Posted on 01/11/2026 7:51:43 AM PST by MtnClimber
The late Colin Powell, in an interview about the difference between governing and campaigning, invoked his long experience and humor to describe it this way: “I think any human being with an IQ over 40, who is a mammal, loves governing more than campaigning.”
It’s a shame that Powell, a top military leader and a secretary of state who died in 2021, isn’t available to counsel Zohran Mamdani.
If he were, perhaps he could get through to New York’s new mayor, who appears to be so in love with campaigning that he can’t kick the habit.
How else to explain Mamdani’s grating tendency to speak in ways that appeal only to his base of far-leftist supporters?
Though he’s been in office less than two weeks, his Socialist-echoing choices of words and topics are early warning signs of trouble ahead.
The 34-year-old mayor was in clear campaign mode last week when he parroted the radical mob condemning events in Minnesota and used the most loaded language possible.
‘Murdered’
“This morning, an ICE agent murdered a woman in Minneapolis — only the latest horror in a year full of cruelty,” Mamdani said in a statement on X.
“As ICE attacks our neighbors across America, it is an attack on us all. New York stands with immigrants today, and every day that follows.”
The stew of anti-ICE bile, the use of the inflammatory word “murder” and his habit of erasing the distinction between legal and illegal immigrants are all standard fare among far-left wackos.
Such fact-free remarks would not carry much weight if Mamdani were still a junior legislator in Albany, where nobody cares what newbies say.
But he is now the mayor of America’s largest city, giving far greater significance to all his words.
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To leftists good is evil and evil is good. That is why they hate the police that are doing their proper job.
They want to be in grave danger. Let them be.
They are going to lose the mid-terms.
OTOH they love police that are beating up on their political opposition.
They hate them until they need them
Not danger, joy. Celebrate it! Embrace it! Most of them wanted this.
Its no longer New York City.
It now is “Escape From New York”.
Watch the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VodQIf8IYXI&list=PLksyvGwmYZ9w6ly2y2rtiLGAUP0oi2GZl
Imamdani has these delusions of grandeur and now he’s a bonafide cult leader. My instincts tell me that this will not end well for him and that he won’t be taking anything with him but the horse he rode in on.
“perhaps he could get through to New York’s new mayor”
The writer doesn’t understand...
Not according to the hand wringers, pants wetters and pearl clutchers here at FR.
“Imamdani has these delusions of grandeur and now he’s a bonafide cult leader. My instincts tell me that this will not end well for him and that he won’t be taking anything with him but the horse he rode in on.”
Like all good socilist leaders he will end up lining his pockets.
Maybe this is a good thing.
Hear me out.
As long as the consequences of his decisions are not distributed over the rest of the country with limitless federal aid, and he can’t shift the blame to his predecessor or successor, MAYBE this is exactly what NY city needs.
Some children have to learn by falling in their face.
Hey sphincter mayor, Ashli Babbitt was murdered not this idiot.
The POS Mamdani has the support of millions around the world. There are lots of enemies foreign and domestic rooting for him.
Colonel Jessup: "Is there any other kind"?
Places like NYC,Chicago, Philadelphia, Portland, LA and Seattle are democratically electing people who at their core hate everything about America. Face it. There no longer exists a common concensus of decently held values to unite Americans. Soon the demands for overt subsidies to support these socialist urban enclaves from decent, hard working, productive Americans will be ceaseless. IMHO there will be violence and killing as the crazies lash out.
I don’t know what the author expects. Mamdani was perfectly clear and unabashed about who and what he was when running. He’s not going to change.
Define they?
ONLY 11 DAYS IN POWER-——
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