I am inclined to agree with you, Van. To frame it in other terms, the primary speech was more heart-based and the victory speech was more ego-based. Humility is too often a casualty in victory. If anything, there needs to be more of it, not less.
I so agree with you, Van! I watched the victory night speech Mamdani gave, hoping for a conciliatory statement similar to that heard from Mickie Sherril of New Jersey. From the start I heard an angry left-winger. Any hopes I had that he would be a better choice for New York than I had expected were dashed. The only conciliatory part I found, as a Jewish American. Was the statement that he would continue to support the fight against antisemitism. But, I felt that this too, might be questionable. I still wish him luck and hope that for the sake of New Yorkers on both sides of the economic spectrum some success could be had making life more manageable for all.
Do not agree. Mamdani was speaking to and for the people who worked so hard to get him elected, to spread the message you quoted in his campaign speeches. AI was given the wrong task. Ask for a comparison of a campaign to a victory speech. After the Primary win, Mamdani was still totally in campaigning mode. We will all get a chance to see how he does in the next four years. Tuesday was rightly a day for strutting his stuff. Suggest you check out Patrick Gaspard's comments on the FAQ-NYU podcast. Never too late for a revision!
This is why I so appreciate your perspective. I miss “The Messy Truth”. If ever we needed that we need it now more than ever. Thank you for who you are Van Jones.
Thank you again Van for your clarity. I found his speech the night of the election terrifying. We shall see who he REALLY is in the coming months as I still feel like he is a wolf in sheeps clothing and I do not trust him at all. Time will tell.
I am inclined to agree with you, Van. To frame it in other terms, the primary speech was more heart-based and the victory speech was more ego-based. Humility is too often a casualty in victory. If anything, there needs to be more of it, not less.
I so agree with you, Van! I watched the victory night speech Mamdani gave, hoping for a conciliatory statement similar to that heard from Mickie Sherril of New Jersey. From the start I heard an angry left-winger. Any hopes I had that he would be a better choice for New York than I had expected were dashed. The only conciliatory part I found, as a Jewish American. Was the statement that he would continue to support the fight against antisemitism. But, I felt that this too, might be questionable. I still wish him luck and hope that for the sake of New Yorkers on both sides of the economic spectrum some success could be had making life more manageable for all.
Do not agree. Mamdani was speaking to and for the people who worked so hard to get him elected, to spread the message you quoted in his campaign speeches. AI was given the wrong task. Ask for a comparison of a campaign to a victory speech. After the Primary win, Mamdani was still totally in campaigning mode. We will all get a chance to see how he does in the next four years. Tuesday was rightly a day for strutting his stuff. Suggest you check out Patrick Gaspard's comments on the FAQ-NYU podcast. Never too late for a revision!
This is why I so appreciate your perspective. I miss “The Messy Truth”. If ever we needed that we need it now more than ever. Thank you for who you are Van Jones.
Thank you again Van for your clarity. I found his speech the night of the election terrifying. We shall see who he REALLY is in the coming months as I still feel like he is a wolf in sheeps clothing and I do not trust him at all. Time will tell.
This was very helpful. Thank you.