The New York governor says the race should be focused on more substantive issues, such as education and stop and frisk.
Comments (12)By Kenneth Lovett / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Sunday, September 8, 2013, 3:13 PM
Shawn Dowd/AP
Gov. Cuomo says that it was 'unnecessary and inflammatory' for Mayor Bloomberg to call Bill de Blasio 'racist' for touting his biracial family.
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo
on Sunday ripped Mayor Bloomberg's remarks that Bill de Blasio is
running a "racist" mayoral campaign as "unnecessary and inflammatory."
Cuomo, at a tailgating event in Buffalo, told reporters that "the comments that were reported clearly are out of line and have no place in our political discourse."
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"There's a lot of important issues that we should be talking about and addressing, especially in the city of New York," he said. "We have education issues; we have the stop and frisk issue, so there are plenty of substantive issues to be discussing without raising unnecessary and inflammatory topics."
Cuomo spoke of New York's reputation for diversity.
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"We believe they are a strength for this city, this state, this
nation," he said. "So any words contrary to that really goes against the
essence of what New York is all about, that we can all come together
and forge one."
It was an unusual public rebuke of the mayor by Cuomo, even when he acknowledged that, "I also know well enough that sometimes what you say isn't exactly what winds up in print or what you meant isn't exactly what winds up in print."
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A Bloomberg spokesman had no comment on Cuomo's remarks, which were first reported by Politico.
Bloomberg was quoted in the most recent New York magazine as saying that while he doesn't believe de Blasio is a racist, he believes it's racist to highlight his bi-racial family in ads and on the stump.
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Cuomo has said throughout the primary season that he will not endorse a mayoral candidate and that he has ties to many of those running.
But Cuomo on Sunday expounded on his longtime friendship with de Blasio, who was his employee when Cuomo served as housing secretary under President Bill Clinton. He said he knows de Blasio's wife and kids.
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"They are a beautiful family," Cuomo said. "Individually each of the members of the family are truly special people and I think he should be very proud of his family, and if I were Bill I would be campaigning with my family the way I campaign with my family," he said.
klovett@nydailynews.com
Cuomo, at a tailgating event in Buffalo, told reporters that "the comments that were reported clearly are out of line and have no place in our political discourse."
RELATED: MAYOR BLOOMBERG: BILL DE BLASIO’S CAMPAIGN IS ‘RACIST’
"There's a lot of important issues that we should be talking about and addressing, especially in the city of New York," he said. "We have education issues; we have the stop and frisk issue, so there are plenty of substantive issues to be discussing without raising unnecessary and inflammatory topics."
Cuomo spoke of New York's reputation for diversity.
RELATED: THOMPSON PLANS FREE CUNY FOR B STUDENTS
It was an unusual public rebuke of the mayor by Cuomo, even when he acknowledged that, "I also know well enough that sometimes what you say isn't exactly what winds up in print or what you meant isn't exactly what winds up in print."
RELATED: BILL DE BLASIO FRAMES 'TALE OF TWO CITIES' IN HARLEM
A Bloomberg spokesman had no comment on Cuomo's remarks, which were first reported by Politico.
Bloomberg was quoted in the most recent New York magazine as saying that while he doesn't believe de Blasio is a racist, he believes it's racist to highlight his bi-racial family in ads and on the stump.
RELATED: DE BLASIO, THOMPSON SEEK SUPPORT IN HARLEM
Cuomo has said throughout the primary season that he will not endorse a mayoral candidate and that he has ties to many of those running.
But Cuomo on Sunday expounded on his longtime friendship with de Blasio, who was his employee when Cuomo served as housing secretary under President Bill Clinton. He said he knows de Blasio's wife and kids.
RELATED: BILL DE BLASIO STAYS ON TRACK DURING NYC MAYORAL DEBATE
"They are a beautiful family," Cuomo said. "Individually each of the members of the family are truly special people and I think he should be very proud of his family, and if I were Bill I would be campaigning with my family the way I campaign with my family," he said.
klovett@nydailynews.com
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