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32. Eric Adams made "good trouble" and served the marginalized

Reply to nycbos (Reply #31)

Sat Nov 13, 2021, 06:53 PM

Nov 2021

pretty much the entire time he served with the NYPD. I'm not sure why folks are so reluctant to give him a chance.

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Mayor-elect Adams calls on Dems to condemn BLM leader's 'riot' threat -- but activist claims 'this a [View all] Polybius Nov 2021 OP

The fascist right is PRAYING for riots peppertree Nov 2021 #1

Thank you nycbos Nov 2021 #9

+1 peppertree Nov 2021 #10

one wonders how much blood in the streets is created by his NYPD buddies nt msongs Nov 2021 #2

Victims of police brutality nycbos Nov 2021 #11

Not everyone knows about 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement, and Eric Adams' back story. N/T lapucelle Nov 2021 #25

He himself was once the victim of police misconduct nycbos Nov 2021 #31

Eric Adams made "good trouble" and served the marginalized lapucelle Nov 2021 #32

Because if you are not an AOC type person... nycbos Nov 2021 #34

That's a great response. lapucelle Nov 2021 #35

Link to NY Daily News doesn't work. mountain grammy Nov 2021 #3

Fixed Polybius Nov 2021 #6

Thank you.. good article mountain grammy Nov 2021 #8

The question is was that an accurate quote or not? JohnSJ Nov 2021 #4

Did you bother to read the article and the citations linked to it? brooklynite Nov 2021 #7

There's also this wellst0nev0ter Nov 2021 #17

He didn't bother to read or contextualze because he knew the media also wouldn't. Alexander Of Assyria Nov 2021 #21

Exactly! mountain grammy Nov 2021 #23

Congratulations to everyone wellst0nev0ter Nov 2021 #27

Exactly, and aligning associations that aren't there JohnSJ Nov 2021 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author Alexander Of Assyria Nov 2021 #37

Let us know when the GOP condemns the insurrection, buddy. Grokenstein Nov 2021 #5

exactly gopiscrap Nov 2021 #12

Don't Believe The Hype DAngelo136 Nov 2021 #13

Well said sir, when you alanlyze the details and not the headline, a whole different picture. Alexander Of Assyria Nov 2021 #22

You're mistaken about the New York Daily News. lapucelle Nov 2021 #29

C'mon: The issue isn't whether they HAVE a bias; it whether it makes someone here unhappy... brooklynite Nov 2021 #40

C'mon where? What are you talking about? lapucelle Nov 2021 #42

The point is that 1) someone didn't like a Daily News story, so they called it right wing... brooklynite Nov 2021 #43

Oh, is that the point? Well thank you for sharing that! lapucelle Nov 2021 #44

I wish they had those boxes in Connecticut. My wife likes to put down a layer of newspaper... George II Nov 2021 #46

I don't know how old you are, but the last time the NY Daily News was "sleazy" and.... George II Nov 2021 #45

Post removed Post removed Nov 2021 #14

Ok but the citizens of New York City hired him. jimfields33 Nov 2021 #18

Adams is looking like an apologist for bad police practices as the Status Quo. Ford_Prefect Nov 2021 #15

The New York Daily News is not "one of the worst newspapers in the era of Rupert Murdoch". lapucelle Nov 2021 #30

This should be the lede in all articles concerning Newsome wellst0nev0ter Nov 2021 #16

Wonder how many NY'ers are already regretting their vote? Deminpenn Nov 2021 #19

Nah, Curtis Sliwa was just that bad Polybius Nov 2021 #38

I wouldn't know for sure, but my guess is the average New Yorker doesn't favor Steelrolled Nov 2021 #20

after he condemns Proud boys azureblue Nov 2021 #24

He's the Mayor-to-Be of NYC... brooklynite Nov 2021 #26

And thank goodness for that!!!!! (sez this NYC'r) electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #39

... lapucelle Nov 2021 #33

Adams wasn't my first choice... electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #36

Adams wasn't any of my choices... brooklynite Nov 2021 #41