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De Blasio’s nightmare [Politico Crying for the Commie, not murdered cops]
Politico ^
| 12/22/14
| MAGGIE HABERMAN and GLENN THRUSH
Posted on 12/23/2014 4:03:03 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
Bill de Blasio, like his progressive political idol Barack Obama, is finding out that you cant do the New Politics if you dont pay attention to the old politics.
In Obamas case, it was a failure to recognize the threat posed to him by Republicans who didnt buy into his calls for a post-partisan partnership with Congress. For New Yorks ambitious liberal mayor, it was an inability to keep long-simmering tensions with the citys traditionally powerful police department from boiling over in the last few days.
Just over a year after sailing into office with 72 percent of the vote on a message of transformational change, de Blasio found his mayoralty subsumed by a torrent of anger, unleashed by the murder of two police officers in Brooklyn Saturday by a troubled gunman who said he was killing "pigs"....
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bias; blackskillingcops; deblasio; media
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To: SoFloFreeper
classy- you can hear the animals yelling at the cops in the background...
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posted on
12/23/2014 5:30:36 AM PST
by
God luvs America
(63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
To: Liz
“Sharpton remains stuck in a narrative where New York is 1960s Alabama and all of the cops are Bull Connors.”
Bull Connor (D) Alabama.
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posted on
12/23/2014 5:35:25 AM PST
by
EQAndyBuzz
(Liberalism isn't a mental disorder. It's a cult.)
To: SoFloFreeper
It should be clear now. The media and the entire democrat party hate this country and want to destroy it.
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posted on
12/23/2014 5:54:29 AM PST
by
I want the USA back
(Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country.)
To: SoFloFreeper
...finding out that you cant do the New Politics if you dont pay attention to the old politics. Translation: the commies did not lie good enough.
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posted on
12/23/2014 6:07:31 AM PST
by
VRW Conspirator
(American Jobs for American Workers)
To: Liz
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posted on
12/23/2014 8:11:55 AM PST
by
GOPJ
(I'm so old, I can remember when most hate crimes were committed by whites - Thomas Sowell, 2014)
To: woweeitsme
I like the way they blame Obamas lack of ability to work with Congress on Congress. Shows how lame THEY are...
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posted on
12/23/2014 8:13:57 AM PST
by
GOPJ
(I'm so old, I can remember when most hate crimes were committed by whites - Thomas Sowell, 2014)
To: SoFloFreeper; Liz
The very unreverend $harpton is ready to use his Black Power racist card. His Black Power Racist card is approved by Herr Obama, Herr Holder and De Blasio. Of course American tax payers of all colors will pay for any riot costs due to his use of his Black Racist Power Card.
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posted on
12/23/2014 8:15:34 AM PST
by
Grampa Dave
(The Democrats, who run America are too old, too rich, and too very/very white elitist losers!.)
To: Liz; sickoflibs; GOPJ; Grampa Dave; Jane Long; ken5050; TADSLOS; NYer; The Mayor; MeshugeMikey
” .......Sharpton remains stuck in a narrative where New York is 1960s Alabama and all of the cops are Bull Connors. “
Sharpton is stuck wherever there is a positive cash flow..
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posted on
12/23/2014 10:22:56 AM PST
by
stephenjohnbanker
(The only people in the world who fear Obama are American citizens.)
To: stephenjohnbanker
True dat.
Al foments for a living, FRiend.
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posted on
12/23/2014 10:38:07 AM PST
by
Jane Long
("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
To: stephenjohnbanker
“Sharpton is stuck wherever there is a positive cash flow..”
“tax Free”/....... positive cash flow
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posted on
12/23/2014 10:38:55 AM PST
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: MeshugeMikey
Yeah,Sharpton is tardy on his income taxes(4 million). Ever IRS agents aren’t as tardy on their taxes as Sharpton.
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posted on
12/23/2014 10:41:30 AM PST
by
stephenjohnbanker
(The only people in the world who fear Obama are American citizens.)
To: stephenjohnbanker
That was forgiven once he became a Stoolie for the FBI.
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posted on
12/23/2014 10:44:19 AM PST
by
dfwgator
To: dfwgator
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posted on
12/23/2014 11:00:45 AM PST
by
stephenjohnbanker
(The only people in the world who fear Obama are American citizens.)
To: SoFloFreeper
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posted on
12/23/2014 11:01:48 AM PST
by
Lazamataz
("Two parties, governing AGAINST the will of the people, not with the consent of the governed." --MrB)
To: SoFloFreeper
I gotta take what I said back. This is a (rare) balanced article.
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posted on
12/23/2014 11:04:13 AM PST
by
Lazamataz
("Two parties, governing AGAINST the will of the people, not with the consent of the governed." --MrB)
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