Now there's a tempest over the wording of an ad for Sen. John Flanagan, who's running for re-election against Brooke Ellison, a quadriplegic.
In the ad -- which you can judge for yourself courtesy of the Times-Union's Web site in Albany -- the Flanagan fan refers to having a "huge handicap." Overtly this is a reference to her golf game, but some are reading nastiness into it.

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This was on 631politics a month ago.
Let's see, a post about a post about an item that you need a subscription to see? Reportage at its NY best.
All of this about an ad that may or may not be making fun of a candidate who has ZERO chance of winning?
Come on. How about some policy here? Where is Flanagan on term limits or campaign finance reform? That might be interesting, no?
Here's a direct link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f4JmeljHl0
She must have some chance if Flanagan's spending all this money on commercials.
And what kind of argument is that that news outlets shouldn't report on candidates who don't have much of a chance at winning? Should we just forget about people like Spencer and Faso and deny them access to the media?
come on. it was a completely unnecessary comment.
anyone else ever seen a golf handicap mentioned in a political ad.
flanagan shouldn't have had it in his spot.
its typical republican garbage.
what a non-story....by the way, what credentials does the democratic candidate bring to the table...
Maybe, in this era of politically correct sensitivities, golfers need to refrain from using terms such as “Handicap,” and refer to themselves some other way.
Perhaps the term - “Excessive Stroker” would do.
We certainly wouldn’t want to offend anybody by using common every day English language.
Come on - She’s describing what’s important to her: That she grew up in the district; What she does for a living; Her family; What her family does together for recreation; How well she does that activity.
Let’s be real. This is political correctness run amok, and nothing more!