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Lebronwon 02/15/22 11:31:52 PM #1:	https://nypost.com/2022/02/15/mayor-eric-adams-claims-white-journalists-misrepresent-him/ Mayor Eric Adams unloaded Tuesday in an epic rant in which he threatened to stop fielding off-topic questions at his press conferences and blasted the Big Apples news organizations over what he said was their lack of racial diversity. The scolding, which came before an unrelated press conference on summer youth employment efforts, appeared to be sparked by coverage of his failed bid to get state lawmakers to budge on his anti-crime agenda although the mayor failed to convey how race factored into that. One day after meeting with Albany lawmakers in what he all but admitted was a failed attempt to roll back recent criminal-justice reforms, Adams claimed that accounts of his trip, none of which touched on race, were unfairly negative. If you want to acknowledge or not, I have been doing a darn good job and we just cant live in this alternate reality, a clearly angered Adams said. Adams also warned that if the coverage of him doesnt improve, Im just going to come in and do my announcements and bounce. Adams repeatedly suggested that race played a factor in news coverage of him, telling an almost all-white group of reporters who were hand-picked by his office and invited to cover the City Hall news conference, Im a black man thats the mayor but my story is being interpreted by people that dont look like me. How many blacks are on editorial boards? How many blacks determine how these stories are being written? he said. How many Asians? How many East Asians? How many South Asians? Everyone talks about my government being diversified, whats the diversification in the newsrooms? Adams also accused the reporters of writing through your prisms before adding: Diversify your newsrooms so I can look out and see people who look like me. Recounting his trip to Albany, Adams said, I went to the Assembly conference. People raised the issues that they had and we talked. Black mayor, black Speaker, black majority leader, coming together and talking to each other. A veteran of the previous administration told The Post that Adams appeared to be taking a page out of Bill de Blasios playbook. It didnt work for him, the source said of the notoriously thin-skinned de Blasio, who frequently responded to negative coverage by attacking the citys press corps. Well see how well it works for Eric. Veteran Democratic political consultant Hank Sheinkopf also said that playing the race card wasnt a wise move. Eric Adams mayoralty will rest entirely on crime control. Hes not getting the help he needs in Albany, hes frustrated, hes angry and hes taking it out on the press, Sheinkopf said. And talk of race will not help him. --- Not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5, not 6, not 7 <cite>Lebronwon posted [p:962687972] in NYC Mayor ... [t:79901167]...</cite> <quote>https://nypost.com/2022/02/15/mayor-eric-adams-claims-white-journalists-misrepresent-him/ Mayor Eric Adams unloaded Tuesday in an epic rant in which he threatened to stop fielding off-topic questions at his press conferences and blasted the Big Apples news organizations over what he said was their lack of racial diversity. The scolding, which came before an unrelated press conference on summer youth employment efforts, appeared to be sparked by coverage of his failed bid to get state lawmakers to budge on his anti-crime agenda although the mayor failed to convey how race factored into that. One day after meeting with Albany lawmakers in what he all but admitted was a failed attempt to roll back recent criminal-justice reforms, Adams claimed that accounts of his trip, none of which touched on race, were unfairly negative. If you want to acknowledge or not, I have been doing a darn good job and we just cant live in this alternate reality, a clearly angered Adams said. Adams also warned that if the coverage of him doesnt improve, Im just going to come in and do my announcements and bounce. Adams repeatedly suggested that race played a factor in news coverage of him, telling an almost all-white group of reporters who were hand-picked by his office and invited to cover the City Hall news conference, Im a black man thats the mayor but my story is being interpreted by people that dont look like me. How many blacks are on editorial boards? How many blacks determine how these stories are being written? he said. How many Asians? How many East Asians? How many South Asians? Everyone talks about my government being diversified, whats the diversification in the newsrooms? Adams also accused the reporters of writing through your prisms before adding: Diversify your newsrooms so I can look out and see people who look like me. Recounting his trip to Albany, Adams said, I went to the Assembly conference. People raised the issues that they had and we talked. Black mayor, black Speaker, black majority leader, coming together and talking to each other. A veteran of the previous administration told The Post that Adams appeared to be taking a page out of Bill de Blasios playbook. It didnt work for him, the source said of the notoriously thin-skinned de Blasio, who frequently responded to negative coverage by attacking the citys press corps. Well see how well it works for Eric. Veteran Democratic political consultant Hank Sheinkopf also said that playing the race card wasnt a wise move. Eric Adams mayoralty will rest entirely on crime control. Hes not getting the help he needs in Albany, hes frustrated, hes angry and hes taking it out on the press, Sheinkopf said. And talk of race will not help him. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DrizztLink 02/15/22 11:37:32 PM #3:	OVERGOATED posted... backs out of topic slowly psst the exit is on the other side of the room that is a closet --- http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif https://i.imgur.com/M8h2ATe.png https://i.imgur.com/6ezFwG1.png <cite>DrizztLink posted [p:962688070] in NYC Mayor ... [t:79901167]...</cite> <quote>OVERGOATED posted... </cite> <quote>backs out of topic slowly</quote>psst the exit is on the other side of the room that is a closet </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheMikh 02/15/22 11:40:19 PM #4:	he makes an interesting point --- http://i.imgur.com/A0TAfek.png <cite>TheMikh posted [p:962688124] in NYC Mayor ... [t:79901167]...</cite> <quote>he makes an interesting point </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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