Democratic governors facing DOJ investigation over COVID 19 nursing home deaths

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New York journalist says Gov. Cuomo 'terrorized' him for daring to do his job, challenges reporters to 'tell their own Cuomo stories'

'I was fully aware of the governor's volcanic temper and track record of vindictiveness'

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Anyone following the growing nursing home COVID death scandal swirling around New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo has likely heard about the governor's reported habit of threatening people who cross him.



Now one New York journalist has gone on the record accusing Cuomo's office of bullying him during his time as editor of a magazine covering New York politics and saying that this is a pattern of behavior for the executive.



In a new op-ed for the New York Post titled "Cuomo's office terrorized me for doing my job as a journalist," former City & State editor-in-chief Morgan Pehme recounted an incident he claims took place in April 2014 when his magazine was prepared to run a story that the governor didn't like.



Pehme began his tale of Cuomo woe:



It was 4:30 a.m., so I pulled the bathroom door shut in my one-bedroom Brooklyn apartment to answer the phone without waking my then-5-year-old. On the line was Melissa DeRosa, Gov. Cuomo's then-communications director, now his second-in-command. She was threatening to destroy me.



By now, thanks to Queens Assemblyman Ron Kim blowing the whistle on the threats he received in a call from Cuomo, the public has a glimpse of the bullying practiced by the governor and his top brass.



Many Americans are shocked, having bought into the compassionate persona Cuomo conveyed in his pandemic briefings. But Kim's revelations came as no surprise to anyone who has dealt with the governor. As one Albany insider texted me last week, "everyone has an Andrew Cuomo story."

The onetime editor said his publication was going to expose Cuomo's efforts to distort a report on public corruption — a report for which Pehme's magazine got pushback from Cuomo's office the minute the outlet began digging.



Though he cannot quote exactly what the governor's office threatened him with, Pehme said he knows that a promise to "destroy" his career and get revenge was included in the threats.



And the fear he experienced was warranted, he added, considering Cuomo's "track record of vindictiveness":



I had no reason to think these were idle threats. I was fully aware of the governor's volcanic temper and track record of vindictiveness. If he wanted to crush me, he could and likely would.



This was a serious gut check for me. I worried about losing my livelihood, damaging my future, letting down my wife and daughter. But fortunately, I had bosses and colleagues who stood by the quality of our work. So we published the piece, like the press is supposed to do in the face of intimidation.

According to Pehme, "abusive calls" from the governor's office or the governor himself are regular fare for the Albany press corps:



[T]he abuse he privately metes out amounts to a systematic campaign to chill negative coverage of his administration. And it works.



Editors kill legitimate stories because of his threats; reporters shy away from promising tips; sources stay silent.



There are many reasons the media don't expose the governor's bullying. Albany reporters fear that if the governor freezes them out, they won't be able to do their jobs effectively. Some journalists see speaking up as a violation of the unwritten code of "off-the-record" conversations. Others just assume that "everyone knows" how Cuomo operates, so it isn't worth reporting.

Pehme closed his piece urging journalists to do their jobs and report the truth about Cuomo — just as they did when the #MeToo movement uncovered abusive "monsters" in the entertainment industry.



"Journalists are agents of accountability," he wrote. "It's time for New York's reporters to step up and tell their own Cuomo stories."

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A former aide to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo who previously accused him of sexual harassment has come forward with details of the harassment she allegedly experienced.



Lindsey Boylan, formerly the deputy secretary for economic development and special adviser in the Cuomo administration from March 2015 to October 2018, accused Gov. Cuomo of sexual harassment and bullying in a written post published on Medium Wednesday.

[Anonymous]

New York journalist says Gov. Cuomo 'terrorized' him for daring to do his job, challenges reporters to 'tell their own Cuomo stories'

'I was fully aware of the governor's volcanic temper and track record of vindictiveness'

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Anyone following the growing nursing home COVID death scandal swirling around New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo has likely heard about the governor's reported habit of threatening people who cross him.



Now one New York journalist has gone on the record accusing Cuomo's office of bullying him during his time as editor of a magazine covering New York politics and saying that this is a pattern of behavior for the executive.



In a new op-ed for the New York Post titled "Cuomo's office terrorized me for doing my job as a journalist," former City & State editor-in-chief Morgan Pehme recounted an incident he claims took place in April 2014 when his magazine was prepared to run a story that the governor didn't like.



Pehme began his tale of Cuomo woe:



It was 4:30 a.m., so I pulled the bathroom door shut in my one-bedroom Brooklyn apartment to answer the phone without waking my then-5-year-old. On the line was Melissa DeRosa, Gov. Cuomo's then-communications director, now his second-in-command. She was threatening to destroy me.



By now, thanks to Queens Assemblyman Ron Kim blowing the whistle on the threats he received in a call from Cuomo, the public has a glimpse of the bullying practiced by the governor and his top brass.



Many Americans are shocked, having bought into the compassionate persona Cuomo conveyed in his pandemic briefings. But Kim's revelations came as no surprise to anyone who has dealt with the governor. As one Albany insider texted me last week, "everyone has an Andrew Cuomo story."

The onetime editor said his publication was going to expose Cuomo's efforts to distort a report on public corruption — a report for which Pehme's magazine got pushback from Cuomo's office the minute the outlet began digging.



Though he cannot quote exactly what the governor's office threatened him with, Pehme said he knows that a promise to "destroy" his career and get revenge was included in the threats.



