More Hypocrisy
The last time I talked about New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in this segment was last summer, as many Democrats were trying to figure out a way for him to get the party’s presidential nomination at convention, because they thought he’d be a stronger candidate than Joe Biden. Turns out they may have more than party affiliation in common, given the allegations of impropriety that continue to surface.
I’ve hesitated to point out that Cuomo only needed one unsubstantiated accusation from three decades before to lead him to call for Brett Kavanaugh to not only withdraw as a Supreme Court nominee, but essentially to withdraw from human life altogether…but now believes he needs due process and an investigation when the allegations–contemporary ones, not ones from when he was in high school or college–are against him.
I’ve hesitated because some of you note that hypocrisy is rampant in American politics these days, so it’s hardly news. Agreed, but as has also been pointed out to me, failure to call it out means sort of accepting it. And the governor’s behavior in public and private needs to be pointed out.
It’s one thing to callously send thousands of inconveniently ill seniors to certain infection and death through an executive order. That’s bad enough, but altering data and covering it up is worse. By the way, those two statements are confirmed as facts by health officials and some of his own team. It’s another to violate the personal space of another human, face-to-face, in an abuse of power based on a feeling of invincibility…not once, not twice, but if allegations are to be believed, six times.
By the way, I do believe in due process. But for all. And I believe in coverage of allegations…for all. The sixth Cuomo accuser is making claims of physical violation that are being investigated as a criminal offense. You may not have heard much about that…because suddenly the formerly mainstream media has moved on.
The governor says he won’t resign because politicians are calling for it, because he was elected by the people. Wonder if “the people” feel six is the tipping point.
