Former NYC Councilman Ruben Diaz Sr. - Governor: Why The Lies?

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

By Former NYC Councilman Rev. Ruben Diaz 

You should know that, during campaign season, when we the People are looking for whom to elect as our representatives in the Government, we are inundated by propaganda, disinformation and to put it bluntly lies. Millions of dollars are spent on commercials, social media, and advertisements to help spread the lies to deceive the voters.

 

My question is why lie? These political ads usually come from the incumbents who desperately want to hold on to their seats, and power. As a result, they have no qualms accusing their political opponents by resorting to name calling and lies. Political opponents are often called "Hitler", "racist", "sexist", "fascist", "homophobic", antiwoman, etc. The list of hateful names and insults are endless.

 

My dear reader, think about this for one moment.  If our elected officials have worked successfully at their jobs, and for the benefit of the people that elected them, then why not highlight their achievements instead of resorting to insults and outright lies?

 

For example, Governor Kathy Hochul’s campaign has poured millions of dollars into a commercial that is filled with innuendos, misinformation and outright lies against her opponent, Congressman Lee Zeldin.

 

You should know that this commercial implies that Congressman Lee Zeldin approved the attack on the nation’s Capital Building on January 6^th.  That is a lie!  According to Hochul’s campaign commercial, "5 police officers were killed” on January 6^th   when the Capitol was breached. This too is a lie.  NO Capitol police officers were killed on January 6^th. Hochul’s campaign commercial also says that Congressman Zeldin is "extremely dangerous" because he opposes abortion. It’s no secret that Lee Zeldin is pro life. Therefore, he favors protecting the life of the unborn.  So, according to Kathy Hochul, this makes him “extremely dangerous”? Really?

 

The commercial also accuses Lee Zeldin of being “so cruel to women" because he opposes abortions when the mother's life is in danger. That is another lie.

 

So why the lies? The answer is because if the voter knows the truth, Kathy Hochul would not be elected.  She cannot run on her dismal record. You should Know that Governor Hochul supports the most radical, cruel, and extreme forms of abortions. Kathy Hochul supports late term abortions up until the moment when the baby is about to exit the mother’s womb. Congressman Zeldin opposes this and rightfully views it as a crime like most New Yorkers do. 

 

Gov. Hochul, according to the New York Post, allocated $35 million dollars to expand abortions to make New York State the Abortion Capitol of America. Now the state legislature wants to allocate an additional $50 million dollars to extend abortions to women from other states, wanting to get an abortion, in New York will have their transportation and expenses paid for by you the New York State taxpayer. Don’t think the voters would be too happy about that.

 

Another reason Gov. Kathy Hochul cannot run on her record is because of the out of control increasing crime rate and violence in New York. It is important for you to know that Governor Hochul favors cashless bail for criminals and violent offenders. This allows the immediate release of those who commit crimes. It lets the criminal back out on the streets enabling them to commit more crimes and prey on the innocent victims of New York. The Bail Reform Law has negatively impacted our judicial system, tying the hands of our police officers and court judges. This leaves New Yorkers in the hands of those who want to prey upon us.

 

So, you see, Governor Kathy Hochul must hide her dismal record as Governor by hiding behind her deceptive commercials. She has no successes or achievements to highlight, so she resorts to lying about her opponent. Governor Hochul must pay millions of campaign dollars to hide her inability to control the violence, crime, failing judicial system and the disrespect for our law enforcement officers. She must deflect from her ineptitude to put an end to the chaos that has befallen our State under her watch.

 

If we want things to change for the better in New York State and we want to improve the quality of life in New York, then we must ignore the lies, the political propaganda, and go out as educated voters, and vote with understanding and wisdom.

 

I Am Rev. Ruben Diaz, and This Is What You Should Know.