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George II

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184. Not even close to being the same. But the second half of your post is very much what he said....

Wed Dec 22, 2021, 04:30 PM

Dec 2021

It's not even that they're questioning him, they're telling him what to do even before he or most of them will be sworn in on January 1.

It's grandstanding on their part.

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Eric Adams: "You can only question me if you wore a bulletproof vest" [View all] wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 OP

Well, That certainly seems like a good way to start things off...... Sherman A1 Dec 2021 #1

I see a clown show in the offing. Sneederbunk Dec 2021 #3

Happy that I don't live in the area Sherman A1 Dec 2021 #4

Why, didn't you watch the video? He'll be a great Mayor, better than many of his predecessors. George II Dec 2021 #62

But what was portrayed in the OP isn't what Adams really said. I agree though, a good way to start. George II Dec 2021 #53

It was well known that this guy is a right wing authoritarian before he was elected tenderfoot Dec 2021 #2

A few Brooklyn-based party activists need to explain why he was the best choice wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #7

ROFL greenjar_01 Dec 2021 #13

Guess I'll just head to a Crotona cookout wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #20

Doing the winter break in Aspen with the Groton-Smiths of Darien greenjar_01 Dec 2021 #27

The PAC checks don't write themselves wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #28

I LOL'd KG Dec 2021 #17

He wasn't elected by a few Brooklyn-based party activists, he was elected by the people of NYC.... George II Dec 2021 #82

I live in Highbridge wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #91

Mayor-elect Eric Adams got 73% of the votes. A big reason why it was a "low turnout election" is.... George II Dec 2021 #118

I recall there was a primary wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #121

I mentioned the primary in the post you responded to. He won that primary in the first round AND... George II Dec 2021 #130

The article I posted referred to the primary wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #133

Which article is that? "This is really not as complicated as you make it seem." George II Dec 2021 #136

Look up about four posts up wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #137

I did see that, but it was irrelevant to this discussion. Michael Rothfeld is a cheerleader for... George II Dec 2021 #142

He wrote a total of one article on Sliwa wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #148

Well, I guess he is better than Sliwa. I guess. Maybe. GoneOffShore Dec 2021 #160

He wasn't my first choice electric_blue68 Dec 2021 #177

I voted for him Polybius Dec 2021 #144

If I still lived in NYC I would have voted for him. Despite the slings and arrows he's facing.... George II Dec 2021 #163

The malignant narcissist politicans are everywhere. Thomas Hurt Dec 2021 #5

He told everyone who he was. No surprises here. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2021 #6

True fucking story greenjar_01 Dec 2021 #12

Maybe I missed certain things... electric_blue68 Dec 2021 #179

Good luck NY. dem4decades Dec 2021 #8

Fascist Think Kid Berwyn Dec 2021 #9

Truth and respect for differences are necessary for democracy. Hortensis Dec 2021 #101

I spent some time in an undeclared war zone without a bullet proof vest gratuitous Dec 2021 #10

Jeez...you're going to disrupt his biggest DU fans from their usual greenjar_01 Dec 2021 #11

Wait...so, he's basically saying that the City Council Bettie Dec 2021 #14

No, that's not what he said. On this issue, 29 mostly NEW members sent him an obnoxious letter.... George II Dec 2021 #183

That's not what he said. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #15

What did he say then? wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #16

Okay, guess that answers *that* question wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #18

No... your quote is incorrect. He did NOT say what you claim he said. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #23

I see you failed to provide the "right" quote wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #26

That's your job. What are you afraid of? NurseJackie Dec 2021 #29

I provided the video wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #30

And your "quote" was incorrect. That's deceptive. Purely accidental I'm sure. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #31

Then what was the correct quote? wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #32

Be honest. Correct your mistake. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #33

The quote is right there wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #34

It's can be tough to admit being wrong, but it's a sign of honesty and integrity. Torchlight Dec 2021 #38

