Joe Kinsey
As if California Governor Gavin Newsom breaking his own protocols for a dinner with friends at one of America’s most expensive restaurants wasn’t enough to send people into a rage over hypocrisy, now comes the news that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo plans on having his 89-year-old mother, Matilda, over for Thanksgiving. Mom lives in Manhattan and is expected to make the trip north to the governor’s mansion for the holiday.
“The story is, my mom is going to come up and two of my girls,” the governor told Albany, New York radio station WAMC. “But the plans change. But that’s my plan.”
Just last week, Cuomo told New Yorkers to think twice about hosting family gathering for the holiday. “My personal advice is you don’t have family gatherings — even for Thanksgiving,” he said during a media conference call. “I don’t want to endanger our families, endanger our friends,” he added.
Now Cuomo is expecting daughters Michaela, 22, and Cara, 25, to be at the family Thanksgiving, along with Grandma.
Cara’s twin sister, Mariah, is in Chicago, and Dad advised her to stay put and not come back.
My daughter isn't coming to Thanksgiving. She is out of state and it’s safer not to travel.
It's hard. But I can’t think of a better gesture of love than to say, I'm making the tough choice to keep you & our family safe.
We may be physically apart but we’re spiritually together
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) November 23, 2020
“We go through all the logic, and we decide she’s not going to come home for Thanksgiving. And then she starts to cry, and she said, ‘I feel so bad … I was looking forward to seeing you, and I can’t get there,’” Cuomo recalled.
“Those of you who have children know when your child cries, it kills you. You feel pain worse than they feel pain,” he said.
Word quickly spread Monday about the governor’s quick change in opinion on having a family Thanksgiving event.
“Governor Cuomo definitely deserves an award for best actor in the fictional story lines that he’s created, declaring himself a great leader,” said Nick Langworthy, the Republican Party chairman in New York.
Cuomo has had a busy holiday week. Monday morning, he accepted a Founders Award from the Emmys for his “effective use of television during the pandemic.”
This shit is getting old. I’ll bet he pulls something for Thanksgiving. I don’t even live in NY and I hate this guy.
This is what dictators do. The world is headed for more authoritarianism in government under the guise of COVID-19. Democrats only care about power above all else.
This clown got an Emmy for his Covid briefings? Must have been best comedy. He and the buffoonish Hollywood elites congratulating him are beneath contempt. The only thing he should be served is an indictment.
Progressives giving awards to other progressives for lying about their colossal failures during the pandemic and later ignoring their own rules put in place for the plebians. Business as usual.
Just remember, TV is make believe, so getting an Emmy is appropriate for his appearances to making believe he is solving the problem.
This is what the left wants: neo feudalism. They are the knights in shiny armor and we’re peasants to them. Well my French ancestors eventually revolted and sent them to the guillotine. Hopefully they don’t push the limits too far b/c they will deserve a nasty ending if we taxpayers have to pay for their lavish lifestyle while they make us slaves.
I really want to thank yet another progressive governor for providing clarity to the rest of us relative to how seriously we should all take this virus. He and Governor Newsom are like bookends. They always make it so they somehow never feel the sting of their own questionable policies and decisions. Both Cuomo and Newsom know they are immune from removal from office because the politically myopic voter bases in their respective states. I feel badly for those who did not vote for either of these so called “leaders”. Both of these men are well versed in making sure that we all have awareness regarding the pandemic and other issues.
So remember, the great thing about having awareness is that you don’t actually have to do anything.
What a heartless bastard to ban one of his daughter’s from coming to Thanksgiving. He doesn’t even have a two-household limit to abide by like Newsom in CA. Even more heartless is trying to generate sympathy from others for doing it.