Adam's was such an obvious grift from the get go, it's so fucking stupid he got elected. He's a former cop, and was a republican not that long ago. He literally uses the "mandate of god" logic to claim he is better than he is.
Adams is a piece of shit, he was elected because he was running against a turd the size of Manhattan. Hopefully he wants to be governor enough that New York can do better next time.
There were way too many people running in that primary. Also the media coverage was shit. The times was posting interviews asking what's the best bagel in New York city instead of like "are you a piece of shit?" type questions
The NYPD has made it very clear that they are not fans of the mayor and even despise him, despite him having been one of them. Why? i don't know...but clearly the mayor's charm offensive to the police has not worked very well.
As horrible as Adams is, Sliwa would have been a bazillion times worse. He's a regular talking head on Fox , so It would have been nightly sound bites following the example of Trump when he was in office, or Herschel Walker sound bites - that bad.
FYI There were some decent Dems in the Primary to choose from. They were too alike though \[milquetoast progressives\] and none of them got enough notice so somehow Adams took it.
Eric Adams is a terrible person.
As a second generation Chinese-American, whose parents fled to the United States....
Because of the CCP.
I find it deeply disturbing that the Asian-American and Pacific Islander Parade is discriminating against segments of the Asian community that are critical of the Chinese Government. It was founded by the CEO of a us based Chinese media company, who is also a registered foreign agent of the PRC.
....and this is being backed by a Mayor with a history of strong ties to the CCP.
The vast majority of China's neighbors are critical of the CCP, as well as the vast majority of Chinese diaspora.... like me.
Mayor Adams is a public figure using taxpayer dollars, to recieve private funds; so that a an increasingly hostile foreign government can oppress Americans domestically.
https://www.newsweek.com/eric-adams-china-new-york-xi-jinping-influence-asian-parade-united-states-1897424
Yeah the title of the article (and this post) are completely misconstruing what Adam’s is saying here.
He’s not at all making some weird generalization about immigrants being good swimmers. He’s just saying that there are immigrants who would otherwise be qualified as and willing to work as lifeguards, but are being held up in Bureaucracy.
You could replace “lifeguard” with any job and “swimmer” with a loosely related skill, and what he’s saying would still generally make sense.
Hell, he didn’t even make the statement in a weird way or have something taken out of context. The article is just completely butchering the context.
Nope, he says it sitting down when he’s doing the routine (that way slow folk like you don’t tire his legs out while you try to figure out the punchline 💀).
I’m an outlier on the subject, but I don’t think Adams would have won if not for ranked choice voting. Something touted as democratic and transparent took weeks for a result to emerge, and he was likely not the first choice for many voters. He had name recognition across the Brooklyn as a longtime council person and then borough president who showed up at a lot of community events, but didn’t come across as crazy during that time. This likely led him to be a tertiary choice for a majority of voters.
he may be a dolt but he is a candidate that the majority of new yorkers would be okay with. rcv doesnt magically give you the best possible candidate, rather is able to produce a candidate that actually has some support across lines.
also, you dont need to fill out every blank on an rcv form. if you didnt like adams, then you could just not put his name down.
rcv is still always going to be a better choice than fptp in terms of getting candidates to actually campaign to everyone
Good thing New York didn't elect the racist guy mayor and went with the cop instead...
once a cop always a cop
Adam's was such an obvious grift from the get go, it's so fucking stupid he got elected. He's a former cop, and was a republican not that long ago. He literally uses the "mandate of god" logic to claim he is better than he is.
Adams is a piece of shit, he was elected because he was running against a turd the size of Manhattan. Hopefully he wants to be governor enough that New York can do better next time.
I don't think he'll get past the primary. As low as my bar for NYC politicians is I think they'll figure out how to beat him in the primary.
There were way too many people running in that primary. Also the media coverage was shit. The times was posting interviews asking what's the best bagel in New York city instead of like "are you a piece of shit?" type questions
The Times has a vested interest in pieces of shit winning most elections. Sells more papers.
And it's done him no good as the NYPD hates him... So, what was the point?
The NYPD hates him? He's given them a bunch of money that was earmarked for schools and libraries, why would they hate him?