You're really going to make a big deal of a paraphrase? wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #40

Hm sheshe2 Dec 2021 #55

This you? wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #57

Yes that was my thread. sheshe2 Dec 2021 #64

Then we should all practice what you preach wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #67

I am posting facts, not ridiculing a member. sheshe2 Dec 2021 #74

You said falsely that I provided an inaccurate quote wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #80

But you did. sheshe2 Dec 2021 #83

No, the title was a paraphrase wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #84

You put quote "" marks in your title. sheshe2 Dec 2021 #104

So no quote marks means all is right in the world? wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #110

You quoted a non quote. sheshe2 Dec 2021 #115

I quoted a paraphrase wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #116

A paraphrase is not a direct quote sheshe2 Dec 2021 #120

Yes, and I assume you don't expatiate on internet forum writing style wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #125

Okay, I'll offer an olive leaf wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #114

A quote is a quote. sheshe2 Dec 2021 #117

You don't read edited interviews, do you? wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #119

You "quoted"an article. sheshe2 Dec 2021 #124

Call it "edited due to space" wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #129

That's not how quotes work Zeitghost Dec 2021 #212

Or you can imagine the quote marks aren't there wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #214

He paraphrased a partial quote and then put quotation marks around it as if it were an actual quote. lapucelle Dec 2021 #198

Here's the right quote. lapucelle Dec 2021 #196

Watch the video. Tomconroy Dec 2021 #19

What did he say? wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #21

What he said is in the OP's tweet, and it is entirely different from the OP's subject line. Why? George II Dec 2021 #36

You know why. sheshe2 Dec 2021 #59

No, why? wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #81

You posted it. sheshe2 Dec 2021 #86

No, you know better than all of us wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #94

It's in the tweet and in the video. You posted it, surely you know what he said, right? George II Dec 2021 #37

That's why I paraphrased it wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #45

You didn't paraphrase it, you rewrote it. George II Dec 2021 #191

This is one of these times wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #193

You put "quotation marks" around it, meaning it's a direct quote of Mayor-elect Adams, even though.. George II Dec 2021 #194

Style Guide? wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #195

My Guy? sheshe2 Dec 2021 #199

Fact remains, he never said "You can only question me if you wore a bulletproof vest".... George II Dec 2021 #207

Why would anyone invoking "[publishing] industry truth", be unaware of the correct reference tool lapucelle Dec 2021 #206

Do you know what paraphrasing is? Meh. Nt JanMichael Dec 2021 #22

Yes. Do you know what QUOTE MARKS mean? Meh. nt. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #24

Post removed Post removed Dec 2021 #25

Bazinga! sheshe2 Dec 2021 #108

That's far from an accurate quote of Mayor-elect Eric Adams. George II Dec 2021 #35

Oh my god wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #42

Did you watch the video? What did he say, your quote or the tweeter's quote. There is only one..... George II Dec 2021 #43

What did Adams say again? wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #47

The text is in the tweet that you included in your OP, and also in the video. Suggest you watch it. George II Dec 2021 #52

Aaand that's why it's included in my OP wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #54

So why are you changing what he really said? As for repeating it, it's in this thread.... George II Dec 2021 #60

Because titles in OPs have character limits wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #65

You could have given the first part of his EXACT quote and used.... George II Dec 2021 #68

Didn't know that was in the DU bylaws... wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #71

Well, it's common sense. And I don't play golf so don't call me "Tiger", okay? George II Dec 2021 #73

Common sense recognizes a paraphrase when they see it wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #77

Not in quote marks! 🤣😂🤣😂🤪😜 NurseJackie Dec 2021 #88

Drop Dead wasn't enclosed by quotation marks. What you presented was, so it wasn't.... George II Dec 2021 #90

Lol! wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #93

Whatever, you've already misrepresented (and misquoted) what Adams said, so do what you want.... George II Dec 2021 #97

No, his exact quotes are in the post wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #99

