Last week at the Democratic Party State Convention in Syracuse, New York, Governor Kathy Hochul accepted her party's nomination to run for reelection this year, and she chose former New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams as her running mate. On Sunday, Hochul appeared on MS NOW's Politics Nation, where she and Host, Reverend Al Sharpton, celebrated Adam's selection, never mentioning the controversy surrounding the pick, while also attempting to portray Hochul as a moderate. Sharpton began the segment by admitting that he has a personal connection to Adams. "I want to start with your reelection race and your pick for Lieutenant Governor, former New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, who I'm proud to say is a member of National Action Network." Sharpton is the Founder of NAN.  HOCHUL ..I picked the most experienced person I could find who had an in-depth knowledge of New York City like no others. And it's a hard job to be the Speaker of the City Council, with many diverse voices and competing interests. So my job is to make sure there's a Lieutenant Governor who understands the power of government to lift people up, understands how we can continue to promote our agenda, and also knows how to fight back against Donald Trump, which does seem to be an all day long exercise. Not what we asked for, but we have to stand up for New Yorkers. So she's going to be terrific. I've seen her in action for years. We've been friends a long time, and so this is going to be great for New York. Maybe not. What both the Governor and Sharpton failed to mention was what some of the reaction has been to the selection of Adams. As noted in the link to the New York Post story above, "But some Democrats immediately revolted against the Adams pick, with the Brooklyn Democratic Party saying it would rescind its endorsement of Hochul over the choice." How did that one get past Reverend Al? Or this line: "But some, including powerful city Dems and Jewish pols and activists, disapproved of the choice."  Why? This New York Post op-ed from early 2025, when it was rumored that Adams would run for Mayor, describes her this way: "Speaker Adams as a Mayoral contender would compete for the title of candidate most in thrall to the antisemitic far left. As Speaker, she has shown her willingness to use her office to condemn Jews — and her unwillingness to safeguard them." The Post piece went on to report, "As speaker, Adams backed controversial measures to ban solitary confinement at Rikers Island jail complex and to require NYPD cops to report on all low-level stops that critics said would drown officers in paperwork...She also pushed for a housing voucher program to be implemented that has helped contribute to the city’s $12 billion budget gap.." No big deal I guess, since none of this was mentioned.  Sharpton then turned to Hochul's politics, calling her "a self-described moderate." A most generous self-description, especially since she had ripped President Trump earlier. So nice of Sharpton to repeat it. Hochul gave a brief summary of her political history, and claimed, "I have to represent everybody. And so I, I'm not going to be defined by a label... And I'm going to make sure that we have, a city and a state that can thrive and help our families. And as I've said, your family is my fight. That's personal, as the first mom Governor and actually the first grandma Governor. So I don't think it matters what we call each other. All I know is coming out of the convention, people have said they've never seen our state party more unified." Of course Sharpton didn't challenge that claim. Hochul probably could have said almost anything, and Sharpton would have proceeded to the next question. It's liberal media protocol.