted to take photos of the child through the windows and subsequently attempted to follow the girl to a playground.
We believe this conduct puts Carl Paladino's daughter in harm's way, susceptible to kidnapping or sexual predators. This behavior by The New York Post and their senior political editor Fred Dicker is unacceptable. Endangering the safety of a 10-year-old child is repugnant.
Carl Paladino is passionate about the need to clean up the mess in Albany. The only thing he is more passionate about is his family. Carl is deeply concerned about the privacy of his children and grandchildren. His concern is well founded: in April his corporate and campaign office was threatened with a bomb by a serial felon - this man is being prosecuted today.
Fred Dicker has demonstrated his bias in this campaign from the beginning. Veteran observers recall a similar bias during the campaigns that elected Eliot Spitzer and George Pataki.
On September 17th, Mr. Dicker wrote of Cuomo's "tax and spending cut plan," although Mr. Cuomo has proposed no tax cut and no spending cut. Rather, Andrew Cuomo proposes to "slow the rate of growth of taxes."
When Andrew Cuomo's campaign charged Carl Paladino with receiving millions of dollars in state leases, Mr. Dicker failed to note that Andrew Cuomo or his Democratic predecessor reviewed and approved all of Mr. Paladino's leases.
When Mr. Dicker attacked Paladino campaign chairwoman Nancy Naples, for awarding bond underwriting to an underwriter active in the Conservative Party, Mr. Dicker failed to note that the Comptroller who succeeded Nancy did the very same thing and Nancy was never accused of any improper conduct. And Mr. Dicker knew it, because I told him. He failed to write it because it didn't fit the Cuomo campaign plan.
Andrew Cuomo is on Fred Dicker's speed dial.
Sadly, while Fred Dicker may be on the payroll of The New York Post, his outrageous bias toward Mr. Cuomo is demonstrated again and again through his coverage of this campaign. Every political reporter and observer in the state knows his bias.
Carl Paladino has been repeatedly asked irrelevant questions regarding relationships he may have had while married. We challenge Fred Dicker to ask Andrew Cuomo this question on the record, since it has been posed repeatedly to Carl Paladino: "Did you engage in extramarital relationships while you were married?" A simple "Yes" or "No" will suffice.
Mr. Dicker will not ask this question of Cuomo, nor will Andrew Cuomo answer it.
Mr. Dicker gets extra Cuomo Brownie Points by claiming Carl threatened him. Carl has used this exact word choice throughout this campaign and several times on Mr. Dicker's radio show: he'll take out this government. He'll take out the bad guys. He'll take out Sheldon Silver.
Carl feels the same about Mr. Dicker, who is the best example of the cozy relationship some media have with the ruling elite. This is part of the problem in Albany, and Carl will take out the trash.
Mr. Dicker's real purpose in this charade is to help Andrew Cuomo avoid a public debate, where he might be forced to answer questions about his disastrous stewardship of the U.S. Department of Housing, where he's largely responsible for the sub prime mortgage crisis by requiring government agencies to purchase hundreds of millions of dollars worth of bad mortgages, costing U.S. taxpayers $2.4 trillion or why he has failed to prosecute Obama advisor and big Democratic fundraiser Steve Rattner for bribery, instead prosecuting the state official whose brother received the bribe, but not prosecuting Mr. Rattner, who made the $77,000 bribe in order to receive $75 million in state pension funds.
New York voters can judge Carl Paladino and Andrew Cuomo's relative fitness for the governorship only through such a debate. If Andrew Cuomo does not have the courage to debate his opponents, how can he have the courage to break the stranglehold of the special interests destroying this state?
Carl has returned to Buffalo to console his upset daughter. The Post photographers are gone. But will Mr. Dicker, who has no children, publish the photos? That is Carl's main concern.
How did Carl put it? When asked about his campaign style, Paladino replied... "It's Going to Get Nastier"! The Paladino camp neglects to answer the question that Paladino refused to answer when asked by Dicker... "Do you have any evidence to back up your claims that Cuomo had an affair?"
