Thursday, June 18, 2009

Nation of Islam member running for council

From the Queens Campaigner:

City Council candidate Jacques Leandre’s association with a controversial religious group may have cost him a key endorsement for his race against Councilman James Sanders (D-Laurelton), a source close to the contest said.

Leandre, who plans on running against Sanders in the Democratic primary this fall, did not receive the backing of the Queens Democratic Party last month despite picking up the support of Democratic District Leaders Elmer H. Blackburne and Jacqueline Boyce.

A person with knowledge of the factors behind the endorsement who asked not to be identified said members of the Queens Democratic Party and Working Families Party grew concerned about the 38-year-old candidate when they learned shortly before they made their endorsement picks that he was a member of the Nation of Islam and threw their support toward Sanders.

Leandre confirmed he has worked with the Nation of Islam in the past and defended them in State Supreme Court in a lawsuit filed against the group by the NYPD in the 1990s. He was also a guest on the Dec. 24 episode of the Sankofa Experience, a podcast hosted by Brian E. Muhammad, an advocate for the group, which Malcolm X joined and is currently led by Louis Farrakhan.

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

I wonder if he was on the Department of Homeland Security's watch list?

He will be now!

Anonymous said...

That doesn't matter.

He's toast now anyway!

Wade Nichols said...

Why is this an issue?

Monserrate cut a girl in the face, and that wasn't an issue with the Democrats. Only when he went grovelling to the Republicans, THEN the Democrats all got their panties in a bunch.

A black guy has ties to the Nation of Islam? That's redundant!

Isn't this simply a part of the "gorgeous mosaic" and "vibrant diversity" of the Democratic party?

After all, the Republicans are the ones who are really racist, right?

Queens Crapper said...

Not to mention we already have a member of the Black Panthers on the Council.

Anonymous said...

Where's his bowtie?

Wade Nichols said...

Where's his bowtie?


Bean pie, my brother??

Anonymous said...

A black guy has ties to the Nation of Islam? That's redundant!

Huh? Is that like white guys having ties to the KKK?

Wade Nichols said...

Huh? Is that like white guys having ties to the KKK?


Let's put it this way, dude: Farrakhan is WAY more mainstream and respected by average black Americans, than David Duke is by average white Americans.

Farrakhan attracted WAY more blacks males to Washington D.C. during his "Million Man Farce", oh, excuse me, "Million Man March", than David Duke would attract to East Bungle, Texas. David Duke would maybe attract 2 guys in a pickup truck named Cletus and Billy Bob.

Try and put your spin on that one, Whitey!

Mortimer said...

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/03/21/2009-03-21_nation_of_islam_mosque_killing_of_nypd_c-2.html

PO Philip Cardillo was murdered by these mutts April 14, 1972.

Mortimer said...

The article cited fails to mention, both the Mayor(Lindsay) and the PC(Murphy) did not attend Officer Cardillo's funeral.

And Rangels name pops up in this.

Anonymous said...

What is his platform? bean pies and hate for "the man"?