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Protesters, Curtis Sliwa, and Aging Hippies Turned Right-Wing

from K5 & Digidog | The Tim Dillon Show #362 · #362

3 min

News

Tim reacts to news clips of protesters outside the Roosevelt Hotel chanting "send them back," mocks mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa's history of fabricating subway heroics, and riffs on old hippies now marching with America First crowds.

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  • The Roosevelt, Paul, and Paramount Hotels in Manhattan are designated for housing migrants, with long lines of African men often seen outside.
  • Tim describes the white liberal response: sympathy for migrants paired with confusion about why they're standing outside hotels in their neighborhood.
  • Protesters surrounding the Roosevelt Hotel are screaming 'send them back,' which Tim finds unnecessary and unhelpful.
  • Curtis Sliwa, a famous New York criminal who fabricated crime stories he claimed to solve, is involved in the protests.
  • Sliwa made up subway crime scenarios with his Guardian Angels group, but gets genuinely excited about real news to react to.
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