Background from The Guardian, "Cuomo condemned over racist AI ad depicting ‘criminals for Zohran Mamdani’/Official X accounts posts and then deletes AI-generated attack ad that prompts widespread denunciation."This is the wildest attack ad I’ve ever seen in politics. Andrew Cuomo pulling out all the stops. pic.twitter.com/rPQ77Z3bE7
— Stephen Taylor (@stephen_taylor) October 23, 2025
October 23, 2025
Here's that crazy ad that Cuomo accidentally/"accidentally" released.
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A.I.,
advertising,
Andrew Cuomo,
racial politics,
Zohran Mamdani

80 comments:
Can somebody help me out here: How is the ad racist?
Mamdani calls it 'just disgusting.
But is it true?
Pretty intense depiction of the implications that would come from Mamdani's rhetoric if it became policy. You'd think a Republican ran this.
Looks pretty accurate to me. The truth hurts, I guess.
Can somebody help me out here: How is the ad racist?
Because... shut up.
That's RAAAAAAAAAY-CISSSSSS!
Aggie said...
Can somebody help me out here: How is the ad racist?
Lefties don't like it, ergo it's racist. Like Joe and the Ho on MSNBC this morning claiming that Spanberger was losing the VA governor's race due to sexism.
Of course, you have to wonder how anyone could possibly fail to know all of that already. The inhabitants of NYC have been voting to have shit dumped on their heads for at least a decade. You have to suppose that more shit dumped on their heads is exactly what they are hoping for.
…that pimp is the first mainstream pimp who is clean and articulate and a nice looking guy
The first draft had daisies and a mushroom cloud, so we can appreciate Cuomo's restraint.
That was laugh out loud funny! Of course, it was entirely accurate as well. The only "racist" bit I could see was the black pimp with the fedora. He'd be more likely to be central American these days. That was sort like Huggy Bear from Starsky and Hutch in the stereotype, but the stereotypes were varied and diverse. I give it 9/10!
Diversity politics?
The primary reason not to vote for Cuomo - I mean besides the fact that he murdered 20,000 people - is that he accidentally released this ad.
Now, if he had any balls at all, he'd do it purposely.
I had a problem with older white lady being the drunk driver. It should have depicted a Democrat DA, since that seems to be what they do. Bonus points if the cops showed up and the character said “Do you know who I am? You’ll be sorry for arresting me?”
Its racist because it shows Mamdani eating rice with his hands.
Of course, he deleted it because in reality Cuomo agrees with Mandingo on crime and drugs. He's doing what Bush 41 did with Willie Horton in 1988. Bush wasn't a social conservative, so he had to paint Dukakias (sic) as some sort of crazed ACLU leftist. Unlike Bush (who later gave us Souter and a quota bill).
Cuomo isn't going to be "tough on crime".
Safe injection sites for crack? I thought it was smoked.
... that pimp is the first mainstream pimp who is clean and articulate and a nice looking guy.
Huggie Bear would like to have a word with you.
Because nyers except those who read the post, are kept in the dark
I guess he only kills innocent people
I must say, I found the Hillary clone drinking and driving, and later falling out of her smashed up car rather amusing.
Its racist because it strikes home and tells some of the truth.
... he had to paint Dukakias (sic) as some sort of crazed ACLU leftist.
Asked whether a man who raped and murdered his wife should get the death penalty, Dukakis said no.
That's fucking crazy.
Kitty Dukakis, his wife, of course resorted to brain electro-shock therapy to overcome the depression he caused her. She eventually died from dementia after frying her noggin.
’Safe injection sites for crack?’
That caught my attention, too. I’ll take one for the team and try to search for an answer.
"Its racist because it shows Mamdani eating rice with his hands."
It shows him eating with the hand he wipes his ass with.
"Can somebody help me out here: How is the ad racist?"
"Shannon Watts ... called it “so gross and full of racist stereotypes, including a Black man dressed like a pimp trafficking a car full of white women."
