(Jewish Group) NYC Democratic City Council Candidate Runs Hate Campaign, Cites Ethnic Cleansing,

[Behind the Aegis]

THIS IS THE JEWISH GROUP!!

NYC Democratic City Council Candidate Runs Hate Campaign, Cites ‘Ethnic Cleansing, Greedy Jewish Landlords’

While the United States has been observing a week devoted to marking the loss of millions of Jews and other nationals during the Nazi Holocaust in World War II, a Democratic candidate for the New York City Council is campaigning on a message of anti-Semitism and hate.

In the most recent video footage uploaded by Thomas Lopez-Pierre, his campaign message on YouTube blames “greedy Jewish landlords” and “Donald Trump” for the problems in the seventh district on the upper West Side of Manhattan.

Lopez-Pierre is running in a primary set for September 12th against incumbent New York City Council member Mark Levine, who is Jewish, and who he accuses of “taking $100,000 in political money from greedy Jewish landlords.”

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The link has a transcript as well. But how disgusting is this?! Anti-Semitism never goes out of vogue.

[luvMIdog]

1. Good grief. I would have been shocked before 45 took charge. This is sick

[grossproffit]

2. I'm physically sickened by this.

POS! MFER! ASSH! SCUMBAG!

[Mosby]

3. wow, he's not even trying to pretend.

[EllieBC]

4. I wonder if anyone in GD would care. Did you see his Twitter feed????

https://twitter.com/votelopezpierre?lang=en

[Behind the Aegis]

5. Doubt it.

This asshole is beyond despicable.

Lopez-Pierre rejected the idea that he is an anti-Semite.
“I’m not Jewish so I haven’t had a lot of experience with the word anti-Semite,” explained Lopez-Pierre.  “If someone says that the definition anti-Semitism is that you hate Jewish people, I am not an anti-Semite. If you tell me you that being unhappy that Jewish landlords, who own more than 80 percent of the real estate in the district and have displaced so many residents, makes me anti-Semitic, then yes, I wear the badge of anti-Semitism with pride.”

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“The day after I win the election, I already have the synagogue picked out, it’s a cute little place, I’m going to hold a press conference and apologize for anything I may have said that offended anyone,” said Lopez-Pierre.
Asked if that apology would extend to residents of the 7th District who he would categorize as “Greedy Jewish Landlords” Lopez-Pierre responded “they can go [expletive] themselves.”
A tweet posted last week by Lopez-Pierre that may have been intended to portray the candidate in a less controversial light seems to have backfired.  After tweeting “I respect Jewish people (like doctors/school teachers) BUT “Greedy Jewish Landlords” in NYC would sell their mother for money!”

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The real question is why this isn't getting any mention in mainstream media?! I haven't seen any. Have I missed it? Always possible.

[MosheFeingold]

6. What a fricking loon

But sadly pretty typical.