soooo he's gonna use an event that changed the city irrevocably and chuck in a cutsie 'or a new business could open today' and think that will play well with people?
That’s an astonishing comment for any elected official to make. But the mayor of New York? In one word, “New York,” because it’s such a complex city it could be the target of a terrorist plot to crash commercial airliners into the World Trade Center 22 years ago, or a new pizza place could open in midtown. You just never know. That exchange had the ring of someone who is in way over his head. No serious official would give that example.
Ta, MM. I love my city, but we don't have a great track record when it comes to mayors, and Adams is one of the worst. I hope the FBI brings him down for that Turkish shit.
Even beside the lousy art and cheap grab for publicity the whole idea that Doctor Doom (who has literally killed countless people along with being a dictator for life) was all “whoa, that was just too much, man” was so, so weird.
“But if I’m right, you will have saved the lives of millions of registered voters.”
Gotta hand to Peter Venkman. He knows how to appeal to a politician’s self-interest.
2016’s Ghostbusters got a real bum rap, mostly from the incel crowd. But it’s much better than many people make it out to be. One problem I did have with it was the lack of quotable lines that made the original so much fun.
“Ray, when someone asks if you’re a god, you say, yes!”
Adams's 9/11 phrase didn't sound cynical to me. It sounded like the first thing that came to his mind when the reporter asked the question--which makes him a typical New Jersey dweller, and would fit right in up here in Connecticut. What it does NOT do is qualify him to run NYC.
I would happily purchase and read a book made up of comics-based political analysis by Michael Mora. His Red Skull/Jordan Peterson post from a while back was perfect, as was this one. Keep it up, Michael!
"It’s been that way since some colonist said “I miss York, we should name this place NEW York!!” (We assume. We’re not looking that up)"
I think it was more like, "Look, man, we just got all Netherland's shit. Let's keep fucking with the Dutch and rename the place 'New YORK'. That'll mess with them god-damned windmill-lovin' dike-pluggers!"
As a wise couple of Johns once noted: Even old New York was once New Amsterdam. Why they changed, I can't say. People just like it better that way. (TMBG Link to Spotify)
New York was named after Charles II's little brother James, to whom Charles (the Merry Monarch) gave the title Duke of York. James succeeded to the throne after his brother died without legitimate offspring, becoming James II. James was considered soft on Catholics (he married one) and after several generations of persecution England was majority Protestant, so eventually a lot of important people decided they needed a new Protestant king, so they invited James' daughter Mary and her husband William of Orange, ruler of Holland to take over. In 1697 they brought an army of Dutchmen, English exiles and German mercenaries over and chased Jamie to France. About the only fighting done during the "Glorious Revolution" was in Ireland, and William won.
I voted for Kathryn Garcia - a woman who can run the Sanitation Department is a woman who knows how to get things done - and I am no fan of Adams, but let's be clear that he is responsible for how we absorb a cynically-directed influx of migrants without nearly the aid we need from the Feds...and so far we have not turned people away or left them on the street or without clothes and food and healthcare and education for their kids and we are facilitating them getting papers to work sothey can leave the refugee system and enter NYC life fully.
Sometimes tasks are just too huge to be done without imperfections.
And if someone you liked had said that NYC is a place where there can be a terrible event one day but a great new start on another you would be lauding it as evoking the nuance that liberals understand about urban life and conservatives don't.
Just saying...
Now, please don't make me say anything else good about this guy. Please.
He couldn't just say, "New York - anything can happen!" in that romantic comedy kind of way? That was such a puffball question, how could any actual human mess it up?
How did this weirdo get enough votes to be even #3? Was he heavily sedated before the election, did his handlers have a shock collar on him, did New Yorkers feel that "Eh, he couldn't be any worse than Rudy"
soooo he's gonna use an event that changed the city irrevocably and chuck in a cutsie 'or a new business could open today' and think that will play well with people?
That’s an astonishing comment for any elected official to make. But the mayor of New York? In one word, “New York,” because it’s such a complex city it could be the target of a terrorist plot to crash commercial airliners into the World Trade Center 22 years ago, or a new pizza place could open in midtown. You just never know. That exchange had the ring of someone who is in way over his head. No serious official would give that example.
