'I don't want them to be brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality is an equally valid and successful option,' he said.
But he skipped one line in his prepared text 'There is nothing to be proud of in being a dysfunctional homosexual.'
That remark, which Paladino said was suggested by his 'hosts at the synagogue,' made its way into media reports about the event after a draft of the speech was circulated by the congregation, without first clearing it with the campaign, according to campaign manager Michael Caputo.
Appearing on CBS' 'The Early Show' Monday, Paladino said local media owes him an apology for the erroneous reporting.
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You want credit for not including that last little insult that your audience was looking for, on top of the garbage you already said? Indeed, you showed remarkable restraint in only pandering so far to that group of like-minded homophobes. Remarkable in that you bothered to show any at all given what you did, in fact, say. Paladino asking for an apology is like a hit-and-run driver, after being caught, expecting praise for showing the moral courage to not back up and run over his victim a second time.