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New York Councilman Hunts for Anti-Trump Staffer As Democrats Plan Resistance
The Jewish Forward ^ | January 4, 2017 | Daniel J. Solomon

Posted on 01/04/2017 12:25:54 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Brad Lander is a city councilman in New York. But that’s not preventing him from setting his sights nationally, as he casts about for a new staffer who will take the fight to President-elect Donald Trump.

According to the job posting, the Brooklyn Democrat is looking for a communications director to “resist the threats of the Trump regime to American democratic values and vulnerable constituencies.” Other responsibilities include more ho-hum tasks such as organizing press conferences and talking to reporters.

Lander, who is Jewish and represents a swath of northern Brooklyn including Park Slope, has been out front since the election, hosting a community meeting titled #GetOrganizedBK to rally his worried constituents. He also is one of the founder of the City Council’s Progressive Caucus.

“People are genuinely worried and recognize that if we’re going to be successful protecting people’s rights, we’re going to have to be organized and loud,” he told the New York Daily News, reflecting a common sentiment as Democrats struggle to pick up the pieces and defend the key initiatives of President Barack Obama.

States and localities have been instrumental in those efforts, with the state of California vowing to defend its climate change policies against a potentially hostile federal government and retaining former Attorney General Eric Holder to represent the state in future law suits. Meanwhile, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has banded together with other mayors in a coalition to defy Trump’s proposed deportation of undocumented immigrants and other initiatives perceived as undesirable.


TOPICS: New York; Issues; Parties; State and Local
KEYWORDS: democrats; newyork; newyorkcity; theweepsistance; trump
Let a thousand Al Sharptons bloom.
1 posted on 01/04/2017 12:25:54 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"democratic values"

Socialism, anti-clericalism, depravity, government, government, government. American democratic values ain't what they used to be, folks.
2 posted on 01/04/2017 12:31:07 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder (The only thing the Left has learned from the failures of socialism is not to call it that)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The DemocRATS have gone “Full Retard”.


3 posted on 01/04/2017 12:31:38 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (As long as tyranny exists, the Constitution and Bill of Right will never be "outdated" or "obsolete")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Ignorance institutionalized!!


4 posted on 01/04/2017 12:37:24 PM PST by loveliberty2
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Make them SAY IT.

What ‘threats to democracy’ does Trump pose?


5 posted on 01/04/2017 12:39:21 PM PST by Mr. K ( Trump kicked her ass 2-to-1 if you remove all the voter fraud.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

This boob Lander has consistently been set on full libtard. He is a disgrace to the race and a fool tool. I would not listen to anything he had to say, knowing in advance it was Kool-aid driven babble.


6 posted on 01/04/2017 1:01:07 PM PST by EinNYC
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To: EinNYC

another ambulance chaser from Brooklyn just like Schumer.


7 posted on 01/04/2017 1:31:14 PM PST by tenthirteen
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