New York’s Mayor Bloomberg and Obama
by Jeff Davis
With friends like New York’s mayor Michael Bloomberg, Obama doesn’t need enemies. Obama has been currying Jewish favor for weeks now, trying to dispel any notion that he would be a less obedient puppet than McCain. Personally, I don’t think the Jews are buying it.
The Israeli newspaper Ha’aretz, Israel’s equivalent of the New York Times, says: “New York mayor Michael Bloomberg urged Jewish voters to denounce the whisper campaign that for months has pushed the false rumor that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is secretly a Muslim. Bloomberg warned a Jewish group in Boca Raton, Florida, on Friday that the attempt to portray Obama as a shadowy Muslim with a hidden agenda often targets Jewish voters online and with e-mails.”
If Bloomberg really didn’t want to give the rumors currency, then why did he mention them in the first place? The best way to scotch a rumor is to not repeat it. That particular rumor (if it is a rumor) has been going the rounds for months, and the Obama-worshipping liberal media have pretty much dismissed it. Only the most fervent neocons on Fox News seem to nurturing it hoping it will become true if only they repeat it enough times. Now here comes Mr. Bloomberg bringing it up again. (more…)