Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
New York
Related: About this forumMayoral Forum Gets Off To Heated Start With "Grandpa" Comment
NY1News
Things got heated and personal Tuesday between mayoral candidates Anthony Weiner and George McDonald as they attended a town hall forum at Hunter College.
The event, hosted by AARP, featured 10 of the candidates looking to take City Hall this fall. But before the start, Republican candidate McDonald approached the Democrat and told him to keep his hands off him.
Weiner then told McDonald he had anger issues and called him "grandpa."
McDonald has been the most vocal candidate in attacking Weiner over his sexting scandal, today calling him a glib narcissist.
http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/186731/mayoral-forum-gets-off-to-heated-start-with--grandpa--comment
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
9 replies, 1440 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (0)
ReplyReply to this post
9 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Mayoral Forum Gets Off To Heated Start With "Grandpa" Comment (Original Post)
hrmjustin
Aug 2013
OP
Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)1. Good grief.
He's at an AARP hosted event and insults someone's age by calling them grampa.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)2. McDonald probably thanked him after for giving him free media in the press.
Smarmie Doofus
(14,498 posts)4. LOL. Only in NY. n/t
Smarmie Doofus
(14,498 posts)3. McDonald's Either A Complete Fool ( highly likely)....
... or he's being paid by Weiner's campaign to build-up sympathy from DEM primary voters.
Weiner's got nothing much left but McDonald and an incredible and kind of creepy verbal deftness. The man could sell ice to Eskimos.
(Or should I say , indigenous Alaskans.)
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)5. I would not be surprised if they planned it for the publicity.
Smarmie Doofus
(14,498 posts)6. Channel 1 never works for me on DU. If there is a god in heaven......
.... someone will post this to youtube.
I need a break from serious stuff.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)7. I can never get it on DU either. But the website has the video.
Smarmie Doofus
(14,498 posts)8. Bless you kind sir. n/t
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)9. YW my friend.