At
the end of a video promoting Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s immigration
policies, a disclaimer noted the advertisement’s funding source: an
obscure anti-discrimination group called New Yorkers United Together.
The
fledgling group, which has financed only the one online video, claims
it has no ties to any politician. Two of the group’s co-founders said in
interviews that the governor had nothing to do with the ad, other than
agreeing to appear in it alongside several celebrities.
But
a closer examination shows otherwise. All of the group’s co-founders
are close friends of Mr. Cuomo’s. Three celebrities who spoke in the ad
said they were asked to do so by Mr. Cuomo’s office, and another person
said he was asked by the office to identify others who might be willing
to participate.
The
man hired to film the ad, Jimmy Siegel, has shot political spots for
the governor in previous campaigns. And until Wednesday, his website’s
gallery of work examples seemed to make clear where the idea for the
video originated.
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Source: The New York Times (via The Empire Report)
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