Is John Faso Fighting an Unbeatable Foe?

[rusty charly]

Mr. Faso has, in the past, been tarred as a right-wing extremist. During a 2002 interview with the Albany Times Union, Mr. Hevesi said of his opponent: “He’s a smart guy and very presentable, but he also believes Louis XIV was excessively liberal.”

Mr. Faso, who opposes late-term abortion and supports strengthening parental-notification laws, also left a lasting impression on the abortion-rights group NARAL, which bitterly opposed his candidacy in 2002.

“New Yorkers need to understand—and at the end of this campaign, will know—that John Faso is a threat to women’s health,” said Bob Jaffe, the deputy director of NARAL Pro-Choice New York, on Dec. 6. Mr. Jaffe also pointed to a transcript of Assembly floor remarks from April 10, 1987, which his organization still has on file. During that session, Mr. Faso described Roe v. Wade as a “black mark upon this country.”

http://www.observer.com/printpage.asp?iid=12009&ic=News+Story+2

[Ignacio Upton]

1. Go Faso! (help Spitzer!)

I hope that Faso beats Weld and Golisano. He is far too extreme for New York, and has low name recognition. Also, with the exception of Wall St. money that will come in to bloody Spitzer, Faso will not have a lot of money.