{"id":186455,"date":"2021-03-02T10:00:53","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T15:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=186455"},"modified":"2021-03-02T10:01:16","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T15:01:16","slug":"andrew-cuomos-apology-sorry-not-so-sorry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/andrew-cuomos-apology-sorry-not-so-sorry\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Cuomo\u2019s Apology \u2013 Sorry, Not So Sorry"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fandrew-cuomos-apology-sorry-not-so-sorry%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=186455&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><a class=\"republishingLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.libertynation.com\/republishing-guidelines\/\">Please respect our republishing guidelines &#8211; Click Here<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feature-img test\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Andrew-Cuomo-feature.jpg\" alt=\"Andrew Cuomo\u2019s Apology \u2013 Sorry, Not So Sorry\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Is Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) making matters worse for himself? First, the Emmy award winner tried to shift the blame on COVID <a href=\"https:\/\/www.libertynation.com\/cuomo-shifts-blame-on-covid-deaths\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nursing home<\/a> deaths; then an ex-aide, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.libertynation.com\/cuomo-has-his-metoo-moment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lindsey Boylan<\/a>, accused him of sexual harassment. Yet after both accusations, Cuomo still hasn\u2019t apologized without pointing the finger at others for his misdeeds.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/news\/statement-governor-andrew-m-cuomo-209\">statement<\/a> responding to Boylan\u2019s allegations, the governor wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAt work sometimes I think I am being playful and make jokes that I think are funny. I do, on occasion, tease people in what I think is a good natured way. I do it in public and in private. You have seen me do it at briefings hundreds of times. I have teased people about their personal lives, their relationships, about getting married or not getting married. I mean no offense and only attempt to add some levity and banter to what is a very serious business.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_564208\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-564208\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-564208\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Charlotte-Bennett-300x200-1.jpg\" alt=\"Charlotte Bennett\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-564208\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charlotte Bennett<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cuomo\u2019s <em>apology<\/em> continued: \u201cI acknowledge some of the things I have said have been misinterpreted as an unwanted flirtation.\u201d Boylan accused the governor of going \u201cout of his way to touch me on my lower back, arms and legs,\u201d kissing her while they were alone in his office, and even suggesting during a plane ride that they \u201cplay strip poker.\u201d The governor skirted the accusations, saying in the statement:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cTo be clear I never inappropriately touched anybody and I never propositioned anybody and I never intended to make anyone feel uncomfortable, but these are allegations that New Yorkers deserve answers to.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Over the weekend, another staffer came forward with more allegations against <a href=\"https:\/\/lngenz.com\/the-spill-rule-makers-and-rule-breakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cuomo<\/a>. Charlotte Bennett, 25, claimed the 63-year-old governor talked about his willingness to have relationships with younger women, specifically women in their 20s. The former executive assistant said she\u2019d reported the problem to Jill DesRosiers, Cuomo\u2019s chief of staff, and was \u201cquickly transferred to another job, in an office on the opposite side of the Capitol from the governor,\u201d reported <em>The New York Times<\/em>. No disciplinary action was taken against Cuomo, she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are not the actions of someone who simply feels misunderstood,\u201d Bennett asserted, \u201cthey are the actions of an individual who wields his power to avoid justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A third accuser also came forward, Anna Ruch, who claims that at a New York wedding reception, the governor attempted to kiss her. She says that her accusation is corroborated by contemporaneous text messages.<\/p>\n<h3>The Left Is Slow to Respond<\/h3>\n<p>Unlike the accusations thrown at then-Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh, the distaff left side of the aisle has not been quick to respond. Two-time presidential candidate Hillary Clinton did throw out a statement: \u201cThese stories are difficult to read, and the allegations brought forth raise serious questions that the women who have come forward and all New Yorkers deserve answers to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>New York City Mayor and fellow Democrat Bill de Blasio <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Forbes\/status\/1366421722619117569\">spoke<\/a> during a meeting, condemning the governor, saying Cuomo didn\u2019t issue an apology; it seemed more like he was attempting to let \u201chimself off the hook.\u201d De Blasio continued:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cHe seemed to be saying, \u2018Aw, I was just kidding around.\u2019 Sexual harassment isn\u2019t funny. It\u2019s serious and it has to be taken seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf someone purposely tried to use their power to force a woman to have sex with them? Of course, that\u2019s someone who should no longer be in public service.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) finally chimed in: \u201cThe women who have come forward with serious and credible charges against Gov. Cuomo deserve to be heard and to be treated with dignity. The independent investigation must have due process and respect for everyone involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris has been notably absent from making any kind of response to the allegations, at least at the time of this writing. During the Kavanaugh hearing, Harris said, \u201cRepublicans are playing politics with the Supreme Court, and they are willing to step on anyone \u2013 including the victim of a vicious sexual assault \u2013 in order to advance their agenda.\u201d Yet not a word regarding the alleged offenses of Cuomo. The VP also stated, while campaigning for the Oval Office, that she believed the alleged victims of Joe Biden\u2019s unwanted advances. For all of her proclamations to be on the side of the victims, it is odd that Harris has not uttered a peep in support of the women accusing Cuomo.<\/p>\n<p>~<\/p>\n<p><em>Read more from<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.libertynation.com\/author\/tess-lynne\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Kelli Ballard<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ctx-article-root\"><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please respect our republishing guidelines &#8211; Click Here Is Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) making matters worse for himself? 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