Comments on: Mayor de Blasio Doubles Down Following Criticism: I’m An ‘Unabashedly Pro-Israel’ Advocate

By: charliehall

charliehall — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 02:41:55 +0000

“To chuck hall:

My name isn’t Chuck. Chuck is the name of the groundhog at the Staten Island Zoo.

” the guy ran a campaign”

And he snookered both the Left and the Right in that campaign.

“soak the rich tax”

It isn’t a “soak the rich tax”, just a small increase in the income tax for upper income earners. That is better than the massive increases in property taxes that the frum hero Bloomberg put through.

” for universal pre-k as his signature legislation”

Universal pre-k is a good idea.

By: jew yorker

jew yorker — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 20:04:17 +0000

To chuck hall: the guy ran a campaign on the platform of “tale of two cities” income redistribution with a soak the rich tax for universal pre-k as his signature legislation. I’m not expecting to see him at the next tea party rally.

By: charliehall

charliehall — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 19:53:53 +0000

“what this career lefty’s opinion is”

He isn’t a career lefty. Look at his record of support for special interest projects like the Atlantic Yards.

By: jew yorker

jew yorker — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 18:53:48 +0000

Why does anyone care what this career lefty’s opinion is on national or international issues? Just shut up and get all the streets plowed by tonight.

By: nfgo3

nfgo3 — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 18:36:35 +0000

Maybe it’s time for Jewish voters in New York City to recognize that unless the Mayor of New York can send money or troops to Israel – which the mayor actually cannot do – the “support” that any New York mayor gives to Israel is mere pandering lip service to Jewish voters. I would like to see all New York city public officials say they have little or no authority over US foreign affairs, and any support for Israel – or Klopstockia, or Fredonia, or Boratestan, or wherever – is pandering lip service of no consequence to any of those nations.

If someone can tell me why a New York mayor’s foreign policy has any significance outside the Five Boroughs, I would like to read it here.