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nycbos

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34. Because if you are not an AOC type person...
Sat Nov 13, 2021, 07:28 PM
Nov 2021

... you are not a real progressive according to the far left. They also confuse Twitter for real life and they think a black celebrity with a verified Twitter account represents the African-American community. If you look at Brooklyn you see Adams did best in working class black neighborhoods. Maya Wiley did best in gentrifying areas of Brooklyn. That means her "rethink public safety message" appealed more to white hipsters than to the people she claimed it meant justice for. The left talks about being an "ally" when the people they claim to advocate for reject their ideas they are silent. As Adams said
people on social media don't pick a candidate people on Social Security pick a candidate.

In terms of Adams though he gives off the impression to some people that he would change his message based on who is talking to at that particular moment. I am by no means his biggest fan but I'm absolutely willing to give him chance. He it's certainly better than some of the clowns the far left supported.

I'm a native New Yorker though I now live in Chicago. I probably would've supported Kathryn Garcia as my first choice because she seem to have the most executive experience running a city agency. Local government is very unsexy and sometimes what you need is a boring technocrat.


Bill Maher said it best

Bring unsexy back. I hope Adams is a "baldy".

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
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