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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDe Blasio is the new #1 target of the right wingers.
How could he possibly be as good a Mayor of New York as a Republican? After all, if they can win NYC, they may win the state?
The Republican Party, and their toadies in the media, are affixing blame to De Blasio for the murders of the two cops the other day. It is all part of a larger strategy of portraying Democrats as weak on crime and antagonistic toward America's police forces.
It is a national story and the GOP will whip it for all it is worth. Basically, they are saying that De Blasio's comments about his son's interactions with the police had more to do with the murders of the two cops than did the murder of Eric Garner, who was choked to death by NYC cops. And the murder of Michael Brown and the following marches and riots had nothing to do with the murder of the two cops? It was the fault of the marchers and Mayor De Blasio. If they had just kept their mouths shut...
We should not expect the toadies to ask about the mental state of the murderer and how he was able to attain a gun to commit such a crime? No. It is much easier to make it a political issue and blame De Blasio.
Live and Learn
(12,769 posts)spanone
(135,795 posts)mayors come and go, but don't fuck with nypd.
GoCubsGo
(32,075 posts)Cops have now joined the military as objects of their hero worship. They only time they can do wrong is if they appear to "side with" Democrats or liberals (e.g., Pat Tillman.)
nxylas
(6,440 posts)But to the Republiklan, black people are like the Borg; every action by one is taken on behalf of all.
mb999
(89 posts)and constitutionalist fighting for freedom. There would be sympathy for him by Fox and Rush and they would blame liberals for making him crazy.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Ilsa
(61,690 posts)Right now and told me that Holder is getting criticized for not being at the funeral on tv right now. Of course, this relative fails to realize WHO is actually doing the criticizing - CNN. The reporters wouldn't get specific who was doing it. Just lime Fux's "some people say".
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)belzabubba333
(1,237 posts)lunasun
(21,646 posts)belzabubba333
(1,237 posts)woman and b/c of that this is not a racial issue
lunasun
(21,646 posts)bemildred
(90,061 posts)maced666
(771 posts)Right wingers might just get lost in the crowd because he's become a target of so many -
The New York Times doesnt particularly like him because hes not far enough to the left for where they want to be. Most of the cops arent reading the Times in any event they just see it as the enemy because its been leading the charge on the racial profiling and the allegations of racism.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/12/bratton-de-blasio-after-killings.html
Before the police officer killings -
But among white voters, the mayors approval rating has slipped to 34 percent, with 50 percent disapproving of his performance.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/19/nyregion/de-blasios-approval-rating-wanes-but-is-still-strong-quinnipiac-poll-finds.html?_r=0
And now its just caving in from all around - at least in relation to how he arrived in office with historic positive numbers. Before he did anything.
De Blasio's rating dips after Eric Garner decision
http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2014/12/18/poll-de-blasios-rating-dips-after-eric-garner-decision
Stellar
(5,644 posts)Even if they call themselves Christians...what ever that means. They are still NUTS!
Calista241
(5,586 posts)I'm sure they'll fit that meme into the conservative hate machine at some point.
Skittles
(153,122 posts)dawg
(10,621 posts)It's much harder to engage the cerebral cortex. That's why I think Democrats should try to scare the shit out of people too.
The Republicans are coming for your Social Security! Booga booga booga!!!
DemocraticWing
(1,290 posts)It's a big part of how they drive up majorities in the South, and now they're rolling it out on a national basis. That demographic bomb where the GOP can't win with a more diverse electorate? Their strategy is to pull 90% of the white vote by scaring people about police shootings and telling them that Democrats will let loose "thugs" to storm the suburbs and farms and kill all your families.
If young white people refuse to buy into this racist nonsense, the GOP's strategy will backfire. I'm not sure I have enough confidence to say it will happen.
Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)For more exposure.