This article on CNN is titled, “New York gubernatorial candidate apologized for remarks about gays.” The article is about the New York canadate Carl Paladino and how he had to apologize for a comment he made that offended the gay community. He is a republican who said that he didn’t want children “to be brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality is an equally valid or successful option.” His opponent obviously criticized this comment and is what made Paladino apologize for it afterwards. What bothers me is that Paladino is not sorry for saying that. His apology basically means he takes back what he said, but in reality he wouldn’t of said it if he didn’t mean those things. He isn’t an advocate for gay rights and if not, he needs to stand by that no matter what type of criticism he gets for it. The article later says that he said if he was “elected governor he will fight for the rights of all New Yorkers.” He is being hypocritical. If he doesn’t believe in same-sex relationships then he should stand by that decision and not make a fool out of himself. If I were a New Yorker, I definitely wouldn’t elect this guy.
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