Marc Cenedella to Kirsten Gillibrand: “Do You Know ANYTHING About teh Internets?”

You know for a political novice, Marc Cenedella handled his first campaign “scandal” quite the well.

The scandal? He and a few college friends used to run a blog that can best be described as “frat humor.” This information was leaked to the NY Times by, as they put it, “one of his rivals.” I had originally thought it may have been a Republican challenger who was endorsed by his local party the day before, but all signs point to it being current NY Sen. Kristen Gilligan…what with the Democrat pile on calling him sexist, Paladino Jr., four eyes and so on.

Obviously this means his campaign is over before it was officially announced right? Apparently not. The story got squashed in three seeming easily steps. First, man up to it:

“I can’t tell you which author wrote which one,” he said. “I’m the publisher, I take responsibility for the whole thing.”

Second, punch back:

“I think her smears hurt her chances,” said Cenedella, who would be making his first run for office. “What I know is jobs and when I go around the state people tell me they need to bring jobs to NYS. The only job she cares about is her own. Getting smeared by a U.S. senator has made me a lot more optimistic about my chances.”

Third, stay on message, which in this case is Sen. Gilligan supporting internet censorship:

“It is unfortunate to see our junior New York Senator totally immersed in Washington-style politics,” Mr. Cenedella said. “If, indeed, she took more than $600,000 in Hollywood cash and then did its bidding over the interests of her own constituents, she does not belong in public office. There are unanswered questions out there about whether she even read the bill before putting her name on it.”

It’s going to take a lot to get me excited aboot any state wide race here in New York, and God only know who else might get in the race and who the NY GOP would pick. Cenedella does how ever continue to impress.

“NY Dems call Marc Cenedella ‘Paladino Jr.’ No. Cendella is a consistent, principled man w/self control. And frat humor isn’t horse porn.” – Michael Caputo

UPDATE: It may have helped if I used the sarcasm font, but when I type “Gillibrand,” it gets spell checked as “Gilligan.” Who am I to argue with my smartphone?

Kirsten Gillibrand Wants to Censor the Internet. Her Opponent Doesn’t.

My facts might be a little off because Wikipedia is down today, but NY Sen. Kristen Gilligan is one of the co-sponsors of the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) (my congressman unfortunately is a co-sponsor of the House version, Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)). You can find out more aboot both here. Long story short, Sen. Gilligan wants to censor the internets and her possible opponent Marc Cendella is having none of it.

Cendella, who is exploring a potential Senate run, knows a thing or to aboot the internets, what with him being the founder and CEO of TheLadders.com. He had this to say…

“It could cost New York thousands of jobs. It is a very dangerous and potentially damaging bill to the nascent information technology community here in New York City…The tech industry is a sector that is actually growing here in New York, so it’s awful that we have a senator sponsoring legislation that is goofing that up. This is what happens when Congress tries to regulate things it knows nothing about. You wouldn’t sponsor this bill if you knew how the Internet works…Sen. Gilllibrand should have done her homework before sponsoring it”

This issue could not be any more tailor-made for Marc Cendella and both his background and expertise. Now the GOP just has to not drop the ball and nominate someone else.