Today, Mayor de Blasio delivered his State of the City address:
One more read-through. #SOTC pic.twitter.com/NweyCta716
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 10, 2014
And quickly confirmed that he’s set on fundamentally transforming New York City into some kind of creepy leftist utopia:
New York will only work when it works as ONE city. #SOTC
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 10, 2014
Not creepy at all. RT @BilldeBlasio: New York will only work when it works as ONE city. #SOTC
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) February 10, 2014
Celebrate diversity. Speak with one voice.
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) February 10, 2014
And that only scratches the surface of de Blasio’s commitment to crazy. We crawled our way through the muck of de Blasio’s Twitter feed and pulled out some more choice bits (If you’ve got the stomach for it, you can read the full text of the speech here):
The state of our city, as we find it today, is a Tale of Two Cities – with an inequality gap that that threatens our future. #SOTC
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 10, 2014
We demand a city that lifts the floor for those struggling day to day — that offers every New Yorker a fair shot. #SOTC
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 10, 2014
We will navigate towards a future that is progressive and fiscally responsible. It will not be easy. But we will not turn away. #SOTC
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 10, 2014
Aren’t “progressive” and “fiscally responsible” mutually exclusive?
This month, we will extend the reach of living wage standards – ending a city lawsuit that stood in the way. #SOTC
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 10, 2014
Next week, we will ask Albany to give New York City the power to raise the minimum wage in all five boroughs. #SOTC
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 10, 2014
We will lift the floor for New Yorkers crushed by skyrocketing rents by requiring developers to build affordable homes. #SOTC
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 10, 2014
And while we lift the floor, we will also offer New Yorkers a fair shot. #SOTC
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 10, 2014
We will protect the almost half-million undocumented New Yorkers, whose voices too often go unheard. #SOTC
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 10, 2014
We will reach out to all New Yorkers, regardless of immigration status — issuing municipal ID cards available to all New Yorkers this year.
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 10, 2014
To all of my fellow New Yorkers who are undocumented, I say: New York City is your home too. #SOTC
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 10, 2014
We will not force ANY of our residents to live their lives in the shadows. #SOTC
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 10, 2014
We’ll offer a fair shot to the workforce of tomorrow, changing a mindset that focuses on tax breaks for big corporations. #SOTC
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 10, 2014
We will offer every child, from every borough of this city, truly universal, full-day pre-K. #SOTC
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 10, 2014
We will provide quality extended learning programs for every middle-schooler. #SOTC
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 10, 2014
And for this, we won’t wait. We have a detailed plan to put this program into effect this September, 2014. #SOTC
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 10, 2014
We will do this by asking those who make more than a half-million dollars a year to pay a little more in taxes. #SOTC
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 10, 2014
Just “a little more.” Sounds familiar.
But to the young minds that we help shape…it will be priceless. #SOTC
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 10, 2014
A quick pause for clarification:
https://twitter.com/JerseyJoe74/status/432944917527031808
That sounds much more accurate. Moving on:
Raising taxes on the rich makes our commitment to our kids more than just words. It makes that commitment real. #SOTC
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 10, 2014
This is about the children of New York, and just how strong of a commitment we are willing to make to their futures — and our own. #SOTC
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 10, 2014
We do not do this to punish success. We do it to create more success stories. #SOTC
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 10, 2014
What we wish for New York City is to nurture our own Little Flowers – children from every borough and background. #SOTC
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 10, 2014
Ugh.
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/432940503953592320
Is this real life?
That is what we want for New York City. To lift the floor. To offer every New Yorker a fair shot. #SOTC
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 10, 2014
We cannot wait for Washington to act. We will not let the gridlock there – or the limits of Albany – to serve as an excuse for NYC. #SOTC
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 10, 2014
We here in New York City government have many tools at our disposal to make good on that promise…and we will use them. #SOTC
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 10, 2014
We’ve got one chance to get this right. Let’s seize it. #SOTC
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 10, 2014
Who the hell does this guy think he is?
Shorter @BilldeBlasio: #FullCommunism
— American Journalists Publish Chinese Propaganda (@JohnEkdahl) February 10, 2014
Ah. That would definitely explain it.
https://twitter.com/MPeper/status/432940718269550592
@MPeper Sounds exactly like a Hugo Chavez quote. Venezuela now has shortages of toilet paper. @BilldeBlasio
— Unmasked Ross (@indyrallen) February 10, 2014
When does the chanting start? RT @charlescwcooke: Not creepy at all. RT @BilldeBlasio: New York will only work when it works as ONE city.
— CatsPolitics (@CatsPolitics) February 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/mdp8875/status/432944752766377985
@BilldeBlasio Why do you get to extort those exercising their God given property rights?
— LOL! (@HG_Pennypacker) February 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/jake_bradford88/status/432944335168884736
https://twitter.com/BoonCompanions/status/432940596685074432
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/432940154874241024
@deaf_erin @BilldeBlasio I wonder what would happen when no one is rich anymore and the problems haven't gone away… #SocialismFail
— Zanshi 惨死 (D – Jar Kitteh) (@zanshi1) February 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/OneTonTurtle/status/432942423396741120
https://twitter.com/NotOnThisWatch/status/432942494163009536
When you have to deny this… RT @BilldeBlasio: We do not do this to punish success. We do it to create more success stories.
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) February 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/BradyCremeens/status/432940236079767552
smdh RT @aussietorres: Rings a bell. "@BilldeBlasio: It’s as simple as this: the American dream does not work without hope. #SOTC"
— ✊?? warrior outlier (@bondskew) February 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/jason_howerton/status/432941341572493312
You’re getting a little bizarre. RT @BilldeBlasio: We do not do this to punish success. We do it to create more success stories. #SOTC
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) February 10, 2014
We will not be executing the kulaks to punish dissent, but simply to ensure the success of the revolution and the integrity of our utopia.
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) February 10, 2014
Comrades, I must explain why I have poisoned the water in the rural regions. It is to ensure that it remains pure here in the cities.
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) February 10, 2014
The Little Flowers will be watered daily with the extracted tears of the Bigger Flowers, for only that way lies righteousness and justice.
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) February 10, 2014
We have many tools at our disposal. Many of them from the latest research into physical torture and psychological warfare.
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) February 10, 2014
Well, New York City, you had a good run. But it looks like your time’s up.
https://twitter.com/RickMoore/status/432942773042290689
@BilldeBlasio @AlexisinVT Good bye, NY.
— Terence Novak (@tnovak7) February 10, 2014
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