Cuomo on his ‘inartful’ remark: ‘Of course America is great’

ap ^ | 8/17/2018 | DAVID KLEPPER

[mdittmar]

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo, running for a third term and a potential candidate for president in 2020, acknowledged Friday that he was “inartful” when he said this week that America “was never that great.”

The Democrat went on to expound on something that few elected officials ever need to spell out.

“I want to be very clear: Of course America is great and of course America has always been great,” Cuomo said on a teleconference with reporters.

Cuomo’s appraisal of the nation was somewhat different Wednesday when, speaking at a Manhattan bill signing, he critiqued Republican President Donald Trump and his slogan, “Make America Great Again.”

“We’re not going to make America great again — it was never that great,” Cuomo told the audience, which reacted with gasps and laughter. “We have not reached greatness. We will reach greatness when every American is fully engaged.”

[DoughtyOne]

How do you make that kind of a gaff by mistake?

There’s not a snowball’s chance in hell of me making that sort of comment, ever.

Nothing even close to that would come out of my mouth, and this guy is a real lightweight if he thinks he can walk this back now that he’s proudly said it.

[bray]

He thought he was so cute and accidentally told the truth of what Dems think of America. Now back to lying to hide their true feelings. His deplorable moment.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Pathetic lie.

You meant what you said the first time.

[kevao]

Oh, come on. Such gaffes happen to even the most articulate of politicians:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMUgNg7aD8M

[Lurkinanloomin]

bammy was born wrong, not a natural born citizen, got a pass on that too, by both parties.

[Teacher317]

So why did all his Democrat supporters cheer and applaud

Exactly. While Cuomo might be able to get the media to help him weasel out of the remarks, the entire crowd openly told the world where the Democrats truly stand.

[DoughtyOne]

Yes, the man could make the most ghastly gaffs, also declaring himself the first Kenyan American President.

Not a single member of the press caught it.

[Nabber]

Cuomo, you are a f***ing lying POS.

[DoughtyOne]

That’s short an to the point.

We were all thinking it.

[dragnet2]

And he puts all this out there on a Friday? How weak..He’s a weak weasel.

[mom.mom]

“inartful?”

Not a word.

[cpdiii]

In an unusual moment of candor, Cuomo spoke what he really believes. He said it, and he now owns it! You can not walk that back!

That one moment of candor will insure Cuomo will never rise above New York Politics to a national level. Schadenfreude is sweet.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Cuomo: "Of course America is great"

Yes it is, but you really suck.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, running for a third term and a potential candidate for president in 2020, acknowledged Friday that he was “inartful” when he said this week that America “was never that great.”

He wasn't being "inartful" - since that isn't a word, it would be hard to know what he even means by this. He was being honest about how he really feels about America - it's the way most liberals and leftists feel about America: they don't think very highly of it. Most liberals are ignorant about the rest of the world and what most nations are like - they take life in the US for granted and are vastly ungrateful.

[Texas Eagle]

Luckily for him, there are so many New Yorkers who hate America as much as he does, he’ll win in a landslide. New York values, yessirree.

[jmacusa]

Yeah. Kinda like saying “I’m sorry your nose collided with my fist’’. The butthole will never live this down. Between him and “Miss Zanti Misfit’’ (Ocasio-Cortez) and her big dumb yap there will be plenty of fodder for the midterms.

[Lockbar]

Sorry C—t, can’t walk it back.

[Signalman]

Cuomo’s political career is over.

[Rad_J]

Inartful comments really means anti-American comments

[VRWC For Truth]

Papa Mario is Rollin in the grave ....