"This Trump-Cuomo-Adams axis is not surprising, given their shared tawdry approach to politics and governance. "
I knew that from the moment this unholy threesome coalesced. I'm not a New Yorker, but I knew good and well that Adams was a lying, corrupt sack of shit as evidence of his theft from the people unfolded. I knew Trump was an angry cheater from the moment I watched the documentary about his taking ancestral land from Scots in order to build his golf course, and the psychological warfare he inflicted on those who resisted. And Cuomo? Like some sociopaths, such as Rudy Giuliani, he was good a hiding it.
The victims--of all three of these crooks--are now all of us. When you dick with justice, you harm every citizen in this land. Dear New Yorkers, yes: you owe your fellow citizens the rejection of these sharks, just as we all needed to see lying George Santos lose what he had gained from those very public lies. We needed his loss of status as person worthy of the public trust. These three are a stain on all of us. Please vote with your country as well as your city in mind.
Not a word about the frightening Islamophobia perpetuated by Adams and especially Cuomo, who constantly talk about the Mamdani posing a threat to Jews, to peace, to fight against terrorism. Cuomo accepting statements that Mamdani would cheer another 9/11 - and Mamdani has consistently, for months now, spoken clearly and loudly in defence of human rights and civil liberties everywhere. Not a word about Adams and Cuomo supporting the genocide of Gaza, as does most of the political establishment of both the Democrats and Republicans. This is deeply worrisome and heartbreaking, the fact that the Contrarian stays at best silent - and this is a complicit silence in view of the US directly enabling, in every possible way, the devastating destruction of Gaza and the ethnically cleansing taking place in front of our eyes. But not to call Islamophobia is frightening as hell, for it directly threatens American democracy and paves the road to fascism. Mamdani, on the other hand, is daily speaking against anti semitism, promising to fight as much as any form of discrimination and/or racism. I cannot comprehend, for the life of me, this insane political stand among most Democrats, and democrats generically in the US.
It's disgusting, but fingers crossed that it's the final gasp of a campaign that was going nowhere before this below-the-belt punch. Not only that, but regardless of what Mamdani might or might not think of Jewish people or of Israel, last I looked foreign policy wasn't part of the Job Description of Mayor of New York City, so this whole issue is really a side show.
Why in the world would one say that of Mamdani: 'regardless of what Mamdani might or might not think of Jewish people or of Israel'? Why bring that up? Makes sense only if one falls for the Islamophobic attacks on him - the guy cannot be more clear, more consistent, more humanistic, more democratic when it comes to Israel. He speak only of the genocide, only of complying with the international rule of law. Netanyahu is a fugitive of law, and he believes in complying with law and democracy, period. Every time when we say: regardless ..., it brings the suspicion and mistrust. Otherwise we have to say that of every candidate In the world, which of course makes it superfluous.
There are millions of NYC voters who do NOT want Mamdani for Mayor. Are you saying millions of New Yorkers are voting for corruption? It's not about the "caped crusader" versus corruption. There are quite a few other factors in this mayoral decision. All you want to talk about is the ties of corruption. I know The Contrarian has its bias, most of which I share, but you provide almost no distinction about anything. To get well rounded information I am forced to go to other news sources because your way is basically "my way or the highway".
Cuomo is clearly and openly corrupt. but you are.correct, there are many other issues.
One is Cuomo's at best mixed record as governor. Cuomo openly worked with Republican representatives against progressive candidates and initiatives a number of times, going so far as to support the gerrymandering of state Senate districts in the GOP's favor. He gutted the MTA budget while soft pedaling congestion pricing for many years, leaving it to Governor Hochul to finally implement. He worked against NY municipal workers while favoring rich New Yorkers time and time again. And of course, he is directly responsible for the deaths of thousands of senior center residents during covid, all while playing up the gross 'Cuomosexual' image and making books deals about his supposed 'leadership'.
Now, the disgraced ex-governor is working closely with billionaire Trump donors to win the office after being soundly rejected in the primary. The vote there wasn't even close - it was one of the biggest landslide victories, with the highest turnout, of any NYC mayoral primary in recent memory.
Meanwhile, Mamdani has won the endorsement of every state level Democrat, several dozen state Senate and Assembly representatives, and a long list of civic organizations and unions. His bold plans to create and sustain affordability in the city and his ability to address the needs of ordinary New Yorkers put him at odds with the rich son of a popular New York politician, a sexual predator who has not truly lived in the city for decades.
