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brooklynite

(96,882 posts) Fri Feb 11, 2022, 05:43 PM Feb 2022

Adams says 'God' told him he'd be mayor

Politico

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams declared that his rise to the mayoralty was driven by God as he launched a new City Hall office for faith-based initiatives Thursday.

Adams gave a fiery speech at an interfaith breakfast at the New York Public Library, before signing an executive order creating the Office of Faith-Based and Community Partnership.

Adams described himself as “perfectly imperfect,” a phrase he has frequently used in recent days when asked about missteps.

POLITICO recently revealed that Adams sometimes orders fish when dining out, despite claiming he adheres to a plant-based diet, wrote a book about it and even centers climate and education policies around veganism. The story sparked a frenzy on Twitter while other outlets jumped on the mini-scandal, dubbing it “FishGate.” Last week the mayor was forced to acknowledge he sometimes strays from his supposedly strict food regimen.

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Adams says 'God' told him he'd be mayor (Original Post) brooklynite Feb 2022 OP

Christ. How did this freak get elected? CurtEastPoint Feb 2022 #1

Many New Yorkers have an affection for Authoritarianism it seems tenderfoot Feb 2022 #3

Answer: Adams got elected because of machine politics and religious belief. brooklynite Feb 2022 #4

For the 99% who don't live in NYC, & especially those of us West of the Rockies ... Hekate Feb 2022 #14

That and the abysmal turnout also helped. NYC Liberal Feb 2022 #18

Oh, good PJMcK Feb 2022 #2

This guy is just a story that never ends. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #5

Yikes.... OnDoutside Feb 2022 #6

Oh brother Jilly_in_VA Feb 2022 #7

What did he say about cheese? XanaDUer2 Feb 2022 #11

Cheese is like heroin? XanaDUer2 Feb 2022 #12

That Jilly_in_VA Feb 2022 #13

No, cheese is not like heroin. Nt XanaDUer2 Feb 2022 #16

I'm just curious. How did Adams get the info from Big Blue? Firestorm49 Feb 2022 #8

Oyvey Meowmee Feb 2022 #9

This guy. Corgigal Feb 2022 #10

So, how long until this guy does something awful? sakabatou Feb 2022 #15

He's working on that. For now, he seeketh Guidance from The Lord Our Savior 👀 ⚠ progree Feb 2022 #17

He's nuts. budkin Feb 2022 #19

CurtEastPoint

(19,692 posts)

1. Christ. How did this freak get elected?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Feb 11, 2022, 05:47 PM

Feb 2022

tenderfoot

(8,982 posts)

3. Many New Yorkers have an affection for Authoritarianism it seems

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 11, 2022, 05:49 PM

Feb 2022

"He's just what NYC needs!" they tell us.

brooklynite

(96,882 posts)

4. Answer: Adams got elected because of machine politics and religious belief.

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 11, 2022, 05:51 PM

Feb 2022

African Americans in Brooklyn (especially working class) take political cues from the Kings Country Democratic Party and local ministers.

Hekate

(99,800 posts)

14. For the 99% who don't live in NYC, & especially those of us West of the Rockies ...

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #4)

Fri Feb 11, 2022, 08:00 PM

Feb 2022

…can you maybe provide a link to something that will help fill in the blanks?

Thanks, brooklynite.

NYC Liberal

(20,427 posts)

18. That and the abysmal turnout also helped.

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #4)

Fri Feb 11, 2022, 08:49 PM

Feb 2022

PJMcK

(24,294 posts)

2. Oh, good

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Feb 11, 2022, 05:48 PM

Feb 2022

Just what we need: Another politician taking his cues from the imaginary sky king.

I say this as a life-long Democrat who voted for Mayor Adams.

Can we please keep religion out of politics?!