Do the reading, or just keep quiet in class.
The answer is yes, but it has to be dissolved in lemon juice and vinegar, not water like the hydrochloride salt (powder).
I'd give it a seven. It had a good beat and was easy to dance to.
It's racist because it had a pimp in it and they made him a Black one! Can you imagine that?
OTOH, they had him say the word "metaphor" as if he knew the meaning. Doesn't that mitigate the gross raycism just a bit?
Great ad. Everything that has come out of Mamdamni's mouth.
It sounds crazy - because it is.
"I'll try to search for an answer ..."
Grok:
Some people do inject crack cocaine, though it’s less common than smoking it.
New York City operates safe sites, also known as supervised consumption sites, which provide safe, supervised spaces for people to use drugs—including smoking crack cocaine.
They've seen over 1,000 overdoses at these sites.
Nothing about the pink elephant in the city - Illegal immigrants - and endless tax payer dollars spent on them.
Can we play the Lefts game and talk about racism some more? Cause if a Leftist calls you a racist, you need to analyze it and look into your soul and see if its True.
What losers!
It's racist because it had a pimp in it and they made him a Black one!
There's no white pimps. They all get arrested and are in prisons. See The Hollywood Madam and Ghislane Maxwell.
Crack is so 1980s. Now they smoke fent and inject meth. Bang for your buck and all that. Never mind the "bath salts". No that has not gone away either... A few thoughtful searches on Alibaba.com will yield some amazing results.
If the choice is between being called 'racist' or having a Muslim mayor (of any ideology) of NYC, I'll go with the former.
Huggie Bear would like to have a word with you.
okay true story- in seventh grade for the bring your parent to talk about their job week one kid brought his mom and aunt and the aunt was Mrs. Huggy Bear…
That was fun. Mamdani should run it himself now, since it shows what a racist Cuomo is, and everyone hates racists.
The biggest crime here is it's too long and wordy.
Was there something incorrect in this Ad? I’m sorry. I must have missed it!
Seems accurate to me.
Like only darren bailey had the guts to show what illinois had bdcome
In Vermont, a guy was arrested for the umpteenth time for fentanyl trafficking, and the judge told him to leave the state and promise not to come back; true story. I guess the threat is that if he comes back, he is going to be asked to promise to leave again.
Guess what? The ad is not going to hit in NYC the way you think.
It's racist because only some of the criminals were white.
"But is it true?"
I feel that it is not true, because you people will think bad thoughts when you watch it. I feel that deeply, and there are lots of accusations about you guys, also.
Stereotypical, not racist.
"...widespread denunciation."
Must be effective.
FLC said:
"Kitty Dukakis, his wife, of course resorted to brain electro-shock therapy to overcome the depression he caused her. She eventually died from dementia after frying her noggin."
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She died from dementia last March, but for years was an advocate of ECT, even writing a book about it. After the first treatment she made a dramatic, if partial recovery, free from depression but still needing maintenance treatments.
Dunno why you took such a cheap shot at her. Mike Dukakis was a dork and ineffective as Governor, but he and Kitty had a tight marriage, thick or thin.
The ad showed a Black guy stealing from a store.
That is obviously racist in the head space occupied by leftists.
"Racist" = true, and we can't argue.
The drunk driving lady looks like Betty Ford! CC, JSM
I think the best anti-Mamdani ad would be his own words from his own mouth with no A.I.
They would still call it racist, but you can't deny the stuff he's said.
Crime is extremely racist. Statistics are the KKK of information.
Kumbaya gets no respect.
Dang. Go hard or go home.
Before handing this over to Mamdani we should note that he's gotten himself into a knife fight with an Italian.
A real killer, in fact.
What’s disgusting is Mamdingleberry’s support for Hamas and the Intifada… his dishonesty about nearly everything… and his support for unsustainable policies.
Nothing racial about the ad, seems to be a pretty accurate presentation of what Mamdani is offering - Cuomo is a puss for not standing by it, and clearly has learned nothing from Trump.