One scumbag endorsing another. Why am I not surprised?
Not only that, but Cuomo has been a corrupt scumbag and bully his entire adult life, going bact to taking below-the-belt shots at Koch when he ran against his father. Cuomo was the valedictorian in his class at the "Don the Con School of Etiquette and Ethics"
This endorsement is a case of "skunks of a feather stink together"
I don't know that his politics would "Play in Peoria" but his approach toward campaigning will play everywhere- people just can't help but like the guy. If only more Democrats adopted it!
Many have said the same thing, although I'd say in addition to his style of campaigning, his over arching focus on affordability could be a good model or at least influence for Democrats all over. Plus, triangulation just isn't part of his program.
It's 'funny' now that so many Democrats jumped all over Eric Adams as the Next Big Thing when he squeaked a win in the NYC mayoral primary the last time around...See how that worked out. Now many of those same Dems are still sitting on the fence...still, it's nice to see more are coming around.
I'll agree with that too. And you may not like to hear this, but that mirrors what Nancy Pelosi advised candidates running for Congress during the Blue Wave of 2018-- focus on "kitchen table" issues.
I think that on balance, Biden did a good job of managing the economy through COVID, and managed to achieve the "soft landing" that most of the rest of the world did not, and that was long thought impossible. Unfortunately, the remedy, combined with supply issues, caused a lot of inflation, and that was an albatross hung around Biden's neck that transferred to Harris when she got the nomination. Indeed, part of her problem was that she couldn't exactly repudiate Biden's policies, and didn't do a great job of addressing affordability issues.
So I agree that affordability will probably "Play in Peoria" about as well as it does in NYC. But whether Mamdani, should he win, will actually be able to implement most of what he wants to do remains to be seen, although I believe that he'll give it the ol' college try.
I agree with all that generally. I'd only say that IMO the 'supply side' is still highly underrated as a cause of covid inflation, as compared to Biden's policies.
One thing unique about Mamdani is while he has focused on affordability, he has not shied away at all from what are often labeled as 'identity politics' and also he has been unwavering in his criticism of Israel's actions, something Pelosi and many Dem leaders are still behind on..although that is changing too.
As a New Yorker, now I just can't wait for the tension to be over! But you are certainly right that the hard work will start then. I am encouraged that the governor has shown some willingness to work with him. He will also have a much more friendly city council that our recent, um, 'mayor'.
And I agree that the inflation we saw was related more to a disrupted supply side than Biden's policies. But it's a fact of politics that the person who's driving the bus catches the blame even if it's not their fault.
We probably would have seen the same supply side issues in World War 2 had there not been price controls and rationing. But everyone back then sucked it up because of the national emergency. If World War 2 had been fought today, I doubt that most Americans would put up with the inconvenience.
This charge is completely false and slanderous. It's also flatly ridiculous.
Why, is it because he is Muslim? Is it because he refuses to bow down to the indicted war criminal Netanyahu? Because he is willing to criticize the genocide Israel has inflicted on Gaza?
Although most Democratic voters understand the distinction at this point, some still don't understand that Israel is a state and not a religion. Mamdani has made it clear that his focus is on New York and New Yorkers, and not foreign policy, as opposed to Cuomo, who went out of his way to join the legal team defending Netanyahu against war crimes.
Not to mention that at this point, Mamdani has about equal support from the city's Jewish residents that Cuomo does, and has far more support from younger Jewish voters than Cuomo. Mamdani has been endorsed by the city's highest ranking Jewish official, Brad Lander, by one of Congress's longest serving Jewish reps, Jerry Nadler, by longtime Jewish Senator Bernie Sanders, and by several Jewish NY state Senators and Assemblymen and women, as well as a number of Jewish civic organizations. He speaks out against antisemitism constantly.
Cuomo has responded to this with blatant Islamophobia. His jokes with a shock jock about Mamdani supporting another 9-11 show both his true colors and his utter desperation. His comically corrupt buddy Eric Adams has also taken on air interviews with openly antisemitic Trump fans while cynically claiming to be the candidate against antisemitism, which exactly no one believes.
"This Trump-Cuomo-Adams axis is not surprising, given their shared tawdry approach to politics and governance. "
I knew that from the moment this unholy threesome coalesced. I'm not a New Yorker, but I knew good and well that Adams was a lying, corrupt sack of shit as evidence of his theft from the people unfolded. I knew Trump was an angry cheater from the moment I watched the documentary about his taking ancestral land from Scots in order to build his golf course, and the psychological warfare he inflicted on those who resisted. And Cuomo? Like some sociopaths, such as Rudy Giuliani, he was good a hiding it.
