Saturday, January 17, 2026

GET ME REWRITE: GOP candidate for New York Governor Bruce Blakeman dooms his campaign with insensitive comment about murder of Renee Good

 
New York Times, 1/14/2026

Grace Ashford and Kristi Berner report:
But perhaps the starkest difference between them was in their stances on the killing of Renee Good by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis last week, which Ms. Hochul has portrayed as an outrage. 
“When you look at both videos, it looks like the individual that was shot, that person was engaged in trying to run down the ICE officer,” Mr. Blakeman told reporters in Albany, with the caveat that he would like to see a full investigation. 
And he mused that a similar incident, which he said had resulted from a lack of respect for law enforcement, could happen in New York City, now being led by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist. 
It was a striking message that underscored the differences between the visions of the state offered by Mr. Blakeman, the Nassau County executive, and Ms. Hochul ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. 
On Thursday, Ms. Hochul said Mr. Blakeman’s comments were “disgusting.” 
“He thinks that a woman standing up with her voice — not threatening, but saying something to an individual carrying a gun with a mask on — who is clearly not a threat — he thinks that the murder of her was justified?” she said.
 
As it there are just two videos! 

Here's some recommended viewing for Brucie the Clown.



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