New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) took heat from a onetime “Sopranos” actor Wednesday in a brief video mocking the governor for not debating his Republican opponent, Rob Astorino.
Vincent Pastore, who played the character of Sal “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on the famous HBO series, made the video that was published by the New York Post.
“Andrew Cuomo won’t debate Rob Astorino on TV one-on-one,” Pastore said in-character. “And they call me Big Pussy?”
The mafioso character returned from the grave just in time to needle Cuomo ahead of New York’s first gubernatorial debate on Wednesday, which will feature the Green and Libertarian candidates in addition to GOPer Astorino.
The New York Post reported that Astorino’s campaign had nothing to do with the clip but welcomed the Bronx-born actor’s assessment.
“His interest in the race is greatly appreciated,” a spokesman told the Post.
“There’s something to be said for plain speaking.”
Why can’t we just say vagina?
Meanwhile, the Post declines to name who actually paid for the clip. Probably because they – as in News Corp – produced the clip themselves. Sad to see how hard up Pastore is for money because he sure as hell doesn’t give a rat’s ass about Rob Astorino. And judging by the polls, neither does anyone else in NY State. Cuomo leads Astorino by 21 points.
I’m sure this is likely to give Astorino a big bump in the polls!
Is this guy a friend of yours or a friend of ours?
Not so sure that if I were Astorino, I’d want a guy who played a scumbag mobster making public statements for me.