Warning: The following diary contains seriously explicit language.
Daily Kos asks that headlines do not contain profanity. I respect the policy. I extend that stricture to my diaries themselves. I mostly avoid obscenity because it is trite, unimaginative, and boring. Used excessively in public, it is a tell that the user may not be so intelligent. But when I quote other people using it, there it is.
Bearing that in mind, meet Tina Forte.
In 2022, Forte ran as the GOP’s challenger to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) in NY 14. She lost by 44% — an unsurprising result, as the seat is solidly Democratic. Now, she is back for more and will take another stab at it in 2024.
This politicking raises the question, what is Forte like? To give you a flavor of the woman, I have transcribed her public response to the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to remove Trump from the state’s 2024 ballot.
In her words:
“Colorado, and how afraid the Democrats are for us to vote. We the people. This isn’t up to those third-world cunts that made this decision. OK. This is up to the people. They shouldn’t have a say. But they are getting all this out of the playbook of the communists. Communist playbook. Remember that.
Once this hits the Supreme Court, this is going to be overturned. But if Democrats controlled everything, it would stand. That should fucking scare you. It should scare each and every one of you. What a joke that this decision is. Afraid to let us vote?
This is our decision. We the people. This needs to be reversed. This needs to be reversed, quickly. And it needs to stop. It needs to fucking stop. What are you afraid of? You’re so afraid of Donald Trump. Why? Because our country was good under him? It was safe. Flourishing. So like I say motherfucker [she flashes a v-sign]. Get the fuck out of here.
And fuck you, third-world fucking cunts.
Any questions?
Here is the video.
It is not just her language. Forte does not make good decisions. She was the only candidate in 2022 who hired George Santos’ political consulting firm, Red Strategies USA. Tina paid the grifter a total of $110,320. She does not like to talk about it. She told the New York Post:
“I worked with Santos’ firm for the first four months, and then I fired them. That’s all I want to say about it. I moved on.”
It took her four months to figure out George was a grifter?
Forte ran as a pro-police, law and order candidate. She should be familiar with the topic as her husband, Joseph “Joey Snapple” Galdieri, and son, Joseph Galdieri Jr., are convicted criminals.
The older Galdiero got his sobriquet because he owns a beverage distribution business. The company’s warehouse was at the center of a federal drug and gun bust in 2019—which culminated in guilty pleas by her husband and son, both of whom are serial offenders.
Forte dismissed the crimes as no biggie. In a statement to The Daily Beast, she implied her son was no more than a naughty boy and absolved her husband:
“One of my three children, Joseph, made some very poor decisions. In 2019 at 25, he committed a nonviolent marijuana offense and possessed a firearm. Joseph paid the price, in fines, attorney fees, and time behind bars.
As for my husband, he was unaware of our son’s crimes. He was only roped into the charges because of my son utilizing our business location for a single delivery of marijuana.”
She lied like a Republican. The FBI told a different story. In the criminal complaint, an agent described the son arranging the drop-off of $150,000 worth of marijuana over the phone. Meanwhile, cameras showed Joe Jr's father pacing directly behind him in the warehouse’s office. In searching the location, federal agents discovered a semiautomatic pistol with its serial number filed off.
This 2A enthusiasm was a no-no as both Galdieris were convicted felons and banned from owning a firearm under state and federal law. Junior faced substance charges across multiple states. Senior had been found guilty of second-degree assault.
There is more:
- She is a QAnon conspiracy theorist who alluded to mass pedophilia and "Satanic blood-drinking" by Democrats.
- In winter 2020, she took multiple photos with Proud Boys leader Henry "Enrique" Tarrio.
- She pushed election conspiracy theories, including the phrase "Stop the Steal.”
- She attended the Jan 6 Trump speech, before heading to the Capitol.
I think that should give you the essence of the woman and her family.
Back to Forte’s fruity Colorado Court opinions. Perhaps she was simply having a bad day? No, she was not. Here she is during her 2022 campaign (start at 1:58 for Forte’s ‘pro-life’ thoughts)
Here she is again. Go to 2:45 if you want to hear Forte without Jesse Dollemore’s commentary.
Proud of being banned from your granddaughter’s school for nine months? Does it not occur to her how her granddaughter feels about it?
I am a New Yorker. Please do not use Forte to judge us. Consider that New Yorkers elected AOC over potty-mouth by a country mile. Of course, we also elected George Santos — oops.