And the fear he experienced was warranted, he added, considering Cuomo's "track record of vindictiveness":



I had no reason to think these were idle threats. I was fully aware of the governor's volcanic temper and track record of vindictiveness. If he wanted to crush me, he could and likely would.



This was a serious gut check for me. I worried about losing my livelihood, damaging my future, letting down my wife and daughter. But fortunately, I had bosses and colleagues who stood by the quality of our work. So we published the piece, like the press is supposed to do in the face of intimidation.

According to Pehme, "abusive calls" from the governor's office or the governor himself are regular fare for the Albany press corps:



[T]he abuse he privately metes out amounts to a systematic campaign to chill negative coverage of his administration. And it works.



Editors kill legitimate stories because of his threats; reporters shy away from promising tips; sources stay silent.



There are many reasons the media don't expose the governor's bullying. Albany reporters fear that if the governor freezes them out, they won't be able to do their jobs effectively. Some journalists see speaking up as a violation of the unwritten code of "off-the-record" conversations. Others just assume that "everyone knows" how Cuomo operates, so it isn't worth reporting.

Pehme closed his piece urging journalists to do their jobs and report the truth about Cuomo — just as they did when the #MeToo movement uncovered abusive "monsters" in the entertainment industry.



"Journalists are agents of accountability," he wrote. "It's time for New York's reporters to step up and tell their own Cuomo stories."

I wonder if his own party in New York will decide he should resign.

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A former aide to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo who previously accused him of sexual harassment has come forward with details of the harassment she allegedly experienced.



Lindsey Boylan, formerly the deputy secretary for economic development and special adviser in the Cuomo administration from March 2015 to October 2018, accused Gov. Cuomo of sexual harassment and bullying in a written post published on Medium Wednesday.

Ya, some ugly stuff  .. pointed to cigar box and giggled (then Clinton would be a hero of his) .. "Let's play strip poker" .. "kissed her "on the lips" without warning inside his Manhattan office." ... and a lot more



If it's true, there will be others and they  will pile on now

[Anonymous]

Cuomo has become liability.

[Anonymous]

White House press secretary Jen Psaki dodged questions Thursday about the new sexual harassment allegations raised against Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the same day Cuomo is set to take part in a meeting with President Joe Biden and the remainder of the nation's governors.

[Anonymous]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis touted his state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic after he did not issue sweeping lockdowns during the first day of the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).



"Florida got right. The lockdown states got it wrong," DeSantis, a Republican, said at the Florida-based event on Friday morning, kicking off the three-day event that is slated to end Sunday.



Since the start of the pandemic last year, Florida did not issue economic lockdowns and did not place strict gathering limits—in contrast to states such as California, Michigan, or Pennsylvania. As a result, Florida has seen an influx of new residents who ostensibly are fleeing their home states due to the lockdown orders.



While DeSantis has been skewered by mainstream news outlets and some Democratic elected officials, both California and Florida have similar per capita rates of COVID-19 cases. California—which has implemented numerous lockdowns since last summer—has about 8,900 cases per 100,000 people while Florida has 8,700 per 100,000 people. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, has triggered significant at-home backlash over the state's lockdown rules and school closures, with a recall petition that is circulating around the Golden State nearing the threshold.

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Women Of Democrat Party Strangely Silent On Andrew Cuomo Sexual Harassment Scandal



High ranking women of the Democrat party are conspicuously silent about the sexual harassment scandal engulfing New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.



What happened to me too? What happened to believe all women? Where are the woman Democrats who shrieked about all of this during the Kavanaugh hearings?



Was it all just for show?



Was it all just about politics?



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Women Of Democrat Party Strangely Silent On Andrew Cuomo Sexual Harassment Scandal



High ranking women of the Democrat party are conspicuously silent about the sexual harassment scandal engulfing New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.



What happened to me too? What happened to believe all women? Where are the woman Democrats who shrieked about all of this during the Kavanaugh hearings?



Was it all just for show?



Was it all just about politics?



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They were silent on the allegations against Joe Biden too.

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They sure are

[Anonymous]

Watch that snake Jim Acosta squirm.

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[Anonymous]

Watch that snake Jim Acosta squirm.

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I can't stand Jim Acosta.

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2nd Former Aide Accuses Cuomo Of Sexual Harassment



Charlotte Bennett, a health policy adviser in the Democratic governor's administration until November, told The New York Times that Cuomo asked her inappropriate questions about her sex life, including whether she had ever had sex with older men.



[hint hint .. sigh]

[Anonymous]

2nd Former Aide Accuses Cuomo Of Sexual Harassment



Charlotte Bennett, a health policy adviser in the Democratic governor's administration until November, told The New York Times that Cuomo asked her inappropriate questions about her sex life, including whether she had ever had sex with older men.



[hint hint .. sigh]

If he was a Republican, the media and the political establishment would demand his resignation into the deaths at long term care facilities.

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2nd Former Aide Accuses Cuomo Of Sexual Harassment



Charlotte Bennett, a health policy adviser in the Democratic governor's administration until November, told The New York Times that Cuomo asked her inappropriate questions about her sex life, including whether she had ever had sex with older men.



[hint hint .. sigh]

If he was a Republican, the media and the political establishment would demand his resignation into the deaths at long term care facilities.

Very much so ... media would be 24/7 on it ... and / or for shenanigans with female staff