And MUCH worse than the comically bad mayor of Portlandia.
Ta, MM. I love my city, but we don't have a great track record when it comes to mayors, and Adams is one of the worst. I hope the FBI brings him down for that Turkish shit.
That 9/11 comic, man that thing was rough.
Even beside the lousy art and cheap grab for publicity the whole idea that Doctor Doom (who has literally killed countless people along with being a dictator for life) was all “whoa, that was just too much, man” was so, so weird.
“But if I’m right, you will have saved the lives of millions of registered voters.”
Gotta hand to Peter Venkman. He knows how to appeal to a politician’s self-interest.
2016’s Ghostbusters got a real bum rap, mostly from the incel crowd. But it’s much better than many people make it out to be. One problem I did have with it was the lack of quotable lines that made the original so much fun.
“Ray, when someone asks if you’re a god, you say, yes!”
Adams's 9/11 phrase didn't sound cynical to me. It sounded like the first thing that came to his mind when the reporter asked the question--which makes him a typical New Jersey dweller, and would fit right in up here in Connecticut. What it does NOT do is qualify him to run NYC.
I would happily purchase and read a book made up of comics-based political analysis by Michael Mora. His Red Skull/Jordan Peterson post from a while back was perfect, as was this one. Keep it up, Michael!
https://www.wonkette.com/p/jordan-peterson-am-i-the-red-skull
"Yes, it's true. This man has no dick."
The perfect quote to apply to Mayor Adams, and all elected Republicans too.
"First, New York is two words." Thank you.
"It’s been that way since some colonist said “I miss York, we should name this place NEW York!!” (We assume. We’re not looking that up)"
I think it was more like, "Look, man, we just got all Netherland's shit. Let's keep fucking with the Dutch and rename the place 'New YORK'. That'll mess with them god-damned windmill-lovin' dike-pluggers!"
As a wise couple of Johns once noted: Even old New York was once New Amsterdam. Why they changed, I can't say. People just like it better that way. (TMBG Link to Spotify)
https://open.spotify.com/track/63vL5oxWrlvaJ0ayNaQnbX?si=a8c830f534b84c18
New York was named after Charles II's little brother James, to whom Charles (the Merry Monarch) gave the title Duke of York. James succeeded to the throne after his brother died without legitimate offspring, becoming James II. James was considered soft on Catholics (he married one) and after several generations of persecution England was majority Protestant, so eventually a lot of important people decided they needed a new Protestant king, so they invited James' daughter Mary and her husband William of Orange, ruler of Holland to take over. In 1697 they brought an army of Dutchmen, English exiles and German mercenaries over and chased Jamie to France. About the only fighting done during the "Glorious Revolution" was in Ireland, and William won.
I voted for Kathryn Garcia - a woman who can run the Sanitation Department is a woman who knows how to get things done - and I am no fan of Adams, but let's be clear that he is responsible for how we absorb a cynically-directed influx of migrants without nearly the aid we need from the Feds...and so far we have not turned people away or left them on the street or without clothes and food and healthcare and education for their kids and we are facilitating them getting papers to work sothey can leave the refugee system and enter NYC life fully.
Sometimes tasks are just too huge to be done without imperfections.
And if someone you liked had said that NYC is a place where there can be a terrible event one day but a great new start on another you would be lauding it as evoking the nuance that liberals understand about urban life and conservatives don't.
Just saying...
Now, please don't make me say anything else good about this guy. Please.
He couldn't just say, "New York - anything can happen!" in that romantic comedy kind of way? That was such a puffball question, how could any actual human mess it up?
Wow Adams is seriously a weird guy. Just...really weird, almost DeSantis-weird.
This is what happens when everyone’s third choice is the consensus.
How did this weirdo get enough votes to be even #3? Was he heavily sedated before the election, did his handlers have a shock collar on him, did New Yorkers feel that "Eh, he couldn't be any worse than Rudy"
Regardless of party, New York mayors are a particular sort of asshole.
Yep. I always wonder why NYC always elects the biggest asshole they can find, year after year.
Tradition?