{"id":514460,"date":"2022-11-23T06:00:27","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T03:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/kathy-hochul-turns-over-turkey-distribution-to-democratic-party\/"},"modified":"2022-11-23T06:00:27","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T03:00:27","slug":"kathy-hochul-turns-over-turkey-distribution-to-democratic-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kathy-hochul-turns-over-turkey-distribution-to-democratic-party\/","title":{"rendered":"#Kathy Hochul turns over turkey distribution to Democratic Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3be476785a7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3be476785a7\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kathy-hochul-turns-over-turkey-distribution-to-democratic-party\/#%E2%80%9CKathy_Hochul_turns_over_turkey_distribution_to_Democratic_Party%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Kathy Hochul turns over turkey distribution to Democratic Party&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CKathy_Hochul_turns_over_turkey_distribution_to_Democratic_Party%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Kathy Hochul turns over turkey distribution to Democratic Party&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Fowl play! <\/p>\n<p>Gov. Kathy Hochul has farmed out the task of distributing thousands of turkeys to the state Democratic Party after deciding that the  Thanksgiving tradition violates new ethics rules.<\/p>\n<p>Last November, Hochul <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ed across the state to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ygvURMNQIDE\">personally participate<\/a> in the annual turkey giveaway to the needy and noted the birds were donated by corporations and non-profits.<\/p>\n<p>Some of last year\u2019s donors included Amazon, Coca-Cola, MetLife, Geico, the Golub Family Foundation, UJA-Federation of New York and the China <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Chamber of Commerce. <\/p>\n<p>Hochul\u2019s counsel, however, recently determined that the turkeys could be considered in<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ropriate gifts under new state ethics rules.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the state Democratic Party was asked to buy the turkeys and help distribute them, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timesunion.com\/state\/article\/New-ethics-rules-derailed-New-York-s-annual-17604647.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&amp;utm_source=t.co&amp;utm_medium=referral\">according to the Albany Times Union<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>Republican Party officials were scratching their heads over Hochul\u2019s move of turning turkey distribution into a partisan event. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-turkey-433.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"KATHY HOCHUL\" class=\"wp-image-24758312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-turkey-433.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-turkey-433.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-turkey-433.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Gov. Kathy Hochul has farmed out the task of distributing thousands of turkeys to the state Democratic Party.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">XAVIER GARCIA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-turkey-431.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"TURKEY DINNER GIVEAWAY\" class=\"wp-image-24758311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-turkey-431.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-turkey-431.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-turkey-431.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Last year, Hochul traveled across the state to participate in the annual turkey giveaway.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Robert Miller<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t pass the smell test. Why hand off turkey distribution to the Democratic Party? If you\u2019re going to that route, why not make it bipartisan,\u201d said state Republican Party spokeswoman Jessica Proud. <\/p>\n<p>She also said it\u2019s laughable for Hochul \u2014 who has accepted tens of millions of dollars in campaign donations from entities and fat cats with business before the state and has been criticized for issuing a no-bid, $637 million emergency contract to a fundraiser to provide COVID-19 tests \u2014\u00a0to consider donations of turkeys a conflict. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHochul is worried about turkeys? She might want to take a look at the no-bid contracts,\u201d Proud said.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-turkey-435.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"RAW CHICKEN\" class=\"wp-image-24758316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-turkey-435.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-turkey-435.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-turkey-435.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Turkeys could be considered inappropriate gifts under new state ethics rules, according to Hochul\u2019s counsel.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images\/iStockphoto<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>NYC Council Republican Minority Leader Joseph Borelli said, \u201cThis is not the caper state ethics officials think it is. We should be happy that companies are donating turkeys to the poor. We shouldn\u2019t impede people from giving out free turkeys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hochul\u2019s office declined to comment. <\/p>\n<p>But state Democratic Party chairman Jay Jacobs confirmed to the Times Union, \u201cThe governor had asked us to put together the money and we purchased 4,000 turkeys.\u201d  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-turkey-434.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"JOE BORELLI\" class=\"wp-image-24758313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-turkey-434.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-turkey-434.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-turkey-434.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Minority Leader Joseph Borelli spoke out about the turkey matter.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">J.C.Rice<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been distributing them. It\u2019s been basically downstate this year because it was such a short window when we found out. We didn\u2019t find out until two or three days ago.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>He noted that Democratic lawmakers volunteer in the handout of turkeys.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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