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Jon Santiago, after getting officially endorsed by MA House Speaker Ron Mariano: "Thank you Mr Speaker, for coming all the way to the South End." Mariano, in response, jokes that he's "afraid my car's gonna get stolen."
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And now fellow mayoral candidate
@JohnFBarros is calling on Santiago to reject Mariano's endorsement and ask him to apologize for his remarks: "Santiago said nothing, which speaks volumes to the lack of leadership we could expect from him if he were elected Mayor of Boston."pic.twitter.com/e9SeDfG7fl
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FWIW, as
@MattPStout noted in his report, it seems Mariano was making a reference to some past personal experience, maybe from his days at Northeastern https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/05/25/metro/jon-santiago-touts-backing-house-speaker-other-legislative-leaders-mayoral-bid/ …pic.twitter.com/7L1J4wB8GG
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Some updates: Jon Santiago says he thinks Mariano's comments were "disappointing" and "emblematic of the kind of thinking we’re trying to move beyond," but he's not going to reject the speakers over endorsement over it.pic.twitter.com/f0eBQKYT5X
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Michelle Wu, who retweeted a
@Ward4Dems post calling the joke "racist," said she's "proud to be endorsed by community members and leaders who love and believe in our city."pic.twitter.com/ngApkpS2Ix
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Annissa Essaibi George says that, "when it come to the South End," she's more concerned about the issues affecting residents than she is about "bad and inappropriate jokes made by politicians."pic.twitter.com/tLYqvkbDgz
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Hard to replace a 71 Buick Riviera.
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