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[–]jkfinn 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

No, he didn't "kill thousands." And if you lived in rural NY, you would find yourself constantly defending Cuomo (as arrogant as he is) against the gun-loving, tax-hating, racists who bash every move he makes. The great scandal of Nursing Home deaths in rural NY was not Cuomo's position but the stupid directors of these places encouraging Covids patients to die "at home" (the nursing home) without going to the hospital to receive the latest treatments. In one nursing home near me, 14 out of 15 patients just died in place and only one opted for the hospital. This was murder, but everyone just lapped it up as so caring, so Christian, so in step with the wishes of the family and the patient.... (it's no fun defending Cuomo who I oppose on some key issues but for upstaters it's par for the course)

[–]Finnegan7921[S] 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-new-york-andrew-cuomo-elections-nursing-homes-5212e305921c250eb6cba4f6f246fc4d

"The U.S. Justice Department vastly expanded an inquiry Wednesday that could determine whether New York is undercounting coronavirus deaths among nursing home residents, demanding detailed data from hundreds of private facilities."

"The demand ratchets up pressure on Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo after months of bipartisan criticism that the state’s official tally of 6,722 dead at long-term care facilities is probably off by thousands. That’s because New York, unlike nearly every other state, counts only residents who died on a nursing home’s property and not those who died after being taken to a hospital.

Cuomo’s administration has repeatedly refused to release such nursing home data to lawmakers and the media, including a public-records request from The Associated Press dating back to May. "An AP analysis in August found New York is probably undercounting nursing home deaths by thousands, noting that a separate federal count since May that included resident deaths in hospitals was 65 percent higher than the comparable state count."

"New York’s method of counting allows Cuomo to boast that his state has a lower percentage of nursing home deaths compared to other states."

Yeah, sounds like he is being unfairly treated. Get real. Oh, and there's this :

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/26/andrew-cuomo-nursing-home-execs-immunity

They donated to his campaign, he gave them tons of patients to charge the gov't for and he told anyone whose relative died b/c of covid in one of these places to go and fuck themselves. What a guy.