NY Times Felt Need To Explain Its Mildly Critical Piece on Zohran Mamdani
"That's a lot of words to say you accidentally did a journalism and now you're sad about it because it might hurt the commie."...
"That's a lot of words to say you accidentally did a journalism and now you're sad about it because it might hurt the commie."...
"I had the impression that Mamdani intended that phrase as lighthearted hyperbole. I see no reason to assume that the phrase conveys anything precise about what he thinks."...
"Mamdani told The Times that aside from those college forms, he doesn’t recall ever identifying as Black or African American."...
"Oh my God, that is a change in the margin of 56 points over the course of just eight years. So, all of a sudden, it's the pro-Palestinian position that actually reigns supreme in Democratic politics, not the Israeli position."...
City-owned grocery stores "will buy and sell at wholesale prices, centralize warehousing and distribution, and partner with local neighborhoods on products and sourcing."...
"I think the people in New York are crazy and they go this route. I think they're crazy. We will have a communist for the first time."...
"We can’t reform our way out of a racist police system that’s working exactly as designed - as a means of control over black & brown New Yorkers. We need to dramatically curtail the power & presence of the NYPD."...
"[Cuomo's] camp also believes Mamdani and his policy ideas, from a rent freeze to city-operated grocery stores, will receive increased scrutiny now that Mamdani is positioned to secure a Democratic primary win...
“Where did he come from? Whose friend is this? I’m not feeling this plan. No. I will give him $258,750 and a first class one-way ticket away from NY.”...
He is smooth. He knows how to play people. This guy is not what he’s pretending to be. He’s much worse. ...
Cuomo concedes, but dropped a slight hint at a possible independent run in the general election....
If Mamdani becomes mayor then New York City deserves its destruction....
"controversial statements include calling Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack a 'pretext' for Israel to invade Gaza"...
“We want this partnership to end before it starts”...
Peaceful protest does not mean you get to hold innocent people hostage....
Reports indicate at least 33,400 people have been forced to evacuate their homes in three Canadian provinces due to the wildfires. Interesting, 100 of the 111 fires in Manitoba are reported to be "human caused."...
“She’s not doing s–t. She doesn’t live in the neighborhood, she doesn’t care”...
"Authorities say the boat's captain lost control of the vessel, and Adams on Sunday morning said the ship had lost power."...
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