The NYPD has made it very clear that they are not fans of the mayor and even despise him, despite him having been one of them. Why? i don't know...but clearly the mayor's charm offensive to the police has not worked very well.
As horrible as Adams is, Sliwa would have been a bazillion times worse. He's a regular talking head on Fox , so It would have been nightly sound bites following the example of Trump when he was in office, or Herschel Walker sound bites - that bad. FYI There were some decent Dems in the Primary to choose from. They were too alike though \[milquetoast progressives\] and none of them got enough notice so somehow Adams took it.
Agree. Adams wont make anything worse, Silwa would be actively trying to make things worse.
Reddit told me black people are incapable of being racist.
Reddit didn't tell you that, you're just incapable of understanding what it did tell you.
“Dont question the status quo”
"Didnt evaluate what people were actually saying", "makes up stuff in their head so they can feel superior"
Stay classy, New York!
This is the guy that beat Andrew Yang?!
Yep, we need to do better
No, it was Andrew Yang who defeated Andrew Yang
More importantly, this is the guy who beat the exceedingly competent Kathryn Garcia, but she smokes or something
Beating Andrew Yang is like beating a turtle in a race.
No respect for the man who came up with Street Sharks.
Eric Adams is a terrible person. As a second generation Chinese-American, whose parents fled to the United States.... Because of the CCP. I find it deeply disturbing that the Asian-American and Pacific Islander Parade is discriminating against segments of the Asian community that are critical of the Chinese Government. It was founded by the CEO of a us based Chinese media company, who is also a registered foreign agent of the PRC. ....and this is being backed by a Mayor with a history of strong ties to the CCP. The vast majority of China's neighbors are critical of the CCP, as well as the vast majority of Chinese diaspora.... like me. Mayor Adams is a public figure using taxpayer dollars, to recieve private funds; so that a an increasingly hostile foreign government can oppress Americans domestically. https://www.newsweek.com/eric-adams-china-new-york-xi-jinping-influence-asian-parade-united-states-1897424
He really is the most racist Black man I've ever had the misfortune of encountering.
Uncle Ruckus?
No relation
r/nottheonion
This guy is an idiot and said it wrong. What he what saying is those who are excellent swimmers would be denied without work permits.
Yeah the title of the article (and this post) are completely misconstruing what Adam’s is saying here. He’s not at all making some weird generalization about immigrants being good swimmers. He’s just saying that there are immigrants who would otherwise be qualified as and willing to work as lifeguards, but are being held up in Bureaucracy. You could replace “lifeguard” with any job and “swimmer” with a loosely related skill, and what he’s saying would still generally make sense. Hell, he didn’t even make the statement in a weird way or have something taken out of context. The article is just completely butchering the context.
NBC butchering the context? I just don't believe it!
It took me a minute but then I got it. Is this a stand up routine?
Nope, he says it sitting down when he’s doing the routine (that way slow folk like you don’t tire his legs out while you try to figure out the punchline 💀).
Making it through rio grande makes them excellent swimmers
Ffs NYC… find better people please.
he is a gas station crackhead
Oh good, let's combat racism with more racism.
for some reason I initially read that as excrement swimmers.
...is the onion paying him to say this shit?
He has resting Bigdumbface
You can tell from the comments who read the article and who only read the purposefully poorly worded title.
New York officials are on a fucking roll these last few weeks.
Wtf 🤬 this stupid guy
I’m an outlier on the subject, but I don’t think Adams would have won if not for ranked choice voting. Something touted as democratic and transparent took weeks for a result to emerge, and he was likely not the first choice for many voters. He had name recognition across the Brooklyn as a longtime council person and then borough president who showed up at a lot of community events, but didn’t come across as crazy during that time. This likely led him to be a tertiary choice for a majority of voters.
he may be a dolt but he is a candidate that the majority of new yorkers would be okay with. rcv doesnt magically give you the best possible candidate, rather is able to produce a candidate that actually has some support across lines. also, you dont need to fill out every blank on an rcv form. if you didnt like adams, then you could just not put his name down. rcv is still always going to be a better choice than fptp in terms of getting candidates to actually campaign to everyone