It's not at all common to put quotes around something that's paraphrased. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #102

It is in interviews wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #105

That's hysterical! NurseJackie Dec 2021 #106

Yes, industry truth is hilarious wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #109

It's not the truth. It's farce. Anyone who has even bothered to read this far... NurseJackie Dec 2021 #112

Yeah, it's pretty farcical wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #113

No, the farce is how absurdly the defense and excuses are... NurseJackie Dec 2021 #126

"Everyone living in the real world knows it." wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #128

AP Stylebook: Single quotation marks for headlines that are direct quotes. N/T lapucelle Dec 2021 #200

I spent most of my adult life in the publishing industry as a journalist MineralMan Dec 2021 #168

This is a very silly discussion wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #169

Oh, it matters. MineralMan Dec 2021 #172

You're applying your journalistic standards to a forum post wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #173

Look, you wrote countless replies to people in this thread MineralMan Dec 2021 #174

This reads like a parody of what a scold would say wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #176

He initiated "the whole journalism thing" with references invoking publishing industrstry standards. lapucelle Dec 2021 #208

Oh, well... MineralMan Dec 2021 #209

No. Only the great and embarrassing lengths that some take in their quest to defend the indefensible NurseJackie Dec 2021 #203

"I see you have still not edited your OP. You should." --- Don't hold your breath. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #204

Obstinacy is a constant problem in politics. MineralMan Dec 2021 #205

Actually it says MORE (and not in a good way) about anyone who denies reality... NurseJackie Dec 2021 #201

Now it is "sparky" instead of "sport" sheshe2 Dec 2021 #111

LOL! MineralMan Dec 2021 #178

LOL greenjar_01 Dec 2021 #46

Lol, exactly wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #48

Haaaaaa! greenjar_01 Dec 2021 #51

That was pressure? It's clear you didn't grow up in Brooklyn or NYC. George II Dec 2021 #70

Oh, wow... wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #75

I grew up in NYC greenjar_01 Dec 2021 #140

Don't you you think in essence that it's the same... electric_blue68 Dec 2021 #182

Not even close to being the same. But the second half of your post is very much what he said.... George II Dec 2021 #184

Oh... Der on me! I didn't realize that this was from... electric_blue68 Dec 2021 #186

Not all 29 are new, but many of them are. I don't know the actual breakdown. George II Dec 2021 #187

TY 👍 Bookmarked. Will read later, or Fri Lotsa of errands and cleaningto do! electric_blue68 Dec 2021 #190

He just lost the violent criminals who assault COs and inmates Tomconroy Dec 2021 #39

Bazinga! George II Dec 2021 #44

NYC loves Mayor-elect Adams! Tomconroy Dec 2021 #50

Bazinga X 2! Yes, they love him. He'll be the first Mayor who grew up on the streets.... George II Dec 2021 #58

He also lost Kalief Browder wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #69

If you actually watch the video clip the first thing he says Tomconroy Dec 2021 #211

Yes, he supports "punitive segregation" wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #215

He may have won the votes of the inmates he is protecting from violent assault by other inmates. lapucelle Dec 2021 #210

NYC needs a strong mayor. Zeitghost Dec 2021 #41

I'm really impressed with him. He's the first really hard-ass Mayor I've seen since..... George II Dec 2021 #49

Smiling while advocating torture is kinda gross. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2021 #78

How did he advocate torture? George II Dec 2021 #87

By saying he'll reverse the current policy against solitary confinement. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2021 #92

The last hard-ass mayor was Rudy Sewa Dec 2021 #159

That was my immediate thought... (uh,oh)... Otoh... electric_blue68 Dec 2021 #185

This message was self-deleted by its author JI7 Dec 2021 #56

Troubling when context-free ecstatic Dec 2021 #61

He used criminals as an excuse to dismiss city council members' concerns about solitary confinement wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #63

Ok so I finally watched the clip and the substance of what Adams is saying ecstatic Dec 2021 #150

