Democrats livid over Flint's lead-based water, but - de Blasio gets a pass Posted: Jul 19th, 2018 - 6:52 am
...In the past eight months, former NYCHA chairwoman Shola Olatoye resigned in disgrace, and the city Department of Health admitted that since 2012, at least 820 children living in public housing tested with lead levels above 5 micrograms per deciliter, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention essentially classifies as lead poisoning.
When it became public that Olatoye signed false documents regarding NYCHA’s lead inspections to receive federal funding, de Blasio claimed no children were hurt as a result. When it became clear he was wrong, de Blasio downplayed the number of kids poisoned on his watch. When it became undeniable that more than 800 children were in fact poisoned, de Blasio asserted the poisoning might have happened somewhere other than their homes.
In stark contrast, Democrats’ narrative regarding Flint had consistently been that children were poisoned by a Republican governor. But when it comes to New York City, most Democrats, locally and nationally, have avoided speaking out on de Blasio’s role in what will ultimately and historically be viewed as a larger crisis.
When Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton were campaigning to become my party’s nominee for president in 2016, Snyder was their proverbial punching bag. On Jan. 16, 2016, Sanders called for Snyder to resign: “There are no excuses. The governor long ago knew about lead in Flint’s water. He did nothing. As a result, hundreds of children were poisoned. Thousands may have been exposed to potential brain damage from lead. [Snyder] should resign.” On March 6, 2016, Clinton echoed Sanders’ sentiments: “Amen to that … The governor should resign or be recalled, and we should support the efforts of citizens attempting to achieve that.”
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