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She said removing Paladino was unfair because the confidential information Paladino disclosed was released prior to Paladino saying the comments.

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Paladino, who is not shy about sharing his controversial views, was unapologetic about saying Erie County Executive Chris Collins should stand by comments that compared Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (an Orthodox Jew) to Adolf Hitler and the anti-Christ and pledged to «take down» the Manhattan Democrat if he's elected governor.

Paterson echoed AG Andrew Cuomo's comments in response to Paladino's criticism that his Democratic opponent had brought his daughters to march in the Gay Pride Parade in Manhattan in late June, saying:

For the third time in as many months, protesters once again interrupted the monthly meeting of the Buffalo School Board, saying they will continue to disrupt proceedings until Carl Paladino is removed from his elected position for making racially charged comments.

Buffalo School Board member Carl P. Paladino's latest inflammatory comments to a weekly Buffalo paper saying he wished death by mad cow disease upon President Obama, referred to the first lady as a man and said he'd like her to be «let loose in the outback of Zimbabwe where she lives comfortably in a cave with Maxie, the gorilla» prompted calls for his removal from the board and sparked outrage from Buffalo to the state capital.

School board members in favor of seeking his removal have argued that Paladino's latest comments underscore an ongoing pattern of behavior that they said includes harassment and bullying of his colleagues on the board and members of the administration.

Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz called on Paladino to resign immediately, as did Assemblyman Sean Ryan D - Buffalo, who said Paladino's comments are «outrageous, dangerous and disturbing.»

Pierce, who said she does not support Paladino's comments, nevertheless said she doesn't support the resolution.

Carl Paladino says there are no lingering problems with the president - elect's transition team over his widely condemned comments insulting President Barack Obama and his wife.

Then on Wednesday, during an already raucous meeting, Superintendent Kriner Cash made his first public comments since the controversy started last month, saying Paladino's behavior warrants «consequences.»

Asked to respond to GOP / Conservative gubernatorial nominee Carl Paladino's anti-gay comments to ultra-Orthodox rabbis, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who is an Orthodox Jew, said:

During the campaign, Paladino said he had received advice from Golisano, which makes these comments seem out of left field.

By the time Artvoice published last week the comments Paladino made in a year end survey — saying he wished death by mad cow disease upon President Barack Obama and wanted First Lady Michelle Obama to be «let loose in the outback of Zimbabwe where she lives comfortably in a cave with Maxie, the gorilla» — the developer was already on a national stage poised for scrutiny from some of the country's largest media outlets, including The New York Times, Washington Post and CNN.

Harig says he and fellow residents of South Buffalo remain angry about derogatory comments Paladino submitted to Artvoice toward President Obama and the First Lady.

He said he's having a hard time with the comments because he knows Paladino has a big heart.

3:07 p.m Board member Theresa Harris - Tigg asks who are Paladino's friends who he said his comments to Artvoice were actually intended.

Paladino, sensing the gravity of his mistake, claimed later that he didn't approve of all his comments, which, he said were suggested by the «hosts at the synagogue,» he said.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn also blasted Paladino, saying the comments were «not only deeply offensive» but «dangerous» given recent events.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who was compared to Hitler by Republican nominee Carl Paladino in 2010, said the comments are «deeply offensive and outrageous.»

But Brown said Carl Paladino's «terrible comments» about the President and First Lady hurt members of the community.

I don't believe Paladino sent his comments by accident and even if he did I don't see how that matters with regard to what he said.

The Buffalo business man and former gubernatorial candidate, Paladino, said it's unfair for the mainstream press to continue to dwell on Trump's comments.

The website creator said no New Yorker who has paid even a passing amount of attention to politics in recent years should be surprised by derogatory comments Paladino made about President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, but most people don't realize how much power he actually has.

Longtime Trump supporter Carl Paladino says you can expect the Republican nominee to make a case that, regardless of the defection of some Republican leaders over Trump's lewd videotaped comments, he is the key to America's survival as a beacon to the world.

