Mayor De Blasio and Governor Cuomo are crazy for nipples!

Posted on August 21, 2015 by bitemaster

Mayor de Blasio on Thursday floated the idea of tearing up the popular pedestrian plaza to rid the area of the topless painted ladies.

“I believe this activity is illegal. I believe it is infringing on legitimate businesses. I believe it is infringing on the investment that the state and the city made in the 42nd Street area, and I believe it has to be stopped. I believe it is illegal. I believe we have to enforce the law and clean it up and we will.” — Governor Andrew Cuomo

Source: De Blasio idea: Eliminating Times Square pedestrian plazas

Source: Topless Women Are Bringing Back the ‘Bad Old Times Square’

Trump selects Cuomo as running mate

Posted on June 29, 2015 by bitemaster

On Sunday, Donald Trump announced that he’s chosen NY Governor Andrew Cuomo as his vice-presidential running mate, saying “When God takes me to my heavenly reward, I want another power-mad blowhard to take my place and Andy fits the bill perfectly.”

Source: Capitol Confidential » Cuomo blasts Education Department over transgender rights

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo appoints Moreland Commission to investigate prison break

Posted on June 15, 2015 by bitemaster

Today, Governor Cuomo appointed an investigatory commission under the Moreland Act to determine the cause of the escape of David Sweat and Richard Matt from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, NY.

Ninety minutes later, the Governor dissolved the commission, saying “their work is done. I commend all the members of the commission [most of whom had not yet been appointed] for their dedication and hard work. Anyone who thinks this was just a publicity stunt doesn’t appreciate my commitment to the safety and security of all New Yorkers.”

Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, has requested all files of the commission. When asked whether there would be indictments, Bharara would only say, “Stay tuned.”

In response to BITEME criticism, NY Gov. Cuomo backs down on email deletion policy

Posted on March 13, 2015 by bitemaster

Hurrah for Cuomo who is now open to changing the “delete it before anyone can FOIL it” policy of getting rid of official NY state government emails before they can cause any trouble.

This was fueled by the mocking he received at Biteme.me. Next came a policy change at the offices of state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. The last straw for Cuomo was, no doubt, a desire to not get swept up in the Hillary Clinton email scandal.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Considers Changing Email Deletion Policy.

Andrew Cuomo moves state officials from email to Snapchat

Posted on March 2, 2015 by bitemaster

In an effort to make NY state government more efficient, all state employees will have their email accounts closed and be given new accounts on Snapchat, where their messages will be automatically deleted in 10 seconds.

Cuomo announced, “This will make NY state government more nimble, more responsive, and more transparent, as well as saving hundreds of trees every week.”

Responding to critics who said this would make it harder for prosecutors to track illegal activities of state officials, Cuomo said, “Some people out there are whinny pussies who don’t want us to embrace the latest technological improvements.”

Email scandal shows N.Y. governor is either incompetent or corrupt.

Working Families Party twisted Cuomo’s arm, now he twists back

Posted on October 31, 2014 by bitemaster

Before endorsing Andrew Cuomo for reelection as New York State Governor, the union-backed Working Families Party made him promise to support campaign finance reform and an increased minimum wage. They even made him pledge to help elect more Democrats — members of his own party! — to the state senate.

But, like his buddy across the Hudson, Chris Christie, Cuomo doesn’t take lightly to being pushed around. He has formed his own party, cynically named the Women’s Equality Party. And he’s campaigning hard to get voters to pull the lever for him on that ballot line instead on the Working Families line.

Why would Cuomo care?

Under New York State law, if the Women’s Equality Party racks up 50,000 votes for Cuomo and the Working Families Party does not, the WFP loses their “qaulified party” status and their automatic ballot access. Wikipedia explains the consequences:

For statewide and special elections, automatic ballot access means that no petitions have to be filed to gain access to a ballot line, and party organizations can endorse candidates through their own conventions (this does not apply to legislative candidates, who still must petition onto the ballot regardless of party endorsement, but are only required to collect a third of the signatures required of non-qualified parties). Qualified parties also are the only parties eligible to hold primary elections. In addition to determining whether they automatically qualify for the next 4 years, this also determines the order on the ballot.

