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D'Amato referred to Schumer as a "putzhead" in a private meeting and, when it became public, denied he had done so.

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As Azi Paybarah figured, Mr. Schumer's quick mea culpa should head off any sort of full-blown "putzhead" situation for the senior senator and, presumably, for Ms. Gillibrand.

Breaking: Republicans Criticize Schumer for 'Bitch' Comment, Gillibrand Doesn't 2009

As Azi Paybarah figured, Mr. Schumer's quick mea culpa should head off any sort of full-blown "putzhead" situation for the senior senator and, presumably, for Ms. Gillibrand.

Breaking: Republicans Criticize Schumer for 'Bitch' Comment, Gillibrand Doesn't 2009

The Joys of Yiddish did a lot to expand understanding of Yiddish words and phrases to those who had almost no familiarity with it, though Al D'Amato should have checked it before he called Chuck Schumer a "putzhead".

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[skip] "Senator, did you call Congressman Schumer a 'putzhead'?"

The Schumer Admit-and-Apologize Strategy 2009

Since that moment – through noisy denials, angry admissions, repeated refusals to apologize, a gleeful round of Schumer attack ads and two testy television debates marked by etymological disputes over the pejorative dimensions of Yiddish insults – polls have found that four out of five New Yorkers are aware that D'Amato did indeed tell a closed-door meeting of Jewish supporters last week that his opponent is a "putzhead."

The Schumer Admit-and-Apologize Strategy 2009

How to respond to an impolite remark that's thrown into the public domain is a lesson Schumer learned when he was running for Senate in 1998 against Republican Alfonse D'Amato, who told a group of Jewish supporters in a closed-door meeting that Schumer was a "putzhead."

The Schumer Admit-and-Apologize Strategy 2009

New York Sen. Al D'Amato, on the allegation that he called Rep. Charles Schumer a "" putzhead '' at a meeting with Jewish leaders "" Let 'em talk. ''

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As long as she can avoid calling Mr. Spencer a putzhead.

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As long as she can avoid calling Mr. Spencer a putzhead.

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