The son of upstate billionaire Carl Paladino was forced over the weekend to try to distance himself — and the family's real - estate firm — from his dad's racist statements against the Obamas, saying the comments were «disrespectful and absolutely unnecessary.»

Nevergold stood behind Paladino to listen to some of his comments during the media interviews and said people need to take his words «with a grain of salt.»

The board majority first sought his removal for the comments published in Artvoice about the Obamas, but then quickly changed course on the advice of their attorney, who said that would be infringing on Paladino's right to free speech.

Azzopardi was referencing Paladino's recent comments in a Buffalo newspaper in which he said he hoped Barack Obama would die of mad cow disease and that Michelle Obama would «return to being a male and let loose in the outback of Zimbabwe.»

She said the board will have the option to discuss Paladino's comments in the next meeting.

Pierce and Quinn repeated their condemnation of Paladino's comments about the Obamas, but both said Paladino brought important strengths to the board.

In the lobby of City Hall on Friday afternoon, Buffalo School Board President Dr. Barbara Seals Nevergold denounced Paladino's comments, calling them «unacceptable» and saying she is concerned about the message that is being sent to city school children.

BPS Board President Barbara Nevergold said Paladino's comments were totally inappropriate, egregious and sends the wrong message to students.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Carl Paladino, a Buffalo businessman, school board member and former New York gubernatorial candidate, said Friday afternoon that he fully stands behind comments published about President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.

Paladino's comment «gave me pause,» Ms. Malliotakis allowed, but she noted Pataki himself said he'd probably endorse Paladino.

The day before the primary, Long had called Paladino a sure loser in the general election and «a dangerous candidate» for Republicans — a comment that Long amended slightly Wednesday as he answered press questions with Paladino at his side: The candidate was dangerous, Long said, «to the liberals of this state and to the dysfunction of Albany.»

Ms. Savino called on Paladino to clarify comments attributed to his campaign in a City Hall News story that said Paladino would look to provoke the sometimes hot - tempered Cuomo by using mudslinging tactics, including «sly Italian references.»

William Paladino, CEO of Ellicott Development Co., said his father's comments «are not a reflection of the beliefs and principles» his company upholds.

And just last week I said it's time the community shun Paladino for his despicable comments in Artvoice.

Paladino's colleagues on the School Board have already passed a resolution saying they plan to ask state Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia to remove him for those comments.

Paladino made the comment moments after saying he was tired of media inquiries into his daughter, declaring her off - limits.

The board majority orginally sought his removal for the comments about the Obamas, but then quickly changed course on the advice of their attorney, who said that would be infringing on Paladino's right to free speech.

Protesters once again interrupted the monthly meeting of the Buffalo School Board, saying they will continue to disrupt proceedings until Carl P. Paladino is removed from his elected position for making racially charged comments.

Paladino, meanwhile, is refusing to give up his seat on the school board and, in an apology sent to Artvoice, says the comments were intended only for his friends and were accidentally sent to the weekly magazine.

«I could not condone Mr. Paladino's comments however I felt what he said in Artvoice was coming from him as a private citizen and not as a board member,» Pierce said.

When asked what she thought of Paladino's remarks, Carolyn Maloney, who was also on hand and marched with a handful of supporters, said that «Outrageous statements like his do not deserve a comment.»

Then, in 2015, Nevergold and her allies on the board petitioned Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia to remove Paladino for making offensive and racist comments, which they said distracted from the board's regular business.

ALBANY — Carl P. Paladino said that, if he could, he would take back the inflammatory comments he made about President Barack Obama and his wife that cast him in the national spotlight.

In his statement, Paladino said he did not intend to send his comments to Artvoice for publication, but rather thought he was f...

Paladino apologized for his comments, saying that «The portrayal of me as anti-gay is inconsistent with my lifelong beliefs and actions and my prior history as an father, employer and friend to many in the gay and lesbian community.»

When asked about his comments Sunday in which he said that children should not be «brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality is an equally valid or successful option,» Paladino stood by his words.