# Cuomo might be in some trouble \[Gov has resigned\]\[Brother Chris fired by CNN\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [February 24, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678 "2021-02-24T22:32:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/263 "2021-08-10T16:42:17Z")
Better define ‘statewide’ as in ‘you also won’t run for President’ while they’re at it. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/264 "2021-08-10T16:43:45Z")
More on the Governor-in-waiting: [Kathy Hochul - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Hochul) ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/265 "2021-08-10T16:53:07Z")
I don’t think he’d get through the Democratic primary process, but if he ran as a Republican… ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/266 "2021-08-10T16:57:34Z")
Naah, if he had made them drag him out of the building kicking and screaming, then _that_ would make him attractive to the Rs. ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/267 "2021-08-10T17:32:04Z")
Wikipedia already has Kathy Hochul on its List of governor’s of New York with her “Time in Office” given at -14 days. That seems premature. > **[List of governors of New York](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_governors_of_New_York)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > The governor of New York is the head of government of the U.S. state of New York and the head of the executive branch of New York's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The officeholder has a duty to enforce state laws, to convene the New York State Legislature, the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the legislature, as well as to grant pardons, except in cases of treason and impeachment. > Fift... ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/268 "2021-08-10T17:43:00Z")
> [@flurb](#): > > Wikipedia already has Kathy Hochul on its List of governor’s of New York with her “Time in Office” given at -14 days. That seems premature. Bearing in mind that Wikipedia’s content is member-generated, it was undoubtedly added by some person who either wanted to be “first in” to add Hochul to the article, or was making a joke. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/269 "2021-08-10T19:22:37Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > I was under the impression that his impeachment might happen sooner than two weeks. It’ll be interesting to see what the NY state legislature does with this news. My understanding from reporting is that for the most part they really didn’t want to go there, but Cuomo was forcing their hand. I suspect they’ll breathe a sigh of relief and let it go, unless he starts prevaricating some more. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/270 "2021-08-10T19:49:55Z")
So why two weeks? What exactly will he be doing in this period? Pardons? Patronage appointments? ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/271 "2021-08-10T20:01:54Z")
It could be just to ensure an orderly transition to the Lieutenant Governor. I mean, he may still feel responsible and he’s generally a good leader, with some awful exceptions. ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/272 "2021-08-10T20:03:52Z")
This is certain to short-circuit the impeachment, nobody wants to have to go through all of that for a guy who’s already gone. And I’m sure that was part of Cuomo’s calculation. One thing to keep in mind is that Cuomo has (as of last month) an $18 million campaign warchest that he can hold onto and bide his time. He’s “only” 63. If things go to shit with the delta variant and the economy tanks, people may well start to look back on his Governorship with fondness. ---
**Author:** ![StraightTalk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/straighttalk/32/9982_2.png) [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/273 "2021-08-10T22:26:33Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > WaPo media columnist Margaret Sullivan (she writes op-eds discussing how the media are handling various things; formerly did the same at NYT) has a column comparing coverage of Cuomo by local Albany NY paper vs coverage by CNN and kid brother Chris Cuomo. > > tl;dr: She highly approves of the local Albany paper coverage, but trashes Chris Cuomo’s and CNN’s behavior in covering the story. > > [https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/andrew-cuomo-chris-cuomo-cnn-albany-times-union/2021/08/09/c7e1f3ca-f90b-11eb-943a-c5cf30d50e6a\_story.html](https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/andrew-cuomo-chris-cuomo-cnn-albany-times-union/2021/08/09/c7e1f3ca-f90b-11eb-943a-c5cf30d50e6a_story.html) > > > [@](#): > > > > We’d start with the admirable journalism at the Albany Times Union, the newspaper in New York’s capital, where Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s political career is in flames following the state attorney general’s scathing report; it detailed credible sexual-harassment charges by a growing number of women, some on the state payroll. > > > > And then we’d look — askance — at the deplorable behavior at CNN, where the governor’s brother, Chris Cuomo, is a popular host who has put brotherly love ahead of journalistic propriety. And where the network’s leadership has let him get away with it. I watch a lot of CNN and everyone except Chris Cuomo has been reporting on Andrew Cuomo. They seem to have been objective. Chris doesn’t say anything at all which I think is the right approach. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/274 "2021-08-10T22:33:54Z")
Agreed. Professionally, Chris gets absolutely and unequivocally embargoed from this story. There really doesn’t seem to be any other reasonable way. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/275 "2021-08-10T23:04:34Z")
