# NY gubertorial candidate Carl Paladino--you sir are an idiot **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 11, 2010, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gubertorial-candidate-carl-paladino-you-sir-are-an-idiot/556785 "2010-10-11T13:37:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gubertorial-candidate-carl-paladino-you-sir-are-an-idiot/556785/1 "2010-10-11T13:37:47Z")
[CNN story](http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/10/11/new.york.paladino.gays/index.html?hpt=T2). He said some extremely stupid things about gays. Now he’s saying “I’m only against gay marriage.” I would love the chance to ask him his feelings on gay adoption. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gubertorial-candidate-carl-paladino-you-sir-are-an-idiot/556785/2 "2010-10-11T13:44:19Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > [CNN story](http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/10/11/new.york.paladino.gays/index.html?hpt=T2). > > He said some extremely stupid things about gays. Now he’s saying “I’m only against gay marriage.” > > I would love the chance to ask him his feelings on gay adoption. It’s more probably like “I’m against anything, so long as I get elected.” ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gubertorial-candidate-carl-paladino-you-sir-are-an-idiot/556785/3 "2010-10-11T13:50:16Z")
Good to know, though, that bestiality is still OK. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gubertorial-candidate-carl-paladino-you-sir-are-an-idiot/556785/4 "2010-10-11T13:53:28Z")
I believe [Cisco](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=581440) beat you to it. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gubertorial-candidate-carl-paladino-you-sir-are-an-idiot/556785/5 "2010-10-11T15:21:40Z")
You know, people used to say they did not like politicians who parsed every word to meet the requirements of focus groups. OK, so now we got someone who is dedicated to the free-association school of public comments. \*But people are still complaining! \* ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gubertorial-candidate-carl-paladino-you-sir-are-an-idiot/556785/6 "2010-10-11T16:48:35Z")
His candor is appreciated, but I think it’s metastasized. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gubertorial-candidate-carl-paladino-you-sir-are-an-idiot/556785/7 "2010-10-11T17:47:15Z")
> [@joebuck20](#): > > Good to know, though, that bestiality is still OK. Provided the parties involved are not of the same sex. That would be perverted! ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gubertorial-candidate-carl-paladino-you-sir-are-an-idiot/556785/8 "2010-10-11T17:56:11Z")
Children should be, at the least, exposed to an assortment of horse porn, before experiencing the shock of a Gay Pride parade. ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gubertorial-candidate-carl-paladino-you-sir-are-an-idiot/556785/9 "2010-10-11T18:00:08Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Children should be, at the least, exposed to an assortment of horse porn, before experiencing the shock of a Gay Pride parade. I vote neighhhhh! ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gubertorial-candidate-carl-paladino-you-sir-are-an-idiot/556785/10 "2010-10-11T18:26:49Z")
Indictment pending. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gubertorial-candidate-carl-paladino-you-sir-are-an-idiot/556785/11 "2010-10-11T19:51:47Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Children should be, at the least, exposed to an assortment of horse porn, before experiencing the shock of a Gay Pride parade. As long as the horses are not gay. That would be icky. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gubertorial-candidate-carl-paladino-you-sir-are-an-idiot/556785/12 "2010-10-11T19:52:19Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Children should be, at the least, exposed to an assortment of horse porn, before experiencing the shock of a Gay Pride parade. Look - he just forwarded those emails to a few close friends, whom he knew would not be offended. It’s not his fault that the emails got sent to other people.\* - Actual excuse. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gubertorial-candidate-carl-paladino-you-sir-are-an-idiot/556785/13 "2010-10-11T19:53:03Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Indictment pending. Indictment? Horse whip him! Use the whole horse! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-gubertorial-candidate-carl-paladino-you-sir-are-an-idiot/556785/14 "2010-10-11T21:09:53Z")
We’ve already got one thread on this subject active on the front page, so I’m going to shut this one down.