The Beep Bunch: Let the Mudslinging Begin
Looks like we’re in for two long years of sniping. Although the race for Brooklyn’s next borough president is in its infancy, the two politicians who’ve announced their candidacy to replace Marty Markowitz in ’09—councilmembers Charles Barron and Bill de Blasio—are already trading barbs, and the vituperative Barron has also slammed another possible candidate, Markowitz…
Looks like we’re in for two long years of sniping. Although the race for Brooklyn’s next borough president is in its infancy, the two politicians who’ve announced their candidacy to replace Marty Markowitz in ’09—councilmembers Charles Barron and Bill de Blasio—are already trading barbs, and the vituperative Barron has also slammed another possible candidate, Markowitz deputy Yvonne Graham. Unsurprisingly, Barron’s using the race card against both de Blasio and Graham, saying the former has sided with the white power structure at City Hall by voting against naming a street after Sonny Carson, and that Graham has been put into the race to divide the black vote. A de Blasio rep responded to Barron’s comment by saying that “voters will realize that Bill is the only candidate who can unite all of Brooklyn and represent everybody.” Meanwhile, a number of other politicians are also considering joining the fray, including Chris Owens, Sen. Carl Kruger, Assemblyman Nick Perry, City Councilman Michael Nelson, and Sen. Velmanette Montgomery.
Eight Politicians Weigh Run to be New Brooklyn President [NY Daily News]
Barron as Boro Prez: The Implications for Brooklyn? [Brownstoner]
De Blasio Announces Run For Borough Prez [Brownstoner]
Barron is a racist, plain and simple. If he was white and said these things he would have been forced to resign right away. But of course our society is to politically correct or afraid to confront black racists like him.
P.S. All people have the capacity to be racists not just whites.
Posted by: guest at November 5, 2007 9:21 PM
Since when were we politically correct?
Barron is a race-baiting political hack. He has done nothing to improve my neighborhood, that he represents. Although the post is ceremonial, Brooklyn deserves better than a second rate piece of useless trash like Barron.
4:41: Mentioning someone’s eye color does not make them racist. Nor does it make them a Nazi, so don’t go there either.
Barron is a racist, plain and simple. If he was white and said these things he would have been forced to resign right away. But of course our society is to politically correct or afraid to confront black racists like him.
P.S. All people have the capacity to be racists not just whites.
Barron is a long-term supporter of teaching Ebonics in the public school system.
This man knows whereof he speaks.
10:12, you wrote:
“Barron has beautiful blue eyes.”
Now THAT is a racist statement!!
Its a dead office anyway, really means nothing
All three are quite marginal, at best, which is quite fitting since the borough president’s office is largely ceremonial.
It will be a very fun race indeed.
Barron promising to whip the White Devil into shape and DiBlasio parading his mixed children around to prove he is a unifier.
Why does Chris Owens bother? Crazy Barron stands a better chance of winning than he does.