Mamdani calls it 'just disgusting.
But is it true?
The next ad writes itself - Mamdami admits that the shit he is pushing is disgusting!
Looks effective to me. Loved the wife beater wearing his wife beater shirt and the pimp in his purple shirt.
“Kumbaya the situation.”
One of the greatest political ads of all time.
But will any network have the courage to play it; even as a news story?
Brilliant!
The ad was deliberately released- I don't believe it was accidental at all. It pretty accurately predicts the results of what Mamdani has explicitly stated as his policy goals.
Now, as to effectiveness- you have to put yourself in Cuomo voters' shoes. This ad would be a brilliant ad for conservative candidate against Mamdani- it would fire up his voters and could persuade disconnected independents with the consequences of losing, however, most of Cuomo's voters are still Democrats and can't in any manner whatsoever "like" this ad openly. Even worse, by withdrawing it, Cuomo just shows he has no balls at all- it is a beta maneuver.
I thought the drunk lady was Hillary Clinton. lol
What made the ad disgusting? Perhaps the suggestion that the poor are all not society's finest?
Perhaps the fear was the ad would offend Democrats and help Sliwa and ultimately help Mamdani? Yancey Ward came to the same conclusion.
…that pimp is the first mainstream pimp who is clean and articulate and a nice looking guy
It's a storybook, man!
So -- if Cuomo WERE to win election -- will we be expected to celebrate that the horrible candidate beat the terrible one?
I mean: Cuomo killed thousands during Covid. We're just letting that slide into the past?
So far, the Communist hasn't even killed anyone, yet.
(yes, that is a heckuva 'yet': enjoy the frisson)
All I am saying is: give the Communist a chance to kill less people than Cuomo.
Because -- if these guys are two of the three choices and NYC STILL can't vote for a Republican, well: make way to the special corner of the circus where you get clown-fucked.
I am Laslo.
Laslo explicates.
It do be like that, Mr. Laslo.
Sorry that Jordan Peterson is ill and incommunicado. He would say that the Democrat candidate is a COMMUNIST and that alone should disqualify him. How we are even pretending that Mamdani should be treated as a serious candidate --- wait, sorry. NYers should get what they deserve and will voted for. The mess will take decades to clean up, if ever.
That was a fantastic ad. It would have been even better if they had Donald Trump at the end saying he approved this message. Lord knows, the Orange Man certainly inspired it
"...make way to the special corner of the circus where you get clown-fucked."
I've heard that men with a good sense of humor get laid more often, so clowns must be super-Chads.
Street addicts who remember the COVID era might want to take their chances with Mamdani's drug hand-outs rather than let Cuomo send them to treatment centers.
Ads with Ronald Reagan attacking tariffs and promoting free trade are appearing on Fox News. The sponsor is the Province of Ontario. They aren't AI, but the Reagan Foundation says he was taken out of context.
Can we count on the man who said America "was never great" to make New York City great again?
The ad was disgusting as is Mamdani. Hochul, James, Bragg, next, Mamdani. New York, hitting it out of the park.
The political ad everyone wants to make but doesn't.
..."Because -- if these guys are two of the three choices and NYC STILL can't vote for a Republican, well: make way to the special corner of the circus where you get clown-f*cked...."
The clowns be going for that magical fourth ring.
The drunk driving lady looked a lot like Hillary, but more attractive, likeable and relatable.
Wife beater shirt guy is Babe Ruth
"Mike Dukakis was a dork and ineffective as Governor, but he and Kitty had a tight marriage, thick or thin."
Okey-Dokey. Except, they and the MSM portrayed Kitty as a wonderful woman, the greatest thing since Jackie O - only Jewish. Its only after Dukakis lost that we learned she was a nut job that tried to drink drano.
So why did Dukakais push his obviously ill wife into the spotlight so he could run for POTUS? How would that have been good for her - or the country. You tell me.
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