Carl Paladino Says Andrew Cuomo “Should Be In Jail” « Alan Colmes' Liberaland

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On my radio show tonight, New York’s Republican gubernatorial nominee Carl Paladino told me that his opponent, Andrew Cuomo, “should be in jail.”

Alan asks New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino about controversial past, his anger at the media and his war with Andrew Cuomo

PALADINO: I’m pointing out crimes by my opponent. I didn’t commit any crimes. I’m pointing out crimes.

COLMES: You think Andrew Cuomo…

PALADINO: I’m pointing out Andrew Cuomo giving, giving Steve Rattner a pass. A guy gives a $88,000 bribe to the brother-in-law of a state worker.

COLMES: Should Andrew Cuomo be in jail?

PALADINO: Andrew, Andrew – he should be in jail, because he allowed Rattner to walk.

I then asked Paladino if he would have Cuomo prosecuted if he were governor.

COLMES: If you were governor, would you have him prosecuted?

PALADINO: For – for crimes?

COLMES: Yeah. Would you go – would you go after Andrew Cuomo? Would you have him prosecuted?

PALADINO: Absolutely.

As I pressed Paladino he walked it back:

COLMES: Not – but specifically Andrew Cuomo. Will you, will you seek to prosecute…

PALADINO: I don’t know. If you’ve got a crime to tell me about.

COLMES: No, you – you just said he committed a crime.

PALADINO: No, that was at HUD.

COLMES: Right.

PALADINO: That was at HUD twelve years ago, OK? That was at HUD twelve years ago.

COLMES: So you would not have the authority as governor to go after that.

But as it turns out, the matter for which Paladino thinks Cuomo “should be in jail” happenedmuch more recently than “twelve years ago.” Rattner’s immunity deal was reached during Cuomo’s tenure as New York’s attorney general, which did not begin until 2007. No word on how that might impact Paladino’s authority to prosecute Cuomo, if Paladino were to be elected governor.

Fight!!! by Mike Whittemore - Capitol Tonite...

Wow! Paladino to NYP's Dicker: "You send another goon to my daughter's house and I'll take you out!"...Paladino is NUTS..!!

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CapTon’s Kaitlyn Ross just sent this explosive video shot with her cell phone outside the Business Council’s annual meeting in Bolton Landing tonight.

As Kaitlyn reported at the top of Capital Tonight, the exchange is between Carl Paladino and NY Post State Editor Fred Dicker, who nearly came to blows and had to be separated.

The candidate for governor and journalist are shown having a confrontation over Dicker allegedly sending a photographer to follow around the 10-year-old daughter Paladino fathered outside his marriage. The Buffalo businessman called Dicker a “stalking horse” for his Democratic gubernatorial opponent, Andrew Cuomo.

Michael Caputo, Paladino’s campaign manager, tried to diffuse the situation with some levity, saying: “Fred, you’re out of line, you’re off the Christmas card list.” (That’s a reference to Caputo’s response to Joy Behar’s criticism of his candidate on “The View” earlier this week).

But then Caputo continued to lay into Dicker, accusing him of “working for Cuomo” and calling him a “terrible journalist.” Caputo also said Dicker would no longer be receiving any more communications from the Paladino campaign.

Before Paladino and Dicker were hauled off to their separate quarters, the Post Albany Bureau chief was pressing the candidate about an interview he gave to POLITICO, in which he accused Cuomo of being unfaithful to his ex-wife, Kerry Kennedy.

Paladino Announces Tom Ognibene as LG Pick - Capital Tonite

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In an exclusive interview on Capital Tonight, Carl Paladino told Liz Benjamin that he’s tapped former New York City Council Minority Leader Tom Ognibene to be his preferred running mate. (At approx: 4:15 mark in video below)