Gov. Cuomo tearing Moscow Mitch a new one

[Yavin4]

This is brilliant. Waiting for this takedown for a while.

Live feed link (Go to -7:35 for the hit on Moscow Mitch):

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. So what's he saying?

[stopbush]

4. Moscow Mitch asserting states should go bankrupt.

[MoonRiver]

27. I thought he said BLUE states only.

[Yavin4]

5. Slamming him over saying that states should declare BK.

Slamming him on Mitch's partisanship.

[DrToast]

6. +1

Tired of these worthless threads.

[Yavin4]

15. Sorry.

OP has been updated with the link.

[Blue_true]

18. Some DUERS seem to assume that a lot of people are watching what they are watching.

It would be very nice if such posts had more context and framing so that other people, who were doing other things, would easily get the gist of the post.

[Yavin4]

20. Gov Cuomo's daily press conferences are on CNN and MSNBC every day.

Also, YouTube carries it live. Do you really need a link for everything?

[Blue_true]

26. I spent the morning doing research on a skincare formulation.

After I got through with that, I fixed a meal. I have not read or watched anything today before I came to DU. So, yes, a link from you or at least more reference to exactly what you were writing about would have helped.

If you are going to start a thread that a lot of people will read, you have an obligation to provide more context, IMO. Having said that, the thread has turned out pretty good, some responders provided more context and I got a good idea of the situation and even responded to some posts.

This isn't an attack on you, I just get really frustrated when people assume that everyone have seen something or are thinking about a particular subject and put up low context OPs.

[Yavin4]

28. I understand, but you could also simply search for it on YouTube as well.

These are standing press conferences. At this point, everyone should be aware of them.

[Blue_true]

30. I honestly have not watched one minute of a covid19 press conference.

I haven't even watched the Florida one. I quick read news feeds when I use my phone for something, and of course, I rely on DU for news and insight, I am typically on DU each night and occasionally days like today, where I have free time.

[eleny]

8. Calling out the partisanship at his presentation right now - Calling it irresponsible and reckless

[no_hypocrisy]

13. McTurtle: no federal bailouts for BLUE states.

Cuomo is off the leash!

[njhoneybadger]

2. Yes he is

[CottonBear]

3. Do you have a link? Is this online or on live TV?

Please provide information about what, who, where, when etc. Thanks.

[stopbush]

7. Live now on MSNBC

[CottonBear]

9. Thanks! N/T

[Blue_Adept]

23. Same day, time, and place it's been every day for nearly a month now.

It's like saying "trump presser"

[CottonBear]

32. I work outdoors, so I'm not in front of a TV or computer.

I just have my phone during the work day. I’ll have to watch or listen to the briefing later today.

[blitzen]

10. This is our "Have you no decency, sir?" moment. In a better time and place ...

it would mean the end and utter defeat of Mitch McConnellism.

[shockey80]

11. I love it.

Turtle face has to go. He has damaged America and he has been Trumps enabler. People of Kentucky, pull your heads out of your ass and vote that mother fucker out of office.

[Solomon]

12. Yes yes he's on fire.

About time we had somebody do this. He pointed out that NY puts in more than a 100 billion in the federal pot than it takes out while Kentucky takes out more than 100 billion than it puts in so it's Kentucky not NY that is getting bailouts!

Yes yes yes!!!!.

[eleny]

14. Cuomo pointed out - NYS puts in $116 billion more than NYS gets out of the federal pot of $

Kentucky takes out way more than it puts into the federal pot.

Cuomo just asked, "Senator McConnell, who is getting bailed out here?"

[fleur-de-lisa]

21. It was beautiful!

[stopbush]

16. And, he goes there! Skewers KY for being a "taker state" when it comes to Fed $

as opposed to NY, which is a donor state.

Says KY takes out $148-billion more in Fed $ each year than they put in.

[Blue_true]

24. It is about time a governor did that.

I would love to see the Governors of California, New Jersey, Massachusetts do the same thing.

[stopbush]

29. IIRC, CA hasn't been a donor state for a couple of years.

We basically get back $12 more per capita than we send to the Feds.

Compare that to KY which get $9,145 per capita more than they send to the Feds.

See here: https://worldpopulationreview.com/states/donor-states/

[Blue_true]

31. Because of the recent issues that it has had with dams, landslides and wildfires,

but that is the point of a federalist system, wealthy states like California over contribute when things are going smooth for them, and they rightfully expect help when nature throws them a curveball.

The prevailing opinion of red state Congresspeople seems to be that their pepetual beggar status is ok, but when a blue state faces a crisis that is larger than it's resources, that is a crime and blue states should be denied funds.

What MConnell is ignoring is that covid19 is spreading in red states and once it reaches a certain level, will hammer those states severely. Then McConnell will be leading the charge for federal help. Trump, McConnell, Paul Ryan, the vast majority of republicans in Washington have openly declared war of blue states, it is an enraging behavior that shows no respect for the Constitution.

[targetpractice]

17. He's slaying him...

Talking about "his state is living off the money generated by NY tax revenue"

NY contributes more than it gets back, while KY takes much more than it contributes. Very concise explanation how blue states subsidize red states.

[manhattan123]

19. I like that he returned to the issue to point out that NY (like most blue states)...

...contributes more money to the feds than they take out, while Kentucky (like most red states) is a taker.

[shockey80]

22. The democrats should make this a major campaign issue.

Republicans have been allowed to twist the truth far too long. The democratic states take care of the Republican welfare states.

Fuck Trump. Fuck Republicans.

[Yavin4]

25. We've been living in a cold Civil War for the longest time.

I see blue states withholding federal tax dollars if Mitch doesn't help out the states.

[crickets]

33. Replay time stamp for Cuomo's comments on Mitch are at about the 48:30 mark.

Thanks for posting a link to the vid, Yavin!

Starts with: We need money for police and fire and teachers and schools and other health emergency people. How do you not fund these things in the middle of a pandemic? If you don't fund the state, the state can't fund these services. How can states plan to reopen when they can't fund these basic services? How can you talk about national economic recovery while telling states to declare bankruptcy?

Then he blasts the partisanship and pettiness of senators (Mitch) saying not to fund blue states. Go listen - his comments are so amazing. He manages to rip Mitch a new one and be uniter not a divider at the same time.

It's really well done.