The victims--of all three of these crooks--are now all of us. When you dick with justice, you harm every citizen in this land. Dear New Yorkers, yes: you owe your fellow citizens the rejection of these sharks, just as we all needed to see lying George Santos lose what he had gained from those very public lies. We needed his loss of status as person worthy of the public trust. These three are a stain on all of us. Please vote with your country as well as your city in mind.
"What I don't have in experience, I make up in integrity. And what you don't have in integrity, you could never make up for in experience."
That's quite the statement.
Yay Leader Jeffries for endorsing Mamdani.
Turns out that anything anyone of good faith says in any context is an indictment of Donald Trump's moral and practical bankruptcy.
yay for endorsing, nay for waiting until the last possible minute when there was no political risk to do so.
Mamdani got my vote!
Mamdani is going to win in a landslide unless Musk rigs the election the way he did for the demented rapist felon in November. Vote for Mamdani.
I believe he will too but it's not over yet!
Not a word about the frightening Islamophobia perpetuated by Adams and especially Cuomo, who constantly talk about the Mamdani posing a threat to Jews, to peace, to fight against terrorism. Cuomo accepting statements that Mamdani would cheer another 9/11 - and Mamdani has consistently, for months now, spoken clearly and loudly in defence of human rights and civil liberties everywhere. Not a word about Adams and Cuomo supporting the genocide of Gaza, as does most of the political establishment of both the Democrats and Republicans. This is deeply worrisome and heartbreaking, the fact that the Contrarian stays at best silent - and this is a complicit silence in view of the US directly enabling, in every possible way, the devastating destruction of Gaza and the ethnically cleansing taking place in front of our eyes. But not to call Islamophobia is frightening as hell, for it directly threatens American democracy and paves the road to fascism. Mamdani, on the other hand, is daily speaking against anti semitism, promising to fight as much as any form of discrimination and/or racism. I cannot comprehend, for the life of me, this insane political stand among most Democrats, and democrats generically in the US.
It's disgusting, but fingers crossed that it's the final gasp of a campaign that was going nowhere before this below-the-belt punch. Not only that, but regardless of what Mamdani might or might not think of Jewish people or of Israel, last I looked foreign policy wasn't part of the Job Description of Mayor of New York City, so this whole issue is really a side show.
Why in the world would one say that of Mamdani: 'regardless of what Mamdani might or might not think of Jewish people or of Israel'? Why bring that up? Makes sense only if one falls for the Islamophobic attacks on him - the guy cannot be more clear, more consistent, more humanistic, more democratic when it comes to Israel. He speak only of the genocide, only of complying with the international rule of law. Netanyahu is a fugitive of law, and he believes in complying with law and democracy, period. Every time when we say: regardless ..., it brings the suspicion and mistrust. Otherwise we have to say that of every candidate In the world, which of course makes it superfluous.
There are millions of NYC voters who do NOT want Mamdani for Mayor. Are you saying millions of New Yorkers are voting for corruption? It's not about the "caped crusader" versus corruption. There are quite a few other factors in this mayoral decision. All you want to talk about is the ties of corruption. I know The Contrarian has its bias, most of which I share, but you provide almost no distinction about anything. To get well rounded information I am forced to go to other news sources because your way is basically "my way or the highway".
Cuomo is clearly and openly corrupt. but you are.correct, there are many other issues.
One is Cuomo's at best mixed record as governor. Cuomo openly worked with Republican representatives against progressive candidates and initiatives a number of times, going so far as to support the gerrymandering of state Senate districts in the GOP's favor. He gutted the MTA budget while soft pedaling congestion pricing for many years, leaving it to Governor Hochul to finally implement. He worked against NY municipal workers while favoring rich New Yorkers time and time again. And of course, he is directly responsible for the deaths of thousands of senior center residents during covid, all while playing up the gross 'Cuomosexual' image and making books deals about his supposed 'leadership'.
Now, the disgraced ex-governor is working closely with billionaire Trump donors to win the office after being soundly rejected in the primary. The vote there wasn't even close - it was one of the biggest landslide victories, with the highest turnout, of any NYC mayoral primary in recent memory.
