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kpete

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Mon Dec 22, 2014, 07:47 PM Dec 2014

de Blasio Fires Back: "They my friend are not the majority. Stop portraying them as the majority." [View all]

Bill de Blasio shows how Liberals should take control of Right Wing planted reporters



What you managed to do is pull up the few who do not represent the majority, who are saying unacceptable things, who shouldn't be saying those things. And some who actually physically attack police officers which I said is absolutely unacceptable.



...yes there are some bad people who say inappropriate things. There are some people who say hateful things. They have no place in these protests. They are not what I am talking about. I am talking about the vast majority of New Yorkers and vast majority of Americans who believe in peaceful democratic process. I don’t care where they are in the political spectrum. The vast majority of our citizens are good and decent people who do not say negative things, racist things nasty things to police, threatening things to police.

The few who want conflicts attempt that and unfortunately so many times you guys enable that. I don't see reports on the many decent good people. I don't see reports on the everyday cops who do the exemplary thing and hold the line and show restraint and discipline no matter what invective hurled at them."

The reporter then attempted to interrupt Mayor as if everything the mayor said went unsaid. The Mayor slammed back.

“You know what, I am telling you all over again that’s how you want to portray the world but we know a different reality," said Bill de Blasio. "There are some people who do that. It's wrong it's wrong they shouldn't do that. It's immoral It's wrong it’s nasty. It’s negative. They should not do that. But they my friend are not the majority. Stop portraying them as the majority."

More good politicians must challenge the media when they are attempting to steer the narrative instead of reporting the events. Too many times they have become but the tool of one side of the discourse at the detriment of us all.




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Can the mayor fire those cops and this filthy prick who goes on the tv blaming NoJusticeNoPeace Dec 2014 #1
They cannot be fired or disciplined. branford Dec 2014 #7
reporter? dont know what you are talking about, I was talking about the cops NoJusticeNoPeace Dec 2014 #8
Meh. None of the police can be disciplined. branford Dec 2014 #9
Yes --- Free to speak RobertEarl Dec 2014 #16
If someone had shot the mayor while they had their back turned, would they have been exercising jtuck004 Dec 2014 #19
The police do not work for the mayor, they work for the City. branford Dec 2014 #25
The white citizens pay most of the taxes, and they could shut this down any time. And they would if jtuck004 Dec 2014 #32
Huh? branford Dec 2014 #34
No, I'm just not making excuses like you are. And no longer wasting my time reading them. n/t jtuck004 Dec 2014 #37
Don't kid yourself Boreal Dec 2014 #35
Who is kidding whom? They operate on our tax money. If those were white bodies on those slabs jtuck004 Dec 2014 #36
Every year cops murder Boreal Dec 2014 #38
and every year cops murder heaven05 Dec 2014 #44
Very, very weak Darb Dec 2014 #30
Sigh... I certainly never said I agreed with the officers' actions, branford Dec 2014 #31
So their actions covering heaven05 Dec 2014 #45
What the heck are you talking about? branford Dec 2014 #47
I've never been heaven05 Dec 2014 #48
What are you trying to argue? branford Dec 2014 #50
Good, I hope he continues to stand up to them, because they badly need sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #2
Yes, we very much need someone to stop their lies BrotherIvan Dec 2014 #6
The reason they treated him with so little respect is because they sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #11
In NYC the Daily News and Post LiberalElite Dec 2014 #18
Those are tabloid rags, unfortunately people buy them. Murdoch's Post is a lying, sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #42
+1000 heaven05 Dec 2014 #46
Yes, on another thread the argument is that the President cannot BrotherIvan Dec 2014 #23
We are going through a very dark period. There is a huge void when it sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #53
Yes, we need a lot of courageous people now BrotherIvan Dec 2014 #54
One of these days, Sabrina, you're going to do it. Jackpine Radical Dec 2014 #27
Lol, same here regarding your posts. sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #41
Who was that "reporter" with the big mouth? Archae Dec 2014 #3
Yes, I would like to know too... daleanime Dec 2014 #29
That was a verbal smackdown of truthiness. JaneyVee Dec 2014 #4
+1 Yes it was lunasun Dec 2014 #12
I really want people to remember that Bill de Blasio was blamed for police deaths by virtue of being Cha Dec 2014 #5
that could be its own thread, Cha napkinz Dec 2014 #10
It is Powerful, napkinz. I'll try to do that.. got some things pending right now. thanks! Cha Dec 2014 #13
ok ... if you do I'll be sure to K&R!!!!! napkinz Dec 2014 #14
+1 uponit7771 Dec 2014 #20
That's beautiful! JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #22
+1000! n/t markpkessinger Dec 2014 #52
Great Response jalan48 Dec 2014 #15
K&R. Well said. Overseas Dec 2014 #17
Beautiful! JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #21
Dayum! Tsiyu Dec 2014 #24
Good on ya, Bill!!! Scuba Dec 2014 #26
Good response. n/t whathehell Dec 2014 #28
This guy has presidential timber... kentuck Dec 2014 #33
+1. nt bemildred Dec 2014 #40
But he caved to the bully cops-- called for suspension of protests. morningfog Dec 2014 #39
Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Dec 2014 #43
K and R. hifiguy Dec 2014 #49
I am very proud of our mayor's response to all of this . . . markpkessinger Dec 2014 #51
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