NY GOP Governor Candidate Tackles the Gay "Rights" Issue

And, of course, he's being pilloried in the liberal media:

The conservative Republican candidate to be governor of New York told Orthodox Jewish leaders on Sunday he doesn't want children "brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality" is acceptable.

Carl Paladino, who has received strong support from conservative-libertarian "tea party" activists, made the comments at a synagogue in Brooklyn's Williamsburg section while trying to strike a contrast between himself and his Democratic rival, state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.

Paladino said he chose not to march in this summer's gay pride parade but his opponent did.

"That's not how God created us," Paladino said of being gay, "and that's not the example that we should be showing our children."

He added that children who later in life choose to marry people of the opposite sex and raise families would be "much better off and much more successful."

"I don't want them to be brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality is an equally valid and successful option," he said.

He skipped one line from his prepared text in his speech at the synagogue: "There is nothing to be proud of in being a dysfunctional homosexual."

In a statement issued after midnight, Paladino said he did not agree with the passage. He said the remarks were suggested by his "hosts at the synagogue." His campaign manager, Michael Caputo, told The New York Post that the congregation distributed the draft in Paladino's name without clearing it with the campaign. A message was left at the synagogue early Monday.

So, he's being attacked not only for what he said, but what he didn't say but was included in the text of his speech. This should be a warning to any candidate not to release his speech text in advance.

In liberal NY this won't play well at all, and the voters will probably decided to elect Andrew Cuomo, who as head of HUD played a huge role in creating the lending dynamics that causes the housing collapse. But to liberals, that's okay. At least he approves of homosexuality.  The fact that he contributed to the collapse of trillions of dollars in equity doesn't matter.

Paladino is a very straight-talking guy (pardon the pun), and in today's political environment someone who says what he really thinks is way too scary to the left and their handmaidens in the media.