As we told you earlier, the New York Post got hacked today. Hard.
One of the problematic headlines concerned New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Republican Lee Zeldin, who is running against her:
https://twitter.com/AaronBlake/status/1585628552560508928
That’s … pretty bad. Of course, it’s also very obviously the product of a hack job.
Nevertheless, Hochul’s press secretary Jen Goodman released this statement:
Our response to the NY Post this AM: pic.twitter.com/ALvvON79Je
— Jen Goodman (@jengoodman75) October 27, 2022
“We demand answers.” What, exactly, are Team Hochul’s questions, though? It seems pretty straightforward what happened here.
Headline: NY Post Hack Apparent to Everyone except Kathy Hochul https://t.co/LsVJxBoFTJ
— Mostly Peaceful Memes (@MostlyPeacefull) October 27, 2022
We thought the hack was apparent to everyone … did we overestimate the Hochul campaign’s intelligence? We didn’t think that was possible, since our estimation is already through the floor.
https://twitter.com/HashtagGriswold/status/1585661094114336769
Actually, no. A lot desperate.
The statement is cringe on its face, of course. But it looks especially bad in light of the fact that, as we’ve already pointed out, the New York Post was obviously hacked.
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/1585656522318745604
Moreover, the Post had actually tweeted about being hacked — before Goodman tweeted out the Hochul campaign’s statement:
The New York Post has been hacked. We are currently investigating the cause.
— New York Post (@nypost) October 27, 2022
That tweet went out nearly an hour before Goodman’s.
My sister in Christ, they literally said they were hacked.https://t.co/n07ITyQZmC
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) October 27, 2022
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/1585657193684246533
faux outrage https://t.co/0nUkWZlJvU
— Ryan (@alwaysonoffense) October 27, 2022
Faux AF.
Are you expecting honesty out of that campaign?
— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) October 27, 2022
Of course not. But it’s not unreasonable to expect some shady stuff from that campaign …
or they were in someway involved with the hack, given how quickly their response was ready
— Nino (@baldingschemer) October 27, 2022
https://twitter.com/FearTheFloof/status/1585659941976678401
This response is so ridiculous it almost implies that the hack was coordinated with the Hochul campaign. https://t.co/uQeaxvYlrr
— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) October 27, 2022
— GrassleyPosting LLC (@ClapForJeb) October 27, 2022
Which member of your team did it?
— Max (@MaxNordau) October 27, 2022
We demand answers!
Meanwhile, we hope that Lee Zeldin tries to capitalize on the hack as well:
Lee Zeldin should use this statement in a campaign ad to show the incompetence of Hochul who read these headlines and could not determine the Post had been hacked. https://t.co/6hOIAxTRo1 pic.twitter.com/IQGFKzB9ZA
— Kate Hyde (@KateHydeNY) October 27, 2022
That’s a fantastic idea.
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