Republican candidate Marc Molinaro says he's embarrassed Proud Boys founder invited to speak

[brooklynite]

Source: New York Daily News

ALBANY – GOP gubernatorial candidate Marc Molinaro on Tuesday said he is “a bit ashamed” that a Manhattan Republican Club invited the head of the ultranational right wing group The Proud Boys to speak over the weekend.

“I’m embarrassed these individuals were invited to speak,” Molinaro said during a 90-minute appearance before the Daily News Editorial Board.

Molinaro—who along with other top Republicans were criticized by Gov. Cuomo for remaining silent on the issue — also expressed regret that he didn’t speak out sooner, saying he didn’t realize just what the Proud Boys were and that his role as the top of the state Republican ticket cried out for him to say something.

He initially blasted “radical leftists” for vandalizing the GOP clubhouse prior to the appearance of Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes without knowing all the facts about the group he represented.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-pol-molinaro-proud-boys-mcinnes-20181016-story.html

[sandensea]

1. Sure he is.

He probably knows the organizers by name, right down to what they like to drink and how they like their burgers done.

[George II]

2. I read through his online biography and positions. Surprisingly he agrees with Cuomo....

...on more than one would think.

He won't beat Cuomo, but it's nice to see a republican with a more realistic outlook on governing than we see in trump and all his hateful followers.

[marybourg]

3. It's New York.

[NewJeffCT]

5. Connecticut was similar

Republican Jodi Rell was elevated to the governor's position in 2004 after her former boss John Rowland resigned in the face of impeachment. She became very popular and was re-elected in a landslide in 2006. When she retired in 2010, she said the proudest moment of her tenure as governor was when she signed the law legalizing same sex marriage.

[turbinetree]

4. Bull shit............................and more Bull shit from a fascist right winger

and after the fact.......................don't vet asshole..................then your not capable of doing anything in power..............

[matt819]

6. Bull

I don't know you, but I do know you're full of shit.

Okay, so you're embarrassed. Now what? Now nothing. You're going to do nothing. You're going to say nothing more. You'll tacitly accept the endorsement of white supremacists/fascists/domestic terrorists. And you'll say thank you.

You don't know who these animals are? Bull. Look at the photos. Do a google search. If you and your staff are unable to figure this out, you have no right to run for governor.

You and your fellow republicans are spineless. You don't have the guts to speak up. You don't have the guts to draw the proverbial line in the sand.

[paleotn]

7. Embarrassed? Why?

They're his kind of people after all.

[Marcuse]

10. He only confessed to being "a bit embarrassed".

[GulfCoast66]

8. You New Yorkers are lucky.

Our republican candidate for governor in Florida would be proud to have him speak. And he may likely win this election.

[tenderfoot]

9. How many actually think lefties vandalized the GOP club?

Who the f*** paints an anarchy "A" like that? And why that symbol? Fuckin' spare me.