Late night liberal “comedians” are finally jumping on the bandwagon to criticize formerly beloved New York governor, Andrew Cuomo. Taking the media’s lead, Late Show host Stephen Colbert suddenly found the scandal-embroiled Democrat was an easy target, after several women came forward alleging sexual harassment from the governor.
On his Monday night show, Colbert spent roughly three minutes mocking Cuomo as an "old man" pervert for his alleged creepy comments and behavior towards young women. This after, he spent 2020 grossly promoting the Democrat’s leadership and sex appeal.
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COLBERT: First, the governor was accused of covering up COVID deaths in nursing homes, now two former aides accused him of sexual harassment in the workplace. The first, a former state economic development official, Lindsey Boylan, said Cuomo harassed her on several occasions from 2016-2018, at one point giving her an unsolicited kiss on the lips at his Manhattan office. Boylan also said on a flight back on a flight back from Western New York the governor said let's play strip poker. My first reaction was: That is entirely inappropriate. My second reaction was: Really? Strip poker on a plane? How limber is he? "All right, I got a pair of twos. The rest is slop. Gotta take these pants off. Excuse me, could you move your seat-back up? My belt buckles getting caught in the magazine pocket." But then, I found out it was a private jet. Or in this case, "Privates."
Cuomo's office denied Boylan's accusations, but then the governor was also accused of sexual harassment by his former executive assistant and health policy adviser, Charlotte Bennett. Bennett had just turned 25 last year when Cuomo asked her in his office if she "Had ever been with an older man." (As Cuomo) "I mean, really old, but still kind of cut. May or may not have a nipple ring? Ringing any bells, that might be hanging from my nipple ring?" This time, Cuomo apologized, but gave this excuse: "At work sometimes I think I am being playful and make jokes that I think are funny." I know that one. (as Cuomo) "Knock-knock." "Who's there?" "An older man." "An older man who?" "An older man who is not too old to have sex with!"
Bennett also says that as they were discussing her 25th birthday, Cuomo said that he felt "He's fine with anyone above the age of 22." Wow, her office birthday party must have been awkward: "Happy third year I'm willing to date you!" Bennett believes the governor was grooming her by trying to get close, remembering that at one point they bonded over the fact that she had played middle-school soccer against one of his daughters. I hope he's not one of those nightmare sports dads who's always yelling, "Hey, ref! How old is that one?"
Of course, Cuomo's accusers' claims are even more disturbing considering how the media propped up the governor as a sex symbol. The Late Show host didn’t acknowledge how he played into that as well, such as during this cringe-y moment on his May 8 show asking the governor to “unbutton his shirt” or “give a smoldering stare.”
But nearly a year later, Cuomo’s nursing home scandal is still relegated to the backburner on the Late Show. In the past month, the political comedian only targeted the governor one other time about the scandal, on his February 23 show. He mocked Cuomo for opening back up movie theaters in New York City as a distraction from his nursing home scandal...the same one that Colbert himself ignored while he gave the Democrat free flattery and airtime to promote his “pandemic playbook”:
COLBERT: Yesterday, the governor announced that, for the first time in nearly a year, movie theaters in New York City will be permitted to open. It's all part of Cuomo's new COVID response plan, "Operation: Please stop talking about the nursing home thing." ( As Cuomo ) "I was a meme! Remember? Do I have a nipple ring or don't I? Where are my Cuomosexuals at?"
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The Late Show
3/1/2021
STEPHEN COLBERT: One person not enjoying the spotlight right now is New York governor and sharpei when you bring home the new baby, Andrew Cuomo. First, the governor was accused of covering up COVID deaths in nursing homes, now two former aides accused him of sexual harassment in the workplace. The first, a former state economic development official, Lindsey Boylan, said Cuomo harassed her on several occasions from 2016-2018, at one point giving her an unsolicited kiss on the lips at his Manhattan office. Boylan also said on a flight back on a flight back from Western New York the governor said let's play strip poker. My first reaction was: That is entirely inappropriate. My second reaction was: Really? Strip poker on a plane? How limber is he? "All right, I got a pair of twos. The rest is slop. Gotta take these pants off. Excuse me, could you move your seat-back up? My belt buckles getting caught in the magazine pocket." But then, I found out it was a private jet. Or in this case, "Privates."
Cuomo's office denied Boylan's accusations, but then the governor was also accused of sexual harassment by his former executive assistant and health policy adviser, Charlotte Bennett. Bennett had just turned 25 last year when Cuomo asked her in his office if she "Had ever been with an older man." (As Cuomo) "I mean, really old, but still kind of cut. May or may not have a nipple ring? Ringing any bells, that might be hanging from my nipple ring?" This time, Cuomo apologized, but gave this excuse: "At work sometimes I think I am being playful and make jokes that I think are funny." I know that one. (as Cuomo) "Knock-knock." "Who's there?" "An older man." "An older man who?" "An older man who is not too old to have sex with!"
Bennett also says that as they were discussing her 25th birthday, Cuomo said that he felt "He's fine with anyone above the age of 22." Wow, her office birthday party must have been awkward: "Happy third year I'm willing to date you!" Bennett believes the governor was grooming her by trying to get close, remembering that at one point they bonded over the fact that she had played middle-school soccer against one of his daughters. I hope he's not one of those nightmare sports dads who's always yelling, "Hey, ref! How old is that one?"
Now, people are calling for an independent investigation, like New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, seen here [standing with hands on hips] proving not all superheroes wear capes, or are super, or are heroes. De Blasio and Cuomo are friendly rivals, much the same way that a cobra and a mongoose like to kid each other. Which may be why de Blasio seemed so quick to call Cuomo's alleged behavior "Just disgusting, creepy. When I heard it, it sickened me, it disgusted me, but it also sounded like, yeah, I could believe that happening, too. And that's why we need a full investigation." Adding, "Someone else is hated more than me! Wooh! Keep investigating. I’m free. Suck it Andy!”
