Portraits in Moonbattery: Jumaane Williams

In New York City, the public advocate is next in line to the mayoralty. The position is a launching pad to run for mayor. Sane people who have not yet escaped the rotting Big Apple will not like what’s coming down the pipe. Introducing Jumaane Williams:

City Councilman Jumaane Williams, an outspoken advocate for police reform who has been critical of Mayor de Blasio for not being progressive enough, won a special election to be the city’s next public advocate. …

He has a history of being arrested for civil disobedience, most recently for blocking an ambulance in protest of plans to deport immigration activist Ravi Ragbir.

Not exactly a moderate. But then, New York is no place for moderates anymore.

Apart from the activism, Williams was also arrested following a fight with his girlfriend; details are unclear.

Already he has been challenging de Blasio, who himself was the public advocate when he ran for mayor:

“The mayor I endorsed in 2013 is not the mayor I have seen lately,” Williams said at a debate last week.

Williams first ran for City Council with the lunatic left Working Families Party, which is delighted with his win. Crows state director Bill Lipton,

“This is another big victory for the progressive movement that swept away the corporate Democrats in the IDC and ousted Republicans from the State Senate.”

IDC stands for the Independent Democratic Conference. This is now defunct, its members having been defeated at the polls by challengers to their left.

In New York, the unfolding options are far left and even farther left.

Why did people vote for Williams? This gives an idea:

Voter Sherman Forbes, 46, of East Harlem, said he voted for Williams…

“Because he’s always out there. He’s always on the front lines. He’s the one getting arrested,” Forbes said.

Being the type who gets arrested on a regular basis will soon be an entry-level qualification to hold office in New York.

Another relevant qualification is that Williams has Tourette syndrome, a neurological disorder characterized by repetitive involuntary movements and vocalizations called tics. Via MedicineNet:

Complex motor tics might include facial grimacing combined with a head twist and a shoulder shrug. Other complex motor tics may actually appear purposeful, including sniffing or touching objects, hopping, jumping, bending, or twisting. Simple vocal tics may include throat-clearing, sniffing/snorting, grunting, or barking. More complex vocal tics include words or phrases. Perhaps the most dramatic and disabling tics include motor movements that result in self-harm such as punching oneself in the face or vocal tics including coprolalia (uttering swear words) or echolalia (repeating the words or phrases of others).

The grunting, barking, echolalia, and coprolalia will be particularly useful for barking left-wing talking points and grunting insults at those accused of not being sufficiently progressive.

Rudy Giuliani was the last arguably right of center mayor of New York. Michael Bloomberg was the last right of Karl Marx mayor. Bill de Blasio was the last Caucasian mayor. Who knows what milestone Mayor Jumaane Williams will personify?

On a tip from Sean C.

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