Cuomo claims “The Women’s Equality Party — women’s equality agenda — is something that’s very important to me.” He may be better than The Other Guy, but he’s still full of shit.

Cuomo: Women’s Equality line isn’t about punishing Working Families Party – NY Daily News.

Big push for NYS to fund religious schools

Posted on October 30, 2014 by bitemaster

The Education Investment Tax Credit Bill is designed to send public tax dollars to parochial schools. The bill has huge Catholic support as well as support from Orthodox Jewish organizations. Governor Cuomo didn’t back the bill during the Spring budget negotiations but, now that he’s in full campaign mode, he’s promised to push for passage of the Education Investment Tax Credit Bill “as a matter of justice.”

Hey, Cuomo: Bite me!

Candidate Andrew Cuomo proposes a state Office of Faith-Based Services

Posted on October 11, 2014 by bitemaster

Andrew Cuomo, who’s running for something, recently spoke to a gathering of Baptist leaders in Harlem. He announced his intention to create a state Office of Faith-Based Services. In addition to its mission of helping churches and other faith-based institutions to provide “education, health, workforce training, food programs and social services to communities, especially those most in need,” it would probably provide a means of funneling state funds to worthy institutions that support Cuomo’s aspirations for higher office.

Andrew Cuomo proposes creation of state Office of Faith-Based Services – NY Daily News.

A vote for Tim Wu is a vote for . . . confusion

Posted on September 1, 2014 by bitemaster

In NY state, primary election voters can choose Governor and Lieutenant Governor candidates separately. The party’s winning gubernatorial candidate and its winning Lt. Governor candidate then form a ticket to represent the party in the general election.

Normally, the worst that can happen is that the voters stick the gubernatorial candidate with a running mate that s/he despises. But sometimes things get weird.

This year, the Working Families Party, Independence Party, and Women’s Equality Party will have a ticket of Andrew Cuomo for Governor and Kathy Hochul for Lt. Governor on the ballot. (For various legal reasons, they weren’t required to hold primaries.)

But the Democratic Party is required to hold a primary, which could lead to the Democratic candidates being Cuomo and Tim Wu.

If this comes to pass, three parties would have a Cuomo-Hochul ticket and one would have Cuomo-Wu. On the general election ballot, voters cannot split the Governor–Lt. Governor battery. So the votes for the three parties with Cuomo-Hochul would be aggregated (they’re the same ticket) but not added to the different ticket of Cuomo-Wu.

It’s possible — though unlikely — that the two Cuomo tickets would split the Democratic vote, allowing Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino to squeak into office.

Note 1: This scenario came about because Cuomo’s preferred Lt. Governor candidate is moderate Kathy Hochul (some observers call her conservative) while her opponent, Tim Wu, is more in sync with the state’s many liberal voters.

Note 2: NY Post political columnist Fred Dicker says that Cuomo has a way out: he could arrange for Hochul to be nominated for a state judgeship after the primary, which would allow Wu to take her place as the Democratic Lt. Governor candidate on the general election ballot. Thus, the four Cumo-led tickets would be aligned and Republican Astorio’s chances in November would be ended.

Thanks to Fred Dicker for his analysis, upon which this post is based: Cuomo may dump Hochul, fearing a Tim Wu primary win | New York Post.

Our apologies to The New York Times

Posted on July 27, 2014 by bitemaster

Longtime reader of Biteme.me know that we aren’t big fans of The New York Times. The Times’ accuracy is vastly overrated, its readers are often too lazy to think for themselves, and there are no comics.

But sometimes The Gray Lady surprises.

A recent example is the devastating exposé of NY Governor Cuomo’s meddling with the ethics commission he appointed to investigate corruption in state government. In it, The Times laid out in great detail the governor’s lies, how he bullied the commission to make sure they stayed away from his contributors, and how he disbanded the commission as soon as he thought he could get away with it.

Kudos to The Times for telling this sordid tale.

Cuomo’s Office Hobbled Ethics Inquiries by Moreland Commission – NYTimes.com.

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