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October 24, 2005
Trick-or-Treat starts early
The Halloween Trio was trick-or-treating in Harlem this weekend: Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and Freddy Ferrer. Freddy, the Democratic candidate for Mayor, trails Michael Bloomberg by some 30 points, and this was before Bloomy was endorsed by the far-left New York Times editorial board:
If he continues his record of accomplishment over the next four years, [Bloomberg] may be remembered as one of the greatest mayors in New York history....
Fernando Ferrer, the former Bronx borough president, has run a creditable race, but his major campaign point - the existence of two New Yorks, rich and poor - actually argues Mr. Bloomberg's case. No mayor has devoted more effort to improving the schools, the poor children's lifeline. The city's public hospitals have been transformed in many neighborhoods. And if Mr. Bloomberg stole a page from Mr. Ferrer's playbook in his recently announced plan for building more affordable housing, it was a good page to hijack.
It's heartening to see that the Times picked-up on how improving schools, which entails providing school choice and battling teachers' unions--is a civil rights issue. Perhaps we might see others on the Left take-up the same argument.
As for the Halloween trio, it's hard to believe that anyone listens Revs Al or Jesse. After Rev Al decided at a BBQ party in my neighbor's backyard that Freddy was the lesser of several evils, a poll found Al's endorsement caused more people to vote against Freddy than for Freddy. From what I heard listening by my window, Al said that Freddy was an idiot but was blacks' only hope of keeping alive an "alliance" with Hispanics. If Al cared for Ferrer, he would crawl into a hole until after the election; Al is only talking for his own sake. Can Jesse--a political opportunist just like Al--have much different an effect than Al?
Al and Jesse can't even keep their stories straight. Consider the Times' coverage:
Mr. Jackson ... [called Bloomberg] a "financier of the right wing of the Republican Party."Mr. Sharpton argued that if Mr. Bloomberg wanted widespread Democratic support, he could have rejoined the party, which he left to run for mayor in 2001.
One bozo (Jesse Jackson) claims that Bloomy is a "financier of the right wing" and the other (Rev Al) claims that Bloomy is really a Democrat. No wonder more than half of blacks claim they'll vote to reelect Bloomberg. I don't think that black voters are as stupid as Revs Jesse and Al take them to be.
UPDATE: The latest poll shows that Bloomy is headed towards a landslide, gaining double the votes of Freddy.
Posted by adrianjo at October 24, 2005 11:16 PM