NY Governor Cuomo: I Won’t ''Tolerate A Party That Caters'' To The ''Extreme'' Far-Right

[Tx4obama]

Thwarted in his attempt to pass a law decriminalizing marijuana, New York’s governor blames the right.

Frustrated by GOP resistance to his proposal to decriminalize public possession of under 25 grams of marijuana, Cuomo warned that New Yorkers won’t “tolerate a party that caters to the extreme ultra-conservative side.”

“The Conservative Party made their voice heard,” Cuomo said on Albany’s Talk 1300 AM radio. “The state Senate heard the conservative wing of the party, and they’re reacting to it.”

http://www.alan.com/2012/06/21/ny-governor-cuomo-i-wont-tolerate-a-party-that-caters-to-the-extreme-far-right/

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Gov: I’ll weed out far right

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Frustrated by GOP resistance to his proposal to decriminalize public possession of under 25 grams of marijuana, Cuomo warned that New Yorkers won’t “tolerate a party that caters to the extreme ultra-conservative side.”

“The Conservative Party made their voice heard,” Cuomo said on Albany’s Talk 1300 AM radio. “The state Senate heard the conservative wing of the party, and they’re reacting to it.”

“Extremism is defending current law?” state Conservative Party Chairman Michael Long shot back.

Cuomo has said his plan would close a loophole that can turn what is now a violation — private marijuana possession — into a misdemeanor when cops order people to empty their pockets as part of the stop-and-frisk policy.

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http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/gov_ll_weed_out_far_right_SldzCQNSKTe07etMzWcWzH

[msongs]

1. conservadems have alot of nerve criticizing "the far right" nt

[Godhumor]

2. Cuomo is hardly a conservadem

I fully expect to be supporting him in 2016.

[MannyGoldstein]

3. Then he's starting third party?

Interesting.

[jpbollma]

4. I highly doubt Cuomo is a Conservadem

You have to take his actions in the context of his state. He is a highly popular figure. I think 2016 will be between Clinton-O'Malley-Cuomo-Biden and it will probably be ugly.

[Godhumor]

5. The Clintons and Cuomos are friends

I think either Hillary or Andrew will run but not both.

[Joe the Revelator]

8. Don't forget Warner

[Odin2005]

6. That's rich, coming from a Third Way twit.

[liberalnationalist]

7. the GOP

Grand ol Police staters.

[hrmjustin]

9. Mike Long the head of the NY conservative party is a friend of mine and i never listen...

...to anything he says politically. He used to sell wines, he should go back to that.