Mayor Eric Adams'Choosing to remove Socialist Senator Jabari Blisport in next week's primary election Wednesday, prejudices such as calling Jews 'vampires' I tried to distance myself from a history of rhetoric that is full of 'praise', comparing Democratic leaders to slave traders.
Reverend Conrad Tillard, who won Adams' endorsement earlier this week and has financial backing from key Democratic heavyweights, said in a statement Wednesday, "Decades ago, , doesn't define who I am today."
"My life has changed a lot in those 25 years," he added Mr Tillard. "I earned multiple degrees in theology, returned to my youthful Christian faith, and worked hard to make amends for my past actions that caused harm."
} Missouri native Tirard joined the Nation of Islam. He was a young man and took the name Konrad Muhammad. In 2002,the NY Press, he was cited by the Anti-Defamation League six years before him as calling Christianity an "unclean religion" and disparaging Jews as "vampires." I reported.
The same publication quotes him as saying: It's like a slave trade."
According to his 2003 report on Tirado in The New York Times, Tirard "before leaving the group, said, 'White people are devils.' He often repeated the views of some members of the country. , attended graduate school and embarked on a career as a widely respected pastor, often cited by the media on issues affecting the black community. He told BlackElectorate.com: don't blame anyone. ’” In the same interview, Tirard said: "I don't believe in abortion."
"These comments are extremely hurtful to all New Yorkers who reject the rhetoric of anti-Semitism, anti-LGBTQ+ prejudice, and extremist anti-selection." , is offensive," said Senator Anna Kaplan, a Jewish politician from Iran. i will post on wednesday.
"Anyone who supported this man should be ashamed," Blisport's fellow Democratic Socialist Senator Julia Salazar tweeted on Tuesday.
"Many very powerful people want him elected because they know he will stand with them and not with our incredibly diverse districts." "I hope everyone realizes the importance of this election before it's too late to go and vote."
Adams,Brisport and AlexandriaOppose fighting the political leftlike Congressman Ocasio-Cortez. I think it's very different from the person who said these things," Adams said in a statement. "Since then, Reverend Tillard has been a pastor and has pastored notable churches." Filings show that they recently participated in the fight and donated $7,500 and $250, respectively, to Tirado's campaign.
No matter who wins the Aug. 23 primary representing the 25th Senate, the Republican Party is expected to be out of luck in his November general election, Bushwick, Bedford. His Stuyvesant, Ocean Hill.
Only 5.3% of district voters supported former President Donald Trump against Joe Biden in the 2020 election, according to an analysis by the Center for Urban Studies at the CUNY Graduate Center. .