Solitary confinement was abolished because it was subject to abuse wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #152

The context is in the video. He explained it and his position clearly. George II Dec 2021 #66

Yes, and he said he's going to ignore certain constituents wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #72

What exactly did he say? I don't think he said he'd "ignore certain constituents", did he? George II Dec 2021 #76

"What I'm Going To Do" wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #79

That's not in the subject line of your OP. Clearly he said a lot more than those few words. George II Dec 2021 #85

Glad I'm not a stickler for style wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #96

It's not style, it's a misquote for whatever reason it was done. George II Dec 2021 #98

You would go crazy when you realize how newspapers edit quotes wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #100

No I wouldn't, especially since newspapers don't edit quotes and then print them in quotes.... George II Dec 2021 #103

I already explained earlier in this thread, dude wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #107

No you didn't, but whatever. BTW, I'm not your "dude", or "sparky" or any other disrespectful.... George II Dec 2021 #123

That type of behavior is a tell-tale indication of when someone knows that they're... NurseJackie Dec 2021 #127

Yep, you figured me out wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #134

Yes I did, and we already discussed it wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #135

You didn't and we won't. You clearly have a problem with the duly elected DEMOCRATIC Mayor.... George II Dec 2021 #138

So much for Democrats uniting wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #141

Democrats are united. Period. What do "hippies" have to do with it? The last time.... George II Dec 2021 #143

You were alive in the 60s? wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #145

I was alive in the 40s. George II Dec 2021 #146

So that makes you what generation? wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #149

Why should that matter? George II Dec 2021 #167

Does it matter to you wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #170

... NurseJackie Dec 2021 #89

So you think him saying he's going to do his job and ignore distractions... George II Dec 2021 #202

Hmm, noticed that this was posted very early in the morning wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #213

Here's exactly what he said. lapucelle Dec 2021 #197

Mayor-Elect Eric Adams gets great press coverage all over the world! Tomconroy Dec 2021 #95

He's going to be an excellent Mayor, a representative of ALL the people. George II Dec 2021 #131

In the Democratic Primary, none of my five RCVs went to Adams..... brooklynite Dec 2021 #122

And yet he still led in all 8 rounds and won the nomination and the general election. George II Dec 2021 #132

Although I have heard you say this before, it always surprises me Polybius Dec 2021 #151

I've never said I'm a conservative Democrat brooklynite Dec 2021 #155

Is it too early to start thinking: President-Elect Adams? Tomconroy Dec 2021 #139

Really? BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #164

What can you say? Authoritarians are rockstars for certain people wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #166

Good for Adams Polybius Dec 2021 #147

I don't like the idea of solitary confinement and I think it should be used sparingly at most. PTWB Dec 2021 #153

North Dakota implemeted Behavioral Intervention Units wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #156

All prisons should remove solitary confinement as a punishment for petty violations. PTWB Dec 2021 #158

I've got an idea if that doesn't work Polybius Dec 2021 #161

Solitary confinement doesn't mean "in a cage by themselves next to other people's cages." WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2021 #165

He should talk to them instead of dismiss them outright wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #157

That's what he said he wanted to do instead of receiving Tomconroy Dec 2021 #162

well we have a "Democrat" who acts like a fascist now. ZonkerHarris Dec 2021 #154

They elected a corrupt NYC cop budkin Dec 2021 #171

That's not the way it works Eric Davis -- you get questioned by all. SYFROYH Dec 2021 #175

He's right JustAnotherGen Dec 2021 #180

Almost like being a cop and having an authoritarian personality have some sort of relationship! Spider Jerusalem Dec 2021 #181

Adams understand the streets better than the typical white Dem. radius777 Dec 2021 #188

Cool, now do the Black and Brown councilmembers wellst0nev0ter Dec 2021 #189

Ah, I remember that (100 Blacks in LE) electric_blue68 Dec 2021 #192