Paladino's answer was to divert attention from that question, to his daughter... the result of Paladino's own affair.
Carl was right... "It's Going to Get Nastier"!
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
Go Carl Go! Next flip over a table at a press conference. NYS Chris Christie. He don't need no baseball bat. Typical liberal hypocrites they can smear Carl but don't question Prince Andrew. Forget affairs let's talk about HUD under Andrews "leadership". No one in the press dares ask Prince Andrew a real question.
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
Carl's hot temper, bad judgment, and total lack of knowledge as governor... NY will be better off with Lazio than Paladino.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
New Yorkers weigh in on Paladino, Dicker argument Reported by: Walt McClure Email: waltmcclure@fox23news.com Videographer: B. Sanders Last Update: 6:48 pm
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Related Links Video released: Paladino fights with reporter Talk1300.com It was a dramatic ending to a business dinner in Bolton Landing after a reporter and a man who wants to be governor go at it.
The confrontation between Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino and New York Post reporter Fred Dicker is making national headlines.
During the argument Fred Dicker asked why Carl Paladino has brought up infidelity allegations against Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo. That is when Paladino accused Dicker and his paper of stalking his out-of-wedlock daughter.
“What evidence do you have for something that most people would consider a smear?” asked Dicker to Paladino.
Paladino answered, “I want to know why you sent your goons after my daughter.”
After that question, things started to go bad between the two.
“Do you have the evidence or not?” asked Dicker.
“Fred, at the appropriate time...” said Paladino.
“He's got three daughters,” said Dicker. “How can you say that about him?”
“Oh, I have a daughter too, Fred,” said Paladino. “But you talked about her publicly,” said Dicker.
And then it got worse.
“You're his stalking horse,” said Paladino to Dicker. “You're his bird dog. You made the charge! You send another goon to my daughter's house and I'll take you out, buddy!”
Dicker: “You're gonna take me out?” Paladino: “Yeah.” Dicker: “How are you gonna do that?” Paladino: “Watch!”
Dicker was all over national TV Thursday reacting to the confrontation and allegations that he's biased.
“We didn't do a story about the child,” said Dicker to FOX News. “We did a story about the mother, who apparently is on good terms with Carl Paladino, so I think he misrepresented what was written in our paper and was trying to shift the focus from his allegations against Cuomo.”
Paladino's campaign manager Michael Caputo issued a lengthy statement again accusing Dicker of carrying Cuomo's water.
“We challenge Fred Dicker to ask Andrew Cuomo this question on the record, since it has been repeatedly posed to Carl Paladino – ‘did you engage in extramarital relationships while you were married?’ A simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’ will suffice. Mr. Dicker will not ask this question of Cuomo, nor will Andrew Cuomo answer it.”
The Cuomo campaign doing its best to stay above the fray - campaign spokesman Josh Vlasto says in a statement.
“We have not and will not descend into the gutter with Paladino, Caputo and adviser Roger Stone....we're not going to start now because the people of New York deserve a better dialogue from their candidates and journalists.”
People at the Rensselaer Train Station weighed in on the debate.
“I don't think its right. I think it's wrong. It's definitely doing him a disservice because it's making him look bad.”
“Paladino was really, I think he's very angry about something.”
“In terms of who I'm going to finally vote for, I will not base it on his manner of speech.”
Comments on a blog of the Talk 1300 website, the station that airs Dicker's radio show, overwhelmingly supportes Paladino on the confrontation.
The confrontation is not Dicker's first. In 1990 he got into a confrontation with GOP gubernatorial candidate Pierre Rinfret, who accused Dicker of lying.
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
Comments on a blog of the Talk 1300 website, the station that airs Dicker's radio show, overwhelmingly supportes Paladino on the confrontation.
Ya just gotta love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What would even make Dicker think the 'people' would support him? People hate the media! And they sure as hell love that bat swinging, take ya out, paladino!!!! 'bout time!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
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When is someone from the media going to ask Cuomo about his HUD "leadership"? 