> [@StraightTalk](#): > > I watch a lot of CNN and everyone except Chris Cuomo has been reporting on Andrew Cuomo. They seem to have been objective. Chris doesn’t say anything at all which I think is the right approach. I agree. However, I could see the argument that he should say this out loud, that he does not feel it would be proper to comment or cover this story. The choice in what to cover can also be biased. There definitely were people who seemed to think he was avoiding talking about it for less scrupulous reasons. Granted, I would argue these were attempts at a smear, not legitimate concerns, but some people believed them. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/276 "2021-08-10T23:10:12Z")
Cuomo is just giving the standard two weeks’ notice when leaving a job, that’s all. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/277 "2021-08-10T23:53:54Z")
I see it as a move in retroactive support of Trump’s second impeachment. If they stopped impeachment hearings just because Cuomo is no longer in office, then people might say that Trump’s second impeachment was similarly pointless. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/278 "2021-08-11T00:04:10Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > I see it as a move in retroactive support of Trump’s second impeachment. If they stopped impeachment hearings just because Cuomo is no longer in office, then people might say that Trump’s second impeachment was similarly pointless. - Could be. It’s also insurance that Cuomo won’t try to reneg—saying something like ‘I’ve spoken to so many who feel that I can best serve the people of NY by staying, after all.’ Apparently impeachment at the state level requires bureaucratic steps that take time to accomplish; by continuing the process, they can jump immediately to the impeachment vote, should Cuomo try to cling to power. ---
**Author:** ![StraightTalk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/straighttalk/32/9982_2.png) [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/279 "2021-08-11T00:09:09Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > > [@StraightTalk](#): > > > > I watch a lot of CNN and everyone except Chris Cuomo has been reporting on Andrew Cuomo. They seem to have been objective. Chris doesn’t say anything at all which I think is the right approach. > > I agree. However, I could see the argument that he should say this out loud, that he does not feel it would be proper to comment or cover this story. The choice in what to cover can also be biased. > > There definitely were people who seemed to think he was avoiding talking about it for less scrupulous reasons. Granted, I would argue these were attempts at a smear, not legitimate concerns, but some people believed them. FTR Chris Cuomo has said this on his show. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/280 "2021-08-11T02:21:47Z")
There was more to it than that. Chris Cuomo was reported to be talking privately to Andrew, offering him advice on the matter, and in particular insider advice on how to handle the press and the publicity. That was seen as a serious conflict of interest in his behavior and in CNN’s tolerating it. ---
**Author:** ![StraightTalk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/straighttalk/32/9982_2.png) [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/281 "2021-08-11T02:29:37Z")
He did respond to that and he did say it was a mistake and apologized. However, I didn’t see a problem with it. Can anyone explain why it was a problem for him to consult with his brother? ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/282 "2021-08-11T02:33:53Z")
> [@StraightTalk](#): > > Can anyone explain why it was a problem for him to consult with his brother? Cuomo the Younger is an insider in the news broadcasting industry. One of the principles of journalism is to report from the point of view of a “disinterested” outside observer (unless you’re doing Op-Ed I suppose), and the journalist is NOT supposed to make himself part of the story. But Cuomo the Younger, as an insider in the field, has all kinds of inside information and understanding. By advising his Big Brother on how to deal with it, he makes himself part of the story, and that’s a big no-no in journalism. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678.md?page=15)