Carl Paladino Concedes, Brandishes Bat, Tells Cuomo He Risks 'Having It Wielded Against' Him (VIDEO)

Failed New York gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino brought a strange companion to his concession speech Tuesday night -- its name was Louisville Slugger.

Apparently attempting to channel Al Capone from "The Untouchables," Paladino delivered this cryptic message to his victorious opponent, Democrat Andrew Cuomo:

"As our next governor, you can grab this handle and bring the people with you to Albany," Paladino said, referring to his orange and black baseball bat. "Or you can leave it untouched and run the risk of having it wielded against you. Because make no mistake, you have not heard the last of Carl Paladino."

Paladino had repeatedly made promises to "take a bat to Albany," and though he told NBC's "The Today Show" in September that "my baseball bat is the people," his supposed metaphor seemed to carry the dual message that the conservative firebrand wouldn't be scared to bash some skulls were he to take the governorship.

After staking his political reputation on just this kind of inflammatory rhetoric, the wielding of a blunt instrument and a veiled threat seem like the perfect end to the candidacy of one of the election cycle's most bizarre characters.

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[JuanCarlosysofia]

10:43 AM on 11/08/2010

he was enacting a scene from a gangster movie...i think he took the oath.

[Querent]

11:50 PM on 11/04/2010

Just another insane teabagger. I'm pretty sure everybody outside the state of New York has heard the last of . . . what was his name again?

[Don Lins]

11:31 PM on 11/04/2010

WOW!. THIS IS A TOPPER!!!!...BEWARE !!!!!
Have You seen this insane right wing trick!financed by big business,about a supposed "OBAMA TRIP TO INDIA" it is 100% Propaganda Paid for by the RIGHT!!!
I cannot Believe this is not all over the Media..Apparently Conservative Radio nationwide combined it with this Massive Psychological attack on America when a FAKE story that Obama was taking a Naval Armada of ships? and Lush Living cruise to India to Cost Tax Payers 200 Million a Day for some ??20 Days..They instructed people to "GOOGLE" this Obama trip to India as Proof...You find Dozens of well done and realistic looking PROPAGANDA B.S. ABOUT OBAMA Going to India and Creating Pollution and why not say Sleeping with white Women to Anger more Rascists off..Many Still believe this LIE..it is all still there and AGAIN!! if you Google it Beware cause it has atleast 20 links all looking Legit...That should Be Criminal!!! BNut Thats How Republicans Win..well

[iconoclast6]

10:36 PM on 11/04/2010

This ωoreson ρig belongs in prison, with a 400-pound roommate named "LaSteve."

[Nel Pineda]

10:32 PM on 11/04/2010

Nutzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

[Joseph Jameson]

10:26 PM on 11/04/2010

How to bow out DIS-gracefully.

[Mahmoodcohen]

10:09 PM on 11/04/2010

He's looking for a part on "Boardwalk Empire" ! Nice candidate,Rethugs!

[bmike]

10:03 PM on 11/04/2010

We need to know what meds he is taking.Michael jackson and elvis pressley wasn't the only ones to have the doc hook up for meds that make you look like that.

[GoldenGirl2500]

09:35 PM on 11/04/2010

He is living in another universe and needs a trip to the rest home!!!!!

[Kenji]

08:33 PM on 11/04/2010

Only one thing I want to know: How does the FBI interpret his metaphor?

[RPRuss]

07:50 PM on 11/04/2010

No amount of protection money paid to the mafia could get this goon elected. Way to go New York!

[IntheVillage]

06:45 PM on 11/04/2010

Fuhgeddaboutit Don Carl.

[GBO]

05:47 PM on 11/04/2010

Paladino beats O'Donnell and Sharon Angel hands-down on the crazometer.

[seiedvard]

05:34 PM on 11/04/2010

He is kind of hard to see through the teleprompter.

[TheFabOne]

04:57 PM on 11/04/2010

"Walk tall...........and play a LOT of Nerf".