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Queens City Council Candidate Again Accused of ‘Plantation-Type Politics’
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| Last Edited | RBH Feb 15, 2013 11:58pm |
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| News Date | Thursday, February 14, 2013 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | An opponent of attorney Jacques Leandre, one of eight candidates running in a Queens City Council special election, again accused him of engaging in “plantation-type politics” on last night’s Road to City Hall when asked about Mr. Leandre’s legal challenge to his petitions to get on the ballot. Michael Duncan made his claim when another candidate in the race, Donovan Richards, asked him how he felt about Mr. Leandre’s challenges in a forum on the show.
“I think Jacques is a very smart brother,” Mr. Duncan answered. “I think Jacques took the time to investigate my petition. I think Jacques realized I had over 1,600 good signatures. So Jacques should not use that same plantation-type politics that have been used on us for centuries.”
Mr. Leandre challenged the petitions of six of the candidates in the special election last month, though he eventually withdrew his lawsuits. In a rare move, several of the candidates banded together to blast Leandre and accuse him of simply trying to waste their time and money in an effort to thin the field. Among the three other candidates who appeared on Road to City Hall–Pesach Osina, Marie Adam-Ovide, Saywalah Kesselly and Allan Jennings were not on the show–the lawsuit was a sore topic. Each took the time to tear into Leandre, who is a high-profile attorney. |
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