Meanwhile, Mamdani has won the endorsement of every state level Democrat, several dozen state Senate and Assembly representatives, and a long list of civic organizations and unions. His bold plans to create and sustain affordability in the city and his ability to address the needs of ordinary New Yorkers put him at odds with the rich son of a popular New York politician, a sexual predator who has not truly lived in the city for decades.
One scumbag endorsing another. Why am I not surprised?
Not only that, but Cuomo has been a corrupt scumbag and bully his entire adult life, going bact to taking below-the-belt shots at Koch when he ran against his father. Cuomo was the valedictorian in his class at the "Don the Con School of Etiquette and Ethics"
This endorsement is a case of "skunks of a feather stink together"
hey look, we can agree on something!
I don't know that his politics would "Play in Peoria" but his approach toward campaigning will play everywhere- people just can't help but like the guy. If only more Democrats adopted it!
Many have said the same thing, although I'd say in addition to his style of campaigning, his over arching focus on affordability could be a good model or at least influence for Democrats all over. Plus, triangulation just isn't part of his program.
It's 'funny' now that so many Democrats jumped all over Eric Adams as the Next Big Thing when he squeaked a win in the NYC mayoral primary the last time around...See how that worked out. Now many of those same Dems are still sitting on the fence...still, it's nice to see more are coming around.
I'll agree with that too. And you may not like to hear this, but that mirrors what Nancy Pelosi advised candidates running for Congress during the Blue Wave of 2018-- focus on "kitchen table" issues.
I think that on balance, Biden did a good job of managing the economy through COVID, and managed to achieve the "soft landing" that most of the rest of the world did not, and that was long thought impossible. Unfortunately, the remedy, combined with supply issues, caused a lot of inflation, and that was an albatross hung around Biden's neck that transferred to Harris when she got the nomination. Indeed, part of her problem was that she couldn't exactly repudiate Biden's policies, and didn't do a great job of addressing affordability issues.
So I agree that affordability will probably "Play in Peoria" about as well as it does in NYC. But whether Mamdani, should he win, will actually be able to implement most of what he wants to do remains to be seen, although I believe that he'll give it the ol' college try.
I agree with all that generally. I'd only say that IMO the 'supply side' is still highly underrated as a cause of covid inflation, as compared to Biden's policies.
One thing unique about Mamdani is while he has focused on affordability, he has not shied away at all from what are often labeled as 'identity politics' and also he has been unwavering in his criticism of Israel's actions, something Pelosi and many Dem leaders are still behind on..although that is changing too.
As a New Yorker, now I just can't wait for the tension to be over! But you are certainly right that the hard work will start then. I am encouraged that the governor has shown some willingness to work with him. He will also have a much more friendly city council that our recent, um, 'mayor'.
And I agree that the inflation we saw was related more to a disrupted supply side than Biden's policies. But it's a fact of politics that the person who's driving the bus catches the blame even if it's not their fault.
We probably would have seen the same supply side issues in World War 2 had there not been price controls and rationing. But everyone back then sucked it up because of the national emergency. If World War 2 had been fought today, I doubt that most Americans would put up with the inconvenience.
It’s a choice between corruption and antisemitism. Two horrible candidates.
This charge is completely false and slanderous. It's also flatly ridiculous.
Why, is it because he is Muslim? Is it because he refuses to bow down to the indicted war criminal Netanyahu? Because he is willing to criticize the genocide Israel has inflicted on Gaza?
Although most Democratic voters understand the distinction at this point, some still don't understand that Israel is a state and not a religion. Mamdani has made it clear that his focus is on New York and New Yorkers, and not foreign policy, as opposed to Cuomo, who went out of his way to join the legal team defending Netanyahu against war crimes.
Not to mention that at this point, Mamdani has about equal support from the city's Jewish residents that Cuomo does, and has far more support from younger Jewish voters than Cuomo. Mamdani has been endorsed by the city's highest ranking Jewish official, Brad Lander, by one of Congress's longest serving Jewish reps, Jerry Nadler, by longtime Jewish Senator Bernie Sanders, and by several Jewish NY state Senators and Assemblymen and women, as well as a number of Jewish civic organizations. He speaks out against antisemitism constantly.
Cuomo has responded to this with blatant Islamophobia. His jokes with a shock jock about Mamdani supporting another 9-11 show both his true colors and his utter desperation. His comically corrupt buddy Eric Adams has also taken on air interviews with openly antisemitic Trump fans while cynically claiming to be the candidate against antisemitism, which exactly no one believes.
Good thing you've simplified it for us. /s