r/PoursTea • u/Veshaad Timendi Causa Est Nescire • Sep 09 '26

PoliticalTea 🗳️ Mamdani's ex-rival comes to his defense.

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u/AbominableGoMan Sep 09 '26

He's a bit kooky and I wouldn't leave him in charge of a ham sandwich, but he's still better than most Republican politicians.

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u/Aromatic-Amphibian42 Sep 09 '26

Lowkey he is kind of boots on the ground neighborhood leader, he definitely cares about NY, I dont care for republican policies but hes a good dude

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u/Sammy81 Sep 09 '26

I only know him from the 80s when crime was out of fucking control in NYC and the Guardian Angels used to ride the subways to protect people. It was legit scary on those subways back then and you really did feel safer when a couple of guys with walkie talkies were in your car. It meant a lot. I haven’t thought about him in 35 years, but I